Patents Assigned to Columbia Scientific Industries, Inc.
  • Aerial prospecting
    Patent number: 4137751
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improved collection of airborne particles in an airborne prospecting method. A high volume of air is sampled and processed through a cyclone separator to achieve a high concentration of particle collection on a collecting surface. The collected particles may be analyzed as to mineral element type and correlated with the geographical position of collection to permit a deduction as to the type of minerals and soil in the terrain below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Columbia Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Rhodes, Robert D. Sieberg, Morris C. Taylor, John C. Westkaemper, Robert C. Young