US 12,442,828 B2
System for prioritization of collecting and analyzing liquid samples
Daniel R. Wiederin, Omaha, NE (US); David Diaz, Bennington, NE (US); and Karl Hauke, Warranwood (AU)
Assigned to Elemental Scientific, Inc., Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by Elemental Scientific, Inc., Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/053,960.
Application 18/053,960 is a continuation of application No. 16/441,447, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,531,038.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,664, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0152340 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/73 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/0092 (2013.01) [G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 21/73 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for prioritizing and analyzing fluid samples, the system comprising:
a sample analysis system configured to receive and analyze fluid samples;
a first remote system fluidly coupled to the sample analysis system via a first transfer line, the first remote system configured to transfer a first sample to the sample analysis system via the first transfer line;
a second remote system fluidly coupled to the sample analysis system via a second transfer line, the second remote system configured to transfer a second sample to the sample analysis system via the second transfer line; and
a system controller configured to:
assign a first sample priority value to a first sample based on a first sample identifier associated with a function of the first sample;
assign a second sample priority value to a second sample based on a second sample identifier associated with a function of the second sample;
determine a priority queue for analyzing the first sample and the second sample by the sample analysis system based on the first sample priority value and the second sample priority value; and
analyze either the first sample or the second sample by the sample analysis system based on the determined priority queue.