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| 20080307902 | Method for Defining Element Content and/or Mineral Content - The invention relates to a method for defining particle and/or mineral content in real time in a mineral separation process from finely divided particle material flowing either in solid or slurry-like form, so that from the particle material, there is extracted a representative sample, which sample is then subjected to grain size analysis, on the basis of which there is calculated the element and/or mineral content of the particle material. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090019951 | Template for measuring antimicrobial activity - The present invention relates, generally, to a device for measuring antimicrobial activity. The microbiological device has cylinders or wells for dispensing sample dilutions for antimicrobial activity testing through agar diffusion and internal flanges to facilitate handling. These features decrease the cost and increase the efficiency of measuring antimicrobial activity. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090031828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE SIZE OF SMALL PARTICLES - A method and apparatus for increasing the size of small particles for a condensation particle counter, in which method a particle containing aerosol flow is divided into a sample flow and a sheath flow. The sheath flow is filtered, saturated with vapor and formed to a vortex flow in a saturator which vortex-flow continues in a condenser. The sample flow is introduced to the centre of the vortex flow of the saturated sheath flow in the condenser for causing the vapor in the saturated sheath flow to condense on the particles in the sample flow thus increasing the size of the particles. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090064800 | MICROPLATE CARRIER HAVING MAGNETS - Relates to a microplate carrier ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090260456 | Automatic solid Phase Microextraction (Spme) Sampling Apparatus - An automatic solid-phase microextraction (SPME) sampling apparatus having a mobile sampler arm with a holder for a probe carrying a fiber 9 and an intermediate bracket for transferring the probe between a probe storage tray and the gas chromatograph injector. In the various probe handling stages, the probes are collected by a magnetic member attached to the end of the plunger in the holder, at the free end of the holder's body and at the lower end of the block for guiding the probe needle. The magnetic member interacts with a ferromagnetic connector attached to one end of the fiber and with a ferromagnetic flange attached to the end of the needle containing the fiber in order to place the probe on the transfer bracket or remove it therefrom. The apparatus can perform analyses on fibers that have already been exposed, extract analytes from samples, and subsequently transfer them for desorption in the gas chromatograph in a fully automatic way. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090277283 | ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN EVALUATING SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION, AND RELATED METHODS - A method is provided for determining the presence and/or concentration of at least one contaminant in a subsurface at a test site. The method generally includes inserting a sampling assembly into at least one tree at the test site, processing at least part of the sampling assembly to determine if a contaminant is present in the at least one tree, and then correlating the presence and/or concentration of the contaminant in the at least one tree to presence and/or concentration of the contaminant in the subsurface. The sampling assembly is operable to sorb at least one contaminant located within the at least one tree to at least part of the sampling assembly. The sampling assembly may include a solid phase microextraction (SPME) sampling assembly having a SPME sampling device and a support configured to help position the SPME sampling device within a tree for sampling operation. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090282932 | GAS SCRUBBER FOR AUTOMATED CLINICAL ANALYZER - A device and method for extending the useful life of a bulk liquid used in an automated clinical analyzer. Air from the atmosphere surrounding the automated clinical analyzer that displaces the bulk liquid consumed from a container is routed through a gas scrubber in order to remove or at least reduce the quantity of at least one contaminant present in that air. The gas scrubber is positioned between the bulk liquid in the container and the atmosphere surrounding the container. The gas scrubber contains a reagent that is capable of reacting with a contaminant in the atmosphere, whereby a required characteristic(s) of the bulk liquid does (do) not change excessively prior to the date that the bulk liquid is consumed. For example, if the contaminant is carbon dioxide, and the required characteristic of the bulk liquid is the level of pH of the bulk liquid, the reagent in the gas scrubber prevents the level of pH of the bulk liquid from changing excessively prior to the date that the bulk liquid is consumed. