Patents by Inventor Steven M. Jinks

Steven M. Jinks 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).

  • Automated entrainment abundance sampler
    Patent number: 4145928
    Abstract: An automated entrainment abundance sampler for the collection of ichthyoplankton specimens and its operation is disclosed. An inverted conical screen or net is utilized to collect specimens from water supplied by a suitable pump. After a set time period, the collected specimens are further concentrated in a secondary concentrator and transferred to a sample container. The conical screen is rinsed to insure that all the specimens are transferred to the secondary collector which is, in turn, rinsed to further insure that all the specimens are carried to the sample container. A suitable control system is provided to allow the sampler system to operate automaticaly in the collection of specimens over a preselected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Ecological Analysts Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Jinks, Bruce Muchmore, Dan Ostrye