Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A flow system device used for creating fluid flow, said system comprising:
at least one fluid filled loop;
a rotor stage for maintaining at least one rotor, said loop positioned on said rotor;
a driving motor for rotating said rotor stage; and
a motion controller for controlling the speed and directional motion of said motor.
2. The flow system device of claim 1 further comprising a measurement system to record and calculate desired properties of the fluid within said at least one loop.
3. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein a vascular prosthesis is placed within the tube.
4. The flow system device of claim 3, wherein said vascular prosthesis is a stent or graft.
5. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the created fluid flow is bidirectional.
6. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the loop includes a one way valve.
7. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the system included six rotors with six corresponding fluid filled loops.
8. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the fluid is blood.
9. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the stents are coated with gold or stainless steel.
10. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the fluid flow within the loop is controllable such that thrombotic signal is created.
11. The flow system device of claim 1 wherein the fluid flow within the loop is controllable such that the effects of background noise is minimized.
12. A method of creating fluid flow, said method comprises:
providing a fluid flow system including at least one loop, a rotor stage for maintaining at least one rotor, the loop positioned on the rotor, a driving motor for rotating the rotor stage and, a motion controller for controlling the speed and directional motion of the motor;
filling the at least one loop with fluid which is to be tested;
controlling the motor to obtain the desired motion of the fluid within the tube;
measuring the desired effects of the fluid flow.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the fluid flow system further includes a measurement system to record and calculate desired properties of the fluid flow within the loop.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the fluid is blood.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein a vascular prosthesis is maintained within the tube.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the vascular prosthesis is a stent or graft.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the thrombotic effect of the vascular prosthesis on the blood is measured.
18. The method of claim 12 wherein the fluid flow is controlled such that the fluid flow begins, stops and begins to mimic the flow of blood due to the pumping of a heart.
19. A connector for connecting opposing ends of a tube, said connector comprises:
a section of tubing to be positioned over the two opposing ends of a tube, and
an elastic sleeve to be placed over said section of tubing such that the two ends of the tube are in axial alignment.
20. The connector of claim 15 wherein the inside diameter of the section of tubing is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the tube.
21. The connector of claim 15 wherein the elastic sleeve provides radial compression on the section of tubing.

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 squib including a cup body and a header for holding a plurality of electrode pins insulated from one another and closing the opening of said cup body, and further including, in said cup body, ignition powder and an SCB chip connected to said electrode pins for igniting said ignition powder by externally applying electric current, said SCB chip consisting of a substrate and a thin film resistor formed on its upper surface, and a capacitor electrically connected to said electrode pins in parallel with the thin film resistor of said SCB chip, characterized in that said capacitor is arranged above said header, and said SCB chip is directly mounted on said capacitor so that the thin film resistor on said SCB chip and said capacitor are electrically connected through electrodes provided on the substrate of said SCB chip, and that the size of said SCB chip is smaller than that of the capacitor.
2. The squib as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that electrically connecting means for connecting said SCB chip and said capacitor is solder or conductive paste.
3. The squib as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the upper and side surfaces andor bottom surface of the substrate of said SCB chip is provided with top and side electrodes andor bottom electrodes, and the electrical connection of said SCB chip and said capacitor is via said side electrodes andor said bottom electrodes.
4. The squib as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said side electrodes are side through-hole electrodes.
5. The squib as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said top electrodes and said bottom electrodes are connected by through-electrodes provided in said substrate.
6. The squib as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected through capacitor electrodes connected to said SCB chip and indirectly through solder or conductive paste.
7. The squib as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected directly through wire bonding connected to end electrodes of said thin film resistor.
8. The squib as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said header is formed with a recess of a depth corresponding to the thickness of said capacitor with said SCB chip at a region of said header onto which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted so that the height of said SCB chip is equalized with the height of the header around said capacitor with said SCB chip except for the region on which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted.
9. A gas generator for an air bag using the squib claimed in claim 1.
10. A gas generator for a seat belt pretensioner using the squib claimed in claim 1.
11. The squib as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected through capacitor electrodes connected to said SCB chip and indirectly through solder or conductive paste.
12. The squib as claimed in claim 11 characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected directly through wire bonding connected to end electrodes of said thin film resistor.
