Pumps – Successive stages – With interstage intake or additional inlet to latter stage
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-09
2010-10-12
Freay, Charles G (Department: 3746)
Pumps
Successive stages
With interstage intake or additional inlet to latter stage
C417S423400, C415S116000, C415S143000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07811065
ABSTRACT:
A differentially pumped mass spectrometer system comprises a mass spectrometer having first and second pressure chambers through which, during use, ions are conveyed along a path. A pump assembly (10) for differentially evacuating the chambers (62, 66, 68) is attached to the mass spectrometer. The pump assembly comprises a housing (12) attached to the mass spectrometer and a cartridge (14) inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a plurality of inlets (16, 18, 20) each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber (62, 68, 66) and a pumping mechanism (30, 32, 34) for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers. The cartridge is inserted into the housing such that the pumping mechanism (10) is inclined relative to the ion path (76), but with the cartridge protruding into the mass spectrometer to such an extent that at least one of the inlets (16, 18) at least partially protrudes into its respective chamber (62, 68) without crossing the ion path.
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Goodwin David John
Olsen Ian
Stuart Martin Nicholas
Edwards Limited
Freay Charles G
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