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Apparatus for non-intrusive continuous and automatic taking of samples, storing and supplying of samples and data for a possible evaluation
Assignee: Bruker Daltonics GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1989-05-24
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2009-05-24
Abstract
Abstract The object of the invention is a method and a suitable apparatus for continuous and automatic taking of samples together with the correlating data and successive possible evaluation of the samples and data in a simple way. A storage tape (1) for samples and data is contacted with a sample storing head (2) and a data recording head (3) when storing. During readout the tape is contacted with a sample taking head (4) of an analyzing instrument (14) and a sample data reading head (5). Thus the invention makes it possible to permanently control chemical processes in production processes as well as in other creations of undesired and/or noxious liquid or gaseous chemical substances and/or compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernhard Odernheimer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:28
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N35/00; G01N35/00584; G01N35/00722; G01N35/00732; G01D; G01D15/00; G01D15/12; G01D15/14; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/22; G01N1/2202; G01N1/2214; G01N1/28; G01N1/40; G01N1/405; G01N1/2813; G01N2001/282; G01N2001/2826; G01N2035/00742; G01N2035/00762; G01N30/00; G01N35/00009; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B7/00; G11B7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
Apparatus for the data-like storing of samples comprising: sorptive storage body means for sorbing a sample and recording of correlating data; means for continuous and automatic sample taking; sample storing head means for heating the sorptive storage body means and causing the sample to penetrate the sorptive storage body means; data recording head means for recording of the correlating data on said sorptive storage body means; and means for material and data-like evaluation of samples, penetrated into the sorptive storage body means and correlating data, comprising a sample taking head and a data reading head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
Apparatus for the data-like storing of samples comprising: sorptive storage body means for sorbing a sample and recording of correlating data; means for continuous and automatic sample taking; sample storing head means for heating the sorptive storage body means and causing the sample to penetrate the sorptive storage body means; data recording head means for recording of the correlating data on said sorptive storage body means; and means for material and data-like evaluation of samples, penetrated into the sorptive storage body means and correlating data, comprising a sample taking head and a data reading head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the storage body means comprises a plurality of layers, said plurality of layers including sorption layer means for the storage of the samples, recording layer means for the recording of the correlating data, said recording layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a magnetizable medium and an optically labelable medium, and layer means for acting as a diffusion barrier against adjacent stored samples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said recording layer comprises a magnetizable medium with a data track is part of a magnetizable layer thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising storage tape cassette means for at least partially covering the magnetizable medium, said storage tape cassette having a wall material comprising a magnetic shielding material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the wall material of the storage tape cassette has at least one layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of soft iron and μ-metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said recording layer comprises an optically labelable medium with a data track thereon, said optically labelable medium comprising a flexible plastic foil coated with a material selected from a group consisting of pigments and polymers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sample storing head means comprises a restriction and a heating block.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the restriction comprises silicone rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sample taking head comprises a heating block, a member comprising a material selected from a group consisting of a contact membrane and a contact tissue, and instrument means for analysis of samples and recorded correlating data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sample storage head means comprises restriction means for controlling sample storage rate on the sorption charge body means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said sorptive storage body means is magnetizable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said sorptive storage body means is optically labeled.
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