F-Term-List

G01N1/00-1/44

AA00
OBJECT SAMPLES (FW)

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA08

AA09

AA10

. Atmosphere

. Exhaust gases

. Atmosphere in rooms or devices

. Dust

. Mist

. Water

. Fuels

. Oils

. Alcohols

. Liquefied gases

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

AA15

AA16

AA17

AA18

AA19

AA20

. Metals

. . Iron, steel

. Semiconductors

. Ceramics

. Glass

. Concrete, mortar

. Asphalt

. Rubber, plastics

. Sand, soil, rock

. Sludge, slime

AA21

AA22

AA23

AA24

AA25

AA26

AA27

AA28

AA29

AA30

. Minerals

. Threads, fibers, textiles

. Papers

. Food (FW)

. . Grains

. . Beverages

. . Tea leaves

. Biological materials (i.e. living bodies) (FW)

. . Body fluids

. . . Blood

AA31

AA32

AA33

AA34

AA35

AA36

AA37

AA38

AA39

AA40

. . . . Blood corpuscles

. . . Urine

. . Cells

. . Breath

. . Animals

. . Micro-organisms, bacteria

. . Plant

. Radioactive substances

. Standard samples (including calibration or spanning use; duplicate application)

. Fine objects (duplicate application)

AB00
ANALYTIC SUBSTANCES (FW)

AB01

AB02

AB03

AB04

AB05

AB06

AB07

AB08

. Inorganic components (Priority to AB16) (FW)

. . Oxygen, ozone

. . Hydrogen

. . Water, moisture

. . Carbon monoxide

. . Carbon dioxide

. . Nitrogen oxide

. . Sulfur oxide

AB11

AB12

AB13

AB14

AB16

AB17

AB18

AB19

AB20

. Organic components (Priority to AB16) (FW)

. . Hydrocarbon

. . Alcohol

. . Polymer

. Biological substances (FW)

. . Glucose

. . Protein

. . Amino acid

. . Nucleic acid

AB21

AB22

AB23

AB24

AB25

AB26

AB27

AB28

. . Enzymes

. Poisonous substances (e.g. environmental pollutants)

. Contraindication substances (e.g. narcotics, explosive substances)

. Taste

. Order, smell

. Impurities

. Trace components

. Radioactivity, radiation

AC00
SAMPLING PLACES

AC01

AC02

AC03

AC04

AC05

AC06

AC07

. Natural environments (FW)

. . In atmosphere

. . Land (e.g. soil, river, lake)

. . Underground (e.g. earth crust structures, underground water)

. . Sea

. . Bottom of the water

. . Outer space (e.g. other stars, the cosmos)

AC11

AC12

AC13

AC14

AC15

AC16

AC17

AC18

AC19

AC20

. Artificial environments (FW)

. . Closed spaces

. . . Clean rooms

. . . Closed parts (e.g. canning)

. . Wells

. . Tanks, tubs

. . Water supply

. . Sewage

. . Equipment

. . . Automobiles

AC21

AC23

AC24

AC25

AC26

AC27

AC28

AC30

. . . Electric, electronic appliances

. . Plants

. . . Blast furnaces, steelmaking furnaces

. . . Incinerators, boilers

. . . Nuclear plants

. . . Chemical plants

. . . Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

. Multipoint sampling (duplicate application)

AD00
PHASE OF SAMPLES (FW)

AD01

AD02

AD03

AD04

AD06

AD07

AD08

AD09

. Phase of samples to be sampled

. . Gas phase

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Containing solids

. . Liquid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids (e.g. emulsion)

. . . Containing solids (e.g. suspension)

AD12

AD13

AD14

AD15

AD17

. . Solid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Powder, granular materials

. . Others (e.g. sols, gels, supercritical fluids) (FW)

AD21

AD22

AD23

AD24

AD26

AD27

AD28

AD29

. Phase of samples to be treated

. . Gas phase

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Containing solids

. . Liquid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids (e.g. emulsion)

. . . Containing solids (e.g. suspension)

AD32

AD33

AD34

AD35

AD37

. . Solid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Powder, granular materials

. . Others (e.g. sols, gels, supercritical fluids) (FW)

AD41

AD42

AD43

AD44

AD46

AD47

AD48

AD49

. Phase of samples to be analyzed

. . Gas phase

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Containing solids

. . Liquid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids (e.g. emulsion)

. . . Containing solids (e.g. suspension)

