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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999

Filed:

May. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

George R Laguna, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Frank J Peter, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Michael A Butler, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Assignee:

Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 8205 ; 422 55 ; 422 58 ; 422 681 ; 422 81 ; 422 8209 ; 422257 ; 436 52 ; 436164 ;
Abstract

A new chemical probe determines the properties of an analyte using the light absorption of the products of a reagent/analyte reaction. The probe places a small reaction volume in contact with a large analyte volume. Analyte diffuses into the reaction volume. Reagent is selectively supplied to the reaction volume. The light absorption of the reaction in the reaction volume indicates properties of the original analyte. The probe is suitable for repeated use in remote or hostile environments. It does not require physical sampling of the analyte or result in significant regent contamination of the analyte reservoir.


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