Patents by Inventor Gerhard Jung
Gerhard Jung 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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Publication number: 20150364316Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Alexander A. MAKAROV, Eduard V. DENISOV, Gerhard JUNG, Wilko BALSCHUN, Stevan R. HORNING
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Patent number: 9117647Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbHInventors: Alexander A. Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Wilko Balschun, Stevan R. Horning
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Patent number: 9099290Abstract: Mass spectrometer collision/reaction cell multipole and method. The multipole may have first and second portions and an intermediate portion therebetween, the first and second portions operating at first and second q values lower than a third q value at the intermediate portion. A low-mass cut-off of the multipole may be controlled by varying a q value from a first to at least a second value. The multipole may have multipole electrodes disposed about a central axis and having a respective first portion, second portion, and intermediate portion therebetween which is radially closer to the central axis. This offers relatively high acceptance and ion transmission, while providing low-mass cut-off for removing undesired/interfering ions and helping reduce background count.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbHInventors: Gerhard Jung, Lothar Rottmann
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Publication number: 20150122989Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Alexander A. MAKAROV, Eduard V. DENISOV, Gerhard JUNG, Wilko BALSCHUN, Stevan R. HORNING
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Publication number: 20150102215Abstract: Mass spectrometer collision/reaction cell multipole and method. The multipole may have first and second portions and an intermediate portion therebetween, the first and second portions operating at first and second q values lower than a third q value at the intermediate portion. A low-mass cut-off of the multipole may be controlled by varying a q value from a first to at least a second value. The multipole may have multipole electrodes disposed about a central axis and having a respective first portion, second portion, and intermediate portion therebetween which is radially closer to the central axis. This offers relatively high acceptance and ion transmission, while providing low-mass cut-off for removing undesired/interfering ions and helping reduce background count.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbHInventors: Gerhard Jung, Lothar Rottmann
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Patent number: 8869752Abstract: A cast iron or aluminum sectional boiler has essentially annular sections, one front section, one rear section and at least one center section being provided which form a furnace chamber having essentially surrounding heating gas passages, and their annular water compartments are connected to one another via hubs. The sections have one return connection piece and one feed connection piece, one flue spigot as well as at least two anchor rods for holding the section block together. Annular gaps are provided as heating gas passages between each two adjacent sections, and that the heating gas passages are subdivided into a primary section and a secondary section.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Rainer Rausch, Gerhard Jung, Holger Henrich
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Publication number: 20140239197Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbHInventors: Alexander A. MAKAROV, Eduard V. DENISOV, Gerhard JUNG, Wilko BALSCHUN, Stevan R. HORNING
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Patent number: 8716654Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U? (r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hypologarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbHInventors: Alexander A. Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Wilko Balschun, Stevan R. Horning
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Publication number: 20130126724Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U? (r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hypologarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 n radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Alexander A. MAKAROV, Eduard V. DENISOV, Gerhard JUNG, Wilko BALSCHUN, Stevan R. HORNING
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Patent number: 8288714Abstract: This invention relates to a method of trapping ions and to an ion trapping assembly. In particular, the present invention has application in gas-assisted trapping of ions in an ion trap prior to a mass analysis of the ions in a mass spectrometer. The invention provides a method of trapping ions in a target ion trap of an ion trapping assembly that comprises a series of volumes arranged such that ions can traverse from one volume to the next, the volumes including the target ion trap, whereby ions are allowed to pass repeatedly through the volumes such that they also pass into and out from the target ion trap without being trapped. Potentials may be used to reflect the ions from respective ends of the ion trapping assembly. Optionally, a potential well and/or gas-assisted cooling may be used to cause the ions to settle in the target ion trap.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Alexander A. Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Robert Malek, Oliver Lange
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Publication number: 20120248308Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Alexander Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Wilko Balschun, Steven Roy Horning
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Patent number: 8278619Abstract: This invention relates to a mass spectrometer including a reaction cell and to a method of using such a mass spectrometer. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention relates to a tandem mass spectrometer and to tandem mass spectrometry. The invention provides a method of mass spectrometry using a mass spectrometer having a longitudinal axis, comprising guiding ions to travel along the longitudinal axis of the mass spectrometer in a forwards direction to pass through an intermediate ion store and then to enter a reaction cell, to process the ions within the reaction cell, to eject the processed ions to travel back along the longitudinal axis to enter the intermediate ion store once more, and to eject one or more pulses of the processed ions in an off-axis direction to a mass analyser.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Alexander Alekseevich Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Alexander Kholomeev, Oliver Lange
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Patent number: 8198581Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Alexander Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Wilko Balschun, Stevan Roy Horning
