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| Vehicle-suspension system with remote control | 20110022266 | 20110127 |
| A control system of dynamics of a vehicle includes a processing and control electronic unit (10) arranged to adjust predetermined parameters of at least one control function. An on-board telematics platform (30) is connected to the processing and control electronic unit (10) and adapted to establish a communication link (L) with an autonomous portable personal electronic device (T) arranged to allow inputting adjustment data of the control function. The processing and control electronic unit (10) is arranged to assume a first autonomous operative condition wherein the processing and control electronic unit (10) is adapted to implement applications based on resident control strategies and a second coupled operative condition wherein the processing and control electronic unit (10) is adapted to establish communication with the telematics platform (30)... |
| Work measuring method, method for attaching suspension assembly and apparatus for attaching suspension assembly | 20110022218 | 20110127 |
| Provided is a work measuring method by which a deviation quantity of a work measuring point from a reference position can be measured in a short time. A work surface is set as a reference point when the measuring point is positioned at the reference position, and a distance from a photographing device to a reference surface is set as a reference distance. A deviation quantity of the measurement point in a direction intersecting a photographing direction on the reference surface is measured by the photographing device, and a deviation quantity of the measuring point in the photographing direction is measured by a laser distance sensor. Then, based on the deviation quantity measured by the photographing device, the deviation quantity measured by the laser distance sensor,... |
| Process for the production of polymer microparticles | 20110021712 | 20110127 |
| The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a high-quality polymer microparticle having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse polymerization of a vinyl monomer and is characterized in that the inverse suspension polymerization is conducted dividing at least two steps, an oil-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator, and the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is fed after the water-soluble reducing agent is fed.
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| Suspension formulation for carbon adsorbents | 20110021641 | 20110127 |
| The invention relates to an aqueous suspension formulation comprising a coarsely particulate carbon adsorbent which is suitable for binding and eliminating harmful substances from the gastrointestinal tract, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible structure-forming agent and a humectant.
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| Immunosuppressive macrolide powder for oral suspension | 20110021553 | 20110127 |
| The present invention describes pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a tacrolimus powder for oral suspension that exhibits great stability as a powder for suspension and also, once prepared, as the extemporaneous suspension, without the formation of cake-like clusters, same having a satisfactory flavour and a pleasant aroma. The invention also describes the method for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions, same being a dry method that comprises mixing tacrolimus and pre-sieved pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for a suitable length of time, and the use of the pharmaceutical compositions for treating and preventing rejection of transplanted organs and atopic dermatitis.
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| Buoy suspension fractionation system | 20110021334 | 20110127 |
| A separator that uses centrifugation to fractionate a suspension such as blood comprises a separation container and a buoy. The buoy is carried in the separation container and has a tuned density that is configured to reach an equilibrium position in a suspension. The guide surface is carried on the buoy upper surface and is inclined to an accumulation position near a buoy perimeter. The buoy suspension fractionation system can be used in a method of isolating a fraction from a suspension, and in a method for re-suspending particulates for withdrawal.
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| Process for preparing polymerized toner | 20110020742 | 20110127 |
| A process for preparing toner and a polymerized toner prepared thereby are provided. The process for preparing toner comprises: forming an aqueous dispersion medium comprising calcium phosphate; forming a monomer mixture of a polymer charge control agent having weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 to 20,000, pigment, and a monomer for a binder resin; dispersing the monomer mixture in the aqueous dispersion in the form of droplets; and suspension-polymerizing the monomer mixture dispersed in the form of droplets, wherein about 2 to 6 parts by weight of the calcium phosphate and about 0.6 to 10 parts by weight of the charge control agent are used, on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the monomer mixture.
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| Molding machine | 20110020485 | 20110127 |
| The invention is to provide a molding machine which has a drive system miniaturized and having high responsibility to start control, suspension control, acceleration control and deceleration control so that products can be molded with higher efficiency. A molding machine of a direct drive system for transmitting rotary power of an electric motor 6 directly to a nut body 12 of a ball screw mechanism 8 provided in a mold clamping unit is characterized in that a built-in motor including a cylindrical motor rotor 34 disposed in a cylindrical motor stator 32 is used as the electric motor 6, an inner diameter of the motor rotor 34 is formed to be large enough to be penetrated by a screw shaft 13 screwed into the nut body... |
| Pharmaceutical compositions | 20110020244 | 20110127 |
| The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and in particular to suspension aerosol pharmaceutical compositions, processes to obtain them and their use in inhalation therapy.
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| Apparatus for sanitizing oral appliances | 20110020175 | 20110127 |
| An apparatus for sanitizing oral appliances is provided. The apparatus includes a housing movable between open and closed positions, at least one ultraviolet light source for emitting one or more sanitization means within the sanitizing chamber, and at least one power source for powering the ultraviolet light source. In the open position the housing allows insertion of the appliance, and in the closed position the housing defines a sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include an appliance suspension system. The apparatus may include a reflective interior surface provided on at least a portion of the sanitizing chamber. The ultraviolet light source may be adapted to generate ozone within the sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include control circuitry connecting the ultraviolet light source to the power source for... |
| Rapid fabrication of porous metal-based biomaterial by microwave sintering | 20110020168 | 20110127 |
| A method of fabricating a porous metal-based biomaterial, the method includes dispersing microwave susceptors into organic solvent to form a homogeneous suspension, dispersing bioactive fillers into organic solvent to form a homogeneous solution, mixing metal powder with the homogeneous solution and the homogeneous suspension to form a mixture, cold-pressing the mixture into a compact with predefined shape and size, placing the compact in a sintering container, and emitting microwave to heat the compact and remove the organic solvent resided in the compact at the same time.
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| Thrust sliding bearing | 20110019951 | 20110127 |
| A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes: a synthetic resin-made upper casing 3 which has a vehicle body-side seat surface 10 for a mounting member 8 on a vehicle body side and an annular lower surface 2; a synthetic resin-made lower casing 5 on which an annular upper surface 4 opposed to the annular lower surface 2 and a spring seat surface 25 for a suspension coil spring 7 are integrally formed, and which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 in an R direction; and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 6 which is disposed in an annular gap 9 between the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface... |
| Device and method for measuring vibration characteristics of hard disk suspension | 20110019521 | 20110127 |
| The signal source generates a signal of a frequency higher than the vibration frequency of the slider of the hard disk drive, and supplies it to one end of the slider and the disk of the hard disk drive. The detector detects a signal output from the other end of the slider and the disk, and outputs a change in the capacitance between the slider and the disk as a voltage when the hard disk drive receives an impact.
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| Electrically conductive polymer suspension, electrically conductive polymer composition, solid electrolytic capacitor, and method for producing the same | 20110019340 | 20110127 |
| An electrically conductive polymer composition has high electrical conductivity, excellent water resistance, high density, and excellent smoothness. Also disclosed is a solid electrolyte capacitor which is prevented from the reduction in electrical conductivity, has low ESR, and also has excellent reliability. Further disclosed is a method for producing the solid electrolyte capacitor. The electrically conductive polymer composition is produced by removing a dispersion medium from an electrically conductive polymer suspension, wherein the electrically conductive polymer suspension includes: an electrically conductive polymer material including a dopant composed of a polyacid or a salt thereof and an electrically conductive polymer; at least one compound (A) selected from erythritol, xylitol and pentaerythritol; and the dispersion medium.
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| Head gimbal assembly, suspension for the head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same | 20110019310 | 20110127 |
| A HGA comprises a slider and a suspension with a flexure having a tongue region for supporting the slider. A read/write transducer and a piezoelectric element are formed oppositely. The connecting points of the curve beams and the inner tongue of the tongue region are in mirror positions to a center point of the inner tongue, and the connecting points of each curve beam are located at opposite sides of a center axis of the flexure. The slider has multiple electrical pads electrically connecting with the read/write transducer. The inner tongue has multiple electrical pads. The flexure has multiple inner leads electrically connected with the electrical pads of the inner tongue formed on the curve beams. The structure of the HGA prevents the read/write transducer from... |
| Vehicle safety seat | 20110018316 | 20110127 |
| A vehicle safety seat may comprise, among other things, a vehicle seat having a seat base configured to be mounted to a support surface of a motor vehicle, and a roll sensor mounted to the seat base. The vehicle seat may be a suspension seat. The vehicle seat may have other sensors, event detection systems or the like mounted thereto. The vehicle seat may include a number of vehicle/occupant safety mechanisms integral therewith.
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| Bicycle rear suspension linkage | 20110018228 | 20110127 |
| A bicycle comprising a front triangle and a rear wheel having a rear wheel axis, a rear wheel suspension system further comprising a link further comprising a first pivotal axis for connection to said front triangle and a second pivotal axis for connection to a rear wheel swingarm, wherein the distance from said second pivotal axis to a first vertical plane decreases during a first portion of suspension compression and increases during a second portion of suspension compression; and wherein said first vertical plane is defined as a plane which is perpendicular to the ground and offset in the direction of the rear wheel with respect to the first and second pivotal axis. During the first portion of suspension compression and during the second portion of... |
| Hydraulic, rigid rear axle suspension system for vehicles | 20110018219 | 20110127 |
| A hydraulic suspension system for a tractor includes a first rock shaft generally parallel to a second rock shaft, a frame rail attached to the first rock shaft and the second rock shaft, a first trailing arm attached to the first rock shaft and having fixed rotation with the first rock shaft, and a second trailing arm attached to the second rock shaft and having fixed rotation with the second rock shaft. The suspension system also includes a first rear axle attached to the first trailing arm, and a second rear axle attached to the second trailing arm. A hydraulic cylinder is connected to the first rock shaft and to the second rock shaft.
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| Hinging arrangement for a wheel axle suspension | 20110018217 | 20110127 |
| A hinging arrangement for a wheel axle suspension of a vehicle, comprises an attachment eye fixed to a component to be hingedly attached to the vehicle, and a hinge pin, e.g. a hinge bolt, attached to a fixed vehicle component. The hinge pin is extending through the attachment eye, wherein the attachment eye has a bore for the hinge pin which comprises at least one tapering bore portion. The arrangement further comprises at least one resilient ring and a clamping member each provided with a central bore for the hinge pin, wherein, in the mounted state, the resilient ring is received at least partially within said tapering bore portion. The resilient ring is bearing with one side against the tapering surface of said tapering bore portion... |
| Suspension device | 20110018214 | 20110127 |
| A suspension device (S) comprises: an actuator (A) including a motion conversion mechanism (T) for converting a linear motion to a rotational motion and a motor (M) connected to a rotary member (1) which performs the rotational motion in the motion conversion mechanism (T); a fluid pressure damper (D) connected to a linear motion member (2) which performs the linear motion in the motion conversion mechanism (T); an outer cylinder (27) connected to the actuator (A); and a bearing (34) attached to a rod (31) or a cylinder (32) connected to the linear motion member (2) of the fluid pressure damper (D) and slidably contacting with the inner circumference of the outer cylinder (27). This suspension device can improve reliability and vehicle ride quality.
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| Pneumatic suspension spring for a wheeled vehicle | 20110018180 | 20110127 |
| Various embodiments of an air spring end closure are disclosed. One has an outer part and an inner part joined together to provide a moment of inertia along an axis that is transverse to axial expansion and contraction of the air chamber that is greater than that of the outer part alone. Another has a part that is concave toward the chamber and contains one of a riser and a depression having a generally rectangular shape whose length runs transverse to the direction of expansion and contraction and that is widthwise centered on a diameter of the part. Still another has a part having an elliptical perimeter margin curled onto a similarly shaped axial end of a sleeve that provides the axial expansion and contraction.
