Author: claimsbot

1. A suspension system for a vehicle, said suspension system comprising:
a hydraulic system including:
a plurality of hydraulic actuators;
a plurality of control valves associated with said hydraulic actuators;
a hydraulic pump;
a hydraulic accumulator;
a reservoir; and
a compressible hydraulic fluid in hydraulic communication with said plurality of hydraulic actuators, said plurality of control valves, said hydraulic pump, and said reservoir; and

a controller adapted to process data received from one or more switches or sensors and provide control signals to said control valves according to an algorithm embodied in said controller;
wherein said hydraulic actuators, said hydraulic pump, and said hydraulic accumulator operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 5750 psi;
wherein said reservoir operates at a pressure lower than the operating pressure of said hydraulic actuators, said hydraulic pump, and said hydraulic accumulator;
wherein said hydraulic actuators are selectively charged with hydraulic fluid drawn from said reservoir; and
wherein said actuators selectively discharge said hydraulic fluid to said reservoir.
2. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said one or more switches or sensors comprises one or more of:
an actuator position sensor operably associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of hydraulic actuators;
a wheel position sensor operably associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of hydraulic actuators;
an accumulator pressure sensor associated with said hydraulic accumulator;
a steering position sensor;
a three-axis accelerometer; and
a selector switch.
3. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic system operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 6250 psi.
4. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic system operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 6500 psi.
5. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic system operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 7000 psi.
6. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic system operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 8000 psi.
7. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic system operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 10,000 psi.
8. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic actuators operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 5750 psi.
9. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic actuators operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 6250 psi.
10. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic actuators operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 6500 psi.
11. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic actuators operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 7000 psi.
12. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic actuators operate at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 8000 psi.
13. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic accumulator operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 8000 psi.
14. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic accumulator operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 9000 psi.
15. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic pump operates at static hydraulic pressures of at least about 9000 psi.
16. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said controller determines a desired hydraulic pressure at a given time for each of said hydraulic actuators based on said data and said algorithm and wherein said control signals cause said control valves to open andor close to adjust the pressure in each of said hydraulic actuators toward the respective desired pressure.
17. The suspension system of claim 16 wherein said desired pressures are selected to enable said suspension system to substantially maintain a predetermined average ride height.
18. The suspension system of claim 16 wherein said desired pressures are selected to enable said suspension system to mitigate pitch of said vehicle when said vehicle is braking.
19. The suspension system of claim 16 wherein said desired pressures are selected to enable said suspension system to mitigate roll of said vehicle when said vehicle is turning.
20. The suspension system of claim 16 wherein said desired pressures are selected to enable said suspension system to level the body of said vehicle with respect to gravity.

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 piezoelectric vibrating reed, comprising:
a piezoelectric plate having a pair of vibrating arms extending parallel to each other, a base portion integrally fixing the pair of vibrating arms thereto at a base end side thereof, and groove portions on principal surfaces of the pair of vibrating arms, the groove portions having the same length from base end portions toward tip end portions of the vibrating arms; and
an electrode film comprising a base metal layer and a finishing metal layer, the electrode film laminated on outer surfaces of the piezoelectric plate and configured to vibrate the pair of vibrating arms when a predetermined voltage is applied thereon,
wherein the finishing metal layer of the electrode film is at least partially discontinuous such that the base metal layer is exposed in regions of the vibrating arms between the base end portions and the tip end portions.
2. The piezoelectric vibrating reed according to claim 1, wherein:
the finishing metal layer of the electrode film is at least partially discontinuous from the base end portions to positions spaced by at least the length of the groove portions.
3. The piezoelectric vibrating reed according to claim 2, wherein:
the finishing metal layer of the electrode film is discontinuous on the principal surfaces and in the groove portions of the piezoelectric plate.
4. The piezoelectric vibrating reed according to claim 1, wherein:
the base metal layer comprises chromium; and
the finishing metal layer comprises gold.
5. A piezoelectric vibrator, comprising the piezoelectric vibrating reed set forth in claim 1.
6. An oscillator, comprising:
the piezoelectric vibrator set forth in claim 5,
wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is electrically connected to an integrated circuit as a resonator.
7. An electronic device, comprising:
the piezoelectric vibrator set forth in claim 5,
wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is electrically connected to a clock portion.
8. A wave clock, comprising:
the piezoelectric vibrator set forth in claim 5,
wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is electrically connected to a filter portion.
9. A piezoelectric vibrating reed having a serial resonance resistance value that is substantially independent of relative structural dimensions, the vibrating reed comprising:
a piezoelectric plate having a pair of vibrating arms extending parallel to each other, a base portion integrally fixing the pair of vibrating arms thereto at a base end side thereof, and groove portions on principal surfaces of the pair of vibrating arms, the groove portions having the same length from base end portions toward tip end portions of the vibrating arms; and
an electrode film comprising a base metal layer and a finishing metal layer, the electrode film laminated on outer surfaces of the piezoelectric plate in an electrode pattern configured to vibrate the pair of vibrating arms when a predetermined voltage is applied thereon,
wherein the electrode film comprises a single layer of base metal in the groove portions and regions of the vibrating arms in immediate proximity to the groove portions.

