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20080311882 | MULTI-HAZARD ALARM SYSTEM USING SELECTABLE POWER-LEVEL TRANSMISSION AND LOCALIZATION - A personal alarm system includes a monitoring base station and one or more remote sensing units in two-way radio communication. An electronic handshake between the base station and each remote unit is used to assure system reliability. The remote units transmit at selectable power levels. In the absence of an emergency, a remote unit transmits at a power-conserving low power level. Received field strength is measured to determine whether a remote unit has moved beyond a predetermined distance from the base station. If the distance is exceeded, the remote unit transmits at a higher power level. The remote unit includes sensors for common hazards including water emersion, smoke, excessive heat, excessive carbon monoxide concentration, and electrical shock. The base station periodically polls the remote units and displays the status of the environmental sensors. The system is useful in child monitoring, for use with invalids, and with employees involved in activities which expose them to environmental risk. Alternative embodiments include a panic button on the remote unit for summoning help, and an audible beacon on the remote unit which can be activated from the base station and useful for locating strayed children. In another embodiment, the remote unit includes a Global Positioning System receiver providing location information for display by the base station. | 12-18-2008 |
20120089023 | PARAMETER-SENSING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - A sensor-equipped endotracheal tube has a flexible body surrounding an airway lumen and includes sensors for monitoring physiological parameters such as CO | 04-12-2012 |
20120089041 | ULTRASOUND-OBSERVABLE, RESPIRATORY GAS-WARMING, PARAMETER-SENSING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - An ultrasound observable endotracheal tube, according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, has a flexible body surrounding an airway lumen and includes an ultrasound-reflecting element making the tube visible within the body using ultrasound. In another specific embodiment, an endotracheal tube includes a heating member used for warming inhaled respiratory gases. Another specific embodiment of an endotracheal tube includes a sensor for measuring pressure exerted between an inflation cuff and a patient's tracheal tissues for preventing injury from over/under cuff inflation. Yet another specific embodiment of an endotracheal tube includes a sensor for measuring a CO | 04-12-2012 |
20130237182 | MULTI-HAZARD ALARM SYSTEM USING SELECTABLE POWER-LEVEL TRANSMISSION AND LOCALIZATION - A personal alarm system includes a monitoring base station and one or more remote sensing units in two-way radio communication. An electronic handshake between the base station and each remote unit is used to assure system reliability. The remote units transmit at selectable power levels. In the absence of an emergency, a remote unit transmits at a power-conserving low power level. Received field strength is measured to determine whether a remote unit has moved beyond a predetermined distance from the base station. If the distance is exceeded, the remote unit transmits at a higher power level. The remote unit includes sensors for common hazards including water emersion, smoke, excessive heat, excessive carbon monoxide concentration, and electrical shock. The base station periodically polls the remote units and displays the status of the environmental sensors. The system is useful in child monitoring, for use with invalids and with employees involved in activities which expose them to environmental risk. Alternative embodiments include a panic button on the remote unit for summoning help, and an audible beacon on the remote unit which can be activated from the base station and useful for locating strayed children. In another embodiment, the remote unit includes a Global Positioning System receiver providing location information for display by the base station. | 09-12-2013 |
20130298319 | CARDIOPULMONARY LIGHTNING PROTECTION GARMENT - A cardiopulmonary lightning protection garment fabricated of an electrically conductive textile, or other suitable body shielding material, forms a fast flashover facilitating, electrical shield of at least an upper portion of the body, and includes a region of reduced conductivity adjacent the wearer's heart. The protective garment also includes a grounding member providing a movable connection between the conductive body shield and a local ground plane. Various configurations of the basic garment are contemplated, including a hooded jacket, hooded raincoat, padded vest, rain poncho, and the like. In various embodiments, the grounding member is a strap-like tail attached to the electrical body shield at an upper end, and having a weighted lower end for maintaining a sliding contact with the ground. In other embodiments, the lower end is attached to a wearer's shoe. | 11-14-2013 |
