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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Perkinelmer Health Sciences, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Samuel Tolley, Hamden, CT (US);
Andrew Tipler, Trumbull, CT (US);
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A gas chromatographic system includes a gas chromatographic (GC) subsystem and an autosampler. The autosampler includes a carrier including a plurality of seats and a plurality of sample holders disposed in respective ones of the seats. Each of the sample holders includes: a container defining a chamber configured to hold a sample; and visible indicium on the container; wherein the container is positioned in its seat such that the visible indicium is visible. The autosampler further includes an optical sensor, a controller, at least one mirror, and a sampling system. The optical sensor is configured to read the visible indicia and to generate an output signal corresponding thereto. The controller is configured to receive the output signal. The at least one mirror is arranged and configured to simultaneously reflect images of the visible indicia of a set of the sample holders in the seats to the optical sensor. The sampling system to configured to extract an analyte from at least one of the sample holders and transfer the extracted analyte to the GC subsystem.