A system includes a first magnetic separator, which includes a first housing or is installed in a user's first housing process system, defining a product flow path through which a material may pass, one or more magnets that generate a magnetic field that is positioned within the product flow path to attract metal from the material as the material passes through the product flow path, and a first sensor to detect a presence of captured metal contaminants on the one or more magnets, such as via a measurement of a strength of the magnetic field. The system includes a first controller configured to receive a signal from the first sensor, the signal indicating the presence of the captured metal contaminants on the one or more magnets, and send an instruction related to the signal.

Methods of exerting magnetic forces to collect and manipulate magnetic particles disposed in a portion of subsurface vasculature using a wearable device are provided. The wearable device is configured to change the exerted magnetic force over time. For example, the exerted magnetic force could be sufficient to collect the magnetic particles during a first period of time and low enough to release the magnetic particles during a second period of time. The exerted magnetic force could be changed over time to vary some effect on the magnetic particles, for example to control a rate of release of collected magnetic particles. In some embodiments, the magnetic particles are configured to bind to an analyte of interest. The collection and manipulation of the magnetic particles can enable detection of one or more properties of the analyte, modification of the analyte, and/or extraction of the analyte bound to the magnetic particles.

A debris sensor may include a body including a first end and a second end, a ferrous particle sensor connected to the body, and a magnetic chip collector connected to the body at a position closer to the second end than the ferrous particle sensor. A plurality of magnets may be disposed closer to the second end than the magnetic chip collector. A non-ferrous particle sensor may be connected to the body and the non-ferrous particle sensor may be disposed closer to the second end than the plurality of magnets.

Module (60) for attracting and detecting ferromagnetic debris in an oil flow from a turbomachine, the module (60) comprising: a permanent magnet (62); a bar (64), the bottom (66) of which extends radially and is wound around a coil (70). The coil (70) is able to detect the magnetic field generated by the magnet (62) and in particular its variations when a ferromagnetic particle comes into the vicinity of the magnet (62).

A status monitoring system includes a filter cap operatively connected to a filter housing having an inlet port and an outlet port. A magnet is affixed to the bottom side of the filter cap and extends down into the filter housing. A first thermistor is embedded in the magnet and physically isolated from the fluid for measuring the lagging temperature of the fluid due to the insulating effect of the filtered magnetite surrounding the magnet, while a second thermistor is placed inside the filter housing for measuring the temperature of the fluid. A difference between the measured temperatures, t, is then determined. When the t reaches a pre-determined point, the status monitoring system would send notification to its user and inform the user to perform the maintenance work on the magnetic filters.

A hybrid drive unit configured for arrangement in a torque path upstream from a transmission and downstream from an internal combustion engine is provided. The hybrid drive unit includes an electric motor, a clutch configured for selectively coupling the internal combustion engine to the electric motor for driving the transmission, and a housing supporting the electric motor. The housing includes a fluid inlet channel for directing cooling fluid from the transmission to the electric motor. The hybrid drive unit also includes a filter assembly attached to the housing. The filter assembly is arranged in a fluid flow path of the cooling fluid downstream of the inlet and upstream of the electric motor. The filter assembly is configured for removing ferrous metallic particles from the cooling fluid.

A cartridge for detection of target components in a liquid sample includes a sample chamber, at least two reservoirs that can be furnished with magnetic particles, and at least two corresponding sensitive zones in which solved magnetic particles and/or target components can be detected. When a magnetic actuation field of a given configuration is established in the sample chamber, the magnetic particles of different reservoirs migrate predominantly to different sensitive zones. Thus a mixing of magnetic particles can be avoided.

A magnetic chip device such as a chip detector or chip collector, comprising a horseshoe magnet held within a housing and having two adjacent tips protruding from the housing, and having a plurality of portions extending sequentially from one of the tips to the other, the plurality of portions including two end portions, each one of the two end portions extending to a corresponding one of the tips, and a rare-earth magnet portion made of a rare earth magnet material and positioned between the two end portions in the sequence.

A magnetic filtration device (105) configured to entrap magnetically susceptible material and non-magnetically susceptible material. An array of magnetic columns (703, 704) of alternating north and south polarity are positioned within a plurality of chambers (308, 309) that direct the fluid flow in an extended flowpath through a magnetic field circuit created by the columns of magnets (703, 704). A separator flange (305) acts to entrap nonferrous particles for subsequent removal and isolation from a fluid network in which the device (105) maybe installed.

An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing an analyte isolation procedure, and ascertaining the presence of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the reaction receptacles from one station to the next. The analyzer further includes devices for carrying a plurality of specimen tubes and disposable pipette tips in a machine-accessible manner, a device for agitating containers of target capture reagents comprising suspensions of solid support material and for presenting the containers for machine access thereto, and a device for holding containers of reagents in a temperature controlled environment and presenting the containers for machine access thereto. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte. The process is performed by automatically moving each of a plurality of reaction receptacles containing a solid support material and a fluid sample between stations for incubating the contents of the reaction receptacle and for separating the target analyte bound to the solid support from the fluid sample. An amplification reagent is added to the separated analyte after the analyte separation step and before a final incubation step.