Mass spectrometer

US9012840B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9012840-B2
Application numberUS-72077105-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 7, 2005
Priority dateDec 7, 2004
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a first quadrupole rod set mass filter, a collision cell, an ion mobility spectrometer or separator, an ion guide or collision cell arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator, a second quadrupole rod set mass filter and an ion detector.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mass spectrometer comprising: a first collision, fragmentation or reaction device arranged and adapted to fragment or react ions and to produce product, daughter, adduct or fragment ions; and an ion mobility spectrometer or separator arranged downstream of said first collision, fragmentation or reaction device, said ion mobility spectrometer or separator being arranged to temporally separate product, daughter, adduct or fragment ions according to t…

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What does patent US9012840B2 cover?
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a first quadrupole rod set mass filter, a collision cell, an ion mobility spectrometer or separator, an ion guide or collision cell arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator, a second quadrupole rod set mass filter and an ion detector.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bateman Robert Harold, Giles Kevin, Micromass Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01J49/004. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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