Abstract: Methods and assays for detecting natalizumab in a sample, natalizumab-peptide complexes in a sample, and point-of-care devices for detecting natalizumab in a sample are described herein.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of preparation of lipoproteins from a biological sample, including HDL, LDL, Lp(a), IDL, and VLDL, for diagnostic purposes utilizing differential charged particle mobility analysis methods. Further provided are methods for analyzing the size distribution of lipoproteins by differential charged particle mobility, which lipoproteins are prepared by methods of the invention. Further provided are methods for assessing lipid-related health risk, cardiovascular condition, risk of cardiovascular disease, and responsiveness to a therapeutic intervention, which methods utilize lipoprotein size distributions determined by methods of the invention.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus that can include (a) a scan actuator including a linear actuator and a mount for a removeable vessel, wherein the mount has a mechanical fastener that is configured to engage a complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel, and wherein the linear actuator is configured to translate the mount while the mechanical fastener engages the complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel; (b) a reference surface; and (c) a preload configured to urge the vessel to contact the reference surface, wherein the linear actuator is configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface while the preload urges the vessel to contact the reference surface.

Abstract: A sample analyzer includes a suction unit configured to suction a sample in a sample container through a stopper installed in an opening of the sample container; a rack transport unit configured to transport a sample rack holding a sample container along a transport path, and position the sample container held by the sample rack at a suction position by the suction unit; a sample transport unit in which a sample container other than the sample container transported by the rack transport unit is installed and which is configured to transport the installed sample container to the suction position provided on the transport path; a measurement unit configured to measure a sample suctioned by the suction unit from the sample container positioned at the suction position; and an analysis unit configured to analyze the sample based on the measurement result of the measurement unit.

Abstract: Described is an automated analyzer capable of effectively cleaning a dispensing probe without using a sweeping cleaning member. The automated analyzer includes: a receptacle holding portion for holding a plurality of receptacles in which aliquots of liquid are stored, an immersion cleaning solution holding portion for storing an immersion cleaning solution, an aliquot dispenser equipped with a drive mechanism for holding a dispensing probe operative to collect the aliquots of liquid from the receptacles, a measurement controller for controlling the drive mechanism and the dispensing probe such that the aliquots of liquid are successively collected at given cycles from the receptacles, and an immersion cleaning controller for controlling the drive mechanism and the dispensing probe such that an immersion cleaning operation is carried out for an immersion time that is at least twice as long as the period of each of the given cycles.

Abstract: The cell transfer device includes a head group including a plurality of heads to which tips are attached and which move along a first direction; a head unit in which the head group is installed and which moves in a second direction and in a third direction; and a plurality of drive motors which are mounted on the head unit and which generate driving force to cause the head to move along the first direction. The plurality of drive motors are separately arranged on one side and the other side in the third direction with the head group provided therebetween. The head group includes a first head and a second head. The first head is driven by the drive motor arranged on the one side in the third direction, and the second head is driven by the drive motor arranged on the other side in the third direction.

Abstract: An automatic assaying system having a multiplex pipette cartridge section in which pipette cartridges are docked. At least one pipette cartridge has a different pipetting characteristic from another corresponding pipette cartridge, the different pipetting characteristic being selectable from a number of different pipetting characteristics. A multiplexing work item holder has an array of work item holder docks that dock corresponding work item holders selectable from pipette trays and pipette tip set racks that define the selectable different pipetting characteristic. One or more of the work item holder docks are indexed to selectably multiplex both the different interchangeable pipette trays and the at least one pipette set rack. A carrier moves the pipette cartridge or a work item holder carriage and a controller selects the at least one pipette tip set rack corresponding to a work item holder dock so as to effect automatic selection of the different pipetting characteristic.

