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AssigneeX-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoseph J SPINAZOLA, III, Jay BURDETT, Zewu CHEN, Daniel DUNHAM
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A sample handling apparatus/technique/method for a material analyze including a sample carrier for presenting a pressurized sample (e.g., LPG) to a sample focal area of the analyzer; a removable fixture for charging the pressurized sample into the sample carrier; the removable fixture including at least one port to provide sample to and from the fixture and carrier. The sample handling apparatus may include a retainer, wherein the sample carrier is removeably combined with the fixture using the retainer, the apparatus being insertable into the analyzer for sample analysis; and wherein the retainer includes an aperture for presenting the sample to the focal area from a filmed, lower end of the carrier in proximity therewith.
A sample handling apparatus for a material analyzer, comprising:
The sample handling apparatus of any of the above claims, in combination with an x-ray analyzer, the x-ray analyzer comprising an x-ray engine including:
The apparatus of any of the above claims, wherein the sample comprises a pressurized petroleum-based product, requiring the measurement of an analyte therein.
The apparatus of any of the above claims, wherein an analyte measured is at least one element chosen from the following list:
The apparatus of any of the above claims wherein the sample is crude oil, and an analyte measured is chlorine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.