Technische Universiteit Delft Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160118252 | Method Of Forming Silicon On A Substrate - A method for forming a silicon layer using a liquid silane compound is described. The method includes the steps of: forming a first layer on a substrate, preferably a flexible substrate, the first layer having a (poly)silane; and, irradiating with light having one or more wavelength within the range between 200 and 400 nm for transforming the polysilane in silicon, preferably amorphous silicon or polysilicon. | 04-28-2016 |
20150372665 | QUADRATURE LC TANK DIGITALLY CONTROLLED RING OSCILLATOR - A quadrature LC tank based digitally controlled ring oscillator (DCO). The oscillator structure incorporates a plurality of stages, each stage including a buffer and a series LC tank. Four stages are coupled together to create a 360 degree phase shift around a loop. The oscillation frequency of the oscillator is the same as the resonant frequency of each LC tank, therefore it avoids quality factor degradation of LC tanks found in the prior art. In one example embodiment, class-D amplifiers are used to drive each of the LC tanks Capacitor banks before at the input and output of the buffers provide coarse and fine tuning of the frequency of oscillation. The high efficiency exhibited by these amplifiers results in very good phase noise performance of this oscillator. The oscillator utilizes a startup circuit to launch oscillation upon power on. | 12-24-2015 |
20150291192 | Method for detection of a flaw or flaws in a railway track, and a rail vehicle to be used in such a method - Rail vehicle ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150185199 | SINGLE MOLECULE PROTEIN SEQUENCING - The invention provides a device for determining the type of protein in a liquid, the device comprising (a) an immobilized ATP dependent protease based molecular transporter machine configured to guide a protein that is functionalized with labels through a detection area of a detector, (b) said detector, configured to detect a signal as function of the labels of the labelled amino acids, (c) a processor unit, configured to identify from the detector signal a sequence of amino acids of the functionalized protein, wherein the processor unit is further configured to compare the identified sequence of amino acids with the occurrence of such sequence in a database of proteins and to identify the type of protein. | 07-02-2015 |
20150180374 | Energy Harvester - An energy harvester comprising a mass that is subjectable to environmental forces for bringing it into the status of a moving mass, and means linked to the mass for converting and storing of energy embodied in the moving mass, which means are arranged for subsequent release of said energy, wherein the mass is part of a compliant system comprising a frame and first and second elastic beams connecting the mass to the frame, wherein the first and second elastic beams are provided with opposite stiffnesses so as to arrange that in a predefined range of excursions of the moving mass, said mass experiences a preselected stiffness. | 06-25-2015 |
20150162606 | METHOD FOR COVERING PARTICLES, ESPECIALLY A BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIAL PARTICLES, AND PARTICLES OBTAINED WITH SUCH METHOD AND A BATTERY COMPRISING SUCH PARTICLE - A method for covering particles having a diameter of maximally 60 μm by means of atomic layer deposition, whereby said method comprises the step of fluidizing said particles in a fluidized bed reactor using a first reactant gas comprising a first reactant for substantially completely covering said particles with a monolayer of said first reactant. | 06-11-2015 |
20150107456 | APPARATUS WITH CONDUCTIVE STRIP FOR DUST REMOVAL - The invention provides a gas purification system, for instance for agricultural application comprising a corona discharge system, the corona discharge system comprising a counter electrode, a conductive strip with a longitudinal edge comprising tooth structures, wherein the tooth structures have tooth tops with shortest distances selected from the range of 2-200 mm; and a voltage generator configured to apply a DC voltage of at least 10 kV to the conductive strip. | 04-23-2015 |
20140355720 | WIDEBAND FM DEMODULATION BY INJECTION-LOCKED DIVISION OF FREQUENCY DEVIATION - A novel and useful wideband FM demodulator operating across an 8 GHz IF bandwidth for application in low-power, wideband heterodyne receivers. The demodulator includes an n-stage ring oscillator that is injection locked to a wideband input signal. Locking to the input frequency, it divides the FM deviation by n, thereby facilitating as well as reducing the energy required for wideband demodulation. The quadrature-phased output of the ring oscillator is auto correlated using a low-power folded CMOS mixer capable of detecting FM up to 400 Mb/s over a 2-10 GHz IF frequency range. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354376 | HIGH ORDER DISCRETE TIME CHARGE ROTATING PASSIVE INFINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTER - A novel and useful high-order discrete-time charge rotating (CR) infinite impulse response (IIR) low-pass filter is presented. The filter utilizes capacitors and a g | 12-04-2014 |
