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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
John S Poole, Elkton, MD (US);
Mark A Nickerson, Landenberg, PA (US);
Frank J DeMonte, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436174 ; 436178 ; 436180 ;
Abstract
A method for sample preparation in which a sample matrix is formed into a thin film prior to being brought into contact with an extraction solvent such that the surface area contact between the sample matrix and the solvent is maximized and the cross section of the sample matrix and corresponding diffusion path of components of interest is minimized.