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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2025
Mettler-toledo Autochem, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Peter Alfred Blacklin, Columbia, MD (US);
Mettler-Toledo Autochem, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A probe tube subassembly for a sampling apparatus, and related systems and methods are disclosed. The probe tube subassembly includes a probe tube, a retaining sleeve connected to the probe tube, an inner sleeve positioned within the retaining sleeve and comprising apertures, sample tubes, each extending within the probe tube and through a respective one of the apertures, and a sample head positioned within the inner sleeve and including a pocket located at a distal end portion thereof. The sample head is axially slidable within the inner sleeve between an extended position where the pocket is exposed to an ambient environment, and a retracted position where the pocket is covered by the inner sleeve. The disclosed subassembly and related apparatus, systems, and methods provide improved performance and ease of servicing, among other advantages.