20140353570 | MEMRISTOR - A nanobridge or microbridge comprising a non-magnetic alloy of at least a first and second metal, the meals being selected from Group 8, 9, 10 and 11, wherein the first metal is present in a range of 50-95 wt. %, and memristors comprising one or more of same. | 12-04-2014 |
20140296617 | INCUBATOR - An incubator comprising a support and, mounted on the support, a patient-receiving unit provided with a cover, the cover being provided with means such as access openings for treating a patient, and wherein the patient-receiving unit is coupled with a heating element and/or a humidifying element via a conduit or conduits for heated and/or humidified air, which are equipped with a pump, wherein the pump, the heating element and/or the humidifying element are located in a foot of the support, and the conduit or conduits for heated and/or humidified air run between the foot and the patient-receiving unit, and in that the support is located substantially to one side of the patient-receiving unit, so as to leave a free legroom below the patient-receiving unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295514 | FERMENTATIVE GLYCEROL-FREE ETHANOL PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD | 10-02-2014 |
20140242641 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN OPEN PHOTOTROPHIC CULTURE WITH IMPROVED STORAGE COMPOUND PRODUCTION CAPACITY - The invention is directed to a method for producing an open phototrophic culture with improved storage compound production capability. | 08-28-2014 |
20140085012 | HIGH RESOLUTION MILLIMETER WAVE DIGITALLY CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH RECONFIGURABLE DISTRIBUTED METAL CAPACITOR PASSIVE RESONATORS - A novel and useful millimeter-wave digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that achieve a tuning range greater than 10% and fine frequency resolution less than 1 MHz. Switched metal capacitors are distributed across a passive resonator for tuning the oscillation frequency. To obtain sub-MHz frequency resolution, tuning step attenuation techniques are used that exploit an inductor and a transformer. A 60-GHz fine-resolution inductor-based DCO (L-DCO) and a 60 GHz transformer-coupled DCO (T-DCO), both fabricated in 90 nm CMOS, are disclosed. The phase noise of both DCOs is lower than −90.5 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset across 56 to 62 GHz frequency range. The T-DCO achieves a fine frequency tuning step of 2.5 MHz, whereas the L-DCO tuning step is over one order of magnitude finer at 160 kHz. | 03-27-2014 |
20140080436 | HIGH-IF SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER INCORPORATING HIGH-Q COMPLEX BAND PASS FILTER - A novel and useful reconfigurable superheterodyne receiver that employs a 3 | 03-20-2014 |
20140077890 | CLASS-F CMOS OSCILLATOR - A novel and useful oscillator topology demonstrating an improved phase noise performance that exploits the time-variant phase noise model with insights into the phase noise conversion mechanisms. The oscillator is based on enforcing a pseudo-square voltage waveform around an LC tank by increasing the third-harmonic of the fundamental oscillation voltage through an additional impedance peak. Alternatively, the oscillator is based on enforcing clipped oscillation waveform by increasing the second harmonic of the fundamental oscillation voltage through an additional impedance peak. This auxiliary impedance peak is realized by a transformer with moderately coupled resonating windings. As a result, the effective impulse sensitivity function (ISF) decreases thus reducing the oscillator's effective noise factor such that a significant improvement in the oscillator phase noise and power efficiency are achieved. | 03-20-2014 |
20130245606 | HYDROGEL BASED OCCLUSION SYSTEMS - A hydrogel based occlusion system, a method for occluding vessels, appendages or aneurysms, and a method for hydrogel synthesis are disclosed. The hydrogel based occlusion system includes a hydrogel having a shrunken and a swollen state and a delivery tool configured to deliver the hydrogel to a target occlusion location. The hydrogel is configured to permanently occlude the target occlusion location in the swollen state. The hydrogel may be an electro-activated hydrogel (EAH) which could be electro-activated with a delivery system to control the degree of swelling/shrinking. | 09-19-2013 |
20130112114 | HEALING AGENT FOR SELF-HEALING CEMENTIOUS MATERIAL - The invention provides a process for the production of a cementious material. The process comprises mixing cement starting materials and a particulate healing agent to provide the cementious material. The healing agent comprises coated particles, wherein the coated particles comprise bacterial material and additive. The bacterial material is selected from the group consisting of a bacterium, a lyophilized bacterium and a bacterial spore of a bacterium. The present invention solves these problems, as (substantially leakage-proof) tablets containing the actual healing agent may neither interfere with either the workability of the liquid mixture (“cementious material”) nor negatively affect properties of either mixture or final material (hardened concrete), even when applied in large quantities. During crack formation in cementious based constructions, the particles also crack, and healing agent is released. | 05-09-2013 |
