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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Thomas R. Cygan, Watertown, MA (US);
Vincent Tsang, Lincoln, MA (US);
Raymond P. Burke, Stoughton, MA (US);
Richard Gill, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Roy E. Martin, Worcester, MA (US);
Timothy E. Hutchins, Attleboro Falls, MA (US);
Thomas R. Cygan, Watertown, MA (US);
Vincent Tsang, Lincoln, MA (US);
Raymond P. Burke, Stoughton, MA (US);
Richard Gill, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Roy E. Martin, Worcester, MA (US);
Timothy E. Hutchins, Attleboro Falls, MA (US);
Applera Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
MDS Inc., Concord, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
In various aspects, the present teaching provide systems for providing sample ions, methods for providing sample ions, and sample support handling mechanisms. The sample support handling mechanisms of the present teachings comprising a sample support transfer mechanism portion and a sample support changing mechanism portion, where the sample support changing mechanism portion is disposed in a vacuum lock chamber. In various embodiments, the sample support handling mechanism facilitates providing consistent positioning of a sample support for subsequent ion generation by MALDI.