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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171808 | Material sampling device with rotatable tube assembly A material sampling device comprises an auger, a first motor, and a rotatable tube assembly. The auger is configured to extract material from a container. The first motor is configured to rotate the auger. The rotatable tube assembly comprises an outer tube and a se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7338025 | Method and apparatus for buttress stabilization A method for stabilizing a roof-resting vehicle includes the steps of leaning one or more buttress stands against a rear fender area of the vehicle, passing a chain under a rear end of the vehicle from one of the buttress stands to another, tightening the slack from... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7258782 | Apparatus for sampling filter layer and method using the same An apparatus for sampling a filter layer and a method using the same are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a cylindrical tube made of a transparent material; a screw installed at a central portion in the cylindrical tube, to be rotated for shifting a sample f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6966236 | Selective profiling of bulk building material for characterization using a concrete contamination profiling technology Disclosed is a method and system to characterize the contamination levels of bulk materials, the method comprises drilling into the material, sampling material from the drill point at predetermined intervals, and analyzing the sampled material. Such an embodiment ma... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6845677 | Device for taking samples from a material of granular or powdery composition The device for sampling material of granular or powdery composition includes a stem at one end of which a wheel is mounted intended to cause the device to rotate. At the opposite end is a driving head. The head is mounted symmetrically on the stem and includes lower... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6810755 | Permeameter system and method to determine soil hydraulic capacity for onsite wastewater systems A permeameter having a hollow tube with a second tube slidably disposed within an internal chamber of the hollow tube, used in combination with one or more tables each of which correlates a specific rate of reading fall rate of water within the hollow tube with a un... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6363803 | Vehicle mounted soil sampler A vehicle mounted soil sampler is provided. The soil sampler is designed to be mounted inside the vehicle proximal the operator. A mounting plate secures the soil sampler to the interior of the vehicle. A opening is provided in the floorboard underneath t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6289714 | Method for testing soil contamination, and probe therefor The method is used for locally testing underground soil contamination by determining the generation rate of a first contaminant fluid in porous soil. The method includes the steps of making a hole of known dimensions in the soil, with the hole defining a ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6260633 | Soil sampling apparatus removably attachable to a vehicle A soil sampling apparatus removably mountable upon a wheeled vehicle includes a mounting frame having elongated longitudinal members adapted to adjustably extend in the direction of the length of the vehicle, and paired parallel attachment members emergen... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6241029 | Earth formation surveying device A survey device for use in a borehole formed in an earth formation. The device includes a carrier body carrying earth formation survey apparatus and drilling device arranged at the front end of the device for drilling of the borehole, a device for progres... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6145600 | Portable apparatus for soil sampling A soil sampling apparatus comprising a cylindrical body having an upper end, a lower end, and an egress aperture located along the cylindrical body proximal the lower end. The apparatus further includes a handle connected to the upper end of the cylindric... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138522 | Sample collecting apparatus of space machine A sample collecting apparatus of a space craft capable of collecting samples securely by collecting them through a single step by using a small size, light weight and simple structure device. The sample collecting apparatus of the space craft includes a c... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5992213 | Method for testing soil contamination A method for locally testing soil contamination by determining the generation rate of a contaminant fluid in porous soil, including the steps of injecting a purging fluid in the soil through a probe while simultaneously collecting fluid samples in the gro... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5907110 | Fluid sampling tool A fluid sampling tool for sampling fluid from a container. The tool has a fluid collecting portion which is drilled into the container wall, thereby affixing it to the wall. The tool may have a fluid extracting section which withdraws fluid collected by t... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5786527 | Method and apparatus for testing soil contamination The invention relates to a method of measuring the degree of contamination of a soil volume by a contaminant which has a volatile constituent. The steps of the method include the injection of a non-contaminated gas into this soil volume for a period of ti... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5765437 | Compost aerator and monitor A compost aerator and monitor which has a cylindrical helical screw, preferably with a sharpened first end. The diameter of the cylindrical helix and the tightness of the windings are selected so as, when the screw is inserted into a compost pile, to crea... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5435176 | Hazardous waste characterizer and remediation method and system A mobile hazardous waste characterization system having a top driven rotary kelly bar and drill bit in conjunction with a non-rotatable casing surrounding the kelly bar in which the casing and waste contamination sensing probes affixed thereto are support... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433121 | Center core extracting drill bit A core extracting drill bit is provided including an elongated hollow body including a forward cutting end and a second rearward rotary torque input end. The body defines a central chamber therein opening forwardly outwardly through the forward cutting en... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5413004 | Method and apparatus for sampling coal A coal sampling device is provided for the efficient extraction of a core sample of coal from a container, such as a coal truck or railroad hopper car, and crushing of the extracted coal sample into particles useful for laboratory analysis. Uncrushed piec... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5239876 | Apparatus for determining the properties of a compactible material An apparatus for determining the properties of a compactible material in which the material is continuously conveyed through a measuring zone at substantially constant pressure is provided. The apparatus includes an auger type conveyor housed in a housing... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5203824 | Method and apparatus for preparing the surface of a region of soil for further testing A method and apparatus for preparing the surface of a region of soil for further testing involves the gradual removal of soil disturbed during the drilling of a borehole. An initial hole may be bored with an auger having a removable nose cone, then a trim... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5154087 | Sampler apparatus A sampler apparatus includes a housing which is adapted for mounting on pressurized conveying lines and a remotely mounted control unit. The housing includes a sampling probe which is extended from the housing to enter the conveying line and collect a sam... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5076372 | Under frame mounted soil sampler for light trucks An under frame tool bar attachment, for a light truck with a frame having a pair of generally parallel spaced apart frame side bars, includes an elongated tool bar, a pair of mounting assemblies, each adapted for securing the tool bar to a respective one ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4958527 | Sample valve assembly for on-line sampling of granular materials A valve assembly for on-line removal of representative granular material such as catalyst samples from a process vessel such as a reactor including a plunger type valve having an extension tube of catalyst-compatible material attached to the sampling end ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4534231 | Method and device for taking soil samples A process and device for extracting soil samples, wherein a core sample is extracted from the ground which is to be analyzed and part of the soil is removed from the core for subsequent analysis or other after-treatment. The core sample is removed from th... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4386473 | Recovery of sediments from the bottom of the sea In a method and apparatus for the recovery of sediments from the sea bottom, a suction head having a mouth is lowered into the sediment, raised from the sediment to form a depression, laterally moved to a new location adjacent the first depression, and th... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4345484 | Sampling device A sampling device comprising a tubular member containing an auger and terminating in a cutting tool is disclosed. The tube is stationary and the auger is rotated by a motor positioned at the upper end of the tube. The cutting tool is located at the bottom... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4276778 | Anaerobic sampling method A method of obtaining a substantially anaerobic sample from a landfill comprising providing a bore hole which opens at the surface of the landfill, substantially sealing off atmospheric air from a zone which includes at least a region of the bore hole to ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4179929 | Truck sampling system Coal, and the like, contained in a truck is sampled by initially removing a core sample from the load, crushing the sample, dividing out an unwanted portion of the crushed sample, and returning the unwanted portion back to the load while the sample portio... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4149414 | Apparatus and method for removing samples from frozen meat blocks An apparatus and method for taking a plural number of test samples simultaneously from a frozen meat block packed in a container utilizes a support frame which mounts a fixed table and container clamping device and which supports in sliding relation there... | 04/17/1979 |
