Patent ID: 11879875
Assignee: WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A liquid chromatography system comprising:
a solvent delivery system;
a sample manager having a thermal chamber, the thermal chamber including:
a sampling mechanism mounted within the thermal chamber, the sampling mechanism including;
a sample platter mounted therein, the sample platter configured to rotate about a first vertical axis, the sample platter including at least one carrier bay for receiving a sample vial carrier having an array of sample vials loaded therein;
a needle arm configured to rotate about a second vertical axis that is in a fixed position within the thermal chamber, wherein a combination of the rotation of the needle arm and the rotation of the sample platter provides complete coverage over the at least one carrier bay of the sample platter when the second vertical axis of rotation of the needle arm remains in the fixed position; and
a sample delivery system in fluidic communication with the solvent delivery system, the sample delivery system including a sample needle attached to the needle arm, the sample delivery system configured to transfer a first sample from a first sample vial carrier located in the sample platter into a chromatographic flow stream;
a liquid chromatography column located downstream from the solvent delivery system and the sample delivery system; and
a detector located downstream from the liquid chromatography column.