The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Philip Marriott, Macclesfield, GB;
Jonathan Herbert Bradford, Bolton, GB;
Jim Stringer, Sandbach, GB;
Timothy Alan Whitechurch, Natwich, GB;
Philip Marriott, Macclesfield, GB;
Jonathan Herbert Bradford, Bolton, GB;
Jim Stringer, Sandbach, GB;
Timothy Alan Whitechurch, Natwich, GB;
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An inductively coupled plasma alignment apparatus having a coilfor generating an inductively coupled plasma in a gas, the coil having a first axis; a torchpassing at least partially through the coil, the torch having a second axis; and an adjustment mechanismfor adjusting the position of the torch with respect to the coil so as to alter the relative configuration of the first and second axes. The adjustment mechanism may adjust an angle and/or a distance between the second axis and the first axis. The second axis may be held substantially parallel to the first axis, while the adjustment mechanism adjusts a distance between the second axis and the first axis. The coil is preferably maintained substantially fixed in position with respect to a sampling aperture for sampling photons or ions from the plasma.