Patents Assigned to Max-Planck-Gessellschaft Zur Forderung der Wissenschafter E.V.
  • Device and method for taking samples
    Patent number: 8033187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for taking liquid or gaseous samples from containers and/or tubes that are filled with a medium, in particular from fermenters, by means of negative pressure, wherein an element which acts as a non-return valve is arranged within a sample probe as an inlet for the sample that is to be taken, and a supply line which is able to convey gas and a discharge line which is able to discharge sample are arranged on a common side of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gessellschaft Zur Forderung der Wissenschafter E.V.
    Inventors: Heiner Sann, Detlef Franz, Andreas Bock, Klaus Dieter Stoll, Udo Reichl