Sampling container for a remotely operated vehicle

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United States of America

PATENT NO 10557777
APP PUB NO 20190011335A1
SERIAL NO

15882411

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A sampling container apparatus for a remotely operated vehicle (“ROV”) is disclosed. An example sampling container includes a tank configured to hold a sample collected from an underwater environment. The tank includes at least one opening that contains a plunger therein. The plunger includes a contraction or retraction mechanism that pulls the plunger into the tank causing the plunger to actuate from an open position to a closed position. The plunger is retained in the open position by a retainer plate. To enable the plunger to actuate to the closed position, the tank is rotated relative to the retainer plate, causing the plunger to traverse a travel channel in the retainer plate. The travel channel includes a plunger window, which when reached by the plunger, enables the plunger to be pulled through the retainer plate, thereby sealing the opening of the tank and preserving the collected sample.

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BURKE DAVID8 MEADOWVIEW LN MERRIMACK NH 03054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aprea, Michael Plymouth, US 4 82
Tavares, Durval M Fall River, US 5 135

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