20130102083 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE CHARACTERIZING FEATURES OF A MACROMOLECULE AND AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention concerns a method and apparatus for determining one or more characterizing features of a macromolecule, in particular torque and/or twist of nucleic acids like DNA, using magnetic fields. | 04-25-2013 |
20130086440 | GENERIC MARCH ELEMENT BASED MEMORY BUILT-IN SELF TEST - Method for testing a memory under test ( | 04-04-2013 |
20130051748 | PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS - Waveguide structure for propagating a surface plasmon polariton, including an inter-metal plasmonic waveguide ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130025449 | PARTICLE CATCH ARRANGEMENT USING STATIC ELECTRIC FIELD AND METHODS OF USING SAME - This invention provides a method for the removal of smut, fine dust and exhaust gas particles from polluted air including providing a particle catch arrangement with a charged surface, the particle catch arrangement being arranged to generate a static electric field, wherein the electric field is at least | 01-31-2013 |
20120243004 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Structure Parameters of Microstructures - A method of determining a structure parameter of a target. Illuminating a first region of the target with a first beam and measuring a diffraction pattern. Shifting the position between the target and the projection system to offset a second region to be illuminated from the first region. Illuminating the second region and measuring a diffraction pattern. Retrieving phase information from the measured first and second diffraction patterns. Modeling the target using an estimated structure parameter to calculate a modeled diffraction pattern and modeled phase information. Determining the structure parameter of the target by comparing the measured diffraction patterns and the retrieved phase to the calculated modeled diffraction intensity pattern and the modeled phase information. | 09-27-2012 |
20120225451 | METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF XYLOSE-FERMENTING EUKARYOTIC CELLS - The present invention relates to genetic modifications in eukaryotic host cells that have been transformed to express a xylose isomerase that confers on the host cell the ability to isomerize xylose to xylulose. These genetic modifications are aimed at improving the efficiency of xylose metabolism and include. e.g., reduction of nonspecific aldose reductase activity, increased xylulose kinase activity and increased flux of the pentose phosphate pathway. The modified host cells of the invention are suitable for the production of a wide variety of fermentation products, including ethanol, in fermentation processes in which a source of xylose or a source of xylose and glucose are used as carbon source. | 09-06-2012 |
20120199700 | Method and Instrumentation for Detection of Rail Defects, in Particular Rail Top Defects - Method and instrumentation for detection of rail defects, in particular rail top defects, in a railway-track by measuring an axle box acceleration signal of a rail vehicle, wherein a longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used as a measure to detect the occurrence of said rail defects. The method also includes measuring a vertical axle box acceleration signal of said rail vehicle, whereby the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used in combination and simultaneously with said vertical axle box acceleration signal. It is preferred that the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used to remove from said vertical axle box acceleration signal a signal-part that relates to vibrations of the rail vehicle's wheel set, including the bearing and axle box, and that the axle box acceleration signals are filtered for removing signal-parts contributed by vibrations of the track, including the rail, rail pads, fasteners, sleepers, and ballast. | 08-09-2012 |
20120199046 | Healing Agent in Cement-Based Materials and Structures, and Process for Its Preparation - A process for the preparation of the healing agent in cement-based materials and structures, wherein said healing agent comprises organic compounds and/or bacteria-loaded porous particles, which porous particles comprise expanded clay- or sintered fly-ash. Furthermore, said porous particles are intact spheres, broken or crushed particles derived from said intact spheres, having a specific density between 0.4 and 2 g cm | 08-09-2012 |
20120153668 | Side Skirt for a Pulled Vehicle - The present invention relates to a device for minimizing the aerodynamic drag that results when tractors, trailers, rigid trucks, lorries, and other vehicles are moving through air. In particular the invention relates to a plate-shaped flow conductor having a front edge, a lower edge, a rear edge and an upper edge. The flow conductor is mountable along the upper edge in a substantially vertical position to a body portion of a pulled vehicle of a vehicle combination of at least two pivotally connected vehicles. When mounted the flow conductor extends at least partially under the body portion in a longitudinal direction of the pulled vehicle. Characteristic for the flow conductor according to the invention is that the flow conductor comprises locally in conjunction with the front edge a thickened portion, which has a streamlined outer contour in a cross section transversally to the front edge. | 06-21-2012 |
