Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110033917 | SENSOR WITH LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR BIOPROCESSES - A sensor for registering a measured variable of a medium, especially in a bioprocess. The sensor includes a sensor body, wherein at least one surface section of the sensor body can be supplied with the medium, and wherein a condition of this surface section affects the measured value. The sensor is characterized by the fact that the surface section contains a substance with biocidal properties. | 02-10-2011 |
20110108739 | METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL DETERMINING OF A MEASURED VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM - In a method for determining a measured variable of a measured medium, wherein the measured medium is brought in contact with an indicator or an indicator mixture, whose absorption spectrum has a first, and a second, wavelength range, which essentially do not overlap, | 05-12-2011 |
20110290045 | Probe Arrangement - A probe arrangement, in the case of which a probe is arranged within a tubular housing, wherein the tubular housing has at least one process window open to the process medium, and at least one functional element is secured on the probe and surrounded by the process medium. In order to suppress a taking along of the process medium during transfer of the functional element from the measured medium into a rinsing chamber, the tubular housing includes at least one treatment window open opposite the probe (3), preferably for washing, rinsing and/or calibrating the functional element, wherein the functional element is movable between the process window and the treatment window, and, during the measuring in the process medium, the at least one functional element is arranged approximately coincident with the at least one process window of the housing. | 12-01-2011 |
20120325659 | MEASURING TRANSDUCER FOR DETERMINING A MEASURED VARIABLE REPRESENTING A CONTENT OF H+ AND/OR OH- IONS IN A MEASURED MEDIUM - A measuring transducer, which is embodied to produce and output a measurement signal dependent on the content of W and/or OH | 12-27-2012 |
20130000417 | System for Treating Liquids - A system for treating liquids comprising: a fluidics unit having at least one functional unit; at least one liquid storage unit of the first type; at least one liquid storage unit of second type; a first liquid line; and a second liquid line, wherein a flow of liquid through the first liquid line directed from the fluidics unit to the liquid storage unit of first type is blocked, at least at times, by means of a first valve and a flow of liquid through the second liquid line in the direction from the liquid storage unit of second type to the fluidics unit is blocked, at least at times, by means of a second valve. | 01-03-2013 |
20130032479 | MEASURING TRANSDUCER FOR DETERMINING A MEASURED VARIABLE REPRESENTING AN ACTIVITY OF A TARGET ION IN A MEASURED MEDIUM - A measuring transducer embodied to produce and output a measurement signal dependent on an activity of a target ion present in a measured medium, wherein the measuring transducer has, in a region provided for contact with the measured medium, at least one membrane conducting the target ion; wherein the measuring transducer has a first potential sensing element and a second potential sensing element, and wherein at least one section of the second potential sensing element is arranged in the interior of the membrane and the first potential sensing element is arranged in an inner electrolyte, which is separated from the measured medium by the membrane and is in contact with the membrane. | 02-07-2013 |
20130104668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VOLUME FLOW RATE OF LIQUID FLOWING INTO A CONTAINER AND/OR VOLUME OF LIQUID WHICH HAS FLOWED INTO THE CONTAINER | 05-02-2013 |
20130129929 | Sensor for Registering a Measurement Variable of a Medium - A sensor for registering a measurement variable of a medium, comprising a sensing body with a section of surface area, which is exposed to the medium to register the measurement variable, whereby a condition of the section of surface area affects the provided value of the measured measurement variable, whereby the section of surface area comprises a coating that comprises nanoparticles. The coating, which comprises the nanoparticles, comprises at least one nano polymer. | 05-23-2013 |
20130161191 | REFERENCE HALF-CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR WITH THE REFERENCE HALF-CELL - A reference half-cell for application in an electrochemical sensor, comprising a housing, in which a chamber containing a reference electrolyte is formed, wherein the reference electrolyte ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130213807 | MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AN ANALYTE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASURED MEDIUM - A measuring arrangement for registering an analyte concentration in a measured medium includes a three electrode arrangement having a working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode. The working electrode includes an analyte-insensitive, redox mediator, and the reference electrode a pH-sensitive electrode. The counter electrode can be formed of an inert, electrically conductive material. The measuring arrangement can be embodied to provide a desired voltage between the working electrode and the reference electrode and to register the electrical current flowing, in such case, through the measured medium, between the counter electrode and the working electrode. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213821 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ANALYTE CONTENT OF A LIQUID SAMPLE BY MEANS OF A BIOANALYZER - A method for automated in situ determining an analyte content of a liquid sample by means of a bioanalyzer, wherein a measurement duct has at least one substrate, comprising a repeatedly performable sequence of steps as follows: (i) preparing a sensor matrix, which has a plurality of receptors, which bind the analyte and/or a further target molecule, or bring about a chemical conversion of the analyte or of the further target molecule, leading through the measurement duct a preparation solution of at least a first chemical species, wherein a plurality of the first chemical species are bound on the substrate via the functional group binding on the substrate, wherein the other functional group of the plurality of the first chemical species bound on the substrate serves as a receptor or for subsequent binding of a receptor; (ii) leading the liquid sample, through the measurement duct, wherein analyte contained in the liquid sample or in the liquid to be measured, and/or other target molecules contained in the liquid sample or the liquid to be measured, bind, preferably selectively and specifically, on the receptors or are chemically converted by the receptors, and determining a measured variable correlated with the amount of the target molecules bound or converted by the receptors, and deriving therefrom the analyte content of the liquid sample; and (iii) regenerating, especially clearing, the at least one substrate, wherein the sensor matrix and, in given cases, molecules bound thereto, especially analyte molecules, other target molecules or other molecules, are released from the substrate and/or at least