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(11) EP 3 607 576 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
04.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/34

(21) Application number: 18780424.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.03.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01J 49/06(2006.01)
H01J 49/14(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01J 49/147; H01J 49/066
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/025221
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/187162 (11.10.2018 Gazette 2018/41)

(54)

ION TRANSFER FROM ELECTRON IONIZATION SOURCES

IONENTRANSFER VON ELEKTRONENIONISATIONSQUELLEN

TRANSFERT D'IONS À PARTIR DE SOURCES D'IONISATION D'ÉLECTRONS


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 03.04.2017 US 201762480738 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/07

(73) Proprietor: PerkinElmer U.S. LLC
Shelton, CT 06484-4794 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WELKIE, David G.
    Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 (US)
  • CHEN, Tong
    Shelton, Connecticut 06484 (US)

(74) Representative: Fish & Richardson P.C. 
Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)


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