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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:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Cotter, Baltimore, MD (US);
Timothy J Cornish, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250287 ; 250282 ;
Abstract
A reflectron for use with a mass spectrometer that focuses ions having different energies contains a conductive end cap that is electrically connected to a first voltage. A conductive surface is electrically isolated from the end cap and connected to a second voltage. This conductive surface cooperates with the conductive end cap to establish an inner region in which a non-linear electric field exists. As a result, ions having different energies enter and exit the inner region at a common opening and, when within the inner region, are reflected without penetrating past the conductive surface.