Patents by Inventor Asaf Algom

Asaf Algom 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).

  • Spectrometer
    Patent number: 5235182
    Abstract: In an ion mobility spectrometer comprising a spectrometer tube with an ion hutter, an ionization source within a reaction chamber, and a drift chamber, the improvement comprises providing in or around the said drift tube a plurality of conducting segments, across which an electric field is applied, the said conducting segments being separated from one another by insulating spacers, wherein the ratio between the width of the insulating spacers to the width of the conducting segments is between 2:1 and 1:1, preferably about 1.5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: State of Israel, Atomic Energy Commission Research Center Negev
    Inventors: Ram Avida, Menahem Friedman, Asaf Algom, Avner Matmor, Zeev Karpas, Oded Shahal