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| 7456022 | Solid support having ligand immobilized thereon by using photocleavable linker The present invention provides a method of analyzing the interaction between a ligand and a target molecule, which uses a solid support wherein the ligand is immobilized via a linker cleavable by photoirradiation, particularly a method of searching and purifying a t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7425452 | Pump-and-probe method for estimating strength of forming photochemical ozone and apparatus therefor A method of estimating strength of forming photochemical ozone utilizing a pump and probe technique is disclosed along with an apparatus for estimating strength of forming photochemical ozone utilizing a pump and probe means whereby strength of forming photochemical... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7374940 | Method and apparatus for determining the progress of a uranium oxyfluoride conversion reaction in a furnace and for controlling the reaction A substance in a condensed state, for example a powdered solid, is in continuous movement in the longitudinal direction (6) of a furnace (4, 5). A reactive gas mixture is brought into contact with the substance in the condensed state. A plurality of sa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7334681 | Packaging system with oxygen sensor for gas inflation/evacuation system and sealing system A storable gas inflation/evacuation system and sealing system. The systems are removably connectible to a proximal portion of a guidewire assembly which has an occlusive balloon at a distal portion. The invention includes provision for indicating the presence of oxy... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7297549 | Method of determining measurement bias in an emissions monitoring system A method of determining bias in a measurement of a constituent concentration level in a sample gas is provided. The method comprises establishing a sample gas flow from an emission stream into a sample gas line of an emissions monitoring system. The method further c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289204 | Apparatus and sensing devices for measuring fluorescence lifetimes of fluorescence sensors An apparatus and devices for measuring fluorescence lifetimes of fluorescence sensors for one or more analytes, the apparatus comprising (c) one or more reference systems (3,6,7), said reference systems each comprising one or more reference light sources (... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279133 | Planar sensor and a method for measuring the temperature of same In a planar oxygen sensor having a pump cell, a reference cell, a sensor chamber and a heating device, a ground plane electrode is provided and includes a sensing portion having a first sense lead and a second sense lead and a measuring portion having a first measur... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263246 | Oxygen detection using evanescent fields An apparatus and method for the detection of oxygen using optical fiber based evanescent light absorption. Methylene blue was immobilized using a sol-gel process on a portion of the exterior surface of an optical fiber for which the cladding has been removed, thereb... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255836 | Analytical sensitivity enhancement by catalytic transformation A device and method for quantifying an impurity in an input gas stream. The device and method employ a catalyst to convert the impurity to a detectable species in an output gas stream, and the concentration of the detectable species is then measured by means of a de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7239766 | Optical sensing elements for nitrogen dioxide (NO) gas detection, a sol-gel method for making the sensing elements and fiber optic sensors incorporating nitrogen dioxide gas optical sensing elements A sensing element, a method of making a sensing element, and a fiber optic sensor incorporating the sensing element are described. The sensor can be used for the quantitative detection of NO2 in a mixture of gases. The sensing element can be made by incor... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7112447 | Hand held gas analyzer A lightweight and portable analyzer is provided. At least one component of the analyzer is made from a lightweight material, such as ABS. A manifold can have a plate and gas passages ultrasonically welded together. By having at least one component made from a lightw... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112443 | High throughput permeability testing of materials libraries A library of material samples is screened for properties such as permeability. A library of material samples is provided. A stimulus such as an exposure to a permeate fluid is provided to each member of the library. A response of each of the material samples due to ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7087436 | Membrane countercurrent exchanger and membrane inlet mass spectrometer for the analysis of gas partial pressure in liquid samples A method and apparatus for the analysis of blood or other liquids by mass spectrometry to determine the partial pressures of gases and other volatile substances dissolved in the blood or other liquid in a manner independent of the solubility of the gases in the bloo... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083665 | Highlightable marking composition, method of highlighting the same, highlightable marking composition kit, and highlighted marking composition complex A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078712 | monitoring on an ion implanter The present invention is directed to in-situ detection of particles and other such features in an ion implantation system during implantation operations to avoid such additional monitoring tool steps otherwise expended before and/or after implantation, for example. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067323 | System and method for automated headspace analysis A system and method for nondestructive automated headspace analysis. The system includes a container conveyor that conveys a plurality of generally optically transparent sealed test containers through a pre-inspection region, an inspection region and a post-inspecti... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029920 | Method and system for monitoring combustion source emissions A method and system for determining a concentration level of NOx in an exhaust stream from a combustion source. The method comprises capturing sample gas from the exhaust stream using a sampling device. NO2 in the sample gas is converted to NO ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025870 | Method for analyzing the oxygen concentration of a gas A method for analyzing the oxygen concentration of a gas with an oxygen concentration analyzer of such a type that a probe sensor, when supplied with a gas to be analyzed, produces an electrical output which is proportional to the concentration of oxygen in the gas,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6975394 | Method and apparatus for measuring the lifetime of an excited state in a specimen An apparatus for measuring the lifetime of an excited state in a specimen is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an electromagnetic energy source (1) that emits light (3) of one wavelength. Also provided are a means (5) for dividing the light ( | 12/13/2005 |
