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Detection of ion concentration in a liquid
Assignee: Pharmuka Laboratoires SA
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Filing: 1983-09-23
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Granted: 1986-05-20
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Expires: 2003-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A detector of ion concentration in a liquid is composed of a detection cell comprising a tubular piece formed from an electrically insulating material with a central passage which is fed with a liquid whose ion concentration is to be measured. A conducting coil is placed around the tubular piece, and is part of a first resonant circuit. A second reference resonant circuit is also provided, and signals of fixed frequency are applied in parallel to the two resonant circuits, and a comparator delivers a signal having a magnitude representative of the difference between the output signals from the two resonant circuits. Such a detector finds a use for example in liquid chromatography.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Girot
- 👤 Egisto Boschetti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:06
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
Detector of ion concentration in a liquid comprising: a detection cell consisting of a tubular piece made from an electrically insulating material with a central passage through which the liquid whose ion concentration is to be measured is to flow, and an electric circuit including an oscillator for generating a signal having a fixed frequency, a first resonant circuit comprising a conducting coil placed around said tubular piece, a second reference resonant circuit, said first and second resonant circuits being connected in parallel to the oscillator to be energized by the output signal thereof, and a comparator having a first and a second inputs for receiving the signals produced respectively by the first and second resonant circuits and delivering a signal whose amplitude represents the difference between the signals that it receives.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
Detector of ion concentration in a liquid comprising: a detection cell consisting of a tubular piece made from an electrically insulating material with a central passage through which the liquid whose ion concentration is to be measured is to flow, and an electric circuit including an oscillator for generating a signal having a fixed frequency, a first resonant circuit comprising a conducting coil placed around said tubular piece, a second reference resonant circuit, said first and second resonant circuits being connected in parallel to the oscillator to be energized by the output signal thereof, and a comparator having a first and a second inputs for receiving the signals produced respectively by the first and second resonant circuits and delivering a signal whose amplitude represents the difference between the signals that it receives.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
Detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resonance frequency of the first resonant circuit varies as a function of the salt concentration of the liquid contained in the tubular piece within a frequency range having a limit situated close to the oscillator fixed frequency, the latter being outside, said frequency range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
Detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second resonant circuit comprises a coil wound around a second tubular piece the central passage of which differs in dimensions from the central passage of the first tubular piece, thus forming first and second detection cells of different sensitivity, each of which cells can be fed with the liquid whose ion concentration is to be measured, or with reference liquid.
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