US Applications Published on 17-Dec-2009

An electromechanical lock is provide that comprises a locking assembly and a latch solenoid with a plunger axially displaceable, by an electrical command signal, between retracted and extended states and being associated with a first urging...

An electromechanical locking system (8) comprises a lock (12) and a key (14). The lock includes a cylinder (16), an electronic control unit (18) which is housed within the cylinder, a tailpiece (20), and an electrically-operable clutch mechanism (22)...

The present invention relates to eco-friendly compositions and methods for providing plant growth enhancing formulations comprising mixtures of microbial isolates. In particular, numerous bacterial and fungal strains were isolated from a variety of...

Ultrasonic peening treatment is desirable where an application of a compressive stress is helpful to reduce the incidence of crack formation on highly stressed parts. Ultrasonic peening treatment can be performed in field applications without...

A mandrel mill is provided which can perform elongation rolling with a markedly increased working ratio and dimensional accuracy on a material which is inherently difficult to roll such as a hollow shell made of stainless steel or a thin-walled...

A stretching device has a housing; a first clamping member attached to a first portion of the housing; a second clamping member attached to a second portion of the housing; wherein the first clamping member has a movable pivot member such that an...

A crimping device is provided for crimping an outer work piece onto an inner work piece. The crimping device includes at least two jaws forming a throat surface about the outer work piece and movable between a partially closed position wherein the...

The disclosure provides a discrete die (1) for forming a three-dimensionally curved surface, comprising a frame (2), parallel pins (4) which are individually movable in their longitudinal direction relative to the frame, which pins are arranged in...

The present invention provides a particle standard including particles having optical properties similar to those of a carrier in which the particles are dispersed, as well as a method of calibrating or validating a subject optical particle analyzer...

A method for determining the temperature of a measurement sensor for determining an oxygen concentration in gas mixtures, in particular in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, wherein a detection voltage which corresponds to the oxygen...

A multicapillary bundle for use in a gas chromatograph. Each of the capillaries in the bundle is formed using a coating solution containing a stationary phase and a solvent. The capillaries are coated with stationary phase by reducing pressure at a...

An apparatus for checking or monitoring a vacuum drawn by a suction cup used in connection with a material handling system. The apparatus including a faceplate and a handle connected to the faceplate. The handle including a vacuum gauge wherein a...

A test specimen is provided which has one or more chemical substances fixed to prescribed plural independent positions on a substrate, and the quantities of the chemical substances fixed at the respective prescribed positions are the total of integer...

A hydrostatically compensated soil resistance probe includes a cylindrical body having a distal tip for insertion into a material, a plurality of load gates for transitioning an axial load on said cylindrical body to a shear load, and a plurality of...

A damper post-stage rotation speed in a post-stage of a damper calculated from motor rotation speeds and an engine rotation speed are used to calculate a resonance influence component, and the resonance influence component is subtracted from the...

An air flow measuring device can suppress the degradation of measurement accuracy due to variations in attachment position. The air flow measuring device includes a body with a main air passage, a sensor attached to the body for detecting a flow rate...

A method for tire rolling simulation on mud comprises the steps of modeling a tire using finite elements to build a tire model, modeling a muddy road using finite volumes to build a muddy road model which can exhibit elastoplasticity property and...

A measurement device is disclosed which includes a structure adapted to be removably coupled to a Christmas tree, a sleeve operatively coupled to the structure and a flowmeter positioned at least partially within the sleeve.

The present invention discloses a method and system for testing a dryer, which applies to test a dryer outputting hot air from an outlet to fill a drying space and evaluate the drying efficiency of the dryer. In the method of the present invention, a...

A humidity sensor having temperature sensing includes a substrate and a RLC (damped resonant) circuit formed in or on the substrate. The RLC circuit comprises a capacitor having a first and a second electrically conductive plate and a moisture...

An inertial measurement system having a triangular cupola shaped base structure with three mutually orthogonal sides and a bottom surface surrounding a hollow core. The bottom surface includes an aperture providing access to the hollow core. An...

With a sensor having a centrifugal mass in the form of a balancing rocker which is deflectable in the z-direction, to avoid asymmetrical clipping in the case of lever arms of the balancing rocker that are of different lengths, a limit-stop device,...

An acoustic method and apparatus detects or characterizes a medium in a structure which may be a container, such as a pipeline for transportation of oil, gas, or hydrocarbon condensate. A pulse of broadband acoustic energy is emitted towards the...

A plurality of ultrasonic flaw detection methods can be switched and executed by a simple operation. An ultrasonic flaw detection apparatus includes a switching circuit 3 for permitting an angle probe 1 and a normal probe 2 to be arbitrarily...

Pressure sensor unit, in particular for a vehicle brake system, including a housing (2) in which at least one sensor element (1) is arranged which includes a deformation body (6) and at least one sensor means (7) arranged on the deformation body (6)...