13. The squib as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that said header is formed with a recess of a depth corresponding to the thickness of said capacitor with said SCB chip at a region of said header onto which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted so that the height of said SCB chip is equalized with the height of the header around said capacitor with said SCB chip except for the region on which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted.
14. A gas generator for an air bag using the squib claimed in claim 13.
15. A gas generator for a seat belt pretensioner using the squib claimed in claim 13.
16. A squib including a cup body and a header for holding a plurality of electrode pins insulated from one another and closing the opening of said cup body, and further including, in said cup body, ignition powder and an SCB chip connected to said electrode pins for igniting said ignition powder by externally applying electric current, said SCB chip consisting of a substrate and a thin film resistor formed on its upper surface, and a capacitor electrically connected to said electrode pins in parallel with the thin film resistor of said SCB chip, characterized in that said capacitor is arranged above said header, and said SCB chip is directly mounted on said capacitor so that the thin film resistor on said SCB chip and said capacitor are electrically connected through electrodes provided on the substrate of said SCB chip, and that the size of said SCB chip is smaller than that of the capacitor, and further characterized in that the upper and side surfaces or bottom surface of the substrate of said SCB chip is provided with top and side electrodes andor bottom electrodes, and the electrical connection of said SCB chip and said capacitor is via said side electrodes or said bottom electrodes.
17. The squib as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected through capacitor electrodes connected to said SCB chip and indirectly through solder or conductive paste.
18. The squib as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that said SCB chip and said electrode pins are electrically connected directly through wire bonding connected to end electrodes of said thin film resistor.
19. The squib as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that said header is formed with a recess of a depth corresponding to the thickness of said capacitor with said SCB chip at a region of said header onto which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted so that the height of said SCB chip is equalized with the height of the header around said capacitor with said SCB chip except for the region on which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted.
20. A squib including a cup body and a header for holding a plurality of electrode pins insulated from one another and closing the opening of said cup body, and further including, in said cup body, ignition powder and an SCB chip connected to said electrode pins for igniting said ignition powder by externally applying electric current, said SCB chip consisting of a substrate and a thin film resistor formed on its upper surface, and a capacitor electrically connected to said electrode pins in parallel with the thin film resistor of said SCB chip, characterized in that said capacitor is arranged above said header, and said SCB chip is directly mounted on said capacitor so that the thin film resistor on said SCB chip and said capacitor are electrically connected through electrodes provided on the substrate of said SCB chip, and that the size of said SCB chip is smaller than that of the capacitor, and further characterized in that said electrode pins are electrically connected directly through wire bonding connected to end electrodes of said thin film resistor, and further characterized in that said header is formed with a recess of a depth corresponding to the thickness of said capacitor with said SCB chip at a region of said header onto which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted so that the height of said SCB chip is equalized with the height of the header around said capacitor with said SCB chip except for the region on which said capacitor with said SCB chip is mounted.

1. A fixture for holding tools to be processed in a rotational processing apparatus having a vessel and a drive system capable of simultaneously rotating the vessel about two separate axes of rotation, which processing is designed to finish the surface of the tools, the fixture comprising:
at least one mounting rod having first and second ends;
a plurality of spacers slidably disposed on the mounting rod;
a plurality of tools removably disposed about the rod, each tool being spaced from an adjacent tool by one of the spacers;
first and second end plates, the end plates having a radial dimension that is at least the same as a radial dimension of the tools so that the tools do not protrude radially past the end plates, the mounting rod extending between the end plates;
a spring removably disposed about the rod and located between a spacer and one of either the first or second end plates; and
means removably attached to one end of the rod for inhibiting the spacers from sliding off the rod.
2. A fixture according to claim 1 further comprising a second spring removably disposed about the rod and located between a spacer and the other of the first or second end plates.
3. A fixture according to claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of mounting rods extending between the first and second end plates.
4. A fixture according to claim 3 wherein the mounting rods are spaced equidistantly apart from one another, the fixture further comprising a central rod extending between and adjustably spacing the end plates apart form one another.
5. A fixture according to claim 2 wherein the spacers are made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene material.
