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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082809 | Combine harvester and associated method for selectively gathering grain test data The present invention provides a novel combine harvester and associated method configured for gathering grain test data. In general, the combine harvester includes a grain diverting assembly that is configured to selectively divert grain from a grain harvesting path... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7954390 | Bernoulli mushroom inlet housing for efficient air sampling A collection apparatus is provided for receiving a portion of a medium that flows around the apparatus and directing the portion into a collector. The apparatus includes an axisymmetric streamline receiver and a support member. The streamline receiver includes a cha... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7584675 | Connector enabling multiple sampling of sealed environment Connector which provide conduits between a sealed environment and an exterior of the environment includes a housing, a plurality of internal conduits extending from a first side of the housing, each adapted to communicate with a respective sampling device situated i... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7413666 | Method for selectively sampling particulates in boiler/steam cycle corrosion transport An improved method for isolating the impacts of flow-altering events in corrosion transport from those due to steady state corrosion in boiler/steam cycle processes. The method includes monitoring, in real time, with a particle counter or particle monitor levels of ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7331213 | Sensor device for determining constituents of a flowing medium A device has at least one sensor for determining one or more constituents of a medium flowing in an installation duct. The device has a housing and a main channel, which is connected to said housing and is closed at an end remote from the housing. The main channel h... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7255016 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7168332 | Powder sampling device The powder sampling device comprises, next to a vertical channel (1) a drawer that is also vertical which may be lowered so that a groove (5) passes into a sampling mouth (12). A flap (15) may be extended to direct the powder towards the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7111521 | Sampling system for moving fluid A system for sampling a moving fluid utilizes a housing in the shape of an airfoil having a leading edge adapted to be disposed in the moving fluid such that the moving fluid will initially encounter the leading edge. A fluid flow pathway extends through the airfoil... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082848 | Method of transferring a representative fluid sample from a pressurized source into a sample bottle An injection needle particularly intended for transferring a representative fluid sample into a sample bottle (1) is closed by a membrane (2) made from a rubber elastic material. The needle has a tubular inner wall (6) having a needle point (... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7062982 | Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060328 | Method of making a pre-greased collecting rod assembly for pollen and fungal spore sampling Collecting rods are pre-greased for use with a rotorod sampler. Multiple collecting rods are molded in one piece with a header to form a group. The collecting rods are attached to the header by thin gates so that they can be easily broken off for use. Multiple group... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7011634 | Urine sample collection device A urine collection device includes a support apparatus for supporting the urine collection device on a toilet. An attachment section attaches to a sample holder and a collection section receives and directs urine into the sample holder. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996976 | Apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe An apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe. The apparatus is particularly useful for the installation and/or replacement of retrofit sensors and injectors to the piping of engine exhaust systems and emission control systems, and is designed to be used o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997203 | System and method for distributing liquid flow into predetermined proportions A system configured to distribute liquid flow into predetermined proportions is provided. The system includes a distributor defining a plurality of distributor outlets configured to deliver liquid from the distributor. A receptacle is positioned to receive liquid, t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926603 | Withdrawal of samples An arrangement for the withdrawal of samples from a flow of harvested crop flowing in a conveying channel in a harvesting machine includes a guide element mounted so as to cover a sample withdrawal opening provided in a wall of the channel. The guide element is moun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6887429 | Apparatus and method for automated medical diagnostic tests A method and apparatus for the automation of existing medical diagnostic tests is described. This method, called sequential injection analysis, makes use of a pump, multi-position selection valve, and micro-bore tubing to automate sample manipulation and reagent add... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6869800 | Monitoring instrument An instrument comprising a housing (30) having a fluid-tight seal and a probe (10), adapted to carry a catalyst or sorbent (37), for monitoring a process fluid stream or the behavior of a catalyst or sorbent placed therein. The use of such an in... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6852290 | Multi-well apparatus A multi-well assembly according to one embodiment comprises a multi-well block and a guide plate. The multi-well block defines a plurality of wells, with each well having a fluid-impermeable bottom surface. The guide plate defines a plurality of fluid passageways co... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843103 | Automatic system for collecting, weighing and releasing solid particles A automatic system for the capture, weighing and expulsion of solid particles, consisting of an airtight weighing chamber, inside which there is an inner container in which the particles entering the chamber through an entrance duct are collected. Said container tra... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6696288 | Pre-greased collecting rod assembly for pollen and fungal spore sampling and method of making it Collecting rods are pre-greased for use with a rotorod sampler. Multiple collecting rods are molded in one piece with a header to form a group. The collecting rods are attached to the header by thin gates so that they can be easily broken off for use. Mul... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694728 | Exhaust gas dilution apparatus An exhaust gas dilution apparatus 10-2 is the same form multi-venturi type comprising a rectifier 11, divider 12, exhaust chamber 14, dilution tunnel 15, and a divider pipes 13t on the dilution side of a tunnel 15 side. All divider pipes 13 are provided w... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6636812 | Particulate compositions An on-line sampling and analysis system and method in which a sampling line inlet pipe receives a continuous flow of a suspension or a slurry having particulates, such as grains, seed or phosphate rock, for rapid analysis of the contents therein in a flow... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6553848 | Sampling devices A sampling device samples gas from a gas stream flowing through a tube to means utilizing the gas to detect the presence or otherwise of particulate contaminants. The device ensures that the sampled flow has at least as many particulate contaminants/unit ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6478856 | Apparatus and method for collection, sorting, concentrating and impinging particles on a surface The present invention is drawn to an apparatus and method for collection, sorting, concentrating and impinging particles on a surface, primarily for use in detecting and classifying chemicals, particles, vira, and bacteria in fluids. In addition to mechan... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6360590 | Method and apparatus for investigating surfaces A process for comparing the dust retention properties of various treated and untreated hard surfaces, within a dust retaining enclosure, that includes subjecting the surfaces to be compared, previously coated with a standardized layer of dust, to a standa... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6344361 | Method of detecting the presence of impurities, unit and method for vaporizing liquid, and double air-distillation column A film-type vaporizer in a vaporization enclosure, for example the upper column of a double air-distillation column, is associated with a measurement and analysis box where a polished surface and a spillway reconstruct the flow of liquid in the vaporizer ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6178383 | On-line sampling and image analyzer for determining solid content in a fluid media An on-line sampling and analysis system and method in which a sampling line inlet pipe receives a continuous flow of a suspension or a slurry having particulates, such as grains, seed or phosphate rock, for rapid analysis of the contents therein in a flow... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151972 | Urine sampling device A urine sampling device (1) which facilitates urine sampling of female and infirm patients which is adapted to be associated with a toilet bowl (2) to collect a sample while the patient passes urine while seated on the toilet, wherein the urine sampling d... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6126375 | Material testing apparatus The invention consists of a hopper to place material in, and a door beneath it to hold back the material until it is to be released onto a grid consisting of four separate compartments or chutes that direct the material into four separate sample container... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5965801 | Apparatus for rapid measurement of hydrogen concentration and its use in the measurement of nitrogenase activity A method and apparatus for rapidly measuring nitrogenase activity of a nitrogen fixing plant growing in a medium in a non-porous container, is described. Gas containing hydrogen is sampled at the surface of the medium at a rate approximately equal to the ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5730942 | Apparatus for measuring the content of foreign substances in a gas stream A system for measuring the content of foreign substances in a gas stream, for example oil in a stream of compressed air. The system includes at least one probe for collecting a given amount of gas. In the probe there is at least one sensor over which the ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5695720 | Flow analysis network apparatus A computer-controlled fluid manipulation and analysis apparatus for chemical, biochemical and clinical analysis, sample preparation, and microscale chemical and biochemical synthesis, having one or more stream selection hubs with multiple ports through wh... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5578275 | In-line sampling with continuous flushing for friction sensitive liquid nitrate ester compositions A sampling system with a remotely operable, in-line sampler with continuous low of sample flush water is described. The device is used in the production of friction sensitive liquid nitrate esters, particularly nitroglycerin and diethylene glycol dinitrate... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5517865 | Vortex suppression for an eductor A vortex suppressing flow eductor apparatus having a vortex filament producing flow eductor is provided with corresponding vortex destroying plates positioned and extending sufficiently downstream from a point within educted flow and deep enough into the ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5500369 | Air sampler A hand-held portable sampler uses a vacuum to induce the flow of air into an air chamber and around a deflector plate mounted substantially transverse to the overall airflow pattern and with edges thereof close to the surface of nutrient material containe... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5413004 | Method and apparatus for sampling coal A coal sampling device is provided for the efficient extraction of a core sample of coal from a container, such as a coal truck or railroad hopper car, and crushing of the extracted coal sample into particles useful for laboratory analysis. Uncrushed piec... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5398558 | Apparatus for sampling material An apparatus for collecting material from a mass of the material, the apparatus having a housing for receiving the material; a container for holding the material; and an assembly mounting the housing for movement along a path through the mass of material,... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5349876 | Measurement apparatus and method for bulk products, including at least one weight measurement The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring products, including at least one hopper for feeding the product, at least one cell intended to receive the product and provided with a means for opening and closing for arbitrary evacuation of the produc... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5284056 | Hydrometer for determining coolant fluid antifreeze concentration A hydrometer for determining coolant fluid antifreeze concentration includes a housing having a pair of spaced openings for inflow and outflow of coolant fluid into and from the housing, a transparent view dome mounted in flow communication with the housi... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5241867 | Method and apparatus for apportioning a primary volume of fluid into a determined number of secondary volumes having a predefined mutual relationship A method and apparatus for apportioning a primary volume of fluid into a plurality of secondary volumes having a predefined mutual relationship, by means of a chamber for receiving the primary volume of fluid having a bottom including fluid evacuation ori... | 09/07/1993 |