Abstract: A fluid diverting module includes a multi-position fluid diverting device comprising three-dimensional movable flow-paths with minimal tortuosity in the movable portion (the rotor) of the fluid diverting device. In some embodiments, the device is also equipped with a filtration module that is capable of filtering solid particulates from fluidic samples. The invention relates to an area of non-disruptive sampling from various sample sources including ones containing solids. The fluid diverting device maintains fluid communication between the sample source and a pressure creating device in all positions of the fluid diverting device, thus conserving the pressure inside the sample source during sampling. The sampling operation is controlled from a controller, which is equipped with a software for manual or intelligent control.

Abstract: A rotation detection device includes a detected member being mounted to a rotating member and being configured to rotate integrally with the rotating member, and a sensor section being arranged to face the detected member, in which the sensor section includes two magnetic sensors, each of which includes a detection section having a magnetism detection element for detecting a magnetic field from the detected member, the two detection sections of the two magnetic sensors being arranged side-by side along a rotational axis line direction, and a housing portion comprising a resin mold provided to collectively cover the two magnetic sensors and having a facing surface facing the detected member. The two detection sections of the two magnetic sensors are separated each other. A minimum distance between the two detection sections of the two magnetic sensors is 0.05 mm or more and 2.00 mm or less. The resin mold enters into a space between the two detection sections of the two magnetic sensors.

Abstract: A microfluidic flow sensor may include a substrate having a microfluidic channel, an inert particle source to supply a fluid carrying an inert particle to the microfluidic channel and a sensor element along the microfluidic channel and spaced from the inert particle source. The sensor element outputs a signal based upon a sensed passage of the inert particle with respect to the sensor element. Portions of the microfluidic channel proximate the sensor element have a first size and wherein the inert particle provided by the inert particle source is to have a second size greater than one half the first size.

Abstract: A method includes irradiating a target droplet in an extreme ultraviolet light source of an extreme ultraviolet lithography tool with light from a droplet illumination module. Light reflected and/or scattered by the target droplet is detected. Particle image velocimetry is performed to monitor one or more flow parameters inside the extreme ultraviolet light source.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a vehicle, one or more probes coupled to the vehicle, and a controller. The vehicle is operable to traverse a distance. The one or more probes are operable to measure wind pressure and generate one or more wind pressure measurements. The controller is operable to receive the one or more wind pressure measurements from the one or more probes, determine a wind angle relative to the vehicle using the one or more wind pressure measurements, and determine a wind speed relative to the vehicle using the one or more wind pressure measurements and the wind angle.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a PIR assembly including a dome comprising a plurality of optical components, a stationary circuit board, and a moveable PIR sensor moveably coupled to the stationary circuit board via a flexible cable, wherein the moveable PIR sensor is configured to move to a first position to monitor a first zone via a first optical component of the plurality of optical components and to a second position to monitor a second zone via a second optical component of the plurality of optical components.

Abstract: A probe-based bidirectional electrophoretic force optical trap loading method includes steps of (1) detaching target particles from an upper electrode plate and capturing the target particles by a micro-scale probe based on a bidirectional electrophoretic force; (2) moving the probe with the target particles over an optical trap, applying a reverse electric field between the probe and the upper substrate electrode plate which is applied during a polar relaxation time of the target particles, and desorbing the target particles from the probe; and (3) turning on the optical trap, applying an electric field between the lower electrode plate and the upper electrode plate, adjusting the speed of the desorbed target particles through the electric field at which the optical trap is able to capture the desorbed target particles and the desorbed target particles moving to the effective capture range of the optical trap.

Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for examining a measuring tip of a scanning probe microscope, wherein the method includes the following steps: (a) generating at least one test structure before a sample is analyzed, or after said sample has been analyzed, by the measuring tip; and (b) examining the measuring tip with the aid of the at least one generated test structure.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a current detecting circuit includes: a normally-ON type first switching element that includes a drain, a source, and a gate; a normally-OFF type second switching element including a drain that is connected to the source of the first switching element, a source that is connected to the gate of the first switching element, and a gate; and a differential amplification circuit that outputs a voltage according to a voltage between the drain and the source of the second switching element.

