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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387764 | Contained oxygen analyzing apparatus and contained analyzing method An apparatus for analyzing the amount of gas in a solid sample such as a contained oxygen analyzing apparatus and method utilizing a preliminary reducing furnace which can be connected to an analyzing furnace by a transfer unit. A sample such as steel can be reduced... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377150 | Analyzer An analyzer includes a reforming unit which reforms fuel containing an organic compound which contains carbon and hydrogen into a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a flame ionization detector which is connected to the reforming unit, and detects an ion generated by ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374942 | Process and apparatus for the combinatorial production and testing of catalyst material libraries by using at least two analytical methods A process and apparatus for testing material libraries, in particular catalysts, by means of coupled use of at least two analytical methods, preferably IR thermography and mass spectrometry. Owing to the selected arrangement, the disadvantages of the two previously ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364917 | Apparatus and method for detecting vaporized gas For detecting a component of a substance (of liquid or solid) on a front surface of a substrate, the substrate with the substance thereon is transferred into a vaporizing section, the substance is heated in the vaporizing section so that the component is vaporized f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7273995 | Plasma generator A microfabricated plasma generator and a method of generating a plasma, the plasma generator comprising: a substrate chip; a chamber defined by the substrate chip, the chamber including an inlet port through which analyte is in use delivered, an outlet port and a pl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273015 | Method and apparatus for combustion of residual carbon in fly ash A system for combustion and removal of residual carbon within fly ash particles in which the fly ash particles are fed into an array of process units for combustion. The fly ash particles are subjected to heat and motive air such that as the fly ash particles pass t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256052 | Chemical reaction and analysis system This invention is to a microreactor type of reaction and analysis system. The system includes a chemical reaction chamber having internal conduits through which a chemical reactant, such as a reaction gas, can be fed. The conduits for transporting fluids such as rea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255834 | Method and devices for improving the dynamic flash combustion reaction connected with gas chromatography for the elemental analysis of C H N S O A method and device are provided for dynamic flash combustion reaction connected with gas chromatography for the elemental analysis of C H N S O in an automatic elemental analyzer. A combustion reactor is provided with a sampling device and an oxygen feed line. Cont... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244395 | Apparatus for trace sulfur detection using UV fluorescence A method and system for performing low level sulfur UV fluorescence measures including an UV interference reduction system which removes or destroys interfering nitrogen oxides. The preferred nitrogen removal systems include introducing ozone into the system in suff... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214345 | Apparatus for analyzing reduced inorganic sulphur An apparatus for measuring the reduced inorganic sulfur content of a sample. The apparatus has a reaction chamber (12) and means (14) for introducing a reducing agent that can selectively convert the reduced inorganic sulfur of a sample in the reaction... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201874 | System for automatically extracting and analyzing residual solvents in material samples A system for quickly and automatically extracting and analysing residual solvents is realised for operating directly in the premises where the packing materials are being manufactured, printed and/or laminated. The system provides for a single unit equipped w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189579 | Zero headspace extractor and method for determining partitioning and contaminant release rates of volatile and semi-volatile compounds A method and device for measuring release rates of contaminants in at least one of a fast release mode and a slow release mode in which a volatile liquid sample is introduced into a sealed transparent reactor vessel having at least one sorbent contained within the t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172730 | Thermal sensor A thermal sensor has a substrate defining a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber has an inlet for conducting sample into the reaction chamber, a reaction surface and an orifice adjacent the reaction surface defining an outlet from the reaction chamber. The reactio... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7143638 | Wet gas measurement system A system and method for measuring an amount of constituent elements in a wet gas mixture, particularly of a wet gas containing petrol. As the wet gas is passed through a two stage measurement system, the total permittivity of the mixture and the amount of water in t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144736 | Method and apparatus for continuous fractional analysis of metallic mercury and water-soluble mercury in a gas A method and an apparatus which continuously separate and measure mercury in an exhaust gas in accordance with each chemical conformation and display a measurement result in real time. According to the method and the apparatus, water-soluble mercury in a gas is abso... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140231 | Evolved gas analyzing method and apparatus An evolved gas analysis system contains a first measurement step of heating a first sample containing measurement target material and non-measurement target material at a predetermined temperature programming rate and detecting the amount of gas evolved from the fir... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141217 | Elevated pressure apparatus and method for generating a plurality of isolated effluents An apparatus and a method for rapidly generating a plurality of isolated effluents have been developed. A specific embodiment involves screening a plurality of solids through simultaneously contacting the members of the plurality with a fluid, sampling the resulting... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132080 | Module for automated matrix removal An automated matrix removal module is configurable to automatically withdraw a portion of sample containing an interferent. The module is further configurable to mix the portion of sample with a precipitating reagent selected to react with the interferent to form a ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127956 | Method of sample delivery for a sample analyzer and liner handling system The invention relates to a method of sample delivery for a sample analyser, which has a delivery device for samples which can be loaded with exchangeable liners, which are tubular at least at the inlet end and hold the sample, the liners, on which there is respectiv... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112453 | Retentate chromatography and protein chip arrays with applications in biology and medicine This invention provides methods of retentate chromatography for resolving analytes in a sample. The methods involve adsorbing the analytes to a substrate under a plurality of different selectivity conditions, and detecting the analytes retained on the substrate by d... