Radiant energy – Ionic separation or analysis – Methods
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Berman, Jack I. (Department: 2881)
Radiant energy
Ionic separation or analysis
Methods
C250S287000, C250S286000, C250S288000, C250S297000, C250S281000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11305085
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatus, for detection and identification of analytes in a volatilized or volatilizable sample, using the mobility-based signature that is produced when the volatilized sample is passed through an ion mobility based analyzer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2615135 (1952-10-01), Glenn, Jr.
patent: 3511986 (1970-05-01), Llewellyn
patent: 3621240 (1971-11-01), Cohen et al.
patent: 3931589 (1976-01-01), Aisenberg et al.
patent: 4025818 (1977-05-01), Giguere et al.
patent: 4201921 (1980-05-01), McGorkle
patent: 5218203 (1993-06-01), Eisele et al.
patent: 5420424 (1995-05-01), Carnahan et al.
patent: 5455417 (1995-10-01), Sacristan
patent: 5479815 (1996-01-01), White et al.
patent: 5508204 (1996-04-01), Norman
patent: 5536939 (1996-07-01), Freidhoff et al.
patent: 5654544 (1997-08-01), Dresch
patent: 5723861 (1998-03-01), Carnahan et al.
patent: 5763876 (1998-06-01), Perinarides et al.
patent: 5789745 (1998-08-01), Martin et al.
patent: 5801297 (1998-09-01), Mifsud et al.
patent: 5801379 (1998-09-01), Kouznetsov
patent: 5834771 (1998-11-01), Yoon et al.
patent: 5838003 (1998-11-01), Bertsch et al.
patent: 5869344 (1999-02-01), Linforth et al.
patent: 5965882 (1999-10-01), Mergerie et al.
patent: 6049052 (2000-04-01), Chutjian et al.
patent: 6066848 (2000-05-01), Kassel et al.
patent: 6124592 (2000-09-01), Spangler
patent: 6180414 (2001-01-01), Katzman
patent: 6323482 (2001-11-01), Clemmer et al.
patent: 6495823 (2002-12-01), Miller et al.
patent: 6504149 (2003-01-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 6512224 (2003-01-01), Miller et al.
patent: 6540691 (2003-04-01), Phillips
patent: 6618712 (2003-09-01), Parker et al.
patent: 6621077 (2003-09-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 6639212 (2003-10-01), Guevremont
patent: 6653627 (2003-11-01), Guevremont
patent: 6680203 (2004-01-01), Dasseaux et al.
patent: 6690004 (2004-02-01), Miller et al.
patent: 6703609 (2004-03-01), Guevremont
patent: 6713758 (2004-03-01), Guevremont
patent: 6753522 (2004-06-01), Guevremont
patent: 6770875 (2004-08-01), Guevremont
patent: 6774360 (2004-08-01), Guevremont
patent: 6787765 (2004-09-01), Guevremont
patent: 6799355 (2004-10-01), Guevremont
patent: 6806466 (2004-10-01), Guevremont
patent: 6895804 (2005-05-01), Lovell et al.
patent: 2001/0030285 (2001-10-01), Miller et al.
patent: 2002/0070338 (2002-06-01), Loboda
patent: 2002/0134932 (2002-09-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 2003/0020012 (2003-01-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 2003/0038235 (2003-02-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 2003/0052263 (2003-03-01), Kaufman et al.
patent: 2003/0089847 (2003-05-01), Guevremont et al.
patent: 2003/0132380 (2003-07-01), Miller et al.
patent: 2004/0094704 (2004-05-01), Miller et al.
patent: 1412447 (1998-06-01), None
patent: 1485808 (1998-10-01), None
patent: 966583 (1982-10-01), None
patent: 1337934 (1987-09-01), None
patent: 1627984 (1991-02-01), None
patent: WO 97/38302 (1997-10-01), None
patent: WO 00/08454 (2000-02-01), None
patent: WO 00/08455 (2000-02-01), None
patent: WO 00/08456 (2000-02-01), None
patent: WO 00/08457 (2000-02-01), None
patent: WO 01/08197 (2001-02-01), None
patent: WO 01/22049 (2001-03-01), None
patent: WO 01/35441 (2001-05-01), None
patent: WO-01/69217 (2001-09-01), None
patent: WO 01/69220 (2001-09-01), None
patent: WO 01/69647 (2001-09-01), None
patent: WO 02/071053 (2002-09-01), None
patent: WO 02/083276 (2002-10-01), None
patent: WO 03/005016 (2003-01-01), None
patent: WO 03/015120 (2003-02-01), None
Beverly, M.B. et al., “A Rapid Approach for the Detectino of Dipicolinic acid in Bacterial Spores Using Pyrolysis/Mass Spectrometry,” Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Vo. 10, 455-458 (1996).
