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7600580 Sealed core sample barrel  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recovering a sample from a subterranean formation. The apparatus comprises a receptacle for receiving a sample and at least two seal...
7575069 Mobile soil sampling device with vacuum collector  
A mobile soil sampling device is mounted on the side of a vehicle such as an ATV or UTV and includes an upstanding frame member which is vertically movable with respect to the vehicle by means of a...
7552654 Soil sampler apparatus and method  
An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly ( 60 ) that rotates on a track ( 32 ) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (...
7530407 Rotary coring device and method for acquiring a sidewall core from an earth formation  
A rotary coring device and a method for acquiring a sidewall core from an earth formation adjacent a wellbore are provided. The rotary coring device includes a coring tool having a housing with a...
7404455 Automatic SPT monitor  
An apparatus is used with an impact hammer penetration assemble such as standard penetration test (SPT) in geotechnical engineering. The impact hammer penetration assembly comprises a penetration...
7392856 Rotating drum variable depth sampler  
A sampling device for collecting depth-specific samples in silt, sludge and granular media has three chambers separated by a pair of iris valves. Rotation of the middle chamber closes the valves...
7387175 Window reaming and coring apparatus and method of use  
Window reaming and coring apparatus has a reamer connected in the middle of the tool by mechanical joints which permit the reamer to be displaced substantially parallel to the rest, of the tool...
7380615 Core sample extraction system  
A core sample extraction system for extracting a plug from soil and removing the plug from the device so that the soil and any roots in the plug can be analyzed includes a boring tube including a...
7347281 Coring tubular and method for reducing contamination and processing speed of a core sample  
Disclosed herein is a coring tubular. The coring tubular has a body, at least one opening hole radially oriented in the tubular body and a parting line in the tubular body. Further disclosed herein...
7343984 Core sample collector equipped with sterilizing agent-applying mechanism and method of taking core sample  
A core sample collector includes a cylinder and a piston, wherein the piston includes a piston body, upper piston rings and lower piston rings, and a sterilizing agent is held in a space defined...
7328757 All terrain vehicle powered mobile drill  
A method includes powering a drill motor with power derived from an all terrain vehicle (ATV) engine and controlling the drill motor. An apparatus includes a ATV with a power takeoff configured to...
7240743 Soil probe insertion arrangement and method of use  
This invention relates to probes used in the ground for the collection of data relating to soil conditions and in particular to a construction and method of insertion of probe bodies that will...
7216725 Soil sampling system and method that allow headspace screening at spaced intervals without disturbing soil sample  
A soil sampling system is provided that allows headspace screening of soil samples at spaced intervals along a soil sample liner without disturbing the soil samples to be collected and shipped to a...
7174829 Adjustable piston pump  
An adjustable piston pump for displacement and extraction of remnant from soft sand and or soft soil includes a pump casing cylinder that is capped at one end and opens at the other end. It...
7172036 Soil sample containment device and method  
A soil sample containment device is provided which allows soil samples to be contained within individual sections of a soil sampler liner. The device includes first and second end caps for covering...
RE39468 Soil sample procuring tool and method of preparing soil sample for analysis  
A tool for withdrawing a soil sample comprising a frame member including a portion including spaced vertically extending legs having lower ends, a foot portion fixed to the lower ends of the legs...
7100707 Stabilized soil core samples and method for preparing same  
An intact core sample from a soil area, such as a golf green or a ball field, is embedded in molded plastic. The core sample first is obtained, and then adhesively bonded together prior to molding...
7055624 Guide rail system for a power tool  
A guide rail system ( 1 ) for a power tool ( 2 ), has at least two axially extending guide rails ( 3, 3 ′), at least one guide slide ( 4, 4 ′) displaceable on the guide rails ( 3, 3 ′) having...
6957930 Apparatus to form columns of granular material  
Apparatus to install small diameter columns of granular material in soil which includes rotating hollow shaft mandrel with external projections to aid mandrel advance into the soil and define the...
6907931 Method and device for driving into the marine subsurface at great depths, a tubular tool for soil sampling or for measuring soil characteristics  
The invention concerns a device for driving into the marine subsurface, in particular at great depths exceeding a thousand meters, a tubular tool for soil sampling or for measuring said soil...
6863136 Smart-ultrasonic/sonic driller/corer  
Apparatus for probing, sensing, testing penetrating and sampling a medium generally includes an actuator ( 12 ) for generating vibrations at ultrasonic frequencies and a horn ( 14 ) coupled to the...
6845657 Apparatus for sampling drill hole cuttings  
A sample collection device for collecting a sample of drill cuttings from a hole being drilled as the hole is being drilled includes a stem collector surrounding the drill pipe. Pressurized air is...
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...
6837312 Corer-grinder  
A novel corer and grinder apparatus suitable for interplanetary travel and extraplanetary operation is disclosed. The corer grinder composes a claw element attached to a shaft coupled to a motor. A...
6772651 Soil sampler liner with areas of reduced wall thickness  
A soil sampler liner with areas of reduced wall thickness is defined by a continuous wall that has a reduced area extending along at least a portion of the length of the liner. The liner is...
