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    Microfluidic cartridge with reservoirs for increased shelf life of installed reagents
    23.
    发明申请
    Microfluidic cartridge with reservoirs for increased shelf life of installed reagents 有权
    具有储存器的微流控筒，以提高安装试剂的保质期

    公开(公告)号：US20060023039A1

    公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

    申请号：US10900887

    申请日：2004-07-28

    申请人： Aravind Padmanabhan ,  Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Kenneth MacFadden

    发明人： Aravind Padmanabhan ,  Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Kenneth MacFadden

    IPC分类号： B41J2/175

    CPC分类号： B41J2/17513 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2300/12 ,  B01L2300/165 ,  B01L2400/06

    摘要： A microfluidic cartridge that includes at least one reservoir for storing a reagent or the like for an extended period of time. In one illustrative embodiment, at least part of a wall of a reservoir includes a hydrophobic material, such as a polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) homopolymer and/or copolymer. The hydrophobic material may help reduce leaching, evaporation, diffusion and/or other transfer of the reagent or one of its components from the reservoir. When the reagent or the like is lyophilized, the hydrophobic material may help keep water, water vapor and/or other gases or liquids from entering the reservoir prior to use of the microfluidic cartridge.

    摘要翻译： 一种微流体盒，其包括用于长时间存储试剂等的至少一个贮存器。 在一个示例性实施方案中，储存器的壁的至少一部分包括疏水性材料，例如聚单氯三氟乙烯（PCTFE）均聚物和/或共聚物。 疏水性材料可以帮助减少试剂或其一种组分从贮存器的浸出，蒸发，扩散和/或其它转移。 当试剂等被冻干时，在使用微流控盒之前，疏水材料可以帮助保持水，水蒸气和/或其它气体或液体不会进入储存器。

    LOCATOR SYSTEM USING DISPARATE LOCATOR SIGNALS
    25.
    发明申请
    LOCATOR SYSTEM USING DISPARATE LOCATOR SIGNALS 有权
    定位器系统使用不同的定位器信号

    公开(公告)号：US20130038446A1

    公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

    申请号：US13207247

    申请日：2011-08-10

    申请人： Steve Huseth ,  Cleopatra Cabuz

    发明人： Steve Huseth ,  Cleopatra Cabuz

    IPC分类号： G08B1/08

    CPC分类号： G08B21/0202 ,  G08B29/183

    摘要： The present disclosure relates generally to locating systems, and more particularly, to handheld locator systems for locating personnel or other objects in buildings or other environments. In one illustrative embodiment, a tag is attached to an object to be located (e.g. firefighter). The tag may be configured to emit a first signal and a second signal, where the first signal and the second signal having disparate propagation characteristics in the environment. In some cases, the first signal may be an acoustic signal and the second signal may be an RF signal, but this is not required in all embodiments. