Abstract: A heater assembly for a vaporizer including a heat exchanger with an interior surface having at least one ridge and groove, and a heater positioned in the bore. An air management system for a vaporizer including a valve that allows air to be drawn through a valve inlet and pumped through a valve outlet with a pump or drawn through the valve outlet and inlet with external suction. A system and method for generating a workflow sequence for a vaporizer. The system and method including receiving task selections arranged in a task order, and generating a workflow sequence that is configured to instruct the vaporizer to sequentially perform the tasks associated with the task selections in the task order. A vaporizer that is configured to receive task selections arranged in a task order and sequentially perform the tasks associated with the task selections in the task order.

Abstract: A lighting element for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a diffuser; an elongated light guide, wherein the light guide is at least partially accommodated in the diffuser; and a reflector arranged on an inner side of the diffuser and having a reflective surface facing the light guide. The reflector is configured to reflect light from the light guide to an outer side of the light guide. The reflector has a rough surface in order to reflect light from the light guide diffusely.

Abstract: A lighting element for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a diffuser; an elongated light guide, wherein the light guide is at least partially accommodated in the diffuser; and a reflector arranged on an inner side of the diffuser and having a reflective surface facing the light guide. The reflector is configured to reflect light from the light guide to an outer side of the light guide. The reflector has a rough surface in order to reflect light from the light guide diffusely.

Abstract: A tray-shaped container comprising at least one cavity or recess for receiving the particular test objects, wherein these at least one recess comprises structured inner surfaces. Through this, a considerable reduction or even full reduction of interfering reflections and other optical irritations is achieved. In particular, the container constitutes an incubation tray for test stripes, having several longitude extending recesses. The inner surfaces of the recesses preferably comprise a grove-shaped and/or stair-shaped structure. The tray-shaped container may constitute an incubation tray for test stripes which are used in medical diagnostics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting and analyzing vital parameters, particularly the pulse and respiration. A metal plate (3) fixed in direct proximity to the body surface (14) serves as a sensor element. The metal plate (3) is coupled to a non-linear LC oscillating circuit (11). Changes in the outermost body layers (15) caused by respiration and/or the pulse result in a shift in the resonant frequency of the LC oscillating circuit (11), in turn causing a change in the amplitude of oscillation. The amplitude of oscillation is measured, digitized, analyzed by a microprocessor (18), and evaluated. The result is displayed in a form understandable even to a layperson. The device operates automatically and determines the vital parameters independently. All components, including the power supply, are integrated in a small housing (2).

Abstract: A tray-shaped container comprising at least one cavity or recess for receiving the particular test objects, wherein these at least one recess comprises structured inner surfaces. Through this, a considerable reduction or even full reduction of interfering reflections and other optical irritations is achieved. In particular, the container constitutes an incubation tray for test stripes, having several longitude extending recesses. The inner surfaces of the recesses preferably comprise a grove-shaped and/or stair-shaped structure. The tray-shaped container may constitute an incubation tray for test stripes which are used in medical diagnostics.

Abstract: For the automated version analysis of a software application, the version information of the respective software components is among the information entered in a reference list already during the installation of the software application on a data processing system by a setup program. This reference list is stored in the form of a file in a memory or in a configuration database of the data processing system. During a subsequent proper updating of the software application, the reference list associated with the software application is automatically updated. After creating a reference list, the method of automatic version analysis with respect to the software application installed on the data processing system compares the version information of the software components actually present on the data processing system with the respective version information in the reference list. The comparison information obtained by the comparison (differences or matches) is written into a comparison list.

Abstract: A piston fluid valve mechanism and method, wherein annular outer and core inner coaxial valve members are adapted to move to and fro slidably relative to one another and to bar upstream-to-downstream fluid flow when mutually juxtaposed into seated position but adapted to enable such flow when spaced apart in unseated position.

Abstract: Balanced piston fluid valve, wherein annular outer and core inner coaxial valve members are adapted to move to and fro slidably relative to one another and to bar upstream-to-downstream fluid flow when mutually juxtaposed into seated position but adapted to enable such flow when spaced apart in unseated position.