Sample probe
US6397689B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/1454
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sampling probe for withdrawing and filtering a portion of material from a vessel having an inner chamber containing the material and a port for receiving a probe. The sampling probe comprises a casing having a sample inlet, a pumping chamber having a pump for drawing a portion of the material into the pumping chamber through the sample inlet, and a filter chamber downstream of the pumping chamber. The filter chamber includes a filter which divides the filter chamber into a retentate portion and a filtrate portion, wherein at least part of the withdrawn material passes through the filter into the filtrate portion.
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