20150189925 | SIMPLIFIED CARDIOPULMONARY LIGHTNING PROTECTION GARMENT - A cardiopulmonary protective garment for providing limited protection from lightning is fabricated of a waterproof/breathable fabric, such as a Gore-Tex® laminate or equivalent. The garment keeps a wearer's body dry and supports a lightning flashover event when moist or wet on the outside, protecting the cardiopulmonary system. Strips of an electrically conductive fabric, such as Shieldex® or equivalent, can be attached in various arrangements on a posterior outer surface of the garment for igniting a rapid flashover. The conductive strips also provide attractive design details. In some embodiments, an inner heat shielding and flame resistant layer, made of a fabric such as NOMEX® or equivalent, can increase protection against burning caused by lightning and a flashover. Other embodiments may include a grounding strap electrically connected to the conductive strips for carrying charge to a local ground plane, such as the Earth; a cape-like drape of water-absorbing fabric having an electrically conductive element attached to a posterior side in general alignment with the wearer's spine; and a water-proof backpack having electrically conductive elements positioned to promote rapid flashover. | 07-09-2015 |
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20100310412 | AUSTENITIC HEAT-RESISTANT NICKEL-BASE ALLOY - Austentic heat-resistant nickel-base alloy comprising (in % by mass) 0.03-0.1% of C, 28-32% of Cr, 0.01-<0.5% of Mn, 0.01-<0.3% of Si, 0.01-<1.0% of Mo, 2.5-3.2% of Ti, 0.01-<0.5% of Nb, 0.01-<0.5% of Cu, 0.05-<2.0% of Fe, 0.7-1.0% of Al, 0.001-<0.03% of Mg, 0.01-<1.0% of Co, 0.01-0.10% of Hf, 0.01-0.10% of Zr, 0.002-0.02% of B, 0.001-0.01% of N, max. 0.01% of 5, max. 0.005% of Pb, max. 0.0005% of Bi, max. 0.01% of Ag, balance Ni and minor components due to the production method, where the sum of Ti +Al is from 3.3 to 4.3%, the sum of C+(10×B) is from 0.05 to 0.2%, the sum of Hf+Zr is from 0.05 to 0.15%, the Ti/Al ratio is >3 and Zr/Hf is 0.1 to 0.5. | 12-09-2010 |
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20090000805 | Barrier System for the Line Bushing of an Electrical Installation - A barrier system for a line leadthrough in an electric installation has mutually adjacent wall elements forming barriers that extend in an axial longitudinal direction and are spaced apart from each other, forming channels. The wall elements lie partially on a support, at least at their lower ends. The wall elements are joined by a plug element to the leadthrough. Slots having a width which corresponds to the wall thickness of the wall elements are arranged in the plug element. The wall elements can be inserted into the slots, thus permitting a barrier system to be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled. | 01-01-2009 |
20100012346 | Arrangement for rreducing the Field Strength on an Electrode - An arrangement for reducing the electric field strength on the face of an electrode, wherein the face of the electrode is surrounded by at least one electric barrier, and a shielding electrode having a defined voltage potential is disposed in the vicinity of the face of the electrode. By using a retaining element that can be connected directly to the face of the electrode, the shielding wires can be quickly and easily positioned and fixed relative to the face of the electrode and the shielding electrode relative to the face. | 01-21-2010 |
20100065304 | Apparatus for Electrical Screening of a High-Voltage Bushing - An apparatus for electrical screening of a bushing output of a high-voltage line into an outer wall of an electrical high-voltage device, includes an electrically conductive screen interior and an outer insulation layer, which surrounds the screen interior. A curved circular segment with two limbs in conjunction with a correspondingly shaped barrier system ensures virtually complete electrical screening of corners and edges of a bushing output. | 03-18-2010 |
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20080264800 | ELECTROIONIC FLOW CELL ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION - The present invention relates to an electroionic apparatus for treating an aqueous solution, including a flow cell through which the aqueous solution may flow, and a high frequency AC power source. A pair of electrodes within the flow cell are in contact with the aqueous solution and coupled to the AC power source. The AC power source generates a signal that is transmitted to the electrodes to generate an electromagnetic field and an ionic current within the aqueous solution in the flow cell. Each electrode includes a plurality of perforations defined through the plate electrode. Electrodes within the flow cell may be formed of materials having a catalytic effect upon the electroionic reactions within the flow cell. | 10-30-2008 |
