Author: claimsbot

1. Stable powderous formulations comprising a fat-soluble active ingredient in a matrix of a milk protein composition, wherein the protein is thermally cross-linked with a reducing sugar or a reducing sugar derivative.
2. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein composition is a native milk protein or partially hydrolyzed milk protein with a degree of hydrolysis of up to 25% or mixtures thereof having a protein content of more than 80 wt-%.
3. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein composition is a native milk protein or partially hydrolyzed milk protein with a degree of hydrolysis of up 15% or mixtures thereof having a protein content of more than 80 wt. %.
4. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein composition is a native milk protein or partially hydrolyzed milk protein with a degree of hydrolysis of up 10% or mixtures thereof having a protein content of more than 80 wt. %.
5. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein is a caseinate or partially hydrolyzed caseinate.
6. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein composition contains additionally a plant protein or plant protein hydrolysate or mixture thereof.
7. Formulations according to claim 6 wherein the average molecular weight of at least 80% of the plant protein hydrolysate is below 2500 Daltons.
8. Formulations according to claim 6, wherein the plant protein or plant protein hydrolysate is obtained from potato protein, soy protein, wheat protein, pea protein, rice protein or lupin protein.
9. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein composition contains additionally a carbohydrate or carbohydrate derivative, e.g. saccharose, invert sugar, glucose, fructose, xylose, lactose, maltose, xanthan gum, acacia gum, pectins, guar, caroub gums, alginates, celluloses, cellulose derivatives, starch, modified starch and starch hydrolysates, such as dextrins and maltodextrins, especially such in the range of 5-65 dextrose equivalents (hereinafter DE) and glucose syrup, especially such in the range of 20-95 DE.
10. Formulations according to claim 1 further comprising an adjuvant.
11. Formulations according to claim 10 wherein the adjuvant is calcium silicate, silicic acid, starch or calcium carbonate, or mixture thereof
12. Formulations according to claim 1, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient is vitamin A, D, E or K, or a carotenoid, or a polyunsaturated fatty acid, or esters thereof, or mixtures thereof.
13. Formulations according to claim 12, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient is mixed with a plant or animal oil or fat, e.g. sunflower oil, palm oil or corn oil.
14. Formulations according to claim 1 wherein the reducing sugar is glucose, fructose, saccharose or xylose.
15. Stable powderous formulations comprising a fat-soluble active ingredient in a matrix of a milk protein composition, wherein the milk protein is a partially hydrolyzed milk protein with a degree of hydrolysis of 3.5% to 25%.
16. Food, beverages, animal feeds, cosmetics or drugs comprising a formulation according to claim 1.
17. Process for the preparation of formulations according to claim 1, which comprises preparing an aqueous emulsion of the fat-soluble active ingredient and the milk protein composition, adding a reducing sugar or a reducing sugar derivative, converting the emulsion into a dry powder, and submitting the dry powder to cross-linking the protein by heat treatment.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A flat-plate heat spreader for a heat generating device, comprising: an enclosed metal chamber, to be in contact with said heat generating device; a two-phase vaporizable coolant recycled in said chamber to remove heat from said heat generating device; a flow path comprising an upper section and a lower section, said upper section being in contact with the inner top wail of said chamber for vapor condensation and heat dissipation, said upper section having a set of grooves as vapor passage, with groove walls made of non-porous metal, in contact with said lower section, said lower section functioning as part of a recycling passage for the condensed coolant; and a wick in said lower section, a portion of said wick functioning as an evaporator and the other portion of said wick functioning as a liquid passage to draw said condensed coolant from said upper section through the walls of said grooves by capillary attraction force, said coolant collected within said evaporator waiting to be vaporized by the heat from said heat generating device; and a plurality of cut-off openings on said groove walls located over said wick covering at least the area in contact with said heat generating device to allow said coolant vapor to diffuse into said grooves to be condensed therein on said groove walls and in groove corners, said condensed coolant can flow along said groove corners by capillary force therein.
2. The heat spreader as described in claim 1, wherein said grooves have a cross-section selected from the group consisting of: V-shaped, triangular, rectangular, trapezoidal, and arc-shaped.
3. The heat spreader as described in claim 1, wherein said set of grooves are parallel grooves.
4. The heat spreader as described in claim 1, wherein said set of grooves are of a branching pattern.
5. The heat spreader as described in claim 1, wherein said groove walls are made of a metal material.
6. The heat spreader as described in claim 1, wherein said groove walls are made of a non-metal material.
7. The heat spreader as described in claim 5, wherein said groove walls are integrated with the top of said chamber as a unitary cover.

