US PATENT SUBCLASS 73 / 863
SAMPLER, SAMPLE HANDLING, ETC.

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863SAMPLER, SAMPLE HANDLING, ETC. {11}
863.01  DF  .~> Automatic control {1}
863.11  DF  .~> With heating or cooling {1}
863.21  DF  .~> With constituent separation {2}
863.31  DF  .~> Plural parallel systems {2}
863.41  DF  .~> Flow divider, deflector, or interceptor {4}
863.71  DF  .~> Conduit or passageway section capture chamber {1}
863.81  DF  .~> Withdrawing through conduit or receptacle wall {4}
863.91  DF  .~> Conveyor coacting {1}
864  DF  .~> Capture device {9}
864.81  DF  .~> Analyzer supplier {3}
864.91  DF  .~> Sample holder

DEFINITION

Classification: 73/863

SAMPLER, SAMPLE HANDLING, ETC.:

(under the class definition) Subject matter for obtaining a predetermined portion of a mass of material to be tested.

(1) Note. The portion of a mass of material of this subclass type may be predetermined by volume, volumetric ratio of the portion to the total mass, composition or condition of the mass.

(2) Note. This is the generic locus for sampling, and, as such, includes the following subject matter not provided for elsewhere: (a) treatment of samples in preparation for analysis; (b) transporting or handling previously obtained samples in preparation for analysis; and (c) introducing previously obtained samples into analyzers.

(3) Note. Subject matter similar to subject matter of this subclass type in proximate function (i.e., obtaining a

predetermined portion of a mass of material) but differing in ultimate function (i.e., to be tested) is classified herein if not classifiable elsewhere, e.g., "tollers".

(4) Note. A sampler combined with a test apparatus or art device is classified with the test apparatus or art device.

(5) Note. Patents issued before 1940 have been placed hereunder by total disclosure.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS: 28, for a gas analysis combined with isolation of particles from a gas.

61.55, for a chromatos:graphic liquid analyzer combined with sampling, sample handling, or sample preparation.

61.59, for a liquid analyzer determining the content or the effect of a constituent of a liquid mixture combined with detail of sampling, sample handling, or sample preparation.

61.68, for a liquid analyzer for determining sedimentation rate of a liquid suspension and including detail of sampling, sample handling, or sample preparation.

64.56, for a liquid or liquid suspension analyzer including a sampler, constituent separation, sample handling, or sample preparation.

152.07, for a borehole formation logging being made by measuring density, porosity, or permeability by core sample analysis.

152.09, for a borehole formation logging being made by measuring oil, gas, or water saturation by core sample analysis.

152.11, for a borehole formation logging being made by measuring a characteristic of a core sample.

152.23+, for determining a characteristic of a borehole, a casing, or a drill rigging by sampling combined with (a) measuring a flow rate of fluid or (b) analyzing a fluid.

170.01+, for measurement of atmospheric or oceanos:graphic phenomena combined with sampling the atmosphere or ocean.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

4, Bath, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons, for a urine or feces sampler combined with a toilet or means to attach the sampler to the toilet. 23, Chemistry: Physical Processes, for a sampling process wherein a step of causing or promoting a chemical reaction, or regulating or controlling a chemical reaction, are

claimed.

30, Cutlery,

174, for coring-type cutting tools having plural cooperating blades.

33, Geometrical Instruments,

126.4, for distance measuring devices of the sounding type having sampling means.

68, Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus,

185+, for subject matter of that class type combined with sampling means.

96, Gas Separation: Apparatus, for gas separation apparatus, per se, and

413, for gas separation apparatus with sampling means.

119, Animal Husbandry,

14.01+, for milking machines. 128, Surgery,

749+, and 760+ for body fluid samplers having means to contact the living body.

137, Fluid Handling, generally and especially

561+, for other fluid-handling systems.

141, Fluent Material Handling, With Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means, for a device or method of filling a receiver which is not part of a sampling system. Note in particular

21+, 29, 110, and 130.

159, Concentrating Evaporators,

30, for a combination of a concentrating evaporator vessel with means for withdrawing a quantity of liquid for examination.

166, Wells, for an apparatus or method for sampling well fluids (including gas), particularly

107+, 142+, 162+, and 264.

175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth,

232+, 244+ and 308+ for means to receive and retain a sample from the formation, including solid earth, in an earth-boring tool.

210, Liquid Purification or Separation,

513+, for gravitational separators; especially subclasses 514+ for milk and cream separators.

222, Dispensing, for subject matter of that class type which may include an apparatus or process for obtaining a predetermined portion of material from a mass but not for testing purposes. See also the note to Class 222 in this class (73),

864.01, Pipettes.

250, Radiant Energy,

288, for mass spectrometers with sample supply.

277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process,

317+, for a seal combined with an indicator, sampler, or inspection feature.

356, Optics: Measuring and Testing,

36+, for subject matter of that class type including sample preparation; and subclasses 244+ for sample holders.

374, Thermal Measuring and Testing, 157, for a thermometer combined with a sample cup; and subclass 140 for a molten metal lance which may include a sample chamber.

417, Pumps, for sample pumps, per se.

422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing, for a sampler wherein means for causing, promoting, regulating or controlling a chemical reaction are claimed.

435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology,

309.1+, for inoculators, streakers, or samplers adapted for use with microorganisms and enzymes; and subclass 288.6 for a microorganism or enzyme measuring and testing apparatus including a column separation means.

604, Surgery,

181+, for syringes.

CAPTURE ELEMENT

That structure which physically contacts the source to separate it into sample and residue portions.

RESIDUE

The portion of the source that remains after the sample is removed. SOURCE

The material or bulk from which the sample is removed.

SAMPLE

A portion of material which is physically separated from the source.

SAMPLING SYSTEM

A complete sampling system includes a capture device, a transport or handling means, and a receiver.