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090320618 | Method and device for the collection of airborne particles and their concentration in small amounts of liquid - A method and its possible embodiments are presented for collecting airborne biological and non-biological agents and concentrating them into small amounts of liquid. Airborne particles are drawn into the sampler and by the action of an electrostatic field are deposited on the collection electrode covered with superhydrophobic substance (surface contact angle >150°). At the end of the sampling period a small liquid droplet (5-60 μL) is injected at the top of the sampling chamber. Since the sampler is positioned at an angle to the horizontal, the droplet rolls-off of collection electrode's surface under the force of gravity and removes the deposited particles. The droplet is then collected by a liquid capture system. The particles concentrated in such small amounts of liquid facilitate sample analysis by various techniques. The suggested sampler's embodiments achieve sample concentration rates higher than 1×10 | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100077874 | Sample Collection Container, Sample Collection Apparatus, And Sample Collection Method In Supercritical Fluid System - There is provided a sample collection container, a sample collection apparatus, and a sample collection method used in a supercritical fluid system capable of collecting a multi-constituent sample contained in a supercritical fluid at low cost and high collection efficiency. The pressure of a supercritical fluid containing a sample is reduced to a pressure close to the atmospheric pressure, and the depressurized supercritical fluid is forced to undergo adiabatic expansion to form gas-phase CO | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100089181 | Sample Collection System and Method for Use Thereof - A sample collection system capable of collecting, storing and dispensing a liquid sample is disclosed. The collection system includes a collector composed of a material which has the unique ability to express constituents of interest at levels which are much more concentrated than their levels in the fluid samples from which they are expressed, where the expressed highly concentrated sample can then be used with modern rapid screening/testing protocols, such as solid phase assays, to test for the constituents of interest. Thus, it is now possible to obtain analytes of interest, such as the HIV protein antibodies, from saliva samples at concentrations that are representative of that found in serum or plasma. The collector is sized and shaped to fit within a recovery container, which, in turn, is sized and shaped to fit within a collection tube. The recovery container includes an aperture which does not permit passage of fluid under ambient conditions, but facilitates transfer thereof when subjected to pressure. An optional channel within the collection tube facilitates dispensing of the sample for further processing. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100116068 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING GASEOUS SAMPLE - The present invention of collecting gaseous sample employs the sealable container, the inlet mounted at a part of the container, the outlet mounted at the other part of the container, the atomizing electrode mounted in the container, the primary refrigerator mounted at adjacent to the atomizing electrode, the opposite electrode mounted in the container, the acicular capture electrode mounted at adjacent to the opposite electrode, and the secondary refrigerator mounted at adjacent to the capture electrode. Charged microparticles are prepared by chilling gaseous sample and producing condensate of the same. Such charged microparticles are collected by the capture electrode with static electricity, and they are condensed by chilling them. This method prevents the capture electrode from spreading solution thereon. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100199785 | FLUID SAMPLING DEVICE - Disclosed is a fluid sampling device comprising a plurality of inlet channels, each of which is arranged to receive an airflow from an associated direction, such that a sampling medium associated with a particular inlet channel is exposed to airflow from the associated direction. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100206094 | Device and Method for Sample Collection and Concentration - An apparatus and a method for concentrating a target substance in a liquid has been invented. The apparatus comprises a first reservoir with inlet openings for introducing a fluid comprising a target substance into the first reservoir and a second reservoir separated from the first reservoir by a partition permeable to permit the fluid to traverse the partition while retaining the target substance in the first reservoir. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100242631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTICLES ANALYSIS IN MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES BY ISOLATING PARTICLES - During the fabrication of microstructure devices, such as integrated circuits, particles may be analyzed by displacing or removing the particles from the device surface and subsequently performing an analysis process. Consequently, a well-defined measurement environment may be established after removal of the particles, which may be accomplished on the basis of nanoprobes and the like. Hence, even critical surface areas may be monitored with respect to contamination and the like on the basis of well-established analysis techniques. