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20090038156 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR SUPPORT BAR FOR A DASHBOARD SUPPORT - In a method of making a tubular support bar for a dashboard support, a sheet metal blank is placed in a first forming tool and pressed in a first shaping step by a ram into a U-shaped cavity of a first bottom die to form a U-shaped member. While remaining in the first bottom die, the U-shaped member is provided with connecting elements in the form of weld nuts by a automated placement device. Subsequently, the U-shaped member is transferred to a second forming tool and undergoes a second shaping step between a top die and a second bottom die to form a slotted tube. The longitudinal edges of the slotted tube are then joined together to form the support bar. | 02-12-2009 |
20090140553 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support extending between the A-pillars of a motor vehicle includes a passenger-side beam member constructed to suit a load exposure on a passenger side, a driver-side beam member which is constructed to suit a load exposure on a driver side and connected to the passenger-side beam member; and an air guiding channel which is made of plastic and arranged in the driver-side beam member. The air guiding channel is supported on the inside by the driver-side beam member so as to be aligned in its three rotary degrees of freedom and its translational degrees of freedom in travel direction and vertical direction. The air guiding channel has a sidewall which is formed, for securement in a direction transversely to the travel direction, with an outwardly directed protuberance for engagement in a receiving member in the driver-side beam member when the air guiding channel is displaced transversely to the travel direction. | 06-04-2009 |
20090162688 | METHOD OF MAKING A HYBRID STRUCTURE, AND HYBRID STRUCTURE - In a method of making a hybrid structure, at least one support body is fixed in a tube component which is then placed in an injection molding tool. An injection-molded part is injection-molded to an outer surface of the tube component in an area of the support body. As a result, the tube component is inwardly deformed, when regions adjacent to the support body are exposed to an injection pressure, and forms indentations for engagement of the injection-molded part. | 06-25-2009 |
20090302641 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT, AND METHOD OF MAKING A DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support for a motor vehicle includes a tubular cross member for installation between A-pillars of a vehicle body, and a holder joined to the cross member for attachment of functional vehicle components. The cross member has at least one slot, oriented in a direction transversely to a longitudinal axis of the cross member, for receiving a limb of the holder such as to allow adjustment of a position of the holder in relation to the cross member by sliding and/or turning the limb before the holder is being joined to the cross member. | 12-10-2009 |
20100230997 | DOOR IMPACT BEAM - A door impact beam for a motor vehicle includes a formed metal sheet defined by a longitudinal axis and having a tubular cross section which has a closed circumference in a center portion of the metal sheet, and is configured with open circumference at both end portions of the metal sheet which adjoin the center portion in a direction of the longitudinal axis. Each end portion is defined by an opening angle which continuously increases from the center portion to respective ends of the end portions. | 09-16-2010 |
20110278876 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support of a motor vehicle includes a cross member having at least two axial profile sections of different cross-sectional configuration. The profile sections are coupled to one another by a flange plat. Secured to the cross member are support arms which are made of profile elements, with one of the support arms being a transmission tunnel support arm arranged substantially in midsection on the cross member or the flange plate. The transmission tunnel support arm is made of two sections of U-shaped cross section, with one of the two sections being shorter than the other one of the two sections. | 11-17-2011 |
20120098280 | EXTENDIBLE STRUCTURAL PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A structural part for a motor vehicle includes an inner component having a generally rectangular cross section and configured in the form of a multichamber hollow section made of light metal, and an outer component having a generally rectangular cross section. The inner and outer components are movable in a telescoping manner relative to one another between an idle state and an activated state. A first locking mechanism is provided to lock the idle state and a second locking mechanism is provided to lock the activated state. The movement of the inner and outer components from the idle state to the activated state is hereby realized by an actuator. | 04-26-2012 |
20130127197 | SHEET METAL MOLDING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL MOLDING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A motor vehicle sheet metal molding of the invention is produced by hot forming from a metal sheet composed of an aluminum alloy which cannot be precipitation hardened, which sheet is in the material state H12, H14, H16, H18, H19, H22, H24, H26, H28, H32, H34, H36 or H38 in accordance with the European standard EN515:1993 and contains at least magnesium and optionally manganese in addition to aluminum as alloy component. The motor vehicle sheet metal molding after forming has, at least locally, degrees of deformation which are above the forming limit curve of the aluminum alloy at room temperature. To produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding, the metal sheet is heated at least locally to a temperature in the range from 200° C. to 400° C. over a period of from 1 to 60 seconds. The heated metal sheet is subsequently placed in a forming tool of a forming press and formed to produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding. | 05-23-2013 |
