Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus is disclosed comprising: a first light source; a second light source, a sample cell; a first detector and a second detector. The first light source is operable to illuminate a first region of a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a first light beam along a first light beam axis so as to produce scattered light by interactions of the first light beam with the sample. The first detector is configured to detect the scattered light. The second light source is operable to illuminate a second region of the sample with a second light beam along a second light beam axis. The second detector is an imaging detector, configured to image the particles along an imaging axis using the second light beam. The first light beam axis is at an angle of at least 5 degrees to the second light beam axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means
• G01N 15/0227 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means using imagingInvestigating particle size or size distribution by optical means using holography
• G01N 15/075 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions by optical means
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/1434 - Optical arrangements
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke

Abstract

Disclosed are methods of preparing a representative particle size and refractive index database in determining the size and refractive index of one or more particles within a sample. The size and refractive index determination comprises: obtaining a measured scattering pattern for said particles, the measured scattering pattern comprising a number of data dimensions; reducing, using a processor, the number of data dimensions associated with the measured scattering pattern to obtain dimensionally reduced measured data; comparing, using the processor, the dimensionally reduced measured data with a representation of reference scattering patterns, said reference scattering patterns corresponding to particles having a range of known sizes and refractive indices; and selecting, as the size and refractive index of the one or more particles contained within the sample, the known size and refractive index corresponding to the representation of the reference scattering patterns which most closely corresponds to the dimensionally reduced measured data.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means
• G06F 18/10 - Pre-processingData cleansing

Abstract

A method of investigating time varying sample characteristics is disclosed. The method comprises illuminating a sample comprising particles with a light beam, so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample, obtaining a measurement of the scattered light over a measurement period that is divided into a plurality of shorter sub-runs, classifying each sub-run, and determining the sample particle characteristic for the sub-runs. The method may further comprise transforming each sub-run prior to classifying each sub-run. Determining the sample particle characteristic for the sub-runs may occur prior to classifying each sub-run. The method may also comprise determining a variation in the sample particle characteristic over time for the sub-runs.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means

Abstract

A method of characterising particles in a sample, comprising: obtaining a scattering measurement comprising a time series of measurements of scattered light from a detector, the scattered light produced by the interaction of an illuminating light beam with the sample; producing a corrected scattering measurement, comprising compensating for scattering contributions from contaminants by reducing a scattering intensity in at least some time periods of the scattering measurement; determining a particle characteristic from the corrected scattering measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus ( 10) for characterising particles using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA). The apparatus ( 10) comprises: a flow cell (101) for containing a sample comprising a plurality of particles suspended in a fluid; a pump ( 102) configured to provide a flow of the sample through the flow cell ( 101); a light source (103) configured to illuminate the sample; an imaging system (104) configured to collect light scattered or fluoresced by particles moving within the flow cell (101) and within a detection region of the imaging system ( 104), and capture a video of the particles moving within the detection region; and a computer ( 105) configured to process the video. The computer (105) is configured to determine an estimated flow velocity of the sample through the flow cell ( 101). Determining the estimated flow velocity comprises performing 1 -dimensional particle tracking in a direction perpendicular to an expected flow direction of the sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/1429 - Signal processing
• G01N 15/1433 - Signal processing using image recognition
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/0227 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means using imagingInvestigating particle size or size distribution by optical means using holography
• G01N 15/075 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions by optical means
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means

Abstract

An apparatus (100) is provided for characterising particles using nanoparticle tracking analysis. The apparatus comprises: a cell (101) for containing a sample comprising a plurality of particles suspended in a fluid; a light source (102) configured to illuminate the sample; an imaging system (103) configured to collect light (112) scattered or fluoresced by particles moving within the cell (101) and within a detection region (111) of the imaging system (103) and capture a video of the particles moving within the detection region (111); and a computer (104). The computer is configured to process the video to automatically determine a depth of the detection region (111). Determining the depth of the detection region (111) comprises: tracking the particles moving within the detection region (111), thereby producing a track for each of the particles; and analysing how a measured property of the tracks within a subsection of the video changes as the size of the subsection is varied.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 15/1429 - Signal processing
• G01N 15/1433 - Signal processing using image recognition

Abstract

A temperature verification device for checking accuracy of a dynamic light scattering instrument temperature sensor, the temperature verification device comprising: a body configured to be received in the sample cell holder; a calibrated temperature sensor within the body at a position corresponding with a scattering volume of the dynamic light scattering instrument.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/0205 - Investigating particle size or size distribution by optical means
• G01N 15/10 - Investigating individual particles
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A method of automatically identifying data quality issues in background data for laser diffraction-particle characterisation is provided. The method comprises receiving background data corresponding to light intensity measured by each of a plurality of detectors in a laser-diffraction-based particle size analysis system. A processor is used to automatically determine if the background data contains at least one artefact that is indicative of a source of error in the particle size analysis system. If the background data is found to contain at least one artefact an indication is provided that the background data contains at least one artefact. Furthermore, the at least one artefact is classified, and the classification is reported.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

Abstract

A method of automatically selecting an optimal value or range for at least one measurement parameter for particle characterisation by laser diffraction is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of measurements and associated measurement parameters, wherein the measurements are performed on at least one particulate sample by using laser diffraction to determine at least one particle characteristic, and wherein the plurality of measurements were obtained using a plurality of values for the at least one measurement parameter. The method further comprises using a processor to automatically select, based on the at least one particle characteristic and the associated measurement parameters, an optimal value or range of at least one measurement parameter for performing particle characterisation by laser diffraction.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus is disclosed comprising: a first light source; a second light source, a sample cell; a first detector and a second detector. The first light source is operable to illuminate a first region of a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a first light beam along a first light beam axis so as to produce scattered light by interactions of the first light beam with the sample. The first detector is configured to detect the scattered light. The second light source is operable to illuminate a second region of the sample with a second light beam along a second light beam axis. The second detector is an imaging detector, configured to image the particles along an imaging axis using the second light beam. The first light beam axis is at an angle of at least 5 degrees to the second light beam axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Abstract

A particle characterisation instrument (100, 200) is disclosed, comprising: a sample cell(106, 206), for holding a sample (104, 204) comprising particles suspended in diluent fluid; a light source (101, 201) configured to illuminate the sample (104, 204) with alight beam (108, 208), thereby producing scattered light from the interaction of the light beam (108, 208) with the particles; a light detector (103, 203), configured to detect the scattered light and to output scattering data indicative of the diffusion coefficient of the particles in the diluent; a processor (105, 205), configured to determine a property of the particles from the scattering data; and a temperature sensor (107, 207), in conductive thermal contact with a wall (116, 216) of the sample cell (106, 206) and at a distance of less than 5mm from the sample (104, 204). The processor (105, 205) is configured to use the output of the temperature sensor (107, 207) in determining the property of the particles such that the property of the particles determined by the processor (105, 205) is responsive to an output from the temperature sensor (107, 207).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry

Abstract

In one general aspect, an electrophoretic measurement method is disclosed that includes providing a vessel that holds a dispersant, providing a first electrode immersed in the dispersant, and providing a second electrode immersed in the dispersant. A sample is placed at a location within the dispersant between the first and second electrodes with the sample being separated from the electrodes, an alternating electric field is applied across the electrodes, and the sample is illuminated with temporally coherent light. A frequency shift is detected in light from the step of illuminating that has interacted with the sample during the step of applying an alternating electric field, and a property of the sample is derived based on results of the step of detecting.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 27/453 - Cells therefor
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis

Abstract

A method of preparing a representative particle size and refractive index database, for use in determining the size and refractive index of one or more particles within a sample (8) is disclosed. A method of determining the size and refractive index of one or more particles contained within a sample (8) is also disclosed. The size and refractive index determination method comprises: obtaining a measured scattering pattern for said particles, the measured scattering pattern comprising a number of data dimensions; reducing, using a processor (14), the number of data dimensions associated with the measured scattering pattern to obtain dimensionally reduced measured data; comparing, using the processor, the dimensionally reduced measured data with a representation of reference scattering patterns, said reference scattering patterns corresponding to particles having a range of known sizes and refractive indices; and selecting, as the size and refractive index of the one or more particles contained within the sample, the known size and refractive index corresponding to the representation of the reference scattering patterns which most closely corresponds to the dimensionally reduced measured data.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/16 - Matrix or vector computation
• G02B 5/00 - Optical elements other than lenses
• G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models

Abstract

A method of characterising particles in a sample, comprising: obtaining a scattering measurement comprising a time series of measurements of scattered light from a detector, the scattered light produced by the interaction of an illuminating light beam with the sample; producing a corrected scattering measurement, comprising compensating for scattering contributions from contaminants by reducing a scattering intensity in at least some time periods of the scattering measurement; determining a particle characteristic from the corrected scattering measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

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ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, PH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, neutron activation analysers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analysers, analytical apparatus for use in analysing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including x-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers, x-ray analysers, x-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, x-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers], x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analysing film thickness, composition and density, x-ray diffraction instruments, including x-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, x-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, x-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for preparing samples for analysis, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulisers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools for in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals, biochemical or reagents for use in industry, laboratory, science, research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilised sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer hardware, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, PH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, neutron activation analysers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analysers, analytical apparatus for use in analysing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including x-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers, x-ray analysers, x-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, x-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers], x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analysing film thickness, composition and density, x-ray diffraction instruments, including x-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, x-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, x-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for preparing samples for analysis, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulisers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to x-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of x-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer software and hardware for installing, connecting, monitoring, controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer hardware and software for data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid. 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services; agrochemical research services; research and development in the field of biotechnology; provision of technical consultancy to the petrochemical industry; medical and pharmacological research services; medical laboratory services; clinical research services; clinical research; product development of inorganic sample preparation; analytical consultation and research in the field of sample preparation; leasing and rental services; the leasing and rental of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing, authentication and quality control; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid; installation, maintenance and repair of computers, computer hardware, computer software; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to Xray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software and hardware for installing, connecting, monitoring, controlling and operating machines and machine tools for use in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, machines and machine tools for use with optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, neutron activation analysers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analysers, analytical apparatus for use in analysing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analysers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analysing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for preparing samples for analysis, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulisers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, hand tools for in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools]; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software and hardware for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware and software for data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events.

