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20090029917 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FIBROTIC CONDITIONS & IMPAIRED LUNG FUNCTION & TO ENHANCE LYMPHOCYTE PRODUCTION - The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells. | 01-29-2009 |
20100183640 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FIBROTIC CONDITIONS AND IMPAIRED LUNG FUNCTION AND TO ENHANCE LYMPHOCYTE PRODUCTION - The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells. | 07-22-2010 |
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20090071671 | POWER TOOL - A power tool comprising a housing, a motor, an output shaft, a gear transmission mechanism and a control system. The gear transmission mechanism is connected between the motor and the output shaft to transmit the rotary power of the motor to the output shaft. The gear transmission mechanism has a high speed position and a low speed position. The control system is coupled to the gear transmission mechanism for detecting an operating characteristic of the power tool to actuate a ring gear to automatically move from the high speed position to the low speed position and to reduce the rotational speed of the ring gear when the operating characteristic exceeding a predetermined value. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071673 | POWER TOOL WITH SIGNAL GENERATOR - A power tool comprising a housing, a motor, an output shaft, a gear transmission mechanism and a control system. The gear transmission mechanism is connected between the motor and the output shaft to transmit the rotary power of the motor to the output shaft. The power tool comprises a signal generator and a control system electrically coupled to the signal generator and operatively engaged with the gear transmission mechanism such that when the signal generator is manually activated, an electric signal is generated and transmitted to the control system to cause the gear transmission mechanism to vary the gear reduction ratio. | 03-19-2009 |
20090165313 | Device for Determining the Inclination of a Tool, Such as an Electric Drill - The device ( | 07-02-2009 |
20110162861 | POWER TOOL WITH SIGNAL GENERATOR - A power tool comprising a housing, a motor, an output shaft, a gear transmission mechanism and a control system. The gear transmission mechanism is connected between the motor and the output shaft to transmit the rotary power of the motor to the output shaft. The power tool comprises a signal generator and a control system electrically coupled to the signal generator and operatively engaged with the gear transmission mechanism such that when the signal generator is manually activated, an electric signal is generated and transmitted to the control system to cause the gear transmission mechanism to vary the gear reduction ratio. | 07-07-2011 |
20140297471 | COMMODITY INTRODUCTION SYSTEM AND COMMODITY INTRODUCTION METHOD - A commodity introduction system including an exhibition stand for placing a commodity; a worktable for using by a staff; a service communication device placed on the worktable for using by the staff; a client communication device placed on the exhibition stand for using by a consumer, wherein the client communication device can communicate with the service communication device so that the staff can introduce the commodity placed on the exhibition stand to the consumer via the service communication device. In the present invention, the commodity introduction system can provide an easy shopping environment to the consumer, bringing convenience to the consumer. In addition, the present invention also relates to a commodity introduction method. | 10-02-2014 |
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20100089600 | CONTROLLING METHOD OF ELECTRIC TOOL AND ELECTRIC TOOL CARRYING OUT THE CONTROLLING METHOD - The invention relates to a power tool, which comprises a motor for driving a tool bit rotating, the motor attains a rotational speed, a source for supplying an electric current to said motor, a sensor for measuring said current, and a control device. The control device fulfills the task of detection of a variation of the slope of the current in the course of time, and generates a control signal. The rotational speed of the tool is reduced in response to the control signal. The present invention automatically detects whether the work piece operated by the tool bit reaches a predetermined position by providing electronic control means. It may make sure that the screw is driven into a piece of wood and does not go beyond the predetermined position once detect that the work piece reaches the position and carries out the changing action. | 04-15-2010 |
20120228041 | LAWN MOWER - The present invention relates to a lawn mower, comprising: a housing; a motor having a motor shaft connected to the housing; a blade having at least one cutting edge connected with the motor shaft for mowing; a power unit for supplying energy to the motor when the lawn mower works so as to drive the blade to rotate at a cutting speed; and a speed control device being selectively operated in a constant-speed control mode, when the speed control device is operated in the constant-speed control mode, the speed-control device keeping the cutting speed of the blade at a predetermined constant-speed value. | 09-13-2012 |
20140031979 | Robot, A Docking System and A Docking Method - The present invention refers to a robot, a docking system and a docking method therefor. The docking system comprises a first circuit located in a robot. The first circuit comprises a power storage unit for supplying power to the robot and a first main control unit for controlling the movement of the robot. The docking system further comprises a first group of terminals electrically connected with the first circuit, and a second circuit located in a docking station. The second circuit comprises a power supplying unit. The docking system further comprises a second group of terminals electrically connected with the second circuit. The power storage unit or the power supplying unit provides a detection power. The detection power generates a detection current when it flows across a detection circuit. The detection circuit is constructed by the first circuit and the second circuit through the first group of terminals docking with the second group of terminals. The detection circuit further comprises a current detection unit, and the first main control unit confirms that the first group of terminals dock with the second group of terminals when the detection current is detected by the current detection unit. The robot according to this invention can reliably dock to the docking station without human intervention, which brings extreme convenience to production and life. | 01-30-2014 |
