Patents by Inventor Phillip Edward Young

Phillip Edward Young 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).

  • 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