US4599095A
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Thin bed sorption/desorption apparatus and method for making the same
Assignee: Brunswick Corp
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Filing: 1984-10-22
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Granted: 1986-07-08
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Expires: 2004-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A thin bed sorption/desorption apparatus includes a heater element laminated within a high temperature chemically inert polymer with an adhesive on the outside of the laminate being used to attach a thin film of small particle size sorptive material. Various embodiments of the apparatus are each arranged to provide a flow of a sample to be analyzed across the surface of the sorptive material. The method for making the thin bed sorption/desorption apparatus includes the steps of encapsulating a thin-film heater element in a laminated structure of a polyimide which is a high temperature, chemically inert polymer. The outside surface of the laminate is coated with a polyimide adhesive which is diluted with dimethyl formamide. The sorptive material in the form of a powder having a maximum particle size of 100 mesh is applied to the wet adhesive. Subsequently, the coated structure is heat cured at approximately 220° C. for a period of approximately 30 minutes until the adhesive is dry and the sorptive material layer is fixed to the laminate.
Inventors
- 👤 David A. Barnes
- 👤 Eugene L. Szonntagh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N2030/0075; G01N2030/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for making a sorption/desorption bed including the steps of laminating a thin film heater element within a high temperature, chemically inert material, coating an outside surface of the laminate with an adhesive, covering the adhesive with a thin layer of a small particle sorptive material and heating the structure to dry the adhesive to fix the sorptive material to the laminate to provide an external sorptive coating for the bed in close thermal contact with the thin film heater element so that there is a large surface area of the sorptive material and a small thermal mass for quick heating and cooling.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for making a sorption/desorption bed including the steps of laminating a thin film heater element within a high temperature, chemically inert material, coating an outside surface of the laminate with an adhesive, covering the adhesive with a thin layer of a small particle sorptive material and heating the structure to dry the adhesive to fix the sorptive material to the laminate to provide an external sorptive coating for the bed in close thermal contact with the thin film heater element so that there is a large surface area of the sorptive material and a small thermal mass for quick heating and cooling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sorptive material is comprised of particles of a size smaller than 100 mesh.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the heating of the bed is performed at a temperature of approximately 220° C. for approximately 30 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sorption/desorption bed comprising a thin film heater element, a chemically inert, high temperature laminate encapsulating the heater element, a high temperature adhesive on an outside surface of said laminate and thin coating of a sorptive material on an outside surface of said adhesive to provide a sorptive outside surface for the bed in close thermal contact with the thin film heater element so that there is a large surface area of the sorptive material and a small thermal mass for quick heating and cooling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sorption/desorption bed comprising a thin film heater element, a chemically inert, high temperature laminate encapsulating the heater element, a high temperature adhesive on an outside surface of said laminate and thin coating of a sorptive material on an outside surface of said adhesive to provide a sorptive outside surface for the bed in close thermal contact with the thin film heater element so that there is a large surface area of the sorptive material and a small thermal mass for quick heating and cooling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A bed as set forth in claim 4 wherein said sorptive material coating has a thickness of approximately 0.1 mil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bed as set forth in claim 5 wherein said material coating is comprised of particles having a size smaller than 100 mesh.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A bed as set forth in claim 4 and further includes a housing enclosing the bed and having a flow inlet and a flow outlet while being closely spaced from said bed to provide a small flow volume across said bed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A bed as set forth in claim 7 wherein said laminate has a cylindrical configuration and said housing is a pipeline having a circular cross-section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A bed as set forth in claim 7 wherein said housing has an inlet coaxial with said outlet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A bed as set forth in claim 7 wherein said inlet extends through said laminate and said outlet is located adjacent to a periphery of said laminate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A bed as set forth in claim 4 wherein said laminate has a flat configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A bed as set forth in claim 4 wherein said laminate has a cylindrical configuration.
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