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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117926 | Method of and equipment for preparing an analysis sample The invention relates to a method of and equipment for preparing an analysis sample (2) for a continuous on-line analysis. According to the invention, a sample material (5) is taken by means of a sampling arrangement (4) from a material flow ( | 02/21/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7288228 | Sample injection system An HPLC injection valve is mounted to a probe drive system close to the probe axis to minimize probe movements required for sample injections into a mobile phase column. The probe is directly connected by a short conduit to the injection valve, eliminating the need ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7253005 | Catalyst sampling system A method and apparatus are provided for obtaining a reproducible sample of solid particles. The reproducible sample is obtained by receiving solid particles into a collection system that includes a sheltered volume. Solid particles that settle outside of the shelter... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134350 | Method and apparatus for producing samples of primarily finely granulated and dry material An apparatus and a method for producing samples of a finely granular and dry material for measuring the residual carbon content thereof. The material is fed by a torque monitored conveyor screw to a measuring chamber and is progressively compacted therein. At an abr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131978 | Surgical suturing instrument and method of use A device is disclosed for introducing a flexible elongated element through at least two portions of a subject. In an embodiment, the device includes a proximal end and a distal end, as well as an advancement unit for longitudinally advancing the flexible elongated e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7051638 | Trigger mechanism for small firearms A trigger mechanism for small firearms with a striking hammer, a trigger, and a trigger rail, which interacts with the trigger and which can be moved by a control element from an engagement position for cocking the striking hammer into a release position for releasi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976398 | Liquid sample collection system A liquid sample collection system includes a container having an interior reservoir for receiving the liquid sample, and a valve assembly that may be coupled to the container to facilitate collecting the liquid sample, the valve assembly includes a valve housing hav... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6508109 | Method and device for measurement of pulsating milk flow A method and device for making measurements of the characteristics of a fluid, particularly the milk, which flows in pulsations in a conduit. The device has a measuring region wherein at least one characteristic of the fluid is determined. The measurement... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6216549 | Collapsible bag sediment/water quality flow-weighted sampler A collapsible bag sampler comprises a top section; a bottom section connected to the top section; a tail section having fins, which tail section is fitted onto the top section; a nose section with tray, which tray supports a flexible bag; a nozzle holder;... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6122980 | Mixing system A mixing system includes a dilution inlet, an elbow duct, and a gaseous inlet in flow communication with the elbow duct along the elbow duct outer turning radius. The elbow duct has a first end in flow communication with the dilution inlet, and a second e... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6058789 | Sampling device for gas analyzers A sampling device for a gas analyzer in which a constant-rate flow of diluted sample gas is sampled by a constant-volume sampling device. A gas inlet port of a sampling passage of the constant-volume sampling device is positioned in a throat portion of a ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5604319 | Sampling device for gas analyzers A sampling device for a gas analyzer in which a constant-rate flow of diluted sample gas is sampled by a constant-volume sampling device. A gas inlet port of a sampling passage of the constant-volume sampling device is positioned in a throat portion of a ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5426987 | Apparatus for collecting small samples from flowable solids An apparatus for sampling a portion of flowable solid material from a stream thereof is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of nested stage assemblies enclosed within a housing for sampling successively smaller portions of the solid material flow... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423228 | Dilution stack sampling apparatus Dilution stack sampling apparatus, for analyzing gaseous components of a gas stream from a stack containing particulate material of varying size therein. A passageway has a first end communicating at an angle with the probe intermediate its ends to receiv... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5413005 | Sample collector for fog-containing wastewater A funnel is operationally mountable on the downstream side of a weir positioned in a wastewater stream which contains oils, fats and/or grease. The funnel has a sample port near the discharge neck and tubing is connected to the funnel in communication wit... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5189919 | Wellhead fluid sampler Wellhead fluid sampling apparatus comprising a closed housing with a side opening for inserting a sample receiving receptacle and a bottom aperture in sealed communication with a removable conduit that is carried by and in fluid communication with the int... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4774846 | Test apparatus for mixing apparatuses for multicomponent plastics, in particular polyurethane The test apparatus is equipped with two valves, of which the valve arranged in the test line 3 which branches off from the return line 1 is a seat valve 7 whose outlet aperture 13 forms the end of the test line, so that the amount of component emerging th... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4771641 | Sample divider A sample divider for fine-grained loose material samples contains - arranged symmetrically below one another - a sample delivery pipe, a divider and collecting vessels for sub-samples provided below the divider. The divider is constructed as a divider con... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4762009 | In-situ integrated suspended sediment stream sampler An in-situ integrated sampler relies upon the natural sedimentation process to continuously collect suspended sediment from a flowing stream over extended time periods. An upstream facing funnel captures a portion of the flowing stream and directs it into... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4663978 | Clean grain sampler for a combine harvester In a self-propelled combine harvester, a grain sampling device is inserted in an opening in the common wall structure shared by the rear of the operator enclosure and the front of the grain tank. In the opening, a prism shaped receiving cup rocks about it... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4524628 | In line dry material sampler A continuous in line dry material sampler for sampling dry flowing material within a manufacturing or transported stream comprising a series of concentrically nested stages having no moving parts and having means for obtaining a representative proportiona... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4514362 | Breath specimen mixer A mixing chamber designed for ready disassembly is described in which a generally spherical-shaped outer container encloses an inner sphere. Entry and exit openings are provided on opposite sides of the outer sphere, so that breath specimens pass through ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4494413 | Homogeneous sampler for non-homogeneous flowing of fluid A process and apparatus are provided for continuously sampling, for example, crude oil, to determine the amount of water and bottom sediments in the crude oil, wherein the crude oil is passed through a mixing zone in a pipeline to homogenize the crude oil... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4426880 | Method and apparatus for fluid sampling and testing An apparatus for preparing and testing fluid samples in which a two-phase fluid mixture passes through equipment for homogenizing the mixture with at least one isokinetic sampling device arranged to remove portions of the homogenized fluid mixture, with t... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4422342 | Temporary vanes to straighten gas flow in scrubbers A method is provided for flow straightening and sampling gas in the stack of a gas scrubber. In normal operation the gas has a substantially nonaxial flow so as to retain within the stack droplets carried by the gas. A flow straightener having flow straig... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4403517 | Liquid sampling Apparatus for the sampling of heavy fuel oil supplied to a ship as bunker fuel consists of a pipe section for oil flow containing a static vane mixer, and a positive displacement pump with its inlet communicating with the interior of the pipe section down... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4343199 | Sampling device A device for taking from a flowing suspension a sample-flow representative of said suspension comprises a first chamber (18) arranged to receive the flowing suspension, said first chamber communicating via a weir (23) with the upper part of a second chamb... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4341124 | Automatic sampling apparatus An automatic sampling apparatus for particles suspended in liquid, which maintains particles in suspension by periodically directing and redirecting the liquid first down one branch of a manifold and then down another, and which selectively directs the li... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4252019 | Sample mixer and splitter for continuous flow centrifugation sampling A method and apparatus for the quantitative recovery of solids suspended in a fluid from such fluid involving continuous flow centrifugation. Samples of the fluid with the particles suspended therein, are simultaneously pumped from a plurality of source l... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4252132 | Midstream urine specimen collecting device A device for collecting a urine specimen, which is particularly adapted for females, is configured and adapted for use while the user is sitting on a toilet in the normal position for voiding. The device selectively collects the clean, contaminant-free mi... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4252018 | Grain sampler with housing An automatic grain sampling device including a paddle wheel with paddles rotated by the force of grain on a conveyor against the paddles and a sampling receptacle attached to the paddle wheel, a hopper, apparatus for controlling the size of sample dumped,... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4213341 | Apparatus for sampling a flow of liquid from a fluid at least some of which is a liquid A flow sampling apparatus has a body through which a central inlet conduit runs and a dome on the body. An inlet orifice on the inlet conduit discharges a fluid containing some liquid (milk) and the liquid flows evenly over the inner surface of the dome. ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4208985 | Apparatus for monitoring the concentration of toner in a developer mix Apparatus for monitoring the concentration of toner in a mass of developer mix including the toner and carrier particles, having a sampling cylinder inside which the developer mix flows. An accumulating cylinder is disposed over the sampling cylinder. At ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4037474 | Representative sampling device A hopper into which loosened pieces of the paper collection are fed. A conveyor for transporting the loosened pieces of paper to a higher elevation. A fan for generating a stream of air to blow through the pieces of paper as they leave the conveyor at the... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3999438 | Sampling device There is provided an apparatus for taking a sample-flow from a main suspension flow, said apparatus having a first chamber which is adapted to receive said main suspension flow and which communicates with a second chamber via weir means. The second chambe... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3995495 | Method and an apparatus for taking out an average milk sample proportional to the yield obtained in the milking of a cow An apparatus for taking out an average sample of milk proportional to the yield from the milking of a cow. The apparatus comprises a primary sampling system and a secondary sampling system. The primary sampling system has a chamber into which milk is suck... | 12/07/1976 |