6752219 Turf cutting and handling system for golf green cup  
A turf cutting and handling system for the borehole of a golf green cup includes a generally cylindrical hollow barrel with a cutting edge disposed about a lower periphery of the barrel. A manually...
6729416 Method and apparatus for retaining a core sample within a coring tool  
A core sample retaining sleeve is provided for preventing loss of a cut core sample from the distal end of a coring bit, particularly during retraction of the coring bit to within the coring tool....
6729417 Double sleeve soil tester  
A soil tester combination is provided that has an elongated rigid outer semi-cylindrical sleeve with a sharp narrowed outer sleeve end and a handle mounted on an opposite outer sleeve end, and a...
6712161 Tool and method for soil sampling  
A containment cartridge for extracting and preserving a soil sample comprises a cylindrical sampling barrel for insertion into the soil for collecting a soil sample.
6712158 Apparatus and method for coring and/or drilling  
An apparatus and method for creating a hole in a subsurface formation is disclosed. The apparatus includes an inner assembly, which may include a coring barrel, a piston cylinder and a piston rod...
6705411 Downhole coring device  
The invention relates to a downhole rotary coring device placeable in a drill string and comprising a head section, a motor, and a core barrel having an outer motor comprising a rotor connected to...
6695078 Large diameter sampler for gathering an undisturbed sample  
A cutting apparatus for use in a sampler is disclosed. The cutting apparatus includes an extension tube having a round unit on a bottom side of the extension tube; a cutting ring located in a...
6681872 In situ reactor  
An in situ reactor for use in a geological strata, is described and which includes a liner defining a centrally disposed passageway and which is placed in a borehole formed in the geological...
6675913 Core drilling method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for core drilling of concrete by resiliently mounting a hammer drill to a drill press or similar support frame using a recoil spring to maintain a driving force on the hammer...
6672407 Method of drilling, analyzing and stabilizing a terrestrial or other planetary subsurface formation  
The present invention provides a method for drilling, analyzing, and stabilizing subsurface formations. The system is generally formed around a reusable bottomhole assembly (BHA) that provides an...
6663321 Process and device for producing a pile in the earth  
A process for producing a pile in the earth with a pipe is provided. The pipe is provided internally with a conduit, which emerges on the bottom side of the pipe, for feeding pile-forming,...
6662879 Semi-automatic garden planter  
A combined bulb and vegetable planter which is spring loaded to allow the user to readily remove a plug of soil from the ground, either for the purpose of planting vegetables and disposing of the...
6659195 Externally vented drive head with solid center  
A drive head for supporting a soil sampling tube in a drive assembly in which the head and tube are driven into the ground by a power source connected to the head or to at least one drive rod...
6644423 Wireline system for multiple direct push tool usage  
A tool latching and retrieval system allows the deployment and retrieval of a variety of direct push subsurface characterization tools through an embedded rod string during a single penetration...
6634440 Tool for the removal of a drill core  
A tool for removing a drill core is formed of a tubular tool member ( 1 ) having an axially extending receptacle region (A) and an axially extending gripping region (B), wherein the receptacle...
6612377 Scraper tool  
An excavation cleaning tool or dredge is provided which rotates and scrapes together and captures the loose soil, sand and gravel debris at the bottom of the hole to provide a clean, flat-bottomed...
6598458 Automated soil gas monitoring chamber  
A chamber for trapping soil gases as they evolve from the soil without disturbance to the soil and to the natural microclimate within the chamber has been invented. The chamber opens between...
6464020 Apparatus and method to drill and lift core-drilled specimens from an aggregate medium  
An single apparatus to drill and lift core specimens from an aggregate field includes a frame structure that can be deployed to a workface and is adapted to hydraulically deploy a rotating core...
6412575 Coring bit and method for obtaining a material core sample  
The present invention provides a brush bit for cutting a core sample from an unconsolidated formation with reduced fragmentation or damage to the core sample by using a plurality of stiff bristles...
6394192 Methods for seabed piston coring  
A method of acquiring a core sample of seabed material into a core sampling tube having an upper end, a lower open end and a substantially cylindrical chamber extending therebetween, comprising the...
6386294 Hole making system  
A hole making system for efficiently cutting a hole into a ground surface and for allowing effective removal of the plug. The inventive device includes a cutter assembly, a tamper assembly slidably...
6367563 Method and device for removing a non-aqueous phase liquid from a groundwater system  
A device for removing a non-aqueous phase liquid from a groundwater system includes a generally cylindrical push-rod defining an internal recess therein. The push-rod includes first and second end...
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...
6360829 Soil sampling device  
The soil sampler of this invention is mounted on a wheeled vehicle and includes a frame having a pivotal mast which is movable between an upright position and a horizontally disposed position. An...
6357535 Soil sampling apparatus  
A soil sampler provides samples for on site disposition in forty and twenty milliliter vials for subsequent off site volatile organic analysis. A split sleeve contains a plunger positioned within...
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