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Process and apparatus for testing bottles for contamination

US5365771A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1993
Grant dateNov 22, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J49/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

For testing bottles in particular by mass spectrometric analysis, gas samples are removed simultaneously from several bottles by means of probes. The gas samples are fed in succession and in a predetermined sequence to a mass spectrometer by a distributor unit. In this way, a single mass spectrometer is sufficient for testing a number of bottles thus substantially reducing costs in terms of money, maintenance and calibration time.

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