ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,188, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SPEX SamplePrep LLC (Metuchen, N.J.).
"Clamping system, balancing system and methods of use thereof" was invented by Gregory W. King (Carteret, N.J.), Lea L. Anderson-Smith (Marlboro, N.J.) and Geoffrey B. Cohen (Somerville, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamping system for a planetary ball mill includes a base, a clamping lid, including a clamping mechanism configured to secure a grinding container between the base and the clamping mechanism, and a lid configured to pivot with respect to the base from a closed position to an open position, wherein in the open position the grinding co...