ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,966, issued on July 15, was assigned to Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH (Bremen, Germany).
"Mirror clip" was invented by Dirk Wohlers (Bremen, Germany) and Jan Rathkamp (Bremen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mirror clip for use in an optical mirror housing for an optical emission spectrometer includes a body having a mirror seating portion, at least one hinge member for positioning and attaching the clip to an optical mirror housing, and at least one clamping member for releasably securing the mirror clip to the optical mirror housing. A mirror can be accommodated in the mirror seating portion. The at least one hing...