Abstract: A transmission assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a mount, at least one charging mechanism, and a pair of separable contacts. The transmission assembly has a drive assembly and a transfer assembly. The drive assembly includes a rotary driving member, a stored energy mechanism. and a linear driving member partially extending into the stored energy mechanism and being coupled to the rotary driving member. The transfer assembly cooperates with the drive assembly and the separable contacts and includes a sliding transfer component. The transmission assembly moves between a LOADED OPEN position, an UNLOADED CLOSED position, a LOADED CLOSED position, and an UNLOADED OPEN position. When the transmission assembly moves from the LOADED OPEN position to the UNLOADED CLOSED position, the linear driving member drives the sliding transfer component in a generally linear direction, thereby closing the separable contacts.

Abstract: A heater pump includes a motor and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet. An impeller and a heater are disposed within the pump housing. The heater includes a heater housing having an inner wall, an outer wall, a lower wall and an upper wall forming a heating chamber. A heating element is disposed within the heating chamber. The inner wall defines an inlet channel connecting the impeller with the inlet of the water pump. Water flowing through the pump is heated by contact with the heater housing and/or the heating element.

Abstract: A brush direct current motor has a stator with a plurality of coils that correspond to a number of stator windings, a rotor with a number of poles, and a commutator. The commutator is connected to a first terminal of a direct current power source to convert the power into N phase alternating current. One end of each stator winding is connected to a respective phase of the alternating current via a brush and the other ends of the stator windings are connected to the second terminal of the direct current power source.

Abstract: A brush direct current motor has a stator with a plurality of coils that correspond to a number of stator windings, a rotor with a number of poles, and a commutator. The commutator is connected to a first terminal of a direct current power source to convert the power into N phase alternating current. One end of each stator winding is connected to a respective phase of the alternating current via a brush and the other ends of the stator windings are connected to the second terminal of the direct current power source.

Abstract: A bending device includes a bendable unit which has a bendable body extending in a direction and a soft pipe extending in the same direction and fixed to the bendable body. The soft pipe is stretchable in said direction relative to the bendable body in response to changes of pressure inside the soft pipe, which results in the bendable body and the soft pipe bending.

Abstract: Phospholipo-proteins which have been enzyme modified may be used as an emulsifier to improve the emulsion stability of frozen products, e.g., during the freeze thaw and vacuum cool processes. Especially preferred is use of the enzyme phospholipase A to modify egg yolk and to use the modified egg yolk as an emulsifier in frozen products. Creation of a more stable emulsion can be expected to improve the overall appearance of the final product both in the frozen state and after the product has been reheated. Although egg yolk is preferred, examples of other phospholipo-protein containing substances include casein, skim milk, buttermilk, whey, cream, soybean, yeast, whole egg, blood serum and wheat proteins. Egg yolk and/or other sources of phopholipo-protein can be subjected to the action of phospholipase A or other enzyme, and then the modified product incorporated into the products of the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are oligonucleotide microarrays, wherein the microarrays comprise a plurality of target-specific oligonucleotide probes, including both sense and antisense probe pairs for each target nucleic acid. Such arrays are useful for high throughput detection of target nucleic acids in a sample, particularly when coupled to multiplex PCR. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the disclosed microarrays.

Abstract: Phospholipo-proteins which have been enzyme modified may be used as an emulsifier to improve the emulsion stability of frozen products, e.g., during the freeze thaw and vacuum cool processes. Especially preferred is use of the enzyme phospholipase A to modify egg yolk and to use the modified egg yolk as an emulsifier in frozen products. Creation of a more stable emulsion can be expected to improve the overall appearance of the final product both in the frozen state and after the product has been reheated. Although egg yolk is preferred, examples of other phospholipo-protein containing substances include casein, skim milk, buttermilk, whey, cream, soybean, yeast, whole egg, blood serum and wheat proteins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing proteoglycan extracts of algae and a process for preparing proteoglycan extracts from the algae.