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| 20100201758 | DROPLET BREAK-UP DEVICE - The invention relates to a droplet break up device ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100247760 | MULTI COMPONENT PARTICLE GENERATING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method of generating a ‘multicomponent particle comprising: and a multicomponent particle generating system comprising: a first nozzle constructed to generate at least one isolated particle; a second nozzle arranged to generate a generally uninterrupted fluid jet without breaking up, —said first and second nozzles arranged to have said isolated particle collide with the fluid jet so as to combine said particle with fluid of the second fluid jet, for providing a multicomponent particle; and a collector by which said isolated particles can be captured after collision with the fluid jet. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100295904 | DROPLET BREAK-UP DEVICE - The invention relates to a droplet break up device comprising: a chamber for containing a printing liquid comprising a bottom plate; a pump for pressurizing the printing liquid; an outlet channel having a central axis, provided in said chamber for ejecting the printing liquid; and an actuator for breaking up a fluid jetted out of the outlet channel. The actuator is provided around the outlet channel, arranged to symmetrically impart a pressure pulse central to the outlet channel axis. Accordingly, smaller droplets can be delivered at higher frequencies. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110177243 | Multi component particle generating system - The invention relates to a method of generating a multicomponent particle comprising: and a multicomponent particle generating system comprising a movable support constructed to accelerate particles supplied on the movable support; a particle supply system for supplying the particles to the movable support; at least one nozzle arranged to generate a generally uninterrupted fluid jet along at least part of a circumference of the movable support without breaking up; to have said accelerated particles collide with the fluid jet so as to combine said particles with fluid of the fluid jet, for providing a multicomponent particle; and a collector arranged in the trajectory of said particles, by which said particles can be captured after collision with the fluid jet. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120007287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYERWISE PRODUCTION OF A 3D OBJECT - A system and method for layer-by-layer production of an object is provided. The system includes a construction shape having a carrying surface adapted for carrying a layer of build material, a plate having a holding surface adapted for holding an object in an object build area, a moveable reservoir having a plurality of containment surfaces defining a containment area adapted for containing a volume of build material within the moveable reservoir, and an exposure unit adapted for exposing at least a portion of the layer of build material in the object build area so that the portion of the layer of build material solidifies to form a solidified layer of the object. In one embodiment, the moveable reservoir is moveable between a first position and a second position and at least one of the plurality of containment surfaces of the moveable reservoir includes a portion of the carrying surface when the moveable reservoir is in the first position, and the portion of the carrying surface is positioned in the object build area when the moveable reservoir is in the second position. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120057143 | Illumination System for Use in a Stereolithography Apparatus - The invention concerns an illumination system for use in a stereolithography apparatus, comprising: a planar support; a multilens projector array mechanically supported on the planar support over the array on a plano side, and having a work surface arranged to receive a resin applying device for applying a resin layer, the projector array comprising a stack of optical elements, including a plurality of lenslets adapted to project the LEDs onto the work surface, and a two-dimensional array of individually controllable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged between the planar support and the multilens projector. According to an aspect, the planar support and the plano side are supported on contact zones arranged over substantially the entire plano side; the illumination system thus forming a rigid body. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120063131 | Illumination System for Use in a Stereolithography Apparatus - The invention concerns an illumination system for use in a stereolithography apparatus, comprising a planar support supporting a two-dimensional array of individually controllable wide-angle light-emitting diodes (LEDs); and a multilens projector array arranged relative to the array, and adapted to project a focused image of the LEDs onto a work area. The multilens projector array is arranged to project light from the LED array having a light emitting edge area image spot size which is smaller than or equal to a light emitting central area image spot size. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120106150 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An illumination system ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107498 | MULTI COMPONENT PARTICLE GENERATING SYSTEM - A multicomponent particle generating system may include a first nozzle constructed to generate at least one isolated particle, and a second nozzle arranged to generate a generally uninterrupted fluid jet without breaking up. The first and second nozzles are arranged to have the isolated particle traverse the fluid jet from one side to the other side so as to combine the particle with fluid of the second fluid jet, for providing a multicomponent particle. A collector is arranged on the other side of the fluid jet by which the isolated particles can be captured after collision with the fluid jet. The system includes a modulator, for modulating the second fluid jet so as to provide an undulated jet having thicker and thinner portions. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120168989 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYERWISE PRODUCTION OF A 3D OBJECT - A system and method of layerwise production of a tangible object ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120313294 | System and Method For Layerwise Production of A Tangible Object - A system and method for layer-by-layer production of an object is provided. The system includes a construction shape having a carrying surface adapted for carrying a layer of build material, a plate having a holding surface adapted for holding an object in an object build area, a moveable reservoir having a plurality of containment surfaces defining a containment area adapted for containing a volume of build material within the moveable reservoir, and an exposure unit adapted for exposing at least a portion of the layer of build material in the object build area so that the portion of the layer of build material solidifies to form a solidified layer of the object. | 12-13-2012 |
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| 20080247310 | Method of Improving Communication Between Mobile Nodes - To improve a method of improving communication between mobile nodes in an ad-hoc wireless network and in particular to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted, all the nodes are organized into application-specific clusters and the information that is relevant to each application is stored in the head element of the cluster. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090144445 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGES - In order to provide a method for transmitting messages between a number of nodes ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090185489 | Scheduling the transmission of messages on a broadcast channel of an ad-hoc network dependent on the usage of this channel - In order to provide a communication system ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090279540 | CLUSTER COUPLER IN A TIME TRIGGERED NETWORK - The invention relates to a cluster coupler in a time triggered network for connecting clusters operating on the same protocol. Further, it relates to a network having a plurality of clusters, which are coupled via a cluster coupler. It also relates to a method for communicating between different clusters. To provide a cluster coupling means, a network and a method for communicating between clusters which are able to couple a plurality of clusters operating on the same time triggered protocol to achieve a selectively forwarding of data without message buffering or frame delay a cluster coupler in a network is proposed operating on a time triggered protocol using time slots, wherein the cluster coupler ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100067404 | CLUSTER COUPLER UNIT AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF CLUSTERS IN A TIME-TRIGGERED NETWORK - The invention relates to a time triggered network used in particular in an automotive network having a plurality of clusters. Each cluster (A-X) includes a plurality of nodes ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100220744 | INTELLIGENT START COUPLER FOR TIME TRIGGERED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN NODES WITHIN A NETWORK USING A TIME TRIGGER PROTOCOL - This invention relates to a star coupler connected to a plurality of nodes within a network using a time triggered protocol on a time slot basis. The invention further relates to a network including a cluster having at least one node. Further, the invention relates to a method for communication between nodes within a network using a time trigger protocol. To provide a star coupler, which is able to increase the bandwidth and to communicate with low propagation delay for communicating the relevant data it is proposed to provide a star coupler ( | 09-02-2010 |