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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866223 | Method of obtaining samples of meat to assay for microbial contamination The present invention generally relates to a device for obtaining samples of meat during commercial meat production. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide for an automated, hand held device used to rapidly obtain samples of meat that are of... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7681467 | Dense packed sampling tool A sampling apparatus for taking a core sample of dense packed fibrous material including: (a) a generally cylindrical sampling tube open on its distal end, wherein the length of the sampling tube is greater than the sample length; (b) at least one exhaust port outsi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7392856 | Rotating drum variable depth sampler A sampling device for collecting depth-specific samples in silt, sludge and granular media has three chambers separated by a pair of iris valves. Rotation of the middle chamber closes the valves and isolates a sample in a middle chamber. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380615 | Core sample extraction system A core sample extraction system for extracting a plug from soil and removing the plug from the device so that the soil and any roots in the plug can be analyzed includes a boring tube including a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is driven into soil to isolat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347281 | Coring tubular and method for reducing contamination and processing speed of a core sample Disclosed herein is a coring tubular. The coring tubular has a body, at least one opening hole radially oriented in the tubular body and a parting line in the tubular body. Further disclosed herein is a method for reducing contamination of a core sample. The method ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337684 | Tool for removing surface material A tool for removing surface material to be analyzed includes a container having an opening therein defined by a peripheral edge. A flexible band is attached to and extends along the peripheral edge. An adhesive coating is positioned on the band. A ring is positioned... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316688 | Cutting and forming device A cutting and forming device includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, and a housing. The outer sleeve has a longitudinal axis, a front end, a rear end, and a borehole having an borehole axis. The inner sleeve, can be rotated in the outer sleeve's borehole and incl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301345 | While-drilling methodology for estimating formation pressure based upon streaming potential measurements Logging-while-drilling apparatus and methodologies for measuring streaming potential in an earth formation are provided. The apparatus and methodologies can be utilized to find information relevant to the drilling operations. In particular, since the streaming poten... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264776 | Sanitary and compact fecal occult blood collector A biological sample collection and test kit and a method of using the kit are disclosed in the application. The kit includes a swab, having a sample collection portion, a cover for covering the sample collection portion of the swab for hygienic purpose. Also disclos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247275 | Gel extraction device A gel extraction device comprising a hollow cutting member and a plunger ejector member. The hollow cutting member has a proximal tubular body terminating at one end in a circular rim having oppositely disposed spring engaging structures and a distal sloped transiti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7175499 | Method for creating controlled pressure release in a pneumatic device The present invention provides a means for holding the components of the device, a means for storing gas under pressure which is maintained separately from the interior of the device until actuating, a means for releasing pressurized gas from the storage device into... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172036 | Soil sample containment device and method A soil sample containment device is provided which allows soil samples to be contained within individual sections of a soil sampler liner. The device includes first and second end caps for covering and sealing the respective ends of the soil sampler liner section. E... | 02/06/2007 |
| RE39468 | Soil sample procuring tool and method of preparing soil sample for analysis A tool for withdrawing a soil sample comprising a frame member including a portion including spaced vertically extending legs having lower ends, a foot portion fixed to the lower ends of the legs and including a horizontally extending slot defined by a vertically ex... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134351 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented sli... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121356 | Tools and methods for retrieving buried coins and other treasure A “sod saver” tool for digging to acquire an object buried in the ground, and a non-metallic scraping tool utilized when carefully examining the soil. The sod saver tool includes a main cylindrical body rotated about its longitudinal axis for digging a substanti... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093508 | Sampling apparatus for material collection An apparatus to collect a sample of material has a handle with a tubular sample sleeve extending from an end of the handle. The end of the sleeve distal from the handle forms a cutting edge circumscribing a circular sampling region. A plunger slides reciprocally wit... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7003405 | Methods for characterizing subsurface volatile contaminants using in-situ sensors An inverse analysis method for characterizing diffusion of vapor from an underground source of volatile contaminant using data taken by an in-situ sensor. The method uses one-dimensional solutions to the diffusion equation in Cartesian, cylindrical, or spherical coo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978672 | Wireline apparatus for measuring steaming potentials and determining earth formation characteristics Earth formations are characterized by using an array of electrodes which can measure streaming potentials in the formation, and by interpreting the data obtained by the electrodes. The electrodes are placed on a wireline tool, a LWD tool, or in a fixed manner about ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959617 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of coring tubes aligned with the arrayed plurality of sa... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6933677 | Magnetically shielded flourescent lamp ballast case A magnetically shielded fluorescent lamp ballast case for shielding human beings from the negative effects of magnetic fields emanating from a fluorescent lamp ballast is made of a ferromagnetic alloy, or lined on the inside or the outside of the fluorescent lamp ba... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6837312 | Corer-grinder A novel corer and grinder apparatus suitable for interplanetary travel and extraplanetary operation is disclosed. The corer grinder composes a claw element attached to a shaft coupled to a motor. A second motor compresses a spring forcing against a hammer unit that ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6769317 | Core sampling apparatus A core sampling apparatus is comprised of a tubular punch, a storage container, and a press. The punch is comprised of a plurality of generally parallel metal sample tubes for being forced into a ground material. The storage container is comprised of a plurality of ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752219 | Turf cutting and handling system for golf green cup A turf cutting and handling system for the borehole of a golf green cup includes a generally cylindrical hollow barrel with a cutting edge disposed about a lower periphery of the barrel. A manually grippable handle allows the barrel to be drilled into a playing surf... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6716619 | Stylet for use with tissue microarrayer and molds A stylet for use with an automatic tissue microarrayer is provided for arraying frozen tissue samples on a substrate. In one embodiment, the stylet comprises a stylet needle having a pushing surface for pushing either frozen tissue or embedding media out of a coring... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6681872 | In situ reactor An in situ reactor for use in a geological strata, is described and which includes a liner defining a centrally disposed passageway and which is placed in a borehole formed in the geological strata; and a sampling conduit is received within the passageway... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6631650 | Thief sampling probe A sample thief comprising: an outer hollow rod with an open end; a piston with a plunger end inserted within the outer hollow rod; and the outer hollow rod having an adjustable means. The thief operates by inserting the thief into a blend to be sampled ju... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6565728 | Gel cutting and recovering device The device of present invention is used for cutting and recovery of a selected gel piece from a larger gel mass. The gel piece suitably contains molecules that will be used in further work. The preferred device is made up of at least two parts: a hollow m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6520036 | Sample removal apparatus A sample removal apparatus for excising and ejecting a section of a gel sample from a tray. The sample removal apparatus includes a chamber member that defines an chamber interior. The chamber member has a top with a perimeter wall depending therefrom. Th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6393926 | Front-loading precision material sampler with interchangeable retracting chamber A bulk material sampler comprising an elongated body having a first axial bore and an interior wall, a handle having a second axial bore and a finger grip, and a shaft assembly axially supported. inside the first and second bores. The bottom end of the ha... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378631 | Apparatus for recovering core samples at in situ conditions A pressure and temperature core sampler comprises a tool for recovering cores specifically enabling the evaluation of methane hydrate resources. Because methane hydrate tends to decompose under conditions of pressure decrease and/or temperature increase a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357535 | Soil sampling apparatus A soil sampler provides samples for on site disposition in forty and twenty milliliter vials for subsequent off site volatile organic analysis. A split sleeve contains a plunger positioned within the sleeve on a shaft to obtain a desired volume of soil wh... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6327919 | Method for taking a soil sample from a horizontal borehole A method for taking soil samples from horizontal boreholes. A first step involves making a substantially horizontal borehole from an entry pit to an exit pit. A second step involves towing a soil sampling apparatus through the borehole. It is preferred th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6305482 | Method and apparatus for transferring core sample from core retrieval chamber under pressure for transport A pressure and temperature core sampler comprises a tool for recovering cores specifically enabling the evaluation of methane hydrate resources. Because methane hydrate tends to decompose under conditions of pressure decrease and/or temperature increase a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6176326 | Soil sampling measuring device A soil sampling measuring device for collecting and measuring samples of soil for testing the volatile organic compounds in the soil. The soil sampling device includes a tactile indication of the volume of soil collected in the sampling device so that a p... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6125948 | Soil sampling device with frangible section A soil sampling device for collecting samples of soil provides a single use unit with an integrally molded plunger. The soil sampling device includes a cylindrical body having a first chamber and a second chamber, with each chamber comprising a cylindrica... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6098724 | Soil sample procuring tool and associated method of testing the soil sample A tool for withdrawing a soil sample comprising a frame member including a portion including spaced vertically extending legs having lower ends, a foot portion fixed to the lower ends of the legs and including a horizontally extending slot defined by a ve... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098725 | Soil sampling device with frangible section and method of sampling A soil sampling device for collecting samples of soil provides a single use unit with an integrally molded plunger. The soil sampling includes a cylindrical body having first and second ends, with the body comprising a cylindrical wall having a longitudin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6015248 | Wood corer device A wood coring drill bit comprising a hollow tube having an internal bore (103) and an exterior (100) with equally spaced bodies (10) of substantially uniform width extending in a helical manner from a cutting end (10) of said drill bit, said bodies (10) d... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6009958 | Soil sampling apparatus and a geological observation method using the same A soil sampling apparatus includes a sampling box for penetrating the ground first, and a shutter plate for subsequently penetrating the ground while engaging with the sampling box, thereby sampling soil layers located in a space surrounded by the samplin... | 01/04/2000 |
