Author: claimsbot

1. An alignment apparatus which generates a driving force between a movable element and a stator facing the movable element to align the movable element, said apparatus comprising:
magnet units which are two-dimensionally formed on the movable element and comprise a plurality of permanent magnets arrayed in accordance with an array cycle; and
poly-phase coils which are formed on the stator and are arrayed at intervals corresponding to the array cycle,
wherein said poly-phase coils comprise first coils which have linear portions extended in a first direction,
each length of the linear portions of the first coils is longer than each length of the magnet units in the first direction, and
the number of permanent magnets facing each of the linear portions of coils having the same phase among the first coils is equal in each of said magnet units.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first coils are arrayed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said poly-phase coils comprise second coils which have linear portions extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
each length of the linear portions of the second coils being longer than each length of the magnet units in the second direction; and
the number of permanent magnets facing each of the linear portions of coils having the same phase among the second coils being equal in each of said magnet units.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first coils are arrayed in the second direction, and the second coils are arrayed in the first direction.
5. An alignment apparatus which generates a driving force between a movable element and a stator facing the movable element to align the movable element, said apparatus comprising:
magnet units which are two-dimensionally formed on the movable element and comprise a plurality of permanent magnets arrayed in accordance with an array cycle; and
poly-phase coils which are formed on the stator and are arrayed at intervals corresponding to the array cycle,
wherein said poly-phase coils comprise first coils which have linear portions extended in a first direction,
each length of the linear portions of the first coils being longer than the sum of a length of said movable element in the first direction and a movement stroke of said movable element in the first direction, and
the number of permanent magnets facing each of the linear portions of coils having the same phase among the first coils is equal in each of said magnet units.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said poly-phase coils comprise second coils which have linear portions extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
each length of the linear portions of the second coils is longer than the sum of a length of said movable element in the second direction and a movement stroke of said movable element in the second direction, and
the number of permanent magnets facing each of the linear portions of coils having the same phase among the second coils is equal in each of said magnet units.
7. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a controller which supplies currents having phase differences to each phase coil of the first coils and generates a driving force for driving said movable element between said magnet units and said poly-phase coils.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
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1. A vehicle towing attachment which is to be inserted into a lower portion of a vehicle to be towed and raises and holds wheels when the vehicle is towed, the attachment comprising:
three prongs for retaining a plate spring having the wheel attached thereon.
2. The vehicle towing attachment according to claim 1, wherein a first prong of the three prongs retains a longitudinal end of the plate spring, and second and third prongs retain sides of the plate spring.
3. The vehicle towing attachment according to claim 2, wherein the attachment is constituted by cementing together a first plate having the first prong formed thereon and a second plate having the second and third prongs formed thereon.

1. An identification card for storing information that identifies the card’s owner, said card comprising:
a substrate having opposite surfaces;
a photographic image on one of said surfaces;
a fingerprint image on one of said surfaces;
a magnetic strip on one of said surfaces, said magnetic strip being adapted for storing data related to the card’s owner; and
a capsule secured to said substrate adapted for storing a biological sample of the card’s owner, said capsule comprising a cylinder, a cup adapted for fitting in said cylinder and a cap adapted for mounting to an open top end of said cylinder.
2. A card as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a microchip secured to said substrate for storing and processing data related to the card’s owner.
3. A card as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
indicia that identifies the card’s owner.
4. A card as recited in claim 1, wherein said capsule comprises:
a cylinder;
a cup that is adapted for fitting in said cylinder; and
a cap adapted for mounting to an open top end of said cylinder.
5. A card as recited in claim 1, wherein said substrate is made from a plastic based material.
6. A card as recited in claim 1, further comprising software adapted for retrieving data from said microcircuit and magnetic strip.
7. A card as recited in claim 1, wherein said capsule comprises ceramic.
8. A card as recited in claim 1, wherein said cup comprises ceramic.
9. An identification card for storing information that identifies the card’s owner, said card comprising:
a substrate having opposite surfaces;
a photographic image on one of said surfaces;
a fingerprint image on one of said surfaces;
a magnetic strip on one of said surfaces, said magnetic strip being adapted for storing data related to the card’s owner;
a microchip secured to said substrate for storing and processing data related to the card’s owner; and
a capsule secured to said substrate adapted for storing a biological sample of the card’s owner, said capsule comprising ceramic.
10. A card as recited in claim 9, further comprising:
a capsule secured to said substrate adapted for storing a biological sample of the card’s owner.
11. A card as recited in claim 9, wherein said capsule comprises:
a cylinder;
a cup that is adapted for fitting in said cylinder; and
a cap adapted for mounting to an open top end of said cylinder.
12. A card as recited in claim 11, wherein said capsule comprises ceramic.
13. A card as recited in claim 10, wherein said capsule comprises ceramic.
14. A card as recited in claim 9, further comprising:
indicia that identifies the card’s owner.
15. A card as recited in claim 9, wherein said substrate is made from a plastic based material.
16. A card as recited in claim 9, further comprising software adapted for retrieving data from said microcircuit and magnetic strip.

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1. A process for recovering a first component andor a second component from a multicomponent feed gas mixture containing the first component and the second component, comprising the steps of:
passing the feed gas mixture through a membrane separation unit, thereby separating said feed gas mixture into a first stream enriched in said first component and a second stream lean in said first component;
cooling said first stream; and
expanding the cooled first stream in a work extraction device, thereby generating a refrigeration supply for the process.
2. A process as in claim 1, wherein said first stream is cooled by feeding said first stream to a heat exchanger.
3. A process as in claim 1, wherein said work extraction device is a turbo-expander.
4. A process as in claim 2, comprising the further step of withdrawing from said heat exchanger a product stream of said first component.
5. A process as in claim 2, comprising the further step of feeding said second stream to said heat exchanger.
6. A process as in claim 5, comprising the further step of withdrawing from said heat exchanger a product stream of said second component.
7. A process as in claim 1, wherein said membrane separation unit is a semi-permeable membrane adapted to reject said first component.
8. A process as in claim 1, wherein said first component is hydrogen and said second component is carbon monoxide.
9. A system for recovering a first component andor a second component from a multicomponent feed gas mixture containing the first component and the second component, comprising:
a membrane separation unit;
means for passing said feed gas mixture through said membrane separation unit, thereby separating said feed gas mixture into a first stream enriched in said first component and a second stream lean in said first component;
means for cooling said first stream; and
a work extraction device adapted to expand the cooled first stream, thereby generating a refrigeration supply for the system.
10. A system as in claim 9, wherein said means for cooling is a heat exchanger.
11. A system as in claim 9, wherein said work extraction device is a turbo-expander.
12. A system as in claim 9, further comprising at least one distillation column adapted to receive at least a portion of said second stream.
13. A system as in claim 9, wherein said membrane separation unit is a semi-permeable membrane adapted to reject said first component.
14. A system as in claim 9, wherein said first component is hydrogen and said second component is carbon monoxide.