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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Waters Technologies Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Joseph A. Luongo, Walpole, MA (US);
Craig Hamilton Dobbs, Mendon, MA (US);
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Abstract
A liquid chromatography system includes a gradient proportioning valve in fluidic communication with sources of solvent. From the solvent sources, the gradient proportioning valve produces a low-pressure gradient stream. A first pump is in fluidic communication with the gradient proportioning valve to receive, pressurize, and move the pressurized low-pressure gradient stream to a flow-combining device. A second pump operates in parallel with the first pump and moves a pressurized solvent stream to the flow-combining device where the pressurized solvent stream combines with the low-pressure gradient stream to produce a high-pressure gradient stream. A second gradient proportioning valve can produce, from a second plurality of sources of solvent, a second low-pressure gradient stream, wherein the solvent stream moved by the second pump to the flow-combining device and combined with the other low-pressure gradient stream comprises the second low-pressure gradient stream.