Author: claimsbot

1. An electric separating apparatus having a separating tank having
a bottom;
at least one first electrode panel mounted in the separating tank and each one of the at least one first electrode panel having
a height;
an upper edge;
a lower edge extending to the bottom of the separating tank;

a second electrode panel mounted in the separating tank, parallel to the at least one first electrode panel and having
a height being smaller than that of the at least one first electrode panel; and
an upper edge; and
a lower edge being above the lower edge of the first electrode panel;

an upper separating region formed in the separating tank between the upper edges of the electrode panels and the lower edge of the second electrode panel; and
a lower separating region formed in the separating tank between the lower edge of the second electrode panel and the bottom of the separating tank; and
an electrical control electrically connected to the electrode panels of the separating tank and having
a transformer electrically connected to an AC source and the electrode panels and having
a first side electrically connected to the AC source; and
a second side electrically connected to the electrode panels;

a high-power resistor electrically connected to the second side of the transformer and the at least one first electrode panel in series and having two ends;
a first AC transducer electrically connected to the ends of the high-power resistor to detect the voltage between the ends of the high-power resistor;
a second AC transducer electrically connected to the electrode panels in series to detect the voltage between the electrode panels; and
a control unit electrically connected to the AC transducers to determine an electrical impedance of a liquid mixture made by transesterification and charged into the separating tank by receiving currents from the AC transducers to selectively supply power to the transformer, and the control unit having a normally open contact.
2. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the separating tank has
multiple sidewalls formed with each other and each sidewall having
a height being larger than that of the at least one first electrode panel;
a bottom edge formed with the bottom of the separating tank to form a volume for storing the liquid mixture; and
a top edge; and

an opening formed between the top edges of the sidewalls;
an inlet pipe mounted on one of the sidewalls of the separating tank near the opening, communicating with the separating regions of the separating tank to inject the liquid mixture into the separating tank;
a bio-diesel outlet mounted on the corresponding sidewall near the lower edge of the second electrode panel and communicating with the upper separating region; and
a glycerol outlet mounted on the corresponding sidewall below the bio-diesel outlet and communicating with the lower separating region.
3. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the electrode panels are mounted in the separating tank at intervals and the upper edges of the electrode panels are mounted near the opening of the separating tank.
4. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electrical control further has
a thermal relay electrically connected to the second side of the transformer and the electrode panels and having a normally closed contact;
a magnetic contactor electrically connected to the second side of the transformer and the electrode panels in series with the thermal relay and having two ends and a normally closed contact;
a fault indication circuit electrically connected to an N pole of the AC source by a middle relay and the normally closed contact of the thermal relay and having a coil, wherein the fault indication circuit sends a signal to the control unit when the coil is excited;
a magnetic contactor circuit electrically connected to the fault indication circuit and having
a switch having
an automation contact electrically connected to the N pole of the AC source by the normally open contact of the control unit, the magnetic contactor and the normally closed contact of the thermal relay;
an off contact electrically connected to the N pole of the AC source by a normally open contact of a time-delay relay, the magnetic contactor and the normally closed contact of the thermal relay; and
a manipulating contact electrically connected to the time-delay relay; and
a power supply indication circuit electrically connected to the N pole of the AC source by the normally closed contact of the magnetic contactor.
5. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the fault indication circuit has a fault indicator light electrically connected to the middle relay;
the magnetic contactor circuit has an operation indication lamp electrically connected to the ends of the magnetic contactor; and
the power supply indication circuit has a red power indicating light.
6. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the magnetic contactor has three contact segments, two of the contact segments of the magnetic contactor are connected to the second side of the transformer and the other contact segment is connected to an acousto-optic alarm.
7. The electric separating apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the separating tank has
two first electrode panels mounted in the separating tank; and
the second electrode panel mounted in the separating tank between the first electrode panels.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A printed circuit board support comprising:
a support base defining a support surface; and
a base extension assembly secured to said support base and arranged to define a variable extension assembly height dimension and at least a portion of a height dimension of said printed circuit board support, wherein variation of said variable extension assembly height dimension results in variation of said height dimension of said printed circuit board support.
2. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base extension assembly is further arranged such that said extension assembly height dimension varies in response to a force applied to said support surface.
3. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base extension assembly comprises a spring-loaded extension including a spring arranged to compress in response to a force applied to said support surface.
4. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base extension assembly comprises a viscously damped extension arranged to compress in response to a force applied to said support surface.
5. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base extension assembly comprises a pair of support legs.
6. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 5 wherein each of said pair of support legs are arranged such that said extension assembly height dimension varies in response to a force applied to said support surface.
7. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said pair of support legs comprises a spring-loaded extension including a spring arranged to compress in response to a force applied to said support surface.
8. A printed circuit board support as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said pair of support legs comprises a viscously damped extension arranged to compress in response to a force applied to said support surface.
9. A printed circuit board conveying system comprising:
a pair of conveyor rails positioned to engage opposite lateral edge portions of a printed circuit board and configured to convey said printed circuit board along a conveyor path; and
a printed circuit board support positioned to support a major portion of said printed circuit board between said lateral edge portions, said printed circuit board support comprising
a support base defining a support surface; and
a base extension assembly secured to said support base and arranged to define a variable extension assembly height dimension and at least a portion of a height dimension of said printed circuit board support, wherein variation of said variable extension assembly height dimension results in variation of said height dimension of said printed circuit board support, and wherein said base extension assembly is configured such that said height dimension of said printed circuit board support permits engagement of said support surface with said printed circuit board.
10. A printed circuit board processing system including a printed circuit board conveying system coupling a printed circuit board loader to a stencil printer, a pick and place machine, and a reflow oven, wherein said printed circuit board conveying system comprises:
a pair of conveyor rails positioned to engage opposite lateral edge portions of a printed circuit board and configured to convey said printed circuit board along a conveyor path; and
a printed circuit board support positioned to support a major portion of said printed circuit board between said lateral edge portions within an operating envelope of said pick and place machine, said printed circuit board support comprising
a support base defining a support surface; and
a base extension assembly secured to said support base and arranged to define a variable extension assembly height dimension and at least a portion of a height dimension of said printed circuit board support, wherein variation of said variable extension assembly height dimension results in variation of said height dimension of said printed circuit board support, and wherein said base extension assembly is configured such that said height dimension of said printed circuit board support permits engagement of said support surface with said printed circuit board.