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100294047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A MAGNETIC SEPARATION PROCEDURE - Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for automated isolation of selected analytes, to which magnetically-responsive solid supports are bound, from other components of a sample. An apparatus for performing an automated magnetic separation procedure includes a mechanism for effecting linear movement of a magnet between operative and non-operative positions with respect to a receptacle device. A receptacle holding station within which a receptacle device may be temporarily stored prior to moving the receptacle to the apparatus for performing magnetic separation includes magnets for applying a magnetic field to the receptacle device held therein, thereby drawing at least a proton of the magnetically-responsive solid supports out of suspension before the receptacle device is moved to the magnetic separation station. An automated receptacle transport mechanism moves the receptacle devices between the apparatus for performing magnetic separation and the receptacle holding station. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110011189 | TUBE FOR SEPARATING PORTIONS OF A SAMPLE - A method and tube for separating a sample. The tube is configured to separate agglomerated or clumped material or other sample components having over a particular size from other smaller size portions of the sample. For example, blood clots may be separated from serum of a blood sample. The tube includes a chamber with a closed bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a sample inlet branch coupled to the chamber. A slit is positioned between the chamber and the sample inlet branch so that after a sample is placed into the sample inlet branch, a portion of the sample having a size smaller than the slit (e.g., liquid material) passes through the slit and into the chamber, and material in the sample having a size larger than the slit remains in the sample inlet branch. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110056311 | Method of Scanning a Sample Plate Surface Mask in an Area Adjacent to a Conductive Area Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization Mass Spectrometry - A method of scanning a sample plate surface mask in an area adjacent to a conductive area using mass spectrometry is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a sample plate including a mask applied with a rough surface to the electrically conductive surface to produce a sample site comprising a central portion formed from the electrically conductive surface and a marginal portion of the mask, preparing an analyte comprising mixing a biomolecule with an organic solvent, an aqueous solution, and a matrix selected from the group of α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid and 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid; applying the analyte to the sample site; forming at least one crystal of the analyte in an area on the mask adjacent to the conductive area, and scanning the area on the mask adjacent to the conductive area with a laser beam. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110107855 | SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTES - Disclosed herein are sample preparation devices, such as pipette tips useful for associating and releasing biological molecules. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110138935 | POLYMER FOR FILLER FOR PREPROCESSING COLUMN - It is a subject of the present invention to provide a novel polymer; a filler for measuring a perfluoro compound having an acidic group at terminal which comprises said polymer; a column filled with said filler; and a measuring method for a perfluoro compound having an acidic group at terminal by using said column; as well as a filler for measuring a drug comprising the above-described polymer; a column filled with said filler; and a measuring method for a drug by using said column. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110192238 | Test Patch System - A test system for taking a sample of a constituent on a surface utilizing a fluid source includes an upper body and a concomitant mating lower body that includes an aperture in a portion thereof. A central fiber portion and a support extend through upper body aperture to provide a consistent surface for contacting the surface to be tested. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110303024 | Inlet Sampling Method and Device - An inlet apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a first conduit for sampling, and a second and third conduit for directing flow throughout the inlet apparatus. Flow may be induced in two opposite directions through the second conduit, which affect the flow of gas through the first conduit for sampling. The various conduits of the apparatus may be connected to a device for inducing flow in different directions. The duration of the flow in a particular direction affects the amount of sample gas that enters a detection device. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120024083 | DISK-BASED FLUID SAMPLE SEPARATION DEVICE - A disk-based fluid sample separation device including at least one air vent forming a part of a flow channel pattern on a microfluidic disk is disclosed. The fluid sample separation device is provided with an air vent sealing cover having at least through hole and is placed on the top surface of the disk. The air vent sealing cover is rotated with respect to the disk either at a first position or a second position. At the first position, the hole of the air vent sealing cover is in correspondence to the air vent of the flow channel pattern to control the sample liquid delivery. At the second position, the air vent of the flow channel pattern is closed. The flow channel pattern includes at least one sample storage reservoir, at least one sample processing reservoir, and at least one communication channel which is in fluid communication between the sample storage reservoir and the sample processing reservoir. In alternative, the status of the hole of the air vent sealing cover is controlled by a control unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120160038 | LARGE-AREA SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A solid phase extraction apparatus includes a sample adsorption assembly and a needle. The adsorption assembly includes a housing, a distal housing opening, and an adsorption bar disposed in the housing. The adsorption bar includes an outer surface coated with an adsorption material. The adsorption bar is located between the distal housing opening and a proximal housing opening. The outer surface is spaced from an inner housing surface, wherein the adsorption assembly includes an adsorption region between the inner housing surface and the outer surface. The adsorption assembly establishes a fluid flow path from the distal housing opening, through the adsorption region along a longitudinal direction, and to the proximal housing opening. The needle communicates with the distal housing opening | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120186366 | MEASUREMENT OF MULTIMETALS AND TOTAL HALOGENS IN A GAS STREAM - A collection apparatus comprises a nozzle comprising an inlet for receiving at least a portion of a gas stream and an outlet, and at least one sorbent trap having an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the nozzle, wherein the sorbent trap comprises one or more collection media configured to collect at least one of a metal, an element, and a halogen present in the portion of the gas stream. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120210804 | SOLID ALIQUOTS OF MULTIRESIDUE METHOD SALTS FOR SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION APPLICTIONS - It is an object of the invention to improve the current QuEChERS technology. In one aspect of the invention, the buffer-salt powder mixture of the first stage of the QuEChERS process is compressed into a solid dosage form before it is used in the first stage of the QuEChERS process. Replacing the QuEChERS powders (the buffer-salt powder mixture of the first stage of the QuEChERS process) with solid aliquots eliminates the need for using centrifuge tubes for packaging the product. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120247231 | MATERIAL SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SORTING MATERIAL - A material sorting system is disclosed. The system has an electrical charge device arranged to produce electrical charging conditions for substantially all particles of a material sample such that an electrical charge at least partially dependent on particle capacitance is imparted to one or more particles, and a particle delivery device operably connected to the electrical charge device and arranged to cause the one or more particles to move along a flowpath. The system also has a deflection device arranged to cause each particle to deviate from the flowpath an amount at least partially dependent on the electrical charge imparted to the particle, and a collection device in fluid communication with the deflection device. The collection device is arranged to collect the one or more particles at one or more locations corresponding to the amount of deviation of the one or more particles from the flowpath. A corresponding method is also disclosed. The material sorting system and method are suitable for sorting cells according to the level of cell differentiation. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120247232 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE COLLECTION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION IN SMALL AMOUNTS OF LIQUID - A method and its possible embodiments are presented for collecting airborne biological and non-biological agents and concentrating them into small amounts of liquid. Airborne particles are drawn into the sampler and by the action of an electrostatic field are deposited on the collection electrode covered with superhydrophobic substance (surface contact angle >150°). At the end of the sampling period a small liquid droplet (5-60 μL) is injected at the top of the sampling chamber. Since the sampler is positioned at an angle to the horizontal, the droplet rolls-off of collection electrode's surface under the force of gravity and removes the deposited particles. The droplet is then collected by a liquid capture system. The particles concentrated in such small amounts of liquid facilitate sample analysis by various techniques. The suggested sampler's embodiments achieve sample concentration rates higher than 1×10 | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255373 | Multistage cartridge for MEMS particle storing system - A disposable cartridge is described which is equipped with a plurality of microfabricated particle sorting structures. The disposable cartridge may include passageways which connect fluid reservoirs in the cartridge with corresponding microfluidic passageways on the particle sorting structure. A flexible gasket may prevent leakages and allow the fluid to cross the gasket barrier through a plurality of holes in the gasket, allowing fluid to be transferred from the reservoirs to the microfabricated particle sorting structures. The plurality of particle sorting structures may be arranged in the disposable cartridge in order to perform multiple separation operations, such as a sequential or parallel sorting operation. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120255374 | Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Sampling and Conditioning a Fluid - A system of sampling a fluid comprises a fluid separator having a central axis. The fluid separator includes an insulating sleeve. In addition the fluid separator includes a separator assembly coaxially disposed within the sleeve. Further, the fluid separator includes an annulus radially disposed between the sleeve and the separator assembly. The separator assembly includes a conduit, a support rod coaxially disposed within the conduit, and a plurality of separator members coupled to the support rod within the conduit. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130019696 | Chromatography Apparatus And Methods Using Multiple Microfluidic Substrates - An apparatus for chemical separations includes a first substantially rigid microfluidic substrate defining a first fluidic port; a second substantially rigid microfluidic substrate defining a second fluidic port; and a coupler disposed between the first and second substrates, the coupler defining a fluidic path in fluidic alignment with the ports of the first and second substrates. The coupler includes a material that is deformable relative to a material of the first substrate and a material of the second substrate. The substrates are clamped together to compress the coupler between the substrates and form a fluid-tight seal. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130019697 | FLUID SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Sample application systems can include an extraction mechanism to remove a sample from sample containers, a sample vessel disposed on a deployment mechanism, where the deployment mechanism is arranged to move the sample vessel to receive a sample, an extraction mechanism washing station to wash the extraction mechanism, a sample applicator to remove a portion of the sample in the sample vessel and apply it onto a sample carrier, where the deployment mechanism can move the sample vessel to a sample application position, a sample vessel washing station to wash the sample vessel, where the deployment mechanism can move the sample vessel to the sample vessel washing station, a sample applicator washing station to wash the sample applicator after the sample has been dispensed onto the sample carrier, and a fluid control system to control flow of a fluid provided to the extraction mechanism and the sample applicator. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130081481 | APPARATUS FOR COUNTING COMPONENTS - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for counting components, the apparatus including: a separating part separating a plurality of components into individual components; pipes moving the components separated by the separating part therethrough; a counting part positioned on the pipes to count the components passing through the pipes; and a vacuum sucking part positioned at distal ends of the pipes. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and rapidly count the number of micro electronic components. In addition, it is possible to track loss of electronic components generated between processes by accurately and rapidly counting the electronic components. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130233093 | SORPTION OF WATER FROM A SAMPLE USING A POLYMERIC DRYING AGENT - A method of extracting an analyte from a sample is described where the sample includes water. The sample and polymeric drying agent are added to a container. The polymeric drying agent includes a cationic monomer, an anionic monomer, and a crosslinker. The polymeric drying agent is configured to sorb water from the sample. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140007708 | AEROSOL SAMPLING DEVICE - A sampling device is disclosed. The sampling device includes a labyrinth structure and a sampling tube. The labyrinth structure includes a first baffle plate, a second baffle and a third baffle plate. The second baffle plate in combination with the first baffle plate defines an inlet channel and is configured to receive a portion of oil aerosol containing liquid oil particles. A curved bend is included downstream of the inlet channel and is configured to separate the liquid oil particles from the portion of oil aerosol. The third baffle plate is relatively inclined with respect to the first baffle plate. The third baffle plate in combination with the first baffle plate is configured to drain the separated liquid oil particles. The sampling tube provides the portion of oil aerosol separated of liquid oil particles to a detection device. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140007709 | SPECIMEN PREPARATION FOR TEM - A specimen kit having a tiny chamber is disclosed for a specimen preparation for TEM. The space height of the chamber is far smaller than dimensions of blood cells and therefore is adapted to sort nanoparticles from the blood cells. The specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over a true distribution status of nanoparticles in blood. The extremely tiny space height in Z direction eliminates the possibility of aggregation of the nanoparticles and/or agglomeration in Z direction during drying; therefore, a specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over the dispersion and/or agglomeration of nanoparticles in a blood. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140007710 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing a liquid test sample includes using a needle assembly to introduce a first flow of gas through an inlet in the needle assembly into a container containing a liquid test sample and to provide an outlet from the container through the needle assembly, separating at least one volatile component from the sample in a gas and liquid separator using the first flow of gas, adsorbing the at least one volatile component onto a trapping material to provide at least one adsorbed component, and releasing the at least one adsorbed component from the trapping material to provide at least one released component. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140096623 | Cotton acquisition and tracking system - Apparatus for a cotton sample acquisition and tracking system. The system includes a loading station in which a pair of primary sample halves are loaded in a carrier. The primary samples are identified and transported to a sub-sample station that extracts a sub-sample from the primary sample. The sub-samples are conditioned and transported to various testing stations. The primary samples are transported via a conveyor system. The sub-samples are transported through a pneumatic system. The sub-sample station advances the primary sample against a pick drum that pulls tufts from the primary sample. The tufts flow through a cotton containment system into an indexer that collects, conditions, and routes the tufts as a sub-sample. The sub-samples are staged in a carousel for continued conditioning and storage until the test equipment is ready to process the sub-sample. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140130615 | SAMPLER - A sampler including an ejector and a sample channel extending to the ejector, which are placeable in a mixture of particles of a solid and a medium, the medium being a gas and/or a liquid. The ejector includes at least one inlet and an outlet. The ejector takes a mixture sample by using vacuum via the inlet and discharges it via the outlet so as to make the mixture sample flow from the inlet towards the outlet. The sample channel takes a desired measuring sample from the mixture sample flowing in the ejector, the solid particles and the medium being at least partly separable from one another in the ejector on the basis of the flow and inertia in the mixture sample. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140318277 | SAMPLING DEVICE ADAPTED FOR SAMPLING AIRBORNE COMPONENTS - A sampling device includes a gas guiding unit having upper and lower guiding grooves and a liquid guiding unit abutting against the gas guiding unit and having a passage groove that communicates fluidly with the upper and lower guiding grooves. The liquid guiding unit includes a liquid-retaining mechanism including a liquid-retaining net that enables liquid to form a liquid membrane through capillary action. Gas introduced into the passage groove passes through the liquid membrane where airborne components contained therein are dissolved. The liquid containing the dissolved airborne components is extracted from the sampling device as a test sample. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140366651 | MAGNETICALLY-INDUCED SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION FIBER ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE HEADSPACE AND LIQUID SAMPLING - A magnetically-induced SPME fiber actuation system includes a SPME fiber holder and a SPME fiber holder actuator, for holding and magnetically actuating a SPME fiber assembly. The SPME fiber holder has a plunger with a magnetic material to which the SPME fiber assembly is connected, and the magnetic SPME fiber holder actuator has an elongated barrel with a loading chamber for receiving the SPME fiber assembly-connected SPME fiber holder, and an external magnet which induces axial motion of the magnetic material of the plunger to extend/retract the SPME fiber from/into the protective needle of the SPME fiber assembly. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150020613 | BLOOD MEASURING APPARATUS - A blood measuring apparatus includes: a liquid supply source storing a sheath liquid and applying a pressure to supply the sheath liquid to first and second chambers, pressures of the sheath liquids to be supplied to the first and second chambers different from each other; a sheath flow generator sending a blood sample supplied to the first chamber, to the aperture while causing the blood sample to be converged by a sheath flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source; and a swirling flow generator causing the blood sample in the second chamber, to be converged by a swirling flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source, thereby allowing the blood sample to flow in a direction separating from the aperture. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150059496 | STANDARD SAMPLE AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - In one embodiment, a method of preparing a standard sample includes forming a second layer containing an analysis target element on a substrate via a first layer. The method further includes dissolving the first and second layers to form a plurality of droplets containing the analysis target element on the substrate. The method further includes drying the droplets to form a plurality of particles containing the analysis target element on the substrate. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150075299 | ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLER AND METHODS OF USE IN SOILS AND FIELDS - An environmental testing and monitoring system uses a sampler to hold resin or other adsorbent for contaminants, pollutants, nutrients, or other chemicals uptake from water or air, and preferably includes remote real-time sensors that detect and transmit physical and/or chemical data by wireless or wired telemetry and GPS systems. The sampler and/or sensors may be attached to a ground-insertion tool having at least one screw portion. The sampler and sensors may be attached to a fixed or floating buoy system that is capable of solar charging or may be affixed to other supports to allow precise placement in, and easy retrieval from, various structures and environments including fresh and saltwater, soil and sediment, water and sludge pipes and vessels, air, and gaseous streams and emissions. Time-measured, mass-balanced data sets may be achieved from the extended-time-accumulated values from the resin/adsorbent sampler left in place for an extended time, and preferably from the real-time sensors that transmit a steady stream of information throughout said extended time. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150075300 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOLVENT EVAPORATION FROM A LIQUID FEED - The present invention relates to a device and an arrangement for selective solvent evaporation from a liquid feed, the feed comprising one or more components diluted in at least a first solvent or a solvent blend, comprising: a) a first tubular vessel having a distal end or a channel suitable for the formation of a droplet of a first volume, at an inflow rate n, at the tip or in the lumen of the tubular vessel, and b) means for subjecting the droplet to a solvent removal step at an evaporation rate r | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150128731 | SAMPLING METHOD AND SAMPLING DEVICE OF RECYCLED RAW MATERIAL, ANALYSIS SAMPLE OF RECYCLED RAW MATERIAL, AND EVALUATION METHOD OF RECYCLED RAW MATERIAL - Provided is a sampling method of recycled raw material, the method including: a process (S | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150362409 | DEVICE FOR THE EXPOSURE OF SAMPLE BODIES IN A FLUID - A device for exposing sample bodies to a fluid. The sample bodies have an active surface section that defines a measuring plane. The device includes a container, a sample body holder, and an agitating element. The container, which extends along a longitudinal axis, has an inlet, an outlet, a closed side wall, which extends along the longitudinal axis, and first and second end faces that extend transverse to the longitudinal axis. The sample body holder extends transverse to the longitudinal axis and holds at least one sample body so that its measuring plane extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in a first sample plane its active surface section faces away from the first end face. The agitating element driven in a rotating manner in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is arranged on the side facing away from the first end face of the first sample plane. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160050891 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY PROCESSING EGGS HAVING IDENTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS - Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160069854 | Method for Recovering Metal and Kit for Recovery of Metal for Use in the Same - A method for recovering a metal, capable of recovering a metal easily without requiring the use of an organic medium, is provided. A first complex between a first chelating agent and a metal present in a sample is formed in a first mixture prepared by mixing the first chelating agent and the sample. Then, the first complex is recovered from the first mixture, and a second complex between the metal derived from the first complex and a second chelating agent is formed in a second mixture prepared by mixing the first complex and an aqueous solution of the second chelating agent. The aqueous solution is under the pH conditions where the first chelating agent can be insoluble in the aqueous solution. Then, a liquid fraction containing the second complex is recovered from the second mixture. Thus, the metal can be recovered. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160139165 | Method and Apparatus for a Controlled Delivery of Particles - In a method and in an apparatus for the controlled delivery of particles, said particles are supplied to a measurement station in which the quantity of particles is detected. The particles are subsequently transferred by the measurement station to a dispensing device and are dispensed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160161452 | BACKFLUSH METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to chromatography systems that include a microfluidic device and that implement one or more methods to direct sample to a desired fluid flow path. The methods can be used to backflush a sample to a desired fluid flow path to select certain analytes within a sample. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160187233 | AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SMOKING MACHINES - An ashtray is disclosed for use with a smoking machine for smoking a smoking article. The ashtray comprises directional fins underneath the ashtray for directing airflow over the smoking article. This can allow the direction of airflow to be confined to a well-defined path, and turbulence in the airflow to be reduced. | 06-30-2016 |
