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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David P. Fries, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Robert Timothy Short, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Robert H. Byrne, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/944 ; H01J 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/944 ; H01J 4/900 ;
Abstract
A portable mass spectrometer for underwater use includes a watertight case having an inlet and means for transforming an analyte gas molecule from a solution phase into a gas phase positioned within the case. Means for directing a fluid to the transforming means from the inlet and means for analyzing the gas-phase analyte molecule to determine an identity thereof are also positioned within the case.