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Method of and apparatus for analyzing hydrocarbon gases

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1950-10-30
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Granted: 1956-10-02
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Expires: 1970-10-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph W Hutchins
  • 👤 Elmer C Miller

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/62; G01N30/74; G01N2030/022; G01N2030/025; G01N2030/746; G01N30/26; G01N30/38; G01N30/46; G01N30/461

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A MIXTURE OF GASES COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A VESSEL FILLED WITH A MATERIAL WHICH SELECTIVELY ADSORBS HYDROCARBON GASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, MEANS FOR PASSING A MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBON GASES TO BE ANALYZED THROUGH SAID VESSEL WHEREBY THE HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS OF SAID GASEOUS MIXTURE APPEAR, IN SUCCESSION, IN THE EFFLUENT GAS STREAM FROM SAID VESSEL IN THE ORDER OF INCREASING NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, A CELL HAVING RADIATION TRANSPARENT WINDOWS, MEANS TO DIRECT THE EFFLUENT GAS FROM SAID VESSEL THROUGH SAID CELL, A SOURCE OF RADIATION, MEANS TO DIRECT A BEAM OF RADIATION FROM SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID CELL, AND MEANS TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF SAID RADIATION BEAM AFTER ITS PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CELL.

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