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| 20080259226 | Mechanical Shutter with Polymerised Liquid Crystal Layer - The present invention relates to a mechanical shutter ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080259253 | Mechanical Structure Including a Layer of Polymerised Liquid Crystal and Method of Manufacturing Such - A mechanical structure comprises an element which is moveable by nonmechanical means, such as heat or radiation, between a first state having a first shape and a second state having a second shape different. To this end, the element includes a layer of oriented polymerized liquid crystal which exhibits an anisotropic expansion when subjected to such means. In order to facilitate manufacture the element is positioned on a substrate which has a region of high adhesiveness and a region of low adhesiveness for polymerized liquid crystal. To manufacture such structures a layer of oriented polymerizable liquid crystal is formed on a substrate ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080264058 | Flexible Foil Moveable by Non-Mechanical Means - A foil moveable by non-mechanical means, such as light or heat, comprises an alternating array of first and second foil sections each resiliently and non-mechanically moveable between a flattened state and a bent state. The direction in which the first foil sections bend, when moved from the flattened to the bent state, is opposite to the direction in which the second foil sections bend when moved from the flattened to the bent state. When, in the flattened state, non-mechanically stimulating the first and second foil sections in unison, the first and second foil sections bend in opposite directions causing the foil to wrinkle, which results in a movement which is substantially linear. Using a different or removing the non-mechanical stimulus, the foil sections can be made to unbend resulting in a flattening and expansion of the foil to its original shape. | 10-30-2008 |
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| 20090216397 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A WHEEL AND WHEEL WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A device for attachment to a motor vehicle wheel includes an arrangement which, during movement or driving of the motor vehicle, detects vibrations which occur, evaluates the vibrations for an incipient fault state of a wheel bearing of the vehicle wheel, and delivers a signal when the monitoring or evaluation yields or indicates the incipient fault state. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100251810 | COMBINATION OF BEARING COMPONENT AND SENSOR - A combination of a bearing component and a sensor, wherein: (a) at least a portion of the bearing component is formed from a bearing steel; (b) the sensor comprises a sensor element and a support therefor; (c) at least a portion of the support is formed from a low carbon steel comprising no more than 0.2 wt. % carbon or from nickel or an alloy thereof or from titanium or an alloy thereof; and (d) the bearing component and the support are welded or brazed to one another via said respective portions. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110255813 | Sensorized Bearing Unit - The present invention defines a bearing unit comprising a bearing provided with one or more strain sensors, where the bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, and where the one or more strain sensors ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120118070 | STRAIN SENSOR - The present invention defines a strain sensor for measuring strains induced on a component surface ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120312781 | METHOD OF LASER MARKING A BEARING COMPONENT WITH VISUALLY UNDETECTABLE MARK; BEARING COMPONENT WITH SUCH MARKING; METHOD OF AUTHENTIFICATION SUCH MARKING - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a bearing component, in which a visually undetectable identification mark is created on a surface of the component by means of laser marking performed in a protective gas environment. The protective gas environment prevents the formation of a visible oxide layer, while the temperatures induced at the component surface and below the component surface, due to the laser marking, are sufficient to alter the microstructure of the bearing steel from which the component is made. The altered microstructure is revealable by applying an etchant to the visually undetectable mark, thereby allowing authentication of the bearing component. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120312783 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BEARING COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a bearing component, in which a visible identification mark is created on a surface of the component using a laser beam. The laser marking creates an oxidised layer on the component surface and, in an underlying region, alters the microstructure of the bearing steel from which the component is made. According to the invention, the mark is then rendered visually undetectable with the naked eye, by removing at least the oxidised surface layer of the mark. This exposes the altered microstructure, which is revealable by applying an etchant to the visually undetectable mark. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120312792 | METHOD OF MARKING A METAL COMPONENT SURFACE WITH MODIFYING SEQUENCES IN WHICH THE SEGMENTS OF THE MARKINGS ARE FORMED - The present invention resides in a method of providing a mark on a surface of a metal component, where the mark comprises a symbol ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130055814 | ARRANGEMENT OF PIEZO-SENSORS IN ACCELEROMETER - An accelerometer ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130211742 | Load Sensing on a Bearing - The mechanical load on a rolling element bearing is determined from the deformation of the rolling element bearing. The local deformation caused by the rolling contact forces is used to determine an average contribution to the mechanical load in order to average out the effect on the deformation as a result of the spread in diameter of the rolling elements of the bearing. The global deformation of the rolling element bearing is determined to calculate a dynamic contribution to the mechanical load. The dynamic contribution takes into account the variations of the mechanical load on the relevant time-scales that have been omitted from the average contribution as a result of the averaging operation. The total mechanical load is the sum of the average contribution and the dynamic contribution. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130307530 | KINEMATIC-STATE ENCODER WITH MAGNETIC SENSOR AND TARGET OBJECT - An apparatus ( | 11-21-2013 |
