Apparatus and method for handheld sampling
US6947866B2 · kind B2 · utility
18Cited by
8References
21Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00831
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, and corresponding method, for taking a sample. The apparatus is built around a frame designed to be held in at least one hand. A sample media is used to secure the sample. A sample media adapter for securing the sample media is operated by a trigger mechanism connectively attached within the frame to the sample media adapter.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.