Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve for controlled shuttle of liquid into microtiter plates and mixing
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Application No.: US15665813Application Date: 2017-08-01
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Publication No.: US10371273B1Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Nathan Saetveit , Daniel R. Wiederin
- Applicant: Elemental Scientific, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NE Omaha
- Assignee: ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NE Omaha
- Agency: Advent, LLP
- Agent Kevin E. West
- Main IPC: F16K11/074
- IPC: F16K11/074 ; H01J49/04 ; G01N35/10

Abstract:
Valve assemblies are described that provide segmented shuttle of liquid into sample vessels and automatic mixing via bubbles in the segmented liquid. A valve assembly includes a first valve member having ports configured to receive a pressurized gas, a first fluid, and a second fluid. The valve assembly also includes a second valve member coupled adjacent to the first valve member. The second valve member comprises a plurality of channels configured to interface with the first valve member. In a first configuration, the first fluid is loaded into an external loop. In the second configuration, the second fluid is eluted from the column into a vial in a segmented stream via bubbles of pressurized gas. Bubbles of gas automatically mix the eluted sample fluid.
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