Abstract: During normal operation of a processor, voltage droop is likely to occur and there is, therefore, a need for techniques for rapidly and accurately detecting this droop so as to reduce the probability of circuit timing failures. The droop detector described herein uses a tap sampled delay line in which a clock signal is split along two separate paths. Each of the taps in the paths are separated by two inverter delays such that the set of samples produced represent sample values of the clock signal that are each separated by a single inverter delay without inversion of the first clock signal between the samples.

Abstract: A power calculation apparatus includes a power measurement unit configured to measure alternating-current electric power input to a converter unit to obtain measured power, power consumption estimation units configured to estimate power consumption on motor axes of corresponding motors, respectively, using parameters concerning the motors, to obtain estimated power for each motor axis, and a power consumption calculation unit configured to distribute the measured power obtained by measurement according to a ratio in accordance with the estimated power obtained by estimation to calculate power consumption for each motor axis.

Abstract: A system for determining a phase of a power supply coupled to a metering device. The system includes a collection device in electronic communication with a metering device connected to a power distribution network and having a memory and one or more electronic processors. The electronic processors are configured to receive a first beacon signal and measure a phasor in response to receiving the first beacon signal. The phasor is stored in the memory along with an identification value associated with the device that transmitted the first beacon signal and a first time. The electronic processors receive a second beacon signal, and extract data from the request message. The electronic processors determine whether the extracted time matches the first time and based on determining that the extracted time matches the first time stored in the memory, calculate a phase by comparing the reference phasor data to the stored phasor.

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to an addressing circuit for a conductor array comprising intersecting row and column conductors. The addressing circuit comprises a switching circuit configured to selectively address an intersection between a selected row conductor and a selected column conductor for connection to a measuring circuit; and at least one voltage buffer selectively connectable to un-selected column conductors on opposite sides of and adjacent to the selected column conductor. The at least one voltage buffer is configured to equalise voltages between the un-selected column conductors and the selected column conductor.

Abstract: A capacitance to digital converter, CDC, has a first and a second reference terminal for receiving first and second reference voltages, a reference block comprising one or more reference charge stores and being coupled to the first and second reference terminals via a first switching block, a scaling block for providing at third and fourth reference terminals downscaled voltages from the first and second reference voltages depending on a scaling factor, first and second measurement terminals for connecting a capacitive sensor element, the first measurement terminal being coupled to the third and fourth reference terminals via a second switching block, and a processing block coupled to the reference block and to the second measurement terminal and being configured to determine a digital output signal based on a charge distribution between the sensor element and the reference block and based on the scaling factor, the output signal representing a capacitance value of the sensor element.

Abstract: Orientation and position sensing methods and devices are disclosed. The described methods and devices are based on implementing magneto-electric-quasi-static fields for position and orientation sensing in lossy-dielectric, conducting, or metallic non-line-of-sight environments, where obstructions or occlusions or nearby objects exists that are lossy in nature and that typically perturb radio or electromagnetic wave signaling. Detailed experimental results highlighting the performance of the disclosed methods are also presented.

Abstract: A method of performing a measurement of a device under test by using an antenna array.

Abstract: A method of monitoring static charge is provided. The method includes the operations as follows. A metallic plate is connected to a conductive tape wrapped around an outer surface of a non-conductive tube. A plurality of static charges are detected from the metallic plate by an electrostatic field meter, wherein the conductive tape and the metallic plate are entirely disposed within a metallic box. A flow rate of a fluid flowing through the non-conductive tube is adjusted according to the plurality of static charges detected by the electrostatic field meter.

Abstract: An electrical field mapping system with an improved measurement and recording method which enables students to produce an electric field map of equipotential lines and electric field vectors. Measurements of an electric potential point and an electric field vector may be made by a three-probe sensor with pointer and displayed on voltmeters. An angular scale below the pointer may assist to measure the direction of the electric field. An X-Y transfer mechanism transfers the location of the three-probe sensor, from the space around electrodes, to a marker at a corresponding location in the recording area. Recordings of the field data are made by markers with different impressions and may include an electric field vector, equipotential line segment, and electric potential point.