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Publication number: 20120055420Abstract: A sectional boiler is described as being made of cast iron or aluminum, in particular a condensing boiler, having essentially annular sections, a front section, a cover-shaped rear section and at least one center section being provided, which form a combustion chamber having an essentially surrounding heat exchanger made of a sectional block, whose annular water chambers are connected to one another via at least one hub and which has gap-like heating gas flues, having a return port and a feed port in the upper area and at least two armature rods for holding the sectional block together. The present system is based on the objective of optimizing a sectional boiler made of cast iron or aluminum particularly with respect to compactness and robustness.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Gerhard Jung, Holger Henrich, Rainer Rausch
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Publication number: 20110185987Abstract: A cast iron or aluminum sectional boiler has essentially annular sections, one front section, one rear section and at least one center section being provided which form a furnace chamber having essentially surrounding heating gas passages, and their annular water compartments are connected to one another via hubs. The sections have one return connection piece and one feed connection piece, one flue spigot as well as at least two anchor rods for holding the section block together. Annular gaps are provided as heating gas passages between each two adjacent sections, and that the heating gas passages are subdivided into a primary section and a secondary section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Rainer Rausch, Gerhard Jung, Holger Henrich
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Publication number: 20110139093Abstract: A cast iron or aluminum sectional boiler, in particular a condensing boiler, having generally annular sections, one front section, one cover-like rear section and at least one center section being provided which form a furnace chamber having generally surrounding heating gas passages, and their annular water compartments are connected to one another via hubs. The sections have one lower return connection and one upper feed connection as well as at least two anchor rods for holding the section block together. The cast iron or aluminum sectional boiler is optimized with respect to compactness and robustness. Annular gaps are in each case provided as heating gas passages between two adjacent sections, each of which, starting from the furnace chamber, runs approximately radially outwards and leads into an exhaust gas collection chamber on the outside of the sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Rainer Rausch, Gerhard Jung
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Publication number: 20110057099Abstract: This invention relates to a method of trapping ions and to an ion trapping assembly. In particular, the present invention has application in gas-assisted trapping of ions in an ion trap prior to a mass analysis of the ions in a mass spectrometer. The invention provides a method of trapping ions in a target ion trap of an ion trapping assembly that comprises a series of volumes arranged such that ions can traverse from one volume to the next, the volumes including the target ion trap, whereby ions are allowed to pass repeatedly through the volumes such that they also pass into and out from the target ion trap without being trapped. Potentials may be used to reflect the ions from respective ends of the ion trapping assembly. Optionally, a potential well and/or gas-assisted cooling may be used to cause the ions to settle in the target ion trap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Alexander Alekseevich MAKAROV, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Robert Malek, Oliver Lange
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Patent number: 7847243Abstract: This invention relates to a method of trapping ions and to an ion trapping assembly. In particular, the present invention has application in gas-assisted trapping of ions in an ion trap prior to a mass analysis of the ions in a mass spectrometer. The invention provides a method of trapping ions in a target ion trap of an ion trapping assembly that comprises a series of volumes arranged such that ions can traverse from one volume to the next, the volumes including the target ion trap, whereby ions are allowed to pass repeatedly through the volumes such that they also pass into and out from the target ion trap without being trapped. Potentials may be used to reflect the ions from respective ends of the ion trapping assembly. Optionally, a potential well and/or gas-assisted cooling may be used to cause the ions to settle in the target ion trap.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Alexander Alekseevich Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Robert Malek, Oliver Lange
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Publication number: 20100193680Abstract: This invention relates to a mass spectrometer including a reaction cell and to a method of using such a mass spectrometer. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention relates to a tandem mass spectrometer and to tandem mass spectrometry. The invention provides a method of mass spectrometry using a mass spectrometer having a longitudinal axis, comprising guiding ions to travel along the longitudinal axis of the mass spectrometer in a forwards direction to pass through an intermediate ion store and then to enter a reaction cell, to process the ions within the reaction cell, to eject the processed ions to travel back along the longitudinal axis to enter the intermediate ion store once more, and to eject one or more pulses of the processed ions in an off-axis direction to a mass analyser.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Alexander Alekseevich MAKAROV, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Alexander Kholomeev, Oliver Lange
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Publication number: 20100181475Abstract: An electrostatic trap such as an orbitrap is disclosed, with an electrode structure. An electrostatic trapping field of the form U?(r, ?, z) is generated to trap ions within the trap so that they undergo isochronous oscillations. The trapping field U?(r, ?, z) is the result of a perturbation W to an ideal field U(r, ?, z) which, for example, is hyperlogarithmic in the case of an orbitrap. The perturbation W may be introduced in various ways, such as by distorting the geometry of the trap so that it no longer follows an equipotential of the ideal field U(r, ?, z), or by adding a distortion field (either electric or magnetic). The magnitude of the perturbation is such that at least some of the trapped ions have an absolute phase spread of more than zero but less than 2 ? radians over an ion detection period Tm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Alexander Makarov, Eduard V. Denisov, Gerhard Jung, Wilko Balschun, Stevan Roy Horning