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Body fluid test apparatus with detachably mounted portable tester

InactiveUS6849237B2Sacrificing abilityMonitor glucose levelImmobilised enzymesBioreactor/fermenter combinationsGlucose meter deviceHand held
A test apparatus having a base which performs a plurality of tests for different analytes in body fluids. A portable tester, such as a glucose meter, is detachably mounted to the base and provides a convenient and ergonomic hand-held instrument which a diabetic may carry to frequently monitor blood glucose levels. When mounted or docked to the base, the portable tester is data linked to the base. The invention provides a communications network among the base, the portable tester and another device such as a PC. The portable tester can therefore be kept small and inexpensive since advanced computing and data storage capabilities are provided in the base or a PC.
Owner:POLYMER TECH SYST

Disposable components for reusable physiological sensor

A sensor cartridge according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive physiological sensor. Certain embodiments of the sensor cartridge protect the sensor from damage, such as damage due to repeated use, reduce the need for sensor sanitization, or both. Further, embodiments of the sensor cartridge are positionable on the user before insertion in the sensor and allow for improved alignment of the treatment site with the sensor. In addition, the sensor cartridge of certain embodiments of the disclosure can be configured to allow a single sensor to comfortably accommodate treatment sites of various sizes such as for both adult and pediatric applications.
Owner:MASIMO CORP

Self-grown monopoly compact grit

A self-grown monopoly compact grit and high pressure, high temperature process for preparing the same. The high pressure, high temperature sintered / synthesized monopoly compact grit is used in various industrial tools such as saw blades, grinding wheels, cutting tools and drill bits. Further, the monopoly compact grit of the present invention is produced from a seed of a mono-crystal of diamond or cubic boron nitride surrounded by either a self-grown crystal layer or an integrally bonded poly-crystalline sintered compact layer. The self-grown crystal layer is a new grown crystal structure where the seed crystal grows into a new phase through a normal diamond or cubic boron nitride synthesis process in the presence of a catalyst metal solvent. The compact layer is composed of about 50 to about 90 volume percent of diamond or cubic boron nitride, a typical binder material, which is a catalyst for crystal-to-crystal bonding, and a cementing agent which is a binding agent capable of forming stable carbide and nitride bonds.
Owner:CHO HYUN SAM +2

Cable-stay cradle system

InactiveUS6880193B2Overcomes drawback and disadvantageEliminate needPipe supportsBridge structural detailsCable stayedBridge deck
A cable-stay cradle system (“cradle system”) for cable stayed bridges is mounted onto a cable stay, the opposite ends of which are attached to anchors on a bridge deck. The cradle system is disposed along the length of the cable stay and located in a pre-formed opening in a pylon. The cradle system includes axially spaced sleeve centering plates that have radially spaced holes through which the cable strands of the cable stay are threaded. The cradle system ensures that a distance from center-points of adjacent cable strands remains essentially constant along the entire length of the cradle system. The invention also provides a method of installing a cable stay including a cradle system, which includes the steps of threading the cable stay through the opening in the pylon so as to locate the cradle system in the opening, and attaching the cable stay to anchors on the bridge deck.
Owner:FIGG BRIDGE ENGINEERS

Turbine vane with divided turbine vane platform

A turbine vane with endwalls, wherein at least one endwall is formed from two or more sections configured such that the sections form releasable joints with a generally elongated airfoil of the turbine vane. The sections may be configured to both support the generally elongated airfoil and to establish cooling fluid flowpaths between the sections and the generally elongated airfoil to cool the aspects of the turbine vane proximate to the intersection of the endwalls and the generally elongated airfoil. In addition, the joints between the generally elongated airfoil and the sections may be formed from a connection system that enables forces to be transmitted from the generally elongated airfoil to the endwalls without creating stresses found in conventional turbine vane fillets at the intersection between the generally elongated airfoil and the endwalls.
Owner:SIEMENS ENERGY INC

Variable-format web-fed offset printing machine and method of producing variable-format surfaces

Variable-format web-fed offset printing machine having printing-unit cylinders comprising core cylinders to which compressed air can be applied and onto which intermediate sleeves can be pushed axially and shrunk on radially. Each intermediate sleeve includes a carrier layer whose inner face rests on the core cylinder, a compressible intermediate layer, a transition layer, and a variable-thickness bridging layer, which ends with a covering layer to which a further surface like a printing plate or a rubber blanket can be fitted.
Owner:MANROLAND WEB SYST

Intermediate transfer blanket for use in electrophotographic printing

An intermediate transfer blanket for use in an electrophotographic imaging apparatus is provided which includes an inner body portion having at least one reinforcing layer, and an outer body portion having at least one reinforcing layer and an electrophotographic image transfer face, where the outer body portion is releasably securable to the inner body portion. The blanket construction allows the printing surface to be removed from the blanket and easily replaced in a cost effective manner.
Owner:DAY INT

Catalytic converter fastening for a combustion engine

InactiveUS20110215220A1Easy to assembleReducing heat connectionPortable framesExhaust apparatusCombustionEngineering
A catalytic converter fastening is provided for a combustion engine. The catalytic converter fastening includes, but is not limited to an engine block bracket that is releasably connected to an engine block. The engine block bracket fixes the catalytic converter at a distance to the engine block. A catalytic converter support is materially connected to the catalytic converter, and connecting elements releasably connect the engine block bracket to the engine block. The catalytic converter support comprises at least one arm angled-off towards the engine block bracket, while on the arm at least one angled-off strap is arranged. The strap is materially connected to a catalytic converter housing. Here, the catalytic converter fastening of engine block bracket and catalytic converter support is of the unitary type.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

