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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Gonzalez, Austin, TX (US);
Nathaniel L. Sanders, Austin, TX (US);
Joshua T. Maze, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01); H01J 49/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/168 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01); H01J 49/24 (2013.01); H01J 2209/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing deposits in a mass spectrometer ion source housing includes delivering a liquid from a liquid source to a surface within the ion source housing. The surface including an ultrasonic transducer embedded within the surface. The method further includes activating the ultrasonic transducer to ultrasonically remove the deposit.