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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350428 | Apparatus and process for collection of gas and vapor samples A gas sampling apparatus and process is provided in which a standard crimping tool is modified by an attached collar. The collar permits operation of the crimping tool while also facilitating the introduction of a supply of gas to be introduced into a storage vial. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350536 | Vacuumized receptacle for sample collection A portable receptacle is vacuumized for use in taking an air or gas sample for subsequent examination to determine type, origin, components of the air or gas. Critical to a long shelf life of the vacuumized receptacle is a valve which virtually seals the receptacle ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7281439 | Volatile organic compound monitoring A system, method and apparatus for monitoring the subsurface at facilities for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A surface penetration is made in a facility surface providing access to the subsurface soil beneath the facility. A soil probe is placed... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7159475 | Apparatus and method of sampling semivolatile compounds An apparatus and method for sampling semivolatile compounds is disclosed. A collection bag is placed around an air conditioning vent on an aircraft. An opening in the collection bag receives air from the air conditioning vent into the bag. An exit in the collection ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7089750 | Expansion-nozzle cryogenic refrigeration system with reciprocating compressor A cryogenic refrigeration system includes an expansion nozzle having a high-pressure nozzle inlet and a low-pressure nozzle outlet, and a compressor having a compression device, such as a pair of opposing pistons, operable to compress gas within a compression volume... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082849 | Apparatus and method for extracting volatile constituents A method and apparatus for ensuring the collecting volatile constituents contained in a solid sample S such as leaf tobacco. In particular, a sample vessel 10 for containing a sample of a solid containing volatile constituents, a gas feeding device 16 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066021 | Runoff rain gauge Disclosed is a runoff rain gauge 100 which includes a collector tube 104, soil infiltration resistance medium 108, a runoff resistance flow element 113, a standard rain gauge 102, and runoff collection tube 114. Precipitatio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6979363 | Vapor trap system for detecting volatile organic chemical vapors A vapor trap for detecting VOCs includes a housing, having a first end portion, a second end portion and at least one opening for receiving gas vapor. The housing is at least partially buried in ground with a vapor containment mechanism detachably connected to the f... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6921395 | Liquid specimen collection system A container assembly provides for the collection, transporting, and dispensing of a fluid specimen. The container assembly includes a cup-shaped container having an open end for collecting the fluid specimen. A lid is attachable to the container to close the open en... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6898991 | Sampler for dust on surfaces The invention relates to a collector which is able to take small samples of possibly hazardous dusts lying scattered on a surface. The invention consists of an evacuated sampling bottle closed with a septum, which is to be provided with a telescopic cap which has a ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6776059 | Method and device for sampling and storing urine specimen A method and a device for sampling and storing a urine specimen capable of recovering a sampled urine specimen to a recovery container (5) through a filter (2) by the sucking pressure of the decompressed and enclosed recovery container (5); the ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761076 | Portable suction lysimeter A portable lysimeter including a collection vessel having an inflatable bladder and a semi-permeable member assembly at least partially movable in response to inflation of the bladder, a sample conduit in fluid communication with the semi-permeable member and a rese... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6742405 | Deep Lysimeter A deep lysimeter including a hollow vessel having a chamber, a fill conduit extending into the chamber through apertures, a semi-permeable member mounted on the vessel and in fluid communication with the fill conduit, and a line connection for retrieving the lysimet... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6609434 | Method of retrieving a liquid sample, a suction lysimeter, a portable suction lysimeter, a lysimeter system, and a deep lysimeter A method of retrieving a liquid sample comprises providing a portable lysimeter including a semi-permeable membrane and a chamber in fluid communication with the semi-permeable membrane; making a hole at a site from which a liquid sample is desired; evacu... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6360620 | Method and sample extractor for the extraction of intact fluid samples The extraction of intact, representative fluid samples in well-defined depths, such as from wells sunk into the ground, has until now been very difficult, and in many cases impossible to perform. A method is provided as well as a sample extractor for the ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6199436 | Method and apparatus for field fluid sampling and dissolved gas analysis A system and method for field fluid sampling and analyzing dissolved gases in electrical equipment fluids is described. The system includes a disposable vial which is sealed with a self-sealing stopper. Fluid to be analyzed is inserted into the vial by a ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5976468 | Apparatus and method to supply a fluid sample to an analyzer Apparatus and methods for supplying a portion of a fluid stream and, alternately, a fluid of known composition and concentration to an analyzer are provided. The fluid stream is directed through a series of connected chambers formed in an integral housing... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5837203 | Device to alternately supply a fluid to an analyzer Apparatus and methods for supplying a portion of a fluid stream and, alternately, a fluid of known composition and concentration to an analyzer are provided. The fluid stream is directed through a series of connected chambers formed in an integral housing... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5700695 | Sample collection and manipulation method A sample collection and manipulation apparatus (2), typically used for collecting and manipulating a blood sample and measuring a component of that sample with the use of a reagent or ion-selective electrodes, includes a body member (4, 6, 8) defining a t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5621180 | Capillary sampling flow controller A capillary sampling flow controller provides an improvement in the process of sampling or monitoring for the analysis of air and gas chemistries; a constant flow rate is used to introduce a specific volume of gas into a vessel or through a trapping media... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5594183 | Process for metering, in particular microvolumes of a liquid; application to obtaining controlled dilutions, especially nanomolar dilutions A capillary cavity is provided in communication with a liquid bath container. The cavity is metered with a predetermined quantity of a liquid by a process that includes: (a) providing at least one capillary cavity, which outwardly emerges via an introduct... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5463909 | Runoff water sampler A device for collecting liquid samples is disclosed. The device can be set up such that it does not collect any sample until it detects the presence of water at the sample site. The sample can then be drawn by suction into a previously evacuated container... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461934 | Ambient air collection device for use with a self-contained breathing apparatus An ambient air collection device comprising a primary induction valve having a body, an air inlet, an air outlet, an ambient air output port, a channel extended between the air inlet and air outlet, an actuation chamber having an input port coupled to the... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5409841 | Ultraviolet light sterilized sampling device and method of sampling An apparatus to take aseptic samples from bioreactors or other aseptic or sterile containers is disclosed. The invention comprises a hollow cannula (20), a septum (28) which seals a pre-sterilized sample tube (27) and an ultraviolet lamp (22). The cannula... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5307696 | Liquid sampling head having a removable needle body immersed in a cavity A head for taking liquid samples and intended to be used in a sampling system associated with a nuclear fuel processing installation, includes a sampling tank (10) in which is removably received a needle body (16), which supports a sampling needle, to whi... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5241869 | Device for taking a fluid sample from a well A device for taking samples of a gaseous fluid from a well at a given depth. The device includes a control portion having a probe which may be removably assembled to one end of a bottle portion. The probe includes an inner space communicating at one end w... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5221311 | Evacuated sampling vial An evacuated vial for collecting a fluid sample and a method for manufacturing the vial comprising a cylindrical glass tube, one end of the tube formed into a frangible tip, a glass bottom closing off the other end of the tube, and a depression formed in ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4976925 | Appliance designed for single use for taking samples of liquids A device for single usage for sampling liquids consisting of a hollow mounting tube closed at one end by a base which has a needle mount and into which can be slid a sampling tube. The sampling tube has a cap which has a diameter in the section of the cap... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4925627 | Oil sampling device A device for conveniently sampling and testing oil from the crankcase of an internal combustion engine comprises a tubular member, installed in the dipstick guide tube of the internal combustion engine and having a chamber above the guide tube inlet, and ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4815326 | Oxide free sampler A molten metal sampler which can be pre-evacuated is provided with a double skirt end structure to receive, chill and solidify molten metal around the fill end to reinforce the outer tube and minimize erosion of the outer housing during immersion.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4812293 | Vacuum actuated assay device and method of using same A method for assay of an analyte and assay device therefor. The assay device includes an assay component affixed to a permeable membrane. The membrane preferably rests on a permeable membrane support and covers an opening through a receptacle for holding ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4660423 | Water sampling apparatus Apparatus for taking water samples from wells, streams, lakes, or the like wherein the water sample is to be duplicative of the water that is being tested. The apparatus consists of a carrier adapted to be lowered on a line to any depth into the water bod... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4646578 | Molten metal sampling device A sampling device for obtaining samples from a molten metal bath includes a pair of concentric vitreous tubes spaced from one another and coupled to each other such that the inner tube can be readily removed once the sample is taken. The outer tube is cyl... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4624149 | Sampling tube A sampling tube includes a sealed metallic tube having a fusible end cap at an extending end which, when submerged in a molten bath, admits the molten sample into the evacuated tube. The tube has a liner which is either frangible or has a nonadhering surf... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4603590 | Method of and vessel for removing samples from a bath of molten metal A sample from a bath of killed molten steel which contains aluminum is removed with a vessel having a cover which undergoes at least partial disintegration on contact with molten metal and allows molten metal to fill the vessel as soon as the latter is lo... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4576918 | Method of sampling and analyzing biocidal gas from a reaction chamber A method and apparatus for determining the composition and the concentration of biocidal gas and other gases contained in a reaction chamber during processing of material contained in the chamber and exposed to the treating gas. A valved pre-evacuated gas... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4570685 | Vacuum tube engine oil sampler An engine or gearbox oil sampling device for use with an engine or gearbox containing lubricating oil. The device includes a hand held container having a flexible tube communicating with its interior. The free end of the tube is provided with a hollow mem... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4537747 | Disposable device for sampling and diluting A disposable device for the sampling and diluting of a liquid to be diluted. The device includes a hollow tubular body and a sealed pre-evacuated container. The hollow tubular body includes a self-filling tube for drawing up and capturing by capillary att... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4526045 | Sampling system A sampling system in which carriers (1) containing sample bottles (4) are transported by pneumatic conveyor means (3) between an examination station, for example a laboratory, and a selected sampling station at a plant. On arrival at a sampling station (2... | 07/02/1985 |
