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7264972 Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical actuator for sorting hematopoietic stem cells for use in cancer therapies. The actuator operates by diverting cells into one of a number of possible pathways fabricated in the...
7232687 Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer  
An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point...
7229838 MEMS actuator and method of manufacture for MEMS particle sorting device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses an actuator divided into two parts to direct a component of interest into one of a plurality of possible exit paths, based on detection of a fluorescent...
7220594 Method and apparatus for sorting particles with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses laser light directed through at least one of a reflective and refractive surface to come to a focus in an optically transparent layer. The laser light...
7156234 Sorting technique for recycle of device units  
The sorting apparatus receives the electromagnetic wave from a storage element of a collected toner cartridge, and specifies the recyclability of the toner cartridge based on information extracted...
6881580 Environmental containment methods for a flow cytometer  
Environmental containment methods ( 16 ) for a flow cytometer ( 21 ) which provides an adjustably controllable environment in which biological particles can be differentiated and droplets separated...
6838056 Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical actuator for sorting hematopoietic stem cells for use in cancer therapies. The actuator operates by diverting cells into one of a number of possible pathways fabricated in the...
6783452 Coin assorter and coin inputting device  
A coin sorting apparatus (S) has a presorting unit (A) and two main sorting units (B 1 , B 2 ). The presorting unit (A) sorts mixed coins into three groups (large coin group, medium coin group,...
6780377 Environmental containment system for a flow cytometer  
A environmental containment system ( 16 ) for a flow cytometer ( 21 ) which provides a adjustably controllable environment in which biological particles can be differentiated and droplets separated...
6746873 Vibratory system for a sorting flow cytometer  
A flow cytometry system is disclosed for oscillating the exterior of a flow cytometer nozzle. Oscillating the exterior of a flow cytometer nozzle at selected oscillations or a sweeping range of...
6665422 Method and device for recognizing distribution data on postal packets  
The present invention pertains to a method and device for recognizing distribution data on postal packets, small packages or journals during the automatic mail processing, especially to systems by...
6533124 Quality control system for monitoring and control of contaminants in recycled plastics  
An apparatus and process for continuously discriminating between a contaminated plastic material containing trapped volatile contaminants and plastic material which contains an acceptable threshold...
6482652 Biological particle sorter  
An automated particle sorter having a fluid flow path, which places single biological particles in an optical cuvette. An exciting light irradiation system having a light source emits a source of...
6481624 Method and apparatus for processing documents to distinguish various types of documents  
A method and apparatus for processing mail. In particular a method and apparatus for distinguishing between different types of documents is disclosed. A document is conveyed past a magnetizing...
6445808 Method and apparatus for detecting credit/debit cards in connection with the processing of bulk mail  
Envelopes with unspecified contents are inspected by a “magnetic imaging” device which operates to identify magnetic indicia associated with the contents of the envelopes in order to identify...
6332540 Device for isolating small polymeric beads from a suspension of such beads  
A device for separating polymeric beads from a suspension of such beads comprising a flow cell through which the suspension of beads flows, and a radiation source which the stream of beads crosses....
6239397 Process for sorting mailings  
A process of the type disclosed according to DE 196 50 875 for sorting mailings having different properties by using sorting machines not suitable for all properties of the mailings. The unsuitable...
6227373 Electronic device handling system and method  
An apparatus for handling electronic devices in a system that assigns a category corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined categories to the electronic devices and sorts the electronic...
6211477 Electrostatic deceleration system for flow cytometer  
An electrostatic deceleration system is provided for use with a flow cytometer to decelerate the movement of electrically charged droplets formed by the flow cytometer in order to minimize damage...
6133044 High speed flow cytometer droplet formation system and method  
A droplet forming flow cytometer system allows high speed processing without the need for high oscillator drive powers through the inclusion of an oscillator or piezoelectric crystal such as within...
6099659 Quality control system for monitoring and control of contaminants in recycled plastics  
A process for continuously discriminating between a contaminated plastic material containing trapped volatile contaminants and plastic material which contains an acceptable threshold of...
6013228 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of compounds in containers using a pulsed fluorescence detector  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for sampling and determining the presence of certain substances, such as residues of contaminants in containers. The method includes steps of: injecting...
6003678 Particle separating apparatus and method  
A disposable first tube (68) extends axially through, and is detachably connected to, an annular main body (10'). An input piezo electric element (38) is attached to a first end of the tubular main...
6003677 Method for the automated processing of ATM envelopes  
A method of processing groups of envelopes that have contents contained therein. The method prints information on at least one side of an envelope and then separates that side from the rest of the...
5998212 Method for flexibly sorting particles  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly controlling sorting decisions for a flow cytometer or similar instrument at a purity vs. yield ratio of sorted particles, particularly...
