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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Fremonta Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Florence Wu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yongqing Huang, Newark, CA (US);
Terrance Arthur, Hastings, NE (US);
Tommy Wheeler, Clay Center, NE (US);
FREMONTA Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for sampling within a conveyance system are provided herein, such systems and methods being particularly useful in batch sampling of food products for a targeted biological agent. In one aspect, the sampling system includes a conveyance system and one or more sampling devices positioned along a conveyance path such that at least one portion of the batch contacts a sampling medium of the one or more sampling devices. In another aspect, sampling devices are provided that allow a sampling member to be secured in a sampling position for batch testing and readily removed after sampling and tested. The systems, devices and methods herein provide improved sampling coverage of the entire batch and reduce waste and inefficiency as compared to conventional batch sampling methods.