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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Freeman Swank, Olathe, KS (US);
Christopher Tesluk, Kansas City, MO (US);
Freeman Swank, Olathe, KS (US);
Christopher Tesluk, Kansas City, MO (US);
Sceptor Industries, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle includes a gas inlet slit located such that the gas inlet slit is covered by liquid within the receptacle during use. The pressure balancing portion of the present device includes communication between a point within the receptacle above the liquid level in the receptacle, as well as a liquid inlet portion at the lowermost end of the receptacle, and an air space above a liquid supply portion and the liquid supply portion itself, respectively.