Patents by Inventor Harald Oser
Harald Oser 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: 20230360899Abstract: A multipole ion guide includes a plurality of electrodes disposed about a longitudinal axis of the device so as to define an ion transmission volume for transmitting ions along a length of the device between opposite inlet and outlet ends. An electronic controller is operably connected to an RF power source and to at least some of the electrodes and is configured to apply at least an RF potential to the electrodes. During use the electrodes generate an RF-only field along a first portion of the device and an axial DC field along a second portion of the device. Ions are focused radially inward toward the longitudinal axis of the device by the RF-only field within the first portion of the device prior to and/or subsequent to experiencing the axial DC field within the second portion of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Paul I. HENDRICKS, Harald OSER
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Patent number: 11756780Abstract: A first multipole assembly includes a first plurality of rod electrodes arranged about an axis and configured to confine ions radially about the axis. A second multipole assembly disposed adjacent to the first multipole assembly includes a second plurality of rod electrodes arranged about the axis and configured to confine the ions radially about the axis. An orientation of the first multipole assembly about the axis is rotationally offset relative to an orientation of the second multipole assembly about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Harald Oser, Raman Mathur
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Patent number: 11728153Abstract: A multipole ion guide includes a plurality of electrodes disposed about a longitudinal axis of the device so as to define an ion transmission volume for transmitting ions along a length of the device between opposite inlet and outlet ends. An electronic controller is operably connected to an RF power source and to at least some of the electrodes and is configured to apply at least an RF potential to the electrodes. During use the electrodes generate an RF-only field along a first portion of the device and an axial DC field along a second portion of the device. Ions are focused radially inward toward the longitudinal axis of the device by the RF-only field within the first portion of the device prior to and/or subsequent to experiencing the axial DC field within the second portion of the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Paul I. Hendricks, Harald Oser
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Publication number: 20220230862Abstract: A first multipole assembly includes a first plurality of rod electrodes arranged about an axis and configured to confine ions radially about the axis. A second multipole assembly disposed adjacent to the first multipole assembly includes a second plurality of rod electrodes arranged about the axis and configured to confine the ions radially about the axis. An orientation of the first multipole assembly about the axis is rotationally offset relative to an orientation of the second multipole assembly about the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Harald Oser, Raman Mathur
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Patent number: 11201044Abstract: A first multipole assembly includes a first plurality of rod electrodes arranged about an axis and configured to confine ions radially about the axis. A second multipole assembly disposed adjacent to the first multipole assembly includes a second plurality of rod electrodes arranged about the axis and configured to confine the ions radially about the axis. An orientation of the first multipole assembly about the axis is rotationally offset relative to an orientation of the second multipole assembly about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Harald Oser, Raman Mathur
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Publication number: 20210280407Abstract: A first multipole assembly includes a first plurality of rod electrodes arranged about an axis and configured to confine ions radially about the axis. A second multipole assembly disposed adjacent to the first multipole assembly includes a second plurality of rod electrodes arranged about the axis and configured to confine the ions radially about the axis. An orientation of the first multipole assembly about the axis is rotationally offset relative to an orientation of the second multipole assembly about the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Harald Oser, Raman Mathur
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Patent number: 10950422Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Bennett S. Kalafut, Harald Oser
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Publication number: 20200227244Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Bennett S. KALAFUT, Harald OSER
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Publication number: 20200194244Abstract: A multipole ion guide includes a plurality of electrodes disposed about a longitudinal axis of the device so as to define an ion transmission volume for transmitting ions along a length of the device between opposite inlet and outlet ends. An electronic controller is operably connected to an RF power source and to at least some of the electrodes and is configured to apply at least an RF potential to the electrodes. During use the electrodes generate an RF-only field along a first portion of the device and an axial DC field along a second portion of the device. Ions are focused radially inward toward the longitudinal axis of the device by the RF-only field within the first portion of the device prior to and/or subsequent to experiencing the axial DC field within the second portion of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Paul I. HENDRICKS, Harald OSER
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Patent number: 10679841Abstract: A method of operating a quadrupole mass filter is disclosed. A first set of RF and resolving DC voltages are applied to electrodes of a quadrupole mass filter to selectively transmit first ions having a first mass-to-charge ratio (m/z). A second set of RF and resolving DC voltages are applied to electrodes of the quadrupole mass filter to selectively transmit second ions having a second m/z. Detection of the second ions is initiated after completion of a settling time. The settling time is determined in accordance with the relationship: Eq. 1, where ts is the settling time, (m/z)1 is the first mass-to-charge ratio, (m/z)2 is the second mass-to-charge ratio and A, B and C are empirically derived coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Harald Oser, Qingyu Song, Mikhail V. Ugarov
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Patent number: 10607824Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: THERMO FINNIGAN LLCInventors: Bennett S. Kalafut, Harald Oser