An airframe leading edge

An airframe leading edge part designed to be replaceable fixed to a structural portion which during use moves through the air. The airframe leading edge part includes first and second longitudinal joint edges adapted to fit the structural portion. At least one joint is provided between the structural portion and at least one of the longitudinal joint edges. The joint is adapted to break in the event of a object strikes and deforms the airframe leading edge part during use. The joint is designed to break at beforehand determined maximum joint strength of the joint. Also a repair method for exchanging a damaged leading edge.
Owner:SAAB AB

Footwear with Insertable Lighting Assembly

The present invention relates to footwear having a sole structure with a cushion layer wherein a lighting assembly, having a switch, a power source, and at least one light source or LED, can be inserted and attached into the sole structure to provide external illumination from the footwear. The cushion layer exhibits a means for transmitting light from the lighting assembly secured within to the exterior of the footwear, the means for transmitting light can take the form of a polymeric material of at least partial transparency, in some cases having a fluid enclosed within or the form of a plurality of light transmission channels.
Owner:LARSEN TROY

Wireless reflective marker with internal light source

A marker for indicating boundaries or delineating traffic lanes in pavement such as roadways or airport runways is described. In an embodiment, the marker includes a high-strength plastic housing containing at least one retroreflective reflector, a light emitting diode (LED), at least one solar collector and a rechargeable battery. The retroreflective reflectors reflect light back to a light source, such as the headlights of a vehicle on a roadway or the light of an airplane on a runway. The LED can provide a light source that can be seen from greater viewing angles than the light reflected by the reflectors providing better visibility to operators of vehicles on curved roadways and allowing captains of airplanes to see the markers from the cockpit at closer range than if the markers used reflectors alone. In an embodiment, the marker also can include circuitry that controls the operation of the LED, the flow of current through the circuit and the charging of the battery.
Owner:HYE LITES INDS

Device for measuring light-activated fluorescence and its use

The invention relates to a device for measuring light-activated fluorescence of at least one coating that contains a fluorescent material, and its use for measuring fluid materials which cause fluorescence-quenching in at least one of the fluorescent coatings. To activate the fluorescence, at least one first light wave-guide is directed onto at least one coating applied to a support and the fluorescent light is directed at a detector by means of at least one-second light wave-guide, in order to determine the intensity of the fluorescent light. The end faces of the different fluorescent light wave guides are then arranged to have overlapping entry and / or exit cones and / or be of a shape substantially identical to the at least one coating containing a fluorescent material, in such a way that an accurate measurement of the fluorescence intensity can be attained, and that the light source(s), light wave guides and the detector(s) are lodged in a measuring head.
Owner:KIRSCHNER UWE

Device for measuring light-activated fluorescence and its use

The invention relates to a device for measuring light-activated fluorescence of at least one coating that contains a fluorescent material, and its use for measuring fluid materials which cause fluorescence-quenching in at least one of the fluorescent coatings. To activate the fluorescence, at least one first light wave-guide is directed onto at least one coating applied to a support and the fluorescent light is directed at a detector by means of at least one-second light wave-guide, in order to determine the intensity of the fluorescent light. The end faces of the different fluorescent light wave guides are then arranged to have overlapping entry and / or exit cones and / or be of a shape substantially identical to the at least one coating containing a fluorescent material, in such a way that an accurate measurement of the fluorescence intensity can be attained, and that the light source(s), light wave guides and the detector(s) are lodged in a measuring head.
Owner:UWE KIRSCHNER

Planar microwave line with a directional change

ActiveUS20060091973A1Great wave impedanceWave impedance counterbalanceMultiple-port networksWaveguidesElectromagnetic couplingElectrical conductor
A planar microwave line is provided, having a dielectric substrate and a planar arrangement of a first microstrip conductor and at least one additional microstrip conductor, in which a gap between the first microstrip conductor and the additional microstrip conductor permits an electromagnetic coupling, a first region in which the microwave line has a first direction, a second region in which the microwave line has a second direction, and a transition region in which a change from the first direction to the second direction occurs. The microwave line is characterized in that the adjacent edges of the first microstrip conductor and of the additional microstrip conductor in the transition region are equal in length and do not cross.
Owner:ATMEL CORP

Rod coupling having a sacrificial element

The invention relates to a coupling system for rod segments for use in horizontal earth boring, wherein the ends of the rod segments are interlinked via a separate sacrificial element which can be used as a predetermined breaking point or which allows the rod segments to be pivoted relative each other.
Owner:TRACTO TECHN

Universal Wiper Blade Cover

Disclosed is an improved windshield wiper blade cover adapted to install onto existing wiper blades on a vehicle to increase visibility for a driver of the vehicle. The wiper blade cover of the present invention includes an elongated cover member with two terminal ends that secure a wiper blade therebetween and a recessed channel adapted to receive the wiper blade therein. The wiper blade cover further includes a blade member disposed along a bottom portion of the cover member, wherein the blade member has a flat, smooth edge constructed to remove or control the flow of liquid on a windshield surface. The wiper cover of the present invention may be used regularly to replace dull or worn existing wiper blades or in inclement weather to improve visibility while driving.
Owner:MOORE BARRY

Heavy-duty vehicle brake assembly with sealing interface

A heavy-duty vehicle brake assembly with a sealing interface includes a brake shoe, which includes a shoe table mounted on a web and a brake lining mounted on the shoe table. The shoe table is coated with a zinc-rich coating to form the sealing interface between the brake lining and the shoe table. The sealing interface resists the formation of corrosion cells on the brake shoe table, which in turn reduces the build-up of significant rust between the brake shoe table and the brake shoe lining, thereby preventing cracking and potential dislodging of the lining, while also facilitating replacement of linings when they eventually wear. A method of constructing a heavy-duty vehicle brake assembly with a sealing interface is also provided.
Owner:HENDRICKSON USA L L C
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