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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392719 | Devices and methods for sampling groundwater Some embodiments of the present invention are related to devices and methods for sampling groundwater at multiple target depths, wherein each of the devices for sampling groundwater at multiple target depths comprises: a hammer part having a spring for generating in... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7231840 | Liquid thickness measuring and sampling device A method of and an apparatus for measuring the thickness of one liquid layer overlying another liquid layer. The liquid thickness measuring device consists of a tubular casing, constructed of a transparent material, a resiliently biased valve member and a retaining ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7178415 | Dual-opening sample containers, fluid sampling device and method of using same A fluid sampling device for use with dual-opening sample containers includes attachment members holding open end seals of the sample container that are urged to a closed position by an elastic member. The elastic member is normally within the container. The sampling... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7000491 | Aqueous vertical sampler A fluid sampling device is provided that can obtain both point and integrated samples of a body of fluid at various depths. The device includes an easy to use and reliable closure mechanism that does not rely on a traditional messenger mechanism. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6882412 | Method for inspecting an internal floating roof in a liquid-containing storage tank Methods for remotely inspecting an internal floating roof and the seals associated with such internal floating roof project an illumination pattern from a series of substantially parallel laser beams onto the floating roof and/or the seal. Another laser beam project... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6176248 | Submerged hydraulic value actuator with leak protection A submerged, valve assembly for controlling flow of fluid (e.g. ballast water) to and from a reservoir (e.g. a ballast tank of a ship. The valve assembly is comprised of a valve which is controlled by a hydraulic valve actuator. A fluid-tight housing encl... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6006613 | Underwater sampling apparatus An underwater sampler has a tubular body having closures biased to move from open to closed positions. The closures releasably may be latched in their open position by a latch mechanism having retainers separably coupled to anchor cables attached to the r... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5869756 | Moored water profiling apparatus A water profiling apparatus having a streamlined body with a traction drive capable of repeatedly profiling along a moored or suspended cable or wire, for transporting sensing and sampling equipment through a body of water, such as an ocean, lake or river... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5821437 | Environmental liquid collection apparatus A liquid collection apparatus includes a container for storing a liquid sample removably connected to a lid. The lid includes an opening therethrough to permit liquid to pass into the container for storage. A closure disk is operably mounted on the lid to... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5559295 | Underwater sampling method and apparatus Underwater sampling apparatus for collecting uncontaminated samples from an underwater environment at in situ pressure includes a sample chamber in which the sample is to be collected, and a lid chamber in hydraulic or pneumatic communication with the sam... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5341693 | Double wall sampler A water sampler of the general type has a substantially rigid body with two end portions with openings for receiving a water sample. Two end plugs close off the openings, for entrapping a water sample inside the body. The improvement comprises a flexible ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5303600 | Fluid sampling reservoir and method A flexible inert gas impervious housing for the sampler which can be squeezed to an essentially flat configuration in conjunction with a close/open/close valve assembly at both ends of the flexible housing that the buoyancy can be minimized by applying a ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5138891 | Gauge well system A system for a gauge well in a liquid storage tank with a floating roof including a floatable container located inside the gauge well and having a flexible laterally or radially serrated flange extending outward from the float and in contact with the insi... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5094113 | Lever action sampler and method A lever action sampler having a body portion, usually tubular, and a pair of opposed end plugs for securing to the two ends of the body to thereby entrap a sample when activated is disclosed. The present invention utilizes a lever pivot assembly for an en... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4960002 | Sampler for liquid substances Sampler (1) for liquid substances, especially a water sampler, comprising a body (2), a sampling container (3) fitted with a sealable bottom (6) and cover (7), as well as a closure for closing the sampling container (3) of sampler (1) to be immersed in li... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4852413 | Water sampler rosette Disclosed is a water sampler device including a holder, a plurality of water-collecting containers mounted in a circular arrangement around the periphery of the holder, each of the water-collecting containers having a pair of opposed opened portions with ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4846004 | Streamlined oceanographic sampling bottle An oceanographic sampling bottle providing low drag for a rapid descent rate and low susceptibility to leakage after sample acquisition. The sampling bottle comprises streamlined inlet and outlet valve members shaped and positioned to avoid flow separatio... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4754654 | Submersible seawater pump sampler There is described a submersible water sampler for use in the collection of samples for testing. Conventional in situ samplers have had the disadvantage that they have been bulky and difficult to handle. There is described an in situ water pump sampler wh... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4593570 | Water sampler device with key A water sample collecting device for obtaining a sample of water at a predetermined depth consisting of a tubular member with ball valves at both ends and elements for maintaining the valves in a closed position when launched, opening the valves after the... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4554826 | Automatic depth-determining aquatic sampling device An apparatus for the collection of water or other data from the aquatic environment, the apparatus being programmable to make such collections at any desired depths as it descends, and being capable of ascending to the surface under its own power, all fun... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4461186 | Sterile water collector A sterile water collector of the type comprising a sample device (11) and a sample receptacle (1), and in which the sample receptacle is activated by means of a dropping plummit, which brings about opening of an inlet to the evacuated sample receptacle, w... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4336709 | Retrieval of articles from beneath the surface of a body of water Equipment for raising to the surface of a body of water a retrievable article. A cable extends downwardly, and the article is held to the cable at a selected depth. A buoyancy device with a floodable cavity and a gas supply tank travels down the cable to ... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4319486 | Reversing thermometer frame A reversing thermometer frame adapted to be clamped to a water sampler and lowered to a predetermined depth in a body of water. The frame has a base coupled to a case containing one or more of the reversing thermometers. The thermometer case is rotatable ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4137772 | Automated means for high volume, discrete depth plankton collecting A plankton collector comprised of an open cylinder having a netting and motor with an attached propeller. The motorized propeller and netting are attached within the cylinder so that the propeller pulls water through the netting thereby concentrating the ... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4037477 | Water sampler device A water sampler device having a cylindrical container open at each end with a ball valve mounted at the openings adapted to rotate about their axis from an initially closed position when the device is launched into a body of water to prevent the contamina... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4027538 | Latch releasing mechanism for water samplers A Kemmerer style water sampler has a tubular body open at both ends and through which extends a connecting rod. The lower end of the connecting rod is fixed to a closure for the lower end of the body. The upper end of the connecting rod is releasably latc... | 06/07/1977 |