Abstract

An apparatus for particle characterisation, comprising: a sample cell for holding a sample; a light source configured to illuminate the sample with an illuminating beam and a plurality of light detectors, each light detector configured to receive scattered light resulting from the interaction between the illuminating beam and the sample along a respective detector path, wherein each respective detector path is at substantially the same angle to the illuminating beam.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of characterizing particles in a sample. The method comprises illuminating the sample in a sample cell with a light beam, so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; obtaining a time series of measurements of the scattered light from a single detector; determining, from the time series of measurements from the single detector, which measurements were taken at times when a large particle was contributing to the scattered light; determining a particle size distribution, including correcting for light scattered by the large particle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A particle-sizing instrument is provided, comprising: a sample cell for receiving a sample comprising a plurality of particles; a light source configured to illuminate the sample with a light beam to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the particles; a first optical system comprising a first and second optical element respectively configured to split a portion of the scattered light into a first and second portion of scattered light: a second optical system configured to receive the first and second portion of scattered light from the first optical system, and to recombine the first and second portion of scattered light to produce an interference signal at a detection location, and a detector configured to detect the interference signal at the detection location.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/10 - Investigating individual particles

Goods & Services

(1) Chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-Ray Fluorescence (2) Computers; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules namely chromatography instruments and apparatus for laboratory use; laboratory instruments for performing optical image analysis and to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments namely weight scales and microscopes for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids, gases; instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction, namely, calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, and instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray machines for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry to analyze film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes; scientific instruments, namely, X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing scales for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment being calipers, incubators, microscopes, pumps, refrigeration units, scales and balances, shakers, slides, test tubes for separating and preparing test samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment, namely sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; instrument controllers, namely computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; downloadable computer software and hardware for controlling and operating measuring instruments and for processing and analysing data in the field of materials characterization; computer software for use in diffractometry; computer software for use in spectrometry; computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples (1) Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; database management services, namely, updating and maintenance of information in computer databases; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail sale of chemical additives for use in industry, manufacture and in scientific research; retail sale of chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; retail sale of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; retail sale of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of forging moulds for laboratory use; retail sale of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; retail sale of casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks and cements into glass discs; retail sale of pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; retail sale of hand-held power driven grinders; retail sale of sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of hand tools namely laboratory tools, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools for sample preparation; retail sale of magnetic data carriers namely recording discs, compact discs, DVDs, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage disks, and magnetic tapes all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of information processing equipment, namely computers, computer software; retail sale of fire-extinguishers; retail sale of instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; retail sale of instruments for measuring rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; retail sale of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; retail sale of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; retail sale of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; retail sale of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; retail sale of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; retail sale of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; retail sale of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; retail sale of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; retail sale of X-ray equipment; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; retail sale of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; retail sale of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; retail sale of X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; retail sale of X-ray detectors; retail sale of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; retail sale of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of laboratory weighing equipment; retail sale of apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; retail sale of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; retail sale of instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; retail sale of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of computer software and hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; retail sale of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; retail sale of furnaces for sample preparation for use in scientific, laboratory and industrial applications; retail sale of bead furnaces; retail sale of heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to data processing, data management and retail sales in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of industrial machinery spare parts and fittings (2) Installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples for preparing samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of forging moulds for laboratory use; installation, maintenance and repair of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; installation, maintenance and repair of casting machines and machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; installation, maintenance and repair of liquid and gas pressure regulators and mixers and parts thereof; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely magnetic-stripe cards, compact discs, DVDs, calculators, data processing equipment, computers; installation, maintenance and repair of chromatography instruments and apparatus for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, industrial and laboratory measuring and weighting equipment for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; installation, maintenance and repair of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray equipment used in the automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the electronics industries; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; installation, maintenance and repair of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray detectors; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory weighing equipment; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; installation, maintenance and repair of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; installation, maintenance and repair of instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; installation, maintenance and repair of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of equipment and instruments for heating, namely, furnaces for sample preparation; installation, maintenance and repair of bead furnaces; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to installation, maintenance and repair in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics (3) Education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals, biochemical or reagents for use in industry, laboratory, science, research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilised sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer hardware, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, PH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, neutron activation analysers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analysers, analytical apparatus for use in analysing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including x-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers, x-ray analysers, x-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and spectrometers, diffractometers, x-ray diffractometers and wafer analysers, x-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, x-ray fluorescence analysers and x-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers], x-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analysers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analysing film thickness, composition and density, x-ray diffraction instruments, including x-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, x-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, x-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for preparing samples for analysis, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulisers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to x-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of x-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer software and hardware for installing, connecting, monitoring, controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of computer hardware and software for data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid. (4) Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research services, namely, consultancy, advisory, data processing and data analytics, and laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; providing laboratory research services in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research and analysis in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory services, namely, laboratory testing for others in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; leasing and rental of scientific and technological equipment and instruments for laboratory use in the fields of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing of laboratory instruments used for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; authentication of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical data from laboratory instruments; quality control for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; information and consultancy services in the field of research, design, analysis, testing and quality control in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely computer software; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples

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Chemicals, biochemicals or reagents for use in industry, laboratories, science, research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs; chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; borate, halides and a stabilised sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-ray fluorescence Scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry, namely, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography to enable the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological, or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus for performing optical image analysis and to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering to enable the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases for use in industry; instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray apparatus not for medical use; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; scientific apparatus and instruments, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry to analyze film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; scientific instruments, namely, X-ray detectors not for medical purposes; laboratory equipment, namely crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, namely scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of electric fusion instruments, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances; laboratory apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical and magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis computer programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods in this class; downloadable computer software and hardware for controlling and operating measuring instruments and for processing and analyzing data in the field of materials characterization; downloadable computer software for use in diffractometry; downloadable computer software for use in spectrometry; downloadable computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis; downloadable computer software for use in determination of X-ray intensities; downloadable computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples; downloadable computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition; downloadable computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples; replacement parts for all the aforesaid goods Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; data processing services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; computerised data processing services; database management services, namely, updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; database management services; services consisting of the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research for business purposes; retail store services and online retail store services featuring chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes, namely, the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail store services and online retail store services featuring machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers and parts of these machines for liquids and gases, hand-held power driven grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools, and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out hand tools, scraping hand tools, perforating hand tools, cutting hand tools, polishing hand operated tools, spatulas being hand tools, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking, teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating and controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media being flash cards, optical or solid state storage systems, and downloadable media files, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters, instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely,spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, namely, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services Installation, maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers and parts of these machines for liquids and gases, hand-held power driven grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking in the nature of supervision, teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X- ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out hand tools, scraping hand tools, perforating hand tools, cutting hand tools, polishing hand operated tools, spatulas being hand tools, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services Education services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals, biochemical or reagents for use in industry, laboratory, science, research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs; education services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for use in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers for liquids and gases, grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use in scientific research, industrial research, laboratory research, testing and analysis, clinical, medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and agrochemical research, pharmaceutical manufacture, photography, environmental testing, and testing of foodstuffs, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out hand tools, scraping hand tools, perforating hand tools, cutting hand tools, polishing hand operated tools, spatulas being hand tools, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; educational services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking as supervision, teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analyzers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters, instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, XX-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analyzers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analyzers, XX-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzersanalyzer and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, XX-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, XX-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by XX-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in XX-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in diffractometry, computer software for use in spectrometry, computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; educational services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education service, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of computer software and hardware for installing, connecting, monitoring, controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; education service, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of computer hardware and software for data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events; education service, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services Scientific and technological services, namely, scientific research in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; engineering design services in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory consultancy and advisory services; scientific laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; providing scientific research services in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory research and analysis in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory services, namely, laboratory testing for others in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; leasing and rental services of scientific and technological apparatus and instruments in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific and technological services, namely, designing of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software for controlling physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; testing the functionality of instruments used for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; authentication in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; quality control for others for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid

Abstract

i; and solving an equation comprising n using a non-linear solver; c) solving for x using a linear solver; d) calculate residual; e) repeat steps b) to d) while the residual is greater than a predefined exit tolerance.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Goods & Services

Computer software and computer hardware for use with scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, including for use in industry; all of the aforesaid relating to data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems. Providing non-downloadable computer software for use with scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, including for use in industry; all of the aforesaid relating to data processing, data analysis, data storage, author authentication, access rights control, workflow support, and the recordal of audit trails and key events; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid.

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for characterising a sample comprising particles is disclosed. The method comprises performing a first measurement on the sample using a first particle characterisation technique; flowing the sample from the first particle characterisation technique to a particle separating device; separating the sample with the particle separating device; and performing a second measurement on the separated sample. The apparatus is configured to perform the method, and comprises a measurement system for performing measurements according to a first particle characterisation technique and a particle separating device for separating samples comprising particles.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• B01D 15/38 - Selective adsorption, e.g. chromatography characterised by the separation mechanism involving specific interaction not covered by one or more of groups , e.g. affinity, ligand exchange or chiral chromatography
• B01J 47/026 - Column or bed processes using columns or beds of different ion exchange materials in series
• C07K 1/18 - Ion-exchange chromatography
• G01N 30/02 - Column chromatography
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Abstract

b) are combined to create a combined boundary (160). A particle boundary (165) of the at least one particle (140) is determined using the combined boundary. A parameter used by the edge detection method is adaptive, and determined with reference to the image (135, 171).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 7/12 - Edge-based segmentation
• G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means

Abstract

A particle characterisation apparatus comprising: a light source for illuminating a sample with a light beam; a detector arranged to detect scattered light from the interaction of the light beam with the sample; a focus tuneable lens arranged to collect the scattered light for the detector from a scattering volume and/or to direct the light beam into the sample, a sample holder with an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the pair of electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonally to the electrode surfaces, the planar surface adjacent to the scattering volume, wherein adjustment of the focus tuneable lens results in adjustment of the relative position of the planar surface and the scattering volume by moving the scattering volume.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Goods & Services

Scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, physicochemical, biological, biophysical, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Scientific laboratory services, namely laboratory testing and data analysis in the fields of physical, chemical, physicochemical, biological, biophysical, geological and biochemical measurement and analysis; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services.