| 6913731 | Oxygen probe Intended for application on ducts through which flow a fluid at a high temperature, and particularly at a high pressure, comprising two bodies (4) and (8) which axially screw onto each other, one body (4) provided with a threaded neck (5)... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905539 | Black eradicable ink, methods of eradication of the same, eradicable ink kit, and eradicated ink complex A shear-thinning eradicable ink including water, a dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, methine dyes, and a solvent, wherein the ink has a shear-thinning index in the range of about 0.35 to about 1.0; a kit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6864094 | Method of preserving oxygen infusions The present invention provides a method for preserving an oxygen infusion containing an aqueous suspension of molecular assemblies which contain hemoglobin or a heme compound, by: a) modifying the molecular assemblies with polyoxye... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6840669 | Methods and devices for sensing temperature and another physical parameter with a single optical probe Optical methods and devices for measuring temperature and a second physical parameter, using a single photoluminescent probe material comprised of a single luminophor, and methods and devices for determining temperature-corrected values of said second physical param... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827903 | Inert gas fusion analyzer A single pass analyzer includes multiple infrared sensors, a catalytic converter, a scrubber and a thermal conductivity cell all coupled in series to provide a single pass (i.e., one sample) analyzer which allows for fast analysis, allows for the speciation of hydro... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6806091 | Method and apparatus for determining blood oxygen transport The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining blood oxygen transport, and to measure lipid levels by correlating these levels with the rate at which oxygen diffuses through the red blood cell membrane. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780378 | Method for measuring concentrations of gases and vapors using controlled flames A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of at least one gaseous component and/or vaporous component of a gaseous mixture in which a controlled sensor flame is introduced into the gaseous mixture and at least one narrow spectral band in the controlled ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6703245 | Oxygen detecting composition The oxygen detecting composition of the present invention includes a layered silicate, a cationic surfactant, an organic colorant, a reducing agent, and optionally a basic substance. The oxygen detecting composition is suitable for indicating the presence... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6676901 | Oxygen indicator package equipped with oxygen indicator and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an oxygen indicator comprising: an oxygen indicating agent including a substrate and an oxygen indicator composition fixed at the surface of the substrate; and a single-sided self-adhesive plastic member having a self-adhesi... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6664111 | Fluorescence based oxygen sensor systems Sensing elements, sensor systems and methods for determining the concentration of oxygen and oxygen-related analytes in a medium are provided. The sensing element comprises a solid polymeric matrix material that is permeable to oxygen or an oxygen related... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6632402 | Oxygen monitoring apparatus Apparatus or systems which employ luminescence-quenching to produce a signal indicative of oxygen concentration. Components of such systems include: (1) an airway adapter, sampling cell, or the like having a casing and a sensor which is excited into lumin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6627443 | Colored composition The present invention relates to new color compositions which are especially suitable to be used in oxygen indicators. The compositions comprise iron(II), an agent containing pyrogallol entities and an organic acid.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623699 | Analyzing system for high accuracy nitrogen determination An analyzer compensates for gas flow perturbations by providing a makeup flow of carrier gas to maintain the pressure and/or flow rate of analyte and inert gas through a detector constant such that a accurate determination of a low concentration of an ana... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6616896 | Oxygen monitoring apparatus Apparatus or systems which employ luminescence quenching to produce a signal indicative of oxygen concentration. Components of such systems include: an airway adapter, sampling cell, or the like, having a sensor which is excited into luminescence with the... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6617164 | Method and apparatus for producing standard gases, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen for determining isotope relationships The invention, relates to a method for producing standard gases (CO and H2) for determining the isotope relationships of oxygen and/or hydrogen, in particular during on-line operation, with a sample being decomposed in a (hot) reactor (11) to p... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607300 | Methods and devices for sensing temperature and oxygen pressure with a single optical probe Method and devices for measuring spot temperatures and surface temperature distributions using a luminophor, and method and devices for determining temperature-corrected oxygen or surface air pressure distributions using the same oxygen-sensitive luminoph... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6565992 | Phosphorescent oxygen sensors A pressure sensor comprising a stable polymer having a backbone containing nitrogen and one or more of sulfur or phosphorous, and including a phosphorescent dye agent.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6506608 | Method and apparatus for respiratory gas analysis employing measurement of expired gas mass The oxygen and carbon dioxide content of expired respiratory gas is determined by measuring the mass and volume of the expired breath. From the composition of the inspired gas which may either be assumed or measured, the mass of the inspired volume may be... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6399387 | Colored composition The present invention relates to new color compositions which are especially suitable to be used in oxygen indicators. The compositions comprise iron(II), an agent containing pyrogallol entities and an organic acid.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391646 | Paramagnetic resonance method for quantitative determination of molecular oxygen and its isotopes An electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic method for quantifying molecular oxygen and its isotopes in a sample and an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometric cell for use in this method are provided.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6348355 | Testing element for the colorimetric determination of oxidizable components in gas mixtures A testing elements for the calorimetric determination of oxidizable gas and/or vapor components in gas mixtures is provided. The testing element contains, besides usual oxidizing agents, at least one redox indicator, which is in the oxidized form. The red... | 02/19/2002 |
