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US4170893A
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Sloping baseline compensation for a chromatographic analyzer
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1977-12-19
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Granted: 1979-10-16
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Expires: 1997-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus is disclosed for correcting errors in a chromatographic analysis wherein the trailing edge of a strong peak interferes with the integration of the trailing peak which follows the strong peak. In one embodiment of the invention two functions of the trailing peak are electrically integrated and summed to produce a correct peak integration. In a second embodiment of the invention the baseline is shifted and the integration of the trailing peak is performed with respect to the shifted baseline to produce a correct peak integration.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis D. Kleiss
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 10:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/48; G06G7/58; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/86; G01N30/8624; G01N30/8641; G06G7/12; G06G7/18; G06G7/184; G01N30/8603; G01N30/8606; G01N30/8627
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
Apparatus comprising: means for producing a first analog output signal having a varying voltage in time; a first integrating circuit adapted to integrate said first analog output signal over a period beginning at time t 1 and ending at time t 2 and adapted to establish a first signal representative of the results of the integration of said first analog output signal; means for correcting said first signal if the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 does not equal the level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 , said means for correcting said first signal comprising: means for establishing a second signal representative of the time period t 1 -t 2 ; means for establishing a third signal representative of the difference between the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 and the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 ; means for multiplying said second signal and said third signal to produce a fourth signal; and means for algebraically summing said fourth signal and said first signal to produce a fifth signal representative of a corrected integration of said first analog output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
Apparatus comprising: means for producing a first analog output signal having a varying voltage in time; a first integrating circuit adapted to integrate said first analog output signal over a period beginning at time t 1 and ending at time t 2 and adapted to establish a first signal representative of the results of the integration of said first analog output signal; means for correcting said first signal if the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 does not equal the level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 , said means for correcting said first signal comprising: means for establishing a second signal representative of the time period t 1 -t 2 ; means for establishing a third signal representative of the difference between the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 and the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 ; means for multiplying said second signal and said third signal to produce a fourth signal; and means for algebraically summing said fourth signal and said first signal to produce a fifth signal representative of a corrected integration of said first analog output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for producing said first analog output signal having a varying voltage in time comprises a chromatographic column and an associated detector amplifier adapted to establish said first analog output signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for establishing said second signal comprises: means for establishing a sixth signal having a specified voltage level; and a second integrating circuit adapted to integrate said sixth signal over said period beginning at said time t 1 and ending at said time t 2 to establish said second signal as the result of the integration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said specified voltage level is the inverse of the gain, of said means for multiplying said second signal and said third signal, divided by 2.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for integrating a first analog output signal having a varying voltage in time comprising the steps of: integrating said first analog output signal over a period beginning at time t 1 and ending at time t 2 and establishing a first signal representative of the results of the integration of said first analog output signal; correcting said first signal if the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 does not equal the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 , said step of correcting said first signal comprising: establishing a second signal representative of the time period t 2 -t 1 ; establishing a third signal representative of the difference between the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 and the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 ; multiplying said second signal and said third signal to produce a fourth signal; and algebraically summing said fourth signal and said first signal to produce a fifth signal representative of a corrected integration of said first analog output signal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for integrating a first analog output signal having a varying voltage in time comprising the steps of: integrating said first analog output signal over a period beginning at time t 1 and ending at time t 2 and establishing a first signal representative of the results of the integration of said first analog output signal; correcting said first signal if the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 does not equal the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 , said step of correcting said first signal comprising: establishing a second signal representative of the time period t 2 -t 1 ; establishing a third signal representative of the difference between the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 1 and the voltage level of said first analog output signal at said time t 2 ; multiplying said second signal and said third signal to produce a fourth signal; and algebraically summing said fourth signal and said first signal to produce a fifth signal representative of a corrected integration of said first analog output signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein said step of establishing said second signal comprises: establishing a sixth signal having a specified voltage level; and integrating said sixth signal over said period beginning at said time t 1 and ending at said time t 2 to establish said second signal as the result of the integration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein said specified voltage level is the inverse of the gain, of said means for multiplying said second signal and said third signal, divided by 2.
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