Patent ID: 9702815
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G01N

Claim:
1. A sampling device comprising: a. an inner housing, b. an outer housing, the outer housing surrounding a portion of the inner housing, the outer housing having a closed end and an aperture capable of aligning with an opening of a sample chamber of a removable slug, the closed end providing a stop for the inner housing, c. the sample chamber for collecting a sample, wherein the sample chamber is a cavity of the slug positioned within the outer housing and the internal surface of the sample chamber comprises a low-reflectance finish, the sample chamber opening connects the sample chamber with the inner housing, the slug having an opening to the sample chamber wherein the sample chamber may be selectively open to or closed off from the environment exterior to the outer housing, and d. a probe positioned within the inner housing, the probe having a probe tip that fits in the opening of the sample chamber, the probe configured to transmit an NIR beam into the sample and collect data from the sample.