Automated chemical testing apparatus
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1. An automated chemical testing apparatus which comprises:
- continuous flow means for providing a continuous flow stream of alternating sample and intersample fluid segments, each intersample fluid segment including a liquid wash segment;
collecting means for separately collecting each of the sample segments and for collecting the intersample segments including the wash segments separately of the sample segments;
analysis means for analyzing the sample segments;
waste collection means for collecting waste fluids said analysis means and said waste collection means each being connected with said collecting means; and
discrete flow means for alternately flowing a collected sample segment to said analysis means and an intersample segment to said waste collection means.
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Abstract
An automated chemical testing apparatus which includes a continuous flow front end portion and a discrete flow back end portion. Also provided is a collecting means for separately collecting these sample segments and the intersample segments, means for analyzing these sample segments, and a waste collection means for collecting waste fluids.
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1. An automated chemical testing apparatus which comprises:
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continuous flow means for providing a continuous flow stream of alternating sample and intersample fluid segments, each intersample fluid segment including a liquid wash segment; collecting means for separately collecting each of the sample segments and for collecting the intersample segments including the wash segments separately of the sample segments; analysis means for analyzing the sample segments; waste collection means for collecting waste fluids said analysis means and said waste collection means each being connected with said collecting means; and discrete flow means for alternately flowing a collected sample segment to said analysis means and an intersample segment to said waste collection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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