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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128639 | Tools and methods for harvesting follicular units Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tool is of a concentric tube configuration comprising first and second elongated bodies, in which the second elongated body can be retracted into the first... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104480 | Follicular unit transplantation planner and methods of its use A system for planning transplantation of follicular units in a body surface of a patient includes a user interface comprising a software-controlled processor, a monitor, and an input device, wherein the system is configured for acquiring images of the body surface, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| D644675 | Housing for a robotic end effector | 09/06/2011 |
| D641942 | Handle for a robot cart | 07/19/2011 |
| D641941 | Handle for a robot cart | 07/19/2011 |
| RE42438 | Hair transplantation method and apparatus A hair transplantation method and apparatus utilizes a robot, which includes a robotic arm, having a hair follicle effector associated with the robotic arm. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| RE42437 | Hair transplantation method and apparatus A hair transplantation method and apparatus utilizes a robot, which includes a robotic arm, having a hair follicle effector associated with the robotic arm. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| RE42381 | Hair transplantation method and apparatus A hair transplantation method and apparatus utilizes a robot, which includes a robotic arm, having a hair follicle effector associated with the robotic arm. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922688 | Automated delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance to cutaneous, subcutaneous and intramuscular tissue regions Automated systems and methods for delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into cutaneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular tissue, wherein an automated (e.g., robotic) arm is maneuvered to position a delivery device proximate a targeted location (e.g., an exist... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7806121 | Follicular unit transplantation planner and methods of its use A system for planning transplantation of follicular units in a body surface of a patient includes a user interface comprising a software-controlled processor, a monitor, and an input device, wherein the system is configured for acquiring images of the body surface, ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791042 | Method and apparatus for selectively performing chemical ionization or electron ionization An ion source includes structure having separate first and second ion volumes therein, and electron source structure having first and second portions that selectively supply electrons to the first and second ion volumes, respectively. The electron source structure h... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7759655 | Pulsed ion source for quadrupole mass spectrometer and method A variable duty cycle ion source assembly is coupled to a continuous beam mass spectrometer. The duty cycle can be adjusted based on previous scan data or real time sampling of ion intensities during mass analysis. This provides the ability to dynamically control th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7741600 | Apparatus and method for providing ions to a mass analyzer A method and apparatus for directing ions from an ionization source to a mass analyzer is provided. The method includes producing ions from a sample in an ionization source. Some of the ions are transferred to a first region via a passageway that is in fluid communi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7638766 | Compact quadrupole mass spectrometer The current invention facilitates the construction of a compact high performance quadrupole mass analyzer which has the operational characteristics of a modern research grade system and the ergonomic and cost structure of a moderate benchtop system. A multipole fiel... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7638763 | Method and apparatus for scaling intensity data in a mass spectrometer A method includes: accumulating ions having a plurality of m/z values in an ion trap during a time interval; deriving from the accumulated ions a respective intensity value for each of the m/z values; and adjusting each of the intensity values as a function of the t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7593817 | Calculating confidence levels for peptide and protein identification Computer programs and methods for defining a misidentification probability for an experimental protein divisible into experimental peptides. The invention receives data representing a set of matches of experimental peptides to reference peptides that can be derived ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7507954 | Pulsed ion source for quadrupole mass spectrometer method A variable duty cycle ion source assembly is coupled to a continuous beam mass spectrometer. The duty cycle can be adjusted based on previous scan data or real time sampling of ion intensities during mass analysis. This provides the ability to control the total numb... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7459676 | MALDI/LDI source A MALDI/LDI source includes an ion collection device, e.g., a skimmer, orifice, mass analyzer, ion transfer optics and/or ion guide, configured for use with a short focal length lens with a large aperture. In some embodiments, the ion collection device includes an o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456398 | Efficient detection for ion traps An apparatus and method are disclosed for efficient detection of ions ejected from a quadrupolar ion trap, in which the ions are ejected as first and second groups of ions having different directions. The first and second groups of ions are received by a conversion ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456396 | Isolating ions in quadrupole ion traps for mass spectrometry Ions in a predefined narrow mass to charge ratio range are isolated in an ion trap by adjusting the field and using ejection frequency waveform(s). Thus the mass-to-charge ratio isolation window is controlled and has an improved resolution without increasing the num... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456389 | High throughput quadrupolar ion trap A method and apparatus are provided for operating a linear ion trap. A linear ion trap configuration is provided that allows for increased versatility in functions compared to a conventional three-sectioned linear ion trap. In operation, the linear ion trap provides... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446310 | High throughput quadrupolar ion trap A method and apparatus are provided for operating a linear ion trap. A linear ion trap configuration is provided that allows for increased versatility in functions compared to a conventional three-sectioned linear ion trap. In operation, the linear ion trap provides... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7385193 | System and method for implementing balanced RF fields in an ion trap device A system and method are disclosed for effectively compensating for non-linear field components created by a field distortion feature in a quadrupolar ion trap, compensation provided by a geometric surface shaping which reduces the non-linear field components and cre... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381947 | Electrode networks for parallel ion traps An electrode network for N parallel ion traps, wherein N is an integer larger than 1, includes at most 2N+2 electrodes, which form N trapping volumes each corresponding to a respective one of the N parallel ion traps. Also provided is a parallel mass spectrometer, c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338249 | Sample plate gripping mechanism An apparatus for releasably gripping a sample plate for use with a mass spectrometer has been developed, the sample plate having substantially parallel faces and a peripheral surface. The apparatus comprises a planar member and first and second guiding structures. T... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323682 | Pulsed ion source for quadrupole mass spectrometer and method A variable duty cycle ion source assembly is coupled to a continuous beam mass spectrometer. The duty cycle can be adjusted based on previous scan data or real time sampling of ion intensities during mass analysis. This provides the ability to control the total numb... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312441 | Method and apparatus for controlling the ion population in a mass spectrometer A method of controlling the population of ions in a mass spectrometer in which a first sample of ions is provided in the mass spectrometer, a measure of abundance of a species of interest in the first sample of ions is determined, the measure of abundance comprising... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282707 | Method and apparatus for handling a sample plate for use in mass analysis A new sample plate handling apparatus for use with mass analysis, and methods for use the same have been developed. The sampling plate handling apparatus comprises a sample plate receiver which receives the sample plate in a first plane, a rotating device for rotati... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7238936 | Detector with increased dynamic range A detector assembly has a current measuring device with a saturation threshold level, and a gain variation means. A signal is generated in response to the particles detected, a first data point corresponding to a peak of interest is acquired from the signal. If the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7180058 | LDI/MALDI source for enhanced spatial resolution A MALDI/LDI source is disclosed that includes an ion optical device and beam-focusing optics disposed on opposite sides of a sample support that is at least locally transparent in a region underlying the sample to allow transmission of a radiation beam therethrough.... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180057 | Two-dimensional quadrupole ion trap An aperture design for a linear ion trap is provided in which the aperture is optimized to minimize possible axial field inhomogeneities whilst preserving the structural integrity of the quadrupole rods. In general, the invention provides a linear ion trap for trapp... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7109474 | Measuring ion number and detector gain Method and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for operating a mass spectrometer that includes a source of ions, a mass analyzer, and a detector, in which a gain of the detector or the number of ions detected by the detector is calcu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7034294 | Two-dimensional quadrupole ion trap operated as a mass spectrometer A three section linear or two-dimensional (2D) quadrupole ion trap as a high performance mass spectrometer is described. Mass analysis is performed by ejecting ions radically out slots formed in at least two of the rods using the mass selective instability mode of o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009176 | Titanium ion transfer components for use in mass spectrometry Systems and components for use in ion transfer in a mass spectrometer. The components include a body having an orifice through which ions can pass, wherein at least a portion of the body comprises titanium metal. Alternatively, the components can include an ion guid... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998607 | Temperature compensated time-of-flight mass spectrometer An apparatus that comprises material which have different thermal expansion coefficients, combined in such a way that the length of the drift region is variant, and self adjusting with temperature. The adjustment is such as to compensate for the length changes resul... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987261 | Controlling ion populations in a mass analyzer Method and apparatus of controlling an ion population to be analyzed in a mass analyzer. Ions are accumulated for an injection time interval determined as a function of an ion accumulation rate and a predetermined desired population of ions. The accumulation rate re... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982415 | Controlling ion populations in a mass analyzer having a pulsed ion source A mass spectrometer is operated by generating a test packet of ions from a pulsed ion source. A population of ions derived from the test packet of ions is detected. A number of ionization events of the pulsed ion source is determined that will be required to provide... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6963481 | Decreasing load on devices for mass spectrometers A detector assembly including a support element, a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate. The support element is configured to attach the detector assembly to a chamber wall that separates a lower pressure region and a higher pressure region. A surface ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6903334 | High throughput ion source for MALDI mass spectrometry Mass spectrometers, ion sources and methods for providing and transporting analyte ions derived from a sample to ion optics. A sample chamber is configured to receive a sample plate supporting a sample, and an illumination source is configured to illuminate the samp... | 06/07/2005 |
