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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Ronald P. Manginell, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Patrick R. Lewis, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
Inventors:
Ronald P. Manginell, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Patrick R. Lewis, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/02 (2006.01); G01N 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to chemical analysis (e.g. by gas chromatography), and in particular to a compact chemical preconcentrator formed on a substrate with a heatable sorptive membrane that can be used to accumulate and concentrate one or more chemical species of interest over time and then rapidly release the concentrated chemical species upon demand for chemical analysis.