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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher Carver, Northwich, GB;
David Eatough, Stockport, GB;
Andrew Golding, Stockport, GB;
Jeffrey Goshawk, Blackburn, GB;
Michael McCullagh, Northwich, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/62 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/622 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/4215 (2013.01); H01J 49/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of screening a sample for at least one compound of interest is disclosed. The method comprises comparing the ion mobility and at least one further physicochemical property of the ions of a compound of interest to the same properties of candidate ions in the sample. The properties of the compound of interest are matched to those of a candidate ion in the sample then the sample may be determined to comprise the compound of interest.