1. An operating light comprising:
a basic body with flat contact surfaces oriented with different angular orientations each, of respective surface normals, relative to a work area of the operating light;
a printed circuit board having an underside which is flat in a premounted position and having rigid sections with flat upper side surfaces facing the work area of the operating light and sections flexible in a preferred direction, which extend between said rigid sections;
light-emitting diodes, each of said light-emitting diodes being fixed to a respective one of said rigid sections of said printed circuit board and being electrically connected thereto; and
a lens holder with optical lenses for said light-emitting diodes, said rigid sections of said printed circuit board being placed on said contact surfaces of said basic body in a positive-locking manner in a mounted position, so that said light-emitting diodes have lighting orientations corresponding to said contact surface normal, wherein said lens holder is fixed to said basic body such that a mechanical force is indirectly or directly transmitted to said printed circuit board by said lens holder, so that at least said rigid sections of said printed circuit board are pressed from the premounted position into the mounted position against said contact surfaces of said basic body.
2. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lens holder exerts mechanical force on said printed circuit board via said lenses provided thereon.
3. An operating light in accordance with claim 2, wherein said lenses each have flat lower surfaces, which exert pressure on flat surfaces of said printed circuit board and are likewise oriented in a positive-locking manner.
4. An operating light in accordance with claim 2, wherein said lenses each have an edge with projecting areas, via which said lens holder exerts pressure on said lenses.
5. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lens holder is fixed to said basic body by means of a screw connection, bonded connection, clamped connection, especially spring clip connection.
6. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said printed circuit board is fixed to said lens holder at least in part by at least one of a spring clip connection and a plug type connection.
7. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lenses are oriented in a defined manner in said printed circuit board in a mounted position by means of guide holes and positioning feet provided at said lenses.
8. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said basic body is made of a heat-conducting material at least in part comprising at least one of a metal and a metal alloy.
9. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a film, which is heat-conducting, provided between said basic body and said printed circuit board for electric insulation.
10. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said printed circuit board and said lens holder form an LED unit, wherein said printed circuit board is fixed to said lens holder at least in part by at least one of a spring clip connection and plug type connection.
11. An operating light in accordance with claim 10, wherein said basic body has a plurality of said contact surfaces, each said LED unit with printed circuit board and lens holder being mounted on one of said contact surfaces.
12. An operating light in accordance with claim 1, wherein said basic body has a shape of a spherical surface segment.
13. An operating light in accordance with claim 11, further comprising:
a power supply for said LED units; and
a distributor board, said power supply and said LED units being connected together centrally via said distributor board.
14. An operating light in accordance with claim 13, wherein said distributor board has plug type connectors connecting outlets of said LED units to said power supply vai said distributor board.
15. An operating light in accordance with claim 14, wherein said plug type connection between said LED units and said distributor board comprises a combination of a one-part spring force-actuated plug on one side and open strip conductor contacts on another side.
16. An operating light comprising:
a basic body with flat contact surfaces, each of said flat contact surfaces having a surface normal angle of orientation relative to a work area of the operating light;
a printed circuit board connected to said basic body, said printed circuit board having rigid sections with upper side surfaces facing the work area of the operating light, each of said rigid sections being associated with one of said flat contact surfaces, said printed circuit board having flexible sections extending between said rigid sections;
light-emitting diodes, each of said light-emitting diodes being fastened to a respective one of said rigid sections of said printed circuit board and being electrically connected thereto;
optical lenses connected to said circuit board, each of said optical lenses being associated with one of said light-emitting diodes; and
a lens holder fixed to said basic body such that a mechanical force is indirectly or directly transmitted to said printed circuit board by said lens holder, so that at least said rigid sections of said printed circuit board are pressed against said contact surfaces of said basic body and have an orientation based on the orientation of the associated one of said flat contact surfaces whereby each of said light-emitting diodes have a lighting orientation corresponding to the surface normal angle of orientation of an associated one of said contact surfaces.
17. An operating light in accordance with claim 16, wherein
said lens holder exerts said mechanical force on said printed circuit board via said lenses provided thereon;
said lenses each have flat lower surfaces, which exert pressure on flat surfaces of said printed circuit board; and
said lenses are likewise oriented in a positive-locking manner, with said lenses each having an edge via which said lens holder exerts pressure on said lenses.
18. An operating light in accordance with claim 17, wherein:
said lens holder is fixed to said basic body;
said printed circuit board is fixed to said lens holder; and
said lenses have positioning feet mounted in guide holes for orienting said lenses in a defined manner.
19. An operating light in accordance with claim 18, further comprising a film provided between said basic body and said printed circuit board for electric insulation wherein:
said film is heat conducting; and
said basic body is made of a heat-conducting material comprising at least one of a metal and a metal alloy.
