Automatic temperature and humidity regulation – Humidity control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-08
2009-12-22
Norman, Marc E (Department: 3744)
Automatic temperature and humidity regulation
Humidity control
C374S014000, C073S865600
Reexamination Certificate
active
07635092
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus, systems and methods for adding a humidity-controlled system to a thermogravimetric instrument. A humidity-controlled controlled chamber incorporates a housing, a humidifier, a sample chamber, a reference chamber, Peltier devices, humidity and temperature sensors, and gas transmission lines into a single unit. This single unit along with an electronic control unit and mass flow controllers provide a humidity-controlled system designed to control the atmosphere of TGA sample and reference chambers simultaneously. A system comprising an arm, motorized linear actuator an electric control unit, allows a humidity-controlled chamber to be automatically opened and closed, in turn, allowing reference and sample chambers to automatically be accessed.
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Pilacik Eric
Reader, Jr. John R.
Shdaimah Amichai
Norman Marc E
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
Waters Technologies Corporation
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