Abstract: A set of handcuffs which has a first bracelet, a second bracelet, and control device, one-way locking mechanism, retractable/expendable mechanism, retractable/expendable track. In first embodiment main/first bracelet comprises a retractable/expendable mechanism. One end of line is attached to the second bracelet and the other end of the line is attached to the retractable/expendable mechanism. When first bracelet is open, line are to be move in or out freely but once first bracelet is closed line which is attached to second bracelet are to be in retraction mode only, until first bracelet is open again. A second embodiment comprise extendable/retractable track with docking hole to secure second bracelet in place.

Abstract: A locking device includes an enclosure having an insertion section formed with two holes for inserting into a connecting port on a computer, and a plurality of windows axially spaced on at least one side of the enclosure; a locking unit arranged in the enclosure and including a rod having axially spaced teeth, a push member connected to one end of the rod and having an engaging portion, a hooking member movably connected to the engaging portion with two hooking arms extended into the two holes on the insertion section; an elastic member located between the push member and the fixing seat; a plurality of rotating discs fitted on the rod corresponding to the windows and each having a plurality of numeral areas and a notch; and at least one push button movably arranged on at least one lateral side of the enclosure to interfere with the push member.

Abstract: A device to protect an article from theft is disclosed. The device includes a pointed pin member to enable attachment of the device to the article to be protected from theft. A housing disposed within the device includes a floor and a wall tapering towards a confining end. The housing includes coaxial openings for insertably receiving the pin member. A ball clutch mechanism is located within the housing and includes a plurality of balls. As the balls are urged towards the confining end of the housing, they wedge between the tapering wall and the pin member to apply increasing radial pressure against the pin member to prevent it from being withdrawn from the device. The floor includes a member which deflects downwardly upon insertion of the pin member into the housing to apply a radial force against the pin member to frictionally engage it within the device.

Abstract: A collapsible container includes a main frame and at least one pivotable side wall that is pivotable between a collapsed position and an opened position. The pivotable side wall is provided with a spring lock insert secured therein and biased toward a lock position in which a lock portion of the spring lock insert extends beyond an end edge of the pivotable side wall. The main frame includes a latch opening that receives the spring lock insert when the pivotable side wall is in the opened position.

Abstract: An electronic door lock for a door having a first side and a second side. The electronic door lock includes an escutcheon including a first aperture. A non-circular spring cage extends through the first aperture, and the spring cage includes a second aperture. A spring cage spindle at least partially extends through the second aperture, and the spring cage spindle extends from the spring cage and includes a third aperture. A key cylinder is received in the third aperture. A handle including a fourth aperture receives the key cylinder and the spring cage spindle, and a fastener is received by the handle. The fastener is configured to couple the handle to the spring cage spindle and inhibit movement of the handle with respect to the spring cage spindle.

Abstract: The invention provides an electronic door lock for a door having a first side and a second side. The electronic door lock includes a locking mechanism, a credential reader, and a programmable control circuit. The locking mechanism is coupled to the door and is movable between a locked position in which the door is inhibited from opening and an unlocked position in which the door is free to open. The credential reader is coupled to the door and is operable to read a credential. The programmable control circuit is coupled to the door and is operable to move the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position at least partially in response to the read credential. The programmable control circuit is selectively programmed to move the locking mechanism to a pre-selected either one of the locked position and the unlocked position in response to a failure signal.

Abstract: A blocking apparatus is disclosed for selectively blocking movement of a deadbolt actuation lever on a door. The apparatus includes a base mounting plate for mounting on the door, the base mounting plate including an engaging portion for positioning against the inside surface of the door and a deadbolt receiving portion for positioning against the edge surface of the door. The apparatus also includes a mounting shaft mounted on and extending from the engaging portion and a blocking member mounted on the mounting shaft and movable between a block position and an unblocked position. The block position is characterized by the blocking member blocking movement of the deadbolt actuation lever from the locked orientation to the unlocked orientation. The unblocked position of the blocking member is characterized by the deadbolt actuation lever being free to move without interference by the blocking member.

Abstract: A lock core and key blank are disclosed. The disclosed lock core includes a core body, a core sleeve, a core plug, and a side pin assembly including a side pin, a region pin, and a spring.

Abstract: An interchangeable core lock adapter is disclosed. The interchangeable core lock adapter comprises a body portion including an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is configured and dimensioned for operable engagement within a large format interchangeable core housing. The inner wall configured is and dimensioned for operable reception of a small format interchangeable core lock.

