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0196US11125475B2Cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 21, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
0291US12320557B2Cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 3, 2025·1 cites·26 claims
0379US11333404B2Cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
0478US2025271181A1Cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
0575US11139137B2Collision avoidance for particle beam instrumentsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
0673US10258253B2Cryogenic cooling apparatus and method such as for magnetic resonance imaging systemsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 16, 2019·3 cites·48 claims
0772US10663414B2Method of performing electron diffraction pattern analysis upon a sampleOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 26, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
0866US11798774B2Collision avoidance for particle beam instrumentsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
0964US10942234B2Reduction of blockages in a cryogenic refrigeration system such as for magnetic resonance imaging systemsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 9, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
1064US9927154B2Cryogenic cooling apparatus and systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
1163US12125664B2Charged particle beam source, surface processing apparatus and surface processing methodOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
1263US11835279B2Noise reduction methodOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
1363US2026011489A1Improved superconducting magnet reinforcementOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
1462US2025087449A1Electron FilterOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
1561US11688582B2Navigation for electron microscopyOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 27, 2023·1 cites·27 claims
1660US12247774B2Gas gap heat switch configurationOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
1759US2023393083A1Method and system for indexing electron diffraction patternsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
1858US2023395350A1Method and system for indexing electron diffraction patternsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
1957US10354834B2X-ray analysis in airOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
2057US2025164523A1Methods for positioning a measurement spot using a scanning probe microscropeOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2156US2025314603A1Method of obtaining a modified image of a specimenOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
2254US11988340B2Cryogenic cooling system with ventOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
2354US2024241068A1Live chemical imaging with multiple detectorsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2454US2024167739A1Heat exchanger for cryogenic cooling apparatusOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
2554US2025051923A1Methods of depositing materials onto 2-dimensional layered materialsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
2653US12529629B2Sample preparation method and apparatusOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 20, 2026·0 cites·22 claims
2753US10162023B2Apparatus for reducing vibrations in a pulse tube refrigerator such as for magnetic resonance imaging systemsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 25, 2018·1 cites·13 claims
2853US2026094408A1Method and system for identifying diffraction spots in an electron diffraction patternOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2953US2024310464A1Magnet systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
3052US2020176214A1Charged particle beam source, surface processing apparatus and surface processing methodOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
3151US2025079141A1Method of etching or depositing a thin filmOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
3250US11387075B2Surface processing apparatusOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
3350US2023175991A1Improved camera for electron diffraction pattern analysisOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
3449US12112886B2Quench protection arrangementOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
3548US2023090979A1Cryogenic cooling system and an insert thereforOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
3648US2025293035A1Method of etching indium-based semiconductor materialsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3748US2025264424A1Improved x-ray analysis for heated specimens in electron microscopesOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3847US9859045B2Superconducting magnetOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
3947US2023326735A1Method of preparing a silicon carbide waferOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
4046US10852051B2Method of forming a heat switchOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
4145US10627424B2Cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
4245US10473375B2Apparatus and method for controlling a cryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
4345US2024337611A1Method for dislocation analysisOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4445US2024339293A1Improved navigation for electron microscopyOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4544US10018737B2Method of processing a particle spectrumOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 10, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
4644US2024345190A1Superconducting magnet system for generating homogeneous magnetic fieldOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4743USD1030606SCryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·1 claims
4843US10139138B2Apparatus for reducing noise in a cryocooler such as for magnetic resonance imaging systemsOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 27, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
4941US11195692B2System for electron diffraction analysisOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
5040USD1042297SCryogenic cooling systemOXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·1 claims

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