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A vehicle suspension spring system for a vehicle wheel station includes a hydraulic cylinder or strut having a piston which divides the cylinder volume into a main oil volume and an annular oil volume. The main oil volume communicates via a first oil passage with a first accumulator having a main gas volume. The annular oil volume communicates via a second oil passage with a second accumulator having an auxiliary gas volume. The oil in each accumulator is separated from the gas by a separator piston or diaphragm. A third oil passage with an isolating valve interconnects said first and second oil passages. Operation of the isolating valve is regulated by a controller. At least one sensor for sensing a parameter associated with vehicle attitude is connected to the controller. The controller is operable for switching the isolating valve between open and closed positions for altering spring stiffness of the strut in response to said sensed vehicle attitude parameter when the vehicle is in motion.

Improved microprotrusion abrasion devices having fluid retaining or directing patterns, and specific design parameters and method for delivery of substances into the skin. Various configurations of such devices are disclosed, including domed, channeled, patterned and stepped.

A vehicle suspension spring system for a vehicle wheel station includes a hydraulic cylinder or strut having a piston which divides the cylinder volume into a main oil volume and an annular oil volume. The main oil volume communicates via a first oil passage with a first accumulator having a main gas volume. The annular oil volume communicates via a second oil passage with a second accumulator having an auxiliary gas volume. The oil in each accumulator is separated from the gas by a separator piston or diaphragm. A third oil passage with an isolating valve interconnects said first and second oil passages. Operation of the isolating valve is regulated by a controller. At least one sensor for sensing a parameter associated with vehicle attitude is connected to the controller. The controller is operable for switching the isolating valve between open and closed positions for altering spring stiffness of the strut in response to said sensed vehicle attitude parameter when the vehicle is in motion.

An omnidirectionally moving wheel includes multiple rotating bodies and a wheel, wherein each rotating body has a flexibility to be able to bend a rotational axis, is bent to encircle an outer circumference of the wheel in a ring-like shape, and is compressed in a direction of the rotational axis of each rotating body to be disposed on the wheel in a manner to allow rotation centered around each rotating body's secured rotational axis extending along a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the wheel.

A horizontal axis wind-turbine includes a stationary support structure, a two-bladed rotor supported by the stationary support structure, and a hollow shaft rotationally attached to the stationary support structure through a bearing. Teeter hinges are spaced apart from each other and connect the hollow shaft to a rotor-hub to allow a teetering action of the rotor-hub with respect to the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft structurally supports the two-bladed rotor with respect to the stationary support structure, with a maximum outer diameter of the hollow shaft being greater than an outer diameter of the bearing.

In an elliptical step exercise apparatus a dynamic link mechanism can be used to vary the stride length of the machine. A control system can also be used to vary stride length as a function of various exercise and operating parameters such as speed and direction as well as varying stride length as a part of a preprogrammed exercise routine such as a hill or interval training program. In addition the control system can use measurements of stride length to optimize operation of the apparatus.

Swage end-connector for high pressure reinforced flexible hose particularly suitable in the petrochemical and drilling industries for hoses. Two connectors are disclosed one for intermediate hose pressure burst ratings up to 12,500 psi and internal diameters up to 3½ inches and higher hose pressure burst ratings up to 18,750 psi and internal diameters up to 4 inches. Both embodiment connectors will withstand the rated burst pressure of the hose to which they are connected and will withstand a pump-off force that exceeds the burst pressure of the hose. That is, the hose will fail before the connector pops off the hose.

A mechanical apparatus for washing / drying is disclosed. Accordingly, the present invention provides a structure for damping and absorbing vibration of a tub in a washer or dryer. The present invention includes a tub accommodating water therein, a drum rotatably provided within the tub, a spring provided to elastically support the tub, and a damping means having one end rotatably connected to the tub by a hinge assembly and the other end connected to a shock-absorbing member fixed to a cabinet.

A vehicle seat construction includes a reinforcement member, which is secured on a frame of a vehicle seat main body, and anchor bars fixed on the reinforcement member such that connector portions of a child seat can be brought into releasable engagement with the anchor bars, respectively. The vehicle seat main body is provided with a seat cushion and a seatback. The anchor bars are fixed on upper portions of the reinforcement member, respectively, such that guide portions for guiding the corresponding connector portions of the child seat to the associated anchor bars are located below the anchor bars.

A horizontal axis wind-turbine includes a stationary support structure, a two-bladed rotor supported by the stationary support structure, and a hollow shaft rotationally attached to the stationary support structure through a bearing. Teeter hinges are spaced apart from each other and connect the hollow shaft to a rotor-hub to allow a teetering action of the rotor-hub with respect to the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft structurally supports the two-bladed rotor with respect to the stationary support structure, with a maximum outer diameter of the hollow shaft being greater than an outer diameter of the bearing.