Abstract: An ignition module assembly having a housing member connectable to an ignition system the housing having an undulating surface. A slider member is connected to the housing member and moved between a plurality of discrete positions. The slider member controls the ignition system based on its discrete position. The slider member is configured to receive a key fob. A spring member is compressed between the slider member and the undulating surface and is configured to slide along the undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions. The undulations correspond to the discrete positions and a user inserting the key fob into the ignition module assembly and moving the slider member receives haptic feedback to discern the position of the slider member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fertilizer granule comprising both a nitrate and urea as the main nitrogen source. A mineral added during production is an important component in the composition, said mineral stabilizing these otherwise poorly compatible nitrogen compounds. A high nitrogen content is thus attained with ammonium nitrate concentrations falling below maximum limit values set by international legislation and classification, while at the same time the explosion risk particularly associated with the use of ammonium nitrate is avoided. The invention is also directed to a process for the production of the fertilizer granule of the above type, said process resulting in a fertilizer granule with excellent resistance properties and a high nitrogen content, wherein said granule may be coated by methods typical in the art, if desired.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rolling metal sheet or plate are provided. The method comprises the step of feeding the metal plate or sheet into a rolling mill at an angle. The apparatus comprises a rolling mill having a tilted feed table, or an apron upon which a transfer table and tilted feed table can rest. Through-thickness gradient and shear texture can be improved using the methods and apparatus of the invention.

Abstract: A method may be present for sending shot onto a surface. A stream of shot may be directed into an inlet of a nozzle. The stream of shot may be redirected to form a plurality of streams of shot within the nozzle. The plurality of streams of shot may be directed out of a plurality of outputs of the nozzle.

Abstract: The present invention was made with the object of eliminating the short pipe member when attaching a bolting nut to a hydroformed part, preventing an increase in the difficulty of hydroforming for attaching the nut, extending the nut length so as to enable sufficient strength at the time of bolting, and enabling application even to thin wall hydroformed parts and comprises inserting a metal pipe into a split mold having a pierce punch able to be moved perpendicular to an axis of the inserted metal pipe or in a slanted direction, having a front part narrower than a center part, and having around the front part a nut having an in side diameter larger than an outside diameter of the front part and smaller than an outside diameter of the center part; hydroforming it; then making the pierce punch advance to pierce part of the hydroformed part and pushing the nut by a center part arranged behind the nut and embedding the nut in the metal pipe.

Abstract: A strip has a strip head and a strip leg. It is rolled, beginning at the strip head, in a roll stand of a rolling device between an upper and a lower roller arrangement of the roll stand. It is monitored whether the strip foot reaches a switching point located, viewed in the rolling direction, in front of the roll stand. From the time the strip leg reaches the switching point, the roller arrangements are subjected to a bending force expanding the roller arrangements by means of an adjusting device, the force being at least as high as a minimal force. The minimal force is at least as high as a balancing force of the upper roller arrangement. The minimal force is determined as a function of the parameters of the strip and/or the operating parameters of the rolling device.

Abstract: A rolling mill stand for production of rolled strip or sheet metal has working rolls which are supported on supporting rolls or on intermediate rolls and supporting rolls. The working rolls and/or intermediate rolls are arranged in the rolling mill stand so as to be displaceable axially with respect to one another. Each working and/or intermediate roll has a curved barrel contour which runs over the entire effective barrel length and can be described by a trigonometric function. The two barrel contours of adjacent rolls complete one another in a complementary way, in the unloaded state, solely in one specific relative axial position of the rolls of the pair of rolls, so that inhomogeneities in the load distribution along the contact line of two adjacent rolls are to be minimized.

Abstract: A pipe in which polygonization is substantially eliminated is manufactured by a reducer with a grooved roll with a groove having a groove bottom zone including the center of the groove in the roll axial direction and flange zones adjoining both sides of the groove bottom zone. The groove surface has a friction distribution in the roll axial direction such that the frictional force with respect to a material being rolled in the groove bottom zone is larger than the frictional force with respect to a material being rolled in the flange zones. This friction distribution can be achieved by working the groove surface so that the surface roughness of the groove bottom zone becomes greater than the surface roughness of the flange zones or by applying a lubricity modifier which differs with respect to amount and/or type between the groove bottom zone and the flange zones.

