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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2006
Brian K. Clay, Westminster, CO (US);
Martin B. Tobias, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry Macklin, Berthoud, CO (US);
Richard D. Godec, Longmont, CO (US);
Steve Poirier, Lafayette, CO (US);
Brian K. Clay, Westminster, CO (US);
Martin B. Tobias, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry Macklin, Berthoud, CO (US);
Richard D. Godec, Longmont, CO (US);
Steve Poirier, Lafayette, CO (US);
GE Analytical Instruments, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An automated standards sampling apparatus () and method for using such, apparatus are described. The apparatus can be integrated with a liquid analyzer to form a compact, integrated liquid analysis unit. When used in combination with a specially adapted vial se of standard liquids, the apparatus provides a system for automated, substantially error-free periodic calibration and accuracy verification for an online TOC analyzer (). The automated standards sampling apparatus of this invention facilitates the easy introduction of known concentrations of standard solutions and 'grab' samples into online TOC analyzers to satisfy regulatory compliance, calibration, and validation requirements. The automated standards sampling apparatus of this invention also provides substantially improved reliability, higher productivity and better performance when running the critical and regulatory driven System Suitability Test than does any conventional sampling equipment, and it is likely to find wide use in a variety of industrial applications other than its principal intended use in the pharmaceutical industry.