This invention relates to a drain plunger that snakes clogged drains at the same time that the drains are being plunged. The “snake plunger” includes a pleated bellows forming a head section which is removably coupled to a handle. Further, in one embodiment, the head and handle sections are jointly configured to release air from within the bellows while the plunger is being inserted into a basin filled with wastewater, thereby reducing or eliminating potential spillover. Further, a flexible elongated snake disposed within the interior of the bellows enters the drain as the plunger bellows is compressed. The snake is capable of dislodging and breaking up obstructions within a drain. Further, the snake may also have a hook at its lower end that is capable of snaring items causing obstructions within the drain. These features combine to create a plunger that provides a superior ability to effectively clear clogged drains.

The invention relates to a catheter insertion system utilizing a catheter introducer device having an introducer sheath, the catheter insertion system comprise a catheter containment unit in which a catheter tube having a catheter hub is held, said catheter containment unit comprises an opening adapted to sealably and reversibly connect to an inserter head, said inserter head is adapted to sealably and reversibly connect, and provide said catheter tube passage, to said catheter introducer device, wherein said catheter containment unit comprises at least one flexible portion and an elastic / resilient portion located near its opening for advancing portions of said catheter tube through said passage, and wherein said inserter head is adapted to sealably receive a portion of said catheter hub in a socket provided therein.

A method for fabricating a quantitative organic vapor-particle sampler for efficient sampling, detection and quantitation of semi-volatile organic gases, vapors and particulate components. The sampler comprises a diffusion chamber and at least one annular denuder of which surface is coated with a macroreticular resin agglomerates which selectively absorbs organic gases, vapors or particulate matter present in tested samples.

The invention discloses a filing layered sedimentation monitoring device and method. The monitoring device comprises a bottom sedimentation monitoring unit, a middle sedimentation monitoring unit and a ground surface sedimentation monitoring unit which are buried in a soil layer to be monitored from bottom to top and are vertically arranged. Burying holes are formed in the soil layer to be monitored. An anchoring head is arranged under the bottom sedimentation monitoring unit. The bottom sedimentation monitoring unit, the middle sedimentation monitoring unit and the ground surface sedimentation monitoring unit are all provided with inclinometer pipes, extensible pipes arranged on the outer sides of the inclinometer pipes in a sleeving mode and displacement sensors installed on the upper portions of the inner sides of the inclinometer pipes. The monitoring method comprises the steps that firstly, drilling of the burying holes is conducted; secondly, the bottom sedimentation monitoring unit is installed; thirdly, the middle sedimentation monitoring unit is installed; fourthly, the ground surface sedimentation monitoring unit is installed; and fifthly, layered sedimentation monitoring is conducted. The filing layered sedimentation monitoring device and method are reasonable in design, convenient and easy to operate, convenient to bury, high in measuring precision and capable of effectively solving the problems that existing layered sedimentation monitoring equipment is large in equipment burying workload and low in measuring precision.

Spacer compositions and products may include a biopolymer component, a plant fiber component, and a weighting agent component, and in further non-limiting embodiments may include xanthan gum, a blend of plant fibers, and a weighting agent component. These spacer compositions and spacer products may be utilized in well fluid operations, including well cementing operations and well completion operations.

The present invention concerns a quantitative organic vapor-particle sampler which can efficiently sample both semi-volatile organic gases and particulate components through the use of a unique sorbent resin coating and process.The sampler of the present invention comprises in its broadest aspect a tubular device having an inlet at one end through which organic vapor / particles are introduced, an outlet at the other end through which gases exit, at least one annular denuder interposed there between which is coated on the inside surface of the annulus with a specially prepared resin absorbent, which selectively absorbs organic vapors contained in the gases introduced into the inlet, and a filter which traps and collects particles.The invention further concerns a semi-volatile organic reversible gas sorbent for use in an integrated diffusion vapor-particle sampler comprising macroreticular resin agglomerates of randomly packed microspheres with the continuous porous structure of particles ranging in size between 0.05-10 mum.

A recording / reproducing method and a recording / reproducing device for magnetic tapes are less involved displacements between recording track and reproducing head even upon changes in the widthwise size of the magnetic tape, and capable of recording and reproducing data without causing errors, thus being ready for recording density enhancement of magnetic tapes. In both data recording and data reproduction, the tension of the magnetic tape is controlled so that absolute values of displacements between a pair of servo heads and a plurality of servo tracks corresponding to these servo heads are minimized.

A dental attachment assembly and method anchors a dental appliance with an implant and has an abutment member attached to the implant, a retention member in releasable snap engagement with the abutment member, and a cap secured in a recess of the dental appliance and in releasable swivel engagement with the retention member to position and secure the dental appliance onto the implant. The cap includes a cavity with a rounded, concave inner surface which engages with the retention member, an interior top surface of the cavity with a concave recess extending radially along an outer periphery of the interior top surface of the cavity to allow for rotation of the retention member within the cap. A central portion of the interior top surface of the cavity surrounded by the concave recess therefore protrudes vertically into the cavity to minimize vertical displacement of the retention member as it rotates.

