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20130024152 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING WIM-SENSORS - A method for calibrating a WIM (Weigh in Motion) sensor built into a road during travel of a calibrating vehicle measures the dynamic wheel force on the road and on the WIM sensor directly at the measuring wheel, depending on time or location. These wheel force data are transmitted to an evaluating unit. As the calibrating vehicle passes over, WIM signal data are simultaneously measured at the WIM sensor and transmitted to the evaluating unit. The wheel force data are synchronised with the WIM signal data in the evaluating unit. A calibration function is determined by comparing the dynamic wheel force data with the WIM signal data. | 01-24-2013 |
20140251700 | HOLLOW PROFILE SENSOR - A hollow profile sensor for installation in roads or a road surface for the purpose of sensing the weight of vehicles and/or driving dynamics reactions of vehicles or vehicle wheels to the road includes a tube part having a hollow interior profile. A counterpart is connected to the tube part. A measuring arrangement is held in the hollow interior profile between the tube part and the counterpart. A force introduction flange is connected to the tube part in such a manner that force application lines are concentrated on the measuring arrangement. | 09-11-2014 |
20140309966 | METHOD FOR WEIGHING A VEHICLE, AND MEASURING SYSTEM AND MEASURING ARRANGEMENT THEREFOR - A method for determining the weight G of a vehicle ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140345955 | SENSOR PACKAGE FOR WIM SENSOR AND WIM SENSOR - The invention relates to a sensor package ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150042304 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR A WEIGHT-IN-MOTION SENSOR - An electronic circuit that changes a charge signal into a voltage signal within a sensor suitable for direct installation in a roadway can be connected to two single-core cables that need not be highly insulating yet can realize the required power supply of the electronics. The circuit includes an integrated impedance converter (IEPE) at the output to a two-core cable and a charge amplifier with an IC | 02-12-2015 |
20150075297 | HOLLOW PROFILE FOR A WEIGHT-IN-MOTION SENSOR - A WIM (weigh-in-motion) sensor has an oblong hollow profile and includes two force-transmission plates arranged parallel to each other. A tube is arranged between the plates and is integrally formed with the plates and defines a hollow space. Two supports that are arranged opposite one another are formed inside the hollow space, each support extending away from a respective plate and between which a measuring element is received centrally in the tube under preload. The tube includes two tube segments designed to be mirror-symmetrical with respect to each other, which join the plates together and on the inside adjoin the hollow space. The wall thickness of each tube segment has a relatively thick region between at least two relatively thin regions. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100121312 | Catheter Shaft - The invention relates to a method for the production of at least one longitudinal section of a catheter, wherein the method comprises the winding of film, and the film is provided in the form of strips, the film strip is wound in the manner of a screw such that the side edges of the film strip extending in the manner of a thread overlap the film strip, and further a bonded connection is created in the overlapping region such that the longitudinal section has a closed and at least fluid-tight surface. The invention further relates to a catheter produced according to the method, and a device for carrying out the method. | 05-13-2010 |
20120289972 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR STENT IMPLANTATION - A handheld device for the operation of an application system for stent implantation comprising an adapter for connection to an introducer sheath or a guide catheter, through which a wire or catheter can be inserted into a vessel. The adapter is in the form of a telescopic tube. | 11-15-2012 |
20140142570 | HIGH-FREQUENCY APPLICATION DEVICE FOR VASCULAR USE, IN PARTICULAR FOR APPLICATION OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY TO THE RENAL ARTERIAL WALL - A high-frequency application device for vascular use, in particular for application of high-frequency (HF) energy to the renal arterial wall, including: a catheter ( | 05-22-2014 |
20150107078 | METHOD FOR FITTING AN IMPLANT TO A CATHETER - A system and a method for crimping a heart valve prosthesis onto a catheter shaft. The system comprises two components ( | 04-23-2015 |
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20080249616 | Reinforced Porous Coating - The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a porous coating with structures in the micro or nano-size domain characterized by the following steps: -providing a support having a surface, -depositing on said surface one mono-layer of temporary particles, -depositing a coating on said temporary particles in such a way that the thickness of said coating is less than the particle diameter, -eliminating said temporary particles and thereby obtaining a porous coating, the pores of said coating corresponding to the spaces previously occupied by the temporary particles and at least a part of the pores communicating with the external environment, -applying a coating fixation step, characterized by the fact that said temporary particles are deposited on said surface in such a way that, after particle deposition, more than 50% of the temporary particles are in contact with a maximum of two adjacent particles and otherwise are separated by an empty space. The invention also concerns a coating and an object which can be obtained with this process. | 10-09-2008 |
