Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100062446 | REACTOR PLATE AND REACTION PROCESSING METHOD Disclosed herein is a reactor plate which prevents the entry of foreign matter from the outside and the pollution of an outside environment. The reactor plate includes sealed reaction wells (5), reaction well channels (13, 15, 17) connected to the reaction... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100062416 | Immobilisation and application of antigenic carbohydrates to detect infective micro-organisms The invention relates to the field of chemistry and diagnosis, more in particular to diagnosis of current and/or past and/or symptomless infections or of a history of exposure to a gram-negative-bacterium (such as an enterobacteriaceae or a legionella). Even more... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100061894 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING IMMUNOCHROMATO TEST PIECE A measuring apparatus 1a includes: light emitting elements 21 and 31, illuminating measurement light on an immunochromatographic test strip 41; a photodetecting element 22, detecting reflected light from the immunochromatographi... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100058842 | SELF-PROPELLED SENSOR APPARATUS FOR IN SITU ANALYSIS OF ENVIROMENTAL PARAMETERS A self-propelled apparatus for analyzing a component contained in a fluid medium. The self-propelled apparatus uses kinetic energy of the apparatus to drive a fluid under analysis through the apparatus. This is accomplished by use of a conveyance system that is attached... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100055802 | Analysis using separation combined with chemical conversion followed by optical spectroscopy The present invention relates to the separation, quantitative measurement, and analysis of trace species using a combination of three steps in succession. First, trace species are separated from other species that are present. Second, the trace species are chemically mo... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100055729 | SENSOR DEVICE Sensor devices and compositions can be used for detecting the presence of a target substance in a medium. The sensor devices and compositions can be configured to include at least one nanosensor through a high concentration of nanosensors that interact with the target s... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100041161 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM OF BIOLOGICAL, MATTER CONSTITUTED BY ONE OR MORE OPTICAL SENSORS AND ONE OR MORE LIGHT SOURCES, ASSOCIATED PROCESS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention relates to a system and process for detection and/or qualitative and quantitative identification of the biological material, such as specific sequences of nucleic acids or proteins as antibodies, present in biological samples. The system is compose... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100035357 | Apparatus For Optically Reading Test Kits And Identification Data Associated Therewith A method and an apparatus for optically reading test kits having an identification data zone associated with the test kit and test zone arranged to receive a test substance. The apparatus comprises an optical sensing module, an image-processing module coupled to the opt... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100028208 | System and Method for Pseudo-Continuous Measurement of Metabolite Concentrations in a Mammalian Body A metabolite monitoring system comprising a microdialysis probe including a semi-permeable membrane and a probe flow path passing from an inlet through a sensing volume adjacent to said semi-permeable membrane to an outlet, a fluid delivery device for delivering dialysa... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100021347 | Detection Device Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect The present invention describes a detection device based on the surface plasmon resonance effect, comprising: (1) a rotational microfluidic substrate (40) with channels (45), valves (50) and reservoirs (41,44) and at least one Detection Zone ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100018119 | MONITOR AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING OXYGEN CONCENTRATION A monitor for monitoring the concentration of oxygen in a fuel or in an ullage over a fuel comprises (i) a sensing element comprising a luminescent substance comprising a luminophore and a support in which the luminophore is covalently bound to the support, (ii) a light... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100015006 | TEST STRIP WITH IDENTIFICATION OPENINGS AND TEST INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME The present invention discloses a test strip with identification openings and a test instrument using the same, which are characterized in that the test strip incorporates an identification area. Different combinations of the notched and unnotched positions, or the hole... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100012490 | TEST STRIP WITH OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION PATTERNS AND TEST INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME The present invention discloses a test strip with optical identification patterns and a test instrument using the same characterized in that the test strip incorporates an identification area. Different combinations of optical identification patterns on the identificati... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100015720 | Dynamic desalter simulator A small-scale dynamic simulator for crude oil refinery desalters has a pressurized oil deviblis configured to hold a supply of crude oil and a water deviblis configured to hold a supply of wash water. At least one chemical feed pump selectively adds emulsion breaker che... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100009338 | Novel gold nanostructures and methods of use The invention is drawn to novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors, conduits for fluids, and electronic conductors. The nanostructures can be used in microfluidic devices, for transporting fluids between devices and st... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100008826 | Biosensors featuring confinement of deposited material and intra-well self-referencing A test device includes one or more sample wells and a biosensor placed in the well. The biosensor includes structural features promoting confinement of a deposited material, e.g., surface chemistry material, to stay within a specified predetermined area in the well. The... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100009430 | Analytical cartridge with fluid flow control Analytical cartridges, systems and methods of processing a sample for analysis using capillary flows. Vertical gradient sample filtration provides filtrate to an incubation chamber for a time controlled by a flow modulator at the outlet of the incubation chamber. The fl... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100009456 | FAST BIOSENSOR WITH REAGENT LAYER A detection system (100) and a sensor chip (1) for detecting target molecules, and thus corresponding analytes in a sample is described. Typically the detection system (100) includes a sensor chip (1). The sensor chip (1) comprises on ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090325315 | DETECTION METHOD OF TARGET SUBSTANCE, DETECTION REAGENT USED FOR THE SAME, AND THE USES THEREOF A new detection method, for detecting a target substance using formation of an aggregate due to binding of a target substance and a binding substance that binds thereto, that is excellent in detection accuracy, and sensitivity, and a new detection reagent used for the s... