Patents by Inventor Mark Attwood
Mark Attwood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8704171Abstract: A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass and peak intensity values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Patent number: 8334505Abstract: A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass and peak intensity values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Publication number: 20120003748Abstract: A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass and peak intensity values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Patent number: 8003935Abstract: A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a quadruple mass spectrometry system. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a quadruple mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Patent number: 8003936Abstract: A system, components thereof, and methods are described for time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source is used to ionize a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber and interact with a fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions are directed to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer module for detection and determination of a mass value for the ions. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include an optical system and an ion beam adjuster for focusing, interrupting, or altering a flow of reagent and product ions according to a specified pattern. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include signal processing techniques to collect and analyze an acquired signal, for example, using statistical signal processing, such as maximum likelihood signal processing.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Patent number: 7693687Abstract: The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or distributed processors. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Publication number: 20090095902Abstract: A system, components thereof, and methods are described for time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source is used to ionize a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber and interact with a fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions are directed to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer module for detection and determination of a mass value for the ions. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include an optical system and an ion beam adjuster for focusing, interrupting, or altering a flow of reagent and product ions according to a specified pattern. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include signal processing techniques to collect and analyze an acquired signal, for example, using statistical signal processing, such as maximum likelihood signal processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: TIMOTHY ROGER ROBINSON, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Publication number: 20090095901Abstract: A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a quadrupole mass spectrometry system. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a quadrupole mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Roger Robinson, Mark Attwood, Xing Chen, William M. Holber, Mark Philip Longson, Jonathan Henry Palk, Ali Shajii, John A. Smith
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Publication number: 20070150235Abstract: The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or distributed processors. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Patent number: 7146237Abstract: The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or distributed processors. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Patent number: 6993404Abstract: A graphical user interface for enabling a user to graphically observe on a displaying mechanism a statistical measure of the process quality of a manufacturing process provides for the display of an icon representing a workpiece. The location and color of the icon on the displaying mechanism indicates the process quality of the manufacturing process for the represented workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Publication number: 20050228529Abstract: The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or distributed processors. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Publication number: 20050010318Abstract: A graphical user interface for enabling a user to graphically observe on a displaying mechanism a statistical measure of the process quality of a manufacturing process provides for the display of an icon representing a workpiece. The location and color of the icon on the displaying mechanism indicates the process quality of the manufacturing process for the represented workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Uzi Lev-Ami, Guenter Sifnatsch, Mark Attwood
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Publication number: 20050010317Abstract: A method and apparatus for automated bidirectional integration of peripheral data sources for a production tool couples the system components together in a web-based arrangement. The process tools and the peripheral data sources are configured as websites to provide information to the system. Certain components of the system are also configured as browsers to obtain available information and use this information to make decisions and perform actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Ron Hadar, John Smith, Gerhard Rupp, Bernhard Schimunek, Mark Attwood, Lior Landesmann, Brent Elliott, Tim Robinson, Uzi Lev-Ami
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Patent number: D462691Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Inventors: Stephen Mark Attwood, Sonie Kayleen Susan Attwood