20140131475 | PORTABLE WASHING DEVICE - A portable washing device, including: a housing, a motor arranged in the housing, a pump driven by the motor, a container for storing washing liquid connected to the pump, a spraying pistol held and controlled by a user connected to the pump, the liquid spraying out from the spraying pistol, the pistol comprises a control unit for controlling the portable washing device. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090270832 | NEEDLELESS PORT ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER - A needleless access port is assembled from parts sealed to a flexible container, such as a container for intravenous infusion, parenteral nutrition or transfusion. The port includes a lower housing for sealing to the container, the lower housing having an upright tower for mounting an upper housing. The upper housing has at least one connector or valve and a sleeve for mounting to the tower. The sleeve includes connectors so the upper housing can be mounted in a first, upper resting position, and a second lower, active position, for adding liquid to the container or for removing liquid from the container. Even after assembly to a container, the upper housing may be removed and the lower housing may be used instead with a standard IV spike set. | 10-29-2009 |
20090306619 | Irreversibly Closable Flow Control Clamp and Fluid Processing Set - A flow control clamp having first and second legs disposed in a generally facing relationship. The clamp includes apertures receiving a flexible tube therethrough. The first and second legs include surfaces disposed to irreversibly secure the legs together in the closed position. | 12-10-2009 |
20100004618 | PORT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR - A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet opening, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access through the inlet opening, and a base having an outlet opening that is initially occluded by a membrane. A pivot is disposed within the base and has a cutting surface disposed within the base, the cutting surface rupturing the membrane at least in part as the pivot is pivoted about an axis between first and second positions. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit is defined, at least in part, by the port assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
20100004619 | PORT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR - A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet opening, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access through the inlet opening, and a base joined to the valve housing and having a bore therethrough. The bore has a closed end defined by a frangible barrier, and a pushrod is disposed in the bore between the valve and the frangible barrier, axial movement of the pushrod causing rupture of the frangible barrier. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit is defined, at least in part, by a port assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
20100049160 | PORT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR - A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit may be defined, at least in part, by the port assembly. | 02-25-2010 |
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20100305176 | (S,R.)-3-PHENYL-4,5 DIHYDRO-5-ISOXAZOLE ACETIC ACID-NITRIC OXIDE AND USE THEREOF AS ANTI-CANCER AND ANTIVIRAL AGENT - The present invention relates to an isoxazole derivative, the compound of formula (I) | 12-02-2010 |
20110195939 | ANTITUMOR PROPERTIES OF NO MODIFIED PROTEASE INHIBITORS - HIV-protease inhibitors, particularly saquinavir, showed strong anticancer activity but numerous side effects limited its application. In order to overcome its toxicity original compounds were modified by covalent attachment of NO. The efficacy of parental and NO-modified drug was compared in vitro and in vivo. Anticancer activities of NO-modified saquinavir (Saq-NO) was monitored in vitro using assay for cell viability, proliferation, necrotic, autophagic and apoptotic cell death, differentiation, expression of intracellular molecules such as cyclin D3, p53 and Akt. Antitumor properties and toxicity of the compound was estimated in vivo. Saq-NO abrogated the viability of large spectrum of human and rodent tumor cell lines with IC50 significantly lower than parental drug and expressed strong antimelanoma action in vivo. In contrast to saquinavir, there was no detectable toxicity against primary cells in vitro and in vivo. Saq-NO permanently diminished cell proliferation by induction of cell cycle block accompanied with minor presence of tumor cell death. Repressed proliferation was coordinated with strong activation of p53 and differentiation of C6 and B16 cells into oligodendrocytes or “Schwan” like cells, respectively. Oppositely to general characteristic of saquinavir to inhibit Akt signalling, Saq-NO treatment resulted in transient and intensive upregulation of Akt. This antagonism between parental and modified compound could be the crucial for switch of saquinavir from toxic to completely untoxic drug. | 08-11-2011 |
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20090005761 | FLOW COMPONENT FOR MEDICAL INFUSION / TRANSFUSION LINES - A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines includes a tubular body having a side inlet connector, housed in a fluid-tight way in which is an elastic sealing element that can be traversed by a fluid introducer. The elastic sealing element has at least one axial cavity, which defines, for traversal by the fluid introducer, a diaphragm of small thickness. | 01-01-2009 |
20090292274 | VALVE CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - Valve connector for infusion medical lines including an external tubular body ( | 11-26-2009 |
20100179514 | VALVE CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - A valve connector for medical infusion lines including a tubular body ( | 07-15-2010 |
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20110060293 | VALVE CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - A valve connector for medical lines includes a tubular body having a male inlet fitting with external luer cone, which can be coupled to a female tubular fitting with internal luer cone, wherein the inlet fitting includes an internally threaded external tubular element for screwed engagement with the female fitting, and an internal tubular element that can be displaced axially from a retracted position of closing to an advanced position of opening of the valve means that control the passage of flow through the connector. The internally threaded external tubular element is free to turn, and the arrangement is such that, when it is screwed off the female fitting and the passage of flow is closed by the valve means, the external luer cone and the internal luer cone remain axially coupled to one another by friction. | 03-10-2011 |
20120130337 | DEVICE FOR MIXING MEDICAL FLUIDS AND RELATED ASSEMBLING METHOD - A medical device, particularly for mixing medical fluids, includes two tubular bodies made of materials of different elasticity having respective open ends to be joined together. The end of the second body is inserted axially by friction within the end of the first body and is then blocked via radial projections, which are obtained by plastic deformation of the wall of the end of the first body and are engaged against the end of the second body. | 05-24-2012 |
20120152392 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED SUPPLY OF A LIQUID TO A MEDICAL FLOW LINE - A device for the controlled supply of a liquid within a medical flow line, includes a retaining body rotatable on an intermediate tubular connector arranged between a tubular inlet connector and a tubular outlet connector of a primary liquid and within which a bottle pierceable and containing a secondary liquid can be fitted. The retaining body includes a hollow piercing spike, rotation blocking means of the retaining body disengageable following insertion of the bottle, axial stop means of the inserted bottle, and progressive opening means of a flow passage from the hollow spike to a flow line of the primary liquid during the rotation of the retaining body with the bottle inserted therein from a first angular position of complete closure to a second angular position of complete opening. | 06-21-2012 |
20120271246 | VALVED MALE LUER CONNECTOR - A valved male luer connector includes a resilient hollow element enclosing a tubular member having an inlet portion and an outlet portion. A collar is axially displaceable to cause a stretching deformation of the resilient hollow element so as to open a cut of a terminal wall thereof adjacent to an initial end of the inlet portion of the tubular member. The collar has a containment axial appendage of the resilient hollow element up to close to the terminal wall thereof. A stop means for limiting the stretching deformation of the resilient hollow element is provided for in the zone close to the terminal wall thereof. | 10-25-2012 |
20130187381 | CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - A connector for medical infusion lines, transfusion lines, and the like, includes a tubular body having at one end a male connector including an inner tubular element and an outer hollow element, which is internally threaded and can be coupled by screwing to a complementary female connector. The line connector further includes an outer manoeuvring sleeve coupled in unidirectional rotation to the body in the direction corresponding to screwing of the male connector with respect to the complementary female connector and free to turn in the opposite direction, formed by two parts coupled together on the body of the connector. | 07-25-2013 |
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20140200557 | INJECTION SITE FOR TUBULAR MEDICAL CONNECTORS - An injection site for tubular medical connectors, includes a perforable body inserted in a seat of a connector delimited by an annular wall having a retention edge turned in against the outer end of the perforable body. The outer end is formed with a peripheral annular step and with an exposed portion with reduced cross section projecting axially. The peripheral step is defined by an annular groove having a shape complementary to that of the turned-in retention edge of the connector, and the portion with reduced cross section of the perforable body connects up to the groove through an annular surface projecting radially above at least part of the turned-in retention edge and resting against it. | 07-17-2014 |
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20110259508 | METHOD OF MANUFCTURING A CURVED STRUCTURAL ELEMENT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAVING A COMPLEX, OPEN CROSS-SECTION - A method of manufacturing a curved structural element made of composite material has a complex, open cross-section the structural element is formed by the assembly of components made of composite material. A plurality of flat, fresh components are prepared, each component being constituted by a flat layer of curved fibres previously infused with resin, combined with a pre-impregnated layer with straight fibres. Hot-forming of the flat, raw components is then performed. The hot-formed, fresh components are then assembled in accordance with a predetermined sequence on a polymerization tool. The tool includes a shaped, inflatable device astride which a C-shaped raw component is deposited. Finally, the fresh components assembled on the tool are subjected to a polymerization cycle in an autoclave. The inflatable device is inflated by the pressure produced in the autoclave to apply a predetermined pressure from the inside of the C-shaped fresh component. | 10-27-2011 |
