Manual sampling device and methods
AssigneeFremonta Corporation
InventorsYongqing Huang, Wei Wu, Florence Wu, Garth Hoffmann, Eric Wilhelmsen
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Abstract
Manual samplers and sampling methods that facilitate improved dexterity and ease of use and that can be manufacture quickly and cost effectively are provided herein. Such sampler can include sampling sheet(s) with a pocket defined by seams to accommodate a user's entire hand for manual sampling of one or more products, in particular aggregate sampling of multiple products. Samplers can include entry seams to fit along the user's writs to retain the sampler on the user's hand and/or interior seams that engage the user's digits to improve dexterity while contact sampling of uneven surfaces.
Claims25
A sampler comprising:
- one or more sheets of a sampling material disposed atop one another or folded;
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- one or more edge seams between engaged surfaces of the one or more sheets, wherein the one or more edge seams are disposed along or near one or more edges of the one or more sheets to define a pocket having an open side for receiving at least a part of a hand of a user to facilitate manual sampling of a surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.