Abstract

In one general aspect, an electrophoretic measurement method is disclosed that includes providing a vessel that holds a dispersant, providing a first electrode immersed in the dispersant, and providing a second electrode immersed in the dispersant. A sample is placed at a location within the dispersant between the first and second electrodes with the sample being separated from the electrodes, an alternating electric field is applied across the electrodes, and the sample is illuminated with temporally coherent light. A frequency shift is detected in light from the step of illuminating that has interacted with the sample during the step of applying an alternating electric field, and a property of the sample is derived based on results of the step of detecting.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 27/453 - Cells therefor
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis

Abstract

A fluid characterization measuring instrument is disclosed that comprises a sample vessel for a bulk complex sample fluid having a capacity that is substantially larger than a domain size of the complex sample fluid and that is sufficiently large to cause bulk scattering effects to substantially exceed surface effects for the complex fluid sample, a coherent light source positioned to illuminate the bulk complex sample fluid in the sample vessel and a first fibre having a first end positioned to receive backscattered light from the sample after it has interacted with the sample. The first fibre can also be positioned close enough to an optical axis of the coherent light source and to the sample vessel to substantially decrease a contribution of multiply scattered light in the backscattered light. The instrument can further comprise a first photon-counting detector positioned to receive the backscattered light from a second end of the fibre, correlation logic responsive to the first photon-counting detector and single-scattering fluid property analysis logic responsive to the correlation logic and operative to derive at least one fluid property for the sample fluid.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining properties of a surface. Embodiments disclosed include an apparatus for measuring a surface charge of a sample, comprising: a sample holder having an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonal to the electrode surfaces; a measurement chamber for containing a measurement liquid and having an open end configured to receive the sample holder to position the electrodes in a preset orientation; a laser light source positioned and configured to direct a laser beam through the measurement chamber between the electrodes and parallel to the planar surface of the sample when the sample holder is received in the measurement chamber; and a detector positioned and configured to detect scattered light from the measurement volume, wherein the apparatus is configured to allow for detection of the scattered light by the detector over a range of distances from the surface of the sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 29/24 - Arrangements for measuring quantities of charge
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis

Abstract

A method of characterising particles in a sample, comprising: obtaining a scattering measurement comprising a time series of measurements of scattered light from a detector, the scattered light produced by the interaction of an illuminating light beam with the sample; producing a corrected scattering measurement, comprising compensating for scattering contributions from contaminants by reducing a scattering intensity in at least some time periods of the scattering measurement; determining a particle characteristic from the corrected scattering measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

Abstract

Method of characterizing particles suspended in a fluid dispersant by light diffraction, comprising: obtaining measurement data from a detector element, the detector element being arranged to measure the intensity of scattered light; identifying a measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant; processing the measurement data to remove or separate the measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant; calculating a particle size distribution from the processed measurement. The detector element is one of a plurality of detector elements from which the measurement data is obtained. The detector elements are arranged to measure the intensity of scattered light at a plurality of scattering angles, the plurality of scattering angles distributed over a plurality of angles about an illumination axis. Identifying a measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant comprises identifying measured scattered light that is asymmetric about the illumination axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A cuvette carrier comprising: a plurality of walls defining a holding volume for a cuvette; a first and second transmissive region included in the plurality of walls; and a first optical polariser arranged to polarise light passing through the first transmissive region.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of characterizing particles in a sample. The method comprises illuminating the sample in a sample cell with a light beam, so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; obtaining a time series of measurements of the scattered light from a single detector; determining, from the time series of measurements from the single detector, which measurements were taken at times when a large particle was contributing to the scattered light; determining a particle size distribution, including correcting for light scattered by the large particle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A particle-sizing instrument is provided, comprising: a sample cell (10) for receiving a sample (12) comprising a plurality of particles; a light source (4) configured to illuminate the sample (12) with a light beam (8) to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam (8) with the particles; a first optical system (30) comprising a first and second optical element (31, 32) respectively configured to split a portion of the scattered light into a first and second portion of scattered light: a second optical system (40) configured to receive the first and second portion of scattered light from the first optical system (30), and to recombine the first and second portion of scattered light to produce an interference signal (25) at a detection location, and a detector (14) configured to detect the interference signal (25) at the detection location.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry

Abstract

iiii2n12nn using a non-linear solver; c) solving for x using a linear solver; d) calculate residual; e) repeat steps b) to d) while the residual is greater than a predefined exit tolerance.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of characterizing particles in a sample. The method comprises illuminating the sample in a sample cell with a light beam, so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; obtaining a time series of measurements of the scattered light from a single detector; determining, from the time series of measurements from the single detector, which measurements were taken at times when a large particle was contributing to the scattered light; determining a particle size distribution, including correcting for light scattered by the large particle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A particle characterisation instrument, comprising a light source, a sample cell, an optical element between the light source and sample cell and a detector. The optical element is configured to modify light from the light source to create a modified beam, the modified beam: a) interfering with itself to create an effective beam in the sample cell along an illumination axis and b) diverging in the far field to produce a dark region along the illumination axis that is substantially not illuminated at a distance from the sample cell. The detector is at the distance from the sample cell, and is configured to detect light scattered from the effective beam by a sample in the sample cell, the detector positioned to detect forward or back scattered light along a scattering axis that is at an angle of 0° to 10° from the illumination axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/49 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A method and an apparatus (100, 200, 300) for characterising a sample comprising particles is disclosed. The method comprises performing a first measurement on the sample using a first particle characterisation technique; flowing the sample from the first particle characterisation technique to a particle separating device; separating the sample with the particle separating device; and performing a second measurement on the separated sample. The apparatus (100, 200, 300) is configured to perform the method, and comprises a measurement system for performing measurements according to a first particle characterisation technique (104, 105, 106) and a particle separating device (102) for separating samples comprising particles.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 30/02 - Column chromatography
• G01N 21/49 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Goods & Services

Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography; chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash. Machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials; machines and machine tools for sample preparation; moving and handling equipment; electric fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; forging moulds for laboratory use; fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); casting machine; machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; grinders [hand-held power driven]; coating machines and coating machine systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor; ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials; hand tools and implements for sample preparation; laboratory tweezers; stamping-out tools [hand tools]; scraping tools [hand tools]; perforating tools [hand tools]; cutting tools [hand tools]; polishing tools (hand operated -); spatulas [hand tools]; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Apparatus and instruments for heating; furnaces for sample preparation; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Collection of data; data processing; data processing services; computerised data processing; data management services; database management services; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail services connected with the sale of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail services connected with the sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Installation, maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (Hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid.

Goods & Services

(1) Scientific, nautical, surveying, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision) and teaching apparatus and instruments, electrical apparatus and instruments included in this class, apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, namely for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; particle measuring instruments, optical particle measuring instruments, particle measuring instruments for process management, apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles, particle counting devices, particle grading devices and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators, calculators, microprocessors, displays; computer programs, in particular for process control; data carriers and data carriers equipped with computer programs; parts and accessories for the aforementioned goods

Abstract

An apparatus for particle characterisation, comprising: a sample cell for holding a sample; a light source configured to illuminate the sample with an illuminating beam and a plurality of light detectors, each light detector configured to receive scattered light resulting from the interaction between the illuminating beam and the sample along a respective detector path, wherein each respective detector path is at substantially the same angle to the illuminating beam.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Goods & Services

Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography; chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash. Machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials; machines and machine tools for sample preparation; moving and handling equipment; electric fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; forging moulds for laboratory use; fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); casting machine; machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; grinders [hand-held power driven]; coating machines and coating machine systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor; ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials; hand tools and implements for sample preparation; laboratory tweezers; stamping-out tools [hand tools]; scraping tools [hand tools]; perforating tools [hand tools]; cutting tools [hand tools]; polishing tools (hand operated -); spatulas [hand tools]; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, including for use in industry; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, including for use in industry; instruments for measuring rheological properties including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray apparatus not for medical use; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses, including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of electric fusion instruments, including automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances; sensors, measuring instruments and computer systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing; laboratory apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; computer software for use in relation to diffractometry; computer software for use in relation to spectrometry; computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Apparatus and instruments for heating; furnaces for sample preparation; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Collection of data; data processing; data processing services; data processing related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; computerised data processing; data management services; database management services; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail services connected with the sale of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail services connected with the sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire­-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatoqraphy, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X­-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services; data processing related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof. Installation, maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X­-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-­ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; consultancy, advisory, and data analytics, and laboratory research services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; laboratory research services; laboratory analysis, testing, and research; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; science and technology services; scientific and technological analytics; industrial analysis and research services; leasing and rental services in relation to scientific and technological apparatus; the leasing and rental of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing, authentication and quality control; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid.