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| Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and a mounting structure of a semiconductor device | 20110018122 | 20110127 |
| A semiconductor device is disclosed which includes a tab (5) for use in supporting a semiconductor chip (8), a seal section (12) as formed by sealing the semiconductor chip (8) with a resin material, more than one tab suspension lead (4) for support of the tab (5), a plurality of electrical leads (2) which have a to-be-connected portion as exposed to outer periphery on the back surface of the seal section (12) and a thickness reduced portion as formed to be thinner than said to-be-connected portion and which are provided with an inner groove (2e) and outer groove (2f) in a wire bonding surface (2d) as disposed within the seal section (12) of said to-be-connected portion, and wires (10) for electrical connection between the leads (2)... |
| Lithium metal phosphates, method for producing the same and use thereof as electrode material | 20110017947 | 20110127 |
| The invention describes a process for producing a compound of the formula LiMPO.sub.4, in which M represents at least one metal from the first transition series, comprising the following steps: a) production of a precursor mixture, containing at least one Li.sup.+ source, at least one M.sup.2+ source and at least one PO.sub.4.sup.3− source, in order to form a precipitate and thereby to produce a precursor suspension; b) dispersing or milling treatment of the precursor mixture and/or the precursor suspension until the D90 value of the particles in the precursor suspension is less than 50 .mu.m; and c) the obtaining of LiMPO.sub.4 from the precursor suspension obtained in accordance with b), preferably by reaction under hydrothermal conditions. The material obtainable by this process has particularly advantageous particle... |
| Method of manufacture of an electrode for a fuel cell | 20110017702 | 20110127 |
| A method of manufacture of an electrode for a fuel cell, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a) providing an electrode substrate; (b) contacting at least a part of the electrode substrate with an electroless plating solution comprising a reducing agent, a metal precursor and a suspension of particulate material; and (c) electrolessly plating the metal from the metal precursor onto the contacted part of the electrode substrate, thereby co-depositing the particulate material on the contacted part of the electrode substrate to provide the electrode.
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| Apparatus and method for density separator for drilling fluid | 20110017675 | 20110127 |
| The present invention discloses a system for separating minerals in drilling fluid based primarily on density. The separator creates and maintains a slurry with a controllable density for separating minerals from drill cuttings. The density if controlled through the use of an electrode array. The separator comprises a primary separation chamber containing the dense shiny, and a multiple number of secondary separation chambers used to separate cuttings from the drilling fluid. The invention also contains inlet hardware allowing the mixed mineral suspension to enter the first separation chamber, and hardware allowing the three outlet (separated) streams to exit the device. One of the three outlet streams carries the minerals that have a density greater than the user selectable density set point, while the second carries the... |
| Suspended media membrane biological reactor system and process including suspension system and multiple biological reactor zones | 20110017664 | 20110127 |
| A wastewater treatment system is provided comprising a biological reactor having a separation subsystem, a suspension system and a membrane operating system. The separation subsystem is constructed and arranged to maintain adsorbent material in the biological reactor with a mixed liquor. The suspension system is positioned in the biological reactor and is constructed and arranged to maintain adsorbent material in suspension with mixed liquor. The membrane operating system is located downstream of the biological reactor and is constructed and arranged to receive treated mixed liquor from the biological reactor and discharge a membrane permeate. In addition, a wastewater treatment system is provided comprising a first biological reaction zone, a second biological reaction zone and a membrane operating system. The first biological reaction zone is constructed and... |
| Apparatus and method for drilling fluid density separator utilizing rotating disks | 20110017600 | 20110127 |
| The present invention discloses a system for separating minerals in drilling fluid based primarily on density. The separator creates and maintains a slurry with a controllable density for separating minerals from drill cuttings. The density if controlled through the use of an electrode array. The separator comprises a primary separation chamber containing the dense slurry, and a multiple number of secondary separation chambers used to separate cuttings from the drilling fluid. The invention also contains inlet hardware allowing the mixed mineral suspension to enter the first separation chamber, and hardware allowing the three outlet (separated) streams to exit the device. One of the three outlet streams carries the minerals that have a density greater than the user selectable density set point, while the second carries the... |
| Production of chemically functionalized nano graphene materials | 20110017587 | 20110127 |
| Provided in this invention is a process for producing chemically functionalized nano graphene materials, known as nano graphene platelets (NGPs), graphene nano sheets, or graphene nano ribbons. Subsequently, a polymer can be grafted to a functional group of the resulting functionalized NGPs. In one preferred embodiment, the process comprises (A) dispersing a pristine graphite material and an azide or bi-radical compound in a liquid medium comprising to form a suspension; and (B) subjecting the suspension to direct ultrasonication with to ultrasonic waves of a desired intensity or power level for a length of time sufficient to produce nano graphene platelets and to enable a chemical reaction to occur between the nano graphene platelets and the azide or bi-radical compound to produce the functionalized nano graphene material.... |
| Mass production of pristine nano graphene materials | 20110017585 | 20110127 |
| The present invention provides a method of producing pristine or non-oxidized nano graphene platelets (NGPs) that are highly conductive. The method comprises: (a) providing a pristine graphitic material comprising at least a graphite crystallite having at least a graphene plane and an edge surface; (b) dispersing multiple particles of the pristine graphitic material in a liquid medium containing therein no surfactant to produce a suspension, wherein the multiple particles in the liquid have a concentration greater than 0.1 mg/mL and the liquid medium is characterized by having a surface tension that enables wetting of the liquid on a graphene plane exhibiting a contact angle less than 90 degrees; and (c) exposing the suspension to direct ultrasonication at a sufficient energy or intensity level for a sufficient... |
| Mechanical system for tilting cab of a vehicle | 20110017536 | 20110127 |
| According to the present invention mechanical system for tilting cab of a vehicle, the rotational motion of the detachable handle (12) is transmitted to the worm shaft (14) through the engaging clip (15). The worm shaft (14) rotates the worm (11) which in turn rotates the nut (10). The nut (10) being restrained for translational motion, pushes the screw (9) upward. The screw (9) gets a translational motion and is raised. The clevis joint (8) on the top of the screw (9) forces the link arm (7) upwards. The link arm (7) also rotates about the clevis joint (8) due to the revolute joint. The link arm (7) transmits this motion through the bush (13) and the bush bracket (6) to the suspension bracket (3) of... |
| Information processing apparatus cooperating with virus management function device, and anti-virus method | 20110016529 | 20110120 |
| An information processing apparatus provided with a first information processing unit and a second information processing unit, wherein the first information processing unit infected by a virus is cleared and normal communication restored quickly without human operation. The virus infection is quickly detected by an external virus management function device through a first communication system, a communication suspension instruction is transferred through a different second communication system having a high security level to the first information processing unit, and communication by the first communication system is disconnected. Further, anti-virus solution information is transferred to the first processing unit through the second communication system, and virus removal in the first processing unit is carried out. Further, after removal, the disconnected communication is restarted.
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| Implantable access device and method for preparing thereof | 20110015720 | 20110120 |
| The present invention concerns an implantable access device and a method for preparing the device. According to the invention the device comprises a shape memory base structure with a biological substructure suitable for cell adhesion, cell engraftment and proliferation for use in transferring and transporting fluid mixtures (blood, suspensions, drug formulations, emulsions, cell suspensions) in/into/out of a human or animal body.
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| Process for the preparation of an aqueous colloidal precious metal suspension | 20110015451 | 20110120 |
| The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of an aqueous colloidal precious metal suspension, which process comprises reducing a precious metal salt in aqueous solution using a functionalised, water soluble quaternary ammonium salt in the absence of organic solvents, to form elementary nanoparticles.
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| Use of a supported catalyst containing precious metal for oxidative dehydrogenation | 20110015446 | 20110120 |
| The use of a supported noble metal catalyst obtainable by applying a sparingly soluble noble metal compound to a support from solution or suspension, and subsequently treating thermally, for preparing olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
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| Process for the production of polymer microparticles | 20110015364 | 20110120 |
| The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse suspension polymerization of a vinyl monomer and includes steps of preparing in a dispersing tank a water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion in which an organic solvent is a continuous phase and an aqueous solution of a vinyl-based monomer is a dispersing phase, and conducting the inverse suspension polymerization while feeding the water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion to a continuous stirred tank reactor.
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| Process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene | 20110015286 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene comprising the following steps: io) heating an aqueous suspension comprising styrene monomer and at least one organic peroxide initiator of formula (I) 1-alkoxy-1-t-alkylperoxycyclohexane in which the alkoxy group contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the t-alkyl group contains 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and the cyclohexane ring may optionally be substituted with 1 to 3 alkyl groups each, independently having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 120° C., iio) adding a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of alkanes having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to an expandable polystyrene obtainable according to such a process and to... |
| Topical nepafenac formulations | 20110015271 | 20110120 |
| Topical suspension compositions of nepafenac are disclosed. The compositions are especially suitable for topical ophthalmic administration.
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| Lubricant compositions containing stable boric acid suspension | 20110015104 | 20110120 |
| A lubricant composition including a lubricant comprising at least one of a hydrocarbon oil or grease, a surfactant, an ester of adipic acid, and a suspension of boric acid.
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| Microcarriers for stem cell culture | 20110014693 | 20110120 |
| We disclose a particle comprising a matrix coated thereon and having a positive charge, the particle being of a size to allow aggregation of primate or human stem cells attached thereto. The particle may comprise a substantially elongate, cylindrical or rod shaped particle having a longest dimension of between 50 μm and 400 μm, such as about 200 μm. It may have a cross sectional dimension of between 20 μm and 30 μm. The particle may comprise a substantially compact or spherical shaped particle having a size of between about 20 μm and about 120 μm, for example about 65 μm. We also disclose a method of propagating primate or human stem cells, the method comprising: providing first and second primate or human stem cells attached... |
| Apparatus and process for fabricating artificial opal films | 20110014380 | 20110120 |
| The invention has for its object to provide an apparatus and process for fabricating an artificial opal film having a uniform thickness yet a large area, and provides an artificial opal film fabrication apparatus, in which a substrate (S1) coated with a suspension film (S2) having fine particles dispersed in it is located in a stage (10), and a dispersive medium of the suspension is evaporated off thereby crystallizing the fine particles to fabricate an artificial opal film, characterized by comprising a scraper (20) for adjusting the thickness of the suspension film, and a stage (10) that is movable relative thereto in a constant horizontal direction, wherein the substrate attached to that stage is positioned such that when the stage (10) moves horizontally, the thickness of... |
| Chimeric foot and mouth disease viruses | 20110014232 | 20110120 |
| Foot and mouth disease (FMD) viruses which are able to grow on BHK-21 cells in suspension are described herein. The new viruses are recombinant chimeric viruses formed by replacing the outer capsid coding region of a first FMDV strain, which has previously been shown to be an effective vaccine strain, with the outer capsid coding region of a second FMDV strain. The outer capsid coding region of the second FMDV strain is also modified to introduce a heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSPG) binding site. The chimeric viruses are then used as seed viruses in the production of inactivated vaccine antigens which have been tailored for specific outbreak situations or locality. The invention also relates to the product of expression of the chimeric FMD viruses and to uses... |
| Formulation and method for the prevention and treatment of bone metastases or other bone diseases | 20110014171 | 20110120 |
| The invention relates to a suspension of erythrocytes encapsulating a bisphosphonate, for use as a medicament for the prevention and treatment of bone metastases and other bone marrow diseases. It also relates to a suspension of erythrocytes encapsulating a bisphosphonate, in which these erythrocytes have undergone a chemical treatment with an agent such as BS3 so as to promote targeting of the bone marrow.
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| Suspension aerosol formulations of pharmaceutical products | 20110014134 | 20110120 |
| Pharmaceutical preparations for producing powder aerosols using propellant gases which use TG 227, and possibly also TG 11, TG 12, TGH 114, propane, butane, pentane or DME.