20090081122 | Injectable superparamagnetic nanoparticles for treatment by hyperthermia and use for forming an hyperthermic implant - The injectable formulation for treatment by hyperthermia comprises a liquid carrier and heat-generating superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles having a mean diameter not greater than 20 nm. Said injectable formulation is able to form in-situ a hyperthermic solid or semi-solid implant upon contact with a body fluid or tissue. Said hyperthermic solid or semi-solid implant may be useful for treating a tumor or a degenerative disc disease by hyperthermia. | 03-26-2009 |
20090098178 | Porous Coating Loaded with a Liquid or a Solid Substance - The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a porous coating with structures in the micro or nano-size domain characterized by the following steps: -providing a support having a surface, -depositing on said surface one mono-layer of temporary particles, -depositing a coating on said temporary particles in such a way that the thickness of said coating is less than the particle diameter, -eliminating said temporary particles and thereby obtaining a porous coating, the pores of said coating corresponding to the spaces previously occupied by the temporary particles and at least a pail of the pores communicating with the external environment, -applying a coating fixation step, characterized by the fact that it furthermore comprise a filling step where said pores are at least partially filled with a liquid or solid substance. The invention also concerns a coating and an object which can be obtained with this process. | 04-16-2009 |
20090177273 | ANISOTROPIC NANOPOROUS COATINGS FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a process for fabricating coatings with an anisotropic pore size distribution and to coatings obtained using such coatings. It describes in particular the use of ink-jet method to deposit in a controlled way such coatings. It also relates to porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. The coating has a thickness between 10 nanometers and 10 millimeters and its porosity is created in such a way that the pore size distribution is anisotropic. It finally describes objects covered with this coating. | 07-09-2009 |
20090324676 | POROUS COATING INCORPORATING FLUID RESERVOIRS - Porous coating for the controlled release of fluids such as drugs comprising a porous structure with internal reservoirs and passages, said reservoirs communicating with the external environment through said passages, in such a way that a fluid can move between the reservoirs and the external environment, characterized by the fact that for at least a group of said passages, each passage contains a restricting element which partially restricts the passage cross section. | 12-31-2009 |
20110045081 | MAGNETIC, PARAMAGNETIC AND/OR SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to nanoparticles having a mean diameter of <500 nm and comprising, at their surface, a selected material. The nanoparticles are taken up by cells under physiological conditions and can be used to isolate interaction partners of the selected material within the cells. The present invention provides important advantages in that it opens up new ways of identifying cellular components and of delivering a substance of interest specifically to a selected cell compartment. The nanoparticles are also useful as a tool of diagnosis and for the constitution of chemical libraries. | 02-24-2011 |
20120058328 | CONTROLLING THE POROSITY IN AN ANISOTROPIC COATING - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a process for fabricating coatings with an anisotropic pore size distribution and to coatings obtained using such coatings. It describes in particular the use of ink-jet method to deposit in a controlled way such coatings. It also relates to porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. The coating has a thickness between 10 nanometres and 10 millimetres and its porosity is created in such a way that the pore size distribution is anisotropic. It finally describes objects covered with this coating. | 03-08-2012 |
20120183733 | MECHANICALLY STABLE COATING - Element comprising a substrate and a nanoporous adherent coating made of at least one layer, said layer being in adherent contact with said substrate and comprising separate domains of nanoparticles, each of said domains having an average diameter between 1 and 1000 nm and being separated from its neighbor domains on the major part of its circumference by an average distance equal or less to its diameter. | 07-19-2012 |
20150217096 | ANISOTROPIC NANOPOROUS COATINGS FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a process for fabricating coatings with an anisotropic pore size distribution and to coatings obtained using such coatings. It describes in particular the use of ink-jet method to deposit in a controlled way such coatings. It also relates to porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. The coating has a thickness between 10 nanometres and 10 millimetres and its porosity is created in such a way that the pore size distribution is anisotropic. It finally describes objects covered with this coating. | 08-06-2015 |
20150266056 | CONTROLLING THE POROSITY IN AN ANISOTROPIC COATING - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a process for fabricating coatings with an anisotropic pore size distribution and to coatings obtained using such coatings. It describes in particular the use of ink-jet method to deposit in a controlled way such coatings. It also relates to porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. The coating has a thickness between 10 nanometres and 10 millimetres and its porosity is created in such a way that the pore size distribution is anisotropic. It finally describes objects covered with this coating. | 09-24-2015 |
