US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Arthur K Stuempfle

James A Genovese

Hugh R Carlon

Dennis J Reutter

Mark S Schlein

Lester D Strauch, Iii

Raymond P Tytus

Emory W Sarver

Mark S DiBeradino

Richard S Simak

A sample heater assembly which permits the detection of low volatility agents by existing chemical agent detectors is described. Existing chemical agent detectors often lack the capability to accurately detect low volatility agents, such as the chemical warfare agent VX. The sample heater assembly provides this capability by heating low volatility agents to vaporization and interfacing with the existing chemical agent detector. The sample heater assembly comprises a sample containment reservoir for holding the low volatility agent sample, which can be attached to the chemical agent detector, and a heating element which attaches to the sample containment reservoir for heating the sample.

Sample heater assembly and method of use thereof

The invention includes an apparatus for protecting plants from frost. A jet urbine engine has an input into which a first liquid and a second liquid are injected into the exhaust stream of the engine. The jet engine also has an exhaust nozzle supplying an aerosol of the first liquid microencapsulated in the second liquid. The aerosol is dispersed about the plants to be protected from frost thereby to form a mist which acts as a protective radiation barrier for the plants. The invention also includes a method for protecting plants from frost.

Method and apparatus for protecting crops from frost by jet-dispersed,

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Edgewood, MD, United States of America

Arthur K Stuempfle