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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard D. Smith, Richland, WA (US);
Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Richland, WA (US);
Yehia M. Ibrahim, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/62 (2006.01); H01J 49/06 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01); H01J 49/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/062 (2013.01); G01N 27/622 (2013.01); H01J 49/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a flexible ion conduit extending between an input end situated to receive ions and an output end to define an ion passageway having an axis, the flexible ion conduit including an inner conduit portion having an inner surface facing the interior ion passageway and having a plurality of RF electrodes adjacently situated to receive RF voltages that are out of phase with respect to each other to direct the received ions away from the inner surface and into the ion passageway.