Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.

Thermo Scientific Portable Instruments Inc.

Kenneth J Vachon, Jr

Timothy M Pastore

Gregory H Vander Rhodes

Brendon D Tower

Aaron Sean Poynton

Scott E Miller

Leonid Y Krasnobaev

Walter J Doherty, Iii

The embodiments of the present invention are directed to applying intimate contact pressures to samples while undergoing ATR infrared interrogation. As a general mode of operation, after a solid sample is placed on the ATR element, a force actuator moves an anvil arm to apply a contact force to the sample against the ATR. Thereafter, when the scan is over, the user can see the result of the one or more scans. The force actuator may be a motor or a solenoid or other type of force actuator. The applied contact force may be a fixed force or may be a user-selectable force or may be automatically controlled through feedback from the spectrometer based on the spectroscopic signature of the sample material.

Method and apparatus for the application of force to a sample for detection using an electromechanical means

In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a module assembly and a main assembly. The module assembly includes a module assembly housing, a first faceplate and an analysis unit attached to the first faceplate. The main assembly includes a main assembly housing, a second faceplate and an engine unit rigidly attached to the second faceplate. The engine unit generates a light that passes to the analysis unit via a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly. The first lens assembly is attached to the first faceplate and the second lens assembly is attached to the second faceplate. The module assembly when attached to the main assembly causes the first and second faceplates to act as a single mechanical unit that moves independent of movement of the module assembly housing and/or the main assembly housing.

Modular vapor detector and identifier

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Holliston, MA, United States of America

Kenneth J Vachon, Jr