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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2020
Leonid Krasnobaev, Framingham, MA (US);
Leonid Krasnobaev, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A thermal desorption tube for use with an electrical power source that includes a tube body having a tube middle portion, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet, a heating element having a first element end and a second element end, wherein the heating element is disposed within the tube body between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein the heating element has a Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) value greater than 0.003 per degree Celsius, and wherein the first element end and the second element end are configured to electrically couple to a power source, and a sorbent material disposed within the tube middle portion, wherein the sorbent material is disposed in and occupies all available space within the tube middle portion surrounding, within, and adjacent the heating element, and wherein the sorbent material is in direct contact with the heating element.