US 7,491,326 B2
	Apparatus for distributing liquids having an adapter
Uwe Schaefer, Keltern (Germany)
Assigned to Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/207,217.
Claims priority of application No. 05102451 (EP), filed on Mar. 29, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0219617 A1, Oct. 05, 2006
Int. Cl. B01D 15/08 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 210—198.2  [210/143; 422/70; 422/101]

23 Claims

1. A fluid separation system adapted for separating compounds of a fluid, comprising: an apparatus for distributing liquids to one or more receiving elements, comprising: a first element arrangement having one or more first receiving elements, a second element arrangement having one or more second receiving elements, a distributor adapted for distributing liquids to the first receiving elements, and an adapter adapted for transferring the liquids from the first receiving elements to the second receiving elements, wherein: the adapter comprises a fitting arrangement having one or more fittings, the adapter comprises a fitting support adapted for supporting the fittings of the fitting arrangement, and the fitting support comprises a moveable plate adapted for securing the fittings to the fitting support; and at least one of the following features a fluid provider adapted for providing the fluid, a separation unit adapted for separating compounds of the fluid, an arrangement of at least one separation column.