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A fixture (30) adapted to permit the heated exchange of a liner (14) from an operating vertical furnace (10). The fixture is adapted to secure to the base of the liner (14) to both unlock and lower the heated liner, such as a silicon carbide liner, at an controlled rate. The fixture is also adapted to elevate a new liner into the operating vertical furnace at a controlled rate to control the rate of heating of the liner as it is inserted into the operating vertical furnace. The fixture includes an inner ring (34), a low-friction Teflon® ring (36), and an outer ring (38) permitting the rotation of the inner ring within the outer ring. Advantageously, the low friction ring comprises a flanged portion and a vertical portion allowing rotation of the inner ring within the outer ring even when elevated at extreme temperatures exceeding 500° C.

A habitat friendly, pressure conversion, wind energy extraction system is disclosed for safely extracting usable energy from wind. The system includes one or more shrouds or concentrator wings that convert the dynamic pressure of wind into relatively lower static pressure and thereby induces a vacuum that draws wind into a turbine centralized within the shrouds or concentrator wings. As such, the turbine impellor blades may be significantly smaller than the large diameter rotor blades of current popular designs and may be enclosed within the shrouds or concentrator wings that present themselves as highly visible objects and as such are easily avoided by birds in flight. The novel system in particular includes a device and method of airflow regulation than minimizes or prevents the stalling, or the generation of a turbulent flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. This stalling has been shown to occur when airflow is quickly accelerated by force of vacuum and drawn out of the turbine shroud which then mixes with and disturbs the otherwise smooth flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. The system may also include an aerobrake that responds quickly to protect the impellor blades or associated mechanisms from overspeeding or exceeding other design limitations under gusting or violent wind conditions. The system may also include a method of guiding elements of the system to orient appropriately into prevailing winds, and a method to support elements of the system, without unduly impeding the free flow of wind. Other advantages and objects are as well disclosed that increase safety and efficiency, increase installation potential, reduce costs and expenses, and minimize negative environmental impact.

A white beam with high color-rendering index is formed by uniting a collimated red beam and a collimated blue−green beam, the latter having as its source a blue LED with a green phosphor. The white beam is formed by a prism with an amber low-pass dichroic filter. The prism cross-section can be either a square or an equilateral triangle. The triangular prism can have one third of its mass reduced by stepped facets. Both types of prism can be elongated to accommodate multiple collimators. Switching between white, red, and blue−green allows application to police vehicles.

The invention relates to a device for spinning a nanofiber and filament composite yarn; the device is characterized by comprising a left side spinning solution injector and a right side spinning solution injector, wherein the left side spinning solution injector and the right side spinning solution injector are connected with a high voltage power supply anode; receiving plates are connected with a high voltage power supply cathode; a left side filament leading-in device and a right side filament leading-in device are arranged on external sides of a left side receiving plate and a right side receiving plate; and winding devices are arranged below the left side receiving plate and the right side receiving plate. The device for spinning the nanofiber and filament composite yarn, provided by the invention, has the following technical steps of: (1) carrying out electrostatic spinning; (2) leading in filaments to the two nanofiber receiving plates during electrostatic spinning, so that the nanofibers adhere to the two filaments; and (3) twisting and combining the two filaments, so as to obtain the nanofiber and filament composite yarn. According to the invention, the obtained nanofiber and filament composite yarn has the advantages of ultrahigh specific surface area of the nanofiber and high-strength characteristic of the filament.

A minimally invasive and open surgery surgical system for implanting spinal screw assemblies to be connected by a spinal rod is disclosed. In one form, the system includes an improved tool device for inserting a cap insert into an initial and final locking of a screw assembly and securing a spinal rod inserted through an incision to a vertebra. In another form, the system also includes a screw fixation system that allows greater variability in thread diameter for orthopedic implant for in the spine, iliac crest, or bones.

A selectively inclining hiking exercise apparatus supports a user ambulating thereon. The selectively inclining hiking exercise apparatus includes a support base and a treadbase that selectively inclines with respect to the support base. The treadbase includes a motor for driving an endless belt upon which the user ambulates. The treadbase also includes a magnetic braking assembly for regulating the speed of the endless belt to prevent the endless belt from moving at a rate that is faster than the rate at which the treadbase motor is driving the endless belt. The magnetic braking assembly includes a magnet that selectively moves relative to the treadbase flywheel along a threaded lead screw to provide the braking force.

This invention provides an apparatus and methods to consistently separate and concentrate selected blood components. The system includes, e.g., a computerized fluid handling system to transfer blood components between a centrifugal blood separation disc, containers and a concentrator.

