Document Type
Article
Publication Date
December 2019
Patent Number
10495549
CPC
G01N 1/08
Abstract
A sample procurement and retention tool designed for extraterrestrial use. The device is adapted to procure and retain multiple loosely adhered geological samples of various shapes, sizes, and weights. In addition, the device is sized for dexterity optimization, and designed to prevent cross contamination of samples. The device includes a chamber housing detachable from a handle assembly with a portion of the chamber housing being rotatable with respect to the handle assembly. The chamber housing includes a plurality of chambers with at least one chamber having a sample cartridge that can be triggered through the handle assembly. Each sample cartridge stored in the chambers can be triggered to retrieve samples and then the chamber housing can be detached to employ another chamber housing.
Application Number
15/852351
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Christopher Michael; Fernandez, Eva; Meier, Brant; Mott, Brittany Elizabeth; and Willis, Christopher Allan, "Geological sample procurement and storage device" (2019). USF Patents. 1107.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/1107
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
12/22/2017
