Abstract: A mechanical pipette comprising: a. a manually drivable mechanical unit for pipetting liquids, b. at least one sensor for detecting operating and/or performance data, c. an operating unit, and d. a display unit, e. wherein a device module comprises the mechanical unit for pipetting, the sensor and operating unit, f. a display module physically separate from the device module completely or partially comprises the display unit, and g. means for wireless communication between the device module and the display module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to system and method for inventory management, more specifically to the tracking of use and/or consumption of tangible products at a user's location. In accordance with the invention, consumption data is determined and analyzed. Consumption data may include time-referenced and/or quantitative data about the tangible product, so that the origin/supplier is informed about the consumption behavior of the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipette having: a rod-shaped handle body in which a drive unit is arranged for a displacement unit having an operating element in the top end, and having a seat for a pipette tip or syringe in the bottom end, wherein the handle body has a front grip surface that is approximately straight in the bottom part of the handle body in a vertical sectional plane through the handle body, and curves across the handle body toward a thumb rest in the top part of the handle body above the area that comes into contact with the surface of the hand, and the operating element actuatable with the thumb is arranged in the thumb rest.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying, recording and processing data relating to a recipient and user of products and services obtained from a company, which runs a bonus program. In particular, he present method comprises assigning a code to products, that is transferred upon ordering the products into bonus-credits and is saved in the account of the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipette having: an elongated handle body in which a drive unit is arranged for a displacement unit having an operating element in the top end, and having a seat for a pipette tip or syringe in the bottom end, wherein the handle body has a front grip surface that is approximately straight in the bottom part of the handle body in a vertical sectional plane through the handle body, and curves across the handle body toward a thumb rest in the top part of the handle body above the area that comes into contact with the surface of the hand, and the operating element actuatable with the thumb is arranged in the thumb rest.

Abstract: A mechanical pipette comprising: a. a manually drivable mechanical unit for pipetting liquids, b. at least one sensor for detecting operating and/or performance data, c. an operating unit, and d. a display unit, e. wherein a device module comprises the mechanical unit for pipetting, the sensor and operating unit, f. a display module physically separate from the device module completely or partially comprises the display unit, and g. means for wireless communication between the device module and the display module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory device for handling liquids comprising a unit for handling liquids and an operating and/or display unit, wherein a device module comprises the unit for handling liquids, an operating and/or display module physically separate from the device module completely or partially comprises the operating and/or display unit, and means are provided for wirelessly communicating between the device module and the operating and/or display module.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic pipette comprising an electrically driven unit for pipetting and an operating and/or display unit, wherein a device module comprises a unit for pipetting, an operating and/or display module physically separate from the device module completely or partially comprises the operating and/or display unit, and means are provided for wirelessly communicating between the device module and the operating and/or display module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to system and method for inventory management, more specifically to the tracking of use and/or consumption of tangible products at a user's location. In accordance with the invention, consumption data is determined and analyzed. Consumption data may include time-referenced and/or quantitative data about the tangible product, so that the origin/supplier is informed about the consumption behavior of the user.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to microarrays and particularly to microarrays in which the optimal hybridization temperature and stringency of the probes may be easily determined by a designed set of nucleic acids. The present invention further discloses the use of a designed set of nucleic acids in a microarray to determine the optimal hybridization temperature of the nucleic acids forming said microarray and to a kit for the determination of the optimal hybridization temperature of a microarray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying, recording and processing data relating to a recipient and user of products and services obtained from a company, which runs a bonus program. In particular, he present method comprises assigning a code to products, that is transferred upon ordering the products into bonus-credits and is saved in the account of the user.

Abstract: A data management system should relieve the user of data management tasks as much as possible and nevertheless be flexible with respect to user-individual forms of the user data.This aim is achieved according to the invention by a generic database (GDB) having a central control system (CU) and generic data modules (GM), the generic data modules already containing all the functionality to carry out access control and data maintenance in cooperation with the central control system, and the generic data modules nevertheless allowing a user-individual form of the user data.

Abstract: A heat-insulating body such as a heat-insulating slab is made whose insulating and heat-absorbing material includes a fine powder, in particular a silica aerogel which is pressed to form the body. To carry out the pressing operation a sack-like sheath is required but between the sheath and the insulating material a separating agent is provided which results in the fact that the surface of the insulating material does not intimately engage with the sheath which is for example of glass fibre fabric, the sheath being movable with respect to the insulating material after the pressing operation. Apart from the fact that the sheath can be removed for any cases where it would be a cause of disturbance, additionally the insulating body provides improved bending properties and even when made with a high pressing rate has a homogeneous structure.

Abstract: The package comprises a plurality of metal/polymer laminates whereby electronic components or functional units may be directly attached or plugged into laminated elements to form a unitary package. An element or thermal transposer is included in the package to minimize thermal expansion mismatch between the components and the laminates and conduct thermal energy away from the attached electronic components. The polymer laminates are selected to have a configuration and thermal coefficient of expansion (TCE) that will permit the insertion and locking of materials within the laminates to form the unitary package. A wide variety of components and functional units having different electrical, thermal characteristics may be included in the package. The package is amenable to mass production processes that may be controlled by a designer to obtain packages at a low cost, more flexibility and suitable for complex electronics system.