Claims
- 1. A fluid analyzer comprising:
a pump; a concentrator connected to the pump; and a separator connected to the concentrator; and wherein the concentrator comprises:
a channel; and a continuous heater film in the channel.
- 2. The analyzer of claim 1, wherein the continuous heater film is for generating a moving heat zone in the channel.
- 3. The analyzer of claim 2, wherein the heat zone has a rate of movement approximately the same as a fluid moving through the channel.
- 4. The analyzer of claim 3, further comprising:
a first detector situated between the pump and the concentrator; and a second detector situated at an output of the separator.
- 5. The analyzer of claim 4, further comprising a third detector between the concentrator and the separator.
- 6. The analyzer of claim 5, wherein:
the first detector is a thermal conductivity detector; the second detector is a thermal conductivity detector; and the third detector is a flow sensor.
- 7. The analyzer of claim 6, further comprising a controlling mechanism connected to the pump, concentrator, separator and detectors.
- 8. A fluid analyzing means comprising:
means for pumping a fluid; and means for concentrating the fluid with a heat pulse having a rate of movement approximately the same as a rate of movement of the fluid.
- 9. The means of claim 8, further comprising:
means for separating components of a fluid; and means for controlling the means for pumping, means for concentrating and the means for separating.
- 10. The means of claim 9, further comprising at least one means for detecting the thermoconductivity of a fluid at a place between the means for pumping and an outlet of the means for separating.
- 11. The means of claim 10, further comprising at least one means for detecting a rate of a fluid flow at a place between the means for pumping an outlet of the means for separating.
- 12. A method for analyzing a fluid, comprising:
pumping a fluid into containment; heating the fluid in the containment with a heat pulse that moves through the containment at a speed about the same as a speed of the fluid.
- 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising separating components of the fluid.
- 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising detecting the thermoconductivity of the fluid.
- 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising detecting the speed of the fluid through the containment.
- 16. A fluid analyzer comprising:
a fluid mover; a concentrator connected to the fluid mover; a separator connected to the concentrator; and a heat pulse generator situated in the concentrator.
- 17. The analyzer of claim 16, further comprising at least one detector situated in the analyzer.
- 18. The analyzer of claim 17 wherein the heat pulse generator is a means for generating a heat pulse that can move along with a fluid in the concentrator.
- 19. The analyzer of claim 18, further comprising at least one flow sensor situated in the analyzer.
- 20. The analyzer of claim 19, further comprising a processor connected to the pump, the heat pulse generator, the at least one flow sensor and the at least one detector.
- 21. A fluid analyzer comprising:
a concentrator; a separator connected to the concentrator; at least one detector; and a controller connected to the concentrator, the separator, the at least one detector; and wherein the concentrator, separator, at least one detector and the controller are integrated on a chip.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1) to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/414,211, filed Sep. 27, 2002, and entitled “PHASED SENSOR”, wherein such document is incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1) to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/432,220, filed Dec. 10, 2002, and entitled “PHASED-II SENSOR”, wherein such document is incorporated herein by reference.
Government Interests
[0002] The U.S. Government may have rights in the present invention.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60414211 |
Sep 2002 |
US |
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60432220 |
Dec 2002 |
US |