(under subclass 23.35) Subject matter wherein the sample is treated or modified before being tested, or a predetermined portion of a mass of material is obtained for testing, or a previously obtained sample transported or handled in preparation for analysis, or a previously obtained sample is introduced into an analyzer.
(1) Note. Included here is a liquid sample which is gasified prior to injection into the column.
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863+, for sample preparation or sampling, per se.
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422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing,