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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:
Jun. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/28 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/165 (2013.01); H01J 49/0004 (2013.01); H01J 49/142 (2013.01); H01J 49/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of analysing a sample is disclosed that comprises surveying a sample in a first mode of operation by directing a spray of charged droplets onto the sample, determining one or more regions of interest in the sample, and analysing the one or more regions of interest in a second different mode of operation by directing a spray of charged droplets onto the sample. The spot size of the spray of charged droplets at a point of impact with the sample may be varied.