Patent SG-11201901783U-A (SG)
Title: A device to manipulate ions of same or different polarities
Inventor: IBRAHIM YEHIA
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2017-06-28
Abstract: b102 \"71B 102 IB `IL \" 100 106 105 1102 110b 104 FIG. 1A 116 W O 20 18/0 4849 4 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 15 March 2018 (15.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT 0111111010 0111 °nolo olomEmoilm mnio oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/048494 Al (51) International Patent Classification: H01J 49/00 (2006.01) HO1J 49/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/039770 (22) International Filing Date: 28 June 2017 (28.06.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/260,046 08 September 2016 (08.09.2016) US (71) Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE [US/US]; 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354 (US). (72) Inventors: IBRAHIM, Yehia, M.; C/o Battelle Memo- rial Institute, P.o. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352 (US). SMITH, Richard, D.; C/o Battelle Memorial Institute, P.o. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352 (US). (74) Agent: RUPERT, Wayne W.; Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Suite 1600, 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (54) Title: A DEVICE TO MANIPULATE IONS OF SAME OR DIFFERENT POLARITIES (57) : An apparatus includes a first pair of opposing electrode arrangements that confme ions between them in a portion of a confmement volume inwardly laterally in a first confinement direction with respect to a longitudinal ion propagation direction, each opposing electrode arrangement including an arrangement of RF electrodes situated to receive an unbiased RF voltage having an alternate phase between adjacent RF electrodes of the arrangement of RF electrodes so as to provide the confining of ions between the first pair of opposing electrode arrangements, and a second pair of opposing electrode arrangements that confme the ions between the second pair in the confmement volume inwardly laterally in a second confinement direction that complements the first confmement direction, each opposing electrode arrangement of the second pair including an arrangement of RF electrodes that receive an unbiased RF voltage having an alternate phase between adjacent RF electrodes. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/048494 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011EFIDINIEDIVIEMOHEMOVOIS MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))