Author: claimsbot

1. A mobile work device, comprising:
a vehicle chassis (10),
two front and two rear supporting extension arms (22, 24) extendable from a travel position to at least one support position and supportable upon a foundation (36) with respectively one telescopic support leg (28), and
respectively one measuring member (38) for determining the support load on each of the support legs (28),
wherein the telescopic support legs (28) have a telescope member (30) rigidly connected to the extension arm, and a support leg casing (26) coupled by means of a linkage bolt (32), wherein the linkage bolt (32) functions as the measuring member (38) for determining the support load in that a device for determining the elastic bending of the linkage bolt (32) occurring during the supporting process is used as the gauge for determining the support load specific to the support leg, wherein the linkage bolt (32) includes two longitudinal grooves (54) lying opposite to each other with reference to a bending plane (52), open towards oppositely facing sides for receiving of respectively two tension measuring strips(DMS1, DMS3 or, as the case may be, DMS2 and DMS4), and that the contacts of the tension measuring strips are connected with each other in a measurement circuit (44) as a bridge circuit.
2. A working device as in claim 1, wherein said working device is a mobile concrete pump.
3. A working device according to claim 1, wherein the linkage bolt (32) exhibits a one-side open central bore (55\u2032) as well as a transverse bore (55\u2033) running from the at least one longitudinal groove (54) to the central bore for receiving a measurement cable.
4. A working device, including:
a vehicle chassis (10),
two front and two rear supporting extension arms (22, 24) extendable from a travel position to at least one support position and supportable upon a foundation (36) with respectively one telescopic support leg (28), and
respectively one measuring member (38) for determining the support load on the support legs (28),
wherein the telescopic support legs (28) have a telescope member (30) rigidly connected to the extension arm, and a support leg casing (26) coupled by means of a linkage bolt (32),
wherein the linkage bolt (32) functions as the measuring member (38) for determining the support load via a device for determining the elastic shear strain occurring during the supporting process in the area of the bearing locations (56) of the linkage bolt (32) as value for the support leg relevant support load, wherein the linkage bolt (32) in the area of the bearing locations (56) includes at least one through-hole (58) oriented in the direction of supporting, in which a membrane (56) is provided connected with the bolt material, which carries at least one tension measuring strip (DMS 1 through DMS4).
5. A working device as in claim 4, wherein said working device is a mobile concrete pump.
6. A working device according to claim 4, wherein the membrane is connected unitarily with the bolt material.
7. A working device according to claim 4, wherein the linkage bolt (32) on both bearing locations (56) respectively exhibits one through hole (58) with membrane (56), wherein the membrane is provided in the shear plane (62) between an inner and an outer bearing of the support leg (28).
8. A working device according to claim 7, wherein on each of the two broadside surfaces of the membrane (60) facing away from each other respectively one parallel to the shear plane (62) running tension measuring strip (DMS 1 through DMS4) is provided, and that the tension measuring strips are connected with each other in a measuring circuit (44), preferably in the form of a bridge circuit (12)
9. A working device according to claim 4, wherein the tension measuring strips provided on the two broad surfaces of the membrane (60) are oriented diagonal to the direction of support.
10. A working device according to claim 9, wherein the two tension measuring strips (DMS1 through DMS4) provided on the two broad surfaces of the membrane cross each other pair-wise at an angle of from 45\xb0 to 90\xb0 .
11. A working device according to claim 4, wherein the measurement circuit (44) is connected with a computer supported evaluation unit (48, 50) via a signal amplifier (46) in the form of an operation amplifier.
12. A working device according claim 4, wherein the linkage bolt (32) carries on its part projecting beyond the support leg casing a housing part (76) for receiving a measuring and evaluation unit (44, 68).
13. A working device according to 11, wherein the evaluation unit (48, 50) includes a software routine for determining a stability safety value (S) from the quotients of the total sum of the support load measured values of all support legs and a partial sum of the support load measured value of the two momentarily most highly loaded support legs, as well as an alarm routine for triggering an alarm condition upon exceeding a predetermined threshold value for the stability safety value.
14. A working device, including:
a vehicle chassis (10),
two forward and two rear supporting extension arms (22, 24) pivotable from a travel position to at least one supporting position and respectively supportable upon the foundation (36) with one telescopic support leg (28) supporting the extension arm (22, 24),
a measuring element (38) for determining the support load in the support legs (28), and
a device for monitoring the degree of stability, which includes an evaluation unit (68, 74), which receives support leg relevant support load measurement values at predetermined sample intervals, characterized by a software routine for determining a support safety value (S) from the quotients of the total sum of the support load measured values of all support legs (28) and a partial sum of the support load measured values of the two momentarily most highly loaded support legs (28), as well as an alarm routine for triggering an alarm condition upon dropping below a predetermined threshold value for the support degree of safety value.
15. A working device according to claim 14, wherein said working device is a mobile concrete pump.
16. A working device according to claim 14, wherein the alarm triggering threshold value is between 1.05 and 1.25.
17. A working device according to claim 14, wherein multiple staged or stepped threshold values (S1, S2, S3) trigger alarms for stability safety.
18. A working device according to claim 17, wherein upon dropping below a first threshold value (Si) an acoustic andor optical signal can be triggered.
19. A working device according to claim 18, wherein upon dropping below of a second threshold value (S2) of a lower value than the first, a releasable blocking of a load displacing work process can be initiated.
20. A working device according to claim 19, wherein upon dropping below a third threshold value (S3) lower in value than the second, a non-override blocking of the load displacement working process can be initiated.