Abstract: A method for monitoring polarization quality of a piezoelectric film is described. In this method, a detection step is performed on a piezoelectric film by using a detection device with a non-contact method during a polarization process of the piezoelectric film, to obtain a static electricity information or a transmittance information. A determination step is performed by using the static electricity information or the transmittance information to determine a polarization degree of the piezoelectric film.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for managing an electrostatic charge of a workpiece are disclosed. The method comprises coupling an electrostatic voltmeter to a conductor, coupling a charge-adjustment system to the conductor, and coupling the conductor to the workpiece. A level of charge in the workpiece is adjusted, via the conductor, with the charge-adjustment circuit and a voltage of the workpiece is monitored, via the conductor, with the electrostatic voltmeter. A controller may be used to adjust the charge on the workpiece based upon the monitored voltage.

Abstract: A method for checking a capacity of at least one supply line for an electrically operated assembly that is coupled electrically via the at least one supply line to an electrical system of an at least partially automated mobile platform. The method includes: ensuring a non-critical operating state of the mobile platform; determining an off-load terminal voltage at an input connection of the assembly, with zero-current supply line; applying a defined current to the supply line of the electrically operated assembly; determining an on-load terminal voltage at the input connection of the assembly, in doing so, the defined voltage being applied to the supply line of the electrically operated assembly; determining a differential voltage between the off-load terminal voltage and the on-load terminal voltage; comparing the differential voltage to a differential-voltage limit value to determine whether the capacity of the electric supply line is sufficient to operate the assembly.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a fault condition in an Ungrounded Electrical Distribution (UED) system, the system receives measurements with instantaneous values and effective values associated when a fault event is identified, measured transient waveforms and a fault type. A processor applies an empirical mode decomposition to the measured transient waveforms to extract a dominant vibration mode and an associated derived waveform corresponding to the dominant vibration mode. A Hilbert transform is applied to the associated derived waveform to obtain a set of feature attributes. Subsets are computed from the set, at a pre-fault time, at a fault inception time, and at a post-fault time, and inputted into the fault type trained neural network model. An output of the model are locational parameters used to determine a fault section, a fault line segment and a fault location point with a topology connectivity analysis of the UED system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for testing gallium nitride field effect transistors (GaN FETs) are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a high side GaN FET, a low side GaN FET, a high side driver coupled to a gate of the high side GaN FET, a low side driver coupled to a gate of the low side GaN FET, and a driver circuit coupled to the high side and low side drivers and configured to generate drive signals capable of driving the high and low side GaN FETs, wherein the high and low side GaN FETs and transistors, within the high and low side drivers and the driver circuit, are patterned on a same semiconductor device layer during a front-end-of-line (FEOL) process.

Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device capable of accurately detecting a temperature of a transistor part and a temperature of the diode part, and improving an overheat protection function. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a cell region made up of a plurality of cells including cells corresponding to a transistor part and a diode part, respectively, a temperature detection part detecting a temperature of the transistor part, and a temperature detection part detecting a temperature of the diode part, the temperature detection part is disposed in the cell corresponding to the transistor part, and the temperature detection part is disposed in the cell corresponding to the diode part.

Abstract: A semiconductor burn-in oven includes a housing including a burn-in chamber and an opening to the burn-in chamber surrounded by a front face, a heating device, testing circuitry, a door and a sealing mechanism. The door has an open position, in which the burn-in chamber is accessible through the opening, and a closed position, in which the door covers the opening. The sealing mechanism is configured to form a seal around the opening between an interior side of the door and the front face when the door is in the closed position. The sealing mechanism includes at least one sealing member having a recessed position, in which a gap extends between the front face and the interior side of the door, and a sealing position, in which the at least one sealing member closes the gap and forms the seal.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses to devices to select the device TAP for access. Further, the disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses for selecting device TAPs and for inputting commands for commanding circuitry within the device. The inputting of addresses or the inputting of addresses and commands is initiated by a control bit input on TDI that is recognized during the Run Test/Idle, Pause-DR or Pause-IR TAP states.

