Abstract
A filter-based air sampler, more specifically a filter-based air sampler capable of integration into small unmanned aerial systems is disclosed. The filter-based air sampler may include a filter assembly which has as its component parts: an open faced air intake component, a filter, and a filter support that has a central supporting grid. The filter assembly may joined to the housing of a fan, such as a centrifugal fan, with the supporting grid of the filter support being disposed over the air inlet of the fan.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Active
Issue Date
4-4-2023
Patent Number
US 11619570 B1 [ 11,619,570 ]
CPC Classification
G01N1/2205
Application number
17/202,434
Assignees
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (US)
Filing Date
3-16-2021
Recommended Citation
Eninger, Robert M., Stepanie A. Ohms, and Jeremy M. Slagley. Filter-based Air Sampler Capable of Integration into Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Unites States Patent 11619570 (B1), issued 4 April 2023. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/2
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Comments
This patent was previously hosted on AFIT Scholar in the Faculty Publications collection.