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MDS LLC

91Patents
19Active
91Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 1997 → Jan 7, 2022 · 15 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5847386A Spectrometer with axial field Electricity 181 Expired
US6177668A Axial ejection in a multipole mass spectrometer Electricity 151 Expired
US6504148B1 Quadrupole mass spectrometer with ION traps to enhance sensitivity Electricity 89 Expired
US6744043B2 Ion mobilty spectrometer incorporating an ion guide in combination with an MS device Electricity 80 Expired
US6140638A Bandpass reactive collision cell Electricity 68 Expired
US5969352A Spray chamber with dryer Electricity 62 Expired
US6285027A MS/MS scan methods for a quadrupole/time of flight tandem mass spectrometer Electricity 57 Expired
US6630662B1 Setup for mobility separation of ions implementing an ion guide with an axial field and counterflow of gas Physics 57 Expired
US6748975B2 Microfluidic valve and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6507019B2 MS/MS scan methods for a quadrupole/time of flight tandem mass spectrometer Electricity 44 Expired
US6093929A High pressure MS/MS system Electricity 44 Expired
US6713757B2 Controlling the temporal response of mass spectrometers for mass spectrometry Electricity 41 Expired
US6534765B1 Atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI): a new ionization method for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Electricity 40 Expired
US6586731B1 High intensity ion source apparatus for mass spectrometry Electricity 38 Expired
US6815673B2 Use of notched broadband waveforms in a linear ion trap Electricity 36 Expired
US7135296B2 Elemental analysis of tagged biologically active materials Physics 32 Expired
US7145133B2 Apparatus and method for MSnth in a tandem mass spectrometer system Electricity 29 Expired
US7126114B2 Method and system for mass analysis of samples Electricity 27 Expired
USRE39353E1 Mass spectrometer system and method for matrix-assisted laser desorption measurements General 25 Expired
US6720554B2 Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with capability to perform multiple mass analysis steps Electricity 25 Expired
US6703607B2 Axial ejection resolution in multipole mass spectrometers Electricity 23 Expired
US7351958B2 Ion optics systems Electricity 23 Expired
US7259371B2 Method and apparatus for improved sensitivity in a mass spectrometer Electricity 22 Expired
US7227137B2 Fragmentation of ions by resonant excitation in a high order multipole field, low pressure ion trap Electricity 21 Expired
US6759650B2 Method of and apparatus for ionizing an analyte and ion source probe for use therewith Electricity 20 Expired

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