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8445842 Mechanical holder for surface analysis  
A mechanical holder that provides for a confined sampling region for extraction and removal of chemical substances contained in a dried blood spot or other spot of sample is described herein.
8444937 In-situ soil nitrate ion concentration sensor  
A method and apparatus for near real-time in-situ soil solution measurements is presented. An outer sleeve is placed in soil where ionic concentrations of organic or inorganic species are to be...
8438939 Sample introduction system with mixing  
A sample introduction system provides mixing of a sample and a diluent within the container via gas injection. In one or more implementations, the sample introduction system causes a probe of an...
8434375 Hand-held trace vapor/particle sampling system  
A sampling system that contains filter components for collecting and concentrating vapor and particles in high-volume flows. The sample is then vaporized and delivered to a detector at a low-volume...
8429987 Screening portal, system and method of using same  
A portal, system and method for screening an object for a target substance is provided. The portal includes an inflatable bladder expandable to form a test space for receiving the object and a...
8429986 Apparatus and method for groundwater sampling using hydraulic couplers  
There are provided an apparatus and method for groundwater sampling, using a hydraulic coupler according to the present invention. In more particular, in the groundwater sampler which is positioned...
8429988 Soil-cement sampling device  
A soil-cement sampling device and method of sampling soil-cement is provided. The soil-cement sampling device may include an inner tube arranged within an outer tube. The inner tube may be...
8424396 Gas probes  
A thermowell or gas sampling probe comprising an elongated tube with one or more helical fins wound longitudinally along and around at least part of the outer surface of said tube where the width...
8424395 Apparatus for monitoring deposition of a noble metal in a nuclear reactor  
In a method of monitoring deposition of a noble metal in an intergranular stress corrosion crack (IGSCC) in a metal reactor shroud wall of a nuclear reactor, a metal sample may be placed at a...
8420014 Apparatus and method for monitoring and measurement of droplets  
The present invention is directed to a liquid droplet monitoring and measuring apparatus for use with a liquid dispensing system of the type comprising a nozzle having a liquid dispensing tip and...
8420027 Dosing device for liquids  
A dosing device for liquids, with a distributor rail and a plurality of dosing units for the liquid that are hydraulically connected to the replaceable distributor rail. Each dosing unit has a...
8413490 Modular underwater sampling apparatus  
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for obtaining a sample underwater. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a syringe pump comprising a plurality of syringes, a sampling...
8413528 Device and method for separation of proteins and other biomolecules  
The present invention relates to a device and method for separation of proteins and other biomolecules. A preferred use is for sample preparation of crude as well as pre-fractionated samples. In a...
8408079 Pipette  
A pipette with a pipette housing, in which are arranged an accommodation for the fastening portion of a syringe cylinder of a syringe, a plunger accommodation in an accommodation body for a syringe...
8402842 Surface sampling mobile chemical detection probe  
A sampling device that contains a heated porous inlet and a transfer line. The device provides sample compounds present as vapor, liquid, or solid, in air, or on surfaces such as soil. The sample...
8404197 Sample cup for use in spectrochemical analysis  
A cup assembly for holding a sample to be analyzed spectrochemically, includes a tubular longitudinal member which is disposed symmetrical about a central axis. The tubular member extends...
8402843 Dissolution actuated sample container  
A sample collection vial and process of using a vial is provided. The sample collection vial has an opening secured by a dissolvable plug. When dissolved, liquids may enter into the interior of the...
8402846 Sample trituration vessel, tool and method using the same  
There is provided a sample trituration vessel that even when the sample is relatively hard, enables triturating of the sample easily and with high efficiency. The sample trituration vessel includes...
8397593 Quick-set pipette with damped plunger  
A volume adjustable pipette, comprising a plunger mounted for movement in a housing to and from a stop to aspirate a fluid into and dispense the fluid from a tip extending from the housing. The...
8398934 Coupling system for use with fluid displacement apparatus  
A magnetic coupling system may be used in a fluid displacement apparatus to magnetically couple a drive shaft to a piston. The magnetic coupling system may include first and second magnetic...
8393234 Apparatus, device and method for arranging at least one sample container  
An apparatus for arranging at least one sample container inside an optical measuring device includes a carrier for arranging the sample container and a ventilation device. The ventilation device is...
8384029 Cross-section systems and methods  
A first instrument (230) is used to image a first semiconductor article having a trench (110) of defined cross-section, while a second instrument (220) is used to simultaneously prepare a second...
8384026 Atmospheric pressure solids analysis probe assembly  
An atmospheric pressure ion source probe assembly (10) includes an outer casing assembly (14) adapted for attachment to an atmospheric pressure ion source chamber of a mass spectrometer and a...
8382884 Particulate matter detection device  
A PM sensor is provided having high responsiveness and capable of long term detection. A PM sensor includes a sensor element that has particulate collection electrodes to which a particulate...
8376982 Extraction method and apparatus for high-sensitivity body fluid testing device  
An extraction method and apparatus is provided for obtaining quick, safe and highly sensitive testing of a variety of body fluids including saliva, blood, urine or other fluids for drugs of abuse...
