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.
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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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37 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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31. 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;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 (32, 33)
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36. A method of chemical sampling using a tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus, the method comprising:
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removing the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus from a packaging; turning a twist mechanism on the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus to an open position effective to allow a chemical sample to be collected into the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus through a calibrated orifice; leaving the twist mechanism in the open position for a period of time effective to collect the chemical sample through the calibrated orifice and into the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus; turning the twist mechanism on the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus to a closed position after collecting the chemical sample effective to retain the chemical sample within the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus; locking the twist mechanism into a locked position effective to resist turning of the twist mechanism; examining GPS indicator lights after closing and locking the twist mechanism to determine acquisition of a GPS satellite signal and recordation of GPS data; and sealing the tamper-resistant chemical sampling apparatus back into the packaging. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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