20120288666 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER WITH FLANGE HAVING A CLEAN CUT EDGE, AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Structural member composed of assembled plies of fibre material is embedded in a resin matrix, and includes at least one laminated part formed by these plies arranged in a stacking relationship, wherein the laminated part of the structural member is folded in such a way as to form a flange defining an inner angle with respect to a base portion of the laminated part. The edge of the flange forms a sloped surface on the concave side of the laminated part, at which sloped surface the plies of the flange which are closer to the concave side of the laminated part are folded towards the ply of the flange positioned on the convex side of the laminated part, in such a way as to cause their ends to be substantially level with the face of the flange on the convex side of the laminated part. | 11-15-2012 |
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20090287687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING VENUES AND EVENTS OF INTEREST TO A USER - A system and method is disclosed for recommending venues and events to individual users using a combination of collaborative filtering and integrating social behavioral pattern data gathered and computed via an electronic device. The system and method of the present invention is configured to receive data based on users' past, present and future social activity and interests, which are submitted to the system via an electronic device. When a new data item is made available from sources such as a mobile device, social networks or GPS systems, the system and method analytically breaks down the new item data, compares it to ascertained attributes of item data that a user (i.) indicated interest to in the past, (ii.) has a friend or related network of users that indicated interest in the venue or in an event in the past, and (iii.) indicated interest in the event or venue based upon general social statistics such as male to female ratio, age, and other demographics gathered and computed by the system. The system generates the recommendations using a previously-generated table which maps items to lists of “similar” items thereby making a audience-specific, time-specific and location-specific social recommendation. | 11-19-2009 |
20140302814 | CENTRALIZED CALLER PROFILE AND PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING TELEPHONE PAYMENTS - A centralized caller profile and billing system provides methods for routing and prioritizing calls and for providing billing information and payment. The systems and methods provide enhanced customer service by allowing multiple parties to update and share the same set of profile information from a centralized database. Faster and easier access to profile information is provided, allowing more efficient call routing and the ability to prioritize callers in a caller queue. When a caller connects with a called party, a centralized database of caller information is automatically applied to the caller, thereby eliminating the need for verbal billing requests. Billing information is sent from the centralized caller database to a payment gateway upon verification of a caller's PIN. The billing information is sent conveniently and securely. Security is improved because the billing information can be communicated directly to the payment gateway, third party, or other agent. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090074267 | METHOD FOR GENERATING QUANTITATIVE IMAGES OF THE FLOW POTENTIAL OF A REGION UNDER INVESTIGATION - The invention relates to a method for generating images representative of the flow potential of a permeable body. The following steps are part of the disclosed method. First, providing a first sequence of digital images of the body perfused by a fluid at a rest condition. Then extracting a first quantification image of the spatial distribution of flow of the fluid in the body at the rest condition, the first quantification image being defined by pixel values. Next, providing a second sequence of digital images of the body perfused by the fluid at a stress condition. Then extracting a second quantification image of the spatial distribution of flow of the fluid in the body at the stress condition, the second quantification image being defined by pixel values. Then, combining the two quantification images to obtain an image defined by pixel values. | 03-19-2009 |
20120046972 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING MEDICAL DATA - The invention relates to a medical data management method and system wherein medical data ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120265075 | METHOD OF TRANSFORMING A DOPPLER VELOCITY DATASET INTO A VELOCITY VECTOR FIELD - A method and device for transforming a Doppler velocity dataset into a velocity vector field, the including: (a) providing a 2D or 3D Doppler velocity dataset, acquired by means of 2D or 3D ultrasonography from an object; b) calculating a velocity vector field by assuming the velocity at each point of the dataset to be the sum of the provided Doppler velocity and an additional vector field derived from an irrotational flow velocity, and by assuming the velocity vector field to be mathematically continuous, therefore solving an elliptical equation of the Poisson type. | 10-18-2012 |