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20100136273 | REACTIVELY-COUPLED ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS - The present invention is an article of construction formed from an article adhesively-bonded to a layering material through (a) reactive coupling of a functionalized nitroxide or (b) the adhesion of components in a polymer matrix made from or containing a polymer, an organic peroxide, and a functionalized nitroxide. The initial article may be expanded. It may also be polar or nonpolar. Similarly, the layering material may be polar or nonpolar. Other embodiments of the present invention are described, including other articles and methods for preparing the articles. The useful articles of the present invention include shoe outsoles and midsoles, paints, overmolded articles, weather stripping, gaskets, profiles, belts, hoses, tubes, durable goods, tires, construction panels, leisure and sports equipment foams, energy management foams, acoustic management foams, insulation foams, other foams, automotive parts (including bumper fascias, vertical panels, soft thermoplastic polyolefin skins, and interior trim), toys, supported films (including single-ply and co-extruded films), glass laminations, leather articles (synthetic and natural), personal health care and hygiene articles, other metal laminates, wood composites, automotive belts, hoses, tubes, conveyor belts, footwear, sporting goods, and filled articles. | 06-03-2010 |
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20130059149 | ADHESION PROMOTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The instant invention is an adhesion promoter system, and method of producing the same. The adhesion promoter system comprises the admixing product of: (a) at least 60 percent by weight of a base polymer, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said base polymer comprises a propylene/ethylene copolymer composition, wherein said propylene/ethylene copolymer has a crystallinity in the range of from 1 percent by weight to 30 percent by weight, a heat of fusion in the range of from 2 Joules/gram to 50 Joules/gram), and a DSC melting point in the range of 25° C. to 110° C.; (b) less than 40 percent by weight of a functionalized polymer composition, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said functionalized polymer composition comprises homopolymers of propylene or copolymers of propylene with hexene, octene and/or other like alpha-olefins, the homopolymers or copolymers having a single unsaturation, a terminal succinic anhydride moiety, and additional succinic anhydride substitutions on the polypropylene backbone, where the succinic anhydride substitution ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of functionalized polymer composition; (c) in the presence of one or more solvents at a temperature in the range of from 25° C. to 120° C. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059163 | ADHESION PROMOTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The instant invention is an adhesion promoter system, and method of producing the same. The adhesion promoter system comprises the admixing product of: (a) at least 60 percent by weight of a first functionalized polyolefin, based on the total weight of the solid content; (b) less than 40 percent by weight of a second functionalized polyolefin, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said second functionalized polyolefin comprise homopolymers of propylene or copolymers of propylene with hexene, octene and/or other like alpha-olefins, the homopolymers or copolymers having a single unsaturation, a terminal succinic anhydride moiety, and additional succinic anhydride substitutions on the polypropylene backbone, where the succinic anhydride substitution ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of second functionalized polyolefin; (c) in the presence of one or more solvents. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059164 | ADHESION PROMOTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The instant invention is an adhesion promoter system, and method of producing the same. The adhesion promoter system comprises an aqueous dispersion comprising the melt kneading product of: (a) at least 60 percent by weight of a base polymer, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said base polymer comprises a propylene/ethylene copolymer composition, wherein said propylene/ethylene copolymer has a crystallinity in the range of from 1 percent by weight to 30 percent by weight, a heat of fusion in the range of from 2 Joules/gram to 50 Joules/gram), and a DSC melting point in the range of 25° C. to 110° C.; (b) from 0.5 to less than 30 percent by weight of a functionalized polymer composition, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said functionalized polymer composition comprises homopolymers of propylene or copolymers of propylene with hexene, octene and/or other like alpha-olefins, the homopolymers or copolymers having a single unsaturation, a terminal succinic anhydride moiety, and additional succinic anhydride substitutions on the polypropylene backbone, where the succinic anhydride substitution ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of functionalized polymer composition; (c) from 0.1 to less than 20 percent by weight of a stabilizing agent, based on the total weight of the solid content; and (d) in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, for example, at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 200° C. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059165 | ADHESION PROMOTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The instant invention is an adhesion promoter system, and method of producing the same. The adhesion promoter system according to the present invention comprises an aqueous dispersion comprising the melt kneading product of: (a) at least 60 percent by weight of a first functionalized polyolefin, based on the total weight of the solid content; (b) optionally from 0.5 to less than 40 percent by weight of a second functionalized polyolefin, based on the total weight of the solid content, wherein said second functionalized polyolefin comprises homopolymers of propylene or copolymers of propylene with hexene, octene and/or other like alpha-olefins, the homopolymers or copolymers having a single unsaturation, a terminal succinic anhydride moiety, and additional succinic anhydride substitutions on the polypropylene backbone, where the succinic anhydride substitution ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of second functionalized polyolefin; (c) from 0.1 to less than 20 percent by weight of a stabilizing agent, based on the total weight of the solid content; and (d) in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, for example, at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 200° C. | 03-07-2013 |
