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Probe adaptor assembly

US9947522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Micromass UK Limited · GB

Inventors

Ian Trivett · Cheadle, GB
Stephen William O'Brien · Arlington, US
Graeme Dutton · Burnley, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N30/7266
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for connecting an ionisation probe assembly to a mass and/or ion mobility spectrometer is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: an attachment member for releasably attaching a probe assembly to the apparatus; a cap for enclosing the attachment member; wherein the apparatus is operable to deliver a voltage to a probe assembly only when the cap is arranged to enclose the attachment member; and wherein the cap is configurable to enclose the attachment member when a probe assembly is attached to the apparatus.

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