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7387036 Vessel with retention features and method therefor  
A vessel with retention features for the retention of pellets for use in laboratory processes, manufacturing, and producing packaged foods, chemicals, and medicines.
7370543 Air-sampling device and method of use  
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a sampling apparatus that utilizes one or more cyclone separators to collect airborne particles from the atmosphere. In one representative embodiment,...
7347111 Segregation testing apparatus for powders and granular materials  
A method and apparatus enables testing of sifting segregation of a particulate solid mixture in a storage bin or hopper. The apparatus makes use of a convergently and divergently angled hopper for...
7310992 Device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air  
The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle...
7299679 Strobe desorption method for high boiling point materials  
The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting substances, such as high boiling and low vapor pressure materials, using high energy radiation imparted by a suitable radiation...
7293473 Method and apparatus for sampling biological particles in an air flow  
A method and apparatus for sampling potential biohazard particles in an air flow tests for biological particles in the air flow; collects a sample of particulate matter from a specific portion of...
7261007 Circumferential slot virtual impactor for concentrating aerosols  
A circumferential slot virtual impactor includes a disk-shaped housing with an endless circumferential slot for receiving aerosols. The slot forms an acceleration nozzle, and a receiver nozzle...
7222546 Method and apparatus for sediment characterization  
A method for characterizing contaminants within sediment comprising positioning a sampler in a continuous manner within the sediment, exposing the sampler to the sediment for a dwell time,...
7222517 Method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles  
A method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles originating from combustion processes utilizes the determination of the blackening of a filter paper. In order to allow for...
7194924 System and method for biohazard detection using compression  
The present invention includes a system and method for detecting contaminated objects, for example mail pieces, through use of a pinching device that compresses the objects, thereby possibly...
7185550 Time domain resolving chemical sampler using sorbent material  
A fluid sampling device is provided comprising an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of alternating sorbent units and spacer units disposed longitudinally through the housing...
7183104 Separator and particle detection system  
The present invention is embodied in a system for collecting biological samples from air including a collection assembly to store at least one biological sample and a separator to remove selected...
7141033 Sample collection device and method  
Sample collection assemblies and methods that use a collection wand having a working end and an operating end, a collection tube having a barrel portion, an assay chamber, and a partition member,...
7140265 Miniature particle and vapor collector  
An apparatus for collecting particles or vapor from air or surfaces comprising: a housing comprising an inlet open to the air to be sampled and an outlet; and a fan having one or more open areas...
7121157 Hand-held bio-agent collector  
Disclosed is a compact, non-contacting device for collecting samples, and particularly minute quantities of bio-agents or particulates, from a surface. The device vibrates a region of a target...
7096749 Air sampling device and method  
A lightweight, economical, mass-producible, reusable airfoil can be deployed in an airspace while in or attached to any moving vehicle for the purpose of collecting air samples. A frame has an...
7089812 Transfer of a sample from a solid support into a liquid  
An apparatus ( 10 ) and a method for concentrating and transferring volatile compounds contained in a sample on a detachable solid support ( 12 ) into a liquid for subsequent detection and/or...
7024951 Method of sampling from a multiphase fluid mixture, and associated sampling apparatus  
The invention relates to a method of sampling a fluid phase in a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a pipe ( 7 ) under given pressure conditions (P), said method comprising the following steps;...
7001444 Automated dust control method  
An automated method for suppressing fugitive dust dissemination is disclosed. The method provides for automated measurement of dust levels at remote locations, transmission of the measurements to a...
6979363 Vapor trap system for detecting volatile organic chemical vapors  
A vapor trap for detecting VOCs includes a housing, having a first end portion, a second end portion and at least one opening for receiving gas vapor. The housing is at least partially buried in...
6966234 Real-time monitoring and control of reservoir fluid sample capture  
A method of sampling reservoir fluid includes establishing communication between a reservoir and an entry port of a flow line disposed in a borehole penetrating the reservoir. The method includes...
6957592 Reservoir for use with sampling interface for a vehicle  
The invention comprises a vessel for solid phase micro-extraction chemical sampling. The vessel includes a container having an open end and a cap used to close the open end. The cap has a holder to...
6941825 Analytical devices based on diffusion boundary layer calibration and quantitative sorption  
A method and device for determining the concentration of analytes in a sample. The device has a surface with an extraction coating thereon. The method is carried out while the sample is highly...
6907797 Method and apparatus for supercharging downhole sample tanks  
A tank contains both Zeolite and a hydrate in a gas chamber formed beneath a piston in the sample tank. Out of safety considerations, we avoid using source cylinders of nitrogen whose pressures...
6881585 Method and apparatus for rapid screening of volatiles  
In one embodiment, the present method includes the steps of introducing a volume of a sample into a vapor delivery line and volatilizing at least a portion of the volume as it is carried through...
6871556 Porous protective solid phase micro-extractor sheath  
A porous protective sheath for active extraction media used in solid phase microextraction (SPME). The sheath permits exposure of the media to the environment without the necessity of extending a...
