Abstract: In an electrical measuring assembly (1), in which an inner electrode (2) and an outer electrode (3), which form a measuring chamber (4) therebetween for a capacitive examination of a liquid flowing past, are formed from a food-safe stainless steel, the inner electrode (2) is supported at the axial ends (6, 7) thereof on the outer electrode (3) by insulating elements (10, 11), which are produced from a ceramic material or plastic material that can be machined and/or that has a permittivity that is temperature-independent in a working range and/or that is free of pores and/or does not absorb water.

Abstract: A method for determining the measurement value of a measurement quantity of a substance using a color indicator, the color indicator having at least one indicator field having previously been brought into contact with the substance, is characterized in that the color indicator and a color reference are visually sensed, the color reference having at least two reference fields of different colors, that an intermediate value of the measurement quantity is obtained with computer assistance based on the captured color values of the reference fields and the indicator field, and that the measurement value of the substance is obtained from this intermediate value.

Abstract: A flow test unit (1) with a housing (2) which is sealingly closed to the outside at least when coupled to a sample container. At least one test strip (3) is accommodated in the housing (2), and the housing (2) has at least one admission opening (4). The test strip (3) is arranged inside the housing (2) such that, after a liquid connection (22) to a sample container has been produced, a wetting region (5) can be wetted with liquid (6) entering via the at least one admission opening (4).

Abstract: A sample container (1) with a sample-receiving chamber (2) and with a closure piece (3) for closing the sample-receiving chamber (2) in a sealed manner. The sample container (1) has at least two seals (4, 5, 15, 16) arranged separately from each other, and/or the sample-receiving chamber (2) is subdivided into at least two compartments (6) which are thermally decoupled from each other and are connectable by liquid, and/or the sample container (1) has, on an outer wall (7) of the sample-receiving chamber (2), at least one coupling point (8) for the docking of an auxiliary container (9) via a matching counter-coupling point (10) of the auxiliary container (9). The outer wall (7) has at least one predetermined breaking point (11), which is pierced through upon coupling to the auxiliary container (9).

Abstract: An incubator (1) and its use for cultivating microorganisms and/or for carrying out a chemical reaction are provided. The incubator (1) has a sample vessel holder (3) for insertion of a sample vessel (4), a heating device (5) for changing a temperature in the sample vessel holder (3) and/or in a sample vessel (4) inserted into the sample vessel holder (3), and a sample-inactivating device (6) for inactivation of a sample (7) in a sample vessel (4) that is inserted into the sample vessel holder (3).

Abstract: In the case of a plate-shaped substrate material (20), in which a microfluidic structure (5) is formed, there is consequently the ability for light (11, 12) that was diffusely scattered by an inner wall (9) to be captured and that a fill level, a speed of advance or any other variable for characterizing a liquid transport of a liquid (8) in the microfluidic structure (5) be ascertained by calculation from the captured, diffusely scattered light (11, 12).

Abstract: For the monitoring of an oil situated in a tank 19, it is provided that an oil measurement device 1 be equipped with a rigid or flexible probe 2 such that, by the use of a pump 5 integrated in the oil measurement device 1, oil can be delivered out of the tank 19 via an inlet opening 3 at the proximal end of the probe 2 into a measurement chamber 4, which is connected to the probe, of the oil measurement device 1. Here, the oil measurement device 1 has a measurement sensor for determining the quality of oil situated in the measurement chamber 4, and the pump 5, in conjunction with the probe 2, is configured such that oil can be returned from the measurement chamber 4 to the inlet opening 3 and thus to the tank 19.

Abstract: A measuring assembly for detecting particles of a particle flow in a gas flow path, including an ionization stage which has an ionization device by which the particles to be detected can be ionized or are ionized. The measuring assembly further has measuring stage with a detector which detects the ionized particles of the particle flow, the detector has at least one electrode to which particles release the charge received at the ionization device. The released charge can be measured via an electric resistor connected to the at least one electrode. This provides an inexpensive and reliable measuring assembly which has a low susceptibility to errors in that the at least one electrode of the detector is designed as a microsystem. In order to improve the measurement of the charge carried by the ionized gas, the pores of a filter substrate are metallized and electrically connected to the resistor.

Abstract: A device (1) for the detecting and registering of measurement data, having a first housing (2) in which electronics (7) are arranged, and having at least one sensor (14), which is electrically connected to the electronics (7). The first housing (2) includes at least two housing parts (3, 4), having at least one metallic connection site and being joined together at the connection site by a gas-tight metal/metal connection. The at least one sensor (13) is arranged in a second housing (11), which encloses the first housing (2) substantially entirely, and which includes at least two housing parts (12, 15), which are detachably joined together or can be so joined.

Abstract: A frying oil and/or frying fat sensor (1) for determining a frying oil and/or frying fat quality, having a conductor structure (2) that is fixedly connected, at a proximal end, to an electronics part (5), wherein the conductor structure (2) has an inner conductor (6) and an outer conductor (7) that are arranged coaxially with respect to one another and are both connected fixedly to the electronics part at the proximal end. The inner conductor (6), at at least one free end, is guided so as to be able to move relative to the outer conductor (7) in the axial direction in order to compensate temperature-induced mechanical stresses.

Abstract: In a cytometer unit (1) with a receptacle (2) into which a rotatable and preferably disk-shaped sample carrier (3) is insertable, it is proposed to define a first fixing means (14) for the definition of a position of a cytometer channel (12) of the inserted sample carrier (3) transversely with respect to the direction of extent thereof and transversely with respect to an optical path (11), by which a cytometric measurement can be carried out, and to use a second fixing means (19) to define a position of the cytometer channel (12) of the inserted sample carrier (3) along the optical path (11).

Abstract: A measurement device (1) including a measurement module (2) and a communication module (3), in which the measurement module (2) has at least one sensor (4) for measuring a physical or chemical quantity. In the position of use, an interface (5) is provided for the communication between the measurement module (2) and the communication module (3). The measurement module (2) has a measurement module housing (6) and the communication module (3) has a communication module housing (7), which can be interconnected in a mechanically releasable manner and form in the connected state a closed measurement device housing (15).

Abstract: A measuring apparatus (13) that is able to be put together from an assembly kit, wherein the assembly kit has at least two sensor units (1), which are each fashioned for measuring different variables, and at least two communication units (6), which each have different interfaces for data transmission, and each of the sensor units (1) is detachably connectable to each of the communication units (6) of the assembly kit by a mechanical coupling (7).

Abstract: A discoid sample holder (1), on which a device (2) for carrying out at least one processing step is formed. According to the invention, a slot (3), into which a sampling instrument (4) can be introduced, and a mechanism (5) for releasing a sample from the sampling instrument (4) arranged in the receptacle (3), is formed in the sample holder.

Abstract: A housing (1) for an electronic device (15) is provided with a circumferential seal (7) between a lower shell (3) and an upper shell (4), which is formed by at least two juxtaposed sealing segments (8, 9, 10, 11), and/or to configure the lower shell (3) and the upper shell (4) without undercuts and/or to hold them together with clip-on, transferable clamps (38).

Abstract: A photogrammetric panel (1) for use in a photogrammetry method, in which at least two groups (2, 4) of markings (3, 5) are printed in a crossed arrangement on a material, in particular a metal sheet (6), is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an image recording device (1) for determining a geometric measurement quantity (3) of an object (2), wherein at least one visual image (4) of the object (2) is recorded in a recording step, a true-to-scale 3-D image of the object (2) is recorded and/or calculated in a 3-D image creation step, a subset of 3-D points of the 3-D image is calculated in a point cloud calculation step, a geometric primitive is fit to the subset of 3-D points using a computer in a fitting step, a feature selection is applied to the at least one visual image in a feature detection step in order to identify at least two feature points (9, 10) in the visual image (4), the at least two feature points (9, 10) are projected onto the geometric primitive as at least two measurement points (12, 13) in a projection step (11), and a geometric measurement quantity (3) is calculated for the at least two measurement points (12, 13) in a calculation step.

Abstract: A measuring appliance (6), having a holding apparatus (10) of variable length, on which an image recording apparatus (9) is arranged at the distal end for the purposes of recording images of an object to be surveyed (1) and at the proximal end (16) of which a display (17) is arranged for real-time presentation of an image from the image recording apparatus (9), wherein an image recording process can be triggered from the proximal end (16) of the holding apparatus.

Abstract: A method for creating a 3D model of an object (1), in which a rotary wing drone (2) with at least one image recording apparatus (3) is used to record a plurality of at least partly overlapping images of the object (1) and the 3D model is calculated therefrom. The rotary wing drone (2) continuously measures the distance from the object (1) with at least one distance sensor (4) and independently flies over the object (1) at a predetermined distance (7) and the flyover is terminated once the object (1) has been recorded in its entirety.

Abstract: A measuring assembly (1) for detecting particles of a particle flow (2) in a gas flow path (3), including an ionization stage (10) which has an ionization device (11) by which the particles to be detected can be ionized or are ionized. The measuring assembly (1) further has a measuring stage (20) with a detector (21) which detects the ionized particles of the particle flow (2), said detector (21) has at least one electrode (22) to which particles release the charge received at the ionization device (11). The released charge can be measured via an electric resistor (23, 30) connected to the at least one electrode (22). This provides an inexpensive and reliable measuring assembly (1) which has a low susceptibility to errors in that the at least one electrode of the detector is designed as a microsystem. In order to improve the measurement of the charge carried by the ionized gas, the pores of a filter substrate are metallized and electrically connected to the resistor.