Integrated, portable sample analysis system and method
US9791386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/301
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated, portable sample analysis system and method. A viscometer subsystem receives a first portion of a sample. A spectrometer subsystem receives a second portion of the sample. A syringe pump subsystem receives a third portion of the sample and is configured to urge the third portion of the sample through a filter which collects particles in the sample thereon. An x-ray analysis subsystem is configured to x-ray the particles. The x-ray analysis subsystem also receives a fourth portion of the sample in order to determine the composition of any dissolved material in the sample. A processing subsystem provides a report concerning the sample and its viscosity, physical properties, particulate count and size distribution, and the composition of particulate and dissolved elements in the sample.
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