A mud pulser controlled by a field applied to an electroactive fluid. The electroactive fluid is employed to act as a rapid-response brake to slow or interrupt the rotation of a mud motor or mud siren, thus creating pressure pulses in a circulating fluid. In certain embodiments, the electroactive fluid is used as a direct brake acting on a shaft rotating in a volume of electroactive fluid where the shaft is coupled to the mud motor or siren. The application of a field to the electroactive fluid impedes the rotation of the shaft, thus slowing the mud motor and creating a pressure pulse in the circulating fluid. In another embodiment, a Moineau pump circulating an electroactive fluid is coupled to the mud motor. The application of a field to the electroactive fluid slows the rotation of the pump, thus slowing the mud motor and creating a pressure pulse in the circulating fluid.

The invention disclosed provides a rotary coupling mechanism that securely attaches common household fixtures to a wall. The invention is comprised of a wall bracket, a base bracket, a cam pin, and two mounting screws. Flanges on the base bracket rotationally engage flanges on the wall bracket and the cam pin inserted through the base bracket rotates to hold the flanges and secure the base bracket to the wall bracket. An alternate embodiment of the invention is comprised of a wall bracket and a base bracket having flanges with canted surfaces. A locking pin holds the brackets together after the flanges are rotationally engaged. For each application of the coupling mechanism, a decorative body conceals the apparatus. The decorative body is rigidly connected or pivotally connected to a decorative cap. The decorative cap retains various household fixtures such as paper holders, towel racks, or shelves.

An electrical system to provide a continuous source of energy AC/DC within a vehicle. This system charges the batteries thus exerting a natural braking effect on the motor at those times when it is desired to slow the forward motion of the vehicle such as when going down hill or needing to come to a stop. Due to the batteries being thus intermittently charged, somewhat smaller batteries may be used than are used in the prior art, and the recharging interval can be lengthened. The system is environmentally friendly, with zero emissions and is economical to operate. In addition, the vehicle is quiet and gives a smooth ride.

Resistivity ρ values of a lubricating oil are repeatedly determined at a predetermined temperature (range) as it is in use in a working mechanism such as a vehicle engine. Such accumulated properties over operating time of the working lubricant can be plotted graphically to display a curve with, for example, a first portion where dρ/dt>0, a maximum ρ_max at a time t₁ where dρ/dt=0, a second portion where dρ/dt<0, a minimum ρ_min at a time t₂ where dρ/dt again is zero, and a third portion where dρ/dt>0. Furthermore, there can exist another time t₃, where dρ/dt exhibits a discontinuous change (increase) with time. Characteristics of the ρ vs. t curve, including, the values of t₁, t₂, t₃, ρ_max, ρ_min, and the ratio ρ_max/ρ_min can be compared with like data on like lubricant oils in estimating the remaining useful life of the present operating lubricant oil.

The invention discloses a polyimide liquid crystal vertical alignment agent, a prepration method and a liquid crystal box prepared thereby. The liquid crystal vertical alignment agent is prepared by dissolving soluble polyimide which accounts for 2.5-5% of the weight of the alignment agent into an organic solvent, the soluble polyimide is prepared by leading 1-50 parts by weight of tetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1-50 parts by weight of diamine with a special structure, 1-50 parts by weight of diamine and 40-80 parts by weight of organic solvent to react under the protection of nitrogen and at the temperature of 160-180 DEG C for 5-12 hours, and the diamine with the special structure is prepared by leading HO-B-OH, a catalyst, the organic solvent, halogenated hydrocarbon X-R and dinitro-substituted benzoyl chloride to carry out three-step reaction. The polyimide of a liquid crystal vertical alignment film formed by using the liquid crystal vertical alignment agent disclosed by the invention is soluble, a pretitle angle of the liquid crystal box prepared by spin-coating the polyimide liquid crystal vertical alignment agent is close to 90 degrees, and a liquid crystal display prepared thereby has excellent performances of fast response, wide viewing angle, high contrast degree and the like.

The present invention provides a preparation method of SiBN(C) ceramic fiber. In the preparation method, silicon haloganide, boron halide and disilazane of small molecules are used as starting materials and are mixed according to a certain ratio; the temperature is raised to be between 150 and 500 DEG C and is maintained for a certain period; after the temperature is lowered, the mixture is processed through vacuum distillation and is cooled to be at the room temperature; thus the precursory of solid boron-containing polysilazane can be prepared and is then used for fusing filature to prepare precursor fiber of SiBN(C) ceramic fiber. Compared with the existing method, the preparation method has the advantages of low costs in raw materials, reliable source, higher synthetic yield, simple process and one-step preparation of the precursor; the fiber of the precursor is treated through chemical crosslinking that has high efficiency and is conducive to the integrative operation of spinning, non-melting treatment and sintering.

Guidewire apparatus including a guidewire including a coil, a distal portion of the coil being coated with a flexible coating, the coating being thicker on one side of a perimeter of the distal portion than on an opposite side of the perimeter of the distal portion, a pull wire disposed inside the guidewire connected at a proximal end thereof to a first stop member and at a distal end thereof to a second stop member, and an actuator disposed on the guidewire adapted to move the pull wire proximally such that proximally-directed pulling on the distal portion of the coil bends the distal portion towards the opposite side of the perimeter of the distal portion.