Author: claimsbot

1. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft;
wherein the rotor lips a central receptacle for the at least one valve;
wherein the at least one valve has a projecting part that protects away from the central receptacle of the rotor.
2. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve is arranged at least partially within the camshaft adjuster.
3. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve comprises a valve housing and wherein the rotor is mounted rotatably on the valve housing.
4. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve is stationarily secured by the projecting part.
5. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve is positioned coaxially to the connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft.
6. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing provided with a radially outwardly oriented flange.
7. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 6, further comprising a lid covering the at least one valve.
8. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, further comprising a filter arranged upstream of the at least one valve.
9. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 8, further comprising a check valve, sealing relative to a pressure connector of the at least one valve, is arranged upstream of the at least one valve.
10. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the pressure medium is supplied via the camshaft.
11. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the pressure medium is supplied radially to the at least one valve outside of the camshaft.
12. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing provided with has at least one axial bore connectable to a working connector of the at least one valve.
13. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing provided with at least one axial tank bore connectable to a tank connector of the at least one valve.
14. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 13, wherein the at least one valve has a hollow piston and wherein the axial tank bore communicates with an interior of the hollow piston.
15. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft,
wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing provided with a radially outwardly oriented flange;
a lid covering the at least one valve, wherein the lid is fastened to the flange of the valve housing.
16. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 15, further comprising a covering cap engaging at least partially across the camshaft adjuster, wherein the flange of the valve housing is fastened on the covering cap.
17. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft, wherein the at least one valve acts as a bearing of the camshaft adjuster.
18. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 17, wherein the rotor has a central receptacle for the at least one valve.
19. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 18, wherein the at least one valve has a projecting part that project away from the central receptacle of the rotor.
20. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft,
a filter arranged upstream of the at least one valve;
a check valve, sealing relative to a pressure connector of the at least one valve, arranged upstream of the at least one valve, wherein the check valve is arranged upstream of the filter.
21. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 20, wherein the filter and the check valve are combined to a modular unit.
22. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 21, wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing and wherein the modular unit is inserted into the valve housing.
23. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 21, wherein the modular unit has a housing screwed into the valve housing.
24. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 21, comprising a screw fastening the rotor to a camshaft, wherein the modular unit projects into the screw.
25. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 24, wherein the screw has an axial bore for supplying the pressure medium.
26. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 24, wherein the screw is screwed into the camshaft.
27. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft, wherein the at least one valve has a valve bushing inserted into a valve housing of the at least one valve.
28. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 27, wherein the valve housing has an end face with a recess and the valve bushing has a radially outwardly oriented flange, wherein the radially outwardly oriented flange is positioned within the recess valve housing.
29. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 28, further comprising a lid covering the at least one valve and fastened on the valve housing, wherein the radially outwardly oriented flange is secured by the lid.
30. A camshaft adjuster for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the camshaft adjuster comprising:
a stator;
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
wherein between the stator and the rotor pressure chambers are defined;
at least one valve;
lines connecting the at least one valve to the pressure chambers;
wherein the at least one valve is configured to supply a pressure medium to the pressure chambers, respectively;
wherein the at least one valve is arranged on a side of the camshaft adjuster facing away from a connection of the camshaft adjuster to the camshaft;
wherein the at least one valve has a valve housing provided with at least one axial tank bore connectable to a tank connector of the at lesat one valve;
wherein the at least one valve has a hollow piston and wherein the axial tank bore communicates with an interior of th hollow piston;
at least one check valve arranged between the axial tank bore and the interior of the hollow piston and sealing relative to the tank bore.
31. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 30, wherein the at least one valve comprises a valve bushing and wherein the at least one check valve is arranged in the valve bushing.
32. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 30, wherein the valve bushing has at least one radial bore, wherein the at least one check valve comprises an annular band resting with elastic prestress against an inner wall of the valve bushing in an area of a least one radial bore.
33. The camshaft adjuster according to claim 32, wherein the interior of the hollow piston communicates with a pressure connector of the at least one valve.

