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US3363447A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multiple chromatograph column heater unit

Assignee: Universal Oil Products Co
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Filing: 1966-02-14
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Granted: 1968-01-16
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Expires: 1986-02-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard K Severs

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:48
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/26; G01N30/28; G01N30/30; G01N2030/3084; G01N30/88; G01N2030/8881; G01N30/38; G01N30/46; G01N30/466; G01N30/60; G01N30/6034; G01N30/6043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A MULTIPLE COLUMN HEATING UNIT PROVIDING FOR THE SELECTIVE INSERTION OF ONE CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN OF A PLURALITY THEREOF INTO THE OVEN PORTION OF THE UNIT, WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED OVEN CHAMBER HAVING A HEAT SUPPLY SOURCE FOR HEATING A COLUMN THEREIN, ELONGATED MOVABLE WALL PORTIONS FOR SUCH CHAMBER PROVIDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A COLUMN THEREIN, A PLURALITY OF COLUMNS EXTENDING FROM END MOUNTING MEANS, WITH THE LATTER BEING POSITIONED IN COMBINATION WITH SAID OVEN CHAMBER TO TRANSLATE WITH RESPECT THERETO AND IN TURN PERMIT ANY ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF COLUMNS TO BE POSITIONED INTERIORLY WITHIN SAID OVEN CHAMBER UPON TEMPORARILY MOVING ASIDE SAID WALL PORTIONS OF SAID CHAMBER, AND ATTACHMENT MEANS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COLUMNS FOR THE CONNECTION THEREOF TO A GAS SUPPLY MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A MULTIPLE COLUMN HEATING UNIT PROVIDING FOR THE SELECTIVE INSERTION OF ONE CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN OF A PLURALITY THEREOF INTO THE OVEN PORTION OF THE UNIT, WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED OVEN CHAMBER HAVING A HEAT SUPPLY SOURCE FOR HEATING A COLUMN THEREIN, ELONGATED MOVABLE WALL PORTIONS FOR SUCH CHAMBER PROVIDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A COLUMN THEREIN, A PLURALITY OF COLUMNS EXTENDING FROM END MOUNTING MEANS, WITH THE LATTER BEING POSITIONED IN COMBINATION WITH SAID OVEN CHAMBER TO TRANSLATE WITH RESPECT THERETO AND IN TURN PERMIT ANY ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF COLUMNS TO BE POSITIONED INTERIORLY WITHIN SAID OVEN CHAMBER UPON TEMPORARILY MOVING ASIDE SAID WALL PORTIONS OF SAID CHAMBER, AND ATTACHMENT MEANS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COLUMNS FOR THE CONNECTION THEREOF TO A GAS SUPPLY MEANS.

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