Liquid chromatography controller
US4618935A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N30/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A new and improved controller for creating a linear gradient dual solvent flow pattern in a dual pump liquid chromatography system wherein one pump pumps one solvent and the other pump pumps the second solvent, the controller comprising a clock for producing a timing signal; digiswitches for providing first and second digital signals representative of initial and final values for one of two solvents; a difference circuit for producing a third digital signal representative of the difference between the initial and final values; a digiswitch for providing a fourth digital signal representative of the time duration of the linear gradient; a binary divider for regulating the timing signal to produce a signal proportional to the fourth digital signal; a binary rate multiplier for proportioning the regulated timing signal to the third digital signal; circuitry for producing a fifth digital signal from the proportional regulated timing signal, whereby the fifth digital signal represents the dividend of the third digital signal divided by the fourth digital signal; and circuitry for inputting signals to each of the pumps to set the flow rates thereof, said circuitry being regulated by said…
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