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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Ametek, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Archibald Williams, Wareham, MA (US);
Glen Johnson, Mesa, AZ (US);
Isauro Amaro, Tempe, AZ (US);
Jiangjiang Dai, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Kai Johnstad, Cumberland, RI (US);
James A. Salomon, Providence, RI (US);
Christian Vézina, Levis, CA;
Rémi Deroche, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
AMETEK, INC., Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5025 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); G01N 35/00584 (2013.01); G01N 35/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/18 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0663 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autoloader is disclosed for staging samples in vials to be loaded automatically into an analyzer such as a moisture analyzer for moisture analysis. The analyzer uses vials to hold small amounts of sample materials. The autoloader holds the vials in a horizontal orientation for delivery to and removal from the analyzer.