Did You Know...
...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096199 | Sampler and method of sampling A volatilizable substance can be sampled from a surface using a hand-held sampler employing a probe that comprises a supply tube in fluid communication with a pressurized gas supply and an outlet proximate to a target surface, a recovery tube having an inlet proxima... | 01/17/2012 |
| RE41319 | Portable contaminant sampling system The invention is a portable sampling system for sampling various media for contaminants. The media sample can include gases, liquids, and dry powders. The contaminant sample can include gaseous components, particulates of various kinds, and microorganisms. The syste... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690276 | High-efficiency air intake for aerosol air samplers The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for redirecting a flow of aerosol-containing air into, for example, an aerosol sampler. The apparatus comprising a device for redirecting a portion of the flow of aerosol-containing air into an air intake dispo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685894 | Probe and system for extracting gases from a process environment A probe (S) for the extraction of gas from a process environment comprises a tubular element (2), which can be positioned within the process environment. This tubular element has at one end a gas aspiration opening (TS) and defines an internal cavity (CA) by ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7574930 | Trace chemical sensing An explosive and narcotics detection system detects the presence of trace particles of materials that are adhering to surfaces. In order to detect such particles, to the particles are first dislodged or released from the surface, then transported to the detection in... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7487689 | Contaminant scanning system A vapor collection system. The system includes one or more walls that define a chamber for receiving inspected items, at least one pipe adapted to eject a gas jet within the chamber, the gas jet being provided at an angle relative to a normal to the wall of the cham... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7428848 | Electrostatic sampler and method The present invention is an electrostatic collector for low cost, high throughput, high efficiency sampling and concentration of bioaerosols. The device is small enough to be portable and can be contained within or placed on the wall of a typical office or hospital ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7401498 | Multiple trace portal detection systems A detector system that can analyze multiple samples with a single detector. The detector may contain a portal with a first opening and a second opening. A first sample is obtained from the first opening and a second sample is obtained from the second opening. The op... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7363830 | Discrete volume sampling device using a vacuum A discrete volume vacuum sampling device is provided with a vacuum tube, a sample tube, and a sample container. The container defines a discrete volume of product to be sampled from a product bed within a processing machine. The sampler tube extends between the cont... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357043 | Chemical trace detection portal based on the natural airflow and heat transfer of vehicles A portal is provided with a detector for detecting trace amounts of substances of interest that may be retained on the surface or interior of a vehicular subject. The portal relies upon the continuous process by which microscopic flakes of dust, dirt, pollen, and ot... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340970 | Method and device for isolating, collecting and transferring hazardous samples A method and system for isolating, transferring and testing potentially contaminated mail pieces. The mail pieces are encapsulated in a sealed package at one location and transferred to another location for testing. During testing, the sealed package is connected to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328603 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316152 | Systems and methods for residue collection Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299709 | Aerosol collecting device for a chemical detector An aerosol collecting device adapted for attachment to a chemical vapor detection system is disclosed to include a chamber comprising an inlet with a collecting funnel attached thereto and open to ambient, an outlet, and a through cavity defined therebetween, wherei... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275453 | Analyzing apparatus and fine particle collecting apparatus A simple and convenient analyzing apparatus is provided which easily, conveniently, and efficiently collects a material in the state of fine particles adhered to a target object, extracts the object to be analyzed, and analyzes the extracted object. An apparatus for... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243560 | Method and apparatus for airborne particle collection Embodiments of an apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample include a hollow tube adapted for pumping a liquid through an interior volume to an outer surface and a collection surface disposed on the outer surface and adapted for collecting the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204125 | Pressure activated sampling system Screening of items for the presence of contaminants, such as explosives residue, is accomplished by subjecting an item loaded into a pressure chamber to a pressure substantially in excess of atmospheric pressure conditions and rapidly decompressing the item to the a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201037 | Mail tub with air ports A mail tub in the form of a substantially rigid container and a removable lid which seals the container. The container includes an air inlet port and an air outlet port for sampling air in the mail tub for possible biological contamination, such as anthrax. The cont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194924 | System and method for biohazard detection using compression The present invention includes a system and method for detecting contaminated objects, for example mail pieces, through use of a pinching device that compresses the objects, thereby possibly releasing potential contaminant-containing particles into the air in a clos... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179346 | Semiconductor apparatus with multiple delivery devices for components An apparatus is provided for transferring components from a pick-up position amongst a supply of components to a placement position on a receptor, such as a die pad, during semiconductor processing. It includes a first delivery device and a second delivery device op... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178379 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171862 | Package biochemical hazard and contraband detector The disclosed apparatus and methods allow collection of concentrated samples of content in shipping packages without unsealing the package by forcing airflow via existing hidden gaps or, if necessary, creating one by a small incision. The air is injected into the hi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168293 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7114369 | Systems and methods for residue collection Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100422 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100461 | Portable contaminant sampling system The invention is a portable sampling system for sampling various media for contaminants. The media sample can include gases, liquids, and dry powders. The contaminant sample can include gaseous components, particulates of various kinds, and microorganisms. The syste... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089811 | System, apparatus, and method for guiding an exhaust gas An exhaust guide guides exhaust gases within an exhaust system to an intake portion of a sensor when an input port and an output port of the exhaust guide are positioned within an exhaust gas flow. A high pressure region formed at the input port and a low pressure r... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085746 | Method and system for notifying mail users of mail piece contamination A method and system for notifying users of a mail system that a mail piece has been quarantined is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information correspondi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073371 | Systems and methods for residue collection Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060927 | Method and system for isolating and testing biological contaminants in mail packages A method and system for encapsulating mail containers delivered to a building so as to prevent possible contaminants in the mail containers from contaminating the building. An opening is provided on a building wall that substantially separates indoor air circulation... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052914 | Automated method for examining catalytic and spectroscopic properties of the components of combinatorial libraries The invention relates to an automated method for carrying out reactions with high spatial resolution on libraries of different materials and for analysis of the products obtained using a simple robot system and an analyzer, for example a mass spectrometer. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050166 | Calcium carbonate imaging technique The invention concerns a method for determining the particle size distribution (PSD) of bridging agents in fluids, particularly aqueous fluids used in hydrocarbon recovery such as drilling fluids, drill-in fluids, completion fluids, and the like. It was discovered t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010991 | Surface particle detector A surface particle detector that includes a scanner slidable over a surface, a particle counter for counting particles passed therethrough, and a conduit connected between the scanner and the particle counter. The particle counter includes a pump for creating an air... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6979152 | Intake nozzle for vacuum conveyor An intake conduit apparatus comprises an intake conduit adapted at a downstream output end thereof for connection to an intake of a vacuum conveyor, and adapted at an upstream input end thereof to facilitate entry of granular material. Ramps slope inward and downstr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957766 | Envelope with enhanced opening capabilities and method therefor A method and apparatus for an envelope that includes a first portion of material, forming a first surface, a second portion of material, forming a second surface, the second portion being connected to the first portion at selected regions and a third portion of mate... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948653 | Hazardous material detection system for use with mail and other objects A portable detection system (10) for hazardous materials including explosives and infectious or hazardous biological agents readily adapted to conventional mail collection boxes (12), rural mailboxes (100) and the like. The system includes a fan... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941794 | Systems and methods for residue collection Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923188 | Method of sampling contaminants of semiconductor wafer carrier A method of sampling contaminants of a semiconductor wafer carrier. The method includes placing a tool chamber in a clean room and then placing and fixing the semiconductor wafer carrier with its opening facing downward inside the tool chamber. Then the method inclu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6852539 | Method and system for detection of contaminants in mail A contaminant detection system for mail is provided. A tray of mailpieces is transported along a transport path into a chamber that has a negative pressure maintained by a vacuum system. The tray of mail enters the chamber and is quickly decelerated, such as, for ex... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848325 | Explosives screening on a vehicle surface A system for detecting particles on the outer surface of a vehicle has a housing capable of being placed in a test position adjacent to, but not in contact with, a portion of the outer surface of the vehicle. An elongate sealing member is fastened to the housing alo... | 02/01/2005 |