20120149924 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FURFURAL FROM PENTOSES AND/OR WATER SOLUBLE PENTOSANS - The invention is directed to a process for production of furfural from pentoses and/or water-soluble pentosans, said process comprising converting said pentoses and/or water soluble pentosans in aqueous solution in a first step to furfural and in a second step feeding the aqueous solution containing furfural obtained in step one to the top of a distillation column to produce an aqueous, liquid downflow, which column is heated at the bottom part thereof, using at least one reboiler to produce an upflow steam flow, recovering a water and furfural containing vapor product stream from the top of said column, compressing said vapor flow and condensing it on the hot side of the reboiler at the bottom of said column to produce sufficient steam in said bottom part of the column to produce said upflow steam flow, and to recover an aqueous furfural containing solution as the condensate in the reboiler. | 06-14-2012 |
20120109017 | MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR TISSUE REGENERATION - The invention relates to a mechanical device for tissue-regeneration inside a patient, comprising means ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120108829 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FURFURAL FROM PENTOSES - The invention is directed to a process for the production of furfural from pentoses and/or water soluble pentosans, said process comprising converting the said pentoses and/or water soluble pentosans in aqueous solution in a first step to furfural and in a second step feeding the aqueous solution containing furfural obtained in the first step to the top of a distillation column to produce an aqueous, liquid downflow, which column is heated at the bottom to produce an upflow water vapour flow, recovering a gaseous water and furfural containing product stream from the top of the said column, compressing the said vapour flow and condensing it on the hot side of a reboiler at the bottom of the said column. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103124 | DELTA ROBOT - A delta robot comprising a stationary base and a movable platform that is connected to the base with three chains of links, and comprising a balancing system incorporating at least one pantograph for balancing the robot's center of mass, wherein the at least one pantograph has a first free extremity at which it supports a countermass which is arranged to balance the center of mass of the robot. | 05-03-2012 |
20120066410 | DATA STRUCTURE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS LOOKUP - Method and computer system for constructing a decision tree for use in address lookup of a requested address in an address space. The address space is arranged as a set of basic address ranges. Each basic address range is defined by a lower and an upper bound address, and an address in the address space is represented by a predetermined number of bits. | 03-15-2012 |
20110306828 | PROPULSION-UNIT AND ROBOT PROVIDED WITH SUCH A PROPULSION-UNIT - A propulsion-unit provided with a body and comprising at least one element having an external adhesive layer for providing frictional contact with an object's surface along which the unit in use moves, wherein the element is a supporting layer that supports said adhesive layer, and wherein drive means are provided for moving the supporting layer and the body with respect to each other. | 12-15-2011 |
20110278899 | Chair Foldable from a Single Sheet of Planar Material - Chair folded from a single sheet of planar material that is made to measure to a predefined contour cut, and that is provided with predefined first fold lines along which the material is bendable into a ready-to-use shape or form of the chair and wherein same is unfoldable to the original single sheet so as to facilitate the ease of storing and transportation of said chair. | 11-17-2011 |
20110060575 | Method for Generating Information of a 3-Dimensional Molecular Structure of a Molecule - A method for generating information of a 3-dimensional molecular structure of a molecule, said method being executable by a computer under the control of a program stored in the computer, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a 3-dimensional representation of the molecular structure of said molecule, comprising a first set of residue portions and a template; (b) repeating an optimization cycle, wherein a set of (b1) modifying the molecular structure of one or more of the first set of residue portions, (b2) relaxing said modified structure, and (b3) calculating an energy value of the structure and comparing said calculated value with a prestored base value or with a value calculated in a previously performed step (b3), is repeated; (c) until a predetermined criterion is fulfilled; and (d) outputting a data structure comprising information extracted from any of these steps to a storage medium or to a consecutive method. Preferably the 3-dimensional representation of said molecule comprises a set of hydrogen residues and step (b3) comprises the step of calculating the energy value of hydrogen bridges in the structure, and wherein said criterion of step (c) is comprised of a difference between the calculated value and the prestored base value or the previously calculated value. | 03-10-2011 |
