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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311773 | Biopolymer crystal mounting device and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a biopolymer crystal mounting device with which a biopolymer crystal having been grown in a solution containing a biopolymer can be taken out of the solution. The device can be manufactured efficiently without requiring labors and can be mass-... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281416 | Method for surface tension measurement The present invention is directed to a method for measuring the surface tension of a sample comprising providing a well plate, containing at least one well defined by well walls and an opening and forming a space for receiving the sample to be tested, bringing a pro... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7266995 | Method and instrument for measuring surface tension For measuring the surface tension between a liquid and fluid such as a gas, a capillary (3, 3′) is used in which the liquid slowly flows and at the end of which drops (11) are formed, falling off into a closed space (7) containing the fluid. U... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7224470 | Method and apparatus for measuring surface configuration A method of measuring the surface configuration of a liquid surface, e.g. to measure surface tension. Liquid samples are confined in wells, e.g. of a multi-well microtitle plate, and a light beam is passed through the sample offset from the centre of the well. The i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7000457 | Methods to control and/or predict rheological properties Methods to predict the rheological properties of composition comprising a filler in a matrix are described. The present invention further involves determining the difference between the work of cohesion and the work of ahhesion for a filler and a matrix in order to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6857309 | High throughput mechanical rapid serial property testing of materials libraries A library of materials is screened for mechanical properties such as surface tension or interfacial tension. A library of materials is provided. A stimulus such as a stress or force is provided to each member of the library. A response (e.g., a resistance) of each o... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6318165 | Device for measuring the stickiness of a flowable medium A device is disclosed for measuring the stickiness of a flowable medium, in particular a printing ink, which is led as a layer between two surfaces that can be moved in the same direction, through a convergence zone, a pressure zone and a divergence zone;... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6119511 | Method and apparatus to measure surface tension by inverted vertical pull A method and apparatus is presented for determining surface tension of a liquid or interfacial tension between two dissimilar liquids by using a rigidly suspended probe with small sample sizes and by measuring probe force using a top-loading balance used ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5563338 | Method and device for measuring wettability under controlled atmosphere A device making it possible to carry out wettability measurements under a controlled atmosphere, comprising an apparatus (5) for measuring the wettability of at least one surface portion of a sample by a liquid metallic solder, at least partially included... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5457987 | Surface tension sensor The invention relates to a surface tension sensor for a liquid flow. The device according to the present invention includes a measuring probe formed of a wettable cylinder, the cross section circumference of which does not exhibit any concave portion and ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5311768 | Multi-faced probe and method of measuring the stickiness of cooked string pasta products A testing apparatus (20) and a corresponding method are provided for validly measuring the stickiness or adhesiveness of a sample (52) such as cooked pasta. The apparatus (20) includes a support surface (42) on which the sample (52) is placed, an aperture... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4674322 | On-line instrument for simultaneously measuring the viscosity, density, and surface tension of a fluid comprising a gas dissolved in a liquid An instrument for simultaneously measuring the viscosity, density, and surface tension of a fluid comprising a gas dissolved in a liquid, at the operating conditions of the fluid, employing an instrument based on the principle of a damped, one-dimensional... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4413506 | Horizontal film balance having wide range and high sensitivity A thin-film, horizontal balance instrument is provided for measuring surface tension (surface energy) of thin films suspended on a liquid substrate. The balance includes a support bearing and an optical feedback arrangement for wide-range, high sensitivit... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4164140 | Method and apparatus for measuring material properties related to strength Material properties related to strength are measured, using a force measuring device in cooperation with a testing device which is placed in contact with the material being measured while the material being measured is in a molten state, the testing devic... | 08/14/1979 |