Abstract: Aluminium panels curved in mutually orthogonal x, y and z dimensions are made by stretch forming. A former (34) for use in this process comprises a plurality of steel bars (60) extending generally in the y direction and mutually spaced apart in the x direction. The bars (60) are held in side rails (62) and (64), which are formed with holes (66) to receive the bars (60), and flexed over an intermediate rail (68). Thus each bar (60) is curved in a yz plane. The holes (66) and the seats for the bars on the intermediate rail (68) each lie on a curve in an xz plane. So located, the bars (60) combine to define an envelope which is curved in mutually orthogonal x, y and z dimensions. When an aluminium sheet is stretched over the former (34), it takes up the shape of this envelope.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a multi-gauge strip which has a thick portion and a thin portion which are continuously disposed along its length. The method of producing multi-gauge strips consisting of a relatively thick portion and a relatively thin portion formed along the widthwise direction while continuously transferring a strip material, is characterized by comprising the steps of: primarily forming a strip material by pressing the upper side thereof so as to make a groove in the lower side of the part where a thin portion is to be formed; and secondly forming the resulted strip by pressing the upper side of the primarily formed strip so as to form the part having a groove into a thin portion and the other part into a thick portion.

Abstract: A method to make a flanged pin is described. The method includes feeding wire through a forming die whereby the wire is deformed to create a straight pin. The straight pin is then fed from the forming die to a heading die having a pre-formed cavity where a first portion of the straight pin is located in the forming die and a second portion of the straight pin is located in the heading die. A portion of the pin is secured in the forming and heading die, having a portion of the straight pin disposed in a gap defined by a space between the heading die and the forming die. As the die gap is closed, the portion of the straight pin is displaced into a pre-formed cavity thereby creating a flange.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a sample monitoring system is provided and includes a first enclosure configured to enclose a probe body into which the sample is drawn, a sensor coupled to the probe body and configured to sense a chemical composition of the sample and at least one first heater configured to heat an interior of the first enclosure, a second enclosure configured to enclose a pump coupled to the probe body and configured to draw the sample therein and a second heater configured to heat the pump, and a third enclosure configured to enclose a pump motor configured to control an operation of the pump and to support heating controlling units configured to control the at least one first heater and the second heater.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for measuring the ammonia content in a gas mixture. The device comprises at least one inlet and one outlet for the gas mixture, between which is situated an ammonia measuring system connected thereto. The device also comprises first regulating means for regulating the gas mixture flow through the inlet, and second means which are adapted such that they allow a measurement of the ammonia content which is substantially independent of the gas mixture flow rate. The device is preferably applied for measuring the ammonia content in exhaled air.

Abstract: The present invention provides, as one aspect, a signal processor for a gas sensor that is disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and senses concentration of a specific component in exhaust gas. The signal processor includes a calculation unit that performs moderation operation at every instant for a sensor output of the gas sensor, an evaluation unit that evaluates a degree of pressure variation impact on the sensor output caused in the exhaust passage, and a change unit that changes a mode of the moderation operation according to a result of the evaluation by the evaluation unit.

Abstract: This device comprises a means (111) for forming a gaseous flow from the sample and a means (121) for separation of each specific gaseous constituent. It comprises a means (115) for quantifying the relative contents of the two isotopes to be analysed which comprise an optical measurement cell (127). The cell (127) comprises two mirrors (137A, 137B) which delimit a measurement cavity (147). The device comprises a means (161) for introducing an incident optical signal into the measurement cavity (147), a means (161) for generating a plurality of reflections of the signal in separate points (174A, 174B) on each mirror (137A, 137B) during its travel in the cavity, a means (133) for measuring a transmitted optical signal resulting from an interaction between the optical signal and each isotope in the measurement cavity (147), and a means (125) for calculating said relative contents on the basis of these signals.

Abstract: Method and device for operating a particle sensor arranged in an exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The particle sensor including a sensor carrier having two sensor electrodes arranged at a predetermined distance from one another on one side of the sensor carrier. The two sensor electrodes are exposed to an exhaust gas stream in the exhaust tract. The at least two sensor electrodes are acted upon with a collective potential, the collective potential having a value such that electrically charged particles are attracted out of the exhaust gas stream in the exhaust tract. The attracted particles in this case accumulate on and/or between the two sensor electrodes.

