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Automatic mud sampler and packager
Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co
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Filing: 1964-04-21
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1984-04-21
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 John M Horeth
- 👤 Richard H Langenheim
- 👤 William D Howard
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 09:24
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B9/00; B65B9/10; B65B9/15; G; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/10; G01N1/18; G01N2001/1006; G01N2001/1012; G01N2001/1025; G01N35/00; G01N35/02; G01N35/021; G01N2035/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A METHOD FOR PACKING A SERIES OF SAMPLES OF A SOLIDS-LADEN FLUID WHICH COMPRISES ADVANCING A FLEXIBLE TUBULAR FILM ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF A DELIVERY TUBE AND PAST THE OUTLET END OF SAID TUBE; THEN FLOWING A STREAM OF SAID FLUID THROUGH SAID DELIVERY TUBE INTO CONTACT WITH THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID FILM, THEN FORMING A TEMPORARY SEAL ACROSS SAID FILM WHEREBY SAID FLUID IS DISCHARGED THROUGH A PATH FORMED BY SAID TUBE AND SAID FILM, INTERRUPTING SAID FLOW, THEN FLUSHING THE INTERIOR OF THAT PORTION OF SAID FILM TO BE HEAT-SEALED; AND THEREAFTER FORMING A PERMANENT SEAL ADJACENT SAID TEMPORARY SEAL TO COMPLETE THE FORMATION OF A SEALED SAMPLE PACKAGE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-31 | 1971-01-30 | 1971-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-31 | 1975-01-30 | 1975-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-31 | 1979-01-30 | 1979-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |