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Our Patent and IP Philosophy

Patent LC/MS and Related Technologies- Our patents focus on technologies that will enhance the sensitivity, specificity, selectivity, versatility, and ruggedness of LC/MS and related areas.

Concentrate on Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies- We approach development of these technologies through gaining insights into the fundamental processes that lead to generation, selection, and transport of ions for detection or collection.

Marketing of Technologies- A primary goal is to provide access by the LC/MS market to these technologies through direct-sale and OEM components, licensing to mainstream instrument companies, or selling selected technologies as after-market performance enhancement devices.

Develop Proprietary Tools and Techniques- In addition to patenting, we have as a strategic objective to create proprietary tools for modeling, design, development, and fabrication of our proprietary devices.