Patent ID: 9373492
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for a mass spectrometry system, comprising: an ionizer comprising at least one planar conductor; a mass analyzer comprising a planar electrode assembly; and a detector comprising at least one planar conductor, wherein the ionizer, the mass analyzer and the detector are attached together in a compact planar stacked assembly, and wherein the stacked assembly has a perimeter that bounds an area that is between about 0.01 mm wherein the compact planar stacked assembly comprises between 7-100 stacked conductive and insulating layers that form the mass analyzer, the ionizer and the detector, and wherein the ionizer, the mass analyzer and the detector are at least one of (i) releasably attached or (ii) at least some layers of the compact stacked assembly are releasably attached and/or separated by a gas space defining an insulator layer.