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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6029355 | Device for cutting soil sampling tubing A device for longitudinally cutting tubing is comprised of a block presenting an engaging surface for receiving tubing, blades and protective guards both coupled to the block and both extending beyond the engaging surface, and a handle coupled to the bloc... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5639956 | Permeable membrane soil probe A permeable membrane sensor probe has a housing with a gas permeable membrane. The membrane has an outer surface and an inner surface. The membrane outer surface is disposed adjacent an outer soil engaging surface of the housing. The membrane is adapted t... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5635653 | Ground water sampling device A ground water sampling device includes an elongated cylindrical integral hollow housing with an inner surface defining an inner bore. The housing has an opening on its lower end and the upper end of the housing is adapted to be attached to a probe rod st... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5612498 | Ground water sampling device A ground water sampling device includes an elongated cylindrical integral hollow housing with an inner surface defining an inner bore. The housing has an opening on its lower end and the upper end of the housing is adapted to be attached to a probe rod st... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5606139 | Soil sample probe with retaining ring for holding core-catching structure within the probe A soil probe includes an annular cutting shoe for directing soil into the probe. The cutting shoe has a connecting flange with the groove formed on its outer surface. A sample tube is removably attached at its lower end to the cutting shoe and is adopted ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5588771 | Connector for coupling a pair of rods A connector couples a pair of elongated rods in axial alignment for transmitting axial and rotational forces along a longitudinal axis of the rods through the connection. The connector includes interfitting male and female sections projecting in longitudi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5553979 | Pull cap for attachment to a probe rod A pull cap is positioned about the exposed end of a probe rod and engages a pulling device to remove the probe rod from the ground. The pull cap has a first body section with a first concave surface disposed adjacent one end of the first section and for e... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5542481 | Drive point locking method and apparatus An assembly for locking the drive point at the forward end of an elongated sample tube includes a tapered drive point presenting a threaded chamber, a bolt having a threaded stem, a collar disposed about the stem and a locking member disposed about the st... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5503031 | Ground water sampling device A ground water sampling device has an elongated cylindrical hollow housing positioned at a desired depth below the ground surface. The housing has an opening formed at its lower end and an inner surface with an annular groove disposed adjacent the opening... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5186263 | Soil sample probe A device for obtaining soil samples beneath the surface of the ground. A sample tube is provided with a removable piston tip blocking the forward opening of the sample tube. Rearward movement of the piston tip is blocked by a removable piston stop. The sa... | 02/16/1993 |