20140169645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGING DATA MANAGEMENT - A method and a corresponding system and medical data repository for medical imaging data management including: receiving medical images associated with an exam of a patient; storing the medical images; receiving clinical information derived from the medical images; arranging the clinical information in a database structured to allow retrieval of such clinical information independently from the retrieval of the stored medical images. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172452 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL DATA - A system for processing medical data including: a central unit in communication with a storage of medical data, such central unit being controllable by at least a user of the system and at least one client unit, remote from the central unit, for communicatively coupling to the central unit and/or storage through at least a network, such client unit having an interface for allowing a user to interact with the system. Where the central unit is configured for remotely processing data of the storage, or causing the data to be processed by a dedicated elaboration unit coupled to such central unit and/or the storage, according to requests generated by the client unit and sending data to the client unit, and where the client unit is configured to locally interact with the data sent by the central unit to provide further requests to the central unit to iteratively process data of the storage according to user needs. | 06-19-2014 |
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20090250156 | Plant for Manufacturing Tyres and Manufacturing Method Related Thereto - Within tyre manufacturing, a reinforcing structure of the tyre, such as a zero-degree layer of the belt structure, is made by an apparatus including devices for guiding a continuous elongated element toward a forming drum; devices for applying the elongated element against a laying surface of the drum; and a cutting unit to cut off the continuous elongated element when application has been completed. Once the cutting operation has been carried out, the free end of the continuous elongated element is set to a grip position downstream of the cutting unit through a reciprocating slider and a threading element blocking the continuous elongated element with respect to the slider when the latter moves toward the forming drum. | 10-08-2009 |
20120216942 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A process and apparatus for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels includes the step of building, on a forming support, a belt structure including at least one reinforcing structure of the so-called zero-degree type. The reinforcing structure is formed by depositing a continuous elongated reinforcing element on a deposition surface arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the forming support. The aforementioned deposition includes the step of exerting, through at least one element made from magnetic material, a magnetic attraction on a portion of the continuous elongated reinforcing element arranged at at least one pressing member and moving said at least one pressing member toward the forming support until the continuous elongated reinforcing element is brought into contact with the deposition surface. | 08-30-2012 |
20120312451 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR UNWINDING AN ELONGATED ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH TWO SERVICE FABRICS IN ORDER TO BUILD TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A process for building tyres for vehicle wheels includes feeding to at least one work station an elongated element provided with two service fabrics and wound on a storage coil. The aforementioned feeding includes unwinding the elongated element from the storage coil, removing the two service fabrics from the elongated element, and collecting each of the two service fabrics on a respective collecting member. Each service fabric can thus be subsequently used independently from the other. For example, one service fabric can be reused while the other can be disposed. The removal and collection of the two service fabrics occurs simultaneously with the unwinding of the elongated element, so as not to increase the overall building time of the tyre being processed. | 12-13-2012 |
20140034221 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PNEUMATIC TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - In a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels, a carcass sleeve is arranged on a shaping drum including two half-drums and two supports. Each support is operatively associated with one of the half-drums and carries a plurality of turning-up levers having free ends positioned close to the respective half-drum. Two annular anchoring structures are disposed around the carcass sleeve and each of the two supports is locked to the respective half-drum by interposing only stiff mechanical elements in mutual contact between the support and the half-drum. The carcass sleeve is shaped in a toroidal conformation, by setting a threaded shaft in rotation and moving the half-drums dose to each other. Subsequently, each of the two supports is unlocked from the respective half-drum and the threaded shaft is set in rotation to move each support close to the respective half-drum and lift up the free ends of the turning-up levers until the end flaps of the carcass sleeve are turned up around the annular anchoring structures. | 02-06-2014 |
20140144574 | METHOD, PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - In an apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels, a forming drum is loaded on a shuttle movable on a guide along a deposition line. The shuttle is moved on the guide in the two running directions to bring it to dispensing stations of semifinished products disposed in at least some deposition locations positioned in space succession along the deposition line. At each of the dispensing stations, at least one semifinished product is laid on a radially external surface to the forming drum carried by the shuttle for forming at least one component of a tyre. The shuttle is moved on the guide in a different sequence from the space succession of the deposition locations along the deposition line. | 05-29-2014 |