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| Disk drive with micro-actuator interconnect conditioning | 20110013319 | 20110120 |
| A disk drive configured with micro-actuator interconnect conditioning. The disk drive includes a disk, a head, an actuator, a piezoelectric element, a hardened conductive adhesive, a voltage-supply circuit, and a controller. The head is configured to access the disk. The actuator includes a suspension supporting the head, and an arm supporting the suspension. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the suspension, is electrically connected to a first drive line and a second drive line, and is configured to change the position of the head. The hardened conductive adhesive is electrically connected to at least one connecting part of the piezoelectric element and the first drive line. The voltage-supply circuit is configured to supply a voltage to the piezoelectric element. The controller is configured to control a... |
| Head suspension and method of manufacturing head suspension | 20110013318 | 20110120 |
| A head suspension 11 includes a load beam 17 having a base plate 13, a hinge part 15 resiliently supported by the base plate, and a rigid part 14 joined with the hinge part, a reinforcing plate 25 joined with the rigid part at a portion proximal to the hinge part, and a bend 17c on the load beam formed by bending the load beam toward the reinforcing plate along an edge 25a of the reinforcing plate. Only by accurately joining the reinforcing plate with the load beam in a sway direction (a widthwise direction of the head suspension), the load beam is easily and properly bent without torsion to form the bend 17c along the edge of the reinforcing plate that defines a bending strength... |
| Method for producing light-modulating film and light-modulating film | 20110013260 | 20110120 |
| the step (c) of irradiating the light-modulating material sandwiched between the first transparent resin substrate and the second transparent resin substrate with an energy ray to cure the polymeric medium for forming the resin matrix contained in the light-modulating material, thereby forming the light-modulating layer to yield the light-modulating film.
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| Baby seat sling for suspending a baby seat from a structure | 20110012394 | 20110120 |
| A baby seat sling suspends a baby seat from a structure. A lower strap harness extends around the rear surface of the baby seat. A lower strap suspension point extends above the seating surface of the baby seat. The lower strap suspension point comprises a junction of ends of the lower strap harness. An upper strap suspension strap is attached to the lower strap suspension point and to the structure located above the baby seat.
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| Shock-absorbing suspension device for a wheeled vehicle | 20110012321 | 20110120 |
| A shock-absorbing suspension device includes a mounting rod adapted to be mounted on a frame of a wheeled vehicle, a wheel rod adapted to be mounted on a wheel axle to transmit a shock force generated as a result of movement of the vehicle over an uneven road surface, a counteracting member pivotally mounted on the wheel rod, upper and lower linking bars connected to the mounting rod and the counteracting member to form a four-bar linkage mechanism so as to dampen the shock force, and first and second arms pivotally connected to each other and respectively connected to the wheel rod and the mounting rod so as to stabilize movement of the mounting rod in an upright direction.
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| Bicycle suspension having stroke and damper adjustment | 20110012317 | 20110120 |
| A bicycle suspension includes a stroke adjustment unit, a suspension damper, a damper adjustment unit, and an electronic controller. The stroke adjustment unit is configured to adjust a stroke of the bicycle suspension, which is configured to expand and contract within the stroke. The suspension damper is configured to apply damping force to the bicycle suspension. The damper adjustment unit is configured to adjust the damping force applied by the suspension damper. The electronic controller is configured to control the stroke adjustment unit and the damper adjustment unit.
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| Particle size reduction apparatus, and use thereof | 20110011959 | 20110120 |
| A sterilisable particle-size reduction apparatus, component parts thereof and a method of sterilising and validating sterility thereof are provided. Also provided is use thereof to prepare sterile suspensions of drugs.
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| Backpack suspension system | 20110011911 | 20110120 |
| A suspension system for a backpack includes a rocker arm pivotally connected to the backpack. A first hip stay has a first end connected to a first end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end. A second hip stay has a first end connected to a second end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end. A waist belt is attached to the second end of the first hip stay and to the second end of the second hip stay. The first and second hip stays distribute the load of the backpack between a wearer's left and right hips. A backpack incorporating the suspension system is also disclosed.
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| Transportable bulk container with slide gate dispenser | 20110011893 | 20110120 |
| A transportable bulk container having a discharge chute and a sliding gate assembly to control discharge through the discharge chute, wherein the sliding gate assembly has a gate member with generally J-shaped suspension members, the suspension members being supported by generally L-shaped rail flanges mounted on the discharge chute above and separated from the lower end of the discharge chute, such that bulk material does not interfere with the sliding movement of the gate member.
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| Tool suspension assembly | 20110011813 | 20110120 |
| A tool suspension assembly has a base and multiple tool holders. The base is elongated and has a back board and a rail. The rail is elongated and is longitudinally formed on the back board. The tool holders are slidably mounted on the rail and each has a clamp, a tool mount and two oblique guiding tabs. The clamp is mounted slidably on the rail. The tool mount is tubular, is connected to the clamp and has a C-shaped cross section, a first part and at least one second part. The C-shaped cross section makes the tool mount having an opening. The at least one second part has a thickness smaller than that of the first part. The oblique guiding tabs are respectively and obliquely formed... |
| Method for making a base plate for suspension assembly in hard disk drive | 20110011747 | 20110120 |
| A swage mount that includes a flange, having a first side and a second side, and a cylindrically shaped hub. The hub is primarily comprised of a metal (such as stainless steel), and extends from the second side of the flange, and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The surface of the swage mount is plated with one or more layers of metal, or a combination of metals, which provide a) increased retention torque, and b) increased part cleanliness. This invention may be used in conjunction with surface hardened swage mounts that contain surface protrusions. In this case the metal plating prevents separation of the protrusions from the swage mount, thereby preventing contamination.
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| Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same | 20110011626 | 20110120 |
| A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. A lead wire for plating and a wiring trace are integrally formed on the base insulating layer. A cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the lead wire for plating and the wiring trace. A thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above a region of the base insulating layer in which the lead wire for plating is formed is set smaller than the thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above other regions of the base insulating layer.
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| Delivering aerosolizable food products | 20110011394 | 20110120 |
| Aerosolized food products can be of sufficient size to deposit in the mouth without easily entering into the respiratory tract and of small enough size so as to allow for suspension in air. An apparatus (110) incorporating an aerosol generating device and food products can allow for the aerosolization of the food products and the delivery thereof in a matter suitable for inhalation or deposition and subsequent ingestion. The food delivery apparatus (110) represents a novel means of delivering food to the mouths of humans and animals. Indeed, the apparatus (110) of the invention is designed to produce, transport, and direct aerosolized food particles of sufficient size to deposit in the mouth without substantial exposure or entry into the respiratory tract and of small enough size... |
| Footwear suspension system | 20110010964 | 20110120 |
| Footwear includes an upper, an outsole attached to a lower portion of the upper; and a sock liner disposed within to the upper and attached to a region of the upper above a bottom portion of the sock liner, the sock liner having a heel portion spaced above a top surface of the outsole, the sock liner attached to the upper
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| Pin puller | 20110010909 | 20110120 |
| A pin puller includes a coupler to connect a pull rod to an end of a pin. A follower attaches to a tail end of the pin. The coupler may comprise a pair of mating shells having features to engage the pin and pull rod. An actuator is configured to apply tension to the pull rod. The pin puller may be used to remove and install pins and associated bushings in truck suspensions and other applications.
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| Methods for stereoselective reduction | 20110009442 | 20110113 |
| The invention is directed to a method to reduce a C—C double bond of an enone of a steroidal compound to produce a mixture of β ketone product and α ketone product, comprising treating a solution or suspension of the steroidal compound in a solvent with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst and a substituted pyridine.
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| Signal processing device, mobile communication terminal device, and wireless communication system | 20110009173 | 20110113 |
| A signal processing device such as an RFIC having a function of holding therein control data, enabling stable operation of an integrated circuit because of suspension of power supply during the intermittent reception suspension period in the standby mode, and enabling further improvement of power saving. A portable communication terminal device and a radio communication system are also provided. The signal processing device has an RFIC unit (12) and an ASIC unit (13) connected to the RFIC unit (12) via an input/output buffer circuit (140), making control such that power supply to the RFIC unit (12) is suspended during the reception suspension period during which signaling information is not received in the standby mode and power is supplied to the RFIC unit (12) when signaling information... |
| Use of specific silicas for increasing the rigidity of a thermoplastic while maintaining or improving its impact resistance | 20090326139 | 20091231 |
| The invention relates to the use of a silica having a BET specific surface of at least 60 m2/g for increasing the rigidity of a thermoplastic polymeric material while maintaining i.e. improving its impact resistance. The silica used is of the type obtained according to a method involving the drying of a silica suspension obtained by reacting a silicate with an acidulant according to the following successive steps: (i) forming an aqueous starter having a pH between 2 and 5; (ii) simultaneously adding silicate and the acidulant while keeping the pH between 2 and 5; (iii) continuing with only the addition of silicate until a pH between 7 and 10 has been reached; (iv) simultaneously adding silicate and acidulant while keeping the pH of the reaction... |
| Process for preparing a solid dosage form | 20090326078 | 20091231 |
| This invention provides a process for preparing a solid dosage form, comprising:—preparing an aqueous slurry, solution or suspension of (a) a powder material, and (b) a mixture of one or more polyols and one or more maltodextrins, and—spray drying the resultant aqueous slurry, solution or suspension, thereby obtaining particles which are directly compressible into a solid dosage form being able to disintegrate in an aqueous medium within no more than 15 minutes.
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| Process for the preparation of nanocrystalline metal oxides | 20090325794 | 20091231 |
| The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles comprising the steps of a) the introduction of a starting compound into a reaction chamber by means of a carrier fluid, b) the subjecting of the starting compound in a treatment zone to a pulsating thermal treatment, c) the forming of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles, d) the removal of the nanocrystalline metal oxide particles obtained in steps b) and c) from the reactor, wherein the starting compound is introduced into the reaction chamber in the form of a solution, slurry, suspension or in solid aggregate state. Further, the present compound relates to a catalyst material, obtainable by the process according to the invention, in particular a catalyst material for use in... |
| Ultrastable particle-stabilized foams and emulsions | 20090325780 | 20091231 |
| Described is a method to prepare wet foams exhibiting long-term stability wherein colloidal particles are used to stabilize the gas-liquid interface, said particles being initially inherently partially lyophobic particles or partially lyophobized particles having mean particle sizes from 1 nm to 20 μm. In one aspect, the partially lyophobized particles are prepared in-situ by treating initially hydrophilic particles with amphiphilic molecules of specific solubility in the liquid phase of the suspension.
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| Process for producing an in particular porous shaped ceramic body and shaped body produced thereby | 20090325442 | 20091231 |
| The invention relates to a method for producing an in particular porous molded ceramic article, which molded ceramic article is optionally reinforced with fibers and/or a semi-finished textile product such as woven fabric, wherein a powder A and at least one further powder B are suspended in a liquid, after which a molded article is formed from the suspension produced in this manner optionally in combination with fibers and/or a semi-finished textile product and the molded article is optionally sintered. It is provided according to the invention that the powders A and B are suspended approximately at a pH value of the liquid at which a viscosity minimum of the suspension is given, whereby high solids contents in the suspension can be adjusted with low viscosities.... |
| Cell deposition system | 20090325283 | 20091231 |
| A system for depositing cells on an analysis plate, the cells being contained in a cell suspension including a fixing agent and the cells, included, for receiving the suspension, a chamber (5) which is positioned above the analysis plate and whose base is open and extends opposite a cell depositing zone of the plate and a material for absorbing the fixing agent placed around the chamber and the depositing zone of the plate. The chamber is mounted so as to be able to be moved between a first position in abutment against the analysis plate in order to allow the cells to be deposited on the depositing zone of the plate via decantation and a second position remote from this analysis plate in order to place... |
| Method for cell patterning | 20090325256 | 20091231 |
| introducing a cell suspension containing cells into a region between the electrode substrate and the cell culture substrate; applying a voltage to the electrodes to generate a non-uniform electric field in the region; and arranging the cells at a position with low electric field strength on the cell culture substrate by utilizing negative dielectrophoresis so as to obtain the cell culture substrate on which the cells are arranged in a predetermined pattern.
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| Process for the preparation of multicellular spheroids | 20090325216 | 20091231 |
| The invention pertains to a process for the preparation of multicellular spheroids from a suspension of single cells, wherein the cells are directly derived from a biological tissue and/or from cell-containing bodily fluid. The invention is further directed to the multicellular spheroids obtained by the process according to the invention as well as to the use of the spheroids for diagnostic, screening and therapeutic purposes.
