Patent ID: 8336366

Claim:
A trans-configurable modular chromatograph comprising: a—core unit, said core unit having, controller module, said controller module having, first computer processing unit, said first computer processing unit having, computer processor, computer memory, plurality of digital signal input/output ports, alpha-numeric character displaying member, and analogue to digital signal converter, thermally insulated first enclosure, said thermally insulated first enclosure having first heater member, said first heater member being positioned to heat said thermally insulated first enclosure housing, said first analytes stream inlet, and said first analyte stream conduit, a temperature controller, first analyte stream inlet, first analyte stream conduit in fluid communication with said analyte stream inlet, said temperature controller controlling said first heater member and programmed to maintain said thermally insulated first enclosure at a uniform temperature throughout an analysis; b—first column module, said first column unit having first computer processing unit, said first computer processing unit having; computer processor, computer memory, plurality of digital signal input/output ports, means for releasably securing said core unit to said first column module, capillary column, capillary column heater member, capillary column analyte inlet member, capillary column analyte outlet member, said capillary column analyte outlet member being in fluid communication with at least one detector module, means for sensing and controlling the temperature of said capillary column; and c—first detector module, said first detector module having first computer processing unit, said first computer processing unit having; computer processor, computer memory, plurality of digital signal input/output ports, and analogue to digital signal converter, means for releasably securing said core unit to said first detector module, detector member, a thermally insulated enclosure, said detector member being mounted within said thermally insulated enclosure, detector member analyte inlet member, said capillary column analyte outlet member being in fluid communication with detector module inlet member.