20. An operating light in accordance with claim 18, further comprising:
a power supply; and
a distributor board wherein:
said printed circuit board and said lens holder form an LED unit, wherein said printed circuit board is fixed to said lens holder;
said basic body has a plurality of said contact surfaces, each said LED unit with printed circuit board and lens holder being mounted with each rigid section including an LED of the circuit board of said LED unit on one of said contact surfaces of said basic body; and
said power supply and said LED units are connected together centrally via said distributor board.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for assembling an inlet filter house for use with a turbine engine, said method comprising:
coupling an inlet hood within an inlet of the turbine engine, wherein the inlet hood includes a filter assembly that is selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
coupling an actuating assembly to the filter assembly to selectively position the filter assembly;
coupling at least one sensor to detect at least one operating parameter within the turbine engine; and
coupling a controller to the sensor to selectively actuate the actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein coupling a controller to the sensor further comprises providing a memory area and a processor coupled to the memory area, wherein the processor, when executed, is configured to direct the controller to:
receive the at least one operating parameter from the sensor;
determine a desired position for the filter assembly based on the at least one operating parameter received from the sensor; and
transmit a signal to the actuating assembly to move the filter assembly toward the position determined by the controller.
3. A method in accordance with claim 2, wherein providing a memory area and a processor coupled to the memory area further comprises programming the processor to direct the controller to maintain a parameter matrix, including a plurality of footprints, based at least in part on the at least one operating parameter.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein coupling an actuating assembly to the filter assembly further comprises:
extending an actuator rod through at least one guiding sleeve; and
coupling the actuator rod to the filter assembly.
5. A method in accordance with claim 4, wherein coupling an actuating assembly to the filter assembly further comprises providing an actuator, wherein the controller translates the actuator rod through the guiding sleeve.
6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein coupling at least one sensor further comprises providing a sensor to detect at least one of a humidity, a temperature, a pressure, a particulate count, and an air speed.
7. An inlet filter house for use with a turbine engine, said inlet filter house comprising:
an inlet hood comprising a filter assembly selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
an actuating assembly coupled to said filter assembly to selectively position the filter assembly;
a sensor configured to detect at least one operating parameter; and
a controller coupled to said sensor for actuating said actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
8. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 7, wherein said controller comprises a memory area and a processor coupled to said memory area, said processor programmed to cause said controller to:
receive the at least one operating parameter from said sensor;
determine a desired position for said filter assembly based on the at least one operating parameter received from said sensor; and
transmit a signal to said actuating assembly to move said filter assembly toward the position determined by said controller.
9. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 8, wherein said processor is further programmed to cause said controller to maintain a parameter matrix, including a plurality of footprints, based at least in part on the at least one operating parameter.
10. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 7, wherein said actuating assembly comprises at least one guiding sleeve and an actuator rod extending through said at least one guiding sleeve, wherein said actuator rod is coupled to said filter assembly.
11. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 10, wherein said actuating assembly further comprises an actuator, wherein said controller is configured to actuate the actuator to translate said actuator rod through said guiding sleeve.
12. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 7, wherein said filter assembly comprises a moisture separator, a filter medium, and a heat tracing circuit.
13. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 7, wherein the at least one operating parameter includes at least one of a humidity, a temperature, a pressure, a particulate count, and an air speed.
14. A turbine engine comprising:
an inlet duct;
an inlet filter house coupled to said inlet duct, said inlet filter house comprising a filter assembly selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
an actuating assembly coupled to said filter assembly to selectively position said filter assembly;
a sensor configured to detect at least one operating parameter; and
a controller coupled to said sensor for actuating said actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
15. A turbine engine in accordance with claim 14, wherein said controller comprises a memory area and a processor coupled to said memory area, said processor programmed to cause said controller to:
receive the at least one operating parameter from said sensor;
determine a desired position for said filter assembly based on the at least one operating parameter received from said sensor; and
transmit a signal to said actuating assembly to move said filter assembly toward the position determined by said controller.
16. A turbine engine in accordance with claim 15, wherein said processor is further programmed to cause said controller to maintain a parameter matrix, including a plurality of footprints, based at least in part on the at least one operating parameter.
17. A turbine engine in accordance with claim 14, wherein said actuating assembly comprises at least one guiding sleeve and an actuator rod extending through said at least one guiding sleeve, wherein said actuator rod is coupled to said filter assembly.
18. An inlet filter house in accordance with claim 17, wherein said actuating assembly further comprises an actuator, wherein said controller is configured to actuate the actuator to translate said actuator rod through said guiding sleeve.
19. A turbine engine in accordance with claim 14, wherein said filter assembly comprises a moisture separator, a filter medium, and a heat tracing circuit.
20. A turbine engine in accordance with claim 14, wherein the at least one operating parameter includes at least one of a humidity, a temperature, a pressure, a particulate count, and an air speed.