Apparatuses and methods for wireless monitoring and control of supplies for environmental sampling and chromatographic apparatuses

Abstract

Purchase orders for chromatographic columns and sampler tubing are entered into based on estimating usage for a year. An initial partial shipment is made of tagged columns or tubing as the tubing or columns are used. An RFID transmits trigger signals until an order point is reached at which time a new partial shipment is made. This process is repeated until the end of the year.

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RELATED CASES[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 980,131, filed Oct. 30, 2007, which is a divisional application of U.S. parent application Ser. No. 11 / 699,169 filed Jan. 29, 2007, entitled APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS MONITORING AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES by inventors Dale A. Davison, Dale L. Meyer, Daniel G. Jameson, Jack E. Silver, Jon L. Curran and Ruth A. Pipes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to apparatuses and methods for the wireless monitoring, identification and control of environmental and chromatographic apparatuses and synthetic chemistry and more particularly for control of supplies used by the environmental and chromatographic apparatuses.[0003]Wireless communication for the purpose of monitoring, identifying and controlling devices and apparatus are known. For example RFID devices and Bluetooth devices are in widespread use to identify devices...

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Benefits of technology

[0092]This system has several advantages, such as for example: (1) there is only one purchase requiring paperwork instead of multiple purchases that must be kept track of by the customer and by the seller for a preset time period; (2) the cost of the consumable items to the customer is pred

Problems solved by technology

However, prior art wireless identification and communication techniques have not satisfactorily resolved many of the identification and communication problems that occur in liquid chromatography and environmental sampling.

This prior art point of purchase system has several disadvantages, such as for example: (1) there are multiple purchases that must be kept track of by the customer and by the seller even though this process is automated with the aid of the RFID devices; (2) the long term cost to the customer of the con

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