H01J 49/0404
Capillaries used for transferring samples or ions
Official title: {Capillaries used for transferring samples or ions (electrospray nozzles H01J49/167)}
H01J49/0404 (Capillaries used for transferring samples or ions) appears on 326 US grants and 358 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultra high throughput screening combined with definitive testing in a single sample preparation step15 Sep 2026US 12,738,470 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Guide arrangement for a capillary holder8 Sep 2026US 12,731,774 B2Micromass UK Limited
- Sampling devices with essentially impermeable and non-porous reservoir surfaces1 Sep 2026US 12,725,772 B2Restek Corporation
- Systems and methods for sampling11 Aug 2026US 12,704,441 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Methods and systems for performing reactions within direct sampling interfaces for mass spectrometric analysis16 Jun 2026US 12,658,418 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Open port interface having hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269204 A1DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry ("reims") and desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry ("desi-ms") analysis of swabs and biopsy samples10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269206 A1Micromass UK Limited
- Interface and method for the preparation of material for transfer into a mass spectrometer13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237624 A1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
- Systems and methods for controlling coupling position of liquid flow outlet and open port interface6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229476 A1DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Atmospheric purge system and method for laser ablation sample processing18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171381 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for desorption electrospray ionization169US 7,335,897 B2Purdue Research Foundation · 2008
- Process and apparatus for changing the energy of charged particles contained in a gaseous medium166US 4,542,293 AYale University · 1985
- Liquid trap or separator for electrosurgical applications134US 10,916,415 B2Micromass UK Limited · 2021
- Ionization source utilizing a jet disturber in combination with an ion funnel and method of operation132US 6,583,408 B2Battelle Memorial Institute · 2003
- Discontinuous atmospheric pressure interface114US 8,304,718 B2Purdue Research Foundation · 2012