Thermal isolation in a fluidic block of an actively controlling thermistor
US10545122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2030/3046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluidic block has a thermally conductive body with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body has a cutout portion formed therein between the first and second ends. The cutout portion partitions the body into a first region, a second region, and a thin region between the first and second regions. The cutout portion produces a thermal break between the first and second regions. The thermal break operates to guide a heat flow between the first and second regions through the thin region. A thermally conductive chromatography tube extends through the first, second, and thin regions from the first end to the second end of the body. The tube is in thermal communication with the body. A section of the tube may run in a transverse direction across the body in the thin region of the body.
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