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Apparatus and method for optimizing separation of an unknown sample by liquid chromatography
Assignee: PerkinElmer Instruments LLC
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Filing: 1984-09-24
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-09-24
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method are disclosed to optimize resolution of unknown samples by liquid chromatography. A plurality of resolution experiments are performed where the solvents in the liquid chromatograph column are changed from one experiment to the next. The chromatogram for each experiment is analyzed to measure its peak resolution. A measure of peak resolution is displayed for each chromatograph thereby allowing the operator to select easily the chromatograms with the required peak resolution and determine the solvent conditions required to produce that resolution.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony F. Poile
- 👤 Ralph D. Conlon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:13
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/26; G01N30/28; G01N30/34; G01N30/86; G01N30/8624; G01N30/8631; G01N30/8658; G01N30/8662; G01N30/8665
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for optimizing the separation of an unknown sample by liquid chromatography comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of liquid chromatograph experiments where each experiment is conducted with a different mixture of a plurality of solvents in a liquid chromatograph column; performing each said defined liquid chromatographic experiment and recording the chromatogram for each said defined experiment; determining the resolution of each said chromatogram where the maximum and minimum possible value of said resolution lies in a finite range; and displaying simultaneously a quality value for each said experiment where each quality value corresponds to a chromatogram having a resolution in a known subrange smaller than and included in said finite range.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for optimizing the separation of an unknown sample by liquid chromatography comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of liquid chromatograph experiments where each experiment is conducted with a different mixture of a plurality of solvents in a liquid chromatograph column; performing each said defined liquid chromatographic experiment and recording the chromatogram for each said defined experiment; determining the resolution of each said chromatogram where the maximum and minimum possible value of said resolution lies in a finite range; and displaying simultaneously a quality value for each said experiment where each quality value corresponds to a chromatogram having a resolution in a known subrange smaller than and included in said finite range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said quality value for any one experiment falls in the range between zero and one.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said mixture of a plurality of solvents comprises at least three solvents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said displaying said quality values is done in a manner that the solvent mixture can easily be determined for each displayed quality value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 including the step of: counting the number of peaks in each chromatogram; setting each previously calculated resolution to zero for each chromatogram with fewer peaks than in the most recently calculated resolution; and setting the most recently calculated resolution to zero if fewer peaks are present than on any previously analyzed chromatogram.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 4 including the step of: counting the number of peaks in each chromatogram; setting each previously calculated resolution to zero for each chromatogram with fewer peaks than in the most recently analyzed chromatogram; and setting the most recently calculated resolution to zero if fewer peaks are present than on any previously analyzed chromatogram.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the experiments are performed in an order to minimize equilibration between experiments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the experiments are performed in a sequence where the solvent mixture used becomes progressively weaker from one experiment to the next.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for optimizing the separation of an unknown sample by liquid chromatography comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of liquid chromatography experiments where each experiment is conducted with a different mixture of a plurality of solvents in a liquid chromatograph column; performing each said defined liquid chromatography experiment and recording the chromatogram for each said defined experiment; measuring the length of a first perpendicular line between the valley between two adjacent peaks of each chromatogram and a second line drawn between the the apex of both adjacent peaks; measuring the length of a second line drawn perpendicular to the base line between the intersection of said first line and said second line and the base line of the chromatogram; forming a resolution value for the resolution of all adjacent peaks by forming the ratio of the length of said first line divided by the length of said second line and saving the smallest resolution value for all adjacent peaks for each chromatogram; and displaying simultaneously a quality value for each said experiment where each quality value corresponds to a chromatogram having a resolution value in a known finite range.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for optimizing the separation of an unknown sample by liquid chromatography comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of liquid chromatography experiments where each experiment is conducted with a different mixture of a plurality of solvents in a liquid chromatograph column; performing each said defined liquid chromatography experiment and recording the chromatogram for each said defined experiment; measuring the length of a first perpendicular line between the valley between two adjacent peaks of each chromatogram and a second line drawn between the the apex of both adjacent peaks; measuring the length of a second line drawn perpendicular to the base line between the intersection of said first line and said second line and the base line of the chromatogram; forming a resolution value for the resolution of all adjacent peaks by forming the ratio of the length of said first line divided by the length of said second line and saving the smallest resolution value for all adjacent peaks for each chromatogram; and displaying simultaneously a quality value for each said experiment where each quality value corresponds to a chromatogram having a resolution value in a known finite range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 9 including the step of: counting the number of peaks in each chromatogram; setting each previously calculated resolution value to zero for each chromatogram with fewer peaks than in the most recently analyzed chromatogram; and setting the most recently calculated resolution value to zero if fewer peaks are present than on any previously analyzed chromatogram.
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