Mobile exhaust tracking system
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1. A mobile, exhaust analyzing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a first vehicle;
(b) a funneling member attached to said first vehicle for concentrating exhaust gases discharged by a moving, second vehicle, said funneling member concentrating said exhaust gases as said gases pass through said funneling member;
(c) sampling means, connected to the funneling member, for extracting a sample of said exhaust gases; and
(d) a specrophotometer for analyzing said sample of said exhaust gases to determine whether the exhaust from the second vehicle exceeds environmental regulation standards.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus (10) for, and a method of, collecting and analyzing a sample of exhaust gases (16) from a mobile exhaust source. A funneling member (18) is attached to a vehicle (12) for concentrating exhaust gases (16) discharged by a moving exhaust source. The vehicle (12) is positioned behind the mobile exhaust source such that the funneling member (18) is within a stream of exhaust gases (30) being discharged by the mobile exhaust source. As the exhaust gases (16) pass through the funneling member (18), a sampling tube (22) extracts a sample of the concentrated exhaust gases (16) and routes them to an analyzing means (26) for analysis of the sample.
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1. A mobile, exhaust analyzing apparatus comprising:
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(a) a first vehicle; (b) a funneling member attached to said first vehicle for concentrating exhaust gases discharged by a moving, second vehicle, said funneling member concentrating said exhaust gases as said gases pass through said funneling member; (c) sampling means, connected to the funneling member, for extracting a sample of said exhaust gases; and (d) a specrophotometer for analyzing said sample of said exhaust gases to determine whether the exhaust from the second vehicle exceeds environmental regulation standards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for collecting and analyzing a sample of exhaust gases from an exhaust stream created by a moving automotive vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) securing collecting means to a first automotive vehicle; (b) positioning said first vehicle such that said collecting means is within a stream of exhaust gases being discharged from a moving, second automotive vehicle; (c) collecting a sample of said exhaust gases from said stream of exhaust gases; and (d) analyzing said sample to determine whether the composition of the exhaust being discharged by said second vehicle exceeds environmental regulation standards. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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