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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Ray Gerald Thomas, Gainesville, FL (US);
Jonathan Bowman Martin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Kevin Martin Hartl, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Ray Gerald Thomas, Gainesville, FL (US);
Jonathan Bowman Martin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Kevin Martin Hartl, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Reasearch Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 110 ; G01N 114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic fluid sampler includes a substantially watertight housing and a structure for drawing fluid from outside the housing, wherein the fluid drawing structure is powered by stored potential energy within the housing. A method of automatic fluid sampling employs such samplers, and a fluid sampling system includes a plurality of interconnected samplers.