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| Method for producing spherical base granules comprising hardly water-soluble drug | 20090324802 | 20091231 |
| Spherical base granules comprising a hardly water-soluble drug and suited for film coating thereon are produced by layering spherical core particles with a drug-containing layering liquid comprising both micronized microcrystalline cellulose and an emulsifier therein and therefore having improved suspension stability.
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| Transscleral delivery | 20090324690 | 20091231 |
| Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration.
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| Transscleral delivery | 20090324689 | 20091231 |
| Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration.
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| Transscleral delivery | 20090324688 | 20091231 |
| Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration.
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| Transscleral delivery | 20090324687 | 20091231 |
| Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration.
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| Transscleral delivery | 20090324686 | 20091231 |
| Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration.
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| Separation of carbon nanotubes into chirally enriched fractions | 20090324483 | 20091231 |
| A mixture of single-walled carbon nanotubes (“SWNTs”) is separated into fractions of enriched chirality by preparing an aqueous suspension of a mixture of SWNTs and a surfactant, injecting a portion of the suspension on a column of separation medium having a density gradient, and centrifuging the column. In some embodiments, salt is added prior to centrifugation. In other embodiments, the centrifugation is performed at a temperature below room temperature. Fractions separate as colored bands in the column. The diameter of the separated SWNTs decreases with increasing density along the gradient of the column. The colored bands can be withdrawn separately from the column.
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| Highly condensed mesoporous silicate compositions and methods | 20090324476 | 20091231 |
| A mesoporous silicate is prepared by a method that includes combining a silicate precursor, a bifunctional catalyst, and a structure-directing surfactant in an aqueous medium having a pH of about 4 to about 10. A mesoporous silicate forms as an aqueous suspension and can then be isolated. The mesoporous silicate can be formed under mild conditions of temperature and pH, and it exhibits a surprisingly high degree of network condensation.
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| Elongated vibrator made in several detachable elements assembled with each other through secured connections | 20090324345 | 20091231 |
| A vibrator includes a tubular element including one or more sections, the upper end of which is provided with an element for suspension from a hoisting and/or guiding machine and the lower end of which is connected to an endpiece successively including a damper-isolator, a generator of vibrations (4) and a tip (5). This vibrator is made in several detachable elements assembled end-to-end by an element of a plurality of fixing screws (30), the heads or nuts of which are accessible by an element of at least one cavity (27) provided in at least one of the elements and at least one removable locking part (C1, C2) which engages into the cavity (27) by bearing upon the heads or the nuts, so as to ensure the... |
| Optical pickup | 20090323479 | 20091231 |
| An optical pickup has a lens actuator, at least one suspension wire having a first end and an opposite second end, the lens actuator being held by the wire at the first end, and a support base to which the wire is fixed at the second end. The support base has at least one cutaway section provided as corresponding to the wire, having a concavity to receive at least partially the wire in cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the wire, the concavity curving in in a direction parallel to the cross section of the wire, and a land formed around the cutaway section, the wire being soldered to the land at the second end while the wire is being received at least partially... |
| Head gimbals assembly of hard disk and method of assembling thereof | 20090323224 | 20091231 |
| Disclosed is a head gimbals assembly for a hard disk for use in a thermally assisted magnetic disk recording medium, in which a laser diode is applied so as to record information with high density, and a method of assembling such a head gimbals assembly. The head gimbals assembly for a hard disk comprises: a plurality of suspensions, each of which is provided with a magnetic head positioned adjacent to a corresponding disk surface among the disks so as to record/reproduce information; a head gimbals body having a centrally formed pivot hole which allows the head gimbals body to be fitted in such a manner as to be rotatable in relation to the disks, the suspensions extending from one end of the head gimbals body; a... |
| Head stack assembly and disk drive unit provided with the same | 20090323221 | 20091231 |
| According to one embodiment, a head stack assembly includes stack members stacked on a bearing unit, a suspension and a head on one of the stack members, and an elastic member being between the stack members to damp vibration when there is the vibration which is transmitted from the bearing unit to the stack members.
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| Head arm assembly, information storage device and suspension | 20090323220 | 20091231 |
| A head arm assembly includes: a slider which has a head executing recording and/or reproducing operations of information onto and/or from an information recording medium, and which approaches or comes into contact with the information recording medium, a leaf spring holding the slider at its one end, an arm holding the other end of the leaf spring, provided with a groove at a predetermined position, and a tail extending from the leaf spring in a form of a band, which is provided with a conductive pattern connected to the head along the band, in which a halfway position of the band in a longitudinal direction is mounted in the groove of the arm, one of both edges at the position is directed toward the arm, and... |
| Illuminated wind indicator | 20090322495 | 20091231 |
| An illuminated wind indicator including a wind chime assembly with a moveable pendulum assembly. The pendulum assembly includes a suspension member to support moveable suspension of the pendulum assembly proximate the wind chime assembly and further includes a component configuration of components including power and control circuitry, at least one solar panel, at least one light source and a striker, wherein each of the components has a distance relationship to the suspension member, where the power and control circuitry, the at least one solar panel and the at least one light source is electrically connected to form an illumination circuit that is separate and spaced apart from the wind chime assembly.
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| Integrated mems metrology device using complementary measuring combs | 20090322365 | 20091231 |
| The present invention provides a device for in-situ monitoring of material, process and dynamic properties of a MEMS device. The monitoring device includes a pair of comb drives, a cantilever suspension comprising a translating shuttle operatively connected with the pair of comb drives, structures for applying an electrical potential to the comb drives to displace the shuttle, structures for measuring an electrical potential from the pair of comb drives; measuring combs configured to measure the displacement of the shuttle, and structures for measuring an electrical capacitance of the measuring combs. Each of the comb drives may have differently sized comb finger gaps and a different number of comb finger gaps. The shuttle may be formed on two cantilevers perpendicularly disposed with the shuttle, whereby the cantilevers... |
| Methods and apparatus for suspension damping with reduced cavitation and effects | 20090322054 | 20091231 |
| A method and apparatus for reducing cavitation and its effects in a damper. The damper includes a flow dividing structure. In one embodiment, the structure is disposed in a valve including an annular flow path constructed and arranged to separate fluid into substantially separate streams as the fluid passes through the annular path.
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| Bicycle suspension | 20090322055 | 20091231 |
| A suspension system for a bicycle comprising a rear wheel mounting member (4), a chassis member (2), an upper linkage (6) pivotally connected to the rear wheel mounting member and the chassis member at first (P1) and second (P2) pivot points respectively and a lower linkage (8) pivotally connected to the rear wheel mounting member and the chassis member at third (P3) and fourth (P4) pivot points respectively thereby forming a four-bar linkage system, characterised in that the length of the upper linkage (6) between the first and second pivot point and the length of the lower linkage (8) between the third and fourth pivot points are both are greater than the separation between the second and fourth pivot points. An embodiment includes a jockey wheel... |
| Methods of manufacturing dental restorations using nanocrystalline materials | 20090321971 | 20091231 |
| Dental articles are produced using relatively low sintering temperatures to achieve high density dental articles exhibiting strengths equal to and greater than about 700 MPa. Ceramic powders comprised of nanoparticulate crystallites are used to manufacture dental articles. The ceramic powders may include sintering agents, binders and other similar additives to aid in the processing of the ceramic powder into a dental article. The ceramic powders may be processed into dental articles using various methods including, but not limited to, injection molding, gel-casting, slip casting, or electroforming, hand, cad/camming and other various rapid prototyping methods. The ceramic powder may be formed into a suspension, pellet, feedstock material or a pre-sintered blank prior to forming into the dental article.
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| Compression-moulded tray and method of producing a fibre tray | 20090321297 | 20091231 |
| A compression-moulded tray of fibre material, said tray being formed of fibre material in a compression method, from a suspension of mechanical pulp of cellulose. The formed tray has been formed by press-drying using heat to a dry content of 80-95%, preferably 90-95%, and the fibre material of the formed tray has a density in the order of 400-650 kg/m3. The inside of the tray is provided with a protective barrier.
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| Hydraulic damper with compensation chamber | 20090321203 | 20091231 |
| The invention relates to a hydraulic damper, in particular for the suspension system of a motor vehicle, comprising a tube filled with working fluid; a piston assembly slidably positioned inside the tube; a fluid compensation chamber located outside of the tube, and a base valve assembly at the end of the tube for controlling the flow of working fluid between the tube and the compensation chamber. A compression valve module added between the piston assembly and the base valve assembly allows the damping to increase during extremely fast compression strokes without modification of the other damper components, affecting neither tuning options nor performance in a normal operating range of piston velocities.
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| Suspension device | 20090321201 | 20091231 |
| According to problem solving means of the present invention, in a suspension device (S) comprising a motion transforming mechanism (T) for transforming a linear motion of a linear motion member (1) into a rotational motion of a rotating member (2) and a motor (M) connected to the rotating member (2) in the motion transforming mechanism (T), an air spring (AS) is provided, the air spring (AS) including a tubular air chamber (22) connected to the motor (M), an air piston (37) connected to the linear motion member (1) and being tubular and smaller in diameter than the air chamber (22), and a diaphragm (27) interposed between the air chamber (22) and the air piston (37), a stopper (38a) is provided on an outer periphery of the... |
| Suspension for tracked vehicles | 20090321167 | 20091231 |
| A suspension system for a tracked vehicle providing a wide range of performance characteristics via a user-adjustable overload spring assembly which engages a rear suspension element. An optimum spring force can depend on the both operator characteristics and local operating conditions. A user is afforded the ability to adjust a rear suspension system to provide desired ride characteristics. A suspension system including a movable stop to define a mechanical relation between a rear suspension arm and a front suspension arm is also disclosed.
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| Cable stayed suspension bridge making combined use of one-box and two-box girders | 20080313825 | 20081225 |
| A cable-stayed suspension bridge having characteristics of a cable stayed bridge and those of a suspension bridge at the same and time and using one-box and two-box girders in combination is disclosed. The bridge grinder of the cable-stayed suspension bridge includes one-box girders that each extend to both sides through the respective one tower and a two-box girder set in a central portion of the center span between towers in the length direction of the bridge girder. The cable-stayed suspension bridge includes cable-stayed structures in which a respective one of the one-box girders is supported by the tower with plural cables and a suspension structure in which the two-box girder is supported by the plural towers with two main cables and plural hanger ropes. The two-box... |
| Drying process of triturated crushed sugar-cane or others for latter briquetting or others) | 20080313917 | 20081225 |
| Improvement introduced into the process of drying crushed cane or other bagasses for subsequent briquetting or other processes constituted by drying unit (1) comprising a humid bagasse dosing hopper (2) having a screw conveyor feeding inclined screw conveyor (5) and this latter rotary dosing valve (6) having discharge into hot air funnel (7) into drying tank (8), bagasse being lifted and exposed to the hot air in front chamber (9) and in final drying chamber (17) by tumbling blades (10) through the action of geared motor (15), almost-dry bagasse in suspension being sucked out by pair of centrifugal blowers (18) dropping it into separator filter (19) and falling into hopper (20), being cooled in open-trough screw conveyors (21) and (22), screw conveyor (22) having its bottom... |
| Wheeled footwear with spring suspension system | 20080313928 | 20081225 |
| An exemplary wheeled footwear with a spring suspension system is provided. In one embodiment, the footwear includes an upper, a midsole positioned in a midsole region, and an outsole. The spring suspension system is positioned in the midsole region of the footwear, and includes plurality of spring members, each having a first end and a second end, a top layer operable to support at least a portion of the plurality of spring members at the first end, and a bottom layer operable to support at least a portion of the plurality of spring members at the second end. The bottom layer may include an opening or openings formed in the bottom layer that may receive at least a portion of a wheel or wheels that may... |
| Cleaning contaminated materials | 20080314415 | 20081225 |
| Oil contaminated drill cuttings are contacted with an oil soluble surfactant with agitation which causes the hydrophobic moiety of the surfactant to interact with the oil. Next, an aqueous polymer formulation comprising a polymer having polar and/or ionic functionality is added and mixed. Then, an excess volume of water is added with gentle agitation and the mixture is allowed to settle, whereupon the cuttings sediment to the bottom of the receptacle in which the process is undertaken and the supernatant contains a colloidal suspension of particles which comprise oil, surfactant and polymer. The drill cuttings may then be separated from the supernatant by filtration. The supernatant may be treated with a flocculating agent to cause the colloidal particles to sediment. They too may then be separated.
