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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Edgar D. Lee, Highland, UT (US);
Alan L. Rockwood, Provo, UT (US);
Randall Waite, Springville, UT (US);
Stephen A. Lammert, Glenburn, ME (US);
Milton L. Lee, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Edgar D. Lee, Highland, UT (US);
Alan L. Rockwood, Provo, UT (US);
Randall Waite, Springville, UT (US);
Stephen A. Lammert, Glenburn, ME (US);
Milton L. Lee, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A virtual ion trap that uses electric focusing fields instead of machined metal electrodes that normally surround the trapping volume, wherein two opposing surfaces include a plurality of uniquely designed and coated electrodes, and wherein the electrodes can be disposed on the two opposing surfaces using plating techniques that enable much higher tolerances to be met than existing machining techniques.