ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,954, issued on March 11.
"Methods and devices for evaluating the contents of materials" was invented by Michael P. Smith (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are containers that are useful for the collection and analysis of materials, which typically comprise solid material, such as geologic material samples, such as drill cuttings, core samples, drilling muds, or similar materials. Such containers comprise a barrier component that forms an inner chamber for isolating a material and a compressible or collapsible section that is adapted to be compressed by application of a force, but without rupture or other disrupti...