Abstract: A method for testing the quality of a solvent is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a solvent sample, wherein the solvent sample contains less than 10 ppm of impurities and nebulizing the solvent sample thereby forming a multitude of droplets that comprises solvent and impurities. The method further comprises evaporating the solvent from at least a portion of the multitude of droplets to thereby form a multitude of aerosol particles, condensing a liquid onto at least a portion of the multitude of aerosol particles to a multitude of form liquid-coated aerosol particles, and counting the number of liquid-coated aerosol particles.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for measuring and detecting properties of a variety of particles or cells in suspension. Properties, such as, for example, velocity of particles, concentration and/or size may be measured according to the methods of the invention. Acoustic energy may be introduced to a focal zone and narrow band interrogating signals may be used. The acoustic energy may cause movement or streaming of the fluid or suspension. The acoustic streaming may allow a Doppler effect measurement without any other source of velocity.

Abstract: When a rotation fluctuation amount of an engine exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is determined that there is a possibility that a misfire has occurred. Then, when a rotation fluctuation pattern of the engine coincides with a first rotation fluctuation pattern, it is determined that a misfire has occurred; whereas, when the rotation fluctuation pattern does not coincide with the first rotation fluctuation pattern, it is determined whether the rotation fluctuation pattern coincides with a specific rotation fluctuation pattern in consideration of a lock-up state of a lock-up clutch or whether an engine rotational speed is lower than a threshold. When the determination is affirmative, occurrence of a misfire is determined on the basis of whether the rotation fluctuation pattern of the engine coincides with a second misfire determination pattern that is defined to be smaller in variation of a rotation fluctuation amount than the first rotation fluctuation pattern.

Abstract: An arrangement of a mass intake air flow measurement device suitable for integrating a humidity sensing device as well as a temperature sensing device and a pressure sensing device is provided. A second bypass passage 501 bypassing a bypass passage 205 is formed and a humidity sensing device 500 is mounted in the second bypass passage 501. A second bypass passage inlet 502 and a second bypass passage outlet 503 formed in a wall surface of the bypass passage 205 are opened parallel to the direction of flow of air flowing in the bypass passage 205.

Abstract: Various methods are described for monitoring cylinder valve deactivation in an engine, the engine including at least a cylinder valve actuator for deactivating at least a cylinder of the engine. One example method comprises indicating degradation of the valve actuator based on crankshaft acceleration.

Abstract: A method for measuring low amplitude dynamic properties of a steering column includes mounting the steering column into a test fixture and performing test runs. The test runs include subjecting the input end of the steering column to input excitations and measuring output conditions, which include at least one of acceleration, velocity and position, and determining whether the output conditions are within a predetermined output range. Input excitations may include sinusoidal excitations having a selected frequency range, torque, or displacement; or dither excitations. The selected torque or displacement is determined using open loop calculations from the output conditions, to achieve target acceleration levels. Data is interpreted to determine the natural frequency or rim gain of the steering column, which are compared to predetermined permissible ranges. The maximum steering wheel rim gain permissible level may be equal to approximately 1 divided by the polar moment of inertia of the wheel.

Abstract: A wheel test assembly for testing a wheel-and-tire assembly includes a drum operatively mounted to a base for rotation of the drum. The drum includes an inner circumferential surface. A tailstock assembly is slidably coupled to the base for movement in a lateral direction relative to the drum. A support assembly is slidably coupled to the tailstock assembly for movement in a vertical direction for positioning the wheel-and-tire assembly into rolling contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum. A spindle assembly is pivotally coupled to the support assembly to adjust a camber angle of the wheel-and-tire assembly. The wheel-and-tire assembly is mounted to the spindle assembly for rotation of the wheel-and-tire assembly.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a vehicle tire pressure measurement unit 1 with a valve 5 and a fastening element 3 for arrangement of a tire pressure measurement device 7 on the valve 5, in which the fastening element 3 includes a first fastening area for snap connection with a second fastening area made in complementary fashion on the valve 5 in order to secure the fastening element 3 and valve 5 to each other.

Abstract: A measurement device, particularly an anemometric measurement device, is provided for mounting in an exhaust-gas pipe, particularly an exhaust-gas recirculation pipe. The device includes a ceramic carrier embedded in an injection-molded housing made of plastic, with at least one film resistor mounted on the ceramic carrier on an end opposite the embedding. Electrical connections lead out from the film resistor to the embedded end of the ceramic carrier, and the electrical connections are passed through the injection molding, sealed and mounted within the injection-molded part. Additional components can be used for the sealing and mounting.

Abstract: Device for monitoring, the level of the condensate collected in the measurement cylinder of a standardized distillation apparatus for automatically distilling liquid specimens, characterized in that it comprises: oil the one hand, a double optical barrier emitting a central beam centred on the measurement cylinder (1), so as to allow detection of the part below the meniscus, and an eccentric beam offset with respect to the central beam and located close lo the wall of the measurement cylinder (1), so as to allow the part above the meniscus to be detected; and, on the other hand, a fixed optical barrier intended for counting the drops of condensate falling into the measurement cylinder (1) during distillation.

