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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:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
Darrell L. Gourley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Glen F. Ingle, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy Herbert Joyce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
Darrell L. Gourley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Glen F. Ingle, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy Herbert Joyce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for use with a mass spectrometry system. The invention provides an ion source, infrared emitter and sensor with closed control feedback loop coupled to the infrared emitter. Methods of control and heating using the apparatus of the present invention are also disclosed.