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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Peter G. Spreadbury, Liverpool, GB;
Paul Doorbar, Sale, GB;
Richard Barrington Moulds, Stockport, GB;
Andrew Packwood, Urmston, GB;
Paul McIver, Sale, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/02 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/40 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/022 (2013.01); G01N 30/7233 (2013.01); H01J 49/0013 (2013.01); H01J 49/0027 (2013.01); H01J 49/40 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a system control module () for controlling the operation of the mass spectrometer. The system control module () comprises one or more functional modules, each functional module being operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer. The system control module () and/or one or more functional modules are operable to communicate non-time information with each other using a time code of a communications protocol.