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| Method for assembling a motor vehicle axle of the type provided with suspension arms and a cross-member mounted between said arms, and corresponding axle | 20080314509 | 20081225 |
| A method for assembling a motor vehicle axle including suspension arms and a cross-member mounted between the arms. The method applys an adhesive element on at least one portion of the cross-member, mounts the portion inside a bore of one of the suspension arms to as to leave a clearance between the suspension arm and the adhesive element, and radially deforms one of the assembling elements of the cross-member and the suspension arm to obtain a contact between the adhesive element and the bore of the suspension arm.
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| Paper machine for used paper recycling apparatus | 20080314543 | 20081225 |
| The invention presents a paper machine for a used paper recycling apparatus being installed in a room of a small shop or the like, friendly to the environment, low in running cost, and capable of maintaining a high confidentiality. The paper machine includes a paper making process unit for manufacturing wet paper from slurry pulp suspension sent from the pulp making section of a preceding process, and a drying process unit for drying the wet paper manufactured in the paper making process unit and making recycled paper, in which a processing conveyor is disposed between the paper making process unit and the drying process unit extending in the overall length of the paper making process and the drying process, and this processing conveyor is manufactured in... |
| Helicopter water bucket improvements | 20080314601 | 20081225 |
| Suspension lines suspend the bucket from the aircraft and a releasable support, releasably supports the free end of the tubular extension within the bucket body extending upwardly from the openings to close the discharge port. The releasable support cooperates with the openings to allow the tubular extension to be rapidly lowered so as to extend downwardly from the bottom to open the discharge port for dumping the water. The purse lines cooperate with the releasable support to lift and lower the tubular extension. The buckets also are equipped with emergency extractor Jump Seats, secured to the inside wall of the bucket to be used for dire straits emergency extraction of wild fire ground crews trapped by fire storm.
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| Suspension for suspending a turbine engine from the structure of an aircraft | 20080315064 | 20081225 |
| The present invention relates to the suspending of a turbine engine from the structure of an aircraft using a beam with means of attachment to said structure and at least one link rod articulated via one end to a journal secured to the beam and via the other to a fitting secured to the turbine engine. This suspension is one wherein the journal is mounted on the beam via a flexible coupling formed of two preloaded laminated, elastomer and metal, cylinders.
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| Detector of infrared radiation having a bi-material transducer | 20080315099 | 20081225 |
| A representative embodiment of the invention provides an infrared (IR) detector having a movable plate supported at an offset distance from a substrate by a suspension arm. In response to a temperature difference between the plate and the substrate generated by the incident IR radiation, the suspension arm deforms and changes the offset distance for the plate. In one embodiment, the suspension arm has three rod-shaped bimorph transducers that lie within a plane that is parallel to the substrate. The transducers are also parallel to one another, with the transducer that is attached to an anchor of the suspension arm being located between the two transducers that are attached to the plate.
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| Jounce bumper assembly and gas spring assembly including same | 20080315474 | 20081225 |
| A jounce bumper assembly includes a jounce bumper and a bumper retainer. The jounce bumper includes opposing end walls and a side wall extending therebetween. The bumper retainer includes a side wall for engaging the side wall of the jounce bumper and thereby restricting radially outward deflection of the jounce bumper. A gas spring assembly and a vehicle suspension system including a jounce bumper assembly are included. A method of utilizing a jounce bumper assembly is also included.
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| Suspension system for a vehicle | 20080315546 | 20081225 |
| A suspension system of the present invention pivotally supports a wheel of a motor vehicle. An upper control arm and a lower control arm are cooperable with a spindle, which supports the wheel. A vibration damper is cooperable with the upper control arm. A link interconnects the lower control arm and one of the terminal ends of the vibration damper thereby defining a common axis bisecting the link. The vibration damper moves along the common axis to absorb vibration transferred from a road surface and through the wheel.
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| Front suspension and steering system for a motorcycle | 20080315550 | 20081225 |
| A suspension and steering system for the front wheel of a motorcycle. The system includes an upright extending along one side of the front wheel at a rake angle, to which the wheel is journalled by means of a cantilevered axle extending from one side of the lower end of the upright. The upright includes a lower section that resides within the inner diameter of the wheel rim and an arcuate upper section that extends upwardly and rearwardly around the wheel rim and tire. The upper end of the upright is connected to a telescoping, splined steering shaft that is journalled to an upper subframe and which transmits steering torque from a handlebar assembly through the upright to the front wheel. The upright is pivotably attached... |
| Slider suspension locking pin system with leaf spring | 20080315555 | 20081225 |
| A trailer slider system includes a body rail that slides longitudinally relative to a suspension frame side rail. The body rail includes holes that provide multiple suspension positions. The trailer slider system also includes a pin locking system having at least one pin that is extendable into the holes in a locked position and retractable out of the holes in an unlocked position. A leaf spring biases the at least one pin toward one of the locked position or the unlocked position.
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| Structure supporting a motor vehicle front end assembly comprising coupling means in the form of a hollow body of a mini-cradle with side members, and corresponding vehicle | 20080315571 | 20081225 |
| The invention concerns a structure for a motor vehicle front end assembly, comprising a mini-cradle (1) whereon is mounted a suspension arm (3) for each wheel of said front end assembly, said suspension arm (3) being of the type having the shape of a boomerang whereof one of the ends, called supporting end (E) of a rotating part is designed to be coupled to a wheel, the other end, called front articulation (A), and the median part of the arm, called rear articulation (B), being designed to be coupled to said mini-cradle (1), said mini-cradle (1) having a body on either side of which extend towards the vehicle front two side cant rails (15) designed each to be coupled by screwing to a side member (5)... |
| Rear vehicle structure | 20080315572 | 20081225 |
| A rear vehicle structure has an electrical system unit, two side members, two extension parts, two cross members, a rear seat and a cover. The electrical system unit includes first and second electrical system units. Each extension part extends rearwardly from one of the rearward ends of one of the side members. The cross members are located above rear suspension members of the vehicle. The electrical system unit is fixedly attached to a top of at least one of the cross members. The rear seat is installed forward of the first electrical system unit. The second electrical system unit is located along a rearward surface of the rear seat. The cover is installed rearward of the second electrical system unit and has an upright panel that... |
| Self-propelled machine for cutting or milling, in particular a machine for working deposits by surface mining | 20080315666 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a self-propelled machine for cutting or milling, and in particular to a machine for working deposits, such for example as deposits of coal, ore, minerals, etc., by surface mining, which has a chassis (1), which is carried by track-laying units or wheels and which has a cutting or milling arrangement (2) and an arrangement (8) for adjusting the height of the chassis to set the depth of cutting or milling. The machine according to the invention is characterised in that the driver's station (10) is not fixed on the chassis of the machine but on a component (8C) of the height-adjusting arrangement (8) which is connected to the chassis in such a way as to be able to move. The basic principle... |
| Communication device with structural part | 20080317269 | 20081225 |
| The invention concerns a communication device with casing parts enclosing a microphone and a receiver and suspension points therefore in the casing. A sound canal from the receiver to the ear of a user is provided, and the casing parts are shaped from an injection moulded fibre-reinforced polymer.
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| Centerline suspension for turbine internal component | 20080317591 | 20081225 |
| A centerline suspension arrangement (42) for a turbine (40). A turbine inner casing (44) is supported within an outer casing (46) via a support member (60) that includes an inner portion (62) contacting the inner casing and an outer portion (66) extending into a slot (68) formed in the outer casing. The support member is slid into an axially oriented slot (64) formed in the inner casing and is body bound therein with respect to radial movements, with the support member and the inner casing slot including opposed vertical support surfaces (82, 90) and a pair of oppositely facing opposed horizontal support surfaces (80, 88 and 86, 92). Thus, dead weight and operating loads from the inner casing are reacted through the support member and into... |
| Viral vaccine and method for preparation thereof | 20080317780 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a viral vaccine, especially a retroviral vaccine, and methods of forming such a vaccine. The vaccine is formed from a whole-killed virus suspension in a cell lysate or culture medium, wherein the virus is killed by exposure to a chloramine compound at a level adequate to inactivate zinc finger proteins. The chloramine compound may be taurine chloramine, adenosine chloramine, phenylalanine chloramine, and alanine chloramine. The vaccine may be used as a prophylactic or therapeutic vaccine and may be developed from a subject's own strains of virus so as to be considered an autologous vaccine.
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| Isolated human cell, method for obtaining the same and their use | 20080318299 | 20081225 |
| A novel cell suited for mass production of Hemagglutinating Virus of Japan (HVJ), a method for obtaining the cell and use of the cell are disclosed. The human cell is originated from a transformed human kidney cell line, the doubling time thereof in logarithmic growth phase in suspension culture in a serum-free medium is not more than 40 hours, the cell has a freeze-recovery property, the maximum density of viable cells in suspension culture is not less than 106 cells/mL, and HVJ can grow in the cell. The method for obtaining the human cell comprises the steps of suspension-culturing a human transformed kidney cell line in a serum-free medium, and cloning the grown cells; and selecting, from the cloned cells, a cell whose doubling time in... |
| Electrical connector with cover configured for heat dissipation | 20080318464 | 20081225 |
| An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (10) including a forwardly protruding mating port in a suspension manner. A plurality of contacts (30) is disposed in the housing each defining an L-shaped base portion (302) including a horizontal section and a vertical section. A cover (20) is attached onto the insulative housing and includes a vertical plate (201) for covering the vertical section of each contact (30), the vertical plate (201) defining a plurality of through slots (211) for heat dissipation. This configuration of the cover has the capability of providing good heat dissipation for the electrical connector.
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| Suspension of active compounds in glycerol | 20080318774 | 20081225 |
| The present invention relates to active compound suspensions comprising at least 60% by weight of glycerol, agrochemically active compounds, wetting agents, dispersants and antifoams, and also optionally agents for adjusting rheological properties, acids for adjusting the pH, preservatives and further components, such as formulation auxiliaries, surfactants and solvents. The active compound suspensions and the agrochemical compositions obtainable therefrom can be used for controlling harmful organisms.
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| Polyester gas barrier resin and a process there of | 20080319117 | 20081225 |
| A preform resin composition comprising PET resin and a suspension of 50 to 5000 ppm, with respect to the resin, of nano clay having a particle size ranging between 10 and 100 nm ultrasonically dispersed in a suspension medium, such as DMF and a method of making the preform resin.
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| Anti-rolling method and system for a vehicle and corresponding vehicle | 20080319608 | 20081225 |
| The invention concerns a method for controlling an anti-rolling system for a vehicle having at least three wheels, whereby based on the turn angle of the front wheel or on the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, on displacement data of the vehicle, and on a prior deflection rule of the anti-rolling system, a current roll correction rule is provided and said current roll correction rule is sent to an anti-rolling actuator or a controllable suspension acting on the stiffness of the vehicle suspension.
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| Suspension control device, vehicle comprising said device, production method thereof and associated program | 20080319609 | 20081225 |
| The invention is characterised by a sensor (CAP-DEB) for sensing wheel (A, B, C, D) travel in relation to the body shell, which is connected to a first means (CAL) for calculating the modal body shell acceleration from the travel measurement (DEB) provided by the sensor (CAP-DEB).