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Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography; chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-ray fluorescence Machines and machine tools for preparing samples for subsequent analysis in scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; electric fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; forging moulds for laboratory use; casting machine; machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; pressure regulators and mixers being parts of machines for liquids and gases; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Hand tools being laboratory tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments for the purpose of analyzing materials and taking measurements; hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials particularly for measuring, mixing, pouring, transferring, and heating materials; hand tools and implements for sample preparation, namely, sample grinders and millers; laboratory tweezers; hand tools, namely, stamping-out tools; hand tools, namely, scraping tools; hand tools, namely, perforating tools; hand tools, namely, cutting tools; hand operated polishing tools; hand tools, namely, spatulas; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Furnaces for sample preparation; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; data processing services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; computerised data processing services; data management services, namely, updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; database management services; services consisting of the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail store services and online retail store services featuring chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes, namely, the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail store services and online retail store services featuring machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers and parts of these machines for liquids and gases, hand-held power driven grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out hand tools, scraping hand tools, perforating hand tools, cutting hand tools, polishing hand operated tools, spatulas being hand tools, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking, teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating and controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media being flash cards, optical or solid state storage systems, and downloadable media files, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters, instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis programs for use with all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, namely, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise 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pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers and parts of these machines for liquids and gases, hand-held power driven grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking in the nature of supervision, teaching 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non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and 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mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers for liquids and gases, grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and 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reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, 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prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in diffractometry, computer software for use in spectrometry, computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; educational services, namely, conducting conferences, seminars and training sessions on the subject matter of the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services

Abstract

Disclosed in one general aspect is a particle interaction characterization instrument that comprises a flow cell for a liquid sample that includes suspended particles and a light source positioned to illuminate the suspended particles in the liquid sample fluid in the sample vessel. A first scattering detector is positioned to receive light from the light source that has been scattered by the particles suspended in sample fluid in the sample vessel at at least one predetermined scattering angle. An ultraviolet transmittance detector is positioned to receive a portion of the light from the source that passes through the suspended particles without being absorbed or scattered. Interaction analysis logic is responsive to both the scattering detector and the ultraviolet detector, and is operative to derive at least one interaction property for the suspended particles.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01J 1/42 - Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A method of using a computer (304) to classify measurement data (241) obtained by Taylor Dispersion Analysis, the measurement data (241) comprising a time series of measurements obtained as a sample flows past a detector, the method comprising: obtaining the measurement data (241) from a Taylor Dispersion Analysis; applying a neural network (130) to the measurement data (241) to classify the measurement data (241), wherein the neural network (130) has been trained to identify at least one class of TDA measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 13/00 - Investigating surface or boundary effects, e.g. wetting powerInvestigating diffusion effectsAnalysing materials by determining surface, boundary, or diffusion effects
• G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 35/08 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups Handling materials therefor using a stream of discrete samples flowing along a tube system, e.g. flow injection analysis
• G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
• G06N 3/02 - Neural networks

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Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography; chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash. Machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials; machines and machine tools for sample preparation; moving and handling equipment; electric fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; forging moulds for laboratory use; fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples); casting machine; machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; grinders [hand-held power driven]; coating machines and coating machine systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor; ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials; hand tools and implements for sample preparation; laboratory tweezers; stamping-out tools [hand tools]; scraping tools [hand tools]; perforating tools [hand tools]; cutting tools [hand tools]; polishing tools (hand operated -); spatulas [hand tools]; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, including for use in industry; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, including for use in industry; instruments for measuring rheological properties including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray apparatus not for medical use; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses, including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of electric fusion instruments, including automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances; sensors, measuring instruments and computer systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing; laboratory apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; computer software for use in relation to diffractometry; computer software for use in relation to spectrometry; computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Apparatus and instruments for heating; furnaces for sample preparation; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples; including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods. Collection of data; data processing; data processing services; data processing related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; computerised data processing; data management services; database management services; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail services connected with the sale of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail services connected with the sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (Hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; retail services connected with the sale of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Installation, maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid services. Education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes (including the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples) for preparing samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases, grinders [hand-held power driven], coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation, including for use in pulp and paper processing, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools [hand tools], scraping tools [hand tools], perforating tools [hand tools], cutting tools [hand tools], polishing tools (Hand operated -), spatulas [hand tools], and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus, cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, fire-extinguishing apparatus, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments for measuring rheological properties, including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), including, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; education and training service and the organisation of conferences, seminars and training sessions, in relation to the use, maintenance and operation of apparatus and instruments for heating, furnaces for sample preparation, bead furnaces, heating apparatus for preparing samples, including all the aforesaid goods which are capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; consultancy, advisory, and data analytics, and laboratory research services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; laboratory research services; laboratory analysis, testing, and research; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; science and technology services; scientific and technological analytics; industrial analysis and research services; leasing and rental services in relation to scientific and technological apparatus; the leasing and rental of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing, authentication and quality control; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid.

Goods & Services

(1) Chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-Ray Fluorescence (2) Casting machines for preparing cast samples for subsequent analysis in scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; casting machines and machines to transform ores, rocks, ceramics, metals and cements into glass discs, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminum, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; forging moulds for laboratory use, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; pressure regulators and mixers being parts of machines for liquids and gases, and spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods (3) Hand tools, namely, laboratory tools, and spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods (4) Computers; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules namely chromatography instruments and apparatus for laboratory use; laboratory instruments for performing optical image analysis and to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments namely weight scales and microscopes for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids, gases; instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction, namely, calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, and instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray machines for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, Xray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry to analyze film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes; scientific instruments, namely, X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing scales for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment being calipers, incubators, microscopes, pumps, refrigeration units, scales and balances, shakers, slides, test tubes for separating and preparing test samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment, namely sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; instrument controllers, namely computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; downloadable computer software and hardware for controlling and operating measuring instruments and for processing and analysing data in the field of materials characterization; computer software for use in diffractometry; computer software for use in spectrometry; computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples (5) Furnaces for sample preparation for use in scientific, laboratory and industrial applications; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; components parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, spare parts and consumables (1) Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; database management services, namely, updating and maintenance of information in computer databases; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail sale of chemical additives for use in industry, manufacture and in scientific research; retail sale of chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; retail sale of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; retail sale of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of forging moulds for laboratory use; retail sale of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; retail sale of casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks and cements into glass discs; retail sale of pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; retail sale of hand-held power driven grinders; retail sale of sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of hand tools namely laboratory tools, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools for sample preparation; retail sale of magnetic data carriers namely recording discs, compact discs, DVDs, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage disks, and magnetic tapes all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of information processing equipment, namely computers, computer software; retail sale of fire-extinguishers; retail sale of instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; retail sale of instruments for measuring rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; retail sale of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; retail sale of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; retail sale of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; retail sale of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; retail sale of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; retail sale of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; retail sale of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; retail sale of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, Xray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; retail sale of X-ray equipment; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; retail sale of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; retail sale of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; retail sale of X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; retail sale of X-ray detectors; retail sale of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; retail sale of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of laboratory weighing equipment; retail sale of apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; retail sale of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; retail sale of instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; retail sale of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of computer software and hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; retail sale of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; retail sale of furnaces for sample preparation for use in scientific, laboratory and industrial applications; retail sale of bead furnaces; retail sale of heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to data processing, data management and retail sales in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of industrial machinery spare parts and fittings (2) Installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples for preparing samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of forging moulds for laboratory use; installation, maintenance and repair of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; installation, maintenance and repair of casting machines and machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; installation, maintenance and repair of liquid and gas pressure regulators and mixers and parts thereof; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely magnetic-stripe cards , compact discs, DVDs, calculators, data processing equipment, computers; installation, maintenance and repair of chromatography instruments and apparatus for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, industrial and laboratory measuring and weighting equipment for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers ;installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers ; installation, maintenance and repair of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray equipment used in the automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the electronics industries; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; installation, maintenance and repair of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; installation, maintenance and repair of Xray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray detectors; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory weighing equipment; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; installation, maintenance and repair of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; installation, maintenance and repair of instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; installation, maintenance and repair of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of equipment and instruments for heating, namely, furnaces for sample preparation; installation, maintenance and repair of bead furnaces; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to installation, maintenance and repair in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics (3) Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research services, namely, consultancy, advisory, data processing and data analytics, and laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; providing laboratory research services in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research and analysis in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory services, namely, laboratory testing for others in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; leasing and rental of scientific and technological equipment and instruments for laboratory use in the fields of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing of laboratory instruments used for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; authentication of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical data from laboratory instruments; quality control for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; information and consultancy services in the field of research, design, analysis, testing and quality control in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely computer software; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples

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Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography; chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-ray fluorescence Machines and machine tools for preparing samples for subsequent analysis in scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; electric fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; forging moulds for laboratory use; casting machines; machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; pressure regulators and mixers being parts of machines for liquids and gases; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Hand tools being laboratory tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments for the purpose of analyzing materials and taking measurements; hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials particularly for measuring, mixing, pouring, transferring, and heating materials; hand tools and implements for sample preparation, namely, sample grinders and millers; laboratory tweezers; hand tools, namely, stamping-out tools; hand tools, namely, scraping tools; hand tools, namely, perforating tools; hand tools, namely, cutting tools; hand operated polishing tools; hand tools, namely, spatulas; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, spare parts and consumables Scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography to enable the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological, or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus for performing optical image analysis and to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering to enable the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; scientific and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases for use in industry; instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, x-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray apparatus not for medical use; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; scientific apparatus and instruments, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry to analyze film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; scientific instruments, namely, X-ray detectors not for medical purposes; laboratory equipment, namely crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, namely scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; laboratory apparatus in the nature of electric fusion instruments, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances; laboratory apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical and magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis computer programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods in this class; downloadable computer software and hardware for controlling and operating measuring instruments and for processing and analyzing data in the field of materials characterization; downloadable computer software for use in diffractometry; downloadable computer software for use in spectrometry; downloadable computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis; downloadable computer software for use in determination of X-ray intensities; downloadable computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples; downloadable computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition; downloadable computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Furnaces for sample preparation; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; component parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely spare parts and consumables Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; data processing services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; computerised data processing services; data management services, namely, updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; database management services; services consisting of the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail store services and online retail store services featuring chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, chemicals for use in fusion processes the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate, chemicals for use in industry for the assessment of fusion methods and processes, namely, the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, beads made of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail store services and online retail store services featuring machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples by fusion in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, forging moulds for laboratory use, fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs, pressure regulators and mixers and parts of these machines for liquids and gases, hand-held power driven grinders, coating machines and coating systems for the surface treatment of paper and other materials and parts therefor, ceramic-coated blades for use in paper refining, sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation for use in pulp and paper processing, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools, and implements for sample preparation, laboratory tweezers, stamping-out tools hand tools, scraping hand tools, perforating hand tools, cutting hand tools, polishing hand operated tools, spatulas being hand tools, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; retail store services and online retail store services featuring scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking, teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating and controlling electricity, apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media being flash cards, optical or solid state storage systems, and downloadable media files, data processing equipment, computers, computer software, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatoqraphy, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters, instruments to enable the measurement of molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X¬-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry, X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes, X-ray detectors, laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, petri dishes, electrodes, laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), atomic absorption analysis (AA), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries, electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances, apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers, instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, namely, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of 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laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates, instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers, particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments, particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, pH measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, instruments to enable the measurement of the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely calorimeters, instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce taylor dispersion analysis plots, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers, analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes, materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, X-ray apparatus not for medical use, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions, metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications, X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers], X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density, X-ray diffraction 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microprocessors, computer printers, machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods, computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods, computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples, all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating 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performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules, scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers, instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, 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and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid

Abstract

A method of characterising particles in a sample, comprising: obtaining a scattering measurement (601) comprising a time series of measurements of scattered light from a detector, the scattered light produced by the interaction of an illuminating light beam with the sample; producing a corrected scattering measurement, comprising compensating for scattering contributions from contaminants (602) by reducing a scattering intensity in at least some time periods of the scattering measurement; determining a particle characteristic from the corrected scattering measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of characterizing particles in a sample. The method comprises illuminating the sample in a sample cell with a light beam, so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; obtaining a time series of measurements of the scattered light from a single detector; determining, from the time series of measurements from the single detector, which measurements were taken at times when a large particle was contributing to the scattered light; determining a particle size distribution, including correcting for light scattered by the large particle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A particle characterisation apparatus comprising: a light source (302) for illuminating a sample with a light beam; a detector (306) arranged to detect scattered light from the interaction of the light beam (108) with the sample; a focus tuneable lens (125, 145) arranged to collect the scattered light for the detector (306) from a scattering volume and/or to direct the light beam (108) into the sample, a sample holder (110) with an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the pair of electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonally to the electrode surfaces, the planar surface (150) adjacent to the scattering volume, wherein adjustment of the focus tuneable lens (125, 45) results in adjustment of the relative position of the planar surface (150) and the scattering volume by moving the scattering volume.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A cuvette carrier comprising: a plurality of walls defining a holding volume for a cuvette; a first and second transmissive region included in the plurality of walls; and a first optical polarizer arranged to polarize light passing through the first transmissive region.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01L 9/06 - Test-tube standsTest-tube holders
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

m corresponding with a plurality of different concentrations c of solute in the solvent.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 13/00 - Investigating surface or boundary effects, e.g. wetting powerInvestigating diffusion effectsAnalysing materials by determining surface, boundary, or diffusion effects
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Abstract

A particle characterisation instrument (200), comprising a light source (201), a sample cell (202), an optical element (204) between the light source (201) and sample cell (202) and a detector (203). The optical element (204) is configured to modify light from the light source (201) to create a modified beam (207), the modified beam (207): a) interfering with itself to create an effective beam (208) in the sample cell (202) along an illumination axis (206) and b) diverging in the far field to produce a dark region (209) along the illumination axis (206) that is substantially not illuminated at a distance from the sample cell (202). The detector (203) is at the distance from the sample cell (202), and is configured to detect light scattered from the effective beam (208) by a sample in the sample cell (202), the detector (203) positioned to detect forward or back scattered light along a scattering axis (306) that is at an angle of 0° to 10° from the illumination axis (206).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 21/49 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Goods & Services

(1) Chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash for use in X-Ray Fluorescence (2) Casting machines for preparing cast samples for subsequent analysis in scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; casting machines and machines to transform ores, rocks, ceramics, metals and cements into glass discs, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries, spare parts and consumables for the aforesaid goods; forging moulds for laboratory use, spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; pressure regulators and mixers being parts of machines for liquids and gases, and spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods (3) Hand tools, namely, laboratory tools, and spare parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods (4) Computers; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and the physical, chemical, geological, biological or biochemical characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules namely chromatography instruments and apparatus for laboratory use; laboratory instruments for performing optical image analysis and to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering to enable the measurement of the weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and physical, chemical, geological, biological, biochemical characteristics of particle samples, molecule samples and macromolecule samples, all for research use; scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments namely weight scales and microscopes for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids, gases; instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments to enable the measurement of dimensional information of particles, namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction, namely, calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, and instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray machines for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, Xray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers; X-ray fluorescence analyzers, namely, wafer and disc analyzers and automated ellipsometers for the silicon semiconductor industry to analyze film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes; scientific instruments, namely, X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; electric fusion instruments (including for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples), namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing scales for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment being calipers, incubators, microscopes, pumps, refrigeration units, scales and balances, shakers, slides, test tubes for separating and preparing test samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; laboratory equipment, namely sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; instrument controllers, namely computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; downloadable computer software and hardware for controlling and operating measuring instruments and for processing and analysing data in the field of materials characterization; computer software for use in diffractometry; computer software for use in spectrometry; computer software for use in X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in the standardless analysis of samples (5) Furnaces for sample preparation for use in scientific, laboratory and industrial applications; bead furnaces; heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; all the aforesaid goods also being capable of communicating their status, activities and data with each other and with enterprise information systems; components parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, spare parts and consumables (1) Data processing services in the field of industrial plant control and materials characterization; database management services, namely, updating and maintenance of information in computer databases; the compilation of statistical data for use in scientific and industrial research; retail sale of chemical additives for use in industry, manufacture and in scientific research; retail sale of chemicals for use in fusion processes being the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, lithium, oxides, potassium iodide, lithium bromide, sodium iodide, lithium fluoride, lithium nitrate, and sodium nitrate; retail sale of borate, halides and a stabilized sample matrix of ores, rocks, soils, sludges, sediments, raw material, waste, catalysts, cements, glass or fly ash; retail sale of machines and machine tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments; retail sale of machines and machine tools for the treatment of materials, machines and machine tools for sample preparation, moving and handling equipment; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples to prepare samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of forging moulds for laboratory use; retail sale of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; retail sale of casting machine, machines to transform ores, rocks and cements into glass discs; retail sale of pressure regulators and mixers (parts of machines) for liquids and gases; retail sale of hand-held power driven grinders; retail sale of sensors, measuring instruments and systems for process technology optimisation in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of hand tools namely laboratory tools, hand tools for the treatment of materials, hand tools for sample preparation; retail sale of magnetic data carriers namely recording discs, compact discs, DVDs, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage disks, and magnetic tapes all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of information processing equipment, namely computers, computer software; retail sale of fire-extinguishers; retail sale of instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of laboratory instruments using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; retail sale of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments, scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; retail sale of instruments for measuring rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; retail sale of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles namely, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; retail sale of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; retail sale of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; retail sale of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; retail sale of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; retail sale of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; retail sale of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; retail sale of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments being spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, Xray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; retail sale of X-ray equipment; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; retail sale of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; retail sale of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; retail sale of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; retail sale of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; retail sale of X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; retail sale of X-ray detectors; retail sale of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; retail sale of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, namely, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; retail sale of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; retail sale of laboratory weighing equipment; retail sale of apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; retail sale of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; retail sale of instrument controllers, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; retail sale of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; retail sale of computer software and hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; retail sale of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; retail sale of furnaces for sample preparation for use in scientific, laboratory and industrial applications; retail sale of bead furnaces; retail sale of heating apparatus for preparing samples for XRF analysis; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to data processing, data management and retail sales in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; retail sale of industrial machinery spare parts and fittings (2) Installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples for preparing samples in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of forging moulds for laboratory use; installation, maintenance and repair of fusion machines for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples; installation, maintenance and repair of casting machines and machines to transform ores, rocks, cements and other materials into glass discs; installation, maintenance and repair of liquid and gas pressure regulators and mixers and parts thereof; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely magnetic-stripe cards , compact discs, DVDs, calculators, data processing equipment, computers; installation, maintenance and repair of chromatography instruments and apparatus for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific, industrial and laboratory measuring and weighting equipment for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments to enable the measurement of rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers ;installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles, particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers ; installation, maintenance and repair of particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, namely, calorimeters; installation, maintenance and repair of instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, namely, instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; installation, maintenance and repair of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, namely, X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of materials characterization apparatus, namely, scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray equipment used in the automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the electronics industries; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; installation, maintenance and repair of metrology tools, namely, reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; installation, maintenance and repair of reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; installation, maintenance and repair of Xray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray diffraction instruments, namely, X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray tubes; installation, maintenance and repair of X-ray detectors; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment, namely, crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory apparatus, namely, scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, laboratory robots, robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; installation, maintenance and repair of electric fusion instruments for the dosing, mixing and fusing of samples, namely, automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, nonferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory weighing equipment; installation, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles; installation, maintenance and repair of sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; installation, maintenance and repair of instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; installation, maintenance and repair of machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory cards and drives, optical and magnetic storage media disks, and magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control and analysis computer programs; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of equipment and instruments for heating, namely, furnaces for sample preparation; installation, maintenance and repair of bead furnaces; maintenance and repair of hand tools for use with scientific, industrial, laboratory, optical, weighing and measuring apparatus and instruments, hand tools and implements for the treatment of materials, hand tools and implements for sample preparation; providing information, advisory and consultancy services all relating to installation, maintenance and repair in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics (3) Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research services, namely, consultancy, advisory, data processing and data analytics, and laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; providing laboratory research services in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; laboratory research and analysis in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; scientific laboratory services, namely, laboratory testing for others in the field of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; leasing and rental of scientific and technological equipment and instruments for laboratory use in the fields of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing of laboratory instruments used for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; authentication of physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical data from laboratory instruments; quality control for physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis; information and consultancy services in the field of research, design, analysis, testing and quality control in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics; installation, maintenance and repair of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, namely computer software; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for controlling and operating scientific, industrial and laboratory equipment and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates for use in industry namely, automotive, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil and petrochemical, electronics, forensic analysis, waste water treatment, agriculture and farming, production of building materials, food and drink, metals, metal coatings and powders, additives for metal production, polymers, plastics, fibres and elastomer, adhesives and sealants, agrochemicals, catalysts, detergents and surfactants, paints, inks, silicon wafers for the production of electronics, and for analysing measurements; installation, maintenance and repair of computer software for use in relation to diffractometry, computer software for use in relation to spectrometry, computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis, computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities, computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples, computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition, computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples

Abstract

A method of characterising particles (140) by using a processor (301) to identify a particle boundary (165) of at least one particle (140) in an image (135, 171). The method comprises processing the image (135, 171) using a thresholding method to determine a first boundary (160a) corresponding with the at least one particle (140) and processing the image (135, 171) using an edge detection method to determine a second boundary (160b) corresponding with at the least one particle (140). The first boundary (160a) and second boundary (160b) are combined to create a combined boundary (160). A particle boundary (165) of the at least one particle (140) is determined using the combined boundary. A parameter used by the edge detection method is adaptive, and determined with reference to the image (135, 171).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
• G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means

Abstract

r. The method comprises: evaluating a value of an integration or differential of the data; determining the parameter, based on an analytical expression that includes the value of the integral or differential of the data, the parameter corresponding with a physical property of a sample from which the Taylorgram data was obtained.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations
• G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
• G01N 13/00 - Investigating surface or boundary effects, e.g. wetting powerInvestigating diffusion effectsAnalysing materials by determining surface, boundary, or diffusion effects
• G06F 17/12 - Simultaneous equations

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining properties of a surface. Embodiments disclosed include an apparatus for measuring a surface charge of a sample, comprising: a sample holder having an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonal to the electrode surfaces; a measurement chamber for containing a measurement liquid and having an open end configured to receive the sample holder to position the electrodes in a preset orientation; a laser light source positioned and configured to direct a laser beam through the measurement chamber between the electrodes and parallel to the planar surface of the sample when the sample holder is received in the measurement chamber; and a detector positioned and configured to detect scattered light from the measurement volume, wherein the apparatus is configured to allow for detection of the scattered light by the detector over a range of distances from the surface of the sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 29/24 - Arrangements for measuring quantities of charge
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis

Abstract

Method of characterizing particles suspended in a fluid dispersant by light diffraction, comprising: obtaining measurement data from a detector element, the detector element being arranged to measure the intensity of scattered light; identifying a measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant; processing the measurement data to remove or separate the measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant; calculating a particle size distribution from the processed measurement. The detector element is one of a plurality of detector elements from which the measurement data is obtained. The detector elements are arranged to measure the intensity of scattered light at a plurality of scattering angles, the plurality of scattering angles distributed over a plurality of angles about an illumination axis. Identifying a measurement contribution arising from light scattered by inhomogeneities in the dispersant comprises identifying measured scattered light that is asymmetric about the illumination axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
• G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus comprising: a light source for illuminating a sample with a light beam; a detector arranged to detect scattered light from the interaction of the light beam with the sample; and a focus tuneable lens arranged to collect the scattered light for the detector from a scattering volume and/or to direct the light beam into the sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus is disclosed comprising: a sample cell for holding a sample, a light source for producing a light beam for illuminating the sample in the sample cell, thereby producing scattered light by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; a focussing lens for focussing the light beam within the sample; and a detector for detecting the backscattered light along a detection optical path that intersects the focussed light beam within the sample. The intersection of the light beam and the detection optical path in the sample define a detection region. The apparatus comprises an optical arrangement for varying the volume of the detection region.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
• G02B 6/32 - Optical coupling means having lens focusing means
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Goods & Services

Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus; scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments applicable to the physical, chemical, biological, geological and biochemical analysis of the environment, solids, liquids, gases and particulates; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, density, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; scientific, and laboratory apparatus and instruments; scientific, industrial and laboratory apparatus and instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases; instruments for measuring rheological properties; including viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles including particle size, shape, density, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, including particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, and laser diffraction measuring instruments; particle charge measuring instruments, including zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, and micro electrophoresis measuring instruments; instruments for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process, including calorimeters; instruments for measuring molecular diffusion coefficient and hydrodynamic of molecules, including instruments that produce Taylor Dispersion Analysis plots; scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers, neutron activation analyzers, pulsed fast and thermal neutron activation analyzers; analytical apparatus for use in analyzing samples of composites for use in scientific, industrial and laboratory applications, including X-ray diffraction and spectrometry apparatus, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers, X-ray analysers, X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, wafer analysers, X-ray tubes; materials characterization apparatus, including scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments, including spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and spectrometers, diffractometers, X-ray diffractometers and wafer analyzers; X-ray apparatus not for medical use; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; analytical, process control and measuring apparatus, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for the cement, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass and polymers industry, and to customers in research and development institutions; metrology tools, including reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters; reflectometers, spectrometers, X-ray fluorescence analyzers and X-ray diffraction meters for both silicon and compound semiconductor applications; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers]; X-ray fluorescence wafer and disc analyzers [and automated ellipsometers] for the silicon semiconductor industry, for analyzing film thickness, composition and density; X-ray diffraction instruments, including X-ray diffraction meters for the compound semiconductor industry; X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes; X-ray detectors; laboratory equipment, including crucibles, flasks, stirrers, Petri dishes, electrodes; laboratory apparatus, including scales, mechanical dispensers, robots, including robots for weighing and dosing samples and dispensing the flux for use in analysis by X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; gas and electric automatic fusion apparatuses, including laboratory robots, including robots for use in X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), Atomic Absorption analysis (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis (ICP) and wet chemistry analysis for the ceramic, cement, steel, aluminium, glass, polymer, mining, lime, bauxite, ferroalloy, pure metal, catalyst, geology and mineral prospecting, petroleum and oil industries; electric fusion instruments, including automatic fluxer for sample fusing in the cement, lime, carbonate, ceramic, glass, slag, refractory, mining and geological, silicate, clay, ores, sulphide, fluoride, bauxite, aluminium, catalyst, polymer, pigment, steel, pure metal, ferroalloy, non-ferrous alloy and pharmaceutical industries; laboratory weighing apparatus and instruments and balances; apparatus for separating and preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including gel permeation chromatography, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, auto titrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; instrument controllers, including computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer printers; machine readable data carriers, including solid state memory devices, optical or magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the all of the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods; computer software for use in relation to diffractometry; computer software for use in relation to spectrometry; computer software for use in relation to X-ray fluorescence analysis; computer software for use in relation to the determination of X-ray intensities; computer software for use in relation to the determination of the thickness of layer samples; computer software for use in relation to the determination of chemical composition; computer software for use in relation to the standardless analysis of samples; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; consultancy, advisory, data processing and data analytics, and laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; laboratory services; laboratory analysis, testing, and research; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; science and technology services; scientific and technological analytics; industrial analysis and research services; leasing and rental services in connection with the aforesaid, included in this class; the leasing and rental of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; design, development and programming of computer hardware and software; testing, authentication and quality control; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid.

Abstract

An apparatus (200) for particle characterisation, comprising: a sample cell (210) for holding a sample (215); a light source (220) configured to illuminate the sample (215) with an illuminating beam (230) and a plurality of light detectors (240, 241, 242), each light detector (240, 241, 242) configured to receive scattered light resulting from the interaction between the illuminating beam (230) and the sample (215) along a respective detector path (250, 251, 252), wherein each respective detector path (250, 251, 252) is at substantially the same angle (260) to the illuminating beam (230).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution

Abstract

A method (101) of using an apparatus comprising a processor to determine a diffusion coefficient (D) of a solute in a solution flowing in a capillary, comprising: obtaining a first signal (501) comprising a plurality of measurements of solute concentration measured at a first measurement location corresponding with a first mean measurement time that is before a full dispersion condition is met;obtaining a second signal (502) comprising a plurality of measurements of solute concentration measured at a second measurement location corresponding with a second mean measurement time that is after the first mean measurement time and before a full dispersion condition is met; determining a first front amplitude A1 of a solute front from the first signal (501); determining a second front amplitude A2 of a solute front from the second signal (502), the second front amplitude corresponding to the arrival of fast moving molecules travelling at or near a central streamline at the second measurement location; calculating: an actual front height ratio A2 /A1 of the second front amplitude A2 to the first front amplitude A1; a convection front height ratio h expected for a pure convection regime; and a proportion f of the solute that dispersed between the first mean measurement time and the second mean measurement time, the proportion f calculated using the actual front height ratio A2 /A1 and the convection front height ratio h;deriving a value of the diffusion coefficient (D) of the solute from a relationship between the proportion f and the diffusion coefficient, the relationship corresponding with the measurement conditions of the first and second signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions
• G01N 13/00 - Investigating surface or boundary effects, e.g. wetting powerInvestigating diffusion effectsAnalysing materials by determining surface, boundary, or diffusion effects

Abstract

An apparatus (10) for characterizing particles, comprising: a microscope objective with an optical axis and a depth of field; a holder cell (22) configured to position the particles in a generally planar volume below the microscope objective, the planar volume being substantially normal to the optical axis and having a depth that is less than or equal to the depth of field, wherein a portion of the cell holder (22) for positioning in the optical axis of the microscope objective is substantially free of significant spectral features in a Raman spectral range; an x-y stage (20) to move the microscope objective relative to the holder cell (22) in x and y directions to align particles with the optical axis of the microscope objective while the particles are held by the holder cell (22), a detector (18) for acquiring an image of a particle through the microscope objective, a laser operable to illuminate a particle held by the holder cell (22), a Raman spectrometer (16) arranged to obtain a spectrum including the Raman spectral range from the illuminated particle, and characterizing logic operative to characterize the particle based on image processing operations performed on the acquired image and based on the Raman spectrum. The holder cell (22) comprises a first plate (34) and a second plate (36) that are separated by a predetermined distance defining the planar volume depth.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• B01L 3/00 - Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glasswareDroppers
• G01N 21/65 - Raman scattering

Goods & Services

Consultancy, advisory, data processing and data analytics, and laboratory services related to scientific and industrial instruments and components thereof; scientific and technological services and design relating thereto; scientific and technological analytics; industrial analysis and research services; the leasing of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; the design of scientific and measuring apparatus and instruments; information and consultancy services all relating to the aforesaid.

