Patent · US Active

Positioning guides and ion sources

US9927407B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
7References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 2015
Grant dateMar 27, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 18, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/5313
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Certain embodiments described herein are directed to inserts and ion sources. In some examples, an insert can comprise a positioning guide configured to provide for visual positioning of a chromatography column under the positioning guide. In other examples, an ion source configured with an aperture to couple to a carrier tube to render the ion source non-removable from an instrument housing when the carrier tube is coupled to the ion source is described.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.