partially decomposed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217003 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ANALYTE CONTENT OF A LIQUID SAMPLE BY MEANS OF A BIOANALYZER - A method for automated in situ determining an analyte content of a liquid sample by means of a bioanalyzer, wherein a measurement duct has at least one substrate, comprising a repeatedly performable sequence of steps as follows: (i) preparing a sensor matrix, which has a plurality of receptors, which bind the analyte and/or a further target molecule, or bring about a chemical conversion of the analyte or of the further target molecule, leading through the measurement duct a preparation solution of at least a first chemical species, wherein a plurality of the first chemical species are bound on the substrate via the functional group binding on the substrate, wherein the other functional group of the plurality of the first chemical species bound on the substrate serves as a receptor or for subsequent binding of a receptor; (ii) leading the liquid sample, through the measurement duct, wherein analyte contained in the liquid sample or in the liquid to be measured, and/or other target molecules contained in the liquid sample or the liquid to be measured, bind, preferably selectively and specifically, on the receptors or are chemically converted by the receptors, and determining a measured variable correlated with the amount of the target molecules bound or converted by the receptors, and deriving therefrom the analyte content of the liquid sample; and (iii) regenerating, especially clearing, the at least one substrate, wherein the sensor matrix and, in given cases, molecules bound thereto, especially analyte molecules, other target molecules or other molecules, are released from the substrate and/or at least partially decomposed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130248381 | MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AN ANALYTE CONCENTRATION IN A MEASURED MEDIUM - A measuring arrangement for registering a measured variable representing concentration of an analyte in a measured medium, includes: a first electrode modified with a redoxly active substance, a second electrode, and a measuring circuit, which comprises a voltage source for applying at least one predetermined voltage between the first electrode and a reference, and an apparatus for registering electrical current flowing, in such case, between the first electrode and the second electrode or for registering a variable correlated with the electrical current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the second electrode is modified with the same redoxly active substance as the first electrode. | 09-26-2013 |
20130270125 | Potentiometric Sensor Apparatus - A potentiometric sensor apparatus, comprising: a measuring half-cell having a measuring membrane; a reference half-cell; and a measurement circuit for registering a potential difference between the measuring half-cell and the reference half-cell. The measuring membrane has, covering at least one portion of the measuring membrane during dry storage of the sensor apparatus, a coating, which is embodied, upon immersion of at least one immersion region of the sensor apparatus (which region comprises the measuring membrane and is intended for immersion in a measured medium) in a liquid, especially a water containing liquid, in the case of continued contact with the liquid, to dissolve, at least partially, off of the measuring membrane. | 10-17-2013 |
20140356880 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINING OF AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT PROCESS PARAMETERS - An apparatus for automated determining of at least two different process parameters of a process liquid of a process, especially a bioprocess, comprising: a first measuring cell, which is embodied to provide a first measurement signal dependent on a first process parameter of a first sample of the process liquid; a second measuring cell, which is embodied to provide a second measurement signal dependent on a second process parameter of a second sample of the process liquid; and a control and evaluation system, which serves for monitoring and/or controlling the process, and which is embodied to receive and to process the first and second measurement signals, especially based on the first measurement signal to determine a measured value of the first process parameter and based on the second measurement signal to determine a measured value of the second process parameter; wherein the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal serve different functions in the context of the monitoring and/or controlling of the process. The first process parameter can be a control parameter (critical process parameter, CPP), and the second process parameter can be a product quality parameter (critical quality attribute, CQA) of the process. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356977 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Automated Affinity Based Assays - A method for performing automated affinity based assays for determining an analyte content of samples of a process medium, wherein individual samples are fed in time intervals sequentially to a measuring system, and wherein the measuring system, in each case, registers a measured value of a measured variable dependent on the analyte content of the samples, characterized in that at least one of the samples is diluted before it is fed to the measuring system, wherein a dilution factor to be applied for dilution of a sample is ascertained from a measured value registered based on a sample supplied earlier to the measuring system. | 12-04-2014 |
20150053576 | Measuring Arrangement - A measuring arrangement, comprising: at least three half-cells, each of which has a pH-sensitive membrane, and a measuring circuit, which is embodied to register a half-cell potential of each half-cell relative to a shared reference potential. The half-cell potential of each half-cell depends on the pH-value of a measured liquid contacting its pH-sensitive membrane. The sensitivity of a first of the three half-cells corresponds to a change of its half-cell potential relative to a change of the pH-value of the measured liquid causing it; the sensitivity of a second of the three half-cells corresponds to a change of its half-cell potential relative to a change of the pH-value of the measured liquid causing it; the sensitivity of a third of the three half-cells corresponds to a change of its half-cell potential relative to a change of the pH-value of the measured liquid causing it. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056110 | System for Treating Liquids - A system for treating liquids, comprising: especially for analysis and/or synthesis of liquids, a fluidics unit having at least one functional unit; at least one liquid storage unit of the first type; at least one liquid storage unit of second type; a first liquid line; and a second liquid line, wherein a flow of liquid through the first liquid line directed from the fluidics unit to the liquid storage unit of first type is blocked, at least at times, by means of a first valve, and a flow of liquid through the second liquid line in the direction from the liquid storage unit of second type to the fluidics unit is blocked, at least at times, by means of a second valve. | 02-26-2015 |