20140252793 | INSTRUMENT PANEL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an instrument panel support assembly ( | 09-11-2014 |
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20090152473 | Photon source comprising an ecr source with pressure gradient - The invention relates to a photon source comprising an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) multicharged ion plasma source, the multicharged ions corresponding to several charge states of a first constituent (g | 06-18-2009 |
20110262313 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE PLASMA - A device includes a chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a high-frequency wave injector to inject a high-frequency wave inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate plasma along the magnetic field lines, a module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate the water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation. The magnetic mirror configuration is such that the module of the magnetic field presents a nonpoint-shaped minimum, substantially constant, and substantially equal to the magnetic field corresponding to electron cyclotron resonance and at least partially extending along the chamber, such that the plasma has the form of a plasma surface; the water vapor injector injecting the vapor in the form of a supersonic jet and including a planar nozzle and a divertor. The device also includes a selective cryogenic condenser to freeze the oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing the hydrogen coming from the dissociation and a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 10-27-2011 |
20110262314 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM A PLASMA WITH ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE - A device for producing hydrogen from electron cyclotron resonance plasma, includes a sealed vacuum chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a generator to generate a high-frequency wave that is provided inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate a plasma surface along the magnetic field lines, the module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation, a cryogenic condenser, placed in the sealed chamber to freeze oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing hydrogen coming from the dissociation, a hydrogen recovery unit to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 10-27-2011 |
20120160168 | PLASMA GENERATION DEVICE WITH ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE - A plasma-generation device with electron cyclotron resonance, includes two adjacent sealed vacuum chambers configured to contain plasmas, an injector configured to inject a high-frequency wave into the chambers, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chambers including a plurality of parallelepipedal permanent magnets and generating at least two plasmas according to the magnetic field lines, the module of the magnetic field having a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance area per plasma, the magnetic structure including at least one permanent magnet contributing to the formation of a plasma in each one of the chambers, such that the chambers share the same at least one permanent magnet on the common wall thereof. | 06-28-2012 |
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20090232871 | Biocompatible polymers and co-polymers, and uses thereof - The invention relates to highly biocompatible or biophilic un-cross-linked or cross-linked polymers comprising one or more side-chain active acrylic amino acids of formula I | 09-17-2009 |
20100143543 | NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FORMULATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN FOODS AND FORTIFIED FOODS COMPRISING SUCH SUPPLEMENTS - The present invention relates to formulations adapted from the original AREDS formula that are suitable for introduction into a measured amount or volume of a food as well as to foods containing these formulations. These fortified foods are expected to provide patients afflicted with or at risk for developing macular degeneration or other age-related deficiencies with alternative and more palatable sources of the ingredients of the original AREDS formula than those currently available in the market. | 06-10-2010 |
20120231072 | THERMO-RESPONSIVE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS - A thermo-responsive hydrogel, including a biocompatible monomer and/or polymer having an amino acid side chain. The hydrogel is thermo-responsive at a physiological temperature, and can include, incorporate, or encapsulate a treatment agent, such as a drug composition, a biomolecule, and/or a nanoparticle. The hydrogel is useful in delivering the treatment agent. The hydrogel is in a first physicochemical state for administration to a mammal. The hydrogel is thermo-responsive at a physiological temperature of the mammal, and changes to a second physicochemical state that is more solid than the first physicochemical state. In the second physicochemical state the thermo-responsive hydrogel releases the treatment agent. | 09-13-2012 |
20120329902 | METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMERS, THE POLYMERS AND THEIR USES - The subject invention relates to a method of preparing a biocompatible polymer comprising epsilon-linked L-lysine having free alpha-amino and carboxy functions. The invention further encompasses the resulting biocompatible polymer and articles made from the polymer, in particular contact and intraocular lenses. | 12-27-2012 |