20110049017 | Method and Apparatus for Separating Parts, in Particular Seeds, Having Different Densities - A method for separating seeds of different densities in a process stream, wherein the seeds are introduced into a magnetic process fluid for the formation of the process stream, which process stream is subjected to a magnetic field for the realization of a density stratification in the process stream, such that the individual seeds in the process stream assume a density-dependent position, after which the seeds located in or near a predetermined position or positions in the process stream, are separated from the remaining seeds in the process stream. | 03-03-2011 |
20110042274 | Method and Apparatus for the Separation of Solid Particles Having Different Densities - A method and apparatus for separating solid particles of different densities, using a magnetic process fluid. The solid particles are thoroughly mixed in a small partial flow of the process fluid. The small turbulent partial flow is added to a large laminar partial flow of the process fluid, after which the obtained mixture of the respective partial process fluids is conducted over, under, or through the middle of two magnet configurations, wherein the particles are separated into lighter particles at the top of the laminar process fluid and heavier particles at the bottom of the laminar process fluid, each of which are subsequently removed with the aid of a splitter. After that furthermore the particles of low density and the particles of high density are separated from the respective process streams, dried and stored. Finally, the process fluid from which the particles have been removed is returned to the original starting process stream. The method according to the invention is especially suitable, for example, for separating a mixture of polypropylene particles and polyethylene particles. | 02-24-2011 |
20110018555 | Electrical Measuring Device, Method and Computer Program Product - The invention relates to an electrical measuring device for performing an electrical impedance measurement in a contactless manner. The measuring device comprises a measuring unit which is provided with the impedance to be measured and a passive resonance circuit connected thereto for generating a measuring signal to be wirelessly received by a separate active transmitting and receiving unit for determination of the electrical impedance, upon wireless reception of an interrogation signal transmitted by the active transmitting and receiving unit. Further, the measuring unit is provided with an additional reference circuit which is preferably connected to the resonance circuit for, depending upon the interrogation signal, generating a reference signal to be received by the active transmitting and receiving unit. | 01-27-2011 |
20110011303 | Healing Agent in Cement-Based Materials and Structures, and Process for Its Preparation - A healing agent in cement-based materials and structures, wherein said healing agent comprises organic compounds and/or bacteria-loaded porous particles, which porous particles comprise expanded clay- or sintered fly-ash. Furthermore, said porous particles are intact spheres, broken or crushed particles derived from said intact spheres, having a specific density between 0.4 and 2 g cm | 01-20-2011 |
20100329480 | HIGHLY DIRECTIVE ENDFIRE LOUDSPEAKER ARRAY - A loudspeaker system with an endfire array of three or more loudspeakers (Z | 12-30-2010 |
20100326274 | USE OF AN ELECTRIC FIELD FOR THE REMOVAL OF DROPLETS IN A GASEOUS FLUID - A method, and an apparatus to reduce and remove liquid droplets in air, such as fog, mist, haze, spray or steam. The mist and/or air borne water or other liquid droplets catching and collection apparatus creates an “electric wind”, especially enforced by charged needle points or line arranged constructions and/or wires of the first electrode and an electric charging of mist and/or air borne water or other liquid droplets, which will be directed by the “electric wind” and the electric field between the electric source and the opposite grounded or opposite charged counter electrode (second electrode) of fine gauze or something comparable. | 12-30-2010 |
20100320430 | Apparatus for Exercising a Force on a Load - An apparatus for exerting a force on a load, comprising at least a first spring system and a second spring system, which two spring systems are coupled with the load and produce forces that are applied to the load, wherein an adjusting device is provided coupled with the load, which is equipped with at least one coupling with which the first spring system and/or the second spring system are/is coupled, and which adjusting device is designed for moving the coupling subject to an adjustment of the load, wherein the first spring system has a linear spring characteristic and is coupled with the load, and wherein the second spring system is coupled with the coupling at a side of the coupling removed from the load, and wherein the coupling is designed for adjusting the second spring system subject to a predetermined spring characteristic of the second spring system such that, at the side of the load, the combination of the coupling with the second spring system possesses a force path diagram having a linear characteristic. | 12-23-2010 |
