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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Alberta Innovates-technology Futures, Edmonton, CA;
Inventors:
Stuart Garth Schroeder, Sherwood Park, CA;
Theodore Meyer Garver, Edmonton, CA;
Paul Peter Pastushak, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
InnoTech Alberta Inc., Edmonton, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/67 (2006.01); G01N 21/69 (2006.01); G01N 33/20 (2006.01); G01J 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/67 (2013.01); G01N 21/69 (2013.01); G01J 3/44 (2013.01); G01N 33/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) elemental analysis. A solution-catching collar, in the form of a weir, a wicking element, or combinations thereof between the outlet tip of the capillary tube and the base of a grounding electrode tip maintain a solution sample level proximate the plasma emission region.