Abstract: Described herein are integrated circuit chips having test circuitry designed such that independently selectable testing of different power domains using a same scan chain compressor-decompressor circuit may be performed. Also disclosed herein are integrated circuit chips having test circuitry designed such that independently selectable testing of different power domains using multiple different scan chain compressor-decompressor circuits may be performed.

Abstract: A critical data path of an integrated circuit includes a flip flop configured to receive a data input and provide a latched data output. A monitoring circuit includes a delay generator configured to receive the data input and provide a plurality of delayed data outputs corresponding to delayed versions of the data input with increasing amounts of delay, a selector circuit configured to select one of the plurality of delayed outputs based on a programmable control value, and a shadow latch coupled to an output of the selector circuit and configured to latch a value at its input to provide as a latched shadow output. A comparator circuit provides a match error indicator based on a comparison between the first latched data output and the latched shadow output, and an error indicator is provided which indicates whether or not an impending failure of the critical data path is detected.

Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes a custom control data register (CCDR) circuit having a scan path. The CCDR circuit includes a shift register and an update register. The shift register is configured to receive scan data from a scan data input (CDR_SCAN_IN) on a first clock edge responsive to a scan enable signal (CDR_SCAN_EN) being enabled. The update register is configured to receive data from the shift register on a second clock edge after the first clock edge when the scan enable (CDR_SCAN_EN) is enabled. The update register data is asserted as a scan data output (CDR_SCAN_OUT). The second scan path includes the scan data input, the shift register, the update register, and the scan data output.

Abstract: A falling edge controller includes a controller having an inverted TCK (Test Clock) input, a TMS (Test Mode Select) input, a shift register control output, an update register control output, and a shift output; a shift register having a TDI (Test Data In) input, a shift register control input coupled to the shift register control output, address inputs, a select input, address and select outputs, and a TDO (Test Data Out) output; an update register having address and select inputs coupled to the address and select outputs, an update register control input coupled to the update register control output, address outputs coupled to the address inputs, and a select output coupled to the select input; and address circuitry having address inputs coupled to the address outputs, and having an enable output.

Abstract: A method, device and computer readable medium are provided for determining the closing time of a circuit breaker. In an embodiment, the method includes: sampling a voltage signal of a target phase in the three-phase voltage signal of the circuit breaker; determining a first time period according to a voltage value of the sampled voltage signal, a voltage signal in the first time period including a voltage jump point of the voltage value; finding a voltage jump point of a voltage value in the first time period according to a change in the voltage value of the voltage signal in the first time period; and determining the closing time of a target phase of the circuit breaker according to the found sampling time of the voltage jump point.

Abstract: A processor-implemented battery management method includes: estimating state information of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack using a first battery state estimation model; determining whether state information of at least one of the plurality of battery cells is to be estimated using a second battery state estimation model; and estimating the state information of the at least one battery cell using the second model, in response to a result of the determining being that the state information of the at least one battery cell is to be estimated using the second model.

Abstract: A battery system capable of avoiding an over charge with a simple sensor element comprises: a battery module including a battery pack A including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, and a battery pack B including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, connected in parallel, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a condition of the battery module, and a control unit configured to control at least a charge of the battery module. The monitoring unit includes: a first current sensor configured to measure a total current IA of the battery pack A, and a second current sensor configured to measure a total current IB of the battery pack B. The control unit calculates a determining value based on the total current IA and determines an occurrence of an over charge based on the determining value.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a diagnosis method of a battery is provided. In the diagnosis method, based on an internal state of the battery at a plurality of mutually different times, a time when the internal state of the battery becomes a predetermined state after the plurality of mutually different times is estimated.

