Patent ID: 11874252
Assignee: MOBILION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 7, comprising:
receiving, at a pre-filter region of the ion manipulation device, the plurality of ions,
filtering, by the pre-filter region, the plurality of ions to separate the plurality of ions into a first group of ions and a second group of ions based on mobility of the ions;
receiving, at an accumulation region of the ion manipulation device, the first group of ions;
accumulating, by the accumulation region, the first group of ions into one or more ion packets;
releasing the one or more ion packets from the accumulation region into a transfer region of the ion manipulation device; and
transferring, by the transfer region, the one or more ion packets to the switch.