Abstract:
A method of processing a starchy plant material to produce a processed material having an increased solubility in alcohol comprising mixing the starchy plant material and a liquid at an elevated temperature to form a mixture and applying shear force to the mixture to produce the processed material. The processed material is one or more or a combination or complex of protein, zein, and oil.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and system of processing a starchy material that can advantageously produce ethanol, sugar syrup, or starch as the chief products along with food-grade co-products such as, but not limited to oil, protein, fiber, and gluten meal. The invention can apply such a force to a starchy material that is at a superambient temperature with a high shear processor to mill, mix, and gelatinize some of the starch. A liquefaction enzyme can be introduced into the high shear processor to liquefy the processed product. The moisture content of the processed starchy material can be reduced, which preferably occurs in the high shear processor. Some of the co-products such as the oil, protein, fiber and gluten meal can be separated prior to the sugar syrup purification or ethanol fermentation steps.
Abstract:
A haptic actuator system and a method of making the same include an ultrasonically vibrating motor body. A shaft is coupled to the vibrating motor body, the shaft arranged to rotate in at least one direction in response to the vibrating motor body. At least one unbalanced mass is coupled to and is moveable with the shaft to generate human-detectable vibrations in response to a motion of the shaft.
Abstract:
A lens actuator module includes a lens assembly with an optical centerline and a clear aperture, a bearing guide integrated adjacent to the clear aperture with the centerline of motion substantially parallel to the optical centerline, a linear actuator with a preloaded frictional contact point that moves the lens along the centerline. The preload force is perpendicular to the optical centerline, constant and generated in-line with the contact point such that the preload force produces substantially zero additional friction in the bearing guide irrespective of the location along the optical centerline.
Abstract:
A linear motor system includes an element with a threaded passage, a threaded shaft, and a driving system. The threaded shaft has an axis of rotation which extends through and is at least partially engaged with at least a portion of the threaded passage. The driving system comprises at least two members operatively connected to the element. Each of the two members comprises two or more piezoelectric layers and electrodes which are coupled to opposing surfaces of each of the piezoelectric layers. The members are configured to expand and contract in a direction along the axis of rotation. The driving system is configured to subject the element to vibrations causing the threaded shaft to simultaneously rotate and translate in the direction along the axis of rotation through the element and apply an axial force in the direction along the axis of rotation.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a timepiece, in particular a wristwatch comprising a middle (1), a watch movement (4) housed in the middle, a transmission and/or reception circuit (5) associated with said movement and an antenna (9) connected to said transmission and/or reception circuit. The invention is characterized in that the antenna (9) consists in an electrically conductive solid single-piece mass (10) shaped at least partly like a ring, said mass being arranged at the periphery of said middle (1). Furthermore, the antenna is connected to the transmission and/or reception circuit via a conductor (18) passing through the wall of the middle (1) over part of its thickness.
Abstract:
Electromechanical translation apparatus provides power-off clamping because each clamp assembly comprises pressure means and clamp actuator means acting in opposition. The pressure means is arranged, when the actuator is de-energized, to apply clamping force to releasably clamp the associated movable member to the clamp assembly. The clamp actuator means is arranged, when energized, to act against the pressure means to release the movable member.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides synthetic antibodies specific for an epitope present on an apolipoprotein E polypeptide. The antibodies are useful in various treatment, diagnostic, and monitoring applications, which are also provided.
Abstract:
The invention refers to a tunnel typed coking furnace with a movable sliding bed and the method using the same belonging to the coking field, comprising a furnace body (48), a front sealing door (7), a back sealing door (25), a branch flue (10), a bottom flue (12) and a main flue (6), comprising a first preparation chamber (3) for coaling, a preheating segment (50), a carbonization segment (51), a coke dry quenching segment (52), and a second preparation chamber (23) for coke outlet; each part has different formation from the others, and are interconnected in series with the others; the sliding bed (37) for coaling and tamping coal material (44) passes through the abovementioned five segment in series in order to coke. The invention may realize a production coal material with fixed formation through formation process with pressure, so as to obtain the coke product with the same and big size, in addition to high strength, high utilization rate of heat energy, high degree of mechanization, and it also may realize the clean exhaustion of flue, so as to be able to protect the environment and water resource, and realize clean production.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for treating apoE-related disorders. The methods generally involve administering an effective amount of an agent that inhibits activity of an enzyme that cleaves apoE.