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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:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor Laiko, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Vladimir Doroshenko, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Science & Engineering Services, Inc., Burtonsville, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/904 ;
Abstract
A system and method for mass spectrometry in which the system includes at least one ion source which produces ions, a mass spectrometer having an inlet orifice configured to accept the ions, and a capillary ion delivery device which detachably interfaces to the inlet orifice of the mass spectrometer. The method includes producing ions from the ion source, transporting the ions from the ion source to the inlet orifice of the mass spectrometer via the capillary ion delivery device, and mass analyzing the ions in the mass spectrometer.