ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,327, issued on June 17, was assigned to Q Magnetics LLC (Broomfield, Colo.).
"Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer with replaceable horizontal sample tube" was invented by John C. Price (Longmont, Colo.) and Hilton W. Chan (Aurora, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An NMR spectrometer comprises magnetic field producing apparatus for producing a homogenous magnetic field along a magnetic field axis and an elongate sample tube guide extending along a horizontal sample axis through the magnetic field axis in the homogenous magnetic field. A radio frequency coil is positioned around the sample tube guide where the sample tube...