20090284422 | High Gain antenna and magnetic preamplifier - An antenna and associated magnetic preamplifier for use with UHF and Microwave wireless telecommunications devices operating at frequencies of greater than 0.3 gigahertz. The antenna may include a plurality of concentric loops about a core. The antenna may be made of a conductor wound helically about an air core with a circumference and a number of loops, and the spacing of the loops chosen based on the desired frequency of communication. The antenna may include a plurality of loops of conductor about a core with a ferrite rod positioned within the core. The antenna may be omnidirectional and provide a high gain at the desired frequency of communication. The magnetic preamplifiers may be based on either resonant or ferrite material-enhanced amplification. Resonant and ferrite enhancements may also be used in combination. | 11-19-2009 |
20120194269 | PASSIVE AMPLIFIER - A passive amplifier for use with enhanced power supplies, signal preamplifiers and power amplifiers in communications systems particularly in mobile phones, laptop computers and other battery-powered and battery-limited devices. The passive amplifier can be used as an attachment to electric appliances or other power consuming equipment to significantly reduce the electric power requirements of such equipment. These passive amplifiers do not require an outside source of power and can be used to elevate battery power outputs and serve as either low noise signal preamplifiers or transmit power amplifiers for higher performance and extended battery life. Passive amplifier technology is either electromagnetic or dielectric in nature with component parts limited to inductive, capacitive and resistive components. Dielectric amplifier prototypes have gain values in the range of the 10 dB level so as to be useful in communications applications and power amplification. | 08-02-2012 |
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20110109326 | METHOD FOR THE OPERATIVE MONITORING OF TRACK BRAKES - Operative monitoring of track brakes involves passing an electric current through a winding of a brake magnet, measuring the electric current and comparing the temporal progression of the measured current with a saved temporal progression of a reference current. Comparison is achieved by calculating the difference between the measured current and the reference current. The difference between measured current and reference current may be temporally integrated and compared with a threshold value. To determine a magnetic coupling between track brake and track, a calculation may be made as to whether the measured current has local minima and/or local maxima during the activation of the track brake, only the temporal progression of the measured current as the current increases being subjected to a comparison with the reference current. The current may be activated in pulses, with the comparison of the measured current and the reference current being restarted with each pulse. | 05-12-2011 |
20140246277 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL PULSE TO AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL COIL OF A TRACK BRAKE OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A device for supplying at least one electrical excitation coil with at least one electrical current pulse in order to alternatively permanent-magnetize or demagnetize at least one magnet segment containing hard magnetic material of a brake magnet of a track brake of a rail vehicle. The device has at least one long-term energy store and at least one magnetization circuit with a voltage transformer and having a switching device connected in an electrically conductive manner to the high-current energy store at one end and to the excitation coil at the other end, by means of which switching device current pulses to the excitation coil that are based on the electrical energy stored in the high-current energy store and that can be alternatively varied regarding the current flow direction can be switched according to the control signals controlled by a control device. | 09-04-2014 |
20150183447 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE DEVICE OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for controlling a magnetic rail brake device of a rail vehicle, wherein the device contains at least one solenoid of a magnet rail brake, said solenoid being fed from an source of electrical energy via an electrical connection, wherein upon a magnet rail brake activation signal the electrical connection between the source of electrical energy and the at least one solenoid of the magnet rail brake is established and upon a magnet rail brake de-activation signal same is disconnected, in order to excite the at least one solenoid to generate a magnetic force or de-excite said at least one solenoid. | 07-02-2015 |