WO2025068881 - SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLASMA TORCH DEVICE AND A HYBRID PUMP, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
National phase entry:
Publication Number
WO/2025/068881
Publication Date
03.04.2025
International Application No.
PCT/IB2024/059313
International Filing Date
25.09.2024
Title **
[English]
SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLASMA TORCH DEVICE AND A HYBRID PUMP, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
[French]
APPAREIL D'ANALYSE D'ÉCHANTILLON COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF TORCHE À PLASMA ET UNE POMPE HYBRIDE, ET SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
Applicants **
PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Inventors
SWANSON, Todd
MOLTER, Michael
KAISER, Jesse
LITWILLER, Riley
MINARICH, Nicholas
KOCH, Dale M
Priority Data
63/586,486
29.09.2023
US
63/586,489
29.09.2023
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63/586,497
29.09.2023
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63/586,500
29.09.2023
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63/586,504
29.09.2023
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63/586,510
29.09.2023
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63/586,514
29.09.2023
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63/586,524
29.09.2023
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63/586,529
29.09.2023
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63/586,545
29.09.2023
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63/586,551
29.09.2023
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63/586,555
29.09.2023
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63/586,562
29.09.2023
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63/559,312
29.02.2024
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63/646,070
13.05.2024
US
63/675,847
26.07.2024
US
63/675,852
26.07.2024
US
63/675,860
26.07.2024
US
63/675,868
26.07.2024
US
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Abstract[English]
An agricultural sample processing-analysis system includes an analysis apparatus comprising at least one hybrid pump (M1-M4), a plasma torch device (200), and spectrometer (300). The hybrid pump (M1-M4) includes a deformable diaphragm (144) coupled to a pumping cavity (112) formed in the pump body (110). A syringe pump (115) operates the diaphragm (144) and is integrated directly into the pump body (110) within an internal pump bore (116). The syringe pump (115) when actuated displaces pilot fluid which deforms the diaphragm (144) to pump a process fluid such as a sample fluid to the plasma torch (201) where it is ignited to form a plasma. The spectrometer (300) captures spectra data from the plasma and quantifies the concentration of an analyte of agricultural interest in the sample fluid, such as plant nutrients. Additional hybrid pumps used to process the sample fluid and calibrate the spectrometer (300) may be physically and fluidly coupled together in a flow network to collectively form a self-supported housing (501).[French]
Est divulgué un système d'analyse de traitement d'échantillon agricole comprenant un appareil d'analyse comprenant au moins une pompe hybride (M1-M4), un dispositif torche à plasma (200) et un spectromètre (300). La pompe hybride (M1-M4) comprend un diaphragme déformable (144) couplé à une cavité de pompage (112) formée dans le corps de pompe (110). Une pompe à seringue (115) actionne le diaphragme (144) et est intégrée directement dans le corps de pompe (110) à l'intérieur d'un alésage de pompe interne (116). La pompe à seringue (115) lorsqu'elle est actionnée déplace un fluide pilote qui déforme le diaphragme (144) pour pomper un fluide de traitement tel qu'un fluide échantillon vers la torche à plasma (201) où il est allumé pour former un plasma. Le spectromètre (300) capture des données de spectres à partir du plasma et quantifie la concentration d'un analyte d'intérêt agricole dans le fluide échantillon, tel que des nutriments végétaux. Des pompes hybrides supplémentaires utilisées pour traiter le fluide échantillon et étalonner le spectromètre (300) peuvent être couplées physiquement et fluidiquement ensemble dans un réseau d'écoulement pour former collectivement un boîtier autoportant (501).