20100314298 | Method and Device for the Separation of Particles - The invention relates to a method of separating a particle fraction from a particle stream making use of gravitational force and which is performed in a fluid. This provides particle fractions that are collected in respective collecting means. According to the invention the fluid and the collecting means are moved in relation to each other defining a relative direction of movement. There are means provided to limit the movement of the particles to be separated with respect to the fluid in the relative direction of movement. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method. | 12-16-2010 |
20100186444 | Crystallizer With Internal Scraped Cooled Wall and Method of Use Thereof - Apparatus for separating solids from a mixture or solution, comprising an outer wall provided with an inlet for the mixture or solution and provided with a first discharge for discharging an ice slurry and a second discharge for discharging a salt slurry, one or more raking or scraping elements for scraping solidified material from cooled wall portions which are cooled at or close to a temperature where the mixture or solution solidifies, preferably the eutectic temperature thereof. | 07-29-2010 |
20100178226 | Method for removing methane for gas mixtures - The invention relates to a method for oxidizing methane, including passing a gaseous, methane-containing mixture over a catalyst, wherein a carrier with a substrate surface consists substantially of titanium dioxide with a combination of platinum and palladium thereon, in the presence of molecular oxygen, and to a catalyst suitable thereto. | 07-15-2010 |
20100174244 | Surgical Instrument - A surgical instrument for minimall-invasive surgery, comprising a handle, a shaft and an actuating part, characterized by a gastight cover surrounding the shaft, wherein the cover is provided with a coupler that has a feed-through opening with a lockable seal, through which feed-through opening, after the seal is unlocked, the shaft with the actuating part can reach. | 07-08-2010 |
20100171859 | Projection and Registration Device - A projection and recording device, provided with a processing and control unit, a memory for recording images and other data, an input/output interface, a controllable camera, a touch screen for the input and display of data and images, a position determining system for determining the position of at least one object in relation to the projection and recording device, with images recorded by the camera being storable in the memory and displayable on the touch screen, and a projector for projecting an image stored in the memory onto the at least one object, whereby the cooperation between the position determining system and the projector enables the projector to project images onto the object. | 07-08-2010 |
20100147030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DOUBLE-CURVED PANEL FROM A FLAT PANEL - A method for forming a double-curved panel from a flat panel, which comprises processing a plastically deformable flat panel or rendering the flat panel plastically deformable to enable it to mould itself to a predetermined shape, wherein the shape is obtained by a primary supporting construction cooperating with a secondary supporting construction, wherein the primary supporting construction may or may not be adjustable to an invariant position that determines the shape, and the secondary supporting construction is adjustable between a starting position in which it supports the flat panel, and a finishing position in which the secondary supporting construction supports the double-curved panel, while said supporting construction rests on and is shaped in accordance with the shape of the primary supporting construction, wherein the adjustment from the starting position to the finishing position occurs at least subject to the distribution of the gravitational force exerted on the secondary supporting construction by the panel while this is plastically deformable. | 06-17-2010 |
20100141940 | Sensor for Identifying at Least One Particle by Means of Raman-Spectroscopy - A sensor for identifying at least one particle by means of Raman-spectroscopy, comprising an optical trapping system for the at least one particle, including a laser-beam source, acting further as a Raman excitation source for the at least one particle, and a Raman-spectrometer for measuring the spectrally modified light scattered by the at least one particle and for identifying same, wherein the optical trapping system comprises a photonic crystal directly linked with the laser-beam source, which photonic crystal has multiple cavities at predetermined positions, and wherein the laser-beam source in use resonantly excites one or more predetermined electromagnetic modes of the cavities at said positions for trapping and Raman-exciting the at least one particle. | 06-10-2010 |
