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(11) EP 4 817 085 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24898623.4

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01J 49/00(2006.01)
H01J 49/42(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01J 49/025; H01J 49/425; H01J 49/0036; H01J 49/4245; H01J 49/027
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/057410
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/117513 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 01.12.2023 US 202363605025 P
24.05.2024 US 202463651607 P

(71) Applicants:
  • The Trustees of Indiana University
    Bloomington, IN 47405 (US)
  • Megadalton Solutions, Inc.
    Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JARROLD, Martin F.
    Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (US)
  • PARIKH, Raj A.
    Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (US)
  • DRAPER, Benjamin E.
    Bloomington, Indiana 47404 (US)

(74) Representative: Schott, Jakob Valentin 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE CHARGED PARTICLES WITH A CHARGE DETECTION MASS SPECTROMETER