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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
May. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Peter J Morrisroe, New Milford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Peter J Morrisroe, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer Health Services, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/68 (2006.01); G01N 21/73 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01); G01J 3/443 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/68 (2013.01); G01N 21/73 (2013.01); H01J 49/105 (2013.01); G01J 3/443 (2013.01); G01N 2201/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for sustaining a plasma in a torch is provided. In certain examples, the device comprises a first electrode configured to couple to a power source and constructed and arranged to provide a loop current along a radial plane of the torch. In some examples, the radial plane of the torch is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the torch.