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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank T. Hartley, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ionfinity LLC, Altadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/940 ; H01J 4/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/940 ; H01J 4/910 ;
Abstract
Various configurations of characterization systems such as ion mobility spectrometers and mass spectrometers are disclosed that are coupled to an ionization device. The ionization device is formed of a membrane that houses electrodes therein that are located closer to one another than the mean free path of the gas being ionized. Small voltages across the electrodes generate large electric fields which act to ionize substantially all molecules passing therethrough without fracture. Methods to manufacture the mass spectrometer and ion mobility spectrometer systems are also described.