1. An isolated cDNA which encodes a polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
2. A recombinant vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid which encodes a polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
3. The vector of claim 2 which is an expression vector.
4. A host cell transfected with the vector of claim 2.
5. The host cell of claim 4 wherein the cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
6. The host cell of claim 5 wherein the prokaryotic cell is a bacterial cell and the wherein the eukaryotic cell is a fungal cell, plant cell or animal cell.
7. The host cell of claim 6, where in the plant cell is a transfected terrestrial plant cell or a transfected algae cell.
8. The host cell of claim 4 further transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a farnesyl diphosphate synthase andor a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene synthase.
9. The host cell of claim 8 wherein the triterpene synthase is a squalene synthase or a botryococcene synthase.
10. The host cell of claim 4 further transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a farnesyl diphosphate synthase and a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene synthase, and wherein the triterpene methyltransferase, farnesyl diphosphate synthase and triterpene synthase are all expressed in the cytoplasm or are all expressed in the in a chloroplast.
11. A method of producing a methylated triterpene, the method comprising providing a metabolizable of carbon source to a host cell transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene methyltransferase under conditions sufficient for production of a methylated triterpene wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises SEQ ID NO: 1.
12. An isolated polypeptide having triterpene methyltransferase activity comprising SAM (S-adenosyl methionine) and SMT (sterol methyltransferase specific) binding motifs wherein the SAM and SMT binding motifs are (a) SMT-1 wherein the amino acid sequence of SMT-1 is SEQ ID NO: 14, (b) SAM-I wherein the amino acid sequence of SAM-I is SEQ ID NO: 15, (c) SAM-II wherein the amino acid sequence of SAM-II is SEQ ID NO: 16, (d) SMT-II wherein the amino acid sequence of SMT-II is SEQ ID NO: 17 and (e) SAM-III wherein the amino acid sequence of SAM-III is SEQ ID NO: 18.
13. The isolated polypeptide of claim 12 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 2.
14. A method of producing a methylated triterpene, the method comprising providing a metabolizable of carbon source to a host cell transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene methyltransferase of claim 12 under conditions sufficient for production of a methylated triterpene.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising isolating the methylated triterpene produced by the host cell.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the methylated triterpene comprises methylated botryococcenes andor methylated squalenes.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the host cell is a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the prokaryotic host cell is a bacterial cell and the eukaryotic host cell is a fungal cell, plant cell or animal cell.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the plant cell is a transfected terrestrial plant cell or a transfected algae.
20. The method of claim 14 wherein the host cell is further transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a farnesyl diphosphate synthase andor a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene synthase.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the triterpene synthase is a squalene synthase or a botryococcene synthase.
22. The method claim 19 wherein the terrestrial plant cell is further transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a farnesyl diphosphate synthase and a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene synthase, and wherein the nucleic acids encoding triterpene methyltransferase, farnesyl diphosphate synthase and triterpene synthase are all targeted for expression in a chloroplast.

