Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-07
2009-02-03
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
C600S595000, C600S407000, C073S862000, C073S862010, C073S862410, C073S862451, C073S379010, C073S379080
Reexamination Certificate
active
07485100
ABSTRACT:
An electromagnetic apparatus, comprises a conductive loop comprising two parallel conductive legs joined at a free end by a sample contacting member and a magnetic circuit that imposes a magnetic field in opposite directions across the respective legs. A method of mechanically characterizing a sample, comprises imposing a magnetic field in opposite directions in each of two parallel conductive legs of a conductive loop, the legs joined at a free end by a sample contacting member.
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Garcia-Webb Michael
Hunter Ian W.
Taberner Andrew J.
Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P.C.
Hindenburg Max
Hoekstra Jeffrey G
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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