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| Data synchronization of multiple remote storage after remote copy suspension | 20080320260 | 20081225 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for enhancing the performance of storage systems to allow recovery after all types of suspensions in remote copy operations. Data is synchronized after an interruption in transfer between a first storage volume of a primary storage system and a first storage volume of a secondary storage system which also includes a second storage volume. After the interruption is detected, at the primary storage system, a record is provided of the data written onto the first storage volume of the primary storage system, and at the secondary storage volume a record is provided of the data written onto the first storage volume of the secondary storage system. Then, at least a partial copy of the record of the data written onto... |
| Method of manufacturing head actuator assembly and method of manufacturing disk device | 20080307636 | 20081218 |
| A head actuator assembly of a disk device has a suspension which supports a head, an arm which supports the suspension and is rotatably supported by a bearing portion, signal wires which extend on the suspension and the arm and are connected electrically to the head, and a board unit. In manufacture, the signal wires are mounted on the suspension and the arm, and a connecting end portion of the board unit is connected to the signal wires mounted on the suspension and the arm. Thereafter, the head is mounted on the suspension and connected electrically to the signal wires.
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| Ceria based glass polishing composition and a process for the manufacture thereof | 20080307712 | 20081218 |
| The invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of a ceria based polishing composition, comprising (a) suspending an inorganic cerium salt or cerium hydroxide with a cerium content calculated as cerium oxide in the range of 50%-100% based on Total rare earth oxide (TREO) in an aqueous medium thereby obtaining an aqueous suspension, (b) treating said aqueous suspension with an acid or a salt of an acid selected from the group of HF, H3PO4 and H2SO4, thereby obtaining a solid suspended in said aqueous medium, (c) separating said solid from said aqueous medium, and (d) calcining the separated solid at a temperature between 750° C. and 1,200° C. and grinding the calcined solid to grain sizes in the range of 0.5 μm to 5.0... |
| Actively damped tension member | 20080307723 | 20081218 |
| Provided is a system and method for actively damping tension members by modulating the natural frequency of shape metal alloys. By incorporating shape metal alloys into tension members, such as suspension ropes or cables, the frequency of the tension member can be modulated to prevent potentially destructive resonance with natural exciting forces.
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| Method of refining natural gas and natural gas refining system | 20080307827 | 20081218 |
| A method and system of refining natural gas that improves the quality of liquefied natural gas and enables separation and recovery of hydrocarbons other than methane. The method of refining natural gas containing methane; any other hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, n-butane, isobutane, 1-butene, n-pentane, and isopentane; carbon dioxide; and hydrogen sulfide, includes adjusting a pressure and temperature of the natural gas so that the methane is in the gas phase, the other hydrocarbon in the liquid phase, and the carbon dioxide and the hydrogen sulfide in the solid phase, respectively; separating the natural gas, of which the pressure and temperature has been adjusted, into a gas containing the methane and a suspension liquid; and separating the separated suspension liquid... |
| End structural assembly of a rail car body | 20070295240 | 20071227 |
| This structural assembly provided is of the type intended to be fixed to a longitudinal end of a rail car body including a chassis, a roof and lateral faces forming a tubular cell, in order to articulate the body to a body of another adjacent car and to transfer the load of the body to a body support bogie that is common to that other car. A lower cross-member may have a central portion and two lateral portions, the central portion being provided in order to carry a member for articulating the body to a body of another car, and each lateral portion being suitable for being supported on suspension devices for the body on a bogie.
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| Energy and steel recovery system | 20070295248 | 20071227 |
| An energy and steel recovery system has a suspension column and a plurality of suspension burners operably disposed therein wherein the burners are spaced from one another along the length of thereof. The suspension column includes a mechanism for receiving tires onto one of the burners and feeding the tires to an adjacent downwardly disposed burner to further combust the same. The column is configured to provide for a number of zones including heating, drying, volatizing, combusting and ashing which are collectively referred to herein as a “fractionation process.” A first conduit includes a first end communicably connected to the suspension column and a second end communicably connected to a boiler wherein air flow passes from the boiler to the suspension column. A second conduit includes... |
| Display rack | 20070295681 | 20071227 |
| A display rack having a support frame and at least one tray for holding and displaying product. Each tray attaches at its rear to the support frame by way of at least one moveable suspension arm and at least two possible tray-to-frame buttress points (or stops) for every suspension arm. The at least two tray-to-frame buttress points act together as a dual-position stop, which dual-position stop is capable of maintaining the tray in two different orientations with respect to the support frame. In a preferred embodiment, each tray has two L-shaped, pivoting suspension arms, where a portion of each suspension arm is horizontal and passes through a receiving channel in the support frame.
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| Clothes hanger with pants holding device | 20070295770 | 20071227 |
| A clothes hanger having a pants holding device for holding one or more pairs of pants, the hanger having a hook and an upper member of inverted V shape extending across the width of the hanger and having its center attached to the bottom of the hook. A bottom member extends substantially horizontally for the width of the hanger and spaced below the upper member with its ends attached to the ends of the upper member. A vertical member extends between each end of the upper member and an adjacent end of the bottom member. At least one pair of horizontal fingers, has each finger attached to and extending inwardly from one of the vertical members, the fingers of each pair being in axial alignment with... |
| Multiple tip soldering with individually compliant tip | 20070295783 | 20071227 |
| A multiple tip soldering tool is provided having a conductor adapted for conducting power from an external supply. The tool also has a segmented hot bar having first and second independent suspensions. Each suspension depends at a proximal end from the conductor and conductively supports a soldering tip at a distal end. A method is provided that includes providing a multiple tip soldering tool having a segmented hot bar providing a plurality of soldering tips supported by independent suspensions. The method also includes advancing the multiple tip soldering tool toward a plurality of connectors until one of the soldering tips contacts a respective connector, and then continuing to advance the multiple tip soldering tool until all of the soldering tips contact the respective connectors.
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| Scissor suspension | 20070295882 | 20071227 |
| A scissor suspension includes a first arm having a first end and a second end. The first end may be configured for pivotal attachment to a structure and a first bearing may be pivotally connected proximate to the second end of the first arm. A second arm having a first end and a second end may be pivotally connected to the first arm between the first and second ends of the first and second arms. The first bearing may be moveably coupled to the first rail.
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| Vehicle wind tunnel balance | 20070295883 | 20071227 |
| A vehicle supporting platform can be supported at plural locations (e.g., four locations) from below such that the platform can pivot fore to aft and side to side in response to the impact of wind on a vehicle on the platform. In a desirable form, the platform is suspended by four suspension rods or cables that loosely support the respective corners of a platform supporting structure. The platform supporting structure can be positioned in a bay beneath the floor level. Although a different number of sensors can be used, in one approach there is one aft motion sensor coupled to the front of the floor supporting frame and a wall portion of the bay and two side sensors, one adjacent to the front of the platform... |
| Method of forming a carbon nanotube suspension | 20070295940 | 20071227 |
| A carbon nanotube suspension uses water as the basic solvent added with dispersant, stabilizer, coalescing aid, adhesion promoter, and a carbon nanotube. The basic solvent and the above solutes form a low viscosity solvent with carbon nanotube suspending therein. Therefore, the carbon nanotube suspension is formed to serve as a source material of the electron emission source of a field-emission display. That is, the carbon nanotube can be coated on a surface for forming the carbon nanotube electron-emission layer.
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| Impact damper | 20070296131 | 20071227 |
| An impact damper (7) with at least one damper unit (8, 9, 10, 11). The damper unit (8, 9, 10, 11) includes at least one elastomer spring element (15), at least one fluid-filled primary chamber (24), and at least one fluid-filled secondary chamber (27), as well as one nozzle opening (26) connecting the two chambers (24, 27), wherein the fluid can be displaced during spring deflection of the elastomer spring element (15) from the primary chamber (24) into the secondary chamber (27). The impact damper (7) includes a damper unit (8, 9, 10, 11) has the shape of a rotational toroidal or an annular body. The impact damper of the invention is suitable, in particular, for high-end damping applications, for example the wheel suspension of automobiles,... |
| Inertia valve vehicle suspension assembly | 20070296163 | 20071227 |
| A damper including an inertia valve movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively alter the compression damping rate of the shock absorber is disclosed. In these embodiments, the damper has at least one chamber that at least partially surrounds two other chambers.
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| Wheel support device, suspension system and vehicle comprising the said support device | 20070296171 | 20071227 |
| A support device connects a wheel to suspension elements of a vehicle, the wheel having a radius R′. The support device includes rods articulated at their lower ends to the suspension elements and at their upper ends to the wheel carrier so as to confer on the wheel a degree of camber freedom relative to the suspension elements. The camber movement takes place around an instantaneous center of rotation. The device is also configured in such manner that Y and Z are respectively the abscissa and ordinate of the instantaneous position of the instantaneous center of rotation in the camber plane, wherein such position, during a camber deflection from 0° to 1°, satisfies the following conditions: Y≦0.125*R Z≦−0.0625*R Z≦0.66225*Y+0.02028*R
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| Axle load control system and a wheel base adjustment system | 20070296173 | 20071227 |
| An axle load control system and method for a load-carrying truck having a front axle and two or more rear axles is provided. The system includes a wheel suspension system with a suspension control processor, a load sensor arranged at each of the axles for detecting one or more load indication parameters, the load sensor providing the parameters to the suspension control processor which translates the parameters into actual axle load values for the individual axles. The control processor is arranged to compare the actual axle load values with a predefined maximum allowable axle load value for each axle, and to control—or indicate to a driver the need to control—the wheel suspension system so as to effect an individual adjustment of the suspension characteristics for each... |
| Connection between vehicle axle and suspension arm | 20070296174 | 20071227 |
| A vehicle suspension axle wrap is a composite tubular structure of cast or forged shells of part-tubular shape. The shells are assembled into a tubular form and welded together at juxtaposed edges. The shells can be cast or forged accurately to shape and profile to provide an improved quality axle wrap. Wall thickness variations can be designed into the shells. The juxtaposed edges are shaped to space the welding at the edges from the interior of the assembled axle wrap. The edges are beveled adjacent the external circumferential surfaces of the shells to provide a V-shaped groove at which the welding is made. There is a stepped engagement at the edges between the V-shaped groove and the internal surface of the axle wrap to prevent the... |
| Frame construction and road vehicle provided with such a frame construction | 20070296196 | 20071227 |
| The invention relates firstly to a frame construction for a road vehicle, comprising a main frame of, for example, a motorcycle. This main frame is on the front edge provided with a fork head. A front frame is also provided, which is suspended from the fork head. In addition, the front frame is fastened to the main frame by means of further, separate front suspension means. Further, a rear frame can also be provided, which is provided with rear suspension means standardly present on the main frame. The rear frame can possess a drive train having a differential, the housing of which can be driven by means of a chain or pulley transmission.
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| Integrated motorcycle brake and suspension system | 20070296266 | 20071227 |
| A motorcycle brake and suspension system comprising: an outer tube, having an upper end and a lower end, a mainspring mounted inside the outer tube, a brake line traveling through the central axis of the outer tube and looped to allow slack, and a braking system actuated by the brake line. The brake line actuates an integrated padlock caliper disk brake, and is protected by a flexible plastic cover. A fender bracket is mounted on the brake caliper. The integrated padlock caliper disk brake system has integrally formed brake fluid passages in the fork leg, which are hydraulically operative inside the load bearing portion of the fork leg. An adjustable push rod supports the mainspring by adjusting its neutral position length.
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| Slider suspension assembly | 20070297094 | 20071227 |
| A slider suspension assembly includes a positioning arm mounted to a laminate that has a spring layer and a flex circuit layer. The spring layer has a gimbal spring arm. The flex circuit layer has an elongate flex circuit arm separated from the elongate gimbal spring arm by a gap. The flex circuit layer include a flex circuit tab that extends across the gap to an attachment point on the gimbal spring arm.
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| Self-centering clamp block | 20070297852 | 20071227 |
| A clamp member for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a base having a length, a width and a depth. The base also has an inside surface and an outside surface, and a front surface and a back surface. A semi-cylindrical receiving portion is disposed on the inside surface of the base and extends through the depth of the base. A first joint portion is disposed on the base and has a first finger extending from the inside surface in the width direction. The first finger is offset in the depth direction from the back surface. A second joint portion is disposed on the base on the opposite side of the semi-cylindrical receiving portion from the first joint portion. The second joint portion has a... |
| Suspension medium for red blood cells | 20070298406 | 20071227 |
| The present invention relates to a new suspension medium or diluent solution for red blood cells for use in haematological methods. The suspension medium or diluent solution for red blood cells may comprise a combination of two or more amino acids of any group, and preserves the red blood cells in the sample for at least 8 weeks.