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. Apparatus for releasing a magnetic security device in an article, the apparatus comprising:
a) a first portion for locating the article in a first direction;
b) a second portion for locating the article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
c) wherein the first and second portions define a receptacle configured and adapted to receive the article so as to physically restrain the article in the first and second directions as it is brought into contact with the first and second portions, while leaving the article unrestrained in at least a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, the receptacle being configured and adapted to receive first and second surfaces of the article that are wider than the apparatus, such that the article when received in the receptacle may extend beyond the apparatus in the third direction and may extend beyond the apparatus in a fourth direction opposite the third direction; and
d) at least one of the first and second portions including magnetic release means arranged to assist in locating the article, when the article is initially misaligned, into alignment in the third direction by magnetic attraction of the security device as the article is brought into contact with the at least one of the first and second portions, the magnetic release means being arranged to provide a first magnetic force in the first direction and a second magnetic force in the second direction for releasing the magnetic security device from the article.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which the first portion defines a first plane and the second portion defines a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 in which the first and second planes define a receptacle having a substantially L-shaped cross-section.
4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which the first and second portions respectively comprise a base portion and a top portion upstanding therefrom.
5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 in which the first and second portions are connected together by means of at least one mutually engageable projection and recess.
6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which a first magnet mounted in the first portion provides the magnetic force in the first direction and a second magnet mounted in the second portion provides the magnetic force in the second direction.
7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 in which at least one of the first and second magnet comprises a plurality of parts which are held together in a configuration in which they tend to repel each other.
8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 in which at least one of the first and second magnets comprise a central part with a plurality of further parts adjacent thereto, the magnetic axes of each of the further parts being perpendicular to that of the central part.
9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 having closure means moveable between an open position which provides access to the magnetic release means and a closed position which prevents an article being presented to the magnetic release means.
10. Apparatus as claimed in claim 9 in which the closure means comprises a slideable or pivotable cover.
11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 9 having locking means for locking the closure means in the closed position.
12. A method of releasing a magnetic security device comprising the steps of providing an apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and presenting the article with the magnetic security device thereto to release the magnetic security device therefrom.
13. Apparatus for releasing a magnetic security device in an article, the apparatus comprising:
a) a first portion for locating the article in a first direction;
b) a second portion for locating the article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
c) wherein the first and second portions define an L-shaped receptacle configured and adapted to restrain the article in the first and second directions as it is brought into contact with the first and second portions, while leaving the article unrestrained in at least a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, the L-shaped receptacle being capable of receiving articles of a wide range of shapes and sizes having a security device installed adjacent two substantially perpendicular sides thereof, the receptacle being configured and adapted to receive the article having first and second surfaces that are wider in the third direction than the apparatus; and
d) at least one of the first and second portions including magnetic release means arranged to provide a first magnetic force in the first direction and a second magnetic force in the second direction for releasing the magnetic security device from the article, wherein the receptacle is adapted and configured to receive the article such that the size of the surfaces of the article within the receptacle are unrestricted in at least the third direction and a fourth direction opposite the third direction.
14. Apparatus as claimed in claim 13 in which at least one of the first and second portions are arranged to assist in locating the article in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions by magnetic attraction of the security device as the article is brought into contact with the first and second portions so as to align the magnetic security device with the magnetic release means.
15. An apparatus for releasing a magnetic security device, the apparatus comprising:
a) a first portion for locating an article in a first direction and a second portion for locating an article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the first and second portions forming a receptacle for receiving the article but physically restraining the article in the first and second directions as it is brought into contact with the first and second portions;
b) at least one of the first and second portions including magnetic release means arranged to assist in locating the article in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions by magnetic attraction of the security device as the article is brought into contact with the at least one of the first and second portions so as to align the magnetic security device with the magnetic release means, the magnetic release means being arranged to provide a first magnetic force in the first direction and a second magnetic force in the second direction for releasing a magnetic security device from the article; and
c) closure means moveable between an open position which provides access to the magnetic release means and a closed position which prevents an article being presented to the magnetic release means.
16. An apparatus as claimed in claim 15 in which the closure means comprises a slideable or pivotable cover.
17. An apparatus as claimed in claim 15 having locking means for locking the closure means in the closed position.
18. An apparatus for releasing a magnetic security device in an article, the apparatus comprising:
a) a first portion for locating the article in a first direction and second portion for locating the article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the first and second portions defining a receptacle configured and adapted to receive first and second surfaces of the article such that the first and second surfaces of the article when received in the receptacle may extend beyond the apparatus in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, and may extend beyond the apparatus in a fourth direction opposite the third direction; and
b) magnetic release means associated with the receptacle for releasing the magnetic security device in the article.