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Patent No.:

US 9658196 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2014

Gas collection and analysis system with front-end and back-end pre-concentrators and moisture removal

Applicant:

Tricorntech Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Tsung-Kuan A. Chou, San Jose, CA (US);

Li-Peng Wang, Taipei, TW;

Chia-Jung Lu, Zhongli, TW;

Shih-Chi Chu, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

TricornTech Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

Primary Examiner:

Lisa Caputo

Assistant Examiner:

Punam Roy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/02 (2006.01); G01N 30/06 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); G01N 30/88 (2006.01); G01N 30/38 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/08 (2006.01); G01N 30/12 (2006.01); G01N 30/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/06 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01); G01N 30/02 (2013.01); G01N 30/08 (2013.01); G01N 30/38 (2013.01); G01N 30/88 (2013.01); B01D 2251/302 (2013.01); B01D 2251/304 (2013.01); B01D 2257/91 (2013.01); G01N 1/2205 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G01N 30/12 (2013.01); G01N 30/6095 (2013.01); G01N 35/00871 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2276 (2013.01); G01N 2030/0095 (2013.01); G01N 2030/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of an apparatus including a front-end pre-concentrator module including an inlet, an outlet, and at least one valve to control flow through the inlet, the outlet, or both. The apparatus includes a back-end pre-concentrator module including an inlet, an outlet, and at least one valve to control flow through the inlet, the outlet, or both, and also includes a gas analysis module having an inlet and an outlet and including a gas chromatograph having an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of the front-end pre-concentrator and the outlet of the back-end pre-concentrator are coupled to the inlet of the gas analysis module. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

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