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| Method of manufacturing suspension structure and chamber | 20070298581 | 20071227 |
| A method of manufacturing a suspension structure including providing a substrate, forming a hole and a sacrificial layer filling the hole on the substrate, forming a patterned photoresist layer on the substrate and the sacrificial layer, the patterned photoresist layer exposing a part of the substrate and the sacrificial layer, forming a structure layer on the substrate, the patterned photoresist layer, and the sacrificial layer, performing a lift off process to remove the patterned photoresist layer and the structure layer above the photoresist pattern, and performing a dry etch process to remove the sacrificial layer in order to make the structure layer and the hole become the suspension structure and the chamber.
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| Method of manufacturing suspension structure | 20070298613 | 20071227 |
| A method of manufacturing a suspension structure including providing a substrate, forming a first photoresist pattern on the substrate, heating the first photoresist pattern to harden it as a sacrificial layer, forming a second photoresist pattern on the substrate and the sacrificial layer, the second photoresist pattern exposing a part of the substrate and the sacrificial layer, forming a structure layer on the substrate, the second photoresist pattern, and the sacrificial layer, performing a lift off process to remove the second photoresist pattern and the structure layer above the second photoresist pattern, and performing a dry etching process to remove the sacrificial layer in order to make the structure layer become the suspension structure.
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| Corticosteroid topical dispersion with low content of surfactant | 20070299044 | 20071227 |
| The invention provides novel compositions of water-insoluble corticosteroid drug in combination with antimicrobial agents and very low concentrations of polymers and surfactants for topical, otic and ophthalmic treatment. The invention provides stable aqueous suspension where the ingredients remain in such a state so as to allow for immediate re-suspension, when desired, even after extended periods of settling. The invention provides also a method for treating inflammation with low systemic absorption and side-effects of the corticosteroid.
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| Prestabilization of halogen-containing polymers | 20070299175 | 20071227 |
| The invention relates to a process for preparing a stabilized suspension/emulsion polymer of halogen-containing monomers with addition of a polymer stabilizer mixture compatible with the polymerization medium prior to, during or directly after the polymerization process, and to the polymers prepared by this process.
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| Weakly ionic aqueous suspensions of ground mineral matter and their uses | 20070299183 | 20071227 |
| The invention relates to the use of a weakly ionic and water-soluble copolymer as a grinding aid agent for grinding mineral matter in aqueous suspension in order to obtain aqueous suspensions of refined mineral matter, with a dry matter concentration that can be high, with a low Brookfield™ viscosity that remains stable over time, having the property that it presents a pigmentary surface area the ionic charge of which, as determined by ionic titration, is low. The invention relates to the aqueous suspensions of mineral matter obtained and their use in the fields of paper, paint and plastics.
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| Process for polymerising olefins in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst | 20070299220 | 20071227 |
| Olefins are polymerised in the presence of a solid catalyst component and optionally a cocatalyst. The solid catalyst component is introduced into the polymerisation reactor by suspending the solid component into oil having a viscosity of from 20 to 1500 mPa s. Optionally, the suspension comprises a drag reduction agent dissolved in the oil. The suspension is metered into the polymerisation reactor by using a valveless piston pump.
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| Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same | 20070299509 | 20071227 |
| The medical devices of the invention comprise a portion having a porous surface for release of at least one biologically active agent therefrom. The porous surface is made of a material such as a polymer having a plurality of voids. To load the porous surface with a biologically active agent or drug, an electrophoresis method is employed. In this method, a device having a porous surface is placed into a drug solution or suspension, along with an electrode. An electric current is applied to the device and electrode. Under such a current, the drug, which has a positive or negative charge, will be loaded into the pores or voids of the porous surface.
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| Loading machine | 20070289171 | 20071220 |
| A wheeled loading machine includes a body mounting a loading arm, a ground engaging structure including a front axle which carries a front pair of ground engaging wheels and a rear axle which carries a rear pair of ground engaging wheels, the loading arm being mounted at a position towards a rear of the machine for up and down movement about a generally horizontal axis, and the loading arm extending forwardly beside a cab which is mounted at one side of the body, to an outermost end which is beyond a front of the body, and the loading arm having at its outermost end a mounting for a loading implement and the arm being extendible to vary the length of the loading arm, and each axle... |
| Method and apparatus for co2 sequestration | 20070289206 | 20071220 |
| A method and apparatus for sequestering CO2 using algae comprises a plurality of vertically suspended bioreactors, each bioreactor being translucent and including a flow channel formed by a plurality of baffles. A culture tank contains a suspension of water and at least one algae and includes a plurality of gas jets for introducing a CO2-containing gas into the suspension. The culture tank is in fluid communication with an inlet in each channel for flowing the suspension through the channel in the presence of light. A pump pumps the suspension into the channel inlet.
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| Suspension arrangement for a boom assembly mounted on an agricultural sprayer | 20070289298 | 20071220 |
| A system for reducing oscillating movement of a boom assembly about a fore-and-aft aligned axis defined by a pivotal connection of a suspension arrangement independent of a carrier frame is provided. The system includes an accumulator, a cylinder actuator mechanically interconnected between the carrier frame and the boom assembly, and a metered orifice connected in fluid communication to restrict a fluid flow between the accumulator and the cylinder actuator. In response to rotation of the boom assembly in a first direction relative to the carrier frame, the system creates a force resisting the rotation of the boom assembly in the first direction. Thereby, the system deadens oscillating pivotal movement of the boom assembly relative to the carrier frame and exerts a biasing force to assist in... |
| Workpiece-holding device for band saw machine | 20070289424 | 20071220 |
| A workpiece-holding device for holding a workpiece on a worktable of a band saw machine having a vertically moveable saw blade guide and a saw blade running through the worktable and the vertically moveable saw blade guide is disclosed. The workpiece-holding device includes a suspension arm for horizontally and axially moveably mounting to the vertically moveable saw blade guide of the band saw machine, an offset member having an end horizontally and perpendicularly connected to the suspension arm, and a holding pin vertically and perpendicularly connected to the other end of the offset member for stopping at a workpiece on the worktable such that the workpiece is rotatable about the holding pin on the worktable for enabling the workpiece to be cut into an arched or... |
| System for and method of locking a roll suspension arrangement for a boom assembly mounted on an agricultural sprayer | 20070289438 | 20071220 |
| A system to lock a roll-suspension arrangement operatively connected to allow pivotal movement of a boom assembly about a fore-and-aft axis independent of a carrier frame is provided. The system includes an actuator cylinder having an end movable in a linear direction relative to a fixed end. The fixed end of the actuator cylinder is connected at the carrier frame, and the movable end is connected at the boom assembly. The system further includes a lock valve located in fluid communication with the actuator cylinder. The lock valve in a closed position prevents a fluid flow therethrough so as to restrain movement of the actuator cylinder and rotation of the boom assembly with respect to the carrier frame. In an open position, the lock valve releases... |
| Caster wheel assembly | 20060288526 | 20061228 |
| A sprung caster wheel assembly includes a base member supporting an object thereon and a swivel member mounted for rotation about a vertical swivel axis below the base member. Two spaced apart pivot arms are pivotally coupled to the swivel member for pivotal movement about a first lateral axis and rotatably support a wheel between the free ends thereof. The wheel rotates about a second lateral axis parallel to the first lateral axis and offset to one side of the vertical swivel axis. A torsion spring is helically wound about the first lateral axis and is coupled between the pivot arm and the swivel member to provide a sprung suspension to the base member supported above the wheel.
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| Method of preparing microfibrillar polysaccharide | 20060289132 | 20061228 |
| The present invention relates to a method of preparing microfibrillar polysaccharide comprising treating a polysaccharide in an aqueous suspension comprising an oxidant and at least one transition metal, mechanically delaminating said polysaccharide such that microfibrillar polysaccharide is formed. The invention also relates to microfibrillar polysaccharide obtainable by the method.
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| Track-mounted drilling machine with active suspension system | 20060289205 | 20061228 |
| A drilling machine includes a frame, two tracks, and a plurality of yokes interconnecting the frame and the tracks. Each yoke is pivotable with respect to the frame by the extension and retraction of a hydraulic cylinder. Each of a plurality of sensors senses a parameter indicative of force and generates a signal representing the force. A controller receives the force signals, and generates control signals to extend or retract the hydraulic cylinders when an associated force deviation for a hydraulic cylinder exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
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| Lubricant delivery apparatus and method | 20060289237 | 20061228 |
| A fluid dispensing device for engine lubrication and/or suspension component maintenance delivers fluid under positive pressure from a remote storage reservoir via a positive displacement pump. Fluid is dispensed in controlled amounts through flexible conduit directly into the fluid cavity of the engine, suspension component or the like. Fluid volume is controlled by internal logic and input from the user via an external selection switch. The apparatus utilizes 12VDC power and compressed air supply. The apparatus has signal indication for both power status and operational status. A method of using the device for to pre-lubricate an engine prior to start-up is also disclosed.
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| Method for making a base plate for suspension assembly in hard disk drive | 20060289311 | 20061228 |
| A swage mount that includes a flange, having a first side and a second side, and a cylindrically shaped hub. The hub is primarily comprised of a metal (such as stainless steel), and extends from the second side of the flange, and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The surface of the swage mount is plated with one or more layers of metal, or a combination of metals, which provide a) increased retention torque, and b) increased part cleanliness. This invention may be used in conjunction with surface hardened swage mounts that contain surface protrusions. In this case the metal plating prevents separation of the protrusions from the swage mount, thereby preventing contamination.
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| Desanding apparatus and system | 20060289353 | 20061228 |
| A desanding vessel is inserted in a high velocity fluid stream containing entrained particulates. The vessel comprises an upper freeboard portion having a large cross-sectional wherein the fluid stream velocity drops and particulates fall from suspension. Preferably the fluid stream is introduced offset upwardly from an axis of a horizontally oriented cylindrical vessel, released particulates falling to accumulate in a lower belly portion. The freeboard portion is maintained using a depending flow barrier adjacent the vessel's outlet which sets the depth of accumulation in the belly portion. A cleanout enables periodic removal of accumulations.
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| Method and apparatus for fine particle liquid suspension feed for thermal spray system and coatings formed therefrom | 20060289405 | 20061228 |
| This invention relates to a method by which liquid feedstock suspensions containing fine particles, micron- and nano-sized, are injected, with sufficient droplet velocity, preferably axially, into a thermal spray apparatus for the production of high-quality nanostructured coatings. The method allows complete entrainment of the droplets in a high temperature gas stream, while the injection orifice remains potentially blockage-free for long periods of operation.
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| Fan motor suspension mount for a combustion-powered tool | 20060289596 | 20061228 |
| A motor mount for suspending a fan motor in a combustion-powered tool includes an inner ring for securing to the motor, an outer ring that is secured to a portion of the tool, and a web portion disposed between and connecting the inner ring and outer ring. The inner ring, outer ring, and web portion are formed as a unitary piece. Preferably, the mount is formed of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer.
