Atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer

US9040902B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9040902-B2
Application numberUS-201114352191-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 17, 2011
Priority dateOct 17, 2011
Publication dateMay 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 26, 2015

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In an atmospheric pressure ionization source using an ESI or the like having a desolvation pipe with one end opening serving as an ion-drawing port, a drying-gas supplying port for supplying a drying gas against the ion-drawing direction is provided below the ion-drawing port, i.e. at a position opposite to the side where a nozzle for spraying a liquid sample into an atmospheric pressure atmosphere is located, as viewed from the ion-drawing port. When the drying gas is supplied from the drying-gas supplying port, the gas pressure becomes higher in a region above the ion-drawing port becomes higher than in a region below the same port and produces a downward air stream. This stream helps ions in the spray flow from the nozzle to easily come close to the ion-drawing port and be efficiently drawn into the desolvation pipe.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer having: a spray device for spraying a liquid into an ionization chamber whose inner space is maintained at atmospheric pressure; and an ion-drawing port for drawing ions generated from micro droplets sprayed from the spray device so as to transport the ions to a subsequent stage maintained at a low gas pressure, the central axis of the ion-drawing port being unidentical with the central axis of a spra…

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What does patent US9040902B2 cover?
In an atmospheric pressure ionization source using an ESI or the like having a desolvation pipe with one end opening serving as an ion-drawing port, a drying-gas supplying port for supplying a drying gas against the ion-drawing direction is provided below the ion-drawing port, i.e. at a position opposite to the side where a nozzle for spraying a liquid sample into an atmospheric pressure atmosp…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ueda Manabu, Okumura Daisuke, Shimadzu Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01J49/0445. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 26 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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