AD52

AD53

AD54

AD55

AD57

. . Solid phase

. . . Containing gases

. . . Containing liquids

. . . Powder, granular materials

. . Others (e.g. sols, gels, supercritical fluids) (FW)

BA00
SAMPLING

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

. State of samples (FW)

. . Being at a standstill

. . Moving

. . . Falling

. . . Floating

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA16

BA17

BA18

BA19

. Sampling operations (FW)

. . Extrusion

. . Insertion

. . Suction (e.g. probes)

. . Cutting (duplicate application to the viewpoint EC)

. . . Slicing

. . Reception

. . Scooping (e.g. dippers, scoops)

. . Scraping, wiping (e.g. cotton swabs)

BA21

BA22

BA23

BA24

BA25

BA26

BA27

BA28

BA29

BA30

. . Catching

. . . Use of filter media (duplicate application to the viewpoint EA)

. . . Use of adhesive materials

. . . Use of electric or magnetic means

. . Holding

. . . Tweezers

. . . Manipulators

. . Extracting (e.g. inserted sampling tubes).

. . Boring

. . Overflow

CA00
TRANSPORT (FW)

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA07

CA08

CA09

CA10

. Places to be transported (FW)

. . Into and out of sampling sections

. . Into and out of treating or processing sections

. . Into and out of analysis sections

. . Into and out of vacuum chambers

. Transport technology (FW)

. . Driving mechanism

. . . Motor parts

. . . Power transmission parts

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA16

CA18

CA19

CA20

. . By pressure (Priority to CA18).

. . . By pumps

. . . . By pistons (i.e. plungers)

. . . Pneumatic transport (i.e. transport using gases)

. . Mechanical extrusion or intrusion

. . By nozzles, pipettes

. . . By pumps

. . . . By pistons (i.e. plungers)

CA21

CA22

CA23

CA24

CA25

CA27

CA28

CA29

CA30

. . . Devising for support constructional details of nozzles

. . . Shape, structure of nozzles

. . . . Devising for head parts

. . . . Providing another functional means jointly for nozzles

. . . . . Providing measuring means jointly

. . . Delivery direction

. . . . Delivery from same ends with suction ends

. . . . Delivery from other ends than suction ends

. . . Use of multiple nozzles

CA31

CA32

CA33

CA35

CA36

CA38

CA39

CA40

. . . Improvement of dispensation accuracy

. . . Prevention of pollution, contamination

. . . . Use of disposable chips

. . Valve switching system

. . . Obtaining constant quantities

. . Adjustment of flow, pressures

. . By using capillary tubes, siphons.

. . By falling

CA41

CA42

CA43

CA45

CA46

CA48

. . By conveyors

. . . By belt conveyors

. . . By screw conveyors

. . Transport after holding

. . . By manipulators

. . Transport of containers (duplicate application)

DA00
CONTAINERS (FW)

DA01

DA02

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA06

DA07

DA08

DA09

. Structure (FW)

. . Test tube-shaped

. . Cup-shaped

. . . Urine sampling use

. . Flat board-shaped

. . . Well-shaped

. . . Slides for specimens (including film-shaped slides)

. . . Containing reagents (including DNA chips)

. . . Having channels (e.g. micro-TAS)

DA12

DA13

DA14

DA15

. . Having lids

. . Closed type

. . Bag-shaped

. . Multiple structure

DA21

DA22

DA23

DA24

DA25

DA26

DA27

. Function features (FW)

. . Features for putting in and taking out samples

. . Easy transportation

. . Heat insulation containers

. . Pressure vessels

. . Heat-resistant vessels

. . Preservative containers

DA31

DA32

DA33

. Storing shelves

. Racks

. Sample holders

EA00
FILTRATION, SIEVING (FW)

EA01

EA02

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA06

EA08

. Filter media (FW)

. . Membranes (e.g. semi-permeable membranes, ion-exchange membranes)

. . Filters (including filter papers)

. . Mesh

. . Two dimensional structure

. . . Long body

. . Three dimensional structure

EA11

EA13

EA14

EA15

EA17

. Multistage installation

. Holders (FW)

. . Support parts, fastening parts

. . Packing (e.g. O-ring)

. Use of external forces (e.g. pressurization)

EB00
TREATING USING HEAT, PHASE CHANGE (FW)

EB01

EB02

EB03

EB04

EB05

EB06

EB08

EB09

. Evaporation

. Sublimation

. Distillation

. Condensation

. Solidification

. Melting

. Freezing

. Unfreezing

EB11

EB12

EB13

. Heating

. Constant temperature

. Cooling

EC00
CUTTING, CUTTING, GRINDING, SLICING

EC01

EC02

EC03

EC04

EC05

EC07

EC08

EC09

EC10

. Means

. . Cutlery (Priority to EC03) (e.g. knives, scissors)

