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Controller for an electron microscope

US D638,045 S · Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation · Inventors: Noda; Hiroyuki et al.

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  • Granted May 17, 2011. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended May 17, 2025.
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FiledJuly 29, 2010
GrantedMay 17, 2011
Term endedMay 17, 2025
Application numberD/366699
Classification (CPC)—
Length4 pages

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