The present invention relates to a device for detecting foreign bodies and/or material inhomogeneities and/or on or in a production piece within a material flow of a biodegradable product or a material contaminated by a substance, at least one radiation transmitter which emits electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the microwave range, as well as at least one radiation receiver for receiving at least a part of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation transmitter, as well as at least one detection module which converts the electromagnetic radiation impinging on the radiation receiver into image data, wherein the image data are generated by an evaluation of amplitude, phase and/or frequency of the impinging electromagnetic radiation, wherein the image data can be transmitted to a transmission element in a clocked or variably requested manner. the image data being generated by an evaluation of the amplitude, phase and/or frequency of the incident electromagnetic radiation, the image data being capable of being transmitted to a transmission element in a timed or variably requested manner, the transmission element indicating in a graphic, haptic, numeric and/or acoustic manner the foreign bodies and/or the material inhomogeneities and/or on or in a production piece and/or identifying such, preferably fully automatically, and/or authorising or itself triggering appropriate measures of the respective application case.

The present invention relates to a device for detecting foreign bodies and/or material inhomogeneities and/or on or in a production piece within a material flow of a biodegradable product or a material contaminated by a substance, at least one radiation transmitter which emits electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the microwave range, as well as at least one radiation receiver for receiving at least a part of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation transmitter, as well as at least one detection module which converts the electromagnetic radiation impinging on the radiation receiver into image data, wherein the image data are generated by an evaluation of amplitude, phase and/or frequency of the impinging electromagnetic radiation, wherein the image data can be transmitted to a transmission element in a clocked or variably requested manner. the image data being generated by an evaluation of the amplitude, phase and/or frequency of the incident electromagnetic radiation, the image data being capable of being transmitted to a transmission element in a timed or variably requested manner, the transmission element indicating in a graphic, haptic, numeric and/or acoustic manner the foreign bodies and/or the material inhomogeneities and/or on or in a production piece and/or identifying such, preferably fully automatically, and/or authorising or itself triggering appropriate measures of the respective application case.

A microorganism test method includes: covering, with a hydrophobic capping solvent, a sample containing a specimen and a liquid culture medium, within a region in a vicinity of a sensor configured to detect a microorganism contained in the specimen; and calculating, based on an output from the sensor, information indicating a degree of growth of the microorganism contained in the specimen. For example, an analysis unit drives an array sensor in which many resonators are arranged in a matrix pattern, stores a resonance frequency of a resonator which is acquired at the time of starting the measurement as an initial frequency, and calculates a difference (frequency shift) between the initial frequency and a resonance frequency of the resonator which is measured at predetermined time intervals as information indicating a degree of growth of the microorganism contained in the specimen.

A microorganism test method includes: covering, with a hydrophobic capping solvent, a sample containing a specimen and a liquid culture medium, within a region in a vicinity of a sensor configured to detect a microorganism contained in the specimen; and calculating, based on an output from the sensor, information indicating a degree of growth of the microorganism contained in the specimen. For example, an analysis unit drives an array sensor in which many resonators are arranged in a matrix pattern, stores a resonance frequency of a resonator which is acquired at the time of starting the measurement as an initial frequency, and calculates a difference (frequency shift) between the initial frequency and a resonance frequency of the resonator which is measured at predetermined time intervals as information indicating a degree of growth of the microorganism contained in the specimen.

A current transformer having a body having an upper half and a lower half hingedly connected to the upper half, a pair of ferrite cores located within one of the upper half and the lower half of the body, the pair of ferrite cores defining a gap formed between each ferrite core of the pair of ferrite cores, and a sensor located within the gap formed between each ferrite core of the pair of ferrite cores.

A current transformer having a body having an upper half and a lower half hingedly connected to the upper half, a pair of ferrite cores located within one of the upper half and the lower half of the body, the pair of ferrite cores defining a gap formed between each ferrite core of the pair of ferrite cores, and a sensor located within the gap formed between each ferrite core of the pair of ferrite cores.

There is disclosed a probe used with a measurement instrument including a pulse circuit for generating pulses. A coaxial connector is secured to the probe case so that the probe case is electrically connected to the ground shield. A center rod has a top end received in the probe case and to extend into a process liquid. The center rod is electrically connected to the center terminal for conducting the pulses. Ground rods are spaced around the center rod and are secured to the probe case. The probe provides an open configuration less susceptible to build-up between the center rod and the ground rods. One or more of the ground rods may by tubes, connected to a flushing port, with nozzles for cleaning the enter rod. Another ground rod may be tubular for carrying a conductor connected to a bottom of the center rod for bottom-up measurement.

A reinforcement bar corrosion evaluation device capable of efficiently and quantitatively evaluating a degree of corrosion of reinforcement bar in a reinforced concrete (RC) deck bridge. includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire reflection response data related to a reflection response of electromagnetic waves irradiated from a surface of the reinforced concrete deck bridge in a depth direction of a deck panel, a removal section configured to remove a surface frequency component obtained by the electromagnetic waves being reflected at an asphalt concrete layer of the deck panel from a frequency distribution of a reflection response expressing the reflection response data acquired by the acquisition section, and an evaluation section configured to evaluate a degree of corrosion of the reinforcement bar in the deck panel by using a first measurement peak value in the frequency distribution of the reflection response from which the surface frequency component has been removed by the removal section, which is a peak value of a level of a frequency component of a first frequency band, and using a second measurement peak value therein, which is a peak value of a level of a frequency component of a second frequency band that is a higher frequency band than the first frequency band.

Testing systems and methods are provided for a smoking article to determine a characteristic of the smoking article, such as density of a material used therewith. The testing system may include a test fixture and an electromagnetic energy generating device The testing methods may be carried out by subjecting the material to the electromagnetic energy and determining the amount of energy absorbed by the material.

Testing systems and methods are provided for a smoking article to determine a characteristic of the smoking article, such as density of a material used therewith. The testing system may include a test fixture and an electromagnetic energy generating device The testing methods may be carried out by subjecting the material to the electromagnetic energy and determining the amount of energy absorbed by the material.