Abstract

An instrument and a method for measuring the characteristics of particles in a sample. The instrument comprises a light source operable to provide a light beam and defining an illumination axis; a sample cell placed on the illumination axis; a scattered light detector positioned to receive scattered light along a detection path from a sample in the sample cell, the scattered light produced by the interaction of the light beam with the sample; and a filter changer positioned between the sample cell and the scattered light detector. The filter changer comprises at least one optical filter and an actuator. The actuator is operable to move each of the at least one optical filter between a first position in which the detection path does not pass through the optical filter, and a second position in which the detection path passes through the optical filter.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
• G01N 21/64 - FluorescencePhosphorescence
• G01J 3/44 - Raman spectrometryScattering spectrometry
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 21/83 - Turbidimetric titration
• G01J 3/12 - Generating the spectrumMonochromators
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A method of characterising particles in a sample (106). The method comprises: illuminating the sample (106) in a sample cell (104) with a light beam (103), so as to produce scattered light by the interaction of the light beam (103) with the sample (106); obtaining a time series of measurements of the scattered light from a single detector (110); determining, from the time series of measurements from the single detector (110), which measurements were taken at times when a large particle was contributing to the scattered light; determining a particle size distribution, including correcting for light scattered by the large particle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Abstract

A fluid characterization measuring instrument is disclosed that comprises a sample vessel for a bulk complex sample fluid having a capacity that is substantially larger than a domain size of the complex sample fluid and that is sufficiently large to cause bulk scattering effects to substantially exceed surface effects for the complex fluid sample, a coherent light source positioned to illuminate the bulk complex sample fluid in the sample vessel and a first fibre having a first end positioned to receive backscattered light from the sample after it has interacted with the sample. The first fibre can also be positioned close enough to an optical axis of the coherent light source and to the sample vessel to substantially decrease a contribution of multiply scattered light in the backscattered light. The instrument can further comprise a first photon-counting detector positioned to receive the backscattered light from a second end of the fibre, correlation logic responsive to the first photon-counting detector and single-scattering fluid property analysis logic responsive to the correlation logic and operative to derive at least one fluid property for the sample fluid.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus having first and second body parts, a light source, a sample cell and a detector. The light source illuminates dispersed particles within the sample cell with a light beam along an axis to produce scattered light. The sample cell has first and second walls. The walls have internal surfaces arranged to be in contact with the sample and an opposite external surface. The light beam passes through the external surface of the first wall, through the internal surface of the first wall, through the sample, through the internal surface of the second wall, and through the external surface of the second wall. The light source is fixed to the first body part, which engages with the first wall. The detector is fixed to the second body part, which engages with the second wall. The first and second body parts are separable to enable access to the internal surfaces of the walls for cleaning.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 1/10 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the liquid or fluent state
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus is disclosed comprising: a first light source; a second light source, a sample cell; a first detector and a second detector. The first light source is operable to illuminate a first region of a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a first light beam along a first light beam axis so as to produce scattered light by interactions of the first light beam with the sample. The first detector is configured to detect the scattered light. The second light source is operable to illuminate a second region of the sample with a second light beam along a second light beam axis. The second detector is an imaging detector, configured to image the particles along an imaging axis using the second light beam. The first light beam axis is at an angle of at least 5 degrees to the second light beam axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

Abstract

An optical sample characterization method is disclosed comprising: holding a sample in a sample container proximate at least one two-dimensional detector array assembly, wherein the sample container has a first end and a second end; setting up a gradient between the first end of the sample container and the second end of the sample container; illuminating the sample between the first end of the sample container and the second end of the sample container; and detecting light received from the illuminated sample from the first end of the sample container to the second end of the sample container by the two-dimensional array assembly.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01J 5/00 - Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 21/41 - RefractivityPhase-affecting properties, e.g. optical path length
• G01N 21/05 - Flow-through cuvettes
• G01N 21/33 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using ultraviolet light
• G01N 21/64 - FluorescencePhosphorescence
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry

Abstract

A particle characterization apparatus is disclosed comprising: a light source; a sample cell; a collecting lens and a detector. The light source is operable to illuminate a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a light beam along a light beam axis. The light beam axis passes through a first wall of the sample cell, through the sample, and through a second wall of the sample cell, so as to produce scattered light by interactions with the sample. The detector is configured to detect light scattered from the sample. The second wall of the sample cell comprises a lens with a convex external surface through which the light beam axis passes. The collecting lens is arranged to collect and focus scattered light leaving the sample cell onto the detector, and comprises an aspheric surface.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G02B 3/02 - Simple or compound lenses with non-spherical faces
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Abstract

The invention relates to analyzing and controlling collection of liquid eluate output from a separation process, in particular by use of a measure of suspended material in the eluate based on a light scattering detection method. Exemplary embodiments include a method of controlling collection of a sample of a liquid eluate output from a separation process. The method includes exposing the liquid eluate to light from a light source; detecting light from the light source scattered by suspended material in the eluate at a detector; and beginning and ending collection of the sample when a measure of the suspended material derived from the detected scattered light enters and leaves a predetermined range.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 30/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography
• G01N 30/74 - Optical detectors
• G01N 30/82 - Automatic means therefor
• B01D 15/10 - Selective adsorption, e.g. chromatography characterised by constructional or operational features
• C07K 1/16 - ExtractionSeparationPurification by chromatography
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• H01J 37/32 - Gas-filled discharge tubes
• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis
• F16B 7/04 - Clamping or clipping connections
• G01N 27/453 - Cells therefor
• G01N 21/53 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
• G01N 33/68 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing involving proteins, peptides or amino acids
• B01D 15/24 - Selective adsorption, e.g. chromatography characterised by constructional or operational features relating to the treatment of the fractions to be distributed
• G01N 30/02 - Column chromatography

Abstract

Viscometers and viscometry methods are disclosed. In one general aspect, a fluid is driven through capillary tubes with different inside volumes, and successive images of the fluid are acquired as it advances through the inside volume of the capillary tubes. A range of different viscosity values of the fluid are derived from the successive acquired images, and results of this step are reported in a manner that provides insight into non-Newtonian effects in the fluid. In another general aspect, a viscosity value is selected based on detected pressure levels.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 11/06 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material through a restricted passage, e.g. tube, aperture by timing the outflow of a known quantity
• G01N 11/04 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material through a restricted passage, e.g. tube, aperture
• G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties

Abstract

The disclosure relates to methods and device for detecting properties of heterogeneous samples, including detecting properties of particles or fluid droplets in industrial processes. A probe may be inserted into a first of multiple heterogeneous fluid samples. A portion of the first sample may be drawn into the probe and past a two-dimensional array detector. The portion of the first sample may be illuminated as it is drawn past the array detector and an image of the portion of the first sample may be acquired. The probe may be inserted into a second of multiple heterogeneous fluid samples. A portion of the second sample may be drawn into the probe and past a two-dimensional array detector. The portion of the second sample may be illuminated as it is drawn past the array detector and an image of the portion of the second sample may be acquired.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
• G06K 9/20 - Image acquisition
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/10 - Investigating individual particles

Goods & Services

Particle measuring apparatus and instruments; particle measuring apparatus and instruments measuring the mass, concentration, or other physical properties of particles suspended in a fluid; software for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods; software for analysing data produced by all of the aforesaid goods; parts and fittings for all of the aforesaid goods.

Abstract

Apparatus (200) for measuring the particle-size distribution of a sample by light-scattering comprises a focusing optic (202) for producing a converging beam (203) generally along a propagation axis z. The apparatus comprises a mounting system which allows a dry sample cell (208A) and a wet sample cell (208B) to be mounted in the converging beam at different times and in respective planes which are mutually inclined so that in use of the apparatus respective positions (212, 214) at which transmitted light is focused for the two cells have a difference in displacement from the z axis that is less than for the case where the respective planes are substantially parallel. This allows use of a cheaper and less complex translation stage within the apparatus for mounting an optical detector for locating the two focus positions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Goods & Services

Scientific and laboratory instruments and software for the analysis of the concentration, molecular weight, size and structure of molecules and particles; scientific and laboratory instruments and software for the analysis of the viscosity of liquids, suspensions and solutions.

