Radiant energy – Ionic separation or analysis – Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2010-02-23
Berman, Jack I (Department: 2881)
Radiant energy
Ionic separation or analysis
Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
C250S281000, C250S282000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07667195
ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises apparatus and methods for rapidly and accurately determining mass-to-charge ratios of molecular ions produced by a pulsed ionization source, and for fragmenting all of the molecular ions produced and rapidly and accurately determining the intensities and mass-to-charge ratios of the fragments produced from each molecular ion.
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Berman Jack I
Ippolito Rausch Nicole
Rauschenbach Kurt
Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC
Virgin Instruments Corporation
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