Patent ID: 9482604
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A system for stretching a membrane, the system comprising: a first main plate configured to receive force perpendicular to a surface of the first main plate and move perpendicular to the surface; a second main plate substantially in parallel with the first main plate; a plurality of trusses evenly distributed in circle, each truss comprising at least two legs and an arm, wherein: a plurality of clamps, each clamp coupled to an end of a corresponding arm of a truss in the plurality of trusses for clamping a membrane and; an insertable stage and a positioning column configured to lift the insertable stage; wherein moving the first main plate towards the second main plate causes the plurality of trusses to bend such that the at least two legs of each truss meet at a second angle less than the first angle to stretch the clamped membrane.