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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
Kara C. Sorensen, San Diego, CA (US);
Ignacio D. Rivera, San Diego, CA (US);
Bart Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Chuck Katz, San Diego, CA (US);
Cassandra Sosa, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Kara C. Sorensen, San Diego, CA (US);
Ignacio D. Rivera, San Diego, CA (US);
Bart Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Chuck Katz, San Diego, CA (US);
Cassandra Sosa, Chula Vista, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for collecting samples of one or more substrate can include the steps of: A) providing a sample collection tube having a first end and a second end, B) providing a cap pivotable about the first end and a footplate pivotable about the second end, C) biasing the cap and the footplate closed so that a watertight compartment can be established inside the tube; D) forcing the cap and the footplate open by attaching the cap and footplate to a releasable fastener, E) positioning the sample collection tube into the one or more substrate to collect the sample, followed by F) releasing the cap and footplate from the releasable fastener so that a watertight compartment is established inside the tube when the cap and the footplate are closed.