43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110259649 | DRILL BIT AND DESIGN METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL CUTTER FORCES, TORQUE, WORK, OR POWER - A design process and resulting bit structure is provided for drill bits wherein cutter geometries on the face of the bit are tailored to optimize the distribution of one or more of forces, torque, work, or power of each cutter relative to other cutters. Balanced are the forces, torque, work, or power generated by each cutter in respect to other cutters that are working within the same region of cut, so that all cutters within the same region of cut are generating sufficiently comparable forces, torque, work, or power. In this manner all of the cutters on the bit may share as closely as possible the work and loads required to penetrate the subterranean rock. The design process produces a bit structure in which each cutter is doing similar levels of work or creating similar levels of force, torque, or power relative to other cutters within the same region of cut on the bit, within specified ranges of design criteria. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259650 | Tracking Shearing Cutters on a Fixed Bladed Drill Bit with Pointed Cutting Elements - In one aspect of the invention, a fixed bladed drill bit comprises a working surface comprising a plurality of blades converging at a center of the working surface and diverging towards a gauge of the bit. Each blade comprises a plurality of pointed cutting elements and another plurality of shearing cutters. The plurality of shearing cutters comprises a first shearing cutter. The first shearing cutter on each blade tracks the first shearing cutter on other blades along a common circular cutting path. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259651 | TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A trailer tongue weight measurement system is provided to ensure proper loading and safe handling of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The weight measurement system includes a two part or split housing having a operating shaft, a spring and a scale. The weight measurement system may be incorporated into the trailer tongue, the tongue jack, or the hitch. Deflection of the spring in response to a load on the trailer is converted to a weight measurement that may be read on a calibrated scale. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259652 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - An upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail, and a rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor. A rod of the load sensor penetrates a web of the rectangular frame, a washer and a spring holder, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A bush is fitted to an edge of a hole of the washer, and a step is formed between an upper surface of the washer and the bush. A nut is screwed to the rod and tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between the spring holder and the web and is compressed, and an end portion of the coil spring engages with the step. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259653 | OMNI-WHEEL BASED DRIVING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MAIN WHEEL STRUCTURE - An omni-wheel based driving mechanism includes a spherical wheel, a pair of first omni wheels, and a pair of second omni wheels. The first omni wheels are arranged at two sides of the spherical wheel to space from each other by a predetermined distance in a first direction, so that the spherical wheel is rollably positioned between the first omni wheels. The second omni wheels are arranged at another two sides of the spherical wheel to space from each other by a predetermined distance in a second direction, so that the spherical wheel is rollably positioned between the second omni wheels. Therefore, a good driving efficiency can be obtained between the spherical wheel and the first omni wheels and the second omni wheels. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259654 | TRACK BELT FOR SNOW VEHICLE AND SNOW VEHICLE - A track belt for a snow vehicle includes a belt body, a first lug, outer end circumferential regions, and contacting portions. The first lug is disposed at a central portion in a right/left direction of the belt body. The outer end circumferential regions are provided at both end portions in the right and left directions of the belt body, and include second lugs each having a height from the outer circumferential surface being no more than a half of a height of the first lug, or do not include lugs protruded from the outer circumferential surface of the belt body. The contacting portions are provided at the inner circumferential surface such that positions of the contacting portions in the right/left direction overlap with the outer end circumferential regions and are arranged to contact a rotating wheel member that opposes a snow surface across the belt body. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259655 | TRACTOR HAVING HYDRAULIC LIFTING APPARATUS - Provided is a tractor having a hydraulic lifting apparatus, wherein, assuming that a lift of the hydraulic lifting apparatus is P (N), a discharge flow rate of a hydraulic pump is Q (m | 2011-10-27 |
20110259656 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention relates to an electrical connection system for a motor vehicle with electric drive so as to make it possible to electrically connect means of electrical energy storage of the vehicle to an electrical source with a view to their charging, characterized in that it comprises: at least one electrically conducting bar extending in such a way as to be accessible from beneath the vehicle between front and rear regions thereof, each electrically conducting bar comprising an electrically conducting active surface connected electrically to the means of electrical energy storage of the vehicle, the active surface being intended to come into contact with complementary means of the electrical source, protection means for protecting the active surface of the electrically conducting bar, the bar and the protection means being able to move relative to one another between a so-called charging position where the active surface of the bar is disengaged from the protection means and a so-called off-charge position where the active surface of the bar is covered by the protection means. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259657 | VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC DRIVE - Different axle arrangements are provided for a hybrid vehicle or a vehicle that can be driven exclusively by an electric machine. The vehicle has a front and rear axles and at least one drive that comprises an electric machine for driving at least one wheel of one of the axles. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259658 | Power output device for wheeled vehicle - A power output device includes a spindle for attaching to a fork of a wheeled vehicle, a housing for attaching to a wheel and rotatably attached onto the spindle, a container disposed in the housing, a stator disposed in container, a rotor rotatably attached to the spindle, a gear attached to the rotor, a gear wheel secured to the container, a number of pinions engaged with the gear and the gear wheel and attached between two plates, an output shaft attached to one of the plates and attached to the container, and a control device having one or more batteries attached to the container, and an electric mechanism for operating the rotor and the gear to rotate relative to the stator and to rotate or drive wheel of the wheeled vehicle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259659 | POLYPHASE TRANSVERSE AND/OR COMMUTATED FLUX SYSTEMS - Disclosed are single- and poly-phase transverse and/or commutated flux machines and components thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Exemplary devices, including polyphase devices, may variously be configured with an interior rotor and/or an interior stator. Other exemplary devices, including polyphase devices, may be configured in a slim, stacked, and/or nested configuration. Via use of such polyphase configurations, transverse and/or commutated flux machines can achieve improved performance, efficiency, and/or be sized or otherwise configured for various applications. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259660 | FRAME FOR A TWO WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A frame for an electric vehicle with a motor and a transmission, the frame including a steering head unit, a power unit casing, a left side frame and a right side frame. The steering head unit includes a steering head, a left extension and a right extension, wherein the left extension and right extension extend at an angle from the steering head. The power unit casing encloses the motor and the transmission, orienting the gearbox of the transmission vertically underneath the motor. The left and right side frames mount, on one end, to the left and right extensions of the steering head unit, respectively, wherein the other end mounts to the left and right sides of the power unit casing, respectively. The steering head unit, the power unit, the left side frame and the right side frame form an open cage, configured to accept a battery assembly. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259661 | SENSOR HOUSING - A sensor housing which may be used to house a pinch sensor may include: a first portion having a sensor attaching surface and a first connecting member; a second portion that at least partially covers the sensor attaching surface and that has a second connecting member; and, an installation surface that can be used to install the sensor housing onto a vehicle. The second portion may be adjustable with respect to the first portion between: (1) a first condition where the second portion at least partially uncovers the sensor attaching surface and where a sensor can be attached to the sensor attaching surface; and, (2) a second condition where the second portion at least partially covers the sensor and where the second connecting member can be connected to the first connecting member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259662 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259663 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - To prevent a generation of a large change of a steering reaction force at the time of starting and stopping steering so as to reduce a feeling of strangeness of a driver, while controlling driven wheels with high responsivity with respect to steering. A steering control unit | 2011-10-27 |
20110259664 | CASE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A case for an electronic device can include two pieces. A first piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in a substantially fixed position. A second piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in one of multiple substantially fixed positions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259665 | ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS FOR LIGHTING IN SUSPENDED CEILINGS - An acoustic housing, a light fixture, a suspended ceiling system, and a method of decreasing sound transfer from a light fixture in a suspended ceiling are disclosed. An acoustic hood for a light fixture in a suspended ceiling may include a partially enclosed space formed between a plurality of wall portions. A light fixture may include first and second layers that are coupled to one another and form a partially enclosed space. A suspended ceiling system may include the acoustic hood or light fixture. The method relates to disposing an acoustic housing spaced from the light fixture. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259666 | SOUND ATTENUATION CANOPY - A sound attenuation canopy for reducing levels of sound passing through an opening comprises a sound absorbing member. The sound absorbing member is comprised of a flexible sound absorbing material and has a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first end is configured to attach to a periphery of the opening at a first location, the second end is configured to attach to a periphery of the opening at a second location and the intermediate portion is configured to be spaced apart from the opening. When the first end and the second end of the sound absorbing member are attached to the periphery of the opening, at least one side opening is at least partially defined by the intermediate portion and the perimeter of the opening, and a sound transmission flow path through open space between the opening and the side opening comprises at least one change of direction greater than 45 degrees. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259667 | Duct Sound Damper For A Flow Machine - Duct sound damper for deliberate reduction of sound waves for a flow machine, particularly for a compressor, with a housing having at least one horizontally extending acoustically reflective back wall and at least one front cover plate. At least one flow channel connected together through inlet opening and outlet opening is enclosed by at least one damper member reducing the sound. The damper member includes horizontal axial stringers, circumferential stringers, the front cover plate, at least one sound-insulating metal element extending horizontal to the flow-guiding cross section, and the acoustically reflective back wall. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259668 | TRIANGULAR INFLATABLE EVACUATION SLIDE - An inflatable evacuation slide, substantially triangular in cross-section, includes a base and lateral sides. The sides are formed from interlocking components, so that the slide is straight, when deployed. The inflatable evacuation slide may be used, for example, as a marine evacuation slide. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259669 | ELEVATING PLATFORM ASSEMBLY - An elevating platform assembly ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259670 | Lubricating Device and its Use for Lubricating a Wheel Flange of a Railway Vehicle - Device for lubricating a wheel flange of a railway vehicle based on the spraying of a pressurized jet of lubricant, comprising an electromagnetic pump with a pump body ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259671 | Divider Device for Flow of Lubricant and Lubrication System - Divider device for a flow of lubricant carried by a gas, typically air, comprising a distribution barrel ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259672 | POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL - A POS terminal comprises a controller, a main display, a sub-display, and a multimedia display. The controller comprises a casing including a top plate. The main display is disposed on the top plate. The sub-display is disposed on the top plate, and the display panel of the sub-display facing substantially back away from the display panel of the main display. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259673 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - In a method for utilizing a wedge engagement mechanism as means for retaining an output shaft without requiring a large driving power, there is a need for preventing fatigue life of an actuator from being reduced as a result of stress at contacting portions of parts of wedge engagement portions of the wedge engagement mechanism becoming large. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259674 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation includes a first elevator car and a second elevator car, each having a respective braking device, and a safety system that monitors the elevator cars. The safety system has for each braking device a braking force regulating device for regulating a braking force of the respective braking device. The safety system activates at least one of the braking devices by the associated braking force regulating device in order to prevent collision of the first elevator car with the second elevator car. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259675 | VARIABLE-CAPACITY SELF-ADJUSTING PNEUMATIC LOAD ELEVATOR - A pneumatic system with multiple air reservoirs is connected to the bellows of a load elevator. A plurality of valves enables the optional pneumatic connection of different combinations of reservoirs so as to change the range of operation of the elevator to meet the self-adjusting weight requirements of a particular job at hand. In the preferred embodiment, the air actuator is pneumatically connected to a main air reservoir, which in turn can optionally be coupled in series with one or two additional reservoirs of different capacities. As a result of this configuration of its pneumatic system, the elevator can be switched between and operated at three different load levels, at the convenience of the operator, without changing the amount of air in the system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259676 | WEAR AND FRICTION CONTROL OF METAL ROPE AND SHEAVE INTERFACES - A coated sheave ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259677 | ELEVATOR SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION STRIP - A suspension and transmission device for use with an elevator system comprises one or more strips that provide load carrying, transmission or traction, and load carrying redundancy or safety functions for the elevator system. In one version a single strip comprised of polymer and composite materials provides these functions. In another version multiple strips comprised of polymer and composite materials provide these functions. In another version, a strip comprises a hollow interior portion. In another version one or more strips incorporate materials that can be detected when using the strip to monitor the condition of the one or more strips. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259678 | AUTOMATIC SHOE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - To provide the drum brake device enables the assembly of the strut assembly ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259679 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE DURING A STARTING PROCESS - In the method for providing assistance to the driver of a motor vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle comprising a semi-automatic or an automatic transmission, it is recognized, during the starting process, whether the holding torque of the vehicle is greater than the engine intake torque in the current gear. In the event that a current torque is greater than the engine intake torque in the current gear or if no gear is engaged or called for, in the first forward gear, emitting a signal which indicates to the driver the need to use the holding brake of the vehicle and/or a transmitting a signal to the brake control system of the vehicle to impose a brake pressure in the service brake and/or in the holding brake. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259680 | PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A parking brake assembly for a railway car includes a ratchet mounted for rotation on a threaded piston rod of a brake actuator and a holding pawl engageable with the ratchet for maintaining a push rod of the parking brake assembly to apply braking force when the air pressure is lost in the brake pipe and releasing the push rod to accordingly release the braking force when the supply of air pressure in the brake pipe is restored. An operating lever and a cylinder connected thereto are provided for selectively rotating the holding pawl. Valve is provided for supplying air pressure to and evacuating it from the cylinder. Release mechanism is provided for manually releasing the braking force. The parking brake assembly is employed with either truck-mounted or carbody-mounted braking system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259681 | PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A parking brake assembly for a railway car includes a ratchet mounted for rotation on a threaded piston rod of a brake actuator and a holding pawl engageable with the ratchet for maintaining a push rod of the parking brake assembly to apply braking force when the air pressure is lost in the brake pipe and releasing the push rod to accordingly release the braking force when the supply of air pressure in the brake pipe is restored. An operating lever and a cylinder connected thereto are provided for selectively rotating the holding pawl. Valve is provided for supplying air pressure to and evacuating it from the cylinder. Release mechanism is provided for manually releasing the braking force. The parking brake assembly is employed with either truck-mounted or carbody-mounted braking system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259682 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk is described that has a friction ring and a disk chamber connected to the friction ring via connecting links. Bores, into which the connecting links are inserted, are formed in the circumference of the friction ring. The connecting links are calibrated using a die before being inserted into the bore. A calibration ball is introduced into the bore with the aid of which the wall of the bore is calibrated when the connecting link is inserted. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259683 | Disc Brake Assembly - A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially facing outer surface of the tone ring to prevent separation of the tone ring from the rotor during use. In one aspect, the biasing element is formed in the shape of a regular polygon, such as a dodecahedron. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259684 | Internally Ventilated Brake Disc - An internally ventilated brake disc includes at least two friction rings, which are held apart from each other by ribs, and air blades, which are fastened to the brake disc and which extend essentially from the inner circumference of a friction ring in the radial direction by a defined amount in the direction of the axis of rotation of the brake disc. The air blades function to deliver a cooling air flow through the space between the friction rings when the brake disc is rotating. The air blades are formed by one or more sheet metal part(s) that is or are connected to at least some of the ribs. This connection can be by material bonding or can be shape locking or force locking. The air blades are machined out of a sheet metal ring and, thus, form an integral sheet metal part, wherein the sheet metal ring is provided with a plurality of clamps or clips for a shape-locking connection to the ribs and is not formed so as to be closed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259685 | UNIT GUIDE WEAR PLATE FOR BRAKE BEAMS - An improved unit guide wear plate for brake beams, which provides a brake beam centering force and aligns the movement of a brake beam end guide within the side frame of a railroad car truck so that the brake shoes can provide the maximum amount of force against the wheels when stopping the railroad car, and which is less prone to fracture than current unit guide wear plates. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259686 | DISC BRAKE PAD - To provide a disc brake pad for a disc brake equipped with a metal disc rotor, having a friction material that includes a fiber base material, a binder, an abrasive material, and a frictional wear modifier, which effectively minimizes a sticking problem of the friction material and the disc rotor and simultaneously provides effective fading resistance, wear resistance, and formability. The friction material includes the fiber base material, binder, abrasive material, and frictional wear modifier, and friction material has the binder of 4.5-7.0 weight % relative to the gross friction material amount, aralkyl modified phenolic resin of at least 50 weight % relative to the binder amount, inorganic particles of 1-3 weight % as the abrasive material with 6-8 of Moh's hardness and average particle diameter of 10-200 μm. Furthermore, the friction material includes alkali metal titanate and/or alkali earth metal titanate of 20-30 weight %. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259687 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Vibration Isolation - A tunable vibration isolator having a housing, fluid chamber, and at least one tuning passage. A piston assembly is resiliently disposed within the housing. A vibration isolation fluid is allowed to flow from the fluid chambers through the tuning passage. A metering valve is actuated up and down in order to change the effective diameter of the tuning passage, resulting in a change to the isolation frequency. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259688 | FRICTION SHOCK ABSORBER - Friction shock absorber ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259689 | Spring damper - A damper is shown for damping the movements of a valve spring in an engine. The valve spring can be housed within the damper or the damper may be located inside of the valve spring. The damper is made from a suitable polymer and has one or more tabs or slots located radially to a central axis and one or more helical springs, rings or bands housed in the slots or between the tabs. The helical springs, rings or bands are located on the outer surface of the damper where the valve spring is housed within the damper. The cross section, number and location of the tabs, slots, helical springs, rings or bands can be adjusted depending on the particular application of the damper and the amount of damping that is desired for the particular application. The damper can also incorporate a hub or stem seal and ports for receiving oil. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259690 | CLIPBOARD ATTACHECASE - The present invention relates to a clipboard attaché comprising: a top half; a bottom half, where the bottom half connects to the top half about a hinge; an attachment means on the outer portion of the bottom half; and a lip extending outward from the outer portion of the top half. The attachment means includes at least one curved clamp. The clipboard attaché may include a storage mean, where in one exemplary embodiment the storage means includes a plurality of storage pouches. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259691 | Carrying Case with Enclosed Handle - A carrying case including a first container having a first perimeter around a first opening and a second container comprising a second perimeter around a second opening, a first portion of the second perimeter being coupled to a first portion of the first perimeter to form a foldable interface between the first container and the second container; and a handle coupled to the foldable interface, a second portion of the first perimeter being configured to removably couple to a second portion of the second perimeter to enclose the handle of the first and second containers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259692 | A COVER FOR A LUGGAGE CONTAINER - The invention relates to a cover ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259693 | COMPACTABLE LUGGAGE SYSTEM - A compactable luggage system includes a portable container having an internal storage compartment structured and arranged to store at least one travel item, an one outer-volume reducer structured and arranged to reduce an outer volume of the portable container. The portable container includes a pressure-tight barrier structured and arranged to bar equalization of fluid pressures across the pressure-tight barrier surrounding the internal storage compartment, and a re-sealable access structured and arranged to provide re-sealable access to the one internal storage compartment through said pressure-tight barrier. The portable container includes a pressure-dependent volume adjuster structured and arranged to adjust the outer volume of the one portable container in response to the fluid pressure differential across the pressure-tight barrier. This and other features are described. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259694 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - An electric vehicle can run with power supplied from a power supply facility on the outside of the vehicle. A resonator for power reception is disposed under a metallic under body and configured to receive power from a resonator for power transmission in the power supply facility by resonating with the resonator through an electromagnetic field. A power storage device stores power received by the resonator for power reception. A power cable is laid under the under body along with the resonator for power reception, and configured to transmit power received by the resonator for power reception. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259695 | TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A transmission ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259696 | Stepwise Automatic Transmission For Saddle Riding Type Vehicle, Power Unit Equipped With The Same, And Saddle Riding Type Vehicle Equipped With The Same - In a stepwise automatic transmission, a mass is concentrated in a longitudinal direction thereof. The stepwise automatic transmission includes an input shaft, an intermediate shaft, an output shaft, a first clutch which is connected and disconnected in accordance with a rotation speed of the input shaft, first and second power transmission mechanisms, and a second clutch which is connected and disconnected in accordance with rotation speed of the intermediate shaft. The intermediate shaft is disposed rearward of the input shaft. When the first clutch is connected, the first power transmission mechanism transmits rotation of the input shaft to the intermediate shaft. The second clutch is provided on the intermediate shaft. When the second clutch is connected, the second power transmission mechanism transmits rotation of the intermediate shaft to the output shaft. A front end of the second clutch is located forward of a rear end of the first clutch as viewed from an axial direction of the input shaft. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259697 | Switchable free-wheel device for a transmission, particularly for a crank-cvt of a motor vehicle - A switchable free-wheel device for a transmission for a crank-driven CVT of a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one free-wheel unit with a drivable outer ring, an inner ring in the form of an output shaft, and clamping bodies disposed between the rings and rotatable about their longitudinal axes. In the axial direction, each of the clamping bodies includes first and second grooves that are axially spaced from each other and offset relative to each other in the peripheral direction of the clamping body. Annular worm springs surrounding the clamping bodies are displaceable in the axial direction of the body by a switching mechanism, such that the springs engage either in the first groove or in the second groove. The clamping body rotates about its longitudinal axis such that the force applied by the worm spring runs on a side of the longitudinal axis. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259698 | HYBRID MODULE FOR A DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE - A hybrid module for a drive train of a vehicle, including a first disconnect clutch ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259699 | Clutch System and Methods - Some embodiments of a clutch system or method include a fan clutch device having a clutch shut-off system permits a cooling fan to continue to provide airflow even when the friction ring is worn down to a level that requires replacement. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259700 | AXIALLY ADJUSTABLE WITHOUT PLAY COUPLING BETWEEN FLYWHEEL AND REACTION PLATE | 2011-10-27 |
20110259701 | Dry clutch having solid lubricant friction stabilization inserts - The present invention provides a lever actuator rear pull dry clutch to connect an engine with a vehicle transmission. A spring retainer and/or pressure plate of the clutch assembly has a dry lubricant for sliding in pivotal engagement with the levers to maintain the efficiency of the actuation of the clutch over an extended life cycle of the clutch assembly. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259702 | Clutch Arrangement, In Particular For The Drive Train Of A Vehicle - A clutch arrangement includes a housing filled with fluid, a first friction surface formation rotatable with the housing around an axis of rotation, a second friction surface formation rotatable with a driven element around the axis of rotation, a pressing element rotatable with the housing around the axis of rotation and which divides an interior space of the housing into a first spatial area and a second spatial area. Depending on fluid pressure in the first and fluid pressure in the second spatial areas, the pressing element is movable with respect to the housing for producing and canceling a frictional engagement between the and the second friction surface formations. A fluid supply system for the first spatial area and/or the second spatial area includes at least a first fluid flow path. The fluid can be supplied to the associated spatial area via at least one fluid flow path and fluid can be removed from the associated spatial area via at least one fluid flow path. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259703 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH WITH BRAKE - An electromagnetic clutch includes a first shaft and a rotor rotatable together around an axis, and the rotor includes a clutch friction surface. A second shaft is disposed coaxially and slidably around the first shaft and drives the rotor to rotate around the axis. An armature facing the rotor is fixed to the second shaft to be displaceable in the axial direction. The clutch further includes a coil that presses the armature against the clutch friction surface when the coil is supplied with electricity, and that releases the armature from the clutch friction surface when the coil is not supplied with electricity. A brake device is provided to continuously apply to the rotor a brake torque which is not less than a slip torque generated between the second shaft and the first shaft and less than a driving torque applied by the second shaft. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259704 | AUTOMATIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROVIDED WITH PARKING LOCK DEVICE - An automatic manual transmission having: at least one primary shaft; at least one secondary shaft; a plurality of gear pairs, each of which mechanically couples the primary shaft to the secondary shaft; a plurality of synchronizers, each of which is mounted coaxial to a shaft, is coupled to a gear of at least one gear pair, and is adapted to be actuated to engage the gear to the shaft; a plurality of forks, which actuate the synchronizers and are movable; a parking lock device which may be actuated to prevent the rotation of the secondary shaft; and a connecting device, which is mechanically connected on one side to a first fork and on the other side to the parking lock device to transmit the movement of the first fork to the parking lock device so as to control the activation and deactivation of the parking lock device itself by exploiting the movement of the first fork. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259705 | A Clutch Bearing, a Clutch Drive Device, and a Motor Vehicle Equipped with such a Bearing and with such a Device - This bearing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259706 | CASH HANDLING - Cash handling in a cash handling system is described in terms of methods and arrangements that interact by exchanging cash as well as information signals. A cash transport unit is configured to receive, store and provide cash, preferably in the form of notes. The transport units connect with ATM's, shops, vehicles as well as cash docking stations. Information flows among the entities of the system, between the transport units, the shops, the vehicles, the docking stations, a transport service control center, cash centers as well as banks. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259707 | HANDLING OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CURRENCY - A money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency and classify each into at least one class. Each class of currency items is stored and managed by the money handling apparatus in order to be able to extract the received items. In some implementations, the money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency, store items of currency, receive at least one service media, and transport at least one stored currency item to a removable storage unit in a specified sequence or order. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259708 | MEDIUM PROCESS APPARATUS AND FINANCIAL DEVICE - Provided is a medium process apparatus. The medium process apparatus comprises a support device configured to support a medium that is being transferred, and a plurality of detecting units configured to detect a state of the medium. The plurality of detecting units are arranged at regular intervals, and each of the plurality of detecting units comprises a detecting lever and a detecting sensor configured to output a signal according to a movement of the detecting lever. If the medium is divided into uniform regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction of the medium, the detecting units detect states of corresponding regions of the medium. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259709 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a conveyor system for the onward conveyance of bottles or similar containers ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259710 | Apparatus and Method for Orienting Products for Applying Indicia During Transport - An apparatus and method for transporting flat products and for orienting such products for applying printed indicia while the products are transported, comprises a conveyor system which transports flat products in a first direction while holding the products in a first orientation generally orthogonal to the first direction, and, during transport, orients at least a peripheral portion of the product in a direction opposite the first direction, in an orientation and position for applying printed indicia on the peripheral portion of the product. The apparatus and method are particularly applicable for use in applying address information to the upper right corner of newspapers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259711 | BUFFER CONVEYOR HAVING PARALLEL TRACKS - A conveyor for buffering products comprises at least first and second drivable curved conveyor parts, which are spaced from each other in horizontal direction. At least, the first conveyor part has at least an inner track and an outer track, wherein the outer track is adjacent to the inner track and disposed at the outside bend side of the inner track. The second conveyor part has at least a second conveyor part track, wherein one end of the outer track of the first conveyor part is coupled to one end of the second conveyor part track. An other end of the second conveyor part track is coupled to one end of the inner track of the first conveyor part. The first and second conveyor parts are at least partly helically-shaped. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259712 | APPARATUS FOR STACKING ELECTRODE PLATES - An apparatus for stacking electrode plates includes a first and second transfer conveyor units, and an electrode plate support. The first transfer conveyor unit includes an addressing conveyor and a movable conveyor, and a power unit drives the movable conveyor upward and downward to vary the angle between the movable conveyor and the addressing conveyor. The second transfer conveyor unit has a plurality of conveyors located at different heights. The electrode plate support has a plurality of support plates which are placed vertically parallel to one another. The electrode plate support is moved upward and downward in a vertical direction via a conveyor device to move the support plates to positions adjacent to their own corresponding conveyors of the second transfer conveyor unit at different heights, and each of the support plates accepts an electrode plate from its own corresponding conveyor of the second transfer conveyor unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259713 | SPIRAL CONVEYOR APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC FLOW CONTROL AND MERGE/DIVERT ATTACHMENT - A spur section for connecting a primary conveyor to a secondary conveyor is provided. The spur section includes a frame configured for attachment to a selected segment of a primary conveyor, a driving element and a driven element associated with the frame, and a driver that powers the driving element. A sensor is arranged on the selected segment of the primary conveyor that detects a conveyed article and selectively generates a divert signal or a merge signal. A controller receives the divert signal or merge signal from the sensor and controls the driving element in accordance with the divert signal or merge signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259714 | METHOD AND CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR RETURNING EMPTIES, IN PARTICULAR BOTTLES AND CANS - The present invention relates to a method for returning empties, in particular bottles and cans, having a bulk input, in which the empties ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259715 | AUTOMATIC DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS BATCH ORDER PROCESSING - An automatic delivery system includes a conveyor including powered first rollers arranged in parallel with each other defining a spacing between sequential ones of the first rollers. Fixed second rollers or fixed members are each connected to and coaxially aligned with individual ones of the first rollers and sequentially separated by the first roller spacing. The second rollers are divisible into at least two groups, each defining a loading station. Each of the loading stations has a station positioning device including at least one extension rod extending through and horizontally displaceable within the spacing between sequential ones of the first and second rollers. The station positioning device displaces a container received on the powered first rollers into and out of the loading station. A computer controlling the system and the station positioning device includes data for components inserted into the container at the loading station of each group. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259716 | Conveyor With At Least One Conveyor Support Apparatus - A conveyor includes at least one conveyor support apparatus. Each conveyor support apparatus includes one or more bases and a plurality of supports adjacent to the at least one base. The supports are comprised of concrete. The supports extend vertically from the base. One or more idlers are connected to the supports for supporting a moveable belt. The moveable belt is supported by the one or more idlers for movement such that the moveable belt is able to move material. A method of providing conveyors and concrete support apparatuses that may be used in such conveyors are also disclosed herein. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH-CAPACITANCE RF MEMS SWITCHES - Systems and methods for providing high-capacitive RF MEMS switches are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a micro-electro-mechanical switch assembly including a substrate, an electrode disposed on a portion of the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a portion of the electrode, a metal layer disposed on at least a portion of the dielectric layer, and a flexible membrane having first and second ends supported at spaced locations on the substrate base, where the flexible membrane is configured to move from a default position to an actuated position in response to a preselected switching voltage applied between the flexible membrane and the electrode, and where, in the actuated position, the flexible membrane is in electrical contact with the metal layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259718 | ELECTRICAL ROTARY SWITCH - A rotary electrical switch comprises at least one rotary contact and a stationary contact. The switch may comprise a housing with a first space for accommodating the rotary contact, a second space for accommodating the stationary contact, and a third space for accommodating the stationary contact. The second space and/or the third space is substantially closed or closable when the stationary contact is arranged in the third space or the second space, respectively. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259719 | SWITCH MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a switch module and a refrigerator having the same. In the refrigerator with a dispenser installed on a door, a switch module to operate the dispenser includes a switch to operate the dispenser, a push button moving backwards by external force and applying pressure to the switch to operate the switch, and a switch case provided with a front surface on which the push button is arranged and receiving the switch therein, and the push button is installed on the switch case by a link assembly to simultaneously move upper and lower portions of the push button forwards and backwards. Therefore, the push button is uniformly operated regardless of a position to which the external force is applied. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259720 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH ACTUATOR SUPPORT AND VIEWING WINDOW - In one embodiment, a system may include an electrical device having an indicator light source, an actuator having a window, a viewing piece arranged to be visible through the window, and a light guide arranged to guide light from the light source to the viewing piece. The viewing piece may have a receiving portion arranged to receive light from the light guide, and the width of the receiving portion may be substantially larger than the width of the light guide. In another embodiment, a system may include an electrical device having a first support member, and an actuator having a second support member. The actuator may be adapted to move along a path of motion from a retracted position to an extended position, and the first and second support members may be adapted to support the actuator in the extended position with forces that are substantially balanced along the path of motion. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259721 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH SUBROCKER AND REMOVABLE ROCKER - In one embodiment, a system includes an electrical device, a frame adapted to be attached to and removed from the electrical device without removing the electrical device from an installed position, a rocker pivotally attached to the frame, a switch disposed within the electrical device, and a subrocker arranged to enable the rocker to actuate the switch. In another embodiment, an interchange kit includes a frame adapted to be attached to and removed from an electrical device without removing the electrical device from an installed position, and a rocker pivotally attached to the frame. The rocker may be adapted to engage a subrocker on the electrical device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259722 | ELECTRICAL DEVICES WITH REMOVABLE ACTUATOR FRAMES - In one embodiment, a system may include an electrical device, an actuator for the electrical device, and an interchangeable frame configured to be removeably attached to the electrical device and to hold the actuator. The frame may be adapted to pivotally engage the electrical device. In another embodiment, an electrical device may have an interface adapted to enable a frame to be attached to and removed from the electrical device, an opening in the electrical device, a subactuator arranged to actuate a switch in the electrical device through the opening, and to engage an actuator on the frame when the frame is attached to the electrical device, and a first rim disposed about the opening. The subactuator may include a second rim arranged to overlap the first rim. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259723 | SWITCH STRUCTURE FOR A POWER TOOL - The present application provides an improved switch structure for a power tool, having an outer cover, a transfer switch arranged in the outer cover, and a first button and a second button arranged on the outer cover and respectively acting on a first end and a second end of a seesaw of the transfer switch. It may also have a retaining device to keep the first button and the second button respectively jointed with the first end and the second end of the seesaw. Utilizing this arrangement of the retaining device, the button and the electric transfer switch are kept in a jointed state so that the switch does not have a loose feeling to a user which can negatively affect operation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259724 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING TILT SENSOR AND KEY INPUT - A method of providing a user interface in a terminal equipped with a tilt sensor. The method includes sensing an input of a key. The method also includes sensing a tilt input by the tilt sensor after sensing the input of the key. The method further includes performing a function corresponding to a combination of the key and the tilt input, when the tilt sensor senses the tilt input. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259725 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR NAUTICAL EQUIPMENT - The disclosure concerns an electrical switch for nautical equipment. The switch comprises electric actuation means, which in turn comprise at least one control button, able to be connected to an external electric circuit, and a housing of such electric actuation means. Advantageously, the switch also comprises a covering element that is moveable with respect to the housing between a first position, at which the button can be directly activated by the user by just inserting a finger into a suitable recess, and a second position, at which the covering element prevents direct access to the button and is itself moveable by the user in the direction towards the button for its activation. When the covering element is in the second position, the activation of the button can be obtained by pressing the covering element with a foot or with a hand. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259726 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING THERMOLYSIS OF PLASTIC WASTE IN CONTINUOUS MANNER - The subject of the invention is apparatus and method for thermolysis of waste plastics especially polyolefins where reaction feedstock, reaction residuals and reaction products are removed continuously. Apparatus for thermolysis of waste plastics especially polyolefins includes plastic feeding system, pyrolysis reactor, discharge system according to the invention characterized in that after the plastic feeding system ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259727 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO COMBUSTIBLE BIOMATERIALS - A system for producing combustible biomaterial is described. The system includes: (i) a lignocellulose rupturing device for rupturing lignocellulose in biomass to produce a ruptured biomass material, the ruptured biomass material having an inorganic material; (ii) a washing subassembly designed to wash the ruptured biomass material having said inorganic material with a solvent and produce an inorganic-material-enriched solvent and an inorganic-material-depleted ruptured biomass; and (iii) a pyrolyzing subassembly for pyrolyzing the inorganic-material-depleted ruptured biomass to produce a combustible biomaterial. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259728 | Section of a separation column, separation column and a method of operation - A separation column containing a feed distribution device and a feed distribution device for a separation column, such as a vacuum distillation column. The feed distribution device being capable of diffusing and directing a feed flow from a feed inlet so as to distribute the feed substantially evenly over the surface area of a separation plate in the column thereby increasing the columns efficiency. The separation column containing the feed distribution device being capable of shorter height, less costly design and lower operating cost than a separation column without the feed distribution device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259729 | Low cost desalination method using renewable energy & recycled materials - The scarcity of fresh water for human consumption and agricultural irrigation is an ongoing problem affecting billions of people. This problem is only getting worse with growing human populations, pollution and global warming. Relying on underground sources of fresh water is not a viable long-term solution. I propose to solve the problem of fresh water scarcity with a new kind of desalination method. This desalination method is comprised of recycled materials thereby reducing the amount of pollution in the world. This desalination method uses no other power sources other than solar energy. The usage of recycled materials and renewable energy sources thereby ensures that this desalination method is a low cost way of transporting seawater and converting it into fresh water. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259730 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MICROSTRUCTURED PLASMA TREATMENT - The invention relates to a device for the microstructured plasma treatment of a film substrate, especially of a plastic film Said device comprises a rotatably received cylindrical electrode the surface of which contains or consists of metal, especially chromium, the surface having microstructured depressions, a planar high-voltage electrode the surface of which has a shape complementary to that of the cylindrical electrode and can be arranged on a section of the surface of the cylindrical electrode in a substantially form-fit manner, a transport device for transporting the film substrate to be treated between the surface of the cylindrical electrode and the high-voltage electrode, and a device for feeding a process gas to the surface of the cylindrical electrode and to the interspace between the cylindrical electrode and the high-voltage electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259731 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISSOCIATING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN FROM WATER - Water is dissociated into hydrogen and oxygen preferably using an adjacent plasma at or near atmosphere pressure and ambient temperature and generated preferably by a caduceus coil driving a frequency that creates a plasma shear and/or induces resonance in the water molecules. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259732 | METHODS FOR HIGH-RATE SPUTTERING OF A COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR ON LARGE AREA SUBSTRATES - Methods are generally provided for sputtering thin films on individual substrates. Individual substrates can be conveyed into a vacuum chamber to draw a sputtering pressure that is less than about 50 mTorr. Then, the individual substrates can be conveyed into a sputtering chamber and past a planar magnetron continuously sputtering a target by an ionized gas at the sputtering pressure such that a thin film is formed on a surface of the individual substrate. The target is subjected to a high frequency power having a frequency from about 400 kHz to about 4 MHz at power levels of greater than about 1 kW. In one particular embodiment, the method can be generally directed to sputtering thin films on individual substrates defining a surface having a surface area of about 1000 cm | 2011-10-27 |
20110259733 | MAGNETIC FIELD CONTROL FOR UNIFORM FILM THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION IN SPUTTER APPARATUS - When a film is formed by using a sputter method, distribution variation due to a progress of target erosion generated during the film formation is suppressed, and film thickness distribution and resistance value distribution are corrected to an optimal state. In order to maintain the magnetic flux density formed on the target surface at a constant level, the distance between the target surface and the magnet surface (MT distance) is corrected in accordance with the progress of the target erosion. Further, two or more MT distances are set by a process recipe or the like while forming a thin film, and different distribution shapes are combined to form a near flat distribution shape. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259734 | Apparatus for Electrochemical Plating Semiconductor Wafers - An electroplating apparatus for depositing a conductive material on a semiconductor wafer includes a vessel for holding an electroplating bath, a support for holding a semiconductor wafer within the vessel and beneath a surface of the bath; first and second electrodes within the vessel, between which an electrical current may flow causing conductive material to be electrolytically deposited onto the wafer, a third electrode disposed outside of the bath for applying a static electric charge to the wafer, and an electrical power supply coupled with the third electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259735 | ELEMENTARY CELL AND RELEVANT MODULAR ELECTROLYSER FOR ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES - An electrolysis cell provided with a separator, suitable for chlor-alkali electrolysis, has a planar flexible cathode kept in contact with the separator by an elastic conductive element pressed by a current distributor and an anode consisting of a punched sheet or mesh supporting the separator suitable for being individually pre-assembled and used as elementary unit of a modular arrangement to form an electrolyser whose terminal cells only are connected to the electric power supply; the electrical continuity between adjacent cells being assured by conductive contact strips secured to the external anodic walls of the shells delimiting each cell with the stiffness of the cathode current distributor and of the anodic structure and the elasticity of the conductive element cooperate in maintaining a uniform cathode to separator contact with a homogeneous pressure distribution meanwhile ensuring a suitable mechanical load on the contact strips. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259736 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR MAKING ALKALI ALCOHOLATES USING CERAMIC ION CONDUCTING SOLID MEMBRANES - Disclosed are electrolytic cells for making solutions of metal alcoholates in their corresponding alcohols using an electrolytic process. In one embodiment, sodium methylate in methanol is made from methanol and sodium hydroxide solution. The sodium hydroxide solution is placed in the anolyte compartment and the methanol is placed in the catholyte compartment, and the two compartments are separated by a ceramic membrane that selectively transports sodium under the influence of current. In preferred embodiments, the process is cost-effective and not environmentally harmful. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259737 | PERMANENT CATHODE - A permanent cathode that is to be used as electrode in the electro-refining and/or recovery of metals, such as copper, zinc, cobalt or nickel. The permanent cathode comprises a planar mother plate that is made of metal and comprises two sides. The mother plate comprises an edge, which at least partly surrounds the metal plate. The edge comprises a groove portion that is provided with a groove. The groove portion comprises at least one bridging section for joining together, over the groove portion of the edge of the metal plate at the at least one bridging section, the cathode metal halves, such as cathode copper halves, cathode zinc halves, cathode cobalt halves or cathode nickel halves, which are formed on the sides of the mother plate in the electro-refining of the metals. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259738 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING DEVICE - A magnetron sputtering device includes a holding compartment, a target assembly, a supporting base, and a rotation module. The holding compartment is divided to a reactive chamber and a receiving chamber. The target assembly includes two cooling plates, two magnetic units, and a target. The two cooling plates define a magnetron room communicating with the receiving chamber. The two magnetic units are suspended in the magnetron room. The target is attached on the cooling plate under the magnetic units. The supporting base is for supporting work-pieces. The rotation module is received in the receiving chamber, and jointed to the two magnetic units. The rotation module drives the magnetic units to spin about a central axis thereof and move back and forth along a direction lengthwise of the magnetic unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259739 | Method and System for Large Scale Manufacture of Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices Using Multi-Chamber Configuration - A method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices includes loading a substrate into a load lock station and transferring the substrate in a controlled ambient to a first process station. The method includes using a first physical deposition process in the first process station to cause formation of a first conductor layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method includes transferring the substrate to a second process station, and using a second physical deposition process in the second process station to cause formation of a second layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method further includes repeating the transferring and processing until all thin film materials of the photovoltaic devices are formed. In an embodiment, the invention also provides a method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices including feed forward control. That is, the method includes in-situ monitoring of the physical, electrical, and optical properties of the thin films. These properties are used to determine and adjust process conditions for subsequent processes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259740 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering apparatus includes a support assembly and posts. The support assembly includes an upper base, a lower base, seat members, and connection posts interconnected between the upper base and the lower base. The upper base defines cutouts. The seat members are rotatably mounted on the lower base and aligned with the cutouts. Each seat member includes a hollow receiving post, a support post moveably received in the receiving post, a lever bar is pivoted to the receiving post, and a drive post, the drive post and the support post are coupled to opposite ends of the lever bar. Each seat member is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the receiving post. The posts fix workpieces. Each post includes a rod body portion having a first end and an opposite second end, an engagement portion at the first end, and a protrusion extending from the second end. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259741 | Biosensor - A biosensor includes a first working electrode that a biocatalyst, which has a property that reacts on a specified ground substance, is disposed, a second working electrode that the biocatalyst, which the property is lost, is disposed, and at least one counter electrode for respectively applying a voltage to the first working electrode and the second working electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259742 | Droplet Based Miniaturized Device With On-Demand Droplet-Trapping, -Fusion, And -Releasing - The present invention refers to a droplet-based miniaturized device with on-demand droplet-trapping, -fusion, and -releasing. The device makes use of different electrical fields for directing droplets into microwells and releasing them from the same. In another aspect, the present invention refers to a system comprising such a microfluidic device and a method of operating it. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259743 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF OXIDATIVE STRESS - Provided is a biomarker that enables easy and rapid detection of oxidative stress on a living organism and enables prevention of tissue damage or cell necrosis by drug administration, and which is a powerful marker for the study of toxicity and pharmacokinetics of various agents. Oxidative stress is determined by measuring blood concentration of ophthalmic acid, which is a substance that varies in blood depending on the variation of reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration in a biological sample with the use of an analyzer such as a capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometer. Further, an anti-oxidative stress agent is screened by administering an anti-oxidative stress candidate agent to a non-human animal under oxidative stress conditions, measuring blood concentration of ophthalmic acid, and evaluating the degree of decrease in the ophthalmic acid concentration. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259744 | Sensors for biomolecular detection and cell classification - A sensor device is provided for detecting an analyte in a sample in which an analyte is bound to a detection reagent to form a bound complex. The device comprises (a) a sample ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259745 | Three Dimensional Microelectrode System For Dielectrophoresis - A dielectrophoresis apparatus for separating particles from a sample, including an apparatus body; a dielectrophoresis channel in the apparatus body, the dielectrophoresis channel having a central axis, a bottom, a top, a first side, and a second side; a first mesa projecting into the dielectrophoresis channel from the bottom and extending from the first side across the dielectrophoresis channel to the second side, the first mesa extending at an angle to the central axis of the dielectrophoresis channel; a first electrode extending along the first mesa; a second mesa projecting into the dielectrophoresis channel from the bottom and extending from the first side across the dielectrophoresis channel to the second side, the second mesa extending at an angle to the central axis of the dielectrophoresis channel; a space between at least one of the first electrode and the second side or the second electrode and the second side; and a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259746 | Electrode for dielectrophoretic apparatus, dielectrophoretic apparatus, method for manufacturing the same, and method for separating substances using the electrode or dielectrophoretic apparatus - To provide an electrode for a dielectrophoretic apparatus in which a background detected by reflecting an excited light on an electrode present under the substance (molecule) is reduced and an S/N ratio is enhanced. Also, there is provided an dielectrophoretic apparatus, in an apparatus in which a liquid containing substances to be separated is present in a non-uniform electric field formed by a dielectrophoretic electrode, and separation is carried out by a dielectrophoretic force exerting on the substances, wherein the collecting ability of substances is enhanced. The present invention is characterized in that a vacant space is provided in an electrode whereby substances subjected to influence by a negative dielectrophoretic force can be concentrated in said vacant space of an electrode, or above or below portion of the space. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259747 | WATER STERILIZATION DEVICES INCLUDING NANOSTRUCTURES AND USES THEREOF - A water sterilization device includes: (1) a conduit including an inlet to provide entry of untreated water and an outlet to provide exit of treated water; (2) a porous electrode housed in the conduit and disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the porous electrode including a porous support and nanostructures coupled to the porous support; and (3) an electrical source coupled to the porous electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AC AND DC SENSORS FOR WATER TREATMENT - A system and method are disclosed for automatically operating a high voltage resonance circuit. An embodiment of the system includes one or more coils each coil can be an alternating current (AC) coil or a direct current (DC) coil. An embodiment of the system further includes a microprocessor that issues commands to control amplitude and frequency of pulses of the one or more coils to reach and maintain a resonant condition for water treatment. The microprocessor determines whether a coil is an AC coil or a DC coil by detecting whether a capacitor is connected in series with the coil. An embodiment of the system further includes one or more sensors that measure the quality of water and provide feedback to the microprocessor. | 2011-10-27 |