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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Avinash Dalmia, Danbury, CT (US);
Otto J. Prohaska, Danbury, CT (US);
Paul G. Saviano, Norwalk, CT (US);
Gitesh Kumar, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer Instruments LLC, Shelton, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/12 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a modifiable headspace for measuring a concentration of volatile releases from a sample. The invention includes a collapsible housing for containing the air sample and a plurality of spacers between the housing and the sample surface for separating them from one another. The plurality of spacers permit the distance between the housing and the sample to be adjustable.