Chromatography system with blockage determination
US7278329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/85986
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a method that includes, (a) monitoring a pressure on a fluid being conveyed through an intake tube into a chamber by a pump, (b) determining a deviation of the pressure from a predefined value, (c) determining a blockage of the intake tube based on the deviation, and (d) determining an amount of an adjustment of a parameter of the pump to compensate for the blockage.
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