Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for collecting airborne microorganisms
- Patent Title (中): 用于收集空气微生物的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13985708Application Date: 2011-02-22
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Publication No.: US09433883B2Publication Date: 2016-09-06
- Inventor: Kei Takenaka , Yasuhiko Sasaki , Shigenori Togashi
- Applicant: Kei Takenaka , Yasuhiko Sasaki , Shigenori Togashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/053850 WO 20110222
- International Announcement: WO2012/114458 WO 20120830
- Main IPC: G01N1/24
- IPC: G01N1/24 ; B01D45/08 ; G01N1/22

Abstract:
The present invention provides an impaction-based microorganism collecting device in which microorganisms are captured by the capture surface of a collection plate. The microorganism collecting device is designed to reduce the influence of the lateral wind flowing over the perforated plate having multiple nozzles and also prevent warpage of the perforated plate.Multiple air vents are formed around the circumference of the capture surface and through the capture surface so that air that has flowed through the nozzles of the perforated plate onto the capture surface can be discharged. This allows the air to flow in multiple directions over the capture surface, thereby reducing the speed of the air and increasing the microorganism capture rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130319239A1 Device and Method for Collecting Airborne Microorganisms Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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