Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Makusky

Anthony J. Makusky 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).

  • System for optimizing alignment of laser beam with selected points on samples in maldi mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 7359574
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry apparatus uses image processing of output signals of a camera in a mass spectrometer to provide feedback for directing the laser. The present invention provides for the determination of where samples have actually been deposited on a plate, and for the selection of different points for each sample, based on its structure, at which to aim a laser, during the cycle period of the mass spectrometer. Such feedback information increases the likelihood that the laser impinges samples and provides useful data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventors: John J. Lennon, Anthony J. Makusky, Samuel G. Michael