Asulab S.a.

Gerard Jaeger

Jean-Jacques Born

Rudolf Dinger

Erik Jan Frenkel

Etienne Bornand

Rene Viennet

Electrochemical sensor, in the shape of a strip of small dimensions including a thin plastic substrate (,) carrying, over all or part of its length, at least two current collectors (,) separated by an electrically insulating space (,), said substrate (,) and said collectors (,) being covered with a plastic coating (,), in which two windows (,) are cut allowing collector portions (,) to appear to form a connection window (,) at one end and a measuring window (,) close to the other end, leaving a distal portion (,) of the strip free beyond the measuring window, wherein said distal portion (,) includes, on the side of the strip where the windows (,) are arranged, at least one button (,) obtained by hot or cold deformation (,) of the external face of the substrate (,), said button allowing said sensor to be slid to the edge of a flat surface to be grasped.

Easy to handle electrochemical sensor in the shape of a strip

A dispenser apparatus having a guiding plate (59) and a cylindrical extension (74) with a groove (75), the cylindrical extension preferably being coupled to a cover (22) for enabling backwards movement of a disposable strip (34) in the apparatus prior to the separation of a disposable zone (Z1 to Z9) of the strip. The strip can be moved forward step-by-step, after it has been inserted into the apparatus, via a sliding button (23) which acts on a cursor (35) to which the strip (34) can be coupled and which can circulate into a passage (29) provided in the case (20) of the apparatus. The apparatus is particularly applicable to dispensing devices for objects such as medical tablets, and to blood sugar level measuring devices.

Dispenser apparatus for an economic use of a multi-zone disposable strip

An apparatus for dispensing multizone disposable testing strips which are inserted in the apparatus by a user. The apparatus has, for the strips (34), a circulation passage (29) in which a cursor (35) is able to slide, each strip being able to be coupled to the cursor. Ratchet members (54, 57, 62a to 65), associated with a driving member attached to the cursor, are arranged so as to enable the step by step movement of the cursor in the direction of the opening (28) of the passage (29) from any position in which the cursor can be, this being achieved via a direct driving of the cursor. Accordingly, it is always possible to bring the cursor back into a position where it is near said opening. The apparatus can be applied to object dispensing devices, such as medical tablets, or to blood sugar level measuring devices.

Apparatus intended for dispensing successive zones of a disposable strip

The present invention concerns an electronic power module comprising several integrated power circuits which may, for example, be insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT).

Electronic power module

This apparatus operates with disposable strips which are inserted therein by a user. It comprises a circulation passage (29) for the strips (34) wherein a cursor (35) is able to slide, each strip being able to be coupled to the cursor. A mechansim is provided so that the cursor (35) is able to move in the passage (29) only if it is coupled to a strip. Moreover, the cursor (35) remains blocked in the vicinity of the opening (28) of the circulation passage when no strips (34) are present. This invention can be applied in particular to objects dispensing devices such as medical tablets or to blood sugar level measuring devices.

Apparatus for dispensing successive zones of a disposable strip

A universal timepiece (10) having a manually operable outer ring (33) for selecting one of twenty-four time zones, where a display indicates the time of the time zone selected. For this purpose a device for detecting the rotational position of the outer ring (33) is provided which has a special arrangement of permanent magnets (39a-j) in the outer ring (33) and of magnetic switches (27a-h) in the timepiece casing (11, 12) in a specific number as well as evaluating electronics in the timepiece movement (21). The permanent magnets (39a-j) determine the binary statuses of the magnetic switches (27a-h), which are interpreted together as a signal or as a status pattern. The special arrangement of the magnetic switches (27a-h) and the permanent magnets (39a-j) effect for each rotational position an intrinsic status pattern different in each case from the others which permits a clear indication of the selected rotational position of the outer ring (33).

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Blonay, Switzerland

Gerard Jaeger