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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Ltd, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Arvind Rangan, Singapore, SG;
Veronica Lum, Singapore, SG;
Carl Chen, Singapore, SG;
Steven Rocha, Singapore, SG;
Enchen Guo, Singapore, SG;
Nicola Lumley, Wilmslow, GB;
David Douce, Wilmslow, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0404 (2013.01); H01J 49/0431 (2013.01); H01J 49/0459 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nozzle for directing heated gas onto the distal end of a capillary arrangeable adjacent the nozzle, the nozzle comprising: a housing defining a plenum for heated gas; and at outlet comprising at least one aperture fluidly connected to the plenum, the outlet configured to direct a curtain of the heated gas onto the distal end of a capillary in use, such that the curtain of heated gas is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the capillary.