ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,725, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to HITACHI HIGH-TECH ANALYTICAL SCIENCE GMBH (Uedem, Germany).
"Spark stand assembly for an optical emission spectroscopy instrument" was invented by Andre Peters (Kleve-Warbeyen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spark stand assembly for an optical emission spectroscopy includes: a spark stand body on a mounting flange enabling attaching the assembly to a main housing; an exciter in a recess on the body; an elevated portion on the body adjacent the mounting flange; an elongated notch on the body connecting the recess to a passageway through the elevated portion; a spark stand plate on the ...