Patents by Inventor Paul Doorbar

Paul Doorbar 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).

  • BENCH-TOP TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20230054331
    Abstract: A start-up routine for a mass spectrometer is performed automatically upon switching ON the mass spectrometer. The mass spectrometer comprises a plurality of functional modules connected thereto, each module operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer in use. The start-up routine comprises detecting which functional modules are present in the set of a plurality of functional modules connected to the mass spectrometer, and performing one or more steps of the start-up routine based upon the results of the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Ruth Wamsley, William Johnson, Peter Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Michael Wilson
  • Mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 11355331
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a system control module (1715) for controlling the operation of the mass spectrometer. The system control module (1715) comprises one or more functional modules, each functional module being operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer. The system control module (1715) and/or one or more functional modules are operable to communicate non-time information with each other using a time code of a communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter G. Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Richard Barrington Moulds, Andrew Packwood, Paul McIver
  • MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20210313162
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a system control module (1715) for controlling the operation of the mass spectrometer. The system control module (1715) comprises one or more functional modules, each functional module being operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer. The system control module (1715) and/or one or more functional modules are operable to communicate non-time information with each other using a time code of a communications protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter G. Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Richard Barrington Moulds, Andrew Packwood, Paul McIver
  • Mass spectrometer, control system and methods of operating and assembling a mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 9384955
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer and methods for controlling a mass spectrometer are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mass spectrometer includes a plurality of discrete functional modules, each operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer, wherein the modules are individually addressable and connected in a network. The mass spectrometer can also include a scheduler operable to introduce discrete packets of instructions to the network at predetermined times to instruct at least one module to perform a predetermined operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Phillip Edward Young, Paul Doorbar, Peter G. Spreadbury, Richard Newton, Alan McKinnon, Richard B. Moulds, Richard Chapman, Anthony J. Gilbert
  • MASS SPECTROMETER, CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATING AND ASSEMBLING A MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20150076338
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer and methods for controlling a mass spectrometer are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mass spectrometer includes a plurality of discrete functional modules, each operable to perform a predetermined function of the mass spectrometer, wherein the modules are individually addressable and connected in a network. The mass spectrometer can also include a scheduler operable to introduce discrete packets of instructions to the network at predetermined times to instruct at least one module to perform a predetermined operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Phillip Edward Young, Paul Doorbar, Peter G. Spreadbury, Richard Newton, Alan McKinnon, Richard B. Moulds, Richard Chapman, Anthony J. Gilbert