Abstract: A robot accessory and/or device that provides a sample collector device, a sample storage device, and a work surface. Upon activation, the sample collector device performs a full cycle in which an actuator causes the movement (i.e., extension and then retraction) of an actuator arm that simultaneously causes the top link plate, the lance plunger, the plunger guide, and the plunger to likewise move, including the depression and/or compression and release of the pipette. During this full cycle, this single device is able to remotely collect solid, liquid and/or multiphase samples of potentially hazardous materials and reduces human exposure to this hazardous material and dangerous environment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2019
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2022
Assignee:
Chemthief, LLC
Inventors:
Larry Richard Houghton, II, Gordon Scott Johns, David Lambert Buck