Patents Assigned to Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
  • Patent number: 8136416
    Abstract: A personal nanoparticle sampler is disclosed to include a pre-classifier, a nozzle, a connector and a final filter pack. The connector and the final filter pack respectively accommodate a particle-sizing filter and a final filter to collect nanoparticles smaller than a diameter. The pre-classifier removes large particles to avoid clogging of the connector. The nozzle raises the airflow velocity to reduce the cut-off diameter of the particle-sizing filter without increasing the total flowrate, allowing the personal nanoparticle sampler to be used with a personal sampling pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
    Inventors: Shi-Nian Uang, Tung-Sheng Shih, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Han Wu