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    • 7. 发明申请
    • AUTOMATIC AIR-SAMPLING AND PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH BALL-FILTER HOPPER AND INTEGRATED SAMPLING MANIFOLD
    • US20170328815A1
    • 2017-11-16
    • US15368198
    • 2016-12-02
    • Brian J. David
    • Brian J. David
    • G01N1/22B01D46/42G01N1/24G01N33/00B01D46/00G01N1/40
    • G01N1/2273B01D46/0036B01D46/42B01D2273/14G01N1/2205G01N1/24G01N1/405G01N1/4077G01N33/0036G01N33/0055G01N2001/185G01N2001/2223G01N2001/4088G01N2033/0093G01N2035/0481Y02A50/25
    • Embodiments of the invention can sample particulates, aerosols, vapors, and/or biological components of ambient air utilizing spherical air-sampling filters. Components of the embodiments may include a storage magazine for holding a plurality of spherical air-sampling filters, an air-sampling manifold configured to deliver an air-sampling filter from the storage magazine to a sampling location, and an air compressor to perform an air sampling operation and to transport a used air-sampling filter away from the sampling location. Operation of some embodiments may begin by rotating a slotted drum within the air-sampling manifold to deliver an air-sampling filter from the storage magazine to the sampling position. Operation may continue by using the air compressor to draw air from an ambient environment through the air-sampling filter. After sampling is complete, the air compressor may be utilized to pneumatically transport the used air-sampling filter away from the sampling position to a filter retrieval location via a transport tube. These operations can be pre-programmed locally or triggered by remote communication. Operation may continue uninterrupted due to a plurality of unused air-sampling filters retained in the storage manifold. Because operations can be triggered remotely and air samples are autonomously transported off site, embodiments of this invention eliminate unnecessary risks to human health created by other air-sampling devices, which require an operator to be present at a potentially hazardous sampling site to activate the device or retrieve air samples. Embodiments of the invention can be installed pre-emptively to eliminate risks to human health created when an operator must deliver a portable air-sampling device to a potentially contaminated sampling site. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention allow rapid retrieval of air samples following sample collection, which can expedite analysis and identification of aerosols and consequently help minimize human exposure to potentially dangerous and life-threatening chemical and biological contaminants.