A pressure sensor includes: a housing; a pressure input orifice opened at a pipe sleeve of the housing; a diaphragm sealing the pressure input orifice, the diaphragm having a first surface serving as a pressure receiving surface; a pressure sensitive...

An implantable pressure sensor, which may be incorporated within an implantable medical electrical lead, includes an insulative sidewall, which contains a gap capacitor and an integrated circuit. The insulative sidewall of the pressure sensor...

An external pressure measuring device having a base and a tubing system bent with various radii. Pressure inside the bent tubing causes the tubing to move in such a way that can be measured and can provide an indication of internal pressure.

An apparatus for and a method of measuring tension in a handrail for an escalator or moving walkway provides for three support or contact points on the handrail. Two outer or first and second support points are provided by rollers at either end of...

A measuring transducer including a measuring tube for conveying a fluid; a measuring electrode arrangement for registering electric voltages produced in the flowing fluid; as well as a magnetic field system situated externally on the measuring tube...

A flowmeter including a system chip with a silicon substrate provided on a carrier, in an opening whereof at least one silicon flow tube is provided for transporting a medium whose flow rate is to be measured, the tube having two ends that issue via...

The present invention pertains to systems and methods for measuring power output, as in an athletic activity such as cycling. One embodiment relates to a force sensing device configured to be mounted on the bottom surface of a shoe as part of a...

Disclosed is a fluid sampling device comprising a housing arranged to be freely rotatable under the influence of a fluid and comprising an opening for channeling the fluid through the housing such that the fluid contacts a particular portion of a...

The clinical analyzer includes a cuvette carrier that is moved in a manner to provide flexible assay timing and variable incubation periods. Multiple assays having such varied incubation times can be run concurrently in random-access, avoiding timing...

The present invention provides a device (100) for detecting the presence of an analyte in a liquid sample. The device (100) has an opening (115) for introducing the liquid sample into a first chamber (301) for collecting the liquid sample, and a...

A linear actuator for reclining furniture has a rotary motor that can axially displace a nonrotatable inner tube coaxial engaged in an axially fixed and nonrotatable outer tube, with the inner tube projecting axially forward from an end of the outer...

Provided are a steering device and a feed screw mechanism. The steering device is made so easy in the adjusting work of a backlash that it can eliminate the backlash reliably, even if the precision of the thread of a feed thread shaft or a feed nut...

A lifting motor drive includes a gearbox housing, a transmission shaft mounted inside the gearbox housing and having a first connector at one side for the connection of an external object to be moved by the transmission shaft and a second connector...

A vehicle transmission is proposed, whose housing (5) comprises a region in which a connection plate (7) that can be firmly attached to the housing (5) is provided, said connection plate comprising receiving areas for at least parts of the actuating...

A modular bicycle comprising a first section having a front frame section and a first tire, a second section being couplable to the first section and comprising a central frame, and a third section being couplable to the second section and the first...

It's a highly compact actuator with multiple outputs able to transfer force to those outputs in nearly any combination. The underlying technology, which I call a “differentiated clutch”, may have other applications as well. As such, those skilled in...

A rotary actuating mechanism for a vehicle is disclosed including at least one rotary wheel, an urging mechanism having a resistance force for producing a torque requirement for a rotation of the at least one rotary wheel, and a torque selector...

An apparatus for developing inertial forces, the resultant of which is a unidirectional force, includes at least two masses (M) or pairs thereof, each rotating on a generic plane along a closed path, the path included between minimum and maximum...

A method and device for the purification and separation of purified metal from a metal mother liquid having a specific density and comprising one or more foreign element(s). The method includes: providing in a column device a starting material...

A direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from metalliferous feed material in a direct smelting process is disclosed. The plant includes a process controller for adjusting the volumetric flow rate of fuel gas supplied to a burner unit of at...

The invention relates to a screw gun including a driving unit fitted with a slidable cartridge holder adapted for receiving and indexing a separate cartridge containing a plurality of screws. The invention further relates to the replaceable cartridge...

A wrench has a socket defined by a plurality of flat faces and a handle. A first threading tool is provided having a shape and dimension to fit into the socket. An adapter that retains a second threading tool includes a connector having the same...

A hand tool generally includes a tool mount that removably receives thereon a tool. The tool mount and tool cooperate to provide the hand tool with a variable angle of attack with an enhanced power ratio for accommodating aged, arthritic and...

A motor-driven machine tool with a tool that can be rotatably driven comprises a drive shaft and a tool shaft on which the tool is received, the rotational movement of the drive shaft being transmissible onto the tool shaft via a coupling device. The...

A cutting assembly for a printer that includes a cutting frame that has opposing side walls is provided. The cutting assembly further includes a blade housing slidably mounted in the cutting frame for slidable movement along the side walls and a...