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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1976
Walter R Hogg, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Coulter Electronics, Inc., Hialeah, FL (US);
Abstract
For use in a particle analyzer of the well known type, in which a microscopic aperture-defined sensing zone separates two bodies of electrolyte and particles in the electrolyte are caused to pass through the sensing zone; a first pair of sensing electrodes and a second pair of power electrodes are positioned with one electrode of each pair being on opposite sides of the aperture. A feedback circuit measures the constant D.C. voltage component between the sensing electrodes and feeds same back to the power electrodes, to cause the analyzer to be independent of power electrode polarization. The sensing electrodes are coupled to an output circuit, including a high input impedance voltage detecting amplifier, to enable the analyzer to operate accurately independent of changes in electrolyte conductivity. The connections to the sensing electrodes permit only negligible current to flow in them and thereby minimize their polarization.