Automation in gaseous sample tests
AssigneeApplied Lab Automation
InventorGrace C. Feng-Tang
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Abstract
The present invention is related to an apparatus facilitating the automation of gaseous sample analysis and the method thereof. Specifically, the present invention is related to the apparatus that is capable of detecting and converting a reading from a first matrix to a second matrix, thus simplifies a calibration process required for the gaseous sample analysis and the method thereof.
Claims7
an apparatus for a gaseous sample test utilizing at least one analyzer, comprising:
- (A) a means of connection, wherein said connection may transmit data in between the apparatus and the analyzer;
- (B) a storage device;
- (C) a calculation device;
- and,
- (D) a display device.
A method of simplifying a calibration process of the gaseous sample test utilizing at least one analyzer, comprising:
- (A) calibrating a first matrix;
- (B) collecting a first reading of a first analyte from the gaseous sample from the first matrix;
- (C) collecting a second reading of the first analyte from the gaseous sample from a second matrix;
- (D) comparing the first reading and the second reading;
- (E) determining a matrix effect exiting if the first reading and the second reading are different.
A method of obtaining a concentration in a gaseous sample analysis wherein a matrix effect exiting in between a first matrix and a second matrix, comprising:
- (A) determining a first matrix equation of the first matrix;
- (B) determining a second matrix equation of the second matrix;
- (C) establishing a correction equation based on the first and the second matrix equations, wherein the correction equation converts a second reading from the second matrix into a second converted reading;
- (D) introducing the second converted reading into the first matrix equation to obtain a second converted concentration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.