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

Claim 6:
7. A method of ion manipulation having improved duty cycle, comprising:
providing a first plurality of ions to an ion manipulation device having a first separation region, a second separation region, a switch configured to receive ions and alternate between guiding ions to the first separation region and the second separation region, and an exit region, the first separation region and the second separation region being positioned between the switch and the exit region;
receiving, at the switch, the first plurality of ions,
guiding, by the switch, the first plurality of ions to the first separation region;
providing a second plurality of ions to the ion manipulation device;
receiving, at the switch, the second plurality of ions;
guiding, by the switch, the second plurality of ions to the second separation region;
separating, by the first separation region, the first plurality of ions based on mobility of the ions during a first separation time period; and
separating, by the second separation region, the second plurality of ions based on mobility of the ions during a second separation time period that at least partially overlaps the first separation time period.