# US 10,871,429 B2 · Injection apparatus and injection method for liquid sample for standard gas production

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- Number: US 10,871,429 B2
- Document ID: US10871429B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/336,818
- Filed: 2018-07-13
- Published: 2019-07-25
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-17
- Assignees: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
- Applicants: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
- Inventors: Jihwan Kang; Yong-Doo Kim; Sangil Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871429B2

## CPC

- G01N 1/38: Diluting, dispersing or mixing samples
- B01L 5/02: Gas collection apparatus, e.g. by bubbling under water (for sampling G01N1/22)
- G01N 33/0011: {Sample conditioning (preparing specimens for investigation G01N1/28)}
- G01N 33/0018: {by diluting a gas}
- G01N 2001/2893: {Preparing calibration standards}
- G01N 2001/386: {Other diluting or mixing processes}
- G01N 2001/387: {mixing by blowing a gas, bubbling}
- G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)
- B01L: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE

## Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an injection apparatus and an injection method for a liquid sample for standard gas production, wherein the injection apparatus for injecting a liquid sample present in a liquid state at room temperature into a standard gas container has an improved structure that minimizes the area in which the liquid sample directly contacts the injection apparatus so as to prevent the problem in which the liquid sample is adsorbed into the injection apparatus. Furthermore, another purpose of the present invention is to provide an injection apparatus and an injection method for a liquid sample for standard gas production, in which a step of volatilizing the remaining liquid sample by heating is eliminated during the injection of the liquid sample, thereby preventing the apparatus from being damaged by heating to thereby improve the durability of the apparatus.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production that is connected to an inlet of a standard gas container to supply a liquid sample and diluting gas to the inlet of the standard gas container and gasifies the liquid sample to inject the gasified liquid sample to the standard gas container, the injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production comprising:
a syringe including a needle to inject the liquid sample;
a liquid injection part connected to the inlet of the standard gas container extending in a vertical direction, and including a penetration path extending in a horizontal direction so that the needle penetrates therethrough and communicating with the inlet of the standard gas container; and
a standard gas preparation device connected to the inlet of the standard gas container through a gas transfer passage which is in communication with the penetration path to inject a diluting gas supplied from a diluting gas cylinder or to perform a vacuum evacuation of the standard gas container,
wherein the needle is disposed such that a tip of the needle inserted into the inlet of the standard gas container is positioned such that the tip of the needle is directly at the inlet of the standard gas container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 1, wherein the needle is disposed so that a tip thereof inserted into the inlet of the standard gas container is positioned at the center of the inlet of the standard gas container.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 1, wherein the needle is formed in the form of a tube having a closed tip inserted into the inlet of the standard gas container, and the tip is provided with a discharge hole.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 3, wherein the discharge hole is formed below the tip of the needle so as to downward vertically discharge the liquid sample.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 1, wherein the liquid injection part includes:
a body part having the penetration path formed therein,
a container connection part connecting one end of the body part and the inlet of the stand gas container to each other, and
a syringe connection part connecting the other end of the body part and the syringe to each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 5, wherein the liquid injection part further includes a septum embedded in the syringe connection part and having a through hole formed at the center thereof so that the needle penetrates therethrough to perform sealing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 5, wherein the syringe connection part is formed in the form of a lock nut.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production of claim 1, wherein the gas transfer passage is provided with a control valve for controlling the injection of diluting gas or the performance of the vacuum evacuation.

### Claim 9

An injection method for liquid for standard gas production using an injection apparatus that is connected to an inlet of a standard gas container to supply a liquid sample and diluting gas to the inlet of the standard gas container and gasifies the liquid sample to inject the gasified liquid sample to the standard gas container, the injection apparatus for liquid for standard gas production comprising:
a syringe including a needle to inject the liquid sample;
a liquid injection part connected to the inlet of the standard gas container extending in a vertical direction, and including a penetration path extending in a horizontal direction so that the needle penetrates therethrough and communicating with the inlet of the standard gas container; and
a standard gas preparation device connected to the inlet of the standard gas container through a gas transfer passage which is in communication with the penetration path to inject a diluting gas supplied from a diluting gas cylinder or to perform a vacuum evacuation of the standard gas container, the injection method for liquid for standard gas production comprising:
evacuating the liquid injection part, the standard gas preparation device, and standard gas container;
collecting the liquid sample in the syringe;
replacing the needle of the syringe;
measuring a mass of the syringe in which the liquid sample is contained;
inserting the needle into the penetration path of the liquid injection part to position the tip of the needle in the inlet of the standard gas container;
evacuating the needle;
volatilizing and gasifying the liquid sample contained in the syringe while injecting into the standard gas container;
calculating an injection amount of the liquid sample by measuring the mass of the syringe after the liquid sample is injected; and
injecting the diluting gas into the standard gas container through the standard gas preparation device.