Patent ID: 9038488
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for sampling a material, the device comprising: an inlet; a first outlet aligned with the inlet; a flowpath between the inlet and the first outlet; a sample collector moveably disposed in the flowpath, wherein the sample collector comprises a first through hole and a second through hole; a valve disposed in the flowpath below the sample collector, the valve configured to inhibit flow of the material through the first outlet while allowing flow of the material through the inlet to allow a column of the material to accumulate in the first through hole when the first through hole is disposed in the flowpath; a second outlet not aligned with the inlet; and wherein the sample collector is configured to move such that the first through hole and second through hole can be moved into and out of the flowpath and alternately be moved into and out of alignment with the second outlet.