20140374007 | METHOD, PROCESS AND PLANT FOR CONTROLLING THE MANUFACTURE OF TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - In building tyres, an intermediate portion of a carcass structure is built at a time on a respective forming drum within an intermediate forming line. The forming drum with the intermediate portion of the carcass structure is made available at a first transfer location. The intermediate portion of the carcass structure is completed through n completion locations with n≧1 and then transferred for the subsequent assembling with a crown structure to a second transfer location. At an operating moment in which the first transfer location is occupied by a forming drum coming from the intermediate forming line or intended for the intermediate forming line, from one to n locations selected from the n completion locations and the second transfer location are occupied by respective forming drums. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020953 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - Method, process and plant for building tires for vehicle wheels wherein: in a service position of a carcass structure building line, a forming drum is associated with a pair of support elements including a first support element and a second support element; the forming drum is moved, associated with the pair of support elements, in a deposition line in the carcass structure building line; and the forming drum is transferred from the deposition line to a subsequent work station of the carcass structure building line. The transfer from the deposition line to the subsequent work station includes dissociating the forming drum from the second support element, keeping the forming drum associated with the first support element; transferring the forming drum, associated with the first support element and dissociated from the second support element, to the subsequent work station; dissociating, in the subsequent work station, the first support element from the forming drum, leaving the forming drum in the subsequent work station; and transferring the first support element, dissociated from the forming drum, into the service position. | 01-22-2015 |
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20120324350 | DOCUMENT ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to devices, systems, and methods for assembling and/or creating documents with the aid of a computer system. One or more embodiments provide document assembly systems and methods. More specifically, the document assembly system may allow the user to retrieve relevant texts or text segments, which have been previously created, and may allow the user to incorporate such texts and/or text segments into a document. | 12-20-2012 |
20140184573 | Electromechanical Systems Color Transflective Display Apparatus - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for modulating light in reflective and transmissive modes of operation. In one aspect, an apparatus may include an array of electromechanical systems (EMS) light modulators. Each light modulator can be configured to achieve at least three states, including a non-transmissive, non-reflective state, a light transmissive state in which the light modulator transmits light, and a first reflective state in which the light modulator reflects a color. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185121 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCORPORATING HIGH-ASPECT RATIO ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for enabling a display to have a faster switching rate and an increased aperture ratio by using looped electrical interconnects with a reduced footprint. In one aspect, a display apparatus includes an array of display elements and a high-aspect ratio electrical interconnect connected to at least one display element in the array of display elements, wherein the high-aspect ratio electrical interconnect forms a loop that defines a closed boundary. | 07-03-2014 |
20140266999 | MULTI-STATE SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a multi-state shutter assembly. The multi-state shutter assembly can be used in an electronic display. The shutter assembly can include a movable light obstructing component. The shutter assembly also can include first and second actuators configured to move the light obstructing component between three states, including a fully light obstructive state, a substantially transmissive state, and a partially transmissive state. At least one of the three states is a neutral state in which both the first and second actuators are in an unactuated state. The shutter assembly also can include a controller configured to control the first and second actuator to selectively move the light obstructing component into each of the three states. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080205078 | ILLUMINATION TILES AND RELATED METHODS - Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. A plurality of illumination tiles may be arranged in a two-dimensional array. In one embodiment, an illumination tile comprises at least one solid state light-emitting device and a light guide including an edge constructed and arranged to receive light from the solid state light-emitting device, and a top emission surface constructed and arranged to emit light received by the edge, wherein the solid state light-emitting device is disposed under the top emission surface. In another embodiment, an illumination tile comprises at least one solid state light-emitting device and a light guide including a light input portion including an edge constructed and arranged to receive light from the light-emitting device and a top surface, and a light extraction portion including a top emission surface constructed and arranged to emit light received by the edge, wherein the top surface of the light input portion is offset vertically from the top emission surface of the light extraction portion. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205080 | TILED ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly is provided that comprises a plurality of illumination tiles each having a light emission surface. The plurality of illumination tiles are arranged in a two-dimensional array. The illumination tiles are constructed and arranged so as to provide a substantially contiguous illumination surface comprising the light emission surfaces of the plurality of the illumination tiles. Each illumination tile is illuminated by at least one solid state light-emitting device. A method of local dimming an illumination assembly of a display (e.g., LCD) backlight unit is also provided. | 08-28-2008 |
