Patents

US 11145500 B2: Time of flight mass spectrometer coupled to a core sample source

Granted
2021-10-12
Filed
2019-03-04 application 16291762
Type
Utility · 10 claims
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Abstract

In one aspect, a time-of-flight mass spectrometer includes a source comprising a backing plate configured to operably couple to a core sample containing component, and an acceleration region. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer also includes a time-of-flight mass analyzer operably associated with the source region. In some embodiments, the core sample core sample containing component is a coring drill bit. In some embodiments, core containing component is configured to couple to the backing plate of the source region from the opposite side of the acceleration region. In some embodiments, core containing component is configured to couple to the backing plate of the source region on the acceleration region side of the backing plate. In some embodiments, the acceleration region is a single-stage acceleration region. In other embodiments, the acceleration region is a two-stage acceleration region.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211012.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Zeteo Tech, Inc. 21 patentsUS company or organizationNot reportedZeteo Tech, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
ZETEO TECH, INC. DBA SPECTARA (FKA ZETEO TECH, INC.) Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state
PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Timothy CornishColumbia, MD3PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Scott EcelbergerColumbia, MD6PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lampsH01J49/0459PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2026-04-08Security interest Security interest
Security interest
ZETEO TECH, INC. signed 2026-04-07SILICON VALLEY BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY PASADENA, CA76302/225PASDL, file of 2026-10-10
2019-11-22Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
CORNISH, TIMOTHY signed 2019-05-21
ECELBERGER, SCOTT signed 2019-05-21
ZETEO TECH, INC. SYKESVILLE, MD51088/803ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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