Dworzanski, J.P. et al., “Field-Portable, Automated Pyrolysis-GC/IMS System for Rapid Biomarker Detection in Aerosols: A Feasibility Study,” Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology, vol. 1, No. 5, 295-305, (1997).
Krylov, E.V., “Comparison of the Planar and Coaxial Field Asymmetrical Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometer (FAIMS),” International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 225, (2003) pp. 39-51.
Krylova, N. et al., “Effect of Moisture on the Field Dependence of Mobility for Gas-Phase Ions of Organophosphorus compounds at Atmospheric Pressure with Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility spectrometry,” J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 107, 3648-3654.
Snyder, A.P., “Detection of the Picolinic Acid Biomarker inBacillusSpores Using a Potentially Field-Portable Pyrolysis—Gas Chromatography—Ion mobility Spectrometry System,” Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology, vol. 1, pp. 49-58 (1996).
Thornton, S.N. et al., “Feasibility of Detecting Dipicolinic Acid inBacillusSpores Using a Handheld IMS Device with Pyrolysis GC,” Proceedings of the 1994 ERDEC Scientific Conference on Chemical and Biological Defense Research, Nov. 1994, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD, 1996, pp. 601-607.
Thornton, S.N. et al., “Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Ion Mobility Spectrometry Detection of the Dipicolinic Acid Biomarker inBacillus subtilisSpores During Field Bioaerosol Releases,” Field analytical Methods for Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals: Proceedings of a Specialty Conference, Jan. 1997, Las Vegas, NV.
Barnett, D.A. et al., “Isotope Separation Using High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry,” Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research (2000), pp. 179-185, 450(1).
Buryakov, I.A. et al., “A New Method of Separation of Multi-Atomic Ions by Mobility at Atmospheric Pressure Using a High-Frequency Amplitude-Asymmetric Strong Electric Field,” International Journal of Mass Spectometry and Ion Processes (1993), pp. 143-148, 128.
Buryakov, I.A. et al., “Separation Ions According to Mobility in a Strong AC Electric Field,” Sov. Tech. Phs. Lett. (1991), pp. 446-447, 17(6).
Buryakov, I.A. et al., Device and Method For Gas Electrophoresis, Chemical Analysis fo Environment, edit. Prof. V.V. Malakhov, Novosibirsk; Nauka (1991), pp. 113-127.
Carnahan, B. et al., “Field Ion Spectrometry—A New Analytical Technology for Trace Gas Analysis,” ISA, (1996), pp. 87-96, 51(1).
Carnahan, B. et al., “Field Ion Spectrometry—A New Technology for Cocaine and Heroin Detection,” SPIE, (1997), pp. 106-119, 2937.
Guevremont, R. et al., “Calculation of Ion Mobilities From Electrospray Ionization High Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry,” Journal of Chemical Physics, (2001), pp. 10270-10277, 114(23).
Javahery, G. et al., A Segmented Radiofrequency-Only Quadrupole Collision Cell for Measurements of Ion Collision Cross Section on a Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer, J. Am. Soc. Mass. Spectrom., (1997), pp. 697-702, 8.
Krylov, E.V., “A Method of Reducing Diffusion Losses in a Drift Spectrometer,” Technical Physics, (1999), pp. 113-116, 4d(1).
Krylov, E.V., “Pulses of Special Shapes Formed on a Capacitive Load,” Instruments and Experimental Techniques, (1997), pp. 628, 40(5).
Miller, R.A., et al., “A novel micromachined high-fielded asymmetric wave-ion mobility spectrometer,” Sensors and Actuators B 67 (2000), pp. 300-306.
Pilzecker, P. et al., “On-Site Investigations of Gas Insulated Substations Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Remote Sensing of SF6 Decomposition,” IEEE, (2000), pp. 400-403.
Riegner, D.E., et al., “Qualitative Evaluation of Field Ion Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Detection,” Proceedings of the ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, (Jun. 1997), pp. 473A-473B.
Schneider, A. et al., High Sensitivity GC-FIS for Simultaneous Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents, Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, PA, USA, (2000), AT-Process, pp. 124-136, 5(3,4), CODEN: APJCFR ISSN: 1077-419X.
“A Micromachined Field Driven Radio Frequency-Ion Mobility Spectrometer for Trace Level Chemical Detection,” A Draper Laboratory Proposal Against the “Advanced Cross-Enterprise Techn
Bashall Anthony D.
Davis Cristina E.
Eiceman Gary A.
Miller Raanan A.
Nazarov Erkinjon G.
Berman Jack I.
Fish & Neave IP Group Ropes & Gray LLP
Hashmi Zia R.
Sionex Corp.
LandOfFree
Systems for differential ion mobility analysis does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Systems for differential ion mobility analysis, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Systems for differential ion mobility analysis will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3818062