Abstract: A container for holding liquids. The container has a body having an interior for holding a liquid, an exterior surface, and an upper portion defining a central opening and a spout. A handle is attached to the body at a first predetermined location. A liquid level indicator is attached to the body at a second predetermined location that is a predetermined distance from the first predetermined location. The liquid level indicator has a liquid passageway therethrough which is in fluid communication with the interior of the body. The liquid level indicator has a first end attached to the body, a second end attached to the body, and a substantially transparent portion between the first and second ends. The substantially transparent portion is spaced apart from the exterior surface of the body by a predetermined distance. In one embodiment, the body has a generally circular shape and the liquid level indicator is about 90° from the handle.

Abstract: A nano-sensor including a substrate including pores formed thereon and a detecting mechanism for detecting changes in capacitance due to the presence of a substance. A method of measuring humidity by sampling air with the nano-sensor, detecting changes in capacitance, and determining the relative humidity of air. A method of detecting the presence of a substance by taking a sample with the nano-sensor, detecting changes in capacitance, and determining the presence of a substance. A method of making the nano-sensor by forming nano-pores on a substrate, and forming, on the surface of the substrate, a detecting mechanism for detecting changes in capacitance due to the presence of a substance.

Abstract: A high-resolution digital seismic and gravity sensor includes an inertial mass connected to one or more force-sensitive resonators. The weight of the inertial mass is substantially unloaded with a spring arrangement when exposed to the force of the static gravity field. Seismic accelerations applied to the base of the seismic and gravity sensor, or changes in the gravitational field, generate loads that are transmitted to force-sensitive resonators so that changes in resonant frequency are related to the applied load. The changes in resonant frequency are thus a measure of the seismic accelerations and gravitational field variations.

Abstract: A scoop for measuring and dispensing powdered or granular material has at least one projection, such as a fin, multiple intersecting fins, or a spike, which enable the scoop to be “parked” in the surface of a powdered or granular food product without the handle of the scoop coming in contact with the product. The projection is preferably molded unitary with the scoop and handle. Unless the container is vigorously shaken, dropped, or subjected to extreme accelerative or decelerative forces, the scoop will remain in its parked position until the container is reopened for a further dispensing of the powdered or granular food product. The scoop may be packaged as an assembly in combination with a discardable floating scoop retainer disk, that is placed on the surface of the granular or powdered product, and prevents the scoop from sinking below the surface during shipping and handling.

Abstract: Methods for detecting and evaluating the quality of protein crystals are provided comprising subjecting a sample to second order non-linear optical imaging and detecting the second harmonic generation signal.

Abstract: A method is present for monitoring a structure. A plurality of modes is identified for a first response for the structure at a first temperature. Each mode in the plurality of modes is adjusted from the first temperature to the second temperature to form a plurality of temperature adjusted modes. A temperature adjusted response is formed from the plurality of temperature adjusted modes in which the temperature adjusted response is adjusted to a second temperature from the first temperature. The temperature adjusted response is compared to a second response to evaluate the changes in the structure between the two sets of measurements.

Abstract: An ultrasonic testing method to identify a stuck joint between two workpieces utilizing an ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic (US) beams into the joint area and capture the associated US reflections. The method transmits two separate US beams fired in very close proximity to one another. The probe then captures a plurality of US reflections. The method looks for subtle variations in a high gain A-scan presentation of a high gain reflected beam, while using a low gain US beam to identify the particular region on the high gain A-scan presentation in which to look for signs of a stuck joint. Subtle variations within a particular region of the high gain A-scan presentation identify stuck joints. The method is applicable to metals and nonmetals and is not limited to fusion welding, but may also be used with solid state welds, brazed and soldered joints, and adhesively joined workpieces.

