Patents by Inventor Matthew Havard

Matthew Havard 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).

  • Sample ionisation using a pulsed laser source
    Patent number: 10832899
    Abstract: A mass and/or ion mobility spectrometer 100 comprises a sample plate 102 that supports a target sample 104. The spectrometer 100 further comprises a laser source 110 that generates a series of laser pulses 112 and a control system 118 that moves a focal point of the laser source 110 substantially continuously across the sample plate 102 such that respective packets of ions are generated by respective laser pulses 112 impinging upon respective locations on the target sample 104. The control system 118 performs plural cycles of ion analysis that each produce a set of spectral data corresponding to one or more of the packets of ions. The spectrometer 100 can provide mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry having increased speed and efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Paul Murray, Mark William Towers, Matthew Havard
  • SAMPLE IONISATION USING A PULSED LASER SOURCE
    Publication number: 20190252170
    Abstract: A mass and/or ion mobility spectrometer 100 comprises a sample plate 102 that supports a target sample 104. The spectrometer 100 further comprises a laser source 110 that generates a series of laser pulses 112 and a control system 118 that moves a focal point of the laser source 110 substantially continuously across the sample plate 102 such that respective packets of ions are generated by respective laser pulses 112 impinging upon respective locations on the target sample 104. The control system 118 performs plural cycles of ion analysis that each produce a set of spectral data corresponding to one or more of the packets of ions. The spectrometer 100 can provide mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry having increased speed and efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Murray, Mark William Towers, Matthew Havard