8372356 Manually directed, multi-channel electronic pipetting system  
A manually directed, multi-channel electronic pipetting system is designed to transfer liquids from a standard multi-well plate, deep-well plate or reservoir into another multi-well plate. The...
8372354 Multiphase contact and distribution apparatus for hydroprocessing  
Systems and apparatus for mixing, cooling, and distributing multiphase fluid mixtures within a reactor, wherein reactor internal apparatus of the present invention provides not only improved fluid...
8371181 Continuous flow pump  
A continuous flow syringe pump includes a first syringe configured for at least one of loading or dispensing at least one fluid, a second syringe configured for at least one of loading or...
8372183 Detection system for airborne particles  
This invention relates to a detection system for particles suspended in a gas. The detection system includes an electrostatic precipitator constructed to collect the particles from the gas onto a...
8371182 Mounting systems for a surface forces apparatus  
A mounting system for samples and instruments for use with a measuring device such as a surface forces apparatus has a housing and a sample mount assembly positioned within the housing. The sample...
8369990 Robot platform for remotely controlled and/or autonomous inspection of technical facilities  
A robot platform is provided, which is intended in particular for remotely controlled and/or autonomous inspection of technical facilities, in particular in power stations, and comprises at least a...
8366857 Methods, apparatus and systems for production, collection, handling, and imaging of tissue sections  
Methods, apparatus and systems for collecting thin tissue samples for imaging. Thin tissue sections may be cut from tissue samples using a microtome-quality knife. In one example, tissue samples...
8367022 Unintended motion control for manually directed multi-channel electronic pipettor  
A manually directed, electronic multi-channel pipettor uses servo controlled motors to drive a carriage and pipetting head in response to a user's manipulation of a control handle. The pipetting...
8366813 Particulate matter detection device  
A particulate matter detection device (100) includes a first electrode (10) that includes a conductive section (12) and a dielectric (14) that covers the conductive section (12), and a second...
8361807 Device and method for making discrete volumes of a first fluid in contact with a second fluid, which are immiscible with each other  
Various embodiments described in the application relate to an apparatus, system, and method for generating, within a conduit, discrete volumes of one or more fluids that are immiscible with a...
8356525 Analyzer and transportation device  
An analyzer comprising: a first measurement unit for measuring samples; a second measurement unit; and a transportation device operable to transport a plurality of sample containers accommodated in...
8357337 Pipette with adjustable volume of aspirated liquid  
Pipette with adjustable volume of aspirated liquid built of a handle (1) and of a nozzle (3) and of coupled with them: an exchangeable pipette tip ejection mechanism, a drawing up and discharging...
8357544 Method for selecting pipetting parameters for a liquid  
The present invention relates to a method for classifying a liquid (1) in a known pipetting system for this liquid (1), the method being characterized in that the changes of a selected, measurable,...
8356526 Contamination measurement station and method for a semiconductor substrates transport pod  
The invention concerns a measurement station for the measurement of particle contamination of a transport pod for the conveyance and atmospheric storage of semiconductor substrates, such pod...
8354079 Pipetting device  
The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a metering device, in particular a multi-channel metering device. The sealing assembly serves to seal pipette tips with respect to the metering...
8353223 Trace particle collection system  
A trace particle collection system accumulates trace particles of those materials that are adhering to target surfaces. The particles are removed from the surface, transported and collected in a...
8349278 Apparatus for withdrawing a liquid sample from selected ones of a plurality of containers  
Apparatus (1) for withdrawing respective liquid samples from vials (2) which are closed by closure caps (4) includes a plurality of racks (7) for accommodating the vials (2). A device (10)...
8347685 Method and device for validating or calibrating a chemical detector at a point of use  
A method for validating or calibrating a chemical detector at a point of use. The method includes presenting a device to the chemical detector, the device comprising a frangible container defining...
8347743 Specimen processing device and specimen processing method  
A specimen processing device comprising: first and second units for processing specimens; a conveyance unit for conveying a specimen rack in a first direction from a first position where the...
8347742 Sampler  
A sampler for automatic taking of liquid samples from a sample-taking location. The sampler includes: a housing with a door; an energy or power supply unit; a control/evaluation unit; a...
8342003 Systems and methods for measurement and analysis of pipeline contaminants  
A system for measurement and analysis of pipeline contaminants is provided. The system includes a first assembly for engaging a pipeline from which a first fluid flow sample may be isokinetically...
8342043 System for collecting a fluid sample  
A system for collecting a sample of fluid from a fluid source and reintroducing the sample of fluid to the fluid source is disclosed. The system includes a pump in fluid communication with the...
8343438 Ergonomic pipette tip and adapters  
An ergonomically designed pipette tip that can be securely mounted to a barrel of a pipetter yet is designed to substantially reduce the axial force necessary to install and eject the pipette tip...
8342044 Flow cytometric apparatus and method  
Various embodiments disclose a flow cytometric apparatus comprising a flow chamber to be passed through by a sample in a row in sequence, a sample storage means for metering and storing the sample,...
8336401 Dust catcher and sampler for use with a mining drilling apparatus  
The invention relates to an accessory for a drilling apparatus for drilling holes into the ground and into which explosives can be filled for blasting purposes. Such drilling commonly occurs in...