20090034230 | ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MATERIAL HAVING SPATIALLY VARYING DENSITY - Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, an emission surface through which light is emitted, and a wavelength converting material that wavelength converts at least some light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device. The wavelength converting material can have a first density per unit area of the emission surface at a first location and a second density per unit area of the emission surface at a second location, wherein the second density is substantially different from the first density, and wherein the density per unit area is defined with a 1×1 cm | 02-05-2009 |
20090034292 | ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MATERIAL - Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, and at least one light guide including a light homogenization region configured to receive light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device and including a light output boundary. The light homogenization region substantially uniformly distributes light outputted over the light output boundary. A wavelength converting material can be disposed within at least a portion of the light homogenization region. In some assemblies, a light extraction region can be configured to receive light from the light output boundary of the light homogenization region, and can have a length along which received light propagates and an emission surface through which light is emitted. The light extraction region can include a wavelength converting material disposed within at least a portion of the light extraction region. | 02-05-2009 |
20090035885 | METHODS OF FORMING LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURES - Methods of forming light-emitting structures, as well as related devices and/or systems are described. In some cases, the methods utilize a layer transfer and/or layer separation step(s) used to form such structures. | 02-05-2009 |
20100117070 | TEXTURED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - A light-emitting device, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), includes a substrate including a ZnO-based material, and a structure disposed on a first side of the substrate. The structure includes a plurality of semiconductor layers and an active layer disposed between the plurality of semiconductor layers. The device further includes at least one textured light emission surface arranged to extract at least some light generated within the device. | 05-13-2010 |
20100133529 | THIN LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS - A light-emitting device, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), is grown on a substrate including a ZnO-based material. The structure includes a plurality of semiconductor layers and an active layer disposed between the plurality of semiconductor layers. The device is removed from the substrate or the substrate is substantially thinned to improve light emission efficiency of the device. | 06-03-2010 |
20110305002 | ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MATERIAL HAVING SPATIALLY VARYING DENSITY - Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, an emission surface through which light is emitted, and a wavelength converting material that wavelength converts at least some light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device. The wavelength converting material can have a first density per unit area of the emission surface at a first location and a second density per unit area of the emission surface at a second location, wherein the second density is substantially different from the first density, and wherein the density per unit area is defined with a | 12-15-2011 |
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20080196236 | Compact Plant for Continuous Production of Bars and/or Profiles - Compact plant for making steel bars and profiles with which, starting from the scrap, it is possible to obtain the finished product, for example bars with commercial length from 6 to 18 meters, pre-packed, packaged and ready for sale, with all the stations placed in line and operating continuously. All the stations are arranged in reduced spaces, thereby reducing both investment costs and plant management costs, and decreasing production times. Advantageously, the plant of the invention incorporates an extremely compact bar packaging apparatus which, through an innovative arrangement and innovative operating method of the components thereof, allows a further reduction in length. | 08-21-2008 |
20080295990 | Oscillating Table - Oscillating table in which the oscillation drive, comprising a hydraulic actuator, transmits the oscillating motion to the mould via a spring subject to bending stress, for example a fitted rod. The body of the hydraulic actuator is also anchored to the floor by means of a fitted spring subjected to bending stress. Thus thanks to the absence of any mechanical bearings in the drive mechanism, all disadvantageous movements caused as a result of bearing play, which increases at high oscillation frequencies, are eliminated. Moreover, the use of mould guide elements having a much simpler design and consisting of straightforward bars, also ensures greater guidance precision and enables a reduction in the oscillation marks on the cast product, a reduction that is even more noticeable when working at higher oscillation frequencies. Advantageously, the presence of an anti-roll device, consisting of two or more pairs of bars, for example two pairs, ensures good torsional rigidity of the table. | 12-04-2008 |