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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin D. Gardner, Colton, CA (US);
Gary A. Eiceman, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Hermann Wollnik, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/62 (2006.01); G01N 27/622 (2021.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0422 (2013.01); G01N 27/622 (2013.01); H01J 49/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion mobility spectrometer for analyzing a vapor sample including a multi-ring ion source for receiving a vapor sample, wherein the multi-ring ion source includes a series of rings, wherein each ring of the multi-ring ion source includes an ionizing layer on an inner surface thereof, for charging at least a portion of the vapor sample and creating an ionized vapor sample.