Heat transfer and conditioning unit

    公开(公告)号:US3981291A

    公开(公告)日:1976-09-21

    申请号:US581201

    申请日:1975-05-27

    申请人: Robert J. Smith

    发明人: Robert J. Smith

    IPC分类号: F24H3/06 F24H3/10 F28D21/00

    摘要: A heat transfer and conditioning unit includes a casing overlying a fire chamber. An exhaust conduit is disposed within said casing inwardly of its walls having an inlet to receive heated exhaust gases and an outlet adapted to communicate with a flue to atmosphere. The exhaust conduit includes a series of pairs of opposed parallel laterally elongated plates. Inwardly directed opposed V-formed plates interconnect adjacent plates to define a series of longitudinally spaced laterally elongated venturi passages along the length of said exhaust conduit. Said venturi passages effectively slow down the movement of the products of combustion through the exhaust conduit for increased quantities of heat transfer to the walls thereof. The walls of said exhaust conduit are spaced from the casing to define an independent fresh air heating chamber along the walls of said casing and exhaust conduit for the conductive transfer of heat to the forced fresh air passing therethrough.

    Method and apparatus for stripping a contact-limiting element from a pipette probe
    23.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for stripping a contact-limiting element from a pipette probe 有权
    用于从移液管探针中剥离接触限制元件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07941904B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-17

    申请号:US12335814

    申请日:2008-12-16

    申请人: Robert J. Smith

    发明人: Robert J. Smith

    IPC分类号: B23P19/02

    摘要: An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing an analyte isolation procedure, and ascertaining the presence of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the reaction receptacles from one station to the next. The analyzer further includes devices for carrying a plurality of specimen tubes and disposable pipette tips in a machine-accessible manner, a device for agitating containers of target capture reagents comprising suspensions of solid support material and for presenting the containers for machine access thereto, and a device for holding containers of reagents in a temperature controlled environment and presenting the containers for machine access thereto. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte. The process is performed by automatically moving each of a plurality of reaction receptacles containing a solid support material and a fluid sample between stations for incubating the contents of the reaction receptacle and for separating the target analyte bound to the solid support from the fluid sample. An amplification reagent is added to the separated analyte after the analyte separation step and before a final incubation step.

    摘要翻译: 用于执行多个诊断测定的自动分析仪同时包括多个站或模块,其中对反应容器中包含的流体样品进行分析方面的分析。 分析仪包括用于自动准备标本样品的台站,在规定温度下培养样品规定的时间,进行分析物分离程序,并确定目标分析物的存在。 自动插座输送系统将反应容器从一个站移动到另一个站。 分析仪还包括用于以机器可接近的方式携带多个样本管和一次性移液管尖端的装置,用于搅拌包含固体支持材料的悬浮液并用于提供用于机器通入的容器的靶捕获试剂的容器的装置,以及 用于在温度受控的环境中容纳试剂容器的装置,并且提供用于机器通入的容器。 执行自动诊断测定的方法包括用于分离和扩增靶分析物的自动化方法。 该过程通过在站之间自动移动包含固体支持材料和流体样品的多个反应容器中的每一个来进行,用于孵育反应容器的内容物并将与固体支持物结合的目标分析物与流体样品分离。 在分析物分离步骤之后和最终孵育步骤之前,将分离的分析物加入扩增试剂。

    Asymmetrical laser communication transceiver configuration
    26.
    发明授权
    Asymmetrical laser communication transceiver configuration 有权
    不对称激光通信收发器配置

    公开(公告)号:US07058306B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-06

    申请号:US10053699

    申请日:2002-01-21

    申请人: Robert J. Smith

    发明人: Robert J. Smith

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1121

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a laser communication transmitter and receiver for wireless optical communication. The laser communication transmitter uses a small diameter so correspondingly divergent beam to provide improved bit error rates. A laser communication receiver includes a diffractive optical element to permit detectors at different spatial locations to detect different wavelengths of the optical signal. An immersion lens may be employed to focus the optical signal to a spot size smaller than the photoactive area of the detector.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于无线光通信的激光通信发射机和接收机。 激光通信发射机使用小直径,从而相应地发散光束,以提供改进的误码率。 激光通信接收机包括衍射光学元件,以允许不同空间位置的检测器检测光信号的不同波长。 可以使用浸没透镜来将光信号聚焦到小于检测器的光活性区域的光斑尺寸。

    Reaction receptacle apparatus
    28.
    发明授权
    Reaction receptacle apparatus 有权
    反应容器装置

    公开(公告)号:US06517783B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-11

    申请号:US09802648

    申请日:2001-03-09

    IPC分类号: B01L300

    摘要: A reaction receptacle apparatus includes one or more individual receptacles for containing chemical or biological substances. The one or more receptacles are arranged to be engaged by tubular elements of a substance transfer device for transferring substances into or out of the individual receptacles. Multiple receptacles are coupled to one another by a connecting rib structure that defines straight shoulders along opposite sides of the reaction receptacle apparatus, and the shoulders support the apparatus within reaction receptacle apparatus carrying structures. A contact-limiting element holding structure for holding contact-limiting elements, such as protective tips for tubular elements, is associated with each individual receptacle and holds a contact-limiting element in an operative orientation so as to be operatively engageable by the tubular element of the substance transfer device. A receptacle apparatus manipulating structure permits the reaction receptacle apparatus to be moved from one location to another by a robotic manipulating device, and an information panel presents a surface on which human and/or machine readable information may be placed.

    摘要翻译: 反应容器设备包括用于容纳化学或生物物质的一个或多个单独的容器。 一个或多个容器被布置成与用于将物质输送到单个容器中的物质转移装置的管状元件接合。 多个插座通过连接肋结构彼此联接,该连接肋结构沿着反应容器装置的相对侧限定了直的肩部,并且肩部将装置支撑在承载结构的反应容器装置内。 用于保持接触限制元件(例如管状元件的保护尖端)的接触限制元件保持结构与每个单独的接头相关联,并且将接触限制元件保持在可操作的方向上,以便可操作地通过管状元件的管状元件 物质转移装置。 容器设备操纵结构允许反应容器设备通过机器人操纵装置从一个位置移动到另一个位置,并且信息面板呈现可以放置人和/或机器可读信息的表面。

    Production of isomerized hop extract
    30.
    发明授权
    Production of isomerized hop extract 失效
    异构化啤酒花提取物的生产

    公开(公告)号:US5370897A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-06

    申请号:US166741

    申请日:1993-12-13

    IPC分类号: C12C3/00 C12C3/12 C12C7/00

    CPC分类号: C12C3/12 C12C9/025

    摘要: A method for the production of isomerized hop preparation in which a hop extract is mixed with a solubilized alkaline and an alkaline earth metal salt, and the resulting mixture is subjected to a temperature of at least 70.degree. C. and a pH under 10 for a time sufficient to effect conversion of the alpha-acid in said hop extract into the iso-alpha acid.

    摘要翻译: 一种生产异构化啤酒花制备方法,其中啤酒花提取物与溶解的碱金属和碱土金属盐混合,所得混合物经受至少70℃的温度和10以下的温度 足以使所述啤酒花提取物中的α-酸转化成异α酸。