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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354768 | Volume-differential assay using hydrophilic gel Systems and methods for measuring the moisture and sediment content of a petroleum sample. In one embodiment, a sample to be tested is collected in a field bottle. The sample from the field bottle is then transferred from the field bottle, and into and through a mea... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7294513 | Method and apparatus for characterizing solutions of small particles A method and apparatus is described by which means molecules in suspension may be characterized in terms of the size and mass distributions present. As a sample solution is separated by centrifugal means, it is illuminated at a particular radial distance from the ax... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7140239 | System and technique for ultrasonic characterization of settling suspensions A system for determining properties of settling suspensions includes a settling container, a mixer, and devices for ultrasonic interrogation transverse to the settling direction. A computer system controls operation of the mixer and the interrogation devices and rec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7069771 | Partitioning sediment trap A partitioning sediment trap adapted to be positioned in a body of water comprising an elongate, vertically alignable transparent collecting tube having an open upper end and a closed lower end for collecting, over a longer period of time, natural materials, contami... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000785 | Tube rack accommodating a range of tube diameters A tube rack for holding and transporting sample tubes or other liquids in an automated analyzer is built to accommodate tubes of different sizes in a stable aligned configuration, the rack containing a row of parallel open-top tube chambers, each chamber containing ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6632679 | Method to determine the speed of sedimentation of blood and other parameters correlated thereto, and relative apparatus Method and apparatus to determine the speed of sedimentation of blood and other parameters connected thereto, said method being carried out by detecting the development over time of the optical density, or absorbance, of a sample of blood, said sample bei... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6531321 | Blood control and system for erythrocyte sedimentation measurement A control and system for blood testing, including a control having stabilized blood cells that have been introduced into a suspension including an aggregating agent and preferably a surfactant. The control and system is used advantageously for indirect ac... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6336358 | Method and apparatus for measuring sedimentation rate of sediments in liquid sample A measuring technology of sedimentation rate of sediments in a liquid sample capable of measuring, for example, the sedimentation rate of erythrocytes in a patient requiring an urgent medical treatment in about 1/4 of the time needed in the conventional m... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6331435 | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate control A three-phase suspension suitable for use as an erythrocyte sedimentation rate control having the following three components: (1) a synthetic plasma base, (2) a high molecular weight polymer, and (3) mammalian red blood cells. The control is designed to a... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6204066 | Rapid method for determining the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in a sample of anticoagulated whole blood A method for determining the sedimentation rate of erythrocytes (ESR) includes the steps of placing an anticoagulated sample of whole blood in a transparent capillary tube and subjecting the blood sample and the tube to centrifugation. The position of the... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5916814 | Presealed integral hematocrit test assembly and method A presealed integral hematocrit test assembly includes a holder, a bore molded into the holder, and a blood sample tube mounted on the holder adapted to receive a sample of blood by capillary action, whereby the blood sample tube is filled with blood from... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5914272 | Test method for determining the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and a surfactant for use therein In an improved method for measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) a pre-evacuated test tube (T) is used to collect a blood specimen. The tube (T) is made of a material such as glass or plastics and contains an anticoagulant agent. In order to f... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5863799 | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate control A three-phase solution suitable for use as an erythrocyte sedimentation rate control having the following three components: (1) a synthetic plasma base, (2) a high molecular weight polymer, and (3) mammalian red blood cells. The control is designed to all... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5827746 | Method to determine the sedimentation of blood and relative device Method and apparatus to determine the sedimentation of blood. A blood sample is taken, and an anti-coagulant substance is added. The sample is homogenized. The method includes a step of measuring an optical density, or absorbance, of the sample as a funct... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5809825 | Sampling device for aerated liquids A device for the determination of the rate of sedimentation of particles in a sample of a liquid and controlling the addition of a flocculant to the liquid in accordance with the rate of sedimentation so determined. The device comprises a sample container... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5779983 | Test tube for determining the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and a surfactant for use therein In an improved method for measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) a pre-evacuated test tube (T) is used to collect a blood specimen. The tube (T) is made of a material such as glass or plastics and contains an anticoagulant agent. In order to f... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776710 | Assay of blood or other biologic samples for target analytes A patient's health may be diagnosed by centrifuging blood samples in a transparent tube, which tube contains one or more bodies or groups of bodies such as floats, inserts, liposomes, or plastic beads of different densities. Each density-defined body carr... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5731512 | Method for quick estimation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate with capillary tubes lined with preformed anticoagulant, mounted in an oblique position, and supported on a specially designed stand An improved method for the estimation of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), with capillary tubes lined with preformed anticoagulant, in an oblique position, on a specially designed stand. The method utilizes the property of whole blood to sediment fast... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5693874 | Test apparatus and method for determining deposit formation characteristics of fuels A test apparatus includes a test chamber adapted to support a test piece having the shape characteristic of an engine intake valve. Means are provided for heating the test piece, delivering a selected test fuel to the test chamber at a controlled rate and... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5641409 | Method for filtering liquids containing particles in suspension An improved system for filtering liquids containing particles in suspension, comprising a valve system for distributing liquid, a filter and a settling tank, in which the particles suspended in the liquid can settle during various phases at decreasing rat... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5567869 | Method and apparatus for quantitation of relevant blood parameters A method for quantitation of blood parameters comprises the steps: provision of a sample of plasma, serum or blood, entering the sample into a cuvette with an internal dimension less than 1 mm, illuminating the sample by a light source, measuring and reco... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565620 | Method for measuring rheological properties and rheometer for carrying out the method In a method of measuring rheological properties of a sample, an oscillation system containing the sample is caused to perform free oscillations, and the damping caused by the sample is determined, the rheological properties of the sample being possible to... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5531104 | Device and method for automatic detection of the height of sedimentation in a sedimentometer An illuminating device (6, 7) and a light sensor device (5) are each arranged on opposite sides of the sedimentometer (3). The light sensor device (5) can be adjusted in height by means of a servo-motor (18) and contains two light receivers (11, 13; 12 14... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5492005 | System and method for determining deposit formation and mitigation by fuel additives The invention is a system and method to rate fuels and fuel additives for their tendency to form and mitigate intake system deposits in engines.... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5452602 | Photoelectric method of sedimentation analysis of dispersion systems of homogeneous substance A photoelectric method of sedimentation analysis of dispersion systems of a homogeneous substances, wherein a beam of rays having an arbitrary shape is first passed through an unloaded cell and the initial value of the photocurrent created by a non-scatte... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5316729 | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate measuring apparatus An apparatus for measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate comprising a measuring head having at least light barrier, which can be moved along a test cell containing a blood sample. The output signals of light detectors (52, 54, 60) of the light barrie... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5271898 | Apparatus for testing blood/biomaterials/device interactions and characteristics An apparatus designed to test blood, blood contacting biomaterials and devices such as materials and surface-modified materials; vascular grafts, stents, heart valves, catheters, leads, etc., for blood and material responses in vitro under physiological b... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4876881 | Method and apparatus for measuring settling rate, compaction, and clarity of a liquid An apparatus and method for continuously measuring the settling rate, compaction, and clarity of a liquid. A liquid sample containing suspended solids is pumped into the bottom of a reservoir, and clarified liquid is allowed to overflow the top of the res... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4854170 | Apparatus and method for using ultrasound to determine hematocrit This invention is an ultrasound apparatus for determining hematocrit. A sample of blood in a microhematocrit capillary tube is acoustically coupled to an ultrasound transducer which creates a standing wave in the blood sample. Red blood cells in the blood... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4779462 | Apparatus for the automatic measurement of the apparent density of the mud in a liquid, system for the automatic measurement of the ponsar index of such a mud using the apparatus and process for measuring said index Apparatus for the automotive measurement of the apparent density of mud or sludge contained in a liquid, and a system for the automatic measurement of the PONSAR index and a process for measuring said index. The apparent density of one liter of clarified ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4770042 | Suspension stability monitoring apparatus Suspensions, emulsions and the like are monitored with apparatus which pulses ultrasonic waves through a suspension at elevations from bottom to top along a column of such suspension to determine if there has been alteration in the original composition th... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4770043 | Monitoring the stability of solids containing suspensions and the like Suspensions, liquid emulsions and the like are monitored with ultrasonic waves from bottom to top of a column of such to determine if there has been alteration in the original compositions thereof, the method being particularly adapted for determining the... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4648265 | Blood sedimentation apparatus A blood sedimentation apparatus has an upright transparent sedimentation tube (11) which can be inserted into a sample container (32) containing blood and which can filled with blood up to a zero mark (13) provided in the upper region by displacing the bl... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4622847 | Apparatus for measuring the rate of erythrosedimentation of the blood In an apparatus for measuring the rate of erythrosedimentation of the blood a bell mouthed test tube is provided, having a cylindrical part in which a calibrated and graduated sealing tube, topped with an overflow sleeve for the excess blood, slides. This... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4592227 | Apparatus for analysis of blood Apparatus for determining sedimentation rates including a first support means having a plurality of tubes, held vertically and spaced, and a second support means having a plurality of tubes, of larger diameter than the tubes mounted on the first support m... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4545237 | Apparatus for blood analysis An apparatus for blood analysis to determine the rate of corpuscle sedimentation. The apparatus has a first support (1) with several graduated tubes (4) open at both ends and held vertically in spaced relation on the first support. The tubes (4) have enla... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4544489 | Process and apparatus for controlled addition of conditioning material to sewage sludge The invention provides processes and apparatus for the controlled addition of conditioning (polymer) material to sewage sludge to improve its dewaterability. These materials are expensive and overdosage is to be avoided, while underdosage causes difficult... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4507955 | Pipette for carrying out and determining sedimentation rates, in particular that of blood A pipette for carrying out and determining sedimentation rates, in particular that of blood sedimentation, comprises an ungraduated transparent tube (1) of glass, plastic or the like, at the lower end of which a filling connection (2) is provided which, w... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4477574 | Method of time-marking sedimentation processes In a time-marking sedimentation process where two or more fractions in a sample containing liquid are to be separated entirely or partially by their specific weights in a tube or corresponding structure, a plug (2) of a hydrophilic plastic substance is br... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4353246 | Blood sedimentation device A blood sedimentation device has a transparent small-diameter sedimentation tube and is provided with a calibration mark a short distance below its upper end. The column of blood is introduced into the sedimentation tube and is precisely bounded at the lo... | 10/12/1982 |