. . Microtomes

. . . Structure of cutting parts (including support parts)

. . . Driving parts (e.g. structure, movement)

. . Drill

. . Punching dies

. . Fusion cutting (e.g. gas fusion cutting)

. . Use of fluids (e.g. water jetting, sand blasts)

EC11

EC12

EC13

EC14

EC16

EC17

EC18

. . Use of abrasives

. . Use of chemicals

. . Use of electrolysis

. . Etching (duplicate application)

. . Beams

. . . Laser

. . . Ion (including ion milling)

EC21

EC22

EC23

. Support parts (Priority to EC03) (FW)

. . Support of samples

. . Support of means (e.g. support of cutlery)

ED00
SEPARATION OR CONDENSATION TECHNOLOGY OTHER THAN BEING LISTED ABOVE (FW)

ED01

ED03

ED04

ED05

ED06

ED07

ED09

ED10

. Concentration (duplicate application)

. Adsorption (including chromatography) (FW)

. . Electric or magnetic

. . Biological (e.g. using immunological reaction)

. . Porous materials

. . Columns

. Desorption (FW)

. . By gases

ED11

ED14

ED15

ED16

ED17

. . By liquids

. Electrophoresis

. Bubbling

. Coagulation, precipitation

. Centrifugal separation

FA00
THE ART RELATED TO SLIDE PREPARATION (FW)

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA05

FA06

FA08

FA09

FA10

. Embedding, implanting (including embedding with resins)

. . Specially adapted for methods, processes

. . Specially adapted for devices

. Smear

. . Using centrifugal forces

. Dyeing

. . Specially adapted for methods, processes

. . Specially adapted for devices

FB00
MIXING, STIRRING (FW)

FB01

FB02

FB03

FB05

FB06

FB07

FB08

FB09

FB10

. Operating places (FW)

. . In containers

. . In channels

. Mixing or stirring means (FW)

. . Mechanical means

. . . Action from the inside (e.g. stirring rods, stirrers)

. . . Action from the outside (e.g. shaking, shakers)

. . Use of fluids (e.g. jetting, bubbling)

. . Other physical means (e.g. ultrasonic waves) (FW)

FC00
WASHING, CLEANING (FW)

FC01

FC02

FC03

FC04

FC05

FC06

FC07

FC09

FC10

. Washing, cleaning objects (FW)

. . Samples

. . Processing environments

. . Devices

. . . Sampling parts (including nozzles, pipets)

. . . Containers

. . . Channels

. Washing or cleaning means (FW)

. . Mechanical washing or cleaning (e.g. using brushes, wipers)

FC11

FC12

FC13

FC14

FC15

FC16

FC18

FC19

. . Use of fluids

. . . Spraying

. . . Bubbling

. . . Backwashing

. . Chemical washing or cleaning (e.g. using chemicals, pure water)

. . . Dipping

. . Multiple stage washing

. . Draining (including drying)

FD00
TREATMENT OR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY OTHER THAN BEING LISTED ABOVE (FW)

FD01

FD02

FD03

FD04

FD05

FD06

FD07

FD08

FD09

FD10

. Dilution

. pH adjustment

. Transfer, replica, SUMP

. . Specially adapted for methods, processes

. . Specially adapted for devices

. Formation of thin films (e.g. coating, vapor deposition).

. Atomization, dust formation

. Pulverization, powder formation

. Dissolution, liquefaction

. . Dissolution of sample surfaces (e.g. dissolution of semiconductor oxide films)

FD11

FD12

FD13

FD14

FD16

FD17

FD18

FD20

. Molding

. . Use of molds (e.g. bodies for providing concrete)

. . Press molding (e.g. press of tablets)

. . Glass beads preparation (e.g. for fluorescence X-ray analysis)

. Ashing

. Moisture adjustment

. . Drying

. Marking

GA00
ANALYTICAL METHODS OR DEVICES (FW)

GA01

GA02

GA03

GA04

GA05

GA06

GA08

GA09

. By mechanical methods

. . Addition of stress

. . . Tensile, compression, bending, or buckling test

. . . Abrasion, hardness

. . . Impact

. . . Fatigue, creep

. By measuring weight, volume, pressure, specific gravity

. Investigation of particle characteristics

GA11

GA12

GA13

GA14

GA15

GA17

GA18

GA19

GA20

. By optical methods (Priority to GA32)

