US 12,087,568 B2
Inductively coupled plasma based atomic analysis systems and methods
Alexander Loboda, Thornhill (CA); Raymond Jong, Toronto (CA); Michael Sullivan, Ontario (CA); Serguei Vorobiev, Aurora (CA); Robert Rotenberg, Aurora (CA); Emil D. Stratulativ, Toronto (CA); Maxim Voronov, Markham (CA); and Mark Armstrong, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to STANDARD BIOTOOLS CANADA INC., Markham (CA)
Filed by Standard BioTools Canada Inc., Markham (CA)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,678.
Application 18/456,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/470,769, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,776,801.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/184,521, filed on May 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,172, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/080,672, filed on Sep. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0411136 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01); H05H 1/30 (2006.01)
CPC H01J 49/105 (2013.01) [H01J 49/0027 (2013.01); H01J 49/0463 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); H05H 1/30 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An external ignition device for igniting a plasma in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch, the ignition device comprising:
a circuit comprising:
an oscillator;
a first high voltage transformer coupled to a first electrode; and
a second high voltage transformer coupled to a second electrode;
wherein the ignition device is configured to ignite the plasma by dielectric barrier discharge.