Patent · US Expired

Device for the determination of dry substance

US5064009A · kind A · utility

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3References

9Claims

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Assignee

Sartorius AG · DE

Inventors

Franz-Josef Melcher · Hardegsen, DE
Thomas Pertsch · Oettingen, DE
Wilfried Spannagel · Oettingen, DE
Christian Oldendorf · Oettingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 1990
Grant date	Nov 12, 1991
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N5/045
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for the determination of dry substance of specimens consists of a microwave heater (10) and of a balance (5) whose balance scale (4) is located within the microwave heating area (7). This device includes a rotary disk (1) located within the microwave heating area (7) which disk can receive several specimen containers (2) and by elevating means which can raise and lower one of the specimen containers (2) from the rotary disk (1) and place it on the balance scale (4). The elevating means consists e.g. of a lifting device (11) for the rotary disk (1).

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