Patents by Inventor Peter Spreadbury

Peter Spreadbury 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
    Patent number: 12278097
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Ruth Wamsley, William Johnson, Peter Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Michael Wilson
  • BENCH-TOP TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20240282559
    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: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Ruth Wamsley, William Johnson, Peter Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Michael Wilson
  • Bench-top Time of Flight mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 12009193
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Ruth Wamsley, William Johnson, Peter Spreadbury, Paul Doorbar, Michael Wilson
  • 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