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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Waters Technologies Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Tomany, North Grosvenor Dale, CT (US);
Marc V. Gorenstein, Needham, MA (US);
Joseph A. Jarrell, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Assignee:
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01); H01J 49/14 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/10 (2013.01); G01N 30/72 (2013.01); G01N 30/7266 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); H01J 49/0445 (2013.01); H01J 49/145 (2013.01); Y10T 436/25875 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of ionizing a sample includes providing an aqueous liquid and directing a jet comprising carbon dioxide to interact with the provided aqueous liquid. One or both of the aqueous liquid and the jet comprise the sample. At least a portion of the sample is ionized due to the interaction.