1. A method of assembling a gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer, the method comprising the steps of:
mounting a first gear assembly to the printer to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly including a driving gear from which a code feature protrudes, the driving gear meshed with the motor gear; and
engaging the printer with a jig;
mounting a second gear assembly to the printer using the jig, the second gear assembly mounted to cooperate with the first gear assembly to be rotatable therewith and to further cooperate with a capper for capping a printhead so that the rotation of the second gear assembly moves the capper out of and into capping position, wherein
in the step of mounting the second gear assembly, the code feature of the driving gear is arranged to cooperate with a holding feature of the jig, the code feature being configured so that the cooperation with the holding feature maintains the first gear assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second gear assembly,
the step of mounting the first gear assembly comprises mounting a common shaft connecting the driving gear and a second gear of the first gear assembly to a body of the printer so that the driving gear meshes with the motor gear and the second gear meshes with the second gear assembly, and
the step of mounting the second gear assembly comprises mounting a pin of a third gear of the second gear assembly to the body so that the third gear meshes with the second gear of the first gear assembly.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the third gear has an eccentricity feature configured to cooperate with an actuator feature of the capper, the cooperation causing the movement of the capper out of and into its capping position.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined position of the first gear assembly is configured to position the eccentricity feature of the third gear of the second gear assembly in a predetermined cooperation with the actuator feature of the capper.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the eccentricity feature is configured to go into and out of cooperation with the actuator feature of the capper based on the rotated position of the third gear in relation to the capper.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined cooperation is configured to maintain the capper in its capping position.

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 generating a prioritized view of a plurality of messages, comprising the steps of: defining one or more concepts against which a message can be prioritized, the or each concept comprising one or more conditions against which a message can be tested; for each message, generating a fit to a selected one or more said concepts, said corresponding to whether or not said message fulfils said conditions; and creating a display representative of the respective fits of said messages to said one or more selected concepts, wherein each concept comprises one or more scenarios, the or each scenario comprising one or more of said conditions, and wherein said fit generating step comprises testing each message against the or each condition in the or each scenario for a user selected concept to generate a for the or each scenario.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said display creating step comprises displaying respective cells associated with messages in one or more rows or columns.
3. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said concept defining step comprises associating a concept with a display parameter comprising one of a colour or size.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said display creating step is responsive to a user selecting a prioritized view according to a concept associated with a colour, to display said cells in an intensity of said colour proportional to the fit of their associated message to said concept.
5. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said display creating step is responsive to a user selecting a prioritized view according to a concept associated with size, to display said cells with a length proportional to the fit of their associated message to said concept.
6. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said display creating step is responsive to a user selecting a prioritized view according to a first concept associated with a colour and a second concept associated with size, to display said cells in an intensity of said colour proportional to the fit of their associated message to said first concept and with a length proportional to the fit of their associated message to said second concept.
7. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said display creating step is responsive to a user selecting a prioritized view according to first and second concepts, each associated with a respective colour, to display said cells in a colour according to the best fit of their associated message to one of said first and second concepts.
8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said display creating step is responsive to a user selecting a prioritized view according to a third concept associated with size, to display said cells with a length proportional to the fit of their associated message to said third concept.
9. A method as claimed in claim 2 comprising the step of:
grouping messages into a plurality of groups, and wherein said display creating step comprises displaying respective cells associated with messages in a row or column extending from their associated groups.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said grouping step comprises grouping said messages in discussion threads.
11. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said grouping step comprises grouping said messages according to their subject matter.
12. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said messages are grouped by said user into a plurality of folders.
13. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein messages groups containing less than a predetermined number of messages are merged into a \u201cNo Category\u201d group.
14. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said messages are email messages.
15. A method as claimed 1 wherein said fit for said concept is the highest of said fits for the or each scenario.
16. A method as claimed 1 wherein said fit for said concept is the aggregate of said fits for the or each scenario.
17. A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a computer readable storage medium for, when executed on a computing device, generating a prioritized view of a plurality of messages, the program code comprising means for performing the steps of claim 1.
18. A message viewer for generating a prioritized view of a plurality of messages, comprising: means for defining one or more concepts against which a message can be prioritized, the or each concept comprising one or more conditions against which a message can be tested; means, operable on each message, for generating a fit to a selected one or more of said concepts, said fit corresponding to whether or not said message fulfils said conditions; and means for creating a display representative of the respective fits of said messages to said one or more selected concepts, wherein each concept comprises one or more scenarios, the or each scenario comprising one or more of said conditions, and wherein said fit generating step comprises testing each message against the or each condition in the or each scenario for a user selected concept to generate a for the or each scenario. The closest prior art of Griesau and Abecassis discloses a conventional.