20140065226 | THERMO-RESPONSIVE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS - A thermo-responsive hydrogel, including a biocompatible monomer and/or polymer having a side chain-linked amino acid. The hydrogel is thermo-responsive at a physiological temperature, and can include, incorporate, or encapsulate a treatment agent, such as a drug composition, a biomolecule, and/or a nano-particle. The hydrogel is useful in delivering the treatment agent. The hydrogel is in a first physicochemical state for administration to a mammal. The hydrogel is thermo-responsive at a physiological temperature of the mammal, and changes to a second physicochemical state that is more solid than the first physicochemical state. In the second physicochemical state the thermo-responsive hydrogel releases the treatment agent. | 03-06-2014 |
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20120306986 | PRINTING RIBBON SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of securing and maintaining the integrity of desired information on a ribbon and media subsequent to a printing operation is provided. The apparatus and method includes a thermal transfer printer having a print station and a printhead operable for performing a printing operation. The printhead is capable of performing an initial print operation and then being raised from the media, thereby allowing the used ribbon to be rewound a predetermined distance about a supply spindle. Thereafter, a second print operation is performed on the space previously printed upon using characters, designs or block-out patterns and the used ribbon is then wound onto a take-up spindle. In exemplary embodiments, the used ribbon can also be reprinted with a waste media several times thus further obscuring the image on the used ribbon. | 12-06-2012 |
20120327153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND ADJUSTING PRINTHEAD PRESSURE - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for determining and adjusting printhead pressure of a thermal printer. The apparatus includes a printhead support housing operable for placement in a print station of a printer. A motor housed within the printhead support housing and being operable for driving a plurality of synchronized rotating gears, the gears being mounted about posts wherein the posts are configured to cause the gears to compress or decompress a set of biasing mechanisms mounted below the gears and connected to the printhead. A sensor unit operable for monitoring the thickness of a print media and in communication with a control circuit operable for adjusting the printhead pressure being applied to the print media during a print operation, wherein the printhead pressure corresponds to a pre-defined level relative to the thickness of the print media. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327166 | RIBBON DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A ribbon drive assembly for optimizing the tension across a ribbon supply in a thermal transfer printer comprising a supply spindle and a take up spindle operable for cooperating with each other such that the ribbon supply is fed from the supply spindle through a print station and metered onto the take up spindle. Each spindle is provided with and connected to a motor, a plurality of gears, and a rotary encoder such that the spindles may be independently controlled by a control processor. The control processor is operable for monitoring, detecting, and controlling the operation of the motors and spindles. During operation and in order to maintain a constant ribbon tension, the torque on the motors are continuously adjusted in accordance with various data provided by the printer's processor. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327168 | PRINT STATION - A print station system ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130016368 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINTING PARAMETERS USING MEDIA IDENTIFICATION - A method for automatically adjusting the setting(s) of a printer having a control circuit in communication with a sensory system and a database. The database is located in a storage medium and the data in the database includes one or more defined parameter settings corresponding to one or more media types. The sensory system is used to obtain a media identifier from media loaded into the printer. The control circuit determines the type of media from the media identifier. The media type is then compared to the database entries and used to retrieve any defined parameter setting(s) corresponding to the media type identified by the media identifier. Instructions to adjust the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s) are determined at the control circuit. The control circuit then sends the instructions to the appropriate systems of the printer to adjusted the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s). | 01-17-2013 |
20130033554 | PRINT STATION SYSTEM - A print station system having a chassis for housing a modular print station; a power source in communication with the print station; a controller circuit card assembly in communication with the print station; a display panel in communication with the print station; a media rewind hub; a pair of adjustable media guides connected about a base of the print station; and at least one sensor affixed to the print station base and being operable for detecting the presence and position of media passing through a media feed path of the print station system. | 02-07-2013 |
20130033556 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system having a chassis for housing a modular print station; a power source in communication with the print station; a controller circuit card assembly encoded with at least one feature module and being in communication with the print station; a display panel in communication with the print station; a media rewind hub; a pair of adjustable media guides connected about a base of the print station; and at least one sensor affixed to the print station base and being operable for detecting the presence and position of media passing through a media feed path of the printing system. | 02-07-2013 |
