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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:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Robert Harold Bateman, Knutsford, GB;
Jeff Brown, Cheshire, GB;
Martin Green, Cheshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D059/44 ; H01J049/00 ; G01K001/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ion detectorfor a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a microchannel platewhich receives ionsat an input surface and releases secondary electronsfrom an output surface. A detecting devicehaving a detecting surface is arranged to receive at least some of the electronsemitted by the microchannel plate. The area of the detecting surface is substantially greater than the area of the output surface of the microchannel plate