Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION OF IMPACTORS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002063277
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for automating the process of impaction of particles, recovering samples from a plurality of impaction cups (32A-32H), and washing the cups (32A-32H) for a new cycle. The process includes steps of agitating the solvent used for dissolving samples, removing samples and transferring the samples to vials used in an analyzing instrument.
Inventors:
ROBERTS DARYL L
MARPLE VIRGIL A
MILLER NICHOLAS C
MARPLE VIRGIL A
MILLER NICHOLAS C
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/003893
Publication Date:
February 20, 2003
Filing Date:
February 07, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MSP CORP (US)
International Classes:
G01N1/22; G01N15/02; G01N1/34; G01N1/38; G01N15/00; (IPC1-7): G01N1/40; G01N15/02; G01N30/00; G01N1/22
Foreign References:
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US20010013244A1 | 2001-08-16 | |||
US2989061A | 1961-06-20 | |||
US20010029793A1 | 2001-10-18 | |||
DE10149048A1 | 2002-07-04 | |||
GB2369784A | 2002-06-12 |
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