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086274 | Method and apparatus for measuring gas concentration levels in liquids A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of gas, such as hydrogen, in a liquid, such as molten aluminum, without requiring a bias or adjustment to compensate for variations in ambient conditions, such as humidity. A measurement system includes a probe ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078237 | Micropyrolyzer for chemical analysis of liquid and solid samples A micropyrolyzer has applications to pyrolysis, heated chemistry, and thermal desorption from liquid or solid samples. The micropyrolyzer can be fabricated from semiconductor materials and metals using standard integrated circuit technologies. The micropyrolyzer ena... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047894 | Method and apparatus for combustion of residual carbon in fly ash A system for combustion and removal of residual carbon within fly ash particles in which the fly ash particles are fed into an array of process units for combustion. The fly ash particles are subjected to heat and motive air such that as the fly ash particles pass t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040142 | Method and apparatus for leak detection in blood circuits combining external fluid detection and air infiltration detection One of the most significant safety concerns in the automation of extracorporeal blood treatments such as dialysis is the risk of blood leakage. Extracorporeal blood treatment systems draw blood at such a high rate that a loss of integrity in the blood circuit can be... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018845 | Method for staged oxidation for enhanced nitrogen and sulfur detection A more efficient method for combustion or oxidation of samples containing nitrogen, phosphorus and/or sulfur to their corresponding oxides is disclosed, where method uses multi-staged addition of an oxidizing agent to enhance oxidation and liberation of nitrogen, ph... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6984524 | Chemiluminescent detection of explosives, narcotics, and other chemical substances A compact scanning apparatus has an infrared laser adapted to emit light. The light is delivered as a beam by an optical system to illuminate an interrogation area on the surface of an object being scanned. Such illumination has sufficient intensity and duration to ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979569 | Apparatus and method for mixing fluids for analysis In an apparatus for fluid analysis, a plurality of reagent-mixture components are each injected by a respective pump through a valve matrix and into a flow-injection unit. The flow-injection unit defines a mixing chamber including a plurality of. As the reagent-mixt... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969486 | Apparatus and method for treating pollutants in a gas using hydrogen peroxide and UV light An apparatus for treating pollutants in a gas may include a source of hydrogen peroxide, and a treatment injector for creating and injecting dissociated hydrogen peroxide into the flow of gas. The treatment injector may further include an injector housing having an ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960477 | Closed heat-decomposing appliance, pretreatment method of sample using it, analytical method and device therefor Disclosed are a closed heat-decomposing appliance comprising a heating section with one side closed and other side having common ground portion, screw portion or O-ring-mounted portion and a closed introducing section that allows to connect to this heating section a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6928858 | Apparatus and method for thermal conductivity detection in gas chomatography equipment A thermal conductivity detector includes separate sample gas and reference gas chambers. Each chamber has a gas inlet and a gas outlet and a sensor. The chambers are connected by at least one passageway. For example, a passageway can extend from the sample gas chamb... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908768 | Process for testing catalysts using thermography Apparatus for testing catalyst candidates including a multi-cell holder e.g. a honeycomb or plate, or a collection of individual support particles that have been treated with solutions/suspensions of catalyst ingredients to produce cells, spots or pellets holding ea... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903281 | Method and apparatus for reducing error when measuring minute quantities of weight The invention relates to an instrument and method for measuring minute quantities of weight, including a pan for holding a sample to be weighed, a chamber for forming an enclosure about the pan, and a hang-down wire coupled to the pan for suspending the pan within t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869799 | Methods for screening catalysts in a parallel fixed-bed reactor The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for rapid analysis of members of a combinatorial library. The apparatus includes a plurality of vessels for containing individual library members and a fluid handling system that apportions a test fluid about e... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855557 | Detection of base contaminants in gas samples A detection system for detecting contaminant gases includes a converter, a detector, a primary channel for delivering a target gas sample through the converter to the detector, and at least two scrubbing channels for delivering a reference gas sample through the con... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808929 | Device and method for physiochemical measurements The invention relates to a microfabricated device for use in measuring the physical properties of compounds, where the properties measured using such devices are those which involve partitioning of the compound between two phases, measuring partition coefficients, d... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6797237 | Oxidation decomposition type element analyzer In an analyzer, an oxidation reagent is supplied to an oxidation reaction portion, and after organic materials contained in the oxidation reagent are removed by oxidation decomposition, a sample is provided into the oxidation reaction portion to react with the oxida... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793889 | Wide-range TOC instrument using plasma oxidation Total organic carbon in an aqueous or gaseous sample is measured by admitting the sample and an oxidant gas to a cell transparent to plasma, establishing a relatively low energy plasma in the cell, and measuring the CO2 thus produced using FTIR, NDIR, or ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6780378 | Method for measuring concentrations of gases and vapors using controlled flames A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of at least one gaseous component and/or vaporous component of a gaseous mixture in which a controlled sensor flame is introduced into the gaseous mixture and at least one narrow spectral band in the controlled ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773674 | Thermal analysis for detection and identification of explosives and other controlled substances The invention features methods and systems for detecting the presence of an energetic material in a sample in which the presence of the energetic material is unknown. The method includes the steps of: heating the sample; measuring heat flow between the sample and it... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743397 | Device for qualifying products containing volatile substances The invention concerns a device for qualifying products containing volatile substances forming an analyte. The devices includes a measuring apparatus (2) provided with an enclosure (21a) and an electronic analyzing circuit (21b) fo... | 06/01/2004 |
