Patents by Inventor Mario Schirmer

Mario Schirmer 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).

  • Sampling and toxicity monitoring device and method
    Patent number: 7186565
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an aqueous or gaseous environment for the presence of at least one chemical is provided in order to determine the toxicity of the chemical and optionally, the quantity and identity of the chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventors: Kristin Schirmer, Niels Bols, Mario Schirmer
  • Sampling and toxicity monitoring device and method
    Publication number: 20030017614
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an aqueous or gaseous environment for the presence of at least one chemical is provided in order to determine the toxicity of the chemical and optionally, the quantity and identity of the chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Kristin Schirmer, Niels Bols, Mario Schirmer
  • Underground measurement and fluid sampling apparatus
    Patent number: 5725055
    Abstract: A fluid sampling apparatus for use in a hole in the earth having a rigid wall and containing a fluid comprising a flexible tubular member extendable within the hole and inflatable to a diameter effective to urge the tubular member against the rigid wall. At least one fluid pump is in communication with the tubular member and the hole for transferring fluid between the tubular member and the hole whereby the tubular member is inflated as the fluid si transferred from the hole into the tubular member and the tubular member is deflated as the fluid is transferred from the tubular member to the hole. The flexible tubular member may be adapted to contain at least one instrument for sampling and measuring fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventors: Mario Schirmer, Georg Teutsch, Thomas Ptak