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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Derek Pringle, Darwen, GB;
Lajos Godorhazy, Erd, HU;
Daniel Simon, Morichida, HU;
Daniel Szalay, Budapest, HU;
Zoltan Takats, Cambridge, GB;
Tamas Karancsi, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/049 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/65 (2013.01); G01N 33/4833 (2013.01); H01J 49/0445 (2013.01); H01J 49/0459 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of analysis is disclosed comprising providing a sample on an insulating substrate such as a petri dish () and contacting e.g. the rear surface of the insulating substrate with a first electrode (). The method further comprises contacting the sample with a second electrode () and applying an AC or RF voltage to the first and second electrodes () in order to generate an aerosol from the sample.