20100115988 | Treatment of Molybdate Containing Waste Streams - The invention is directed to a process for the treatment of an aqueous solution comprising sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate and sodium molybdate, said process comprising freeze crystallising the solution at the eutectic freezing point thereof and recovering substantially pure ice crystals, substantially pure sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate and an aqueous product solution containing dissolved sodium molybdate. | 05-13-2010 |
20100034240 | Transmitter-Receiver System - The invention relates to a transmitter-receiver system comprising at least three transmitters and at least a first receiver and a second receiver, wherein the receivers are connected to a computing device that is arranged to analyse signals that said receivers receive from said transmitters and to calculate length and attitude information of an imaginary baseline connecting said receivers depending on at least carrier phase information of said signals using interval analysis. | 02-11-2010 |
20090277329 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF SMUT, FINE DUST AND EXHAUST GAS PARTICLES, PARTICLE CATCH ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN THIS METHOD, AND USE OF THE PARTICLE CATCH ARRANGEMENT TO GENERATE A STATIC ELECTRIC FIELD - This inventions provides a method for the removal of smut, fine dust and exhaust gas particles from polluted air comprising providing a particle catch arrangement with a charged surface, the particle catch arrangement being arranged to generate a static electric field, wherein the electric field is at least 0.2 kV/m. The invention further provides a particle catch arrangement comprising a surface that can be charged, further comprising a generator arranged to generate charge to the surface that can be charged and to generate a static electric field of at least 0.2 kV/m, wherein the particle catch arrangement is part of or integrated with an object comprising street furniture. | 11-12-2009 |
20090180192 | Method and Apparatus for Imaging - A method for forming an image of a beam source that during operation provides a beam, and wherein the beam is split so as to divide the beam into beamlets, wherein a redirecting organ is used with which each individual beamlet is redirected to a predetermined degree with the extent of redirection of each beamlet by means of the redirecting organ depending on the distance of that beamlet to a central axis of the beam, such that the beamlets converge in a common point with the beamlets from the beam source being focused to foci located in the redirecting organ, and with the beamlets originating from these foci being focussed in the common imaging point. | 07-16-2009 |
20090155590 | Method for Covering Particles, Especially a Battery Electrode Material Particles, and Particles Obtained with Such Method and a Battery Comprising Such Particle - A method for covering particles having a diameter of maximally 60 μm by means of atomic layer deposition, whereby said method comprises the step of fluidizing said particles in a fluidized bed reactor using a first reactant gas comprising a first reactant for substantially completely covering said particles with a monolayer of said first reactant. | 06-18-2009 |
20090030281 | APPARATUS SUITED FOR USE IN A SPACE WHICH IS DIFFICULTLY ACCESSIBLE - An apparatus suitable for use in a space that is not easily accessible, comprising a distally provided head, which can be equipped with an inspection organ and/or intervention organ, and which is designed to be introduced into a cavitous body, a proximal control member remaining permanently outside the body, and a connecting body extending between the control member and the distal head, wherein the connecting body is designed for being at least partly introduced into the body, and wherein the head is provided with at least one rotatable bypass organ for at least one coupling element, a first end of which at least one coupling element is coupled to a permanently fixed point and a second end is position-variable, and wherein the first and the second ends of the coupling element are located at the side of the control member, wherein the connecting body is not compressible and surrounds the at least one coupling element, acting as guide. | 01-29-2009 |
20080290465 | Varactor Element and Low Distortion Varactor Circuit Arrangement - A varactor element having a junction region, in which the depletion capacitance of the varactor element varies when a reverse bias voltage is applied to the varactor element. The varactor element has an exponential depletion capacitance-voltage relation, e.g. obtained by providing a predetermined doping profile in the junction region. The varactor element can be used in a narrow tone spacing varactor stack arrangement, in which two varactor elements are connected in an anti-series configuration. A low impedance path for base band frequency components between a control node and each of two RF connection nodes is provided, while for fundamental and higher order harmonic frequencies, a high impedance path is provided. | 11-27-2008 |
20080287868 | Abdominal Cavity Balloon for Preventing a Patient's Bleeding - An abdominal cavity balloon for preventing a haemorrhage in a patient's pelvic region, comprising an inflatable balloon, wherein the balloon is provided with a smooth surface and with a strip that is flexurally stiff and formed to follow the balloon's shape for positioning the balloon. | 11-20-2008 |
20080274953 | Method of Preparing a Protein Aggregate and a Pharmaceutical Preparation - The invention relates to a method of preparing a protein aggregate, wherein an aqueous protein solution is acidified with a pH that lies above the isoelectric point of the protein. In accordance with the invention, a first protein, which through acidification is able to form a protein aggregate, is acidified in the presence of a second protein in the aqueous solution in order to form a coaggregate comprising the first and second protein, wherein the second protein under identical temperature conditions and pH does not form a protein aggregate in the absence of the first protein. Acidification preferably occurs with the aid of CO | 11-06-2008 |
20080236457 | METHOD FOR TREATING BOTTOM ASH - A method for treating bottom ash from a waste incineration plant. The invention relates in particular to a method for treating bottom ash from a domestic waste incineration plant. In accordance with the invention bottom ash having a size ranging up to 2 mm is treated by removing a previously determined component. The treatment comprises at least one of the following steps: the removal of organic components, the removal of heavy metals, the removal of ions and the removal of a fraction having a size of up to 50 μm. It is preferred for the nonferrous heavy metals to be removed and the ferrous metals to remain in the fraction. Most preferably at least one of the treatment steps comprises a wet treatment. | 10-02-2008 |
20080234545 | Instrument for Fine-Mechanical or Surgical Applications - The invention relates to an instrument for high-precision or surgical applications of a minimally invasive nature, comprising a distally positioned directable head, a shaft upon which the head is positioned, and a proximally positioned handgrip for operating the head, wherein a ring of cables comprising longitudinally extending cables connects to the head, wherein each cable of the ring of cables is disposed such that at least a part of both sides is in direct contact with another cable of the ring of cables, and wherein the cables are fixedly secured in the radial direction. | 09-25-2008 |
20080223789 | MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING OXO-ANIONS AND METAL CATIONS FROM A LIQUID - A material for removing oxo-anions and metal cations from a liquid. This material is characterized in that it comprises hyperthermophilic ferritin. The present invention also relates to a method for removing at least one of oxo-anions and metal cations from a liquid. This method is characterized in that a material comprising hyperthermophilic ferritin is used as filter material. It is especially preferred that said liquid is comprised of water. The invention also relates to the use of hyperthermophilic ferritin for removing metal cations and oxo-anions from a liquid. | 09-18-2008 |
20080210842 | BALANCING DEVICE - A balancing device for a mass, comprising an arm that is adjustable about a pivoting point and with which the mass is coupled, and an adjustable spring system that is coupled with the arm, which spring system comprises at least one spring, wherein the spring system comprises an adjusting mechanism that is connected with the at least one spring, which adjusting mechanism is designed for adjusting the at least one spring so as to aid balancing the mass that is coupled with the arm, wherein a predetermined energy content of the spring system remains substantially the same. | 09-04-2008 |
20080210826 | KITE, METHOD OF GENERATING POWER USING SUCH A KITE, METHOD OF PROVIDING DRIVING FORCE TO A VEHICLE USING SUCH A KITE, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A KITE, AND POWER GENERATION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A KITE - A kite having a main body provided with at least a first and a second connection cable and at least one main pulling cable, the at least first and second connection cables each having a first and a second end, the first ends of the at least first and second connection cables being connected to the main body of the kite at different positions of the main body, the second ends of the at least first and second connection cables being connected to the main pulling cable, wherein at least one regulator is provided between the first ends of the connection cables and the main body and/or between the second ends of the connection cables and the at least one main pulling cable, a control being provided for controlling the at least one regulator so that the kite is steereable. The invention further relates to a method of generating power using such a kite, a method of providing driving force to a vehicle using such a kite, a vehicle provided with such a kite and a power generation assembly comprising such a kite. | 09-04-2008 |