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Nephelometric turbidimeter vial arrangement

US9638626B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HACH LANGE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Battefeld · Goldkronach, DE
Bas De Heij · Dormagen, DE
Hans-Joachim Kumpch · Berlin, DE
Andreas Mitreiter · Berlin, DE
Andreas Golitz · Moers, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Grant date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2201/0642
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nephelometric turbidimeter vial arrangement includes a vial and a separate vial cap. The vial comprises a transparent cylindrical vial body configured to enclose a vial interior, a bottom inlet window, and a top vial opening configured to be circular. The separate vial cap comprises a light trap cavity. The separate vial cap is configured to close the top vial opening. The light trap cavity comprises an inner surface which comprises a light absorbing surface. The light trap cavity is configured to be open to the vial interior.

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