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Device for preparing a gradient solution for a high-pressure liquid chromatograph
Assignee: Nauchno Tekhnicheskoe Objedinenie Akademii Nauk SSSR
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Filing: 1989-08-07
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2009-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A device for preparing a gradient solution for a high-pressure liquid chromatograph comprises vessels (1) containing eluents, a switch-over unit (7), a piston pump (9) and a mixer (4). Each vessel (1) containing eluents has a movable partition (10) dividing it into two chambers (11,12). The switch-over unit (7) is fashioned as a flow-through chamber (13) accommodating a rotary switch-over valve having a rotor (15) and stator (16). The rotor (15) has one through passage (17), whereas the stator (16) is provided with through passages (18) equal in number to the number of vessels (1) each communicating with the corresponding vessel (1) and arranged so that during rotation of the rotor (15) the through passage (17) provided therein is capable of connecting alternately to the passages (18) of the stator (16).
Inventors
- 👤 Maxim L. Alexandrov
- 👤 Vsevolod V. Shevkunov
- 👤 Alexandr J. Pavlov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/26; G01N30/28; G01N30/36; G01N30/34; G01N30/32; G01N2030/326; G01N2030/347; G01N30/04; G01N30/16; G01N30/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87571; Y10T137/87676
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A device for preparing a gradient solution for a high-pressure liquid chromatograph comprising vessels (1) containing eluents communicating by way of pipes (6) through a switch-over unit (7) with a displacement chamber (8) of a piston-type pump (9) and through a mixer (4) with the inlet of a chromatographic column characterized in that each of the eluent-containing vessels (1) is provided with a movable partition (10) dividing the interior of the vessel (1) into two chambers (11,12), the chamber (11) communicating with the mixer (4) and filled with an eluent, whereas the chamber (12) is filled with an inert liquid and communicates with the switch-over unit (7) fashioned as a flow-through chamber (13) arranged between outlets (14) of the pipes (6) and displacement chamber (8) of the piston-type pump (9), and a rotatable switch-over valve disposed inside the flow-through chamber (13) of the rotatable valve having a rotor (15) and a stator (16), the rotor (15) having one through passage (17) communicating with the interior of the flow-through chamber (13), the stator (16) having through passages (18) equal in number to the number of eluent-containing vessels (1), each communicating through the pipe (6) with the corresponding vessel (1) and arranged so that during rotation of the rotor (15) the through passage (17) provided therein can alternately connect it to the passages (18) of the stator (16).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
226 words
A device for preparing a gradient solution for a high-pressure liquid chromatograph comprising vessels (1) containing eluents communicating by way of pipes (6) through a switch-over unit (7) with a displacement chamber (8) of a piston-type pump (9) and through a mixer (4) with the inlet of a chromatographic column characterized in that each of the eluent-containing vessels (1) is provided with a movable partition (10) dividing the interior of the vessel (1) into two chambers (11,12), the chamber (11) communicating with the mixer (4) and filled with an eluent, whereas the chamber (12) is filled with an inert liquid and communicates with the switch-over unit (7) fashioned as a flow-through chamber (13) arranged between outlets (14) of the pipes (6) and displacement chamber (8) of the piston-type pump (9), and a rotatable switch-over valve disposed inside the flow-through chamber (13) of the rotatable valve having a rotor (15) and a stator (16), the rotor (15) having one through passage (17) communicating with the interior of the flow-through chamber (13), the stator (16) having through passages (18) equal in number to the number of eluent-containing vessels (1), each communicating through the pipe (6) with the corresponding vessel (1) and arranged so that during rotation of the rotor (15) the through passage (17) provided therein can alternately connect it to the passages (18) of the stator (16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with additional eluent-containing vessels (23) similar to the main vessels (1), and an additional stator (22) of the switch-over valve similar to the main stator (16) adapted for cooperation with the rotor simultaneously with the main stator (16) and having through passages (24) equal in number to the number of additional vessels (23) and connected to the corresponding vessel (23), the sequence of arrangement of the through passages (24) in the additional stator (22) being the reverse of the sequence of arrangement of the through passages (18) in the main stator (16).
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-09-03 | 1998-03-05 | 1998-09-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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