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090325199 | NANOSTRUCTURES FOR POLARIZED IMAGING AND RECEPTOR/LIGAN QUANTIZATION: BREAKING THE DIFFRACTION LIMIT FOR IMAGING The present invention relates to affinity biosensing using polarization of light scattering of aggregated noble metallic nanostructures to determine concentration of an analyte in a test sample. This new sensing system utilizes the changes in polarized plasmonic scatter... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090324448 | CASSETTE AND MEASURING APPARATUS An object of the invention is to provide a cassette and a measuring apparatus that can filter a sample for the optical measurement of an optically active substance and clean a sample flow channel by using a simple configuration. More specifically, the invention is direc... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090325192 | Rapid particle detection assay The present invention proves instruments and methods for detecting and/or quantitating an analyte in a fluid sample. The fluid sample is placed in a sample chamber having a small, shallow detection region. The analyte is magnetically labeled using magnetic particles coa... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090317913 | DETECTION OF PEROXIDE RADICALS AND REACTION INITIATORS Sensors including a functional component, methods for making such sensors and methods for using sensors including a functional component for the detection of free radical forming compounds including peroxides and devices incorporating such sensors are provided herein.... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090318307 | DEVICE FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS The present invention relates to biological detection devices wherein melting curve analysis is performed an electrical sensor and a programmable heating element. The device optionally further comprises means for optically detecting nucleic acids within the device.... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090311798 | SE(R)RS DISPLACEMENT ASSAY A detection method is described for detecting an analyte, in particular nucleic acids, in a sample using SE(R)RS, without the need for labeling of the analyte. The detection method is based on the displacement of a labeled surrogate target probe from a capture probe by ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090311797 | ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS An analysis method includes the steps of causing a moist sample to react with a reagent and measuring concentration of a particular component contained in the sample based on the state after the reaction of the sample with the reagent. The reaction step and the measurem... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090311717 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP DESIGN COMPRISING CAPILLARIES The invention provides a microfluidic device wherein capillaries are connected to the microfluidic device by a deformable penetrable substance.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090304551 | Ultra Sensitive Tapered Fiber Optic Biosensor For Pathogens, Proteins, and DNA A biconically tapered optical fiber serves as a biosensor at all optical wavelengths of interest ranging from UV to far IR at subfemtogram per mL sensitivity. The biconically tapered sensor detects biomaterials such as pathogenic species, proteins and DNA and others bio... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090305424 | Microfluidic Flow Devices For Determining Parameters of Physical and/or Chemical Transformations Microfluidic flow devices for determining parameters of a physical and/or chemical transformation include a body (2), at least one flow microchannel (36) for transferring a mixture (G; T′) of at least two components, such microchannel being formed within... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090304547 | PORTABLE ANALYTICAL DEVICE A portable analytical device is provided for analysis of a component of a body fluid. A measuring facility within the device may carry out the analysis on a test element inserted therein. The test element may contain a reagent that reacts with a liquid sample of the bod... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090298193 | ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY ON A CHIP A method of inducing explosive atomization of materials is provided using a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS)-based structure under electrical excitation. Explosive atomization of the gate electrode and surrounding dielectric materials creates a microplasma that is substa... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297401 | SENSOR KIT AND A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A TEST ENVIRONMENT A sensor kit for detecting an analyte. The sensor kit includes x indicator substances having a specific spectral response to the analyte, whereby 1≧x≦200. The sensor kit includes a substrate, which is to be illuminated on a first side and includes at least one indic... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297402 | ANALYZING INSTRUMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD FOR LIQUID IN ANALYZING INSTRUMENT, AND ANALYZING APPARATUS This invention relates to a technique for adjusting the temperature of a liquid held on an analyzing instrument (1) to a target value. The invention provides a temperature control method wherein thermal energy is supplied to liquid (10) by passing a magnet... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090291505 | Analytical Device for Thermally Treating a Fluid and/or Monitoring a Property Thereof A device having a protrusion in one of the large side walls of a chamber thereof is disclosed. The device can be used advantageously in reliable analyses in automate procedures.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090285720 | CHANNEL SUBSTRATE The present application provides a channel substrate has a channel provided therein and includes a plurality of detection portions configured to detect a specimen in the channel using an optical means, an introducing portion configured to introduce the specimen into the... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090285721 | Apparatus for chemical analysis of a sample The present invention provides an apparatus for the chemical analysis of a sample.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090269243 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM An electrically controlled microfluidic system (1300) is provided including: providing a probe fluid (128) extending longitudinally; restricting a longitudinal movement of the probe fluid (128) by capillary effects; moving the probe fluid (128 | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090263284 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINAR FLOW ON A SENSING SURFACE Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods per... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090263285 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINAR FLOW ON A SENSING SURFACE Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods per... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090263283 | MEASUREMENT CELL A measurement cell 1 includes: an opening part 106 for supplying a sample into a sample holding part 105 for holding a sample; an optical window portion for allowing light to enter the sample holding part 105 and allowing light to exit the sa... | 10/22/2009 |