20150159041 | Coating System, a Method of Applying the Coating System and an Article Comprising the Coating System - A coating system comprising an epoxy coating layer prepared from an epoxy formulation which comprises an epoxy resin; a curing agent with no more than 4.5 wt % free amine based on a weight solids of the curing agent; and an adjacent layer prepared from a non-isocyanate polyurethane formulation wherein the epoxy formulation and/or non-isocyanate polyurethane formulation optionally further comprise one or more additives selected from the group consisting of solvent, reactive diluent, plasticizer, pigment, filler; rheology modifiers, dispersants, surfactants, UV stabilizers, and corrosion inhibitors is provided. Also provided are a method of applying a multi-layer coating system and an article comprising a coating system. | 06-11-2015 |
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20100278644 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine is disclosed which includes an annular combustion chamber defined by an inner wall and an outer wall. A stator airfoil row can be defined by an annular inner stator wall and an annular outer stator wall housing a plurality of stator airfoils, and at least a rotor airfoil row defined by an annular inner rotor wall and an annular outer rotor wall housing a plurality of rotor airfoils. A gap is arranged, for example, between at least one of the inner stator wall and the inner combustion chamber wall, and the outer stator wall and the outer combustion chamber wall, upstream of said stator airfoil row. A border of at least one of the inner and outer stator wall facing the gap can be axisymmetric. A zone of at least one of the inner and outer stator wall downstream of the gap and upstream of the stator airfoils can be non-axisymmetric and defines bumps arranged to locally increase the static pressure of a fluid flow passing through said stator airfoil row to increase the uniformity of the static pressure. | 11-04-2010 |
20110038733 | BLADE FOR A ROTATING THERMAL MACHINE - A blade for a rotating thermal machine, such as a stator blade for a low-pressure turbine of a gas turbine with sequential combustion, includes a blade airfoil which extends essentially in the radial direction, is exposed to circumflow by an operating medium in a flow direction, and is delimited by a leading edge and a trailing edge in the flow direction. The concurring fluidic and constructional demands on the blade with sharp inclination of the flow are met by the blade airfoil being structured in such a way that an angle which the flow lines form with the trailing edge of the blade airfoil deviates from a right angle within a limited range. | 02-17-2011 |
20110076155 | GUIDE BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE - A guide blade for a gas turbine includes an inner and an outer platform, an airfoil extending in a radial direction between the inner and the outer platforms and having a height in the radial direction, and at least one cooling channel disposed in an interior of the airfoil and configured to receive a cooling medium flowing through the at least one cooling channel configured to cool the guide blade, wherein a cross-sectional area of a blade material of the airfoil varies over the height. | 03-31-2011 |
20120328447 | BLADE OF A TURBOMACHINE - A blade of a turbomachine or a flying machine includes a blade airfoil extending in a radial direction from a blade root to a blade tip. The blade airfoil has an inflow-side leading edge, an outflow-side trailing edge, a pressure side and a suction side. A surface of each of the pressure side and the suction side extends between the inflow-side leading edge and the outflow-side trailing edge. The blade tip has an end face with a camber line that extends from the inflow-side leading edge to the outflow-side trailing edge. At least one tip-side recess forms a depression from the end face into the blade airfoil, the depression extending continuously from the pressure side to the suction side and having a partial length of the camber line. | 12-27-2012 |
20130129498 | DIFFUSER, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AXIAL FLOW MACHINE - A diffuser for an axial flow machine has a transition from a ring channel having a first cross sectional area into an outlet space with a second, larger cross sectional area along a machine axis of the axial flow machine. The transition includes a plurality of steps. | 05-23-2013 |
20150016982 | EXHAUST DIFFUSER FOR A GAS TURBINE - An exhaust diffuser for a gas turbine includes an annular duct. A row of struts is arranged in the duct. In a region downstream of the trailing edges of the struts, the cross-sectional area of the duct decreases to a local minimum and then increases again towards the outlet end of the duct. Thereby the gas flow is locally accelerated downstream of the struts. This stabilizes the boundary layer of the flow in this region and leads to a marked increase in pressure recovery for a wide range of operating conditions. | 01-15-2015 |