6. A fixture according to claim 2 wherein the spacers have a height of approximately 2 inches.
7. A fixture according to claim 2 wherein the tools are circular saw blades, wherein the end plates have a diameter of approximately 9 inches and are made from a polyurethane material, wherein the spacers are made from polyethylene material and have a length of approximately 2 inches, and wherein the rod is attached so as to produce a compression force on the blades greater than approximately 25 lbs.
8. A fixture for removably holding tools to be processed in a rotational processing apparatus having a vessel and a drive system capable of simultaneously rotating the vessel about two separate axes of rotation, the processing intended to surface finish the tools, the fixture comprising:
at least one mounting rod;
a plurality of spacers capable of being slidably installed on the mounting rod;
a plurality of tools capable of being installed on the rod, each tool being spaced from an adjacent tool by at least one of the spacers;
first and second end plates, the end plates having a radial dimension that is at least the same as a radial dimension of the tools so that the tools do not protrude radially past the end plates, the mounting rod extending between the end plates;
a spring removably disposed about the rod and located between a spacer and one of either the first or second end plates; and
a fastener removably attachable to each end of the rod for preventing the spacers, spring, and tools from sliding off the rod,
wherein the fixture is adapted to be disposed within the vessel without being attached to the vessel so that the fixture is capable of floating freely within and relative to the vessel when the vessel is rotated about the two separate axes of rotation.
9. The fixture according to claim 8, each of the plurality of tools having an outermost radial peripheral extent and the plates having an outermost radial peripheral extent at least equal to the outermost radial peripheral extent of each of the plurality of tools.
10. The fixture according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of spacers has at least one inwardly tapered end.

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 mobile satellite antenna system comprising:
a first portion of the satellite antenna system having an elevation mechanism;
a second portion of the satellite antenna system having a dish with a dish back support structure;
quick-connect fasteners for selectively fastening the elevation mechanism of the first portion to the dish back support structure of the second portion; and
a first transportable container for containing the first portion of the satellite antenna system.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first transportable container has a top section and a bottom section and wherein the bottom section comprises:
a mounting bracket; and
said first portion attaches to said mounting bracket in said transportable container so that when the top section of the first transportable container is removed, said second portion can be connected to said first portion with said quick-connect fasteners thereby deploying said satellite antenna system using the bottom section of the first transportable container as a base for the deployed satellite antenna system.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the first portion of the satellite antenna system further comprises an azimuth plate attached to the mounting bracket of the bottom section of the first transportable container.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the elevation mechanism comprises linkage bars extending from the azimuth plate to the dish back support structure of the second portion when the satellite antenna system is deployed.
5. The system of claim 1 further comprising a second transportable container for storing the second portion of the satellite antenna system.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the second transportable container further comprises a bottom section for storing the second portion of the satellite antenna system, and a top section securable to the bottom section to enclose the second portion of the satellite antenna system.
7. A quick-release method for transporting a mobile satellite antenna system, said method comprising:
removing quick-connect fasteners to disconnect an elevation mechanism of a first portion of a satellite antenna system from a second portion of the satellite antenna system having dish and a dish back support structure;
removably securing a top section of a first transportable container over bottom section of the first transportable container to enclose the first portion of the satellite antenna within the first transportable container;
placing the second portion of the satellite antenna system into a bottom section of a second transportable container; and
removably securing a top section of the second transportable container to the bottom section of the second transportable container to enclose the second portion of the satellite antenna system within the second transportable container.
8. A mobile satellite antenna system comprising:
a first transportable container having a top section and a bottom section;
a first portion of the satellite antenna system having an elevation mechanism secured to the bottom section of the first transportable container;
a second portion of the satellite antenna system having a dish with a dish back support structure;
quick-connect fasteners for selectively fastening the elevation mechanism of the first portion to the dish back support structure of the second portion;
wherein the top section of the first transportable container is removably securable to the bottom section to enclose the first portion of the satellite antenna system within the first transportable container.
9. The system of claim 8 further comprising an azimuth plate mounted to the bottom section of the first transportable container and supporting the elevation mechanism.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the elevation mechanism comprises linkage bars extending from the azimuth plate to the dish back support structure of the second portion when the satellite antenna system is deployed.
11. The system of claim 8 further comprising a second transportable container for storing the second portion of the satellite antenna system.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the second transportable container further comprises a bottom section for storing the second portion of the satellite antenna system, and a top section securable to the bottom section to enclose the second portion of the satellite antenna system.