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| Composite metal layer formed using metal nanocrystalline particles in an electroplating bath | 20060290000 | 20061228 |
| A method for forming a composite metal layer on a substrate comprises providing nanocrystalline particles of a first metal, adding the nanocrystalline particles to a plating bath that contains ions of a second metal to form a colloid-like suspension, immersing the substrate in the plating bath, and causing a co-deposition of the second metal and the nanocrystalline particles of the first metal on the substrate to form the composite metal layer. The co-deposition may be caused by inducing a negative bias on the substrate and applying an electric current to the plating bath to induce an electroplating process. In the electroplating process, the ions of the second metal are reduced by the substrate and become co-deposited on the substrate with the nanocrystalline particles of the first... |
| Electrically controlled suspension system | 20060290078 | 20061228 |
| An electronically controlled suspension system according to the present invention comprises a sensor unit for extracting and providing a vertical acceleration component of a vehicle body of a vehicle; a signal processing unit for calculating a vertical velocity of the vehicle body using the vertical acceleration component provided by the sensor unit; a control gain determining unit having a control gain set according to the amplitude of the vertical acceleration component, and detecting the amplitude of the vertical acceleration component provided by the sensor unit and extracting a control gain corresponding to the detected amplitude; a control command value calculating unit for calculating a control command value using the control gain provided by the control gain determining unit and the vertical velocity of the vehicle body... |
| Floor suspension system | 20060290083 | 20061228 |
| A caster suspension system that employs a linkage between the two casters constraining one to rise when the other falls while keeping moment internal to the system such that there is no tipping of the load carried by the caster suspension system.
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| Steering and suspension system for a vehicle | 20060290088 | 20061228 |
| The present invention concerns a steering and suspension system of a vehicle. The system may include a strut extension member having a strut clamp arm mounted to a strut assembly, an upper extension support arm extending from the strut clamp arm, an extension fork with first and second arms extending from the strut clamp arm, and a lower extension support arm extending from the extension fork. Also, a steering knuckle has an upper portion pivotally coupled to the upper extension support arm, and a lower portion pivotally coupled to the lower extension support arm. A lower control arm has an outboard portion with a control arm mounting bore therethrough, and a compliant hinge joint includes a first joint associated with the first arm, a second joint... |
| Truck suspensions incorporating asymmetric leaf springs | 20060290089 | 20061228 |
| A suspension system for supporting fore-and aft extending frame members of a vehicle chassis on a hollow axle, the system on one side of the vehicle being duplicated on the opposite side. Included in the suspension on each side are: (1) a frame bracket for pivotally supporting the fore or leading end of an asymmetric leaf spring; (2) a spring end support mounted on the frame side member for supporting the aft or trailing end of the leaf spring, and (3) a suitable assembly for attaching the leaf spring at a location intermediate its opposite ends to the axle so that the spring is divided into two cantilever limbs extending in opposite directions from the center line of the axle. The spring is formed so that... |
| Axle tower | 20060290090 | 20061228 |
| The invention is directed to vehicle suspension systems and components thereof including attachment devices for mounting an axle alignment and/or load reacting mechanism to an axle. Disclosed herein are axle towers used for connecting a torque box to an axle. The axle tower of the present invention can include one or more features to absorb and disperse loads to the axle. The axle tower has a more contoured or curved edge on the side plate that experiences a compressive force than a similar edge on the side plate that experiences a tensile force. Furthermore, the axle tower has appendages that extend out from the side plates providing a large footprint on the axle housing. At least one of the appendages extending from the side plate experiencing... |
| Motor-vehicle independent suspension | 20060290091 | 20061228 |
| The suspension comprises a first, a second and a third rod-like connection member (10, 11, 12), each of which has a first (22, 13, 15) and a second point of articulation (23, 14, 16) to the wheel-carrier (1) and to the vehicle structure, respectively, and is arranged to control one degree of freedom of translation (t, t1, t2) along an axis (y, y1, y2) substantially passing through its own points of articulation. The first connection member (10) is arranged to control also a degree of freedom (r1) of rotation about its own axis (y) and a degree of freedom (r2) of rotation about a direction (z) substantially perpendicular to its own axis (y).
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| Adjustable suspension fork | 20060290095 | 20061228 |
| A suspension front fork includes a lower tube with a closed bottom and an upper tube is movably inserted in the lower tube. Hydraulic oil is filled in the lower tube and has an oil level in the upper tube. A damper assembly is fixedly received in the upper tube and includes a spring and a piston which is biased by the spring and seals a side hole. A control assembly is movably received in the upper tube and includes a damper member which is connected to the adjustment assembly. An adjustment rod extends from the damper member and a lower end of the adjustment rod is movably inserted through the outlet of the damper assembly. A gap is defined between an inner periphery of the... |
| Recreational binding with adjustable suspension interface | 20060290106 | 20061228 |
| A binding system is provided that is effective for use on recreational device, such as a snowboard, and that is adapted to mate to, or that includes, a boot or other footwear worn by the user. In general, the binding system includes a base plate for support a rider's foot, and a connecting element for mating the base plate to an elongate board, e.g., a snowboard. The connecting element is effective to mate the base plate to a snowboard about a fixed central axis and to allow pivotal movement of the base plate about the central axis with respect to the snowboard. The binding system can also include at least one compression member mated to the base plate and/or to a snowboard. The compression member(s) are... |
| Electrooptic/micromechanical display with discretely controllable bistable transflector | 20060290651 | 20061228 |
| A display (1) comprises a display device (2), such as an LC cell and a switchable transflector (7). The transflector 7 comprises a plurality of discrete portions and is configured so that the transmittance and reflectance properties of at least one of said portions can be tuned independently of other portions. Where the transflector is a suspended particle device (SPD), the portions may comprise individual particle suspensions (8a, 8b, 8c) and/or regions within a cell containing a particle suspension (8a, 8b, 8c). In normal operation, images etc. are displayed using the display device (2). In some embodiments, the transflector (7) may be used in the provision of illumination for the display device (2) using backlighting 9 from light source (3) and/or reflected ambient light (10), in... |
| Method and apparatus for separating particles by dielectrophoresis | 20060290745 | 20061228 |
| Methods and apparatus for the micro-scale, dielectrophoretic separation of particles are provided. Fluid suspensions of particles are sorted and separated by dielectrophoretic separation chambers that have at least two consecutive, electrically coupled planar electrodes separated by a gap in a fluid flow channel. The gap distance as well as applied potential can be used to control the dielectrophoretic forces generated. Using consecutive, electrically coupled electrodes rather than electrically coupled opposing electrodes facilitates higher flow volumes and rates. The methods and apparatus can be used, for example, to sort living, damaged, diseased, and/or dead cells and functionalized or ligand-bound polymer beads for subsequent identification and/or analysis.
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| Undesirable output detection in imaging device | 20060290948 | 20061228 |
| A method for detecting and managing undesirable output in the operation of an imaging system which includes an imaging job format interpreter, an output engine downstream from the interpreter, and a processing region intermediate the interpreter and the engine. The method operates in the processing region, and involves independently examining imaging-job data to detect the possibility that a particular imaging job is potentially a candidate for creating undesirable output, and placing such a job candidate, as least temporarily, in a state of suspension from completion.
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| Suspension for mounting magnetic head slider, head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive | 20060291102 | 20061228 |
| There is provided a suspension capable of suppressing deformation of a magnetic head slider mounted thereon. At the same time, there are provided high-quality head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive capable of achieving stable writing and reading of data. It is a suspension comprising a tongue face for mounting a magnetic head slider, wherein a deformation-difference absorbing device is provided on the tongue face for absorbing a difference between thermal deformations of the tongue face and the magnetic head slider.
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| Electrostatic actuator, device comprising such actuators, microsystem comprising such a device and method for making such an actuator | 20060291129 | 20061228 |
| at least one means of suspension (11) of the flexible electrode, holding the said flexible electrode at rest at a distance from the substrate (4). Another purpose of this invention is a method for making such an actuator.
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| Yoke and objective lens actuator having same | 20060291344 | 20061228 |
| An objective lens actuator includes a base, a suspension apparatus mounted on the base, a holder for holding an objective lens, the holder suspended by the suspension apparatus, and a voice coil motor (VCM) driving the holder to vibrate, wherein the VCM includes a pair of yokes, each of the pair of yokes includes a first part and a second part, the first part and the second part are joined in a generally rectangular shape. The objective lens actuator can form an even magnetic field Allowing very precise focusing of a lens.
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| Paper coating pigments | 20060292305 | 20061228 |
| The present disclosure relates to a coating composition for use in producing a coating on paper and other substrates comprising an aqueous suspension of a particulate pigment together with a binder, wherein the particulate pigment comprises a mixture of: a first pigment component comprising particulate ground calcium carbonate (GCC) having a particle size distribution (psd) steepness factor ranging from about 30 to about 45; and a second pigment component comprising particulate precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) having a psd steepness factor ranging from about 55 to about 75. The particulate pigment may optionally further include a particulate kaolin clay.
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| Method for the detection and multiplex quantification of analytes in a sample, using microspheres | 20060292552 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a method for the detection and multiplex quantification of analytes in a sample, using functionalised microspheres, whereby said microspheres are magnetised after the sample has been brought into contact therewith. The inventive method is particularly suitable for the detection and multiplex quantification of several analytes by means of flow cytometry. The invention also relates to a kit which is used for the detection and/or quantification of several analytes in order to carry out the inventive method, comprising a suspension of functionalised non-magnetic microspheres, a ferrofluid solution and a solution with at least one conjugate.
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| Flex on suspension with a heat-conducting protective layer for reflowing solder interconnects | 20060292738 | 20061228 |
| A FOS is provided for electrically connecting a data transfer head with a PCCA. The FOS comprises a polymeric layer supporting an electrical trace. The electrical trace comprises an uninsulated pad surface configured for electrically engaging a solder interconnect of the PCCA. The polymeric layer comprises a continuous portion covering the pad and opposing the pad surface. A method is provided comprising providing the FOS comprising the electrical trace and the polymeric covering, contactingly engaging the pad surface portion of the trace with the solder interconnect portion of the PCCA, and conducting heat through the polymeric covering to reflow the solder interconnect, thereby electrically connecting the FOS to the PCCA.
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| Novel therapeutic uses of glucan | 20060293278 | 20061228 |
| A process for the production of β-(1,3)(1,6) glucan from a glucan containing cellular source is described, together with compositions and uses/methods of treatment involving glucan. The process of the invention comprises the steps of: (a) extracting glucan containing cells with alkali and heat, in order to remove alkali soluble components; (b) acid extracting the cells of step (a) with an acid and heat to form a suspension; (c) extracting the suspension obtained of step (b) or recovered hydrolyzed cells with an organic solvent which is non-miscible with water and which has a density greater than that of water separating the resultant aqueous phase, solvent containing phase and interface so that substantially only the aqueous phase comprising β-(1,3)(1,6) glucan particulate material remains; wherein the extraction with said... |
| Polymerization process using spray-dried catalyst | 20060293470 | 20061228 |
| A polymerization process for producing polyolefins, which process employs a spray-dried catalyst composition, is provided. An example of a process is a gas phase process for making polyolefins, including: (a) forming a suspension comprising (i) a metallocene catalyst, (ii) an activator; and (iii) a support material, in a diluent; (b) spray-drying the suspension to form a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting the catalyst composition with ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of C4 to C8 alpha olefins in the fluidized bed of a gas-phase reactor for a time sufficient to form a polyolefin composition, wherein an external co-catalyst is absent or substantially absent from the gas-phase reactor.
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| Series arranged air compressors system | 20060293816 | 20061228 |
| A series arranged air compressors system includes a first air compressor and a second air compressor pneumatically connected in series in an open, closed or partially closed state of operation. The output of the second air compressor is used as a source of compressed air for an air suspension system of a motor vehicle and/or to pressurize air inflatable articles. Flow of compressed air is selectively controlled by an electronic control circuit via at least one air flow control block, and the system may further include one or more air reservoirs.
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| Intelligent electronically-controlled suspension system based on soft computing optimizer | 20060293817 | 20061228 |
| A Soft Computing (SC) optimizer for designing a Knowledge Base (KB) to be used in a control system for controlling a suspension system is described. The SC optimizer includes a fuzzy inference engine based on a Fuzzy Neural Network (FNN). The SC Optimizer provides Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) structure selection, FIS structure optimization method selection, and teaching signal selection and generation. The user selects a fuzzy model, including one or more of: the number of input and/or output variables; the type of fuzzy inference model (e.g., Mamdani, Sugeno, Tsukamoto, etc.); and the preliminary type of membership functions. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to optimize linguistic variable parameters and the input-output training patterns. A GA is also used to optimize the rule base, using the fuzzy... |
