Patent ID: 9285331
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B01L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A system for detecting unwanted materials in a consumer product, comprising: (a) a product sample cartridge comprising a first outer compartment configured to receive a solvent, a second outer compartment configured to receive a sample of the consumer product, a middle compartment positioned between the first and second outer compartments configured to receive at least a portion of the solvent from the first outer compartment and at least a portion of the sample from the second outer compartment, an optically clear front face, an optically clear back face, and electrodes positioned in the middle compartment, wherein the first outer compartment and the second outer compartment are interconnected to, and in communication with, the middle compartment by channels, and wherein transfer of the solvent and the sample contained in the outer compartments to the middle compartment is performed by increasing pneumatic pressure individually in the corresponding outer compartments or decreasing pneumatic pressure in the middle compartment; and (b) a detection apparatus comprising a receptacle for the cartridge, a closable lid comprising injectors that communicate with the outer compartments of the sample cartridge when the lid is closed, the injectors being operable to provide the increasing or decreasing pneumatic pressure, a detection device comprising one or more detectors operable to communicate with the optically clear front face, optically clear back face, and/or electrodes of the sample cartridge, and a user interface operable to display results of the analysis of the consumer product, wherein the system is configured to detect specific unwanted materials in the consumer product.