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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for ion manipulation having improved duty cycle, comprising:
a first separation region configured to receive ions and generate a first traveling drive potential;
a second separation region configured to receive ions and generate a second traveling drive potential; and
a switch configured to receive ions and alternate between generating a first electric field and a second electric field, the first electric field configured to guide a first portion of the ions toward the first separation region and the second electric field configured to guide a second portion of the ions toward the second separation region,
wherein the first separation region is positioned between the switch and an exit region, and the first traveling drive potential is configured to guide the first portion of the ions to the exit region through the first separation region and separate the first portion of the ions based on mobility of the ions during a first separation time period,
wherein the second separation region is positioned between the switch and the exit region, and the second traveling drive potential is configured to guide the second portion of the ions to the exit region through the second separation region and separate the second portion of the ions based on mobility of the ions during a second separation time period,
wherein the first separation time period and the second separation time period at least partially overlap.