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Apparatus for measuring oxygen content

Assignee: Beckman Coulter Inc
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Filing: 1955-01-31
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Granted: 1959-04-28
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Expires: 1975-01-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Louis C Thayer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:27
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/72; G01N27/74

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
A NEW AND IMPROVED DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE OXYGEN CONTENT OF GAS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING OXYGEN, WHICH COMPRISES: A FIRST ANALYSIS CELL; FIRST ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CELL; A TEMPERATURESENSING MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT TO SAID FIRST ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS; A SECOND ANALYSIS CELL; A SECOND ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SECOND ANALYSIS CELL; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A MAGNETIC FIELD ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS; MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID HEATING MEANS INTO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE RESPECTIVE POWER CONSUMPTIONS OF SAID HEATING MEANS AS A MEASURE OF SAID OXYGEN CONTENT; AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TEMPERATURE-SENSING MEANS TO AUTOMATICALLY REGULATE THE POWER SUPPLIED SAID HEATING MEANS SO THAT THE GAS TEMPERATURE AT SAID TEMPERATURESENSING ELEMENT REMAINS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
A NEW AND IMPROVED DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE OXYGEN CONTENT OF GAS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING OXYGEN, WHICH COMPRISES: A FIRST ANALYSIS CELL; FIRST ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CELL; A TEMPERATURESENSING MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT TO SAID FIRST ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS; A SECOND ANALYSIS CELL; A SECOND ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SECOND ANALYSIS CELL; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A MAGNETIC FIELD ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS; MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID HEATING MEANS INTO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE RESPECTIVE POWER CONSUMPTIONS OF SAID HEATING MEANS AS A MEASURE OF SAID OXYGEN CONTENT; AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TEMPERATURE-SENSING MEANS TO AUTOMATICALLY REGULATE THE POWER SUPPLIED SAID HEATING MEANS SO THAT THE GAS TEMPERATURE AT SAID TEMPERATURESENSING ELEMENT REMAINS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT.

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