Method for enhancement of mass resolution over a limited mass range for time-of-flight spectrometry

CG Enke, SJ Ray, AW Graham, GM Hieftje… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Novel methods and instrumentation for mass spectrometry are described. Zoom-time of flight
mass spectrometry (Zoom-TOF) allows increased mass resolution over a pre-determined …

Apparatus and method for generating chemical signatures using differential desorption

BD Musselman - US Patent 9,337,007, 2016 - Google Patents
2004/0129876 2004/O159784 2004/O169137 2005, 0079631 2005/0230635
2005/0236374 2005/02365.65 2006/0071665 2006, OO79002 2006/0097.157 2006 …

Apparatus and method for thermal assisted desorption ionization systems

J Krechmer, BD Musselman - US Patent 8,963,101, 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method and device to desorb an analyte using heat to
allow desorption of the analyte molecules, where the desorbed analyte molecules are …

Apparatus and method for thermal assisted desorption ionization systems

J Krechmer, BD Musselman - US Patent 9,224,587, 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method and device to desorban analyte using heat to
allow desorption of the analyte molecules, where the desorbed analyte molecules are …

Apparatus and method for sampling of confined spaces

BD Musselman - US Patent 8,895,916, 2014 - Google Patents
In various embodiments of the invention, a cargo container can be monitored at appropriate
time intervals to determine that no controlled substances have been shipped with the cargo …

Robust, rapid, secure sample manipulation before during and after ionization for a spectroscopy system

BD Musselman - US Patent 9,105,435, 2015 - Google Patents
This invention provides for the efficient positioning of a sample to be analyzed by using
either magnetic or electro-mechanical fields to retain the sample in the ionization region. In …

Apparatus and method for thermal assisted desorption ionization systems

J Krechmer, BD Musselman - US Patent 9,514,923, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method and device to desorb an analyte using heat to
allow desorption of the analyte molecules, where the desorbed analyte molecules are …

Apparatus and method for rapid chemical analysis using differential desorption

BD Musselman - US Patent 9,558,926, 2017 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method and device to generate a chemical signature
for a mixture of analytes. The present invention involves using a SPME surface to one or …

Apparatus and method for generating chemical signatures using differential desorption

BD Musselman - US Patent 9,824,875, 2017 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method and device to generate a chemical signature
for a mixture of analytes. The present invention involves using a SPME surface to one or …

Apparatus and method for sampling of confined spaces

BD Musselman - US Patent 10,090,142, 2018 - Google Patents
In various embodiments of the invention, a cargo container can be monitored at appropriate
time intervals to determine that no controlled substances have been shipped with the cargo …