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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Oliver John Malpas, Congleton, GB;
James Paul Harrison, Stockport, GB;
Bharat Chande, Dunkinfield, GB;
John Iveson, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
MICROMASS UK LIMITED, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/063 (2013.01); H01J 49/065 (2013.01); H01J 49/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion guide is disclosed that comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged to form a multipole ion guide and one or more rigid support members. The plurality of electrodes comprises one or more groups of electrodes, and each group of electrodes comprises plural electrodes that are axially spaced apart from one another. The electrodes of one or more groups of electrodes are attached to one of the one or more rigid support members. One or more of the electrodes comprises a curved metal sheet, plate or strip.