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 composition for release of nitric oxide under photochemical conditions, comprising annealed titanium dioxide nanotubes, said titanium dioxide nanotubes having a nitric oxide-releasing compound deposited on the titanium dioxide nanotubes with a organosilane linker and a semiconductor material covalently attached inside of said titanium dioxide nanotubes, wherein the semiconductor material comprises a quantum dot material selected from the group consisting of PbS, PbSe, CuS, Cu2S, FeS2, CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, Ag2S, CuInS7, Rh2S3 and RuS2 and the nitric oxide-releasing compound is selected from the group consisting of diazeniumdiolate, a S-nitrosothiol and a metal nitrosyl complex and releases nitric oxide upon exposure to photochemical radiation of 700 nm to 1400 nm.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor material is PbS.
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein a portion of the semiconductor material is also deposited on the exterior surface of the titanium dioxide nanotubes.
4. The composition of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the nitric oxide-releasing compound is deposited on the exterior surface of the titanium dioxide nanotubes.
5. The composition of claim 1, further comprising:
a polymer wrapping the titanium dioxide nanotubes.
6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer is a water-soluble polymer.
7. The composition according to claim 1, said composition further comprising tissue-targeting moieties deposited on the exterior surface of the titanium dioxide nanotubes.
8. The composition according to claim 7, wherein said tissue targeting moieties are antibodies, peptides, DNA or RNA.
9. The composition according to claim 8, wherein said tissue targeting moieties are antibodies.

