Docking stand for analytical instrument
US7875847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/301
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An analytical instrument may be docked in a stand. The stand provides electrical power, cooling, gas to purge air from an analytical gap within the instrument and/or other supplies or services to the instrument. The stand contains a contactless memory, such as an RF-ID tag, which stores information about the supplies and/or services the stand is capable of providing to the instrument. The instrument reads the stand's contactless memory and automatically sets operational parameters of the instrument in accordance with the supplies and/or services the stand is capable of providing. Thus, the instrument may automatically operate in an enhanced mode, such as at a higher x-ray beam power, as a result of being mounted in the stand.
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