Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

James L. Bertsch

36Patents
14h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 11, 1994 → Jul 7, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5750988A Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Physics 153 Expired
US6653626B2 Ion sampling for APPI mass spectrometry Electricity 85 Expired
US6359275B1 Dielectric conduit with end electrodes Electricity 76 Expired
US5838003A Ionization chamber and mass spectrometry system containing an asymmetric electrode Electricity 75 Expired
US5736741A Ionization chamber and mass spectrometry system containing an easily removable and replaceable capillary Electricity 74 Expired
US5495108A Orthogonal ion sampling for electrospray LC/MS Electricity 68 Expired
US5753910A Angled chamber seal for atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry Physics 50 Expired
US6646257B1 Multimode ionization source Electricity 34 Expired
US6032876A Apparatus for forming liquid droplets having a mechanically fixed inner microtube Physics 30 Expired
US5726447A Ionization chamber and mass spectrometer having a corona needle which is externally removable from a closed ionization chamber Electricity 23 Expired
US7064322B2 Mass spectrometer multipole device Electricity 17 Expired
US6294779A Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Electricity 17 Expired
USRE36892E Orthogonal ion sampling for electrospray .[.LC/MS.]. mass spectrometry General 17 Expired
US7078681B2 Multimode ionization source Electricity 16 Expired
US8039795B2 Ion sources for improved ionization Electricity 13 Active
US7488953B2 Multimode ionization source Electricity 10 Active
US8890086B1 Ion detector response equalization for enhanced dynamic range Electricity 7 Active
US6849846B2 Precision multiple electrode ion mirror Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8193489B2 Converging multipole ion guide for ion beam shaping Electricity 6 Active
US7423262B2 Precision segmented ion trap Electricity 6 Active
US6278110A Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Physics 6 Expired
US6797946B2 Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Electricity 5 Expired
US6639216B2 Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Electricity 5 Expired
US6498343B2 Orthogonal ion sampling for APCI mass spectrometry Electricity 5 Expired
US7329879B2 Apparatus for manipulation of ions and methods of making apparatus Electricity 4 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.