1. An inverter for converting direct current voltage to alternating current voltage comprising:
a first input arranged to be connected to a vessel’s ordinary current supply system, where said current supply system comprises a generator connected to a battery, and
an output arranged to be connected to an alternating current motor, where, for at least a period of time, said alternating current motor requires a first torque M1 in order to rotate,
wherein a regulating circuit is arranged to measure a charging current from said generator to said battery and to measure the voltage level in said battery,
said regulating circuit is, in addition, arranged to permit an output current from said vessel’s ordinary current supply system to said inverter which is higher than said charging current, in a first operating mode and said regulating circuit is arranged to limit said output current while maintaining the torque for said motor, in a second operating mode,
said regulating circuit is arranged to assume said first operating mode if said battery voltage is over a limit value for the battery voltage, and
said regulating circuit is arranged to assume said second operating mode when said battery voltage is below said limit value for the battery voltage, in order thereby to prevent said battery voltage from dropping further.
2. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inverter comprises a second input, on which second input a signal can be applied, said regulating circuit is arranged to assume said first operating mode when said signal assumes a first value, and said regulating circuit is arranged to assume said second operating mode when said signal assumes a second value.
3. The inverter as claimed in claim 2, wherein said regulating circuit is arranged to assume said first operating mode only if said battery voltage is above a limit value for the battery voltage.
4. The inverter as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal can assume a number of values, with said signal value being proportional to a maximal output current level to which said regulating circuit limits said output current.
5. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said limiting of the output current is carried out by reducing the voltage and the frequency applied to said alternating current motor in such a way that the ratio between said voltage and frequency is constant, while the current to said alternating current motor is kept constant, in order thereby to reduce the power supplied to said alternating current motor without reducing said torque.
6. The inverter as claims in claim 1, wherein said limit value for said battery voltage is set in such a way that the function of other electronics that are supplied with power from said battery is guaranteed.
7. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said regulation circuit is arranged to measure said current output from said vessel’s ordinary current supply system, and said regulating circuit is arranged to limit said current output from said vessel’s ordinary current supply system to a limit value for an output current, if said current output exceeds said limit value for the output current.
8. The inverter as claimed in claim 7, wherein said regulating circuit measures said current output by measuring the magnetic field with a Hall element.
9. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery voltage is measured at said first input to said inverter.
10. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery voltage is measured at said battery.
11. The inverter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output current is measured by measuring the rotational speed of said generator.
12. The inverter as claims in claim 11, wherein the rotational speed of said generator is measured by measuring the ripple on said battery voltage.
13. A method for supplying current to an apparatus in a vehicle than has an ordinary current supply system, said ordinary current supply system comprising a battery which is charged by a generator, said vehicle comprising, in addition, an inverter that has an input connected to said ordinary current supply system and are output connected to said apparatus for supplying said apparatus with an alternating current, the method comprising the steps of:
measuring a charging current from said generator to said battery,
permitting an output current from said ordinary current supply system to said inverter during a first operating mode for supplying said apparatus with current,
limiting said output current from said ordinary current supply system to said inverter during a second operating mode, while retaining the torque to said apparatus, and
measuring the battery voltage, assuming said first operating mode if said battery voltage is above a limit value for the battery voltage, and assuming said second operating mode when said battery voltage is below said limit value for the battery voltage, in order thereby to prevent said battery voltage from dropping still further.
14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said limiting of the output current is carried out by reducing the voltage and the frequency of said alternating current that is applied to said apparatus so that the ratio between said voltage and frequency is constant while the current to said apparatus is kept constant, in order thereby to reduce the power applied to said apparatus without reducing said torque.

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

I claim:

1. A clamping type tool bit storage device, comprising:
a clamping member including
a mount segment which extends angularly about a centerline, and which terminates at right and left lateral ends that are spaced apart from each other by a first length in a longitudinal direction transverse to the centerline, and
right and left jaw segments respectively formed with and extending respectively from said right and left lateral ends such that said right and left jaw segments are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction by a second length which is shorter than the first length,

said clamping member being made from a material such that said right and left jaw segments are vested with a biasing force that urges said right and left jaw segments towards each other; and
a plurality of retaining members which are disposed on said mount segment, and which are angularly displaced from one another about the centerline, each of said retaining members being adapted to retain removably a respective one of tool bits, and defining an access line parallel to the centerline such that the respective one of the tool bits retained therein is oriented along the access line.
2. The clamping type tool bit storage device according to claim 1, wherein said mount segment has outer and inner wall surfaces opposite to each other radially relative to the centerline.
3. The clamping type tool bit storage device according claim 2, wherein each of said retaining members includes
a joining portion which is joined to said outer wall surface along a joining line that is parallel to the centerline, and which has right and left lateral sides opposite to each other relative to the joining line, and
right and left grip portions which respectively extend upwardly from said right and left lateral sides and angularly about the access line to terminate at right and left lateral edges that are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction so as to acquire flexibility in the longitudinal direction.
4. The clamping type tool bit storage device according to claim 2, wherein said mount segment has front and rear wall surfaces which are opposite to each other in a direction parallel to the centerline, each of said front and rear wall surfaces interconnecting said outer wall surface and said inner wall surface, each of said retaining members having a retaining hole which is formed in said front wall surface and which extends through said rear wall surface so as to define the access line.
5. The clamping type tool bit storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a magnetically attractive member interposed between said outer and inner wall surfaces and extending angularly about the centerline so as to ensure that the tool bits are retained firmly in said retaining members, respectively.