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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Rhodes, Austin, TX (US);
Robert D Sieberg, Austin, TX (US);
Morris C Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
John C Westkaemper, Austin, TX (US);
Robert C Young, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Scientific Industries, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 28 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improved collection of airborne particles in an airborne prospecting method. A high volume of air is sampled and processed through a cyclone separator to achieve a high concentration of particle collection on a collecting surface. The collected particles may be analyzed as to mineral element type and correlated with the geographical position of collection to permit a deduction as to the type of minerals and soil in the terrain below.