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Publication number: 20190385832Abstract: A method of operating a quadrupole mass filter is disclosed. A first set of RF and resolving DC voltages are applied to electrodes of a quadrupole mass filter to selectively transmit first ions having a first mass-to-charge ratio (m/z). A second set of RF and resolving DC voltages are applied to electrodes of the quadrupole mass filter to selectively transmit second ions having a second m/z. Detection of the second ions is initiated after completion of a settling time. The settling time is determined in accordance with the relationship: Eq. 1, where ts is the settling time, (m/z)1 is the first mass-to-charge ratio, (m/z)2 is the second mass-to-charge ratio and A, B and C are empirically derived coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Harald OSER, Qingyu SONG, Mikhail V. UGAROV
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Publication number: 20190074168Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Bennett S. KALAFUT, Harald OSER
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Patent number: 10128094Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: THERMO FINNIGAN LLCInventors: Bennett S. Kalafut, Harald Oser
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Publication number: 20180254174Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Bennett S. KALAFUT, Harald OSER
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Publication number: 20180102239Abstract: A mass spectrometer system comprises: (a) an ion source; (b) a mass filter; (c) a mass analyzer; (d) a partitioned ion fragmentation cell configured to receive ions from the mass filter and to outlet fragment ions to the mass analyzer comprising: (d1) a set of multipole rod electrodes; a housing enclosing the set of multipole rod electrodes and comprising an ion inlet and an ion outlet; (d2) a set of partitions within the housing separating the housing interior into a plurality of compartments; and (d3) a plurality of gas inlets, each gas inlet fluidically coupled to a source of a collision gas and to a respective compartment and having a respective inlet shutoff valve; and (e) a controller electrically coupled to each inlet shutoff valve and configured to independently control the pressure of collision gas within each compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Alan E. SCHOEN, Harald OSER
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Patent number: 9842730Abstract: A method for operating a mass spectrometer so as to detect or quantify analytes, comprises: (a) identifying a selected-reaction-monitoring (SRM) transition to be used for each respective analyte; (b) determining a time duration required for a fragmentation reaction corresponding to each identified transition to proceed to a threshold percentage of completion; and (c) for each analyte, performing the steps of (i) isolating ions corresponding to a precursor-ion mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio of the respective transition; (ii) fragmenting the respective isolated ions in one of two fragmentation cells or fragmentation cell portions; and (ii) mass analyzing for fragment ions corresponding to a product-ion m/z ratio of the respective transition, wherein, for each analyte, the fragmentation cell or fragmentation cell portion that is used for fragmenting the isolated ions is determined from the time duration determined for the respective analyte.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Alan E. Schoen, Harald Oser
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Publication number: 20170162371Abstract: A method for operating a mass spectrometer so as to detect or quantify analytes, comprises: (a) identifying a selected-reaction-monitoring (SRM) transition to be used for each respective analyte; (b) determining a time duration required for a fragmentation reaction corresponding to each identified transition to proceed to a threshold percentage of completion; and (c) for each analyte, performing the steps of (i) isolating ions corresponding to a precursor-ion mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio of the respective transition; (ii) fragmenting the respective isolated ions in one of two fragmentation cells or fragmentation cell portions; and (ii) mass analyzing for fragment ions corresponding to a product-ion m/z ratio of the respective transition, wherein, for each analyte, the fragmentation cell or fragmentation cell portion that is used for fragmenting the isolated ions is determined from the time duration determined for the respective analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Alan E. SCHOEN, Harald OSER
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Patent number: 9583321Abstract: A mass spectrometry method comprises: introducing a first portion of a sample of ions including precursor ions comprising a first precursor-ion mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio into a first mass analyzer; transmitting the precursor ions from the first mass analyzer to a reaction or fragmentation cell such that a first population of product ions are continuously accumulated therein over a first accumulation time duration; initiating release of the accumulated first population of product ions from the reaction or fragmentation cell; continuously transmitting the released first population of product ions from the reaction cell to a second mass analyzer; transmitting a portion of the released first population of product ions comprising a first product-ion m/z ratio from the second mass analyzer to a detector; and detecting a varying quantity of the product ions having the first product-ion m/z ratio for a predetermined data-acquisition time period after the initiation of the release.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Oleg Silivra, Harald Oser, Terry N. Olney
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Patent number: 9508534Abstract: Method for operating a mass spectrometer includes supplying a quantity of ions to an ion detector. The ion detector can include a conversion dynode operating in a first polarity and an electron multiplier. The method further includes adjusting the gain of the electron multiplier to determine a first set of calibration parameters, and calculating a second set of calibration parameters for the electron multiplier from the first set of calibration parameters. The second set of calibration parameters are for a second polarity of the conversion dynode. The method can further include configuring the ion detector to operate at the second polarity based on the second set of calibration parameters, and supplying ions of the second polarity to the mass spectrometer, and detecting an ion at a particular mass to charge ratio using the ion detector.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLCInventors: Oleg Silivra, Harald Oser, Joshua T. Maze