Basf Se Corporation

Trinamix Gmbh

S-biosystems Gmbh

Stephan Irle

Erwin Thiel

Ingmar Bruder

Robert Send

Henrike Wonneberger

Sebastian Valouch

Christoph Lungenschmied

Simone Christina Spiller

Peter Erk

Patrick Schindler

Wilfried Hermes

Felix Eickemeyer

Rüdiger Sens

Heiko Hengen

Oili Pekkola

Christoph Zander

Andreas Pelster

Haroun Al Mohamedi

Robin Christopher Zander

Erwin Richard Thiel

An incubator () for the reception of an individual sample carrier, a shelving system () for such incubators, a transport container for such incubators, as well as a modular system are suggested, wherein the incubators can be inserted and withdrawn () independently of one another, can be supplied with electricity, water and a gas via corresponding connections (), and can communicate with a computer network via a wireless connection. Such a system reduces the risk of contamination or confusion in the lab and avoids interruptions in the monitoring and controlling of the environmental conditions in the respective incubators. These can rather independently maintain the most favourable environmental conditions for the respective samples, both during storage and also during a transport operation. The insertion and withdrawal of individual incubators from the shelving system does not, or only very briefly, interrupt the monitoring and control of the conditions in the interior of the incubators.

Modular incubator system

A method of controlling pixels () of at least one spatial light modulator () is disclosed. The spatial light modulator () has a matrix of pixels (). Each pixel () is individually controllable. The method comprises the following steps: receiving at least one image (), (); defining at least one image segment () within the image (),(); assigning at least one gray scale value to each image segment (),(); assigning at least one pixel () of the matrix of pixels () to each image segment (),(); assigning a unique modulation frequency to each gray scale value assigned to the at least one image segment (),(); controlling the at least one pixel () of the matrix of pixels () assigned to the at least one image segment () with the unique modulation frequency assigned to the respective image segment (),().

Optical detector

A method for adjusting a detector () for determining a position of at least one object () within a range of measurement () is disclosed. The detector () comprises at least two longitudinal optical sensors () and at least one transfer device () for imaging the object () into an image plane. The transfer device () has a focal plane. The transfer device () is positioned in between the longitudinal optical sensors () and the object (). Each of the longitudinal optical sensors () has at least one sensor region (). Each of the longitudinal optical sensors () is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the respective sensor region () by at least one light beam () propagating from the object () to the detector (), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam () in the sensor region (). The detector () further comprises at least one evaluation device (). The method comprises the following steps: (i) subsequently moving the object () longitudinally to at least two different calibration positions () having at least two different longitudinal coordinates within the range of measurement (); (ii) recording, for each of the calibration positions (), at least one first longitudinal sensor signal generated by a first longitudinal optical sensor () and at least one second longitudinal sensor signal generated by a second longitudinal optical sensor (); (iii) forming, for each of the calibration positions (), at least one calibration signal using the first and second longitudinal sensor signals; (iv) generating a calibration function using the calibration signals, the calibration function defining a relationship between the longitudinal coordinate of the object () and the first and second longitudinal sensor signals.

Detector for determining a position of at least one object

A detector () for determining a position of at least one object (), the detector () comprising: at least one transfer device () for imaging the object () into an image plane (), the transfer device () having a focal plane (), at least one longitudinal optical sensor (), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor () has at least one sensor region (), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor () is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor () is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of sensor region () by at least one light beam propagating from the object to the detector (), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region (); and at least one evaluation device (), wherein the evaluation device () is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object () by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal. Herein the at least one longitudinal optical sensor () comprises a focal longitudinal optical sensor (), wherein the focal longitudinal optical sensor () at least substantially is arranged in the focal plane ().

A detector () for determining a position of at least one object () is disclosed. The detector () comprises:

Detector for optically detecting at least one object

Disclosed herein is a detector () containing: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (); and at least one evaluation device (), wherein the evaluation device () is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object () by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor (). Also disclosed herein are articles containing the detector (), and methods for optical detection of objects using the detector ().

Detector for an optical detection of at least one object

A camera () for recording at least one image of at least one object () is proposed. The camera () comprises: &#x2014;at least one converging element (), wherein the converging element () is adapted to converge a light beam () passing through the converging element () to travel along a beam path to be received by at least one optical sensor (); &#x2014;at least one first aperture element () having a first adjustable area (), wherein the first aperture element () is located in the beam path between the converging element () and the optical sensor (); &#x2014;at least one second aperture element () having a second adjustable area (), wherein the second aperture element () is located in the beam path between the first aperture element () and the optical sensor (); &#x2014;the at least one optical sensor () being adapted for receiving the light beam (), wherein the optical sensor () is further adapted to generate at least one first picture in a first setting comprising the first aperture area () exceeding the second aperture area () and to generate at least one second picture in a second setting comprising the second aperture area () exceeding the first aperture area (); and &#x2014;at least one evaluation device () designed to generate at least one three-dimensional image of the at least one object () by comparing the at least one first picture and the at least one second picture. Thereby, a simple and, still, efficient three-dimensional camera () for an accurate recording of an image of at least one object () in space is provided.

Dual aperture 3D camera and method using differing aperture areas

A detector device () for determining an orientation of at least one object () is disclosed. The detector device comprises: at least two beacon devices (), the beacon devices () being adapted to be at least one of attached to the object (), held by the object () and integrated into the object (), the beacon devices () each being adapted to direct light beams () towards a detector (), the beacon devices () having predetermined coordinates in a coordinate system of the object (); at least one detector () adapted to detect the light beams () traveling from the beacon devices () towards the detector (); at least one evaluation device (), the evaluation device () being adapted to determine longitudinal coordinates of each of the beacon devices () in a coordinate system of the detector (), the evaluation device () being further adapted to determine an orientation of the object () in the coordinate system of the detector () by using the longitudinal coordinates of the beacon devices ().

Detector for optically detecting an orientation of at least one object

A detector having a transversal optical sensor adapted to determine a transversal position of at least one light beam traveling from an object to the detector and a longitudinal optical sensor having at least one sensor region. The longitudinal optical sensor is designed to affect at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by the light beam. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region.

Detector having a transversal optical sensor and a longitudinal optical sensor

A detector () and a method for optically determining a position of at least one object (). The detector () comprises at least one optical sensor () for determining a position of at least one light beam () and at least one evaluation device () for generating at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object () and at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (). The sensor () has at least a first electrode () and a second electrode (). At least one photovoltaic material () is embedded in between the first electrode () and the second electrode (). The first electrode () or the second electrode () is a split electrode () having at least three partial electrodes (). The detector and the method can determine three-dimensional coordinates of an object in a fast and efficient way.

Detector for optically determining a position of at least one object

An optical detector () is disclosed, the optical detector () comprising:

A detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one optical sensor configured to detect a light beam traveling from the object towards the detector, the optical sensor including at least one matrix of pixels; and at least one evaluation device configured to determine an intensity distribution of pixels of the optical sensor that are illuminated by the light beam, the evaluation device further configured to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object by using the intensity distribution.

Detector for determining a longitudinal coordinate of an object via an intensity distribution of illuminated pixels

A detector () for determining a position of at least one object () is disclosed, the detector () comprising:

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