6857328 Sample probe for aerosol sampling apparatus  
A sample probe is provided for sampling aerosols within a wall cavity. The sample probe includes a hollow tubular body having a distal end, an intermediate portion, a proximal end and a central...
6851459 Air samplers  
An air sampler for use in analyzing biological or other analytes, comprizes an airflow chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. An extract from an air mover draws ambient air in through 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...
6840120 Explosive detection system and sample collecting device  
An explosive detection system includes an X-ray inspection apparatus, a mover for moving an object to be inspected to the X-ray inspection apparatus, a sample introduction probe for sampling a gas...
6826949 Method and apparatus for guiding a liquid sample towards a sensing surface  
A liquid sample sensing device comprises a set of stackable liquid sample base units that are adapted to be stacked together to form multiple sample volumes that are substantially sealed, each with...
6817227 Aboveground leak detection system for detecting sub-surface fluid leaks from fluid containing vessels  
An apparatus and method for sampling sub-surface soil gas samples and detection of distinctive chemical tracer compounds in the soil gas samples employing an aboveground sampling apparatus. The...
6809314 Fine particle classification apparatus and method for classifying aerosol particles in a sheath gas  
A fine-particle classification apparatus includes an aerosol generation section which generates an aerosol containing fine particles in a medium background gas, a fine-particle classification...
6761757 Instrument probe with valve and separator  
A probe is provided that combines in one housing a pressure regulator and filter/dryer element. The probe may be connected to a conduit for the transfer of a fluid sample, such as natural gas, from...
6758964 Device for separating phases of a diphasic mixture and its application to the determination of the physical and/or chemical parameters of this mixture  
A device for separating and renewing phases of a diphasic liquid—liquid mixture, in which a first liquid phase and a second liquid phase are circulated in counter current in a liquid—liquid...
6755802 Whole blood sampling device  
A portable hand-held blood sampling device having a self-filling capability includes a blood separation filter. The filter has a plurality of pores sized to permit passage of selected blood...
6733576 Gas sampling separator  
A gas sampling separator 29 for the separation of liquid or other contaminants from gas received from a pipeline may be easily inspected visually and cleaned. A cylindrical body 62 forming a...
6706094 Collection of dissolved gases from groundwater  
A system for rapid collection of large volumes of dissolved gases from groundwater pumps the water from a large-diameter passage through a small-diameter restrictor passage, and then into a...
6701255 Emission monitoring system and method  
An emission measuring system and method provide an accurate, real-time calculation of a particular material emitted from an emission source. Specifically, a CEM system installed in an industrial...
6668230 Computer readable medium for performing sensor array based materials characterization  
A modular materials characterization apparatus includes a sensor array disposed on a substrate, with a standardized array and contact pad format; electronic test and measurement apparatus for...
6666068 Vapor trap system and associated method for detecting volatile organic chemical vapors  
A vapor trap for detecting VOCs includes a housing, having a first end portion, a second end portion and at least one opening for receiving gas vapor. The housing is at least partially buried in...
6619143 Combined particle vapor sampler  
An method of, and an apparatus for, collecting a sample of a substance of interest, utilizes an apparatus having a device for collecting a vapor sample and a device for retaining a substrate. A...
6607581 Passive sampling badge  
A passive air sampler is designed to facilitate emptying granular or particulate adsorbent from it directly into a thermal desorption tube or other vessel for use in an analytical instrument. The...
6567157 Fast mixing condensation nucleus counter  
A fast mixing condensation nucleus counter useful for detecting particles entrained in a sample gas stream is provided. The fast mixing condensation nucleus counter comprises a detector and a...
6565755 Sludge density measurement for controlling a sludge treatment stage  
A process and apparatus therefore in which a sludge treatment stage 24 is controlled in response to the density or solids content of the sludge includes flowing sludge along a flow line 1 ...
6564656 Sampling device  
A sampling device containing an adsorbing material and fitted with a cap formed with an elongate passage through which gases may pass into and out of the device. When fitted to the device, the...
6561045 Sampler for eliminating particle-related artifacts for flue gas measurement  
A sampler for removing a sample of gas from a flue or stack utilizes virtual impactor principles, together with a gas jet ejector to insure that the surfaces are kept free of particles. The gas...
6555385 Sampling bottle for chlorinated organic compounds  
A collector is provided which is capable of simultaneously capturing and collecting particulate and gaseous chlorinated organic compounds contained in a fluid. The collector 3 includes a housing ...
6550347 Vacuum air component sampler  
The invention is an air sampler which utilizes a hydrophobic filter and an entrapment fluid contained within a sampler body. Air to be sampled is bubbled through the entrapment fluid, which traps...
6544312 Device for separating the particle-size spectrum of a polydisperse aerosol  
In a device for separating the particle size spectrum of a polydisperse aerosol comprising a housing including an inlet part, a guide part, an outlet part, a nozzle insert and a separation insert,...
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