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 phase change ink imaging apparatus comprising:
a media transport configured to transport media along a path;
a moving member having an image bearing surface, the moving member being movable proximate at least a portion of the path;
at least one printhead configured to form an ink image on the image bearing surface; and
at least one transducer configured to direct mechanical energy toward the path after the ink image has been formed on the image bearing surface.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one transducer comprises a plurality of transducers, each transducer being configured to direct mechanical energy toward the image bearing surface.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plurality of transducers are piezoelectric transducers.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the plurality of transducers and the moving member define a gap therebetween through which the path extends; and
wherein the plurality of transducers is configured move into and out of contact with the moving member through the gap at approximately an ultrasonic frequency.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the transducers are configured to operate at a first frequency to direct mechanical energy toward the path.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the first frequency is an ultrasonic frequency.
7. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the moving member comprises a rotating drum and the image bearing surface comprises a surface of the drum.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the plurality of transducers are positioned to direct the mechanical energy toward the image bearing surface, the plurality of transducers being arranged proximate the portion of the path to enable the mechanical energy to impinge on print media moving on the portion of the path.
9. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the image bearing surface comprises a first surface of print media moving along the path.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the plurality of transducers is arranged to direct mechanical energy toward the first surface of the print media.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the plurality of transducers is arranged to direct mechanical energy toward a second surface of the print media, the second surface being opposite the first surface upon which the ink image is formed.
12. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plurality of transducers comprise:
a first plurality of transducers configured to operate at a first frequency; and
a second plurality of transducers configured to operate at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the first plurality of transducers and the second plurality of transducers are each arranged to direct mechanical energy toward a first side of the path.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the first plurality of transducers is arranged to direct mechanical energy toward a first side of the path, and the second plurality of transducers is arranged to direct mechanical energy toward a second side of the path, the second side being opposite the first.
15. A phase change ink imaging apparatus comprising:
a media transport configured to transport media along a path;
an image bearing surface configured to move proximate a portion of the path;
at least one printhead configured to form an ink image on the image bearing surface; and
at least one motion generator positioned proximate the portion of the path, the at least one motion generator and the image bearing surface defining an image transfer zone through which the portion of the path extends, the at least one motion generator including piezoelectric transducers configured to impact print media moving along the portion of the path at one or more predetermined frequencies.
16. The system of claim 15, at least one of the predetermined frequencies comprising a first ultrasonic frequency.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, the at least one motion generator comprising a first motion generator and a second motion generator, the first motion generator including piezoelectric transducers configured to impact print media at the first ultrasonic frequency, the second motion generator including piezoelectric transducers configured to impact print media at a second ultrasonic frequency, the second ultrasonic frequency being different than the first ultrasonic frequency.
18. The apparatus of claim 15, the at least one motion generator includes a first and a second motion generator arranged facing each other to define a transfer zone through which the image bearing surface and the portion of the path extend.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the image bearing surface comprises an outer surface of a moving belt, the belt including an inner surface opposite the image bearing surface.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the first motion generator includes piezoelectric transducers configured to impact print media moving proximate the image bearing surface of the belt, and the second motion generator includes piezoelectric transducers configured to impact the inner surface of the moving belt.

1. A yacht stabilizer comprising:
a vessel;
a stabilization system,
the stabilization system comprising a first strut,
the first strut movably attached to the transom of the vessel;
a first hydrofoil,
the first hydrofoil perpendicularly attached to said first strut;
wherein the first hydrofoil further comprises a second strut, the second strut having a first end and a second end; a mini foil, said mini foil having a top part and a bottom part; the first end of the second strut connected to the bottom part of the first hydrofoil and the bottom end of the second strut is perpendicularly attached to the top part of the mini foil; and

an active stabilization system,
the active stabilization system comprising:
a strut hole;
an actuator;
a vessel actuator mount;
a motion sensor,
a torque plate,
and a stabilization computer,
wherein the actuator is connected between the torque plate through the strut hole and to the vessel actuator mount,
the actuator is electrically connected to the stabilization computer, and the motion sensor is connected to the stabilization computer, whereby when the motion sensor senses a change of direction, the stabilization computer energizes the actuator to counteract the change of direction.
2. A method for improving yacht stabilization consisting of providing a means for measuring the displacement of a yacht from the level position providing a means for resisting the change from the level position wherein the means for resisting change is an actuator coupled with a hydrofoil and mounting the actuator to the transom of the yacht and the measuring and change resisting is performed while the hull of the yacht is resting in the water.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of providing means for resisting change further comprises a minifoil, a minifoil fixably attached to the base of the hydrofoil.
4. A hydrofoil comprising:
a first strut, a hydrofoil, the hydrofoil perpendicularly attached to the first strut;
a split flap, the split flap having a front end and a rear end, the split flap movably connected to the front of the hydrofoil,
wherein the split flap further comprises a top part and a bottom part, a second strut, the second strut having a top part and a bottom part, and a mini foil, wherein the bottom part of the second strut is perpendicularly mounted to the mini foil and the top part of the second strut is mounted to the base of the bottom part of the split flap.

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

We claim:

