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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Kottenstette, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Carolyn M. Matzke, Los Lunas, NM (US);
Gregory C. Frye-Mason, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/508 ;
Abstract
A new class of miniaturized gas chromatographic columns has been invented. These chromatographic columns are formed using conventional micromachining techniques, and allow packed columns having lengths on the order of a meter to be fabricated with a footprint on the order of a square centimeter.