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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Konstantin Shoykhet, Karlsruhe, DE;
Dwight Robert Stoll, Saint Peter, MN (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A sample separation apparatus includes a first-dimension separation unit for separating the fluidic sample, having a first-dimension outlet for outputting the fluidic sample or fractions thereof, and a second-dimension separation unit for further separating the fluidic sample or fractions thereof. The second-dimension separation unit has a second-dimension inlet fluidically coupled to the first-dimension outlet. A modulation unit, coupled between the first-dimension outlet and the second-dimension inlet at a first coupling point, is configured for withdrawing fluid from the first coupling point and for ejecting fluid into the first coupling point. A second-dimension fluid drive is coupled to a second coupling point located between the first-dimension outlet and the second-dimension inlet and downstream from the first coupling point. The second-dimension fluid drive is configured for generating a fluid flow for driving at least part of the fluidic sample after treatment by the first-dimension separation unit through the second-dimension separation unit.