1. An osmotic device for the delivery of venlafaxine and an anti-psychotic agent comprising:
a core comprising a therapeutically effective amount of VFX and at least one osmotic agent or osmopolymer;
a semipermeable membrane surrounding the core and having a passageway there through; and
an external coat comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-psychotic agent;
wherein the core provides a controlled release of VFX, and at least 80% of the VFX is released within 13 hours after exposure of the osmotic device to an aqueous solution, and the external coat provides a rapid release of the anti-psychotic agent, and at least 75% of the anti-psychotic agent is released within 1 hour after exposure of the osmotic device to an aqueous solution.
2. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the external coat is applied by spraying a composition onto the semipermeable membrane.
3. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the external coat is compressed about and surrounds the semipermeable membrane.
4. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein at least 75% of the anti-psychotic agent is released within about 40 minutes, and at least about 60% of the VFX is released within about 12 hours after administration.
5. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the release of at least one of the VFX and the anti-psychotic agent has a delayed onset.
6. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the anti-psychotic agent is selected from the group consisting of risperidone, olanzapine, clozapine, sertindole, ziprasidone, quetiapine, sulpiride, pimozide and clothiapine.
7. The osmotic device of claim 6, wherein the venlafaxine is administered once daily at a dose of 10-500 and the anti-psychotic agent is administered once daily at a dose of: a) risperidone5 to 10 mg per day; b) olanzapine5 to 20 mg, 0.25-50 mg, 1-30 mg, or 1-25 mg per day; c) clozapine100 to 400 mg, 12.5-900 mg, or 150-450 mg per day; d) sertindole15 to 20 mg per day or 0.0001 to 1.0 mgkg of body weight per day; e) ziprasidone80 to 160 mg, 5 to 500 mg or 50 to 100 mg per day; f) quetiapine150 to 600 mg or 1.0-40 mgkg of body weight per day; g) sulpiride50 to 100 mg per day; h) pimozide2 to 4 mg per day; or i) clothiapine-40 mg per day.
8. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device delivers the anti-psychotic agent to the upper GI tract and the venlafaxine to the middle to lower GI tract.
9. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX Cmax of about 17-23 ngml of plasma in a mammal.
10. The osmotic device of claim 9, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX Tmax at about 7-11 hours.
11. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX dissolution profile as follows:
9
Time (h)
Released (%)
STD (%)
1
7.2
1.3
3
23.6
0.5
5
43.3
2.1
7
59.0
2.3
9
69.7
2.1
11
77.0
1.8
13
81.8
1.7
15
84.7
1.7
19
88.1
1.4
23
90.8
1.5
12. The osmotic device of claim 11, wherein the osmotic device provides a single-dose VFX plasma concentration profile in a mammal as follows:
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Mean VFX Plasma
Time (h)
Concentration (ngml)
S.E.M.
0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
1
0.4
0.2
2
3.2
0.8
4
13.9
2.6
6
17.5
2.5
8
18.7
2.7
10
18.8
2.9
12
16.7
2.5
14
15.8
2.7
16
11.8
2.0
20
8.6
1.7
24
6.6
1.1
28
5.7
1.5
32
3.4
0.7
36
2.2
0.5
48
1.7
0.5
13. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX Cmax of about 20-27 ngml of plasma in a mammal.
14. The osmotic device of claim 13, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX Tmax at about 3.5-8.5 hours.
15. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device provides a VFX release profile as follows:
11
Time (h)
Mean Released (%)
S.D. (%)
0
0
0
0.5
0.13
0.44
1
1.43
1.93
2
10.61
8.37
4
40.48
5.44
6
54.27
4.78
8
63.13
4.67
10
66.59
3.36
12
71.44
5.81
14
76.09
5.92
16
77.65
6.58
20
84.94
6.58
24
89.43
6.48
16. The osmotic device of claim 15, wherein the osmotic device provides a single-dose VFX plasma concentration profile in a mammal as follows:
12
Mean VFX Plasma
Time (h)
Concentration (ngml)
S.E.M.
0
0
0
0.5
0.2
0.2
1
1
0.4
2
6
1.6
4
21.2
3.1
6
22.6
3.3
8
21.3
4.0
10
16.8
2.9
12
15.4
3.3
14
13.4
2.8
16
9.6
1.5
20
8.9
2.5
24
6.5
1.5
28
4.6
1.1
32
3.7
1.0
36
3.1
0.9
48
1.3
0.3
17. The osmotic device of claim 1, wherein the osmotic device further comprises a first water soluble coat between the core and the semipermeable membrane.
18. The osmotic device of claim 17 comprising the following ingredients in the approximate amounts indicated:
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Amount
INGREDIENT
(mg)
Core
Venlafaxine (salt or free form)
10-500
Osmagent
350-500
Binder
15-100
Plasticizer (lower molecular weight)
0.1-50
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
5-60
First water soluble coat
First water soluble polymer
8-15
Second water soluble polymer
5-25
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
0.2-4
Semipermeable membrane
Cellulose ester
40-75
Plasticizer (lower molecular weight)
0.5-13
External coat
Second water soluble polymer
5-30
Third water soluble polymer
3-15
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
1-6
19. The osmotic device of claim 17 further comprising a second water soluble coat between the semipermeable membrane and the external coat and an optional coat.
20. The osmotic device of claim 19 comprising the following ingredients in the approximate amounts indicated:
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Amount
INGREDIENT
(mg)
Core
Venlafaxine (salt or free form)
10-500
Osmagent
175-250
Binder
7.5-50
Plasticizer (lower molecular weight)
0.1-25
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
2.5-30
First water soluble coat
First water soluble polymer
4-7.5
Second water soluble polymer
2.5-12.5
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
0.1-2
Semipermeable membrane
Cellulose ester
20-37.5
Plasticizer (lower molecular weight)
0.1-6.5
Second water soluble coat
First water soluble polymer
0.5-5
First opaquant
0.1-10
Second opaquant
1.0-15
External coat
Risperidone
0.25-20
Filler
280-500
Binder
15-60
Disintegrant
12-70
Optional exterior finish coat
Second water soluble polymer
8-30
Plasticizer (higher molecular weight)
0.5-8
21. A method of treating depression, anxiety andor psychosis in a mammal, the method comprising the step of administering an osmotic device according to any one of claims 1-20.