Patents by Inventor Stanley J. Reynolds, Jr.

Stanley J. Reynolds, Jr. 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).

  • Zero head space sampling method
    Patent number: 4974456
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus is disclosed including a sample container with a removable cap; an inlet conduit adapted for introducing a stream of fluid into the sample container; an outlet conduit adapted for removing a stream of fluid from the sample container; a valve in the inlet conduit for passing a stream therethrough and into the sample container; a valve in the outlet conduit for passing a stream therethrough and out of the sample container; and a controller for actuating the valve in the inlet and outlet conduits at a predetermined time interval such that a stream of fluid is passed into the sample container until the container is filled with the fluid. A method of collecting samples with a zero headspace in the collection sample container is also disclosed utilizing the above sampling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Patricia A. Ortiz, Stanley J. Reynolds, Jr., Daniel E. Moss
  • Zero head space sampling system and method
    Patent number: 4864877
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus is disclosed including a sample container with a removable cap; an inlet conduit adapted for introducing a stream of fluid into the sample container; an outlet conduit adapted for removing a stream of fluid from the sample container; a valve in the inlet conduit for passing a stream therethrough and into the sample container; a valve in the outlet conduit for passing a stream therethrough and out of the sample container; and a controller for actuating the valve in said inlet and outlet conduits at a predetermined time interval such that a stream of fluid is passed into the sample container until the container is filled with the fluid. A method of collecting samples with a zero headspace in the collection sample container is also disclosed utilizing the above sampling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Patricia A. Ortiz, Stanley J. Reynolds, Jr., Daniel E. Moss