Self-powered fluid sampler
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1. A fluid sampler comprising:
- a substantially watertight housing, and a structure contained at least partially within said housing for drawing fluid from outside of said housing into said housing, wherein said structure for drawing fluid is powered by stored potential energy within said housing.
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Abstract
An automatic fluid sampler includes a substantially watertight housing and a structure for drawing fluid from outside the housing, wherein the fluid drawing structure is powered by stored potential energy within the housing. A method of automatic fluid sampling employs such samplers, and a fluid sampling system includes a plurality of interconnected samplers.
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19 Claims
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1. A fluid sampler comprising:
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a substantially watertight housing, and a structure contained at least partially within said housing for drawing fluid from outside of said housing into said housing, wherein said structure for drawing fluid is powered by stored potential energy within said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fluid sampling system comprising:
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a plurality of fluid samplers, said fluid samplers each including a substantially watertight housing, and a structure contained at least partially within said housing for drawing fluid from outside of said housing into said housing, said structure for drawing fluid is powered by stored potential energy within said housing, wherein at least one of said plurality of fluid samplers is a master sampler, said master sampler including at least one antenna and a transceiver connected to said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for sampling fluid comprising the steps of:
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providing a substantially watertight housing and structure contained at least partially within said housing for drawing fluid from outside of said housing into said housing, said structure for drawing fluid being powered by stored potential energy within said housing; and
drawing said fluid into said housing using said stored potential energy.
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