Improvements relating to ion trapping
CA 2602129 C · Owner: Malek, Robert · Inventors: Malek, Robert; Denisov, Eduard V.; Lange, Oliver
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This invention relates to a method of trapping ions and to an ion trapping assembly. In particular, the present invention has application in gas-assisted trapping of ions in an ion trap prior to a mass analysis of the ions in a mass spectrometer. The invention provides a method of trapping ions in a target ion trap of an ion trapping assembly that comprises a series of volumes arranged such that ions can traverse from one volume to the next the volumes including , the target ion trap whereby ions are allowed to pass repeatedly through the volumes such that they also pass into and out from the target ion trap without being trapped. Potentials may be used to reflect the ions from …
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- Filed March 29, 2006 and granted August 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 29, 2026.
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