5914262 Process and apparatus for cell sorting  
A method of distinguishing between microorganisms having different attributes comprises the steps of: encapsulating one or more cells within a polymeric bead; incubating the cell(s) within the bead...
5837200 Sorting device for biological cells or viruses  
The sorting device is able to sort biological objects, particularly cells or viruses, in liquids as a function of physically measurable criteria or properties. The sorting apparatus is provided...
5813541 Versatile mounting for control console for testing chamber  
A screening apparatus including a testing chamber and a control console for environmental screening and vibrational testing of manufactured products placed inside the testing chamber. The control...
5804143 System for high-speed measurement and sorting of particles  
A system for sorting particles is arranged such that the presence or absence of multiple parameters is determined for each particle in a flow of particles, and a logic condition is determined based...
5776781 Sterile flow cytometer and sorter with mechanical isolation between flow chamber and sterile enclosure and methods for using same  
An apparatus and process for measuring particles that prevents the particles from being contaminated during the measuring and optional sorting process wherein a flow chamber or region is...
5763170 Method for forming an array of biological particles  
A method for forming and using an array of, e.g., bacteria, yeast or bacteriophage for the purpose of identifying particular constituents thereof. The array is formed by directing a stream of...
5752606 Method for trapping, manipulating, and separating cells and cellular components utilizing a particle trap  
A method for trapping, separating, manipulating and controlling particles and molecules of biological origin is disclosed. The method comprises containing the particles or molecules of biological...
5602039 Flow cytometer jet monitor system  
A direct jet monitor illuminates the jet of a flow cytometer in a monitor wavelength band which is substantially separate from the substance wavelength band. When a laser is used to cause...
5588534 Garbage separator system  
There is provided a method and apparatus for processing domestic garbage wherein the garbage is debagged and placed on a series of vibrating conveyors which are tilted with respect to the...
5550058 System for flexibly sorting particles  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly controlling sorting decisions for a flow cytometer or similar instrument at a purity vs. yield ratio of sorted particles, particularly...
5518121 Method for automated mail extraction and remittance processing  
In a method for the automated processing of bulk mail, envelopes are transferred to a receiving apparatus in bulk fashion (from incoming mail trays or the like) for the extraction of documents...
5489506 Dielectrophoretic cell stream sorter  
A method and apparatus for continuously sorting living cells from a mixture of many unlike cells to obtain separate populations of like cells. The invention comprises cell and fluid intake ports, a...
5483469 Multiple sort flow cytometer  
A flow cytometer utilizes multiple lasers for excitation and respective fluorescence of identified dyes bonded to specific cells or events to identify and verify multiple events to be sorted from a...
5472882 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of salts of ammonia and amines in containers  
Disclosed is an improved method and system for injecting liquid into containers and for inspecting containers for the presence of certain substances such as potential contaminants such as ammonium...
5470754 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of compounds  
A system and method are provided for minimizing the effects of background signals in masking signals indicating the presence of substances to be detected such as contaminants in materials moving...
5464581 Flow cytometer  
A Faraday cage enclosing the flow chamber of a cytometer and ground planes associated with each field deflection plate in concert therewith inhibit electric fields from varying the charge on...
5464099 Method for the automated processing of documents and bulk mail  
An apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail in a continuous and automatic procedure includes an operative combination of processing stations including an input station for receiving...
5460273 Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail having varied characteristics  
An apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail which incorporates a number of operating stations that serve to accomplish the various aspects of mail extraction, as well as the subsequent...
5441159 Apparatus for handling documents for delivery to remittance processing equipment  
An apparatus for presenting documents to a remittance processing device includes an arm for receiving a plurality of the documents for presentation to the remittance processing device and a...
5429246 Process for the detection of liquids in fibrous and/or porous materials  
The instant invention relates to a process for the detection of liquids in fibrous and/or porous materials by irradiating the materials by a source of microwaves, detecting the heat emission by...
5419438 Apparatus and method for sorting post-consumer articles according to PVC content  
In a preferred embodiment, a sorting apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor belt for carrying a stream randomly-arranged articles, at least some of which are post-consumer...
5418170 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of salts of ammonia and amines in containers  
A method and system for injecting liquid into containers and for inspecting containers for the presence of certain substances such as potential contaminants such as ammonium salts or amine salts in...
5376550 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of compounds in containers  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for sampling and determining the presence of certain substances, such as residues of contaminants in containers. The method includes steps of: injecting...
5358119 Method of separating a mixture of plastics comprising at least three components using electrostatic techniques  
Plastic mixtures are split up into the individual components by a process combining density separation with electrostatic separation, and includes a special surface treatment which takes place...
5352611 Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of compounds in containers  
A method and apparatus for sampling and determining the presence of certain substances, such as residues of contaminants in containers. The method includes steps of: injecting compressed air into...
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