An extracting and installing structure for electrical device is disclosed, which comprises: a base for receiving an electrical device; a first chute; a linkage rod, configured with a first protrusion and capable of sliding inside the first chute in a first direction; and a rotatable tenon, configured with a second chute and an interlocking end as the second chute is provided for the first protrusion of the linkage rod to inset therein and the interlocking end is fitted inside an interlocking element of the base; wherein, when the linkage rod is driven to rotate the rotatable tenon, the rotatable tenon is going to force the electrical device to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

A vehicle seat construction includes a reinforcement member, which is secured on a frame of a vehicle seat main body, and anchor bars fixed on the reinforcement member such that connector portions of a child seat can be brought into releasable engagement with the anchor bars, respectively. The vehicle seat main body is provided with a seat cushion and a seatback. The anchor bars are fixed on upper portions of the reinforcement member, respectively, such that guide portions for guiding the corresponding connector portions of the child seat to the associated anchor bars are located below the anchor bars.

An improved roof mirror assembly is provided. The roof mirror assembly of the invention is comprised of first and second mirror panels comprising first and second reflective surfaces and first and second mounting surfaces, respectively, the first and second mirror panels being joined together so that the first and second reflective surfaces are substantially perpendicular to each other. The assembly further comprising at least one mounting block comprising at least one opening extending through a portion thereof and at least one mounting pin received within the at least one opening of the at least one mounting block, wherein the at least one mounting pin is attached within the opening to the at least one mounting block and is attached to at least one of the first or second mounting surfaces of the first or second mirror panels. In an embodiment not having the mounting pins, the mirror panels each comprise first and second ends, wherein the first ends of the mirror panels are proximate to each other and the second ends of the mirror panels are proximate to each other when the mirror panels are in their joined condition, and the at least one mounting block is attached to the first ends of the mirror panels, and the assembly is mounted onto another structure along a bottom surface of the at least one mounting block.

A passive / reactive device protests a Payload from injury or damage due to the shock caused by impact or explosion. When the vehicle or structure mounting the Payload receives a shock pulse, the invention limits the acceleration transmitted from the vehicle or structure to the Payload to an acceptably low, user-adjustable level which is substantially constant or is some other user-adjustable force-displacement function. The invention is capable of doing so even when the peak magnitude of the imposed shock is on the order of thousands of G's, with a rise time to peak on the order of microseconds. The invention can be embodied to operate passively, without any external source of power, sensor system, or CPU, although they can be added to improve certain usability features. The invention also absorbs or dissipates the shock energy in substantially the minimum distance possible without exceeding the user-defined acceleration limit on the Payload. The invention can also react when a shock-producing impact is imminent by repositioning the Payload away from the impact site. The Payload can be a person or persons, or shock-vulnerable equipment. The shock can be created in a number of ways, including an explosion, an impact or collision, the slamming on high-performance boats and some off-road vehicles, earthquake, or even intentional shocks on an amusement thrill ride. The ability of the invention to protect against shock is limited only by its ability to absorb or dissipate the energy of the shock pulse on the Payload. The device can be implemented to protect against shock from any arbitrary direction. The name Shock-Limiting Interface, Compact (SLIC) is coined for this invention.

The invention relates to a prosthesis for implantation into a long bone during joint arthroplasty, particularly Total Shoulder Arthoplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty, and a method for use of the implant.

An electrostatic actuator includes a substrate upon which substantially U-shaped support beams are arranged such that a movable element is displaceable in the Y-axis direction. Then, the movable element is displaced from an initial position to a switching position by an electrostatic force between electrodes. When the movable element is at the initial position, the support beams are configured such that the arm portions of the support beams are not parallel to each other and, when the movable element is displaced by a large amount to the vicinity of the switching position, the arm portions are extended in the X-axis direction so as to be substantially parallel to each other. Thus, since the spring constant in the X-axis direction of the support beams is increased, transverse locational deviations when the movable element is displaced and short-circuiting by the deviations are prevented and, as a result, the movable element can be stably displaced by a large amount.

Tone jumps are eliminated in all areas ranging from a highlight area through an intermediate tone area to a shadow area for thereby achieving a smoother tone reproduction. Halftone dots are grown in a circular shape from a halftone percentage of 0% to a first highlight percentage. Halftone dots are grown while changing from the circular shape to a square shape from the first highlight percentage to a second highlight percentage greater than the first highlight percentage. Halftone dots are grown in a square shape from the second highlight percentage to a second shadow percentage. Halftone dots are grown while changing from the square shape to a circular shape from the second shadow percentage to a first shadow percentage greater than the second shadow percentage. Halftone dots are grown in a circular shape from the first shadow percentage to a percentage of 100%. The dots stick well to the print sheet in the highlight area and clearly define inter-dot spaces in the shadow area, and no tone jumps occur in the vicinity of the halftone percentages of 50% and 78.5%.