Preconcentrator and Detector Apparatus

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APP PUB NO 20090090196A1
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12225482

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IMS apparatus has a preconcentrator (20) connected at the inlet (2) of an IMS detector (1) such that all gas supplied to the detector flows through the preconcentrator. The preconcentrator comprises a metal tube (21) having a layer of silicone rubber (24) exposed on its inner surface (25). An electrical resistance heating element (22) extends under the silicone rubber layer (24) and is connected to a power source (23) such that the silicone rubber layer can be periodically heated to desorb substances absorbed by the layer and release them to flow to the IMS detector 1 at a higher concentration. The silicone rubber (24) can operate in the desorption phase in the presence of air without degradation.

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SMITHS DETECTION-WATFORD LIMITEDHERTFORDSHIRE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clark, Alastair Watford, GB 32 223
McIntyre, Henry Paul Watford, GB 2 19
Munro, William Angus Watford, GB 13 51
Taylor, Stephen John Hyde Heath , GB 27 294
Turner, Robert Brian London, GB 12 240

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