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Liquid collection system and related methods

US8172817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

22Claims

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Assignee

Allegiance Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas L. Michaels · McCullom Lake, US
Russ Johnson · Spring Grove, US
Jeannie Thomas · Riverwoods, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2007
Grant date	May 8, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/02
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a fluid collection system having multiple storage chambers are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may include a first chamber in fluid communication with a suction source and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. The second chamber may have a volume less than a volume of the first chamber. The second chamber may also comprise an inlet port for connecting to an external tube. The system may be configured to selectively drain liquid from the second chamber into the first chamber.

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