Patents Assigned to Sionex Corporation
  • Publication number: 20080121794
    Abstract: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems and methods relating to controlling ion behavior in an ion-based analysis system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Clayton James Morris, Douglas B. Cameron, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, John A. Wright
  • Patent number: 7355170
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatus, for detection and identification of analytes in a volatilized or volatilizable sample, using the mobility-based signature that is produced when the volatilized sample is passed through an ion mobility based analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignees: Sionex Corporation, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Angela Zapata, Cristina E. Davis, Gary A. Eiceman, Anthony D. Bashall
  • Patent number: 7339164
    Abstract: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems and methods relating to controlling ion behavior in an ion-based analysis system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, C. James Morris, Douglas B. Cameron, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, John A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20070272852
    Abstract: A sample analyzer including a MALDI ionization source, an ion mobility based filter for receiving ions from the MALDI ionization source and for providing a time-varying electric field through which select ions are passed, and a mass spectrometer for measuring the ion intensity of ions received from the ion mobility based filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Anthony Bashall
  • Publication number: 20070252082
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to devices and methods for displaying ion mobility based analysis information using a processor that processes data from an ion mobility based analyzer and a display that displays the processed data in a three-dimensional representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Lawrence Kaufman, Douglas Cameron
  • Patent number: 7279680
    Abstract: An RF-driven plasma source, including a pair of spaced-apart plasma electrodes, wherein the electrodes act as plates of a capacitor, the gas electrically discharges and creates a plasma of both positive and negative ions, in a clean process that enables efficient sample analysis, with preferred isolated sample photo-ionization, reduced-power operation and also including signal detection with modulated drive electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman, John A. Wright, Stephen D. Kendig, C. James Morris, Douglas B. Cameron
  • Publication number: 20070228269
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatus, for detection and identification of analytes in a volatilized or volatilizable sample, using the mobility-based signature that is produced when the volatilized sample is passed through an ion mobility based analyzer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicants: SIONEX CORPORATION, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Angela Zapata, Cristina Davis, Gary Eiceman, Anthony Bashall
  • Patent number: 7274015
    Abstract: In a system for chemical analysis, an RF-driven plasma ionization device including a pair of spaced-apart and plasma-isolated electrodes, the electrodes are connected to a power source wherein the electrodes act as plates of a capacitor of a resonant circuit, the gas electrically discharges and creates a plasma of both positive and negative ions, and the voltage is applied as a continuous alternating waveform or as a series of pulses, such as a packet waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman, Lawrence A. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 7262407
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, David B. Wheeler, Quan Shi, John A. Wright, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20070176092
    Abstract: A system for analyzing one or more ion species of a sample including a first ion mobility filter associated with a first flow path for passing first ions of the sample, a second ion mobility filter associated with a second flow path for passing second ions of the sample, a first outlet from the first flow path for passing a portion of the first ions from the first flow path to the second flow path, and a first outlet from the second flow path for removing neutral particles from the second flow path where the first outlet from the second flow path is upstream of the second ion mobility filter in relation to the ion flow in the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Evgeny Krylov, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gary Eiceman, John Wright
  • Patent number: 7230238
    Abstract: System for control of ion species behavior in a time-varying filter field of an ion mobility-based spectrometer to improve species identification, based on control of electrical and environmental aspects of sample analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Patent number: 7227134
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility-based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Lawrence A. Kaufman, Douglas B. Cameron
  • Patent number: 7223970
    Abstract: The invention, in various embodiments, is directed to a solid-state flow generator and related systems, methods and applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, John A. Wright
  • Patent number: 7217920
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for identification of chemical compounds in a sample based on differences in ion mobility, wherein the filter and detector electrodes are formed radially spaced on facing substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Mark C. Terrell
  • Publication number: 20070045530
    Abstract: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems and methods relating to controlling ion behavior in an ion-based analysis system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Clayton Morris, Douglas Cameron, Erkinjon Nazarov, John Wright
  • Publication number: 20070029477
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, David Wheeler, Kenneth Markoski
  • Patent number: 7157700
    Abstract: An apparatus for identification of chemical species by measurement of mobility as a function of high electric field and for generating unique compound-dependent signatures based on ion mobility at a plurality of peak RF voltages for a given compensation. The resulting detection data is compared against a library of data in order to identify a detected chemical species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Kaufman, Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Gary A. Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov
  • Patent number: 7148477
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for field ion mobility spectrometry for identification of chemical compounds in a sample by trajectory of sample ions in a transverse electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Lawrence A. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 7129482
    Abstract: System for control of ion species behavior in a time-varying filter field of an ion mobility-based spectrometer to improve species identification for explosives detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, David B. Wheeler, Quan Shi, John A. Wright, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20060237642
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, David Wheeler, Quan Shi, John Wright, Gary Eiceman