Apparatus for reducing variation in sample temperatures in a liquid chromatography system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9289768
APP PUB NO 20130019695A1
SERIAL NO

13520189

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Described is an apparatus for reducing a temperature variation of a liquid chromatography sample. A tray drive using at least one of linear or rotational motion moves a sample tray along a path inside a sample compartment of the liquid chromatography system. A control module coordinates the movement of the sample tray by the tray drive and the movement of a sample needle by a needle drive so that any sample in the sample tray can be injected into the mobile phase of the system during a sample load operation. The tray drive is also used to move the sample tray along the path during a temperature averaging period when no loading occurs. Differences in sample temperatures due to variations in the air temperature at different locations inside the sample compartment are reduced, leading to more accurate and repeatable chromatographic measurement results.

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WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION34 MAPLE STREET MILFORD MA 01757

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shreve, Joshua A Franklin, US 76 166
Soares, Miguel Norton, US 7 50
Usowicz, James E Webster, US 26 164

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