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20110046000 | METHODS TO INCREASE THE PHOTOSTABILITY OF DYES - The presently disclosed subject matter provides dyes having an improved photostability, biosensors comprising such dyes, and methods of use thereof, including methods for detecting target molecules in a sample under test and for live-cell imaging. The dyes can include a binding member, including a biomolecule or fragments thereof, which can interact with target molecules of interest and can be specific to a given conformational state or covalent modification, e.g., phosphorylation, of the target molecule. The presently disclosed dyes can be used for detecting changes in the binding, conformational change, or posttranslational modification of the target molecule. | 02-24-2011 |
20120165204 | Genetically Encoded Photomanipulation of Protein and Peptide Activity - The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising protein light switches and methods of photomanipulating the activity of the proteins. The invention further relates to polynucleotides and vectors encoding the fusion proteins, cells comprising the fusion proteins, and methods of using the fusion proteins to study protein function and analyze subcellular activity, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic methods. | 06-28-2012 |
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20080275596 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to control system for a vehicle. The control system includes a manually operable control lever, such as a joystick, an actuator, a sensor and a control unit. The control lever sets a state variable of the vehicle. The actuator applies a force to the control lever. The sensor senses a vehicle parameter and transmits a parameter signal to the control unit. The control unit determines a current operating state of the vehicle. The control unit, depending on the present operating state of the vehicle, controls the actuator and causes it to apply a changed, predetermined force to the control lever, in order to make the operator aware of an unsafe operating state. | 11-06-2008 |
20080275606 | VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a vehicle active suspension system. There is a need for an active suspension system which can alert an operator to certain conditions. The suspension system includes an actuator for moving a second vehicle part relative to a first vehicle part. The suspension system also includes sensors and a control unit. A vehicle operator is located in or on the second part. The sensors sense vehicle parameters and transmit parameter signals to the control unit. In response to the parameter sensors, the control unit causes the actuator to move the second part in such a manner that the movement alerts the operator to the existence of a condition, such as a critical or non-optimal operating state of the utility vehicle or of an implement coupled to the vehicle. | 11-06-2008 |
20090018730 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes a pedal, such as an accelerator pedal, an adjusting device, a sensor and a control unit. The pedal may be actuated by the hand of an operator to set a state variable of the vehicle. The adjusting device applies a force to the pedal. A sensor senses a variable representing a state variable of the vehicle and transmits a sensor signal to the control unit. The control unit determines a state variable of the current operating state of the vehicle. The control unit, depending on the current operating state of the vehicle, controls the adjusting device so that a predetermined force is applied to the pedal, in order to make the operator aware of an unsafe operating condition. | 01-15-2009 |
20090143941 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes a steering wheel, such as an steering wheel, an adjusting device, a sensor and a control unit. The steering wheel may be actuated by the hand of an operator to set a state variable of the vehicle. The adjusting device applies a force to the steering wheel. A sensor senses a variable representing a state variable of the vehicle and transmits a sensor signal to the control unit. The control unit determines a state variable of the current operating state of the vehicle. The control unit, depending on the current operating state of the vehicle, controls the adjusting device so that a predetermined force is applied to the steering wheel, in order to make the operator aware of an unsafe operating condition. | 06-04-2009 |
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20100308559 | Electric System For Providing Electrical Power For A Vehicle And An Implement - The invention relates to a device for supplying electricity to an agricultural utility vehicle ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110022273 | Method and Device for Steering a Second Agricultural Machine, Which Can Be Steered to Drive Over a Field Parallel to a First Agricultural Machine - The present invention is directed to a device for steering a second agricultural machine which can be steered over a field relative to a first agricultural machine. The device includes a distance meter mounted on one of the machines and operable for recording measured values with regard to direction and distance of objects adjacent to the distance meter over a horizontal region. The device also includes an evaluating means which is connected to the distance meter and is designed to output a steering signal for causing guidance of the second machine relative to the first machine on the basis of the measured values of the distance meter. | 01-27-2011 |
20130205733 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE ANTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT OF PLANTS TO BE GATHERED WITH A HARVESTING MACHINE - A arrangement is provided for the anticipatory assessment of plants to be gathered by a harvesting machine, disclosed as a combine harvester, and includes a non-contact sensor arrangement for the generation of signals representing at least one characteristic of plants located ahead of the machine, a measurement device for recording at least one characteristic of the plants actually gathered by the machine, and an evaluation device for producing calibration data with the aid of signals generated by the measurement device and from statistical parameters derived from the signals of the sensor arrangement and for the calculation of the characteristic of plants to be gathered with the aid of statistical parameters, which were derived from the signals of the sensor arrangement, corresponding to the plants to be gathered, and with the aid of the calibration data. | 08-15-2013 |
20140047810 | Self-Propelled Agricultural Harvesting Machine Having A Crop Attachment Which Is Pivotable About A Vertical Axis - A self-propelled harvesting machine includes a chassis supported on driven front ground wheels and steerable rear ground wheels. A crop harvesting attachment is supported on steerable driven wheels and is mounted to the front of the harvesting machine for pivoting about an upright axis. The harvesting attachment delivers harvested crop to an intermediate conveyor which feeds the crop to an input conveyor of the harvesting machine. The harvesting attachment includes a power operated steering actuator and is steered b a steering control device of the harvesting machine. | 02-20-2014 |
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20110118069 | CHAIN FOR A TIMING DRIVE OR AN ASSEMBLY DRIVE OF A DRIVE DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A chain for a timing drive or an assembly drive of a drive device of a motor vehicle, which has a plurality of link packs articulatedly connected to one another and formed from middle links and cover links, with corresponding recesses through which chain pins or chain sleeves are inserted, and a plurality of inner links which connect the link packs to one another. At least the inner links and the middle links have different expansion behavior. | 05-19-2011 |
20110306454 | SPROCKET CHAIN - A sprocket chain formed by several pivotally interconnected chain links that have at least one central plate and at least two cover plates which are arranged on both sides of the central plate. The cover plates and the central plate are interconnected using at least two connecting members. The chain links also have at least two inner plates which are arranged between the cover plates and the central plate and pivotally interconnect the chain links. The total width of a bunch of plates formed by the central plate, the cover plates, and the inner plates, divided by the total number of plates, which is formed by the sum of the central plate, the cover plates, and the inner plates, is greater than or equal to 1.4 mm. | 12-15-2011 |
20110308227 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROL CHAIN - A method for producing pins for a control chain, which has link plates that are connected to each other by the pins. The pin ends are arranged in receiving bores arranged inside the link plates. The pin is made of steel of the type 100Cr6 or 32MnCrMo6-4-3, subjected to a carbonitriding method and has a wear zone between the 1/30 and the 1/60 part of the diameter thereof after abrasive removal on the carbonitrided pin surface. | 12-22-2011 |
20120004060 | SPROCKET CHAIN - A sprocket chain formed by several pivotally interconnected chain links that have at least one central plate and at least two cover plates which are arranged on both sides of the central plate. The cover plates and the central plate are interconnected using at least two connecting members. The chain links also have inner plates which are arranged between the cover plates and the central plate and pivotally interconnect the chain links. At least two inner plates are provided between the central plate and the cover plates. The ratio between the total width of the stack of inner plates, i.e. the sum of the widths of the inner plates, and the width of the central plate is greater than or equal to 1.3. | 01-05-2012 |
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20140147304 | COOLANT PUMP FOR A COLLANT CIRCUIT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A coolant pump for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, including a drive wheel which is connected to an impeller via a drive shaft rotatably mounted in a pump housing has at least one coolant outlet provided radially with respect to the impeller. A blocking ring is movable in an axial direction and serves to change or block a cross-sectional area of the coolant outlet and is displaced by a pressure-medium-operated actuator. The actuator is arranged concentrically with the drive shaft in the region of the end thereof facing the impeller is secured on the end of the drive shaft, and is connected to a pressure medium supply via at least one longitudinal bore provided in the drive shaft. | 05-29-2014 |
20140241862 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP - A controllable coolant pump for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine. The coolant pump has a hollow bearing shaft which is supported in a bearing sleeve, carries a drive wheel at one end, and is permanently connected to an impeller at its opposite end, the impeller having a stop surface at the end face thereof. The space between the stop surface and the impeller forms the pumping cross section for a coolant. A piston that can be axially displaced by an actuation unit is disposed in the hollow bearing shaft and provided at its outer end with a guide plate having a collar facing the impeller for completely or partially closing the pumping cross section in accordance with the position of the piston. The coolant pump has a second actuation unit, and the piston can be displaced by the first or second actuation unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241864 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP - A controllable coolant pump for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, the coolant pump including a hollow bearing shaft which is supported in a bearing sleeve, carries a drive wheel at one end, and is permanently connected at its opposite end to an impeller, the impeller having a stop surface at the end face thereof; the space between the stop surface and the impeller forming the pumping cross section for a coolant, and a piston that can be axially displaced by an actuation unit being disposed in the hollow bearing shaft and provided at its outer end with a guide plate having a collar facing the impeller for completely or partially closing the pumping cross section in accordance with the position of the piston. The actuation unit has a release lever which can be pivoted by an electromechanical actuating element about an axis of rotation, thus allowing axial positioning of the piston. | 08-28-2014 |
20140271267 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP HAVING A FLUIDIC ACTUATOR - A controllable coolant pump for a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine having a pump housing with an inner bore, a shaft drivable via a pulley mounted rotatably via a first bearing and a second bearing, wherein the shaft is configured at least partially as a hollow shaft and has a longitudinal axis, wherein a rotor is fastened to one end of the shaft, which rotor has an idler pulley and vanes which project into a suction chamber to suck water via a suction connector of the pump housing into the suction chamber to an annular channel of the pump housing, wherein the idler pulley can be displaced axially via a push rod connected to an actuator. The fluidic actuator has a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber. The weight and the installation space requirement of the controllable coolant pump can be reduced. | 09-18-2014 |
20140299439 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A COUPLING MECHANISM - An actuator device for actuating a coupling mechanism or a transmission in a drive wheel in a belt drive or chain drive, includes a shaft, releasably connectable to the drive wheel and at least partially hollow, a push rod connected to the coupling mechanism or transmission and displaceable coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, a housing having an internal bore for at least partially receiving the shaft, and at least one first bearing disposed in the internal bore of the housing for rotatably supporting the shaft. The actuator device constitutes a fluidic actuator having at least one first pressure chamber capable of being pressurized with a fluid. | 10-09-2014 |