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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255474 | Parallel infrared spectroscopy apparatus and method A library of material samples is provided in a condition suitable for imaging using infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The samples are provided to one or more detection cells, each of the cells including or containing a reflective surface. Preferably, for imaging, an energ... | 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 |
| 5775532 | Automatic calibration process and apparatus for materials feeding In a system consisting of utilization equipment receiving material from a blending apparatus, the blending apparatus receiving at least two component ingredients from at least one feeding apparatus and passing the blended mix to the utilization equipment,... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5767421 | Belt conveyor cross-stream sampling system A method and apparatus is provided for cross-stream sampling of bulk material distributed as a mounded continuum in a trough formed along the length of a belt conveyor. A rotating cutter passes transversely through the traveling, bulk material continuum t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 4662216 | Rocket exhaust probe A rocket exhaust probe 10 for collecting particulates from a rocket exhaust plume. The probe comprises a tungsten nose tip 18, a tip holder 20, a probe body 22 and a tail section 24. Rocket exhaust gas enters the probe at the nost tip inlet 32 and passes ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4538472 | Pneumatic crosscut sampler A sampler for insertion in a flow duct carrying a stream of dry particulate material, including a housing with a sample head traversing the stream of flowing material and being movable within the head across the breadth of the stream of flowing material; ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4389906 | Automatic crosscut sampler A sealed housing having entrance and exit ports at its upper and lower surfaces for connection into a vertically extending gravity spout, with a collecting head mounted within the housing for swinging movement across the central flow passage extending fro... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4113434 | Method and apparatus for collectively sampling a plurality of gaseous phases in desired proportions for gas analysis or other purposes A continuous sampling flow consisting of a plurality of gases is provided. The sampling of a plurality of gases according to the present invention comprises separately forming continuous gas streams of different gaseous phases, discharging said gas stream... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4026155 | Conveyor sampler To take cross-section samples of material discharged from a conveyor, a sample chute has its lower end pivoted about an axis parallel to the direction of travel of the material, and at its upper end a cutter head with a mouth leading down to the chute. Th... | 05/31/1977 |