Column analyzer system and improved chromatograph column for use in the system
CA 2074245 A1 · Owner: Sanford, James R. M. · Inventors: Jennings, William C.; Golias, Joseph H.; Frank, Patrick M.
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An analyzer system for automatic column chromatography includes chromatographic columns which are mounted in a rack. A drop removal mechanism system shakes the rack to transfer the last drop of eluate from the tip of a chromatographic column to a receptacle below the tip before the column is repositioned over another receptacle and another fluid or operation is introduced into the column. This prevents one eluate from contaminating another. The chromatographic column may have an upper end which is sealed by a foil member. During use, the foil member is ruptured by lowering a pressure cylinder with a seal-punching head against it. The pressure cylinder which is part of the pressure tip, unit …
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- Filed July 20, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 20, 2012.
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