Abstract: A system and method of estimating the state of health of an all-solid-state battery are provided to detect the amount of hydrogen sulfide that is generated in all-solid-state battery cells and using the amount as a factor for estimating the state of health of the battery. The method of estimating a state of health (SOH) of an all-solid-state battery includes detecting whether hydrogen sulfide is generated in each cell of the all-solid-state battery, and estimating the state of health of the all-solid-state battery corresponding to an amount or an increase rate of generated hydrogen sulfide based on data prepared in advance.

Abstract: A voltage measurement device is a voltage measurement device including a plurality of voltage detection circuits which measure cell voltages of a plurality of cells connected in series. Each of the plurality of voltage detection circuits includes: a communication end information holding circuit which holds communication end information specifying, as at least one communication end position, at least one of the plurality of voltage detection circuits; and a communication control circuit which controls transfer for sending a communication command received from a preceding voltage detection circuit located at a preceding stage to a next voltage detection circuit located at a next stage, according to the communication end information.

Abstract: A system for watering an electrolyte or lead acid battery in which the cumulative amount of water added during each filling event is determined by detecting the amount of water passing from a supply hose to the battery. A fluid dispensing member, such as a direct fill link or nozzle, can be attached to and detached from a single point watering subsystem. A flow detector, such as a flow meter, in fluid communication with the fluid dispensing member can wirelessly output the cumulative water added to specific batteries to an interactive computer application, which can include a wireless component such as a smartphone or tablet communicating with a remotely located interactive database.

Abstract: A current monitor for a transmission line having powered active components is provided. A current monitor includes: a housing configured to be coupled to a transmission line, an inductive current sensor in the housing configured to measure a value of the current on the transmission line to generate a sensor signal, a power source, and a sensor signal conversion circuit in the housing configured to receive power from the power source and to generate a current output signal based on the sensor signal, the current output signal having a natively useful form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a detection device for detecting a position of a conductor, a wire processing equipment, and a method for detecting a position of a conductor in wire processing. The detection device has: a bracket; and a plurality of conductive probes provided on the bracket and spaced from each other. The conductive probes have a detection position, and the detection device is configured to determine whether the detected conductor is at a predetermined position by detecting whether the conductive probes at the detection position are electrically connected through the conductor; when at least two conductive probes are electrically connected with each other through the detected conductor, the detected conductor is determined in the predetermined position; when no two conductive probes are electrically connected with each other through the detected conductor, the detected conductor is determined not in the predetermined position.

Abstract: A method for determining degradation of a capacitor in an electric meter includes, charging the capacitor to a predetermined voltage value during a charging period using charging circuitry of the electric meter, discharging the capacitor, during a discharge period, from the predetermined voltage value using discharging circuitry of the electric meter, measuring, during the discharge period, a first capacitor voltage value at a first time and a second capacitor voltage value at a second time later than the first time using capacitor measurement circuitry of the electric meter, determining, by a processor of the electric meter, a capacitance value of the capacitor based on the first voltage value, the second voltage value, the first time, and the second time, comparing the determined capacitance value to a capacitance threshold value, and determining that the capacitor is in a degraded condition when the calculated capacitance value is below the capacitance threshold value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a magnetic sensor having a die and sensor circuitry formed in a device layer of the die with a coil integrated with the die to generate a magnetic field. A magnetoresistive magnetic field sensing element on the die detects changes in the magnetic field generated by the coil as a result of the presence of a ferromagnetic target. The sensor circuitry may process the changes in the magnetic field generated by the coil.

Abstract: A cooling system of a magnetic resonance apparatus is disclosed. In the cooling system, a first cooling device and a second cooling device are used to realize a secondary step of cooling of a circulating fluid without energy consumption, thereby reducing the operating energy consumption of the cooling system. In addition, a magnetic resonance apparatus comprising the cooling system is further provided.