Patents by Inventor Byron D. Taylor

Byron D. Taylor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Soil sampler
    Patent number: 5411087
    Abstract: A soil sampler for insertion into a pilot hole in the earth to extract contaminants in a vapor state. The sampler has an axially forward projection and an axially rearward projection that define a volume together with the body of the sampler and the wall of the pilot hole. Steam passes into the sampler so as to heat a portion of the sampler near the volume so as to volatize the contaminants. The sampler exerts a vacuum on the volume to extract the gaseous contaminants into an analyzer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Inventor: Byron D. Taylor