Abstract: A method of inspecting a rotatable shaft for the presence of defects may include continuously rotating a shaft under an applied load. As the shaft is rotated, an ultrasonic signal may be propagated along the length of the shaft. Attenuated or reflected ultrasonic signals may be collected from the shaft as the shaft is rotated. The presence of a defect in the shaft is determined by analyzing the collected ultrasonic signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to pressure sensors that are micromachined using microelectronics technologies. The sensor provided by the invention comprises a cavity (V) hermetically sealed on one side by a silicon substrate (40) and on the other side by a diaphragm (58) that can be formed under the effect of the pressure outside the cavity, the sensor having at least one resistance strain gage (54, 56) fastened to the diaphragm and having resistance that varies as a function of the deformation of the diaphragm. The diaphragm, preferably made of silicon nitride, is fastened to the resistance strain gages. The gages are located beneath the diaphragm inside the sealed cavity (V). It is not necessary to recess the substrate to produce the cavity: the diaphragm is formed by depositing an insulting layer on a sacrificial layer, for example made of a polyamide; it may cover integrated measurement circuits in the silicon substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level and/or flow of a medium in a containment, including: at least one antenna, which radiates and/or receives high frequency signals according to a predetermined radiation characteristic along a main radiating axis in the direction of the surface of the medium; a control/evaluation unit, which evaluates the reflected high frequency signals and determines fill level on the basis of the travel time of the high frequency signals and/or flow on the basis of a Doppler frequency of the reflected high frequency signals; and at least one lens located between the antenna and the medium and having a first focal length in the direction of the antenna and a second focal length in the direction of the medium.

Abstract: This disclosure relates in general to robust and efficient methods and systems for obtaining a sample of a liquid or gas phase from a multiphase mixture flowing in a pipeline, where the multiphase mixture comprises oil and/or a gaseous hydrocarbon and the pipeline is configured for the transport of the oil and/or gaseous hydrocarbon. In certain aspects of the present invention, after obtaining the sample of the liquid or gas phase of the multiphase mixture, sensing devices, meters, sensor systems or the like may be used to analyze the properties of the collected liquid phase sample.

Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a measuring tube vibrating at least at times during operation, having a wall thickness (s) and at least one oscillation sensor, especially an electrodynamic oscillation sensor, for producing at least one primary signal of the measuring transducer representing vibrations of the measuring tube. In the measuring transducer at least one securement element, especially a metal securement element, fixedly encircling the measuring tube essentially along a circumferential line thereof and having a total width (B), for holding a component of the oscillation sensor, especially a magnet coil or a permanent magnet, on the measuring tube is provided. The securement element has an essentially rectangular outer perimeter with a projection protruding out therefrom by a height (h) and serving for holding the component of the oscillation sensor. The projection has a width (e), which is smaller than the total width (B) of the securement element.

Abstract: A system and method for measuring torque on a rotating component, comprising of signal-producing components which are applied to the rotating component, and a means for obtaining the signals produced by said signal producing components, in which at least two signal producing components are applied to the rotating component with some linear separation between the two signal producing components and their corresponding devices for obtaining signals produced, such that torque applied to the rotating component will cause a change in phase between the signals received from each of the signal-producing components and thus permit the measurement of torque based on this change in phase; one embodiment of this invention comprising two magnetic rings, one at either end of a driveshaft, with sensor coils placed near to each magnetic ring such that an alternating electrical current is produced, the comparative phase between these currents permitting measurement of torque on the driveshaft.

Abstract: A sample handling device (100) for handling a sample, the sample handling device (100) comprising a base part (101), a cover part (102), a first force generating unit (104, 105) adapted to generate an attracting force promoting attraction between the base part (101) and the cover part (102), a second force generating unit (108, 142) adapted to generate a counterforce having at least a component being oriented opposite to the attracting force to promote a motion of the base part (101) and the cover part (102) relative to each other, and a control unit (103) adapted for controlling the second force generating unit (108, 142) for moving the base part (101) and the cover part (102) relative to each other for influencing a sample space (130) between the base part (101) and the cover part (102) for accommodating the sample.

Abstract: A soil for metal analysis having a high water content of 40% or more is dried up to 20% or less in water content within a short period of time. A filter paper 5 is laid over an inner bottom surface plate 2 of a nutsche 1. Powder of a super absorbent polymer 6 is uniformly spread (filled) on an upper surface thereof. Further, another filter paper 7 is laid thereon. A soil sample with a high water content is packed on an upper surface thereof, thereupon carrying out predrying to approximately 30% in water content. After that, the predried soil sample is added with ethanol, stirred and received in a receiving pan 38. The receiving pan 38 is arranged in a drying chamber 37. Water is supplied by a syringe 43 to a reaction vessel 42 having been filled with calcium oxide or barium oxide, thereby reacting calcium oxide or barium oxide with water. The receiving pan 38 is heated by a reaction heat generated at that moment, thereupon carrying out postdrying to make the water content 20% or less.