US Patent Issued to THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY on Aug. 18 for "Radially segmented ion guide and example applications thereof" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,171, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY (Bloomington, Ind.).

"Radially segmented ion guide and example applications thereof" was invented by Martin F. Jarrold (Bloomington, Ind.) and David W. Reitenbach (Bloomington, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charged particle guide includes a plurality of electrically conductive segments radially spaced apart from one another about an opening defined axially through the segments, wherein the opening defines a central axis passing centrally and axially therethrough such that charged particles are received at one end of the opening and pass through an oppo...