H01J 49/06
Electron- or ion-optical arrangements
H01J49/06 (Electron- or ion-optical arrangements) appears on 1,746 US grants and 1,776 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01J- Granted patents
- 1,746
- Published applications
- 1,776
- Assignees
- 408
- Inventors
- 1,760
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 14 |
| 2002 | 15 | 26 |
| 2003 | 33 | 28 |
| 2004 | 41 | 45 |
| 2005 | 36 | 49 |
| 2006 | 48 | 38 |
| 2007 | 26 | 27 |
| 2008 | 41 | 38 |
| 2009 | 26 | 50 |
| 2010 | 37 | 54 |
| 2011 | 43 | 55 |
| 2012 | 33 | 43 |
| 2013 | 66 | 73 |
| 2014 | 77 | 108 |
| 2015 | 104 | 101 |
| 2016 | 94 | 117 |
| 2017 | 100 | 91 |
| 2018 | 100 | 102 |
| 2019 | 99 | 100 |
| 2020 | 92 | 116 |
| 2021 | 104 | 114 |
| 2022 | 99 | 89 |
| 2023 | 68 | 71 |
| 2024 | 68 | 105 |
| 2025 | 63 | 67 |
| 2026 | 37 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mass spectrometer6 Oct 2026US 12,755,952 B2YOUNG IN ACE Co., Ltd.
- Mass spectral encoding6 Oct 2026US 12,755,953 B2Micromass UK Limited
- High-speed polarity switching dual conversion dynode ion detector for mass spectrometer29 Sep 2026US 12,749,666 B2Thermo Finnigan LLC
- Multimode ion detector with wide dynamic range and automatic mode switching22 Sep 2026US 12,744,194 B2
- Method and systems for analyzing ions using differential mobility spectrometry and ion guide comprising additional auxiliary electrodes8 Sep 2026US 12,730,091 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Methods for cleaning an ion transport system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311949 A1Thermo Finnigan LLC
- Ion sorter ejection control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311984 A1Thermo Finnigan LLC
- Ion Gate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311985 A1Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
- Method and apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311986 A1Bruker Switzerland AG
- Beam Homogenization for Trapped Ion Processing with Discrete Ion Packets8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311987 A1DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for directing ions and other charged particles generated at near atmospheric pressures into a region under vacuum291US 6,107,628 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 2000
- Method and device for the reflection of charged particles on surfaces154US 5,572,035 ABruker-Franzen Analytik GmbH · 1996
- Mass spectrometer and method and improved ion transmission135US 4,963,736 AMDS Health Group Limited · 1990
- 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