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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:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce E Renslow, Castaic, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hanson Research Corporation, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386434 ; 7386323 ;
Abstract
A liquid sample collector and liquid return apparatus which takes the form of a first tube which has an open lower end which is to be submerged within a liquid source. This first tube is connected to a vacuum source located exteriorly of the liquid source which is to cause removal of aliquots (or samples). Mounted about a portion of the first tube is a second tube which has an open outer end which is spaced from the surface of the liquid source. This open outer end forms an annulus about the first tube. A valving arrangement is provided so that any liquid that is returned to the liquid source is returned only through the second tube.