ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,224,171, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
"Electrospray probe" was invented by Leigh Bedford (Ajax, Canada), Goran Ristic (Concord, Canada) and Bradley B. Schneider (Bradford, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrospray probe for use in an electrospray ion source is disclosed, which comprises a cannula extending from a proximal end having an inlet aperture for receiving a liquid sample containing at least one analyte to a discharge emitter end having an outlet aperture through which charged liquid droplets containing ions of said analyte are discharged, and an electrically co...