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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2023
Applicant:

Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joshua A. Silveira, Gilroy, CA (US);

Eloy R. Wouters, San Jose, CA (US);

Gary A. Schultz, Ithaca, NY (US);

Assignee:

Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/16 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/12 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H01J 49/02 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/165 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 10/12 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H01J 49/025 (2013.01); H01J 49/04 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01);
Abstract

A position control system may obtain image data representative of one or more images that depict an inlet of a mass spectrometer and an emitter positioned near the inlet and adjust, based on the image data, a position of the emitter relative to the inlet to an optimum position that is at or near a reference position relative to the inlet.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Silveira, Joshua. (2026). Automatic positioning of an electrospray ionization emitter (U.S. Patent No. 12770855). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12770855

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