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Method, kit and apparatus for verifying calibration and linearity of vertical photometers

US5258308A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1992
Grant dateNov 2, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/109163
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for calibrating or checking the calibration of vertical photometers. The invention may also provide easy and convenient assay results for diagnostic profiles. The invention comprises pre-dispensed amounts of a suitable reagent, chosen for the particular use, disposed in a vessel with an amount of a wetting agent or other means to yield a reproducible meniscus in the resulting control solution. The control solution is dried to leave a precise amount of dried reagent and other constituents in the vessel which can then be stored and distributed until subsequent use. The dried control solution can then be reconstituted to provide a standard having known absorbance and physical characteristics.

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