Patent ID: 11879897
Assignee: THERMO FINNIGAN LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 22:
23. An apparatus, comprising:
a mass analyzer configured to analyze product ions during an introduction period to produce a product ion spectrum; and
a controller programmed with instructions for:
identifying a candidate peptide using the product ion spectrum and a database including information related to mass spectrums of candidate peptides;
while executing the search of the database, monitoring an elapsed search time,
comparing the elapsed search time with a maximum search time value that is shorter than the introduction period for performing the search of the database,
upon identification of the candidate peptide prior to the elapsed search time reaching the maximum search time value, causing the mass spectrometer to perform an action based on the identification, and
terminating the search when the elapsed search time reaches the first maximum value.