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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Applicants:
William H. Howland, Jr., Wexford, PA (US);
James E. Healy, Jr., Carnegie, PA (US);
Inventors:
William H. Howland, Jr., Wexford, PA (US);
James E. Healy, Jr., Carnegie, PA (US);
Assignee:
Solid State Measurements, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To remove and/or prevent contamination of a probe, at least a portion of the probe is positioned in a chamber having an inlet passage and an outlet passage, with a distal end of the probe extending through the outlet passage and terminating on a side thereof opposite the chamber. A gas is caused to flow through the inlet passage into the chamber and out the outlet passage, thereby modifying an environment surrounding the distal end of the probe. The gas may be heated prior to injection.