Abstract:
A gas expansion silencer comprising an endpiece for being connected to a source of gas under pressure, and a low-pressure stage comprising two cylindrical portions respectively of smaller diameter and of larger diameter, the smaller-diameter portion being connected to the endpiece and the larger-diameter portion having gas outlet orifices, the low-pressure stage being entirely filled with a porous metal packing.
Abstract:
Observation system including a first optical path that is capable of receiving first optical radiation emitted by a scene and including a sensor for generating a first digital image from the first optical radiation; a second optical path that is capable of receiving second optical radiation originating from the scene and including an optical attenuator having a variable opacity; a display for displaying a second digital image from the first digital image; a third optical path coupled to the display and to the optical attenuator for observing the second digital image and third optical radiation transmitted by the optical attenuator; and an electronic control unit including an image processing unit for determining a light intensity of at least one pixel of the first digital image, the electronic control unit being configured to output a command to vary the opacity of the optical attenuator based on the determined light intensity.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device, in particular for a biological sample grinding apparatus, comprising a first enclosure (18) comprising an internal chamber (32) intended to receive a material (57) capable of producing cold by sublimation under normal temperature and pressure conditions and comprising an opening (30) making it possible for a fluidic communication with an internal chamber of a second enclosure (20) through an opening (36) of it, the device further comprising an air circuit making the outside air communicate with the internal chamber (32) of the first enclosure (18), blasting means (76) making it possible for an air circulation in the air circuit from the outside up into the internal chamber (32) of the first enclosure (18).
Abstract:
A lighting module, particularly for a fluorescence microscope, comprising a tubular body that has a light source at a first end and a lens which is inserted from a second end that lies opposite the first end, onto an annular shoulder inside the body, wherein a filter support is fitted onto the lens by means of an elastic member that is axially pre-stressed and axially locked by a stop ring of the second end of the body.
Abstract:
A detector device for optically detecting a gas in a zone of space under observation, the device comprising a camera and means for continuously detecting at least one gas in the observed zone by analyzing absorbance in a plurality of different spectral bands. The device further comprises a matrix of micromirrors that are individually steerable between at least two positions, in a first of which they reflect the radiant flux coming from the observed zone to the camera for detecting gas in said spectral bands, and in a second of which they reflect the radiant flux coming from the observed zone to a Fourier transform infrared spectroscope.
Abstract:
An appliance for rapidly vibrating test tubes containing samples to be ground up, the appliance comprising an electric motor (12) for driving rotation of a disk (16) that is provided with an eccentric pin (17), the appliance being characterized in that the test tubes (23) are perpendicular to the eccentric pin and are held by a clamp (21) mounted on a support (20) that is substantially parallel to the eccentric pin, being connected to a fixed baseplate via a Cardan type hinge (15) having two mutually perpendicular axes of rotation (X and Y), one of which axes (Y) is substantially parallel to the eccentric pin (17) and connects the support (20) to the other axis (X) of the hinge (15) that prevents the support (20) from moving in rotation about a perpendicular axis (Z). The support (20) is connected to the eccentric pin (17) by a link (19).
Abstract:
Method of quantifying an analyte in a liquid medium by means of magnetic particles functionalized by specific ligands of the analyte being quantified, consisting in applying a magnetic field to a liquid medium for a time period several times shorter than that of the reaction between the analyte being quantified and the ligands of the magnetic particles, in measuring the optical density of the liquid medium after applying the magnetic field, in repeating this cycle of applying the magnetic field and of measuring the optical density several times over the duration of the reaction between the analyte and the ligands, in calculating, by extrapolation, a limiting value for the optical density for an infinite magnetic field application time and in deducing therefrom the concentration of the analyte in the liquid medium.
Abstract:
A method of filling a microchannel formed in a component of a fluidic microsystem, the component being made of a plastics material or an elastomer suitable for absorbing gas, the method consisting in degassing the component and then in inserting a liquid into a feeder well of the microchannel, which liquid fills the microchannel because of the suction produced by the material absorbing the gas contained in the microchannel.
Abstract:
A device for guiding a shaft in an oscillating movement about a center of rotation situated on the axis of the shaft comprises a ball-and-socket bearing and a ball bearing mounted one inside the other between the shaft and a fixed support. The ball-and-socket bearing comprises a ball-and-socket joint with an outer convex surface in a portion of a sphere forming the inner race of the bearing, and two rings of balls that are arranged between the ball-and-socket joint and two superposed outer races of the bearing and that are guided in semicylindrical annular slots or grooves of the races.
Abstract:
A device for collecting particles and microorganisms present in ambient air, the device comprising means for sucking air into a small volume enclosure in which the particles and microorganisms are separated from the sucked-in air by centrifuging, the device being portable, self-contained, and capable of being handled in one hand only, e.g. by means of a handle associated with the air suction means.