Tamper-resistant chemical sampling
First Claim
1. A tamper-resistant system for chemical sampling, comprising:
- a container operable to collect and retain a chemical sample; and
a tamper-resistant mechanism, the tamper-resistant mechanism being operable to;
disengage at a first chemical vapor sampling to allow for a collection of a chemical vapor sample after disengagement;
record one or more of;
a date, a time, and a location of the chemical sample during the collection of the chemical sample; and
re-engage and lock to resist subsequent chemical samples after the first chemical sampling, wherein the tamper-resistant mechanism further comprises a slide lock and a twist mechanism, the slide lock being configured to actuate to allow rotation of the twist mechanism, and the twist mechanism being configured to rotate to disengage the slide lock to allow the chemical sample to be drawn through a calibrated orifice into an interior of the container, wherein the calibrated orifice is on the twist mechanism.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for a tamper-resistant collection and retention a chemical sample. In one embodiment, the tamper-resistant system comprises a container operable to collect and retain a chemical sample, a tamper-resistant mechanism operable to disengage at a first chemical sample to allow for a collection of a chemical sample, wherein the tamper-resistant mechanism is operable to record one or more of: a date, a time, and a location, of the chemical sample during the collection of the chemical sample, and wherein the tamper-resistant mechanism is further operable to re-engage and lock after the collection of the chemical sample to resist subsequent chemical samples after the first chemical sampling.
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17 Claims
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1. A tamper-resistant system for chemical sampling, comprising:
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a container operable to collect and retain a chemical sample; and a tamper-resistant mechanism, the tamper-resistant mechanism being operable to; disengage at a first chemical vapor sampling to allow for a collection of a chemical vapor sample after disengagement; record one or more of;
a date, a time, and a location of the chemical sample during the collection of the chemical sample; andre-engage and lock to resist subsequent chemical samples after the first chemical sampling, wherein the tamper-resistant mechanism further comprises a slide lock and a twist mechanism, the slide lock being configured to actuate to allow rotation of the twist mechanism, and the twist mechanism being configured to rotate to disengage the slide lock to allow the chemical sample to be drawn through a calibrated orifice into an interior of the container, wherein the calibrated orifice is on the twist mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tamper-resistant apparatus for chemical sampling, the apparatus comprising:
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(1) a stainless steel canister configured to retain a chemical sample, the stainless steel canister comprising an outer surface and an inner surface; the outer surface comprising a surface treatment configured to provide one or more of;
an increased friction between the outer surface and another surface, a mark-able surface configured to accept and retain a marking; andthe inner surface being passivated to reduce a chemical reactivity between the stainless steel canister and the chemical sample; (2) a tamper-resistant mechanism, the tamper-resistant mechanism being operable to collect, retain, and protect the chemical sample from tampering, the tamper-resistant mechanism comprising; a slide lock, the slide lock operable to resist rotation of a twist mechanism; a twist mechanism the twist mechanism being operable to rotate from a closed position to an open position effective to allow the chemical sample to pass into an interior of the stainless steel canister through a calibrated orifice, wherein the calibrated orifice is on the twist mechanism; an electronic device operable to generate a first DTG data associated with a collection time of the chemical sample; a GPS device operable to; acquire a GPS satellite signal and generate a global coordinate data associated with a location of the chemical sample; assign and record a second DTG data associated with an acquisition time of the GPS satellite signal by the GPS; and record one or more attempt DTG data associated with a time for each attempt by the GPS device to acquire the GPS satellite signal; a memory operable to store one or more of;
the first DTG data, the global coordinate data, the second DTG data, the attempt DTG data, chemical data associated with a chemical sample detected by a chemical detector on a chip, temperature data, and a fault code;an RFID device operable to wirelessly transfer one or more data stored on the memory to a data receiving device external to the container; and (3) an extractor operatively connected to the calibrated orifice and operable to extract one or more analytes from the chemical sample, the extractor comprising gone or more of;
a SPME fiber, a glass tube, a chemical detector on chip, a polymer, and a sorbent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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