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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7488350 | Carrier tube for sensors A carrier tube is provided for sensors for taking measurements in metal or cryolite melts, especially in cast iron, steel, or copper melts. The carrier tube is formed from a mixture of a plant fiber material with starch and/or protein. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7458286 | Carrier tube for sensors or samplers A carrier tube is provided for sensors or samplers for use in metal or cryolite melts. The carrier tube has on its exterior surface longitudinal grooves and/or planar surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction of the tube. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7370544 | Device for performing measurements and/or taking samples in molten metals A device is provided for performing measurements and/or taking samples in molten metals with a sublance, which has a sublance body, on whose one end a lance holder is arranged for receiving an immersion probe. The sublance body is movably connected to the lance hold... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7328628 | Apparatus and methods for sample preparation The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and devices relating to processing a sample. A vessel is described for containing a sample. The vessel includes a reversibly sealable chamber for containing the sample which has a flexible portion to a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6883392 | Sampler for melts, in particular for slags lying on a molten metal A sampler is provided for melts, in particular for slags lying on a molten metal, the sampler having a single- or multi-part body for arrangement in a support. The sampler has an inlet and a sample chamber with two opposing chamber walls, wherein an inlet opening is... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878346 | Serum transfer cup The serum transfer cup is nestable in two different size blood collection tubes such as a 13 mm diameter sample tube and a 16 mm diameter sample tube of the same axial length. The serum transfer cup includes a flange stepped down from a top edge of the cup by a dist... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6734026 | Pipette gun and holster assembly A pipette gun and holster apparatus having a remote source of positive and negative air pressure. The holster supports the pipette gun above a work table with the pipette connector oriented generally, vertically downwardly. The holster has a base which may be fasten... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6581482 | Sampler for melts A sampler is provided for melts, especially for slag lying on top of molten metals, having a one piece or multi-piece body arranged on a carrier. The body of the sampler has an intake and a sample chamber, wherein the intake has a surface which is at leas... | 06/24/2003 |
| 5948999 | Molten metal dip sampler A molten metal sampling device for immersion into and sampling of a molten metal includes a sample chamber defined by a mold body formed of heat resistant materials encased in a sand-resin body. At least one fill tube is interconnected with the sample cha... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5752772 | Sensor arrangement for temperature measurement A sensor arrangement for measuring the temperature of molten masses uses a receptacle having at least one strip-shaped or wire-shaped carrier and an opening on its upper side, with a thermoelement placed inside the receptacle. In order to make available a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5675097 | Apparatus for obtaining sample coupon for metallographic evaluation An apparatus is provided for obtaining a sample coupon from a container of molten metal for the performance of metallographic microstructural evaluation. The apparatus comprises a housing formed of a material resistant to thermal breakdown, the housing ha... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5448923 | Scored metal slag covers for molten sampler intake portals A chill mold sampler for molten metal, capable of taking pin samples or flat disc samples or both, has one or more high melting point quartz glass intake tubes, each with a portal end closed by a thin metal slag cover cemented in place, blocking the entry... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5442969 | Fluid sampling module A fluid sampling module is provided for utilization in on-line real time fluid monitoring systems. The fluid sampling module can be utilized as a urea input module in a hemodialysis treatment. The hemodialysis monitoring system quantitates the rate and am... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5421215 | Immersion sampler for molten metals with reduced area slit-shaped inlet Immersion samplers for the molten metals have a tubular sample chamber made of quartz glass or another refractory material with an inlet opening on the one end and an end, lying opposite to the inlet opening, which is mounted in a cardboard tube. An immer... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5240225 | Plastic slump cone A plastic slump cone includes a unitary frusto-conical mold formed of a synthetic resin defining an open base at one axial end and a smaller open top at an opposite axial end for receiving a sample of freshly mixed concrete, in use. A pair of foot pieces ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5213766 | Liquid collecting apparatus for sample testing For collecting a batch of liquid samples, such as in the laboratory testing of body fluids, there is provided a collecting sheet having an array of resiliently deflectable fingers formed in the sheet. The fingers can be deflected out of the plane of the s... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5168764 | Method and apparatus for taking metal samples A method and apparatus for storing and releasing individual probes from a drop mechanism or probe rack which stores a number of these probes in a ready position for future use. The probe rack includes a plurality of radially projecting pins which are conn... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5033320 | Device for determining phase transitions using a sample of molten metal A device to determine phase transitions by means of thermal analysis using a sample taken from molten metal comprises an expendable measuring probe with a solidification chamber into which the molten metal flows, whereby the solidification chamber contain... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4965050 | Adaptation of pipetter An adapter, and related method, by which a specialized commercially available pipetter heretofore requiring an expensive custom pipette tip may be used with a standard pipette tip which is ejected from the pipetter by actuation of the adapter.... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4875380 | Corrugated jacket for molten metal sampler Disclosed herein is a molten metal sampler with a wrap of corrugated board with flutes which provide vertical channels for conveying and outgasing the gas caused by reaction of the body of a molten metal sampler or immersion thermocouple in the molten met... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4848438 | Metal sampling A sampler compries a mould (2) held in a slot (8) at the end of a tube (6) having a cardboard inner wall and an outer protective coating (7), the end of the tube (6) being received in the socket (10) of a body (9), a bore (11) extending between the socket... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4838336 | Hot metal sampling This invention concerns samplers used for sampling molten metals and comprises a metal mold which is encased in a non-reactive refractory material and located in a slot in the end of an immersion tube engaged within the encasing material, the tube having ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4566343 | Sampling and/or measuring apparatus for immersion in molten metal Apparatus for immersion in molten metal includes a disposable probe telescoped over an immersion end of a lance up to a shoulder on the lance. An elastic ring seal is provided between the shoulder and the adjacent end portion of the probe for protecting t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4541292 | Sampling device A metal melt sampling device comprises a support tube; and a sampling unit of refractory material mounted in the support tube. The sampling unit includes first and second portions the second portion being integral with the first portion and defining with ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4528849 | Receptacle with mechanical stop for expendable immersion devices A manipulator for expendable immersion devices is provided with a spring loaded distal end to absorb mechanical shock when the immersion device is mounted on the manipulator and the manipulator is provided with a mechanical stop to eliminate the possibili... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4489604 | Apparatus for testing and taking samples from liquid metal Equipment for testing or test sampling liquid metal by introducing a protection sleeve (3; 3'; 3") together with a testing or sampling means (2; 11) provided inside the protection sleeve. The protection sleeve comprises a thermoinsulating tube (3; 3'; 3")... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4453424 | Molten metal sampler A portable elongated sampler assembly for molten metals incorporates a long, open-ended heat-insulated lance tube carrying, removably telescoped in its open distal end and protruding therefrom, a hollow cylindrical chill mold tube sampler, and a longitudi... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4438653 | Sublance for measuring and/or sampling in a metallurgical furnace A sublance for use in performing measurements and/or taking samples in a metallurgical furnace, which has an elongate outer body (3), (11) having at its upper end a suspension structure (4), and at its lower end (12) a probe (10). Near the upper end, the ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4428245 | Apparatus for sampling molten metal A vacuum sampling container of a refractory material which comprises a small diameter cylindrical section and a large diameter cylindrical section coaxially connected in mutual communication and is evacuated and sealed, the free end of said small diameter... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4399713 | Device for sampling molten material and means for operating same The subject invention involves a device which may be referred to as a sampler for obtaining a sample of molten material from a supply thereof and an aspirator apparatus or air pressure system which is adapted for detachable operative connection with the d... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4380937 | Sampler for a hot liquid The invention or inventions are directed to devices for obtaining samples of an extremely hot liquid, such as a molten material or metal from a supply thereof for analysis. More particularly the invention or inventions involve what may be termed sections,... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4365784 | Apparatus for obtaining a test core During positioning of the cylindrical, open ended, outer member relative to a point on a slab form, a cap member may be used to cover the top and support a location determining member. The length of the outer member is adjustable to the thickness of the c... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4326426 | Molded sand insulated sampler A molten metal sampler which employs a jacket of sand-sodium silicate mix around the metal mold halves to prevent molten metal splash on the exterior of the mold halves, prevent leakage of molten metal from the mold halves and provide good venting. The sa... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4250754 | Sampler for a hot liquid and connector therefor A molten metal sampling device is provided with a tubular connector within its rearwardly extending housing to frictionally engage a correspondingly shaped lance. Certain embodiments provide a socket for holding a sample receiver disposed for reception of... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4250753 | Molten material sampler The invention involves providing an elongated structure or unit for obtaining a sample of molten material from a supply thereof and in which its rear extremity is designed and constructed to provide an elongated tapered formation for slidably accommodatin... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4208913 | Holder for a stream sampler Disclosed herein is a molten metal sampler having disc-shaped metal mold halves which join together to form a neck for a fill tube, and in which a cardboard shield is arranged around the neck. The sampler holder has a notch to wedge at right angles with t... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4206652 | Sampler Sampler for drawing samples from melt comprising an inlet tube (1) and a sample container (3) and a sleeve (2) at least surrounding the sample container (3). The novelty features of the invention reside in the fact that the sleeve (2) has the shape of a t... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4166391 | Molten metal sampler The invention involves a connector attachable to a lance for detachably connecting a molten metal sampler or device thereto. More particularly, the purpose of the invention is to provide a safe and simple method whereby a cast sample for example, through ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4108003 | Device for obtaining a sample of liquid The invention involves a device for obtaining a sample of molten metal. More particularly, the purpose of the invention is to provide a safe and simple method whereby a cast sample for example, may be obtained from a flowing metal stream when molten metal is b... | 08/22/1978 |