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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:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Beck, Kennewick, WA (US);
David S. Wunschel, Kennewick, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/400 ; B01D 5/944 ; H01J 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/400 ; B01D 5/944 ; H01J 4/900 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an invention that provides a system and process for focusing light to micron and submicron spot sizes for matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI). Moreover, the present invention features a second process and system for creating a correlated optical image of the ion desorption region of a sample substrate.