Compact aerosol sampler
US8689648B1 · kind B1 · utility
21Cited by
12References
4Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/245
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an aerosol collector of reduced size having an aerosol inlet, an impactor plate containing several particle size-selecting nozzles therethrough, a replaceable collection layer and a fan having a power supply such as a battery pack, all of which fits a small container, attachable to, e.g., the lapel of the user, means to rotate the fan and move the aerosol through the sampler, so as to draw airborne particles through the inlet and through one or more nozzles, to impact the particles on the layer for analysis of same.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.