Patent ID: 9153426
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B05B,G01N,H01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for facilitating treatment of an electrospray column with a protective sheath that protects a tip portion of an emitter of the column in a first longitudinally extended position and exposes the tip portion in a second longitudinally retracted position, the device including: a substantially longitudinally extending support member; a sheath engagement member at a distal portion of the support member, the sheath engagement member configured to engage the protective sheath of the column, a column engagement member at a proximal portion of the support member, the column engagement member configured to engage a laterally extending portion of the column, wherein the longitudinal spacing of the sheath engagement member and the column engagement member is configured to position the protective sheath in the second longitudinally retracted position to expose the tip portion of the emitter of the column when the sheath engagement member engages the protective sheath of the column and the column engagement member engages the laterally extending portion of the column.