. . Absorbance measurement using cells

. . Atomic absorption spectrometry

. . Atomic emission spectrometry

. . Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP)

. By microwaves or NMR

. By radiation, particle radiation (Priority to GA33)

. . X-ray analysis

. By thermal methods

GA21

GA22

GA23

GA24

GA25

GA26

GA27

GA28

GA29

GA30

. By electrical or electrochemical methods

. . Electrophoresis

. . Electrodes, sensors

. . Mass spectrometry (e.g. ICP-MS)

. By magnetic methods

. By sound waves, ultrasonic waves

. By chromatography

. By chemical methods

. By biological methods

. . By immunological methods

GA31

GA32

GA33

GA34

GA35

GA36

. By microscopes

. . Optical microscopes

. . Electron microscopes

. . . Transmission type (i.e. TEM)

. . . Scanning type (i.e. SEM)

. . Scanning probe microscopes (i.e. SPM)

HA00
MEASUREMENT OR DETECTION OTHER THAN ANALYTICAL VALUES (FW)

HA01

HA02

HA03

HA04

HA07

HA08

. Measurement or detection of obtaining amount (FW)

. . Volume or capacity

. . Mass, weight

. . Length

. Measurement or detection of liquid levels (FW)

. . Gas-liquid interface

HA11

HA12

HA13

HA14

HA15

HA17

HA18

HA19

. Measurement or detection accompanying with movement (FW)

. . Positions

. . Distances

. . Speeds

. . Flow

. Measurement or detection of temperature

. Measurement or detection of pressure

. Measurement or detection of state (e.g. suction states of samples)

HB00
INFORMATION PROCESSING (FW)

HB01

HB02

HB03

HB04

HB06

HB07

HB08

HB09

HB10

. Identification of samples, or the like. (FW)

. . Imparting identifying information (e.g. bar codes)

. . . Imparting to samples

. . . Imparting to containers

. Data processing (FW)

. . Preparation of calibration curves, correlation formula

. . Correction, calibration

. . Confirmation, processing of abnormal values

. . Display of data

HC00
CONTROL (FW)

HC01

HC02

HC03

HC04

HC06

HC07

HC08

HC09

HC10

. Control means (FW)

. . Mechanical controls

. . Electric controls

. . Electronic controls (e.g. computer controls)

. Control objects (FW)

. . Nozzles, pipets

. . Pistons, pumps

. . Valves

. . . Switching

HC11

HC12

HC13

HC15

HC16

HC17

. . Conveyors

. . . Stepped transport

. . . Continuous transport

. . Manipulators

. . Controls among plural devices

. . Atmosphere

HC21

HC22

HC23

HC24

HC25

HC26

HC27

HC28

HC29

. Control parameters (FW)

. . Temperatures

. . Humidity, moisture amounts

. . Concentration

. . Pressures

. . Mass, weight

. . Volume or capacity

. . Flow

. . Speeds, velocity of flow

HC32

HC33

HC34

HC35

HC36

HC38

HC39

HC40

. . Positions

. . . One-dimension

. . . Two-dimension

. . . Three-dimension

. . . Rotation

. . Time

. . . Intermittent (e.g. regular)

. . . Continuous

HC41

HC42

HC43

HC44

HC45

. Control methods (FW)

. . Remote controls

. . Feedback controls

. . Use of storage devices, memories

. . Teaching

JA00
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (FW)

JA01

JA02

JA03

JA04

JA05

JA06

JA07

JA08

JA09

JA10

. Downsizing or weight reduction

. . Portability, improvement of portability

. Simplification

. Facilitation

. Attachment and detachment features

. Automation

. Improvement of efficiency, speed increase

. Improvement of reliability

. . Improvement of accuracy

. Lifetime extension

JA11

JA13

JA14

JA15

JA16

JA18

JA20

. Interference suppression, disturbance elimination

. Material features of devices, containers, or appliances (FW)

. . Papers

. . Metals

. . Resins

. Plans or prediction

. Maintenance

JA21

JA22

JA23

JA24

JA25

JA26

JA27

JA28

JA30

. Safety (FW)

. . Measures against mechanical accidents

. . Measures against leakage or pollution

. . . Against harmful substances

. . . Against inflammable substances

. . Handling countermeasures to medicines or dangerous objects

. . Thermal measures (e.g. thermal controls)

. . Electric or magnetic measures (e.g. leaks, electromagnetic waves)

. Alarm, information, emergency shutdown