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SMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD
GB·53 granted patents·17 pending applications·86 citations·filing 2004–2023
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70 records- 0189US8921778B2Detection apparatusSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 30, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 0287US10119938B2Synchronized ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 6, 2018·3 cites·24 claims
- 0387US9541524B2Synchronized ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·5 cites·29 claims
- 0486US11004667B2Method and portable ion mobility spectrometer for the detection of an aerosolSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted May 11, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 0585US10126217B2On-demand vapour generatorSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·2 cites·15 claims
- 0685US7932489B2Detection apparatusSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 26, 2011·8 cites·19 claims
- 0782US7820962B2Detection systems and dopantsSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·13 cites·12 claims
- 0880US11150228B2Detector inlet and sampling methodSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·1 cites·12 claims
- 0980US10388497B2Method and portable ion mobility spectrometer for the detection of an aerosolSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 20, 2019·3 cites·15 claims
- 1080US7994475B2Ion mobility spectrometer comprising two drift chambersSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 1179US9953823B2Method and apparatus for the chemical ionization of samplesSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 1279US7999224B2Ion mobility spectrometersSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 1377US10458945B2Apparatus and methods for ion separation, especially IMS, using an ion shutterSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 29, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 1477US9709470B2On-demand vapour generatorSMITHS DETECTION-WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 18, 2017·3 cites·10 claims
- 1575US11630080B2Synchronized ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1673US11774421B2Detector inlet and sampling methodSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1773US11557471B2Method and portable ion mobility spectrometer for the detection of an aerosolSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 1873US8022360B2Gas pre-concentrator for detection apparatusSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·3 cites·21 claims
- 1973US7946150B2Detection systemsSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2006·Granted May 24, 2011·3 cites·18 claims
- 2071US9324546B2Integrated capacitor transimpedance amplifierSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2169US10557823B2Ion filter for mass spectrometerSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 11, 2020·1 cites·13 claims
- 2268US11215582B2Method and apparatus for an ion filter of a mass spectrometerSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 4, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 2366US10509011B2Ion mobility spectrometer with ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 2466US7526970B2Millimetre-wave detection device for discriminating between different materialsSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·10 cites·8 claims
- 2565US11187629B2Sample probe inlet flow systemSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 30, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2665US10801991B2Synchronized ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION—WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2765US2026071996A1Sampling system, detection apparatus, and methods of use thereofSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2864US10168256B2Sample probe inlet flow systemSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·10 claims
- 2963US2025273450A1Detector inlet and methodSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3062US10910207B2Ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 2, 2021·0 cites·15 claims
- 3160US10607827B2Method and apparatus for the chemical ionization of samplesSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3260US8648296B2Spectrometer apparatusSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 11, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3359US11994491B2Method and apparatus for identifying substances using ion mobility based ion separation techniquesSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3458US12504398B2Air purification system for an ion mobility spectrometer, corresponding method of operation and ion mobility spectrometerSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3558US10942148B2Apparatus and method employing ion shutters for ion separationSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 9, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 3658US10775283B2On-demand vapor generatorSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·8 claims
- 3758US7298127B2Particle detectionSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 20, 2007·3 cites·7 claims
- 3857US10139367B2Ion mobility spectrometer with ion modificationSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·0 cites·17 claims
- 3956US9664657B2Pulsed admission of analyte to detection apparatusSMITHS DETECTION-WATFORD LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 30, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 4056US8748812B2Detectors and ion sourcesSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4155US8766173B2Ion mobility spectrometersSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 4255US7345276B2Ion mobility system comprising two IMS cells operated at different polaritiesSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·3 cites·12 claims
- 4355US2014318371A1Substance detection device utilizing a cyclone particle separatorSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4454US9513256B2Ion mobility spectrometer which controls carrier gas flow to improve detectionSMITHS DETECTION-WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4553US9390619B1Accessory for controlling activation of a deviceSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4651US2010283450A1Particle detectionSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US2023194473A1An ion shutter, a method of controlling ion shutter, and detection methods and apparatusSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4848US2018337029A1Sample collection thermal desorberSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4947US2009132177A1Detection Arrangements and SystemsSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5046US2015192209A1Inlet closure mechanismSMITHS DETECTION WATFORD LTD·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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