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining properties of a surface. Embodiments disclosed include an apparatus for measuring a surface charge of a sample, comprising: a sample holder having an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonal to the electrode surfaces; a measurement chamber for containing a measurement liquid and having an open end configured to receive the sample holder to position the electrodes in a preset orientation; a laser light source positioned and configured to direct a laser beam through the measurement chamber between the electrodes and parallel to the planar surface of the sample when the sample holder is received in the measurement chamber; and a detector positioned and configured to detect scattered light from the measurement volume, wherein the apparatus is configured to allow for detection of the scattered light by the detector over a range of distances from the surface of the sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 27/416 - Systems
• G01N 27/42 - Measuring deposition or liberation of materials from an electrolyteCoulometry, i.e. measuring coulomb-equivalent of material in an electrolyte
• G01R 29/24 - Arrangements for measuring quantities of charge
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule

Goods & Services

Scientific and laboratory instruments and software for the analysis of the concentration, molecular weight, size and structure of molecules and particles; scientific and laboratory instruments and software for the analysis of the viscosity of liquids, suspensions and solutions

Goods & Services

Scientific, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers.

Goods & Services

Instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, shape, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus performing optical image analysis, for the measurement weight, size, shape, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; instruments and apparatus using laser diffraction and scattering , for the measurement of weight, size, shape, structure, concentration and characteristics of particles, molecules and macromolecules; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analysing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Goods & Services

Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Abstract

A fluid characterization measuring instrument comprises a sample vessel (14) for a bulk complex sample fluid having a capacity that is substantially larger than a domain size of the complex sample fluid and that is sufficiently large to cause bulk scattering effects to substantially exceed surface effects for the complex fluid sample, a coherent light source (12) positioned to illuminate the bulk complex sample fluid in the sample vessel and a first fibre (16) having a first end positioned to receive backscattered light from the sample after it has interacted with the sample. The first fibre is positioned close enough to an optical axis of the coherent light source and to the sample vessel to substantially decrease a contribution of multiply scattered light in the backscattered light. The instrument further comprises a first photon-counting detector (20) positioned to receive the backscattered light from a second end of the fibre, correlation logic (22) responsive to the first photon-counting detector and single-scattering fluid property analysis logic responsive to the correlation logic and operative to derive at least one fluid property for the sample fluid.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
• G01N 21/51 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid inside a container, e.g. in an ampoule
• G01N 21/03 - Cuvette constructions
• G01N 21/47 - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

Goods & Services

Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Abstract

In one general aspect, an electrophoretic measurement method is disclosed that includes providing a vessel that holds a dispersant, providing a first electrode immersed in the dispersant, and providing a second electrode immersed in the dispersant. A sample is placed at a location within the dispersant between the first and second electrodes with the sample being separated from the electrodes, an alternating electric field is applied across the electrodes, and the sample is illuminated with temporally coherent light. A frequency shift is detected in light from the step of illuminating that has interacted with the sample during the step of applying an alternating electric field, and a property of the sample is derived based on results of the step of detecting.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 27/447 - Systems using electrophoresis
• G01N 27/453 - Cells therefor
• G01N 27/26 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating electrochemical variablesInvestigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by using electrolysis or electrophoresis
• G01N 15/02 - Investigating particle size or size distribution
• G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light

Goods & Services

Electrical, optical, [ acoustical, ultrasonic, ] chemical and laser scientific and laboratory instruments for counting, sizing, classifying, differentiating, grading and identifying particles in solids, liquids or gases, for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, environmental, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; [ instruments for measuring particle speeds, mobility, and distribution, and for monitoring airborne or pneumatically carried particles in liquid or gases; instruments employing ultraviolet-visible-infrared (UV-vis-IR) optical absorption, ultrasonic absorption, and turbidity monitoring, for measuring particle properties, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, dryers, and separators; instruments for measuring rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, rheometers for measuring rheological properties of fluids, suspensions, gels and solids; viscosimeters, and torque electrical transducers; ] instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles through image formation and analysis, namely, particle size, shape, structure and composition analysers; particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, [ air and liquid particle counters, photo correlation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, and viscosity of particles, molecules and macromolecules; acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, ph measuring instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory instruments; ] apparatus for preparing samples [, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions] of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, sample dispersion units, [ stirred cells, auto samplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns and temperature controllers, sample grabbers, extractors, fluidisers, diluters, concentrators, separators ], dispersion units, measurement cells, auto-sampling units, automated preparation stages; instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer software for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for controlling copier and powder quality; software for chemical analysis of spectroscopic data to produce chemical image maps that identify the chemical components of a surface; machine readable data carriers namely, solid state memory devices, optical and magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the foregoing goods; and replacement parts for the aforesaid goods

Goods & Services

Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

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Electrical and scientific apparatus, namely, instruments and machines for measuring and characterizing nano particles; computer software for tracking, analyzing, viewing and characterizing nano particles Medical instruments for measuring, tracking, analyzing, viewing and characterizing nano particles for application in the field of drug delivery, toxicology and medical research and development

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Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, PH measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers namely, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, namely for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.

Goods & Services

Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers namely, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, and temperature controllers; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, namely for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.

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Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, PH measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Goods & Services

Scientific, nautical, surveying, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision) and teaching apparatus and instruments, electrical apparatus and instruments included in this class, apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, namely for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; particle measuring instruments, optical particle measuring instruments, particle measuring instruments for process management, apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles, particle counting devices, particle grading devices and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption and/or scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators, calculators, microprocessors, displays; computer programs, in particular for process control; data carriers and data carriers equipped with computer programs; parts and accessories for the aforementioned goods.

Goods & Services

Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photo correlation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Goods & Services

Electrical, optical, [ acoustical, ] [ ultrasonic, chemical ] and laser scientific and laboratory instruments for [ counting, ] sizing, classifying, differentiating, [ grading ] and identifying particles in [ solids, ] [ liquids or ] gases, for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, environmental, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for measuring particle [ speeds, ] mobility, and distribution, and for monitoring airborne or pneumatically carried particles in liquid or gases; [ instruments employing ] [ UV-vis-IR optical absorption, ultrasonic absorption, and ] [ turbidity monitoring, for measuring particle properties, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, dryers, and separators; ] [ instruments for measuring rheological properties, namely, viscometers, rotary and capillary rheometers; measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, rheometers for measuring rheological properties of fluids, suspensions, gels and solids; viscosimeters, and torque electrical transducers; ] instruments for measuring dimensional information of particles through image formation and analysis, namely, particle size, shape, structure and composition analysers; [ particle size and shape distribution and concentration measuring instruments, namely, particle counting instruments, air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers; instruments and apparatus for performing chromatography, for the measurement of weight, size, and viscosity of particles, molecules and macromolecules; acoustic spectroscopy instruments, ] laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; [ particle charge measuring instruments, namely, zeta potential measuring instruments, electrophoretic mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, Ph measuring instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and scientific research and commercial laboratories; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory instruments; ] apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, namely, sample dispersion units, [ stirred cells, autosamplers, ] dry powder feeders, dispensers, [ autotitrators, ] nebulizers, [ ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns and temperature controllers, sample grabbers, extractors, fluidisers, diluters, concentrators, separators, dispersion units, measurement cells, auto-sampling units, automated preparation stages; ] instrument controllers, namely, computers, digital signal processors and microprocessors, computer software for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for controlling copier and powder quality; [ software for chemical analysis of spectroscopic data to produce chemical image maps that identify the chemical components of a surface; ] machine readable data carriers, namely, solid state memory devices, optical and magnetic storage media disks, magnetic tapes, all sold pre-programmed with control or analysis programs for use with the foregoing goods; structural and replacement parts for the aforesaid goods

Goods & Services

Scientific, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), and teaching apparatus and instruments; laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers, printers and microprocessors; measuring, monitoring, calculating, and analysing apparatus and instruments; particle sizing apparatus and instruments; particle counting apparatus and instruments; particle grading apparatus and instruments for measuring particle speeds, concentration and grading instruments for accumulations of particles, absorption scattering instruments for measuring real time of particle emissions, transmitters and receivers, ejectors, monitoring and control instruments for grading apparatus, dryers and separators; electrophoresis mobility measuring instruments, particle mobility measuring instruments, environmental temperature and humidity monitoring instruments, ph measuring instruments; instruments for producing zimm plots to determine the molecular weight of polymers including air and liquid particle counters, photocorrelation spectroscopy instruments, micro electrophoresis measuring instruments, acoustic spectroscopy instruments, laser diffraction measuring instruments, all for use in clinical, biological, industrial, medical, academic and/or scientific research and commercial laboratories; instruments for the separation and measurement of macromolecules and particles; instruments for determining the molecular weight, viscosity and size of macromolecules; rheological measurement apparatus and instruments; chromatography measurement apparatus and instruments; viscosity measurement apparatus and instruments; optical image analysis apparatus and instruments; chemical image analysis apparatus and instruments; electrical, optical, acoustical, ultrasonic and/or laser scientific and laboratory instruments; laser-containing measuring or characterising apparatus and instruments; ultra-sound apparatus and instruments; diffraction measuring apparatus and instruments; particle size distribution measuring apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for counting, classifying, differentiating and identifying particles in liquids or gases; laboratory slicing and cutting machines; sedimentation, sieve, diffraction, and zeta potential laboratory apparatus and instruments; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods; apparatus and instruments for weak-current engineering, including for telecommunications, high-frequency engineering and control engineering; apparatus for controlling particle sizes, apparatus for controlling combustion, control systems for copier quality, control systems for powder quality, process control systems, including control systems for continuous processes, monitoring Devices for airborne or pneumatically carried particles; apparatus for preparing samples, suspensions, sprays, and emulsions of particles for use with any of the aforesaid goods, including sample dispersion units, stirred cells, autosamplers, dry powder feeders, dispensers, autotitrators, nebulizers, ultrasonic baths, pumps, degassers, detectors, columns, and temperature controllers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; computer software and hardware for controlling and operating all of the aforesaid goods and for analyzing measurements made by all of the aforesaid goods.

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for measuring particle characteristics are disclosed. In one aspect, an amount of light arising from interaction between light and a suspended sample is detected simultaneously with the acquisition of a photon count from a different direction. At least one measure of particle characteristics can then be derived based at least in part on timing between information from the steps of acquiring and detecting.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
• G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Goods & Services

Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.