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US 12,350,232 B2Granted
Self centering vial holder for immersion probes
AssigneeThermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.
InventorsAndrew Leoni, Michael Dugas, Sue Woods, Eden Couillard, Nimesh Khadka, Eric Martin
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Abstract
A holder is described. The holder is for a sample vial and includes a base and a cap, where the holder and cap include one or more materials that are opaque or optically black. The holder includes an interior space for placement of the vial in a light-tight environment, where the holder cap includes an opening for insertion of a probe therethrough and into the sample vial. The disclosure also includes systems and methods using the holder.
Claims20
A holder (100) comprising:
- a base (102) including;
- a first end (106) including a bottom (110) configured for placement of the base (102) on a substantially flat surface (112);
- a second end (108) extending from the first end (106);
- an opening (116) in the second end (108) opposite the bottom (110) and providing access to an interior space (118) in the base, said interior space (118) configured for placement of a vial (120) therein;
- an aperture 122 in the bottom 112, opposite the opening (116), and said aperture 122 is in fluid communication with the interior space (118);
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- a cap (104) configured to mate with the second end (108) and includes an inlet (124) configured to accept a probe (204) through the inlet (124) and the opening (116) and centrally into the vial (120);
- wherein the base (102) and the cap (104) include one or more materials that are opaque or optically black.
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