Patents by Inventor Gary A. Eiceman

Gary A. Eiceman 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).

  • Patent number: 7045776
    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: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Kaufman, Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20060060768
    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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Kaufman, Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary Eiceman
  • Patent number: 7005632
    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: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Patent number: 6972407
    Abstract: A field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and system including a sample preparation and introduction section, a head for delivery of ions from a sample, an ion filtering section, an output part, and an electronics part wherein the filter section includes surfaces defining a flow path, further including ion filter electrodes facing each other over the flow path that enables the flow of ions derived from the sample between the electrodes and wherein the electronics part applies controlling signals to the electrodes for generating a filter field for filtering the flow of ions in the flow path while being compensated to pass desired ion species out of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Gary A. Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov
  • Publication number: 20050263699
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for chromatographic high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, including a gas chromatographic analyzer section intimately coupled with an ionization section, an ion filter section, and an ion detection section, in which the sample compounds are at least somewhat separated prior to ionization, and ion filtering proceeds in a planar chamber under influence of high field asymmetric periodic signals, with detection integrated into the flow path, for producing accurate, real-time, orthogonal data for identification of a broad range of chemical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gary Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov
  • Publication number: 20050173629
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, to sample detection using multiple detection and analytical techniques in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Lawrence Kaufman, Evgeny Krylov, Gary Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20050167583
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, to sample pre-separation and amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: SIONEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Lawrence Kaufman, Gary Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20050156107
    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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20050145789
    Abstract: A field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and system including a sample preparation and introduction section, a head for delivery of ions from a sample, an ion filtering section, an output part, and an electronics part wherein the filter section includes surfaces defining a flow path, further including ion filter electrodes facing each other over the flow path that enables the flow of ions derived from the sample between the electrodes and wherein the electronics part applies controlling signals to the electrodes for generating a filter field for filtering the flow of ions in the flow path while being compensated to pass desired ion species out of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gary Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov
  • Publication number: 20050133716
    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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, David Wheeler, Quan Shi, John Wright, Gary Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20050121607
    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: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary Eiceman, John Wright, Stephen Kendig, C. Morris, Douglas Cameron
  • Publication number: 20050051719
    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 a differential ion mobility spectrometry (DMS) device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicants: Sionex Corporation, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Angela Zapata, Cristina Davis, Gary Eiceman, Anthony Bashall
  • Publication number: 20050040330
    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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Lawrence Kaufman, Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary Eiceman
  • Publication number: 20050029443
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for chromatographic high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, including a gas chromatographic analyzer section intimately coupled with an ionization section, an ion filter section, and an ion detection section, in which the sample compounds are at least somewhat separated prior to ionization, and ion filtering proceeds in a planar chamber under influence of high field asymmetric periodic signals, with detection integrated into the flow path, for producing accurate, real-time, orthogonal data for identification of a broad range of chemical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gary Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov, Boris Tadjikov
  • Publication number: 20050017163
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for chromatographic high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, including a gas chromatographic analyzer section intimately coupled with an ionization section, an ion filter section, and an ion detection section, in which the sample compounds are at least somewhat separated prior to ionization, and ion filtering proceeds in a planar chamber under influence of high field asymmetric periodic signals, with detection integrated into the flow path, for producing accurate, real-time, orthogonal data for identification of a broad range of chemical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan Miller, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gary Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov, Boris Tadjikov
  • Patent number: 6815671
    Abstract: A system and method for chemically analyzing single particles in a high velocity gas flow. The system comprises an ion source chamber having a gas inlet and outlet, and a high-energy, pulsed, ultraviolet laser for ablating the single particles in the high velocity gas flow entering the ion source chamber through the gas inlet to produce positively- and negatively-charged ions. The system further includes a first extraction plate for extracting the positively-charged ions provided in the ion source chamber, and a second extraction plate for extracting the negatively-charged ions provided in the ion source chamber. The positively-charged ions are injected into a first ion mobility spectrometer where they are detected and characterized. The negatively-charged ions are injected into a second ion mobility spectrometer where they are detected and characterized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The University of Delaware
    Inventors: Murray V. Johnston, Derek A. Lake, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Patent number: 6815668
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for chromatographic high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, including a gas chromatographic analyzer section intimately coupled with an ionization section, an ion filter section, and an ion detection section, in which the sample compounds are at least somewhat separated prior to ionization, and ion filtering proceeds in a planar chamber under influence of high field asymmetric periodic signals, with detection integrated into the flow path, for producing accurate, real-time, orthogonal data for identification of a broad range of chemical compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Gary A. Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov, Boris Tadjikov
  • Publication number: 20040124350
    Abstract: A field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and system including a sample preparation and introduction section, a head for delivery of ions from a sample, an ion filtering section, an output part, and an electronics part wherein the filter section includes surfaces defining a flow path, further including ion filter electrodes facing each other over the flow path that enables the flow of ions derived from the sample between the electrodes and wherein the electronics part applies controlling signals to the electrodes for generating a filter field for filtering the flow of ions in the flow path while being compensated to pass desired ion species out of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Gary A. Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov
  • Publication number: 20040094704
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Sionex Corporation
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Evgeny Krylov, Gary A. Eiceman
  • Patent number: 6690004
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the analysis of compounds using electrospray in high field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Raanan A. Miller, Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Gary A. Eiceman, Evgeny Krylov