ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,613, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Waters Technologies Corp. (Milford, Mass.).
"Nanospray reactive sprayer" was invented by Lindsay Morrison (Waltham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are an apparatus for generating and collecting nanospray reactive droplets and a method for analyzing a protein digestion. The apparatus includes a capillary, counter electrode, collection vessel, electrostatic lenses, and voltage control module. The capillary receives a mixture that includes a protein and an enzyme and has an outlet disposed in the aperture to dispense the mixture. The collection vessel has a concave surface to recei...