20130099142 | TOP OF FORM SENSOR - A sensing apparatus operable for sensing top of form indicators on media within a print station is provided. The sensing apparatus generally including a base and a cover hingedly attached to each other and being operable for manipulation between an open and closed position, a flexible circuit affixed to the interior surfaces of the base and cover, the flexible circuit comprising an array of optical sensing devices, and an interface connector integral the base for connection to a control unit of a print station. The optical sensing devices generally include any one of light emitting diodes and photo sensors and are operable for the detection of holes, notches, black marks and gaps located on a media passing through the sensing apparatus. | 04-25-2013 |
20130126664 | SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA HANGER/GUIDE - A media hanger/guide comprising a media hub having a top surface and a channel extending through a portion of the top surface. The media hanger/guide further comprises two mounting brackets positioned in the channel, each mounting bracket having an elongated member and each elongated member having a plurality of teeth located thereon. Each mounting bracket also has a support member connected thereto. At least a portion of each support member is located outside of the channel of the media hub. The support members are adapted for lateral movement along the channel of the media hub relative to the top surface of the media hub. The media hanger/guide further comprises two gears positioned in the channel. Each gear is in operable connection with the teeth of one of the mounting bracket's elongated members. The gears are also in operable connection with each other. | 05-23-2013 |
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20120280101 | MEDIA HANGER/GUIDE - A media hanger/guide including a base plate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a guide extending into the second surface, a first support member and a second support member adapted for sliding movement along the guide relative to the base plate second surface, and a clamp secured to the base plate second surface and engaged with the support members and such that the clamp is movable between a first position adapted for permitting insertion of a media between the first support member and the second support member and a second position adapted for providing force on the first support member and the second support member. A slot may also extend into the second surface. An optional lock may be movably secured to the base plate for locking the first and second support members and in a predetermined position along the base plate. | 11-08-2012 |
20120301202 | SENSING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND DETERMINING THE WIDTH OF MEDIA ALONG A FEED PATH - A system to determine the presence and width of a media within a printing system is disclosed which includes a pair of adjustable media guides is provided about a carriage and is axially spaced apart along the length of the carriage. The guides may be manipulated along a horizontal axis in a sliding, synchronized manner and such that the center line of media is maintained along the centerline of the print station. A sensor is provided and affixed to the carriage, the sensor being operable for emitting an optical signal through an aperture located in the carriage. At least one of the guides includes an obstruction which may protrude into the path of the optical signal at defined locations. As the guides move about the horizontal axis, the obstruction may block or otherwise interrupt the optical signal, thereby signaling the sensor and the printer of the media's presence and width. | 11-29-2012 |
20120306986 | PRINTING RIBBON SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of securing and maintaining the integrity of desired information on a ribbon and media subsequent to a printing operation is provided. The apparatus and method includes a thermal transfer printer having a print station and a printhead operable for performing a printing operation. The printhead is capable of performing an initial print operation and then being raised from the media, thereby allowing the used ribbon to be rewound a predetermined distance about a supply spindle. Thereafter, a second print operation is performed on the space previously printed upon using characters, designs or block-out patterns and the used ribbon is then wound onto a take-up spindle. In exemplary embodiments, the used ribbon can also be reprinted with a waste media several times thus further obscuring the image on the used ribbon. | 12-06-2012 |
20120327153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND ADJUSTING PRINTHEAD PRESSURE - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for determining and adjusting printhead pressure of a thermal printer. The apparatus includes a printhead support housing operable for placement in a print station of a printer. A motor housed within the printhead support housing and being operable for driving a plurality of synchronized rotating gears, the gears being mounted about posts wherein the posts are configured to cause the gears to compress or decompress a set of biasing mechanisms mounted below the gears and connected to the printhead. A sensor unit operable for monitoring the thickness of a print media and in communication with a control circuit operable for adjusting the printhead pressure being applied to the print media during a print operation, wherein the printhead pressure corresponds to a pre-defined level relative to the thickness of the print media. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327166 | RIBBON DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A ribbon drive assembly for optimizing the tension across a ribbon supply in a thermal transfer printer comprising a supply spindle and a take up spindle operable for cooperating with each other such that the ribbon supply is fed from the supply spindle through a print station and metered onto the take up spindle. Each spindle is provided with and connected to a motor, a plurality of gears, and a rotary encoder such that the spindles may be independently controlled by a control processor. The control processor is operable for monitoring, detecting, and controlling the operation of the motors and spindles. During operation and in order to maintain a constant ribbon tension, the torque on the motors are continuously adjusted in accordance with various data provided by the printer's processor. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327168 | PRINT STATION - A print station system ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130016368 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINTING PARAMETERS USING MEDIA IDENTIFICATION - A method for automatically adjusting the setting(s) of a printer having a control circuit in communication with a sensory system and a database. The database is located in a storage medium and the data in the database includes one or more defined parameter settings corresponding to one or more media types. The sensory system is used to obtain a media identifier from media loaded into the printer. The control circuit determines the type of media from the media identifier. The media type is then compared to the database entries and used to retrieve any defined parameter setting(s) corresponding to the media type identified by the media identifier. Instructions to adjust the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s) are determined at the control circuit. The control circuit then sends the instructions to the appropriate systems of the printer to adjusted the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s). | 01-17-2013 |
20130033554 | PRINT STATION SYSTEM - A print station system having a chassis for housing a modular print station; a power source in communication with the print station; a controller circuit card assembly in communication with the print station; a display panel in communication with the print station; a media rewind hub; a pair of adjustable media guides connected about a base of the print station; and at least one sensor affixed to the print station base and being operable for detecting the presence and position of media passing through a media feed path of the print station system. | 02-07-2013 |
20130033556 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system having a chassis for housing a modular print station; a power source in communication with the print station; a controller circuit card assembly encoded with at least one feature module and being in communication with the print station; a display panel in communication with the print station; a media rewind hub; a pair of adjustable media guides connected about a base of the print station; and at least one sensor affixed to the print station base and being operable for detecting the presence and position of media passing through a media feed path of the printing system. | 02-07-2013 |
20130099142 | TOP OF FORM SENSOR - A sensing apparatus operable for sensing top of form indicators on media within a print station is provided. The sensing apparatus generally including a base and a cover hingedly attached to each other and being operable for manipulation between an open and closed position, a flexible circuit affixed to the interior surfaces of the base and cover, the flexible circuit comprising an array of optical sensing devices, and an interface connector integral the base for connection to a control unit of a print station. The optical sensing devices generally include any one of light emitting diodes and photo sensors and are operable for the detection of holes, notches, black marks and gaps located on a media passing through the sensing apparatus. | 04-25-2013 |
20130126664 | SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA HANGER/GUIDE - A media hanger/guide comprising a media hub having a top surface and a channel extending through a portion of the top surface. The media hanger/guide further comprises two mounting brackets positioned in the channel, each mounting bracket having an elongated member and each elongated member having a plurality of teeth located thereon. Each mounting bracket also has a support member connected thereto. At least a portion of each support member is located outside of the channel of the media hub. The support members are adapted for lateral movement along the channel of the media hub relative to the top surface of the media hub. The media hanger/guide further comprises two gears positioned in the channel. Each gear is in operable connection with the teeth of one of the mounting bracket's elongated members. The gears are also in operable connection with each other. | 05-23-2013 |
20140210933 | PRINTING RIBBON SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of securing and maintaining the integrity of desired information on a ribbon and media subsequent to a printing operation is provided. The apparatus and method includes a thermal transfer printer having a print station and a printhead operable for performing a printing operation. The printhead is capable of performing an initial print operation and then being raised from the media, thereby allowing the used ribbon to be rewound a predetermined distance about a supply spindle. Thereafter, a second print operation is performed on the space previously printed upon using characters, designs or block-out patterns and the used ribbon is then wound onto a take-up spindle. In exemplary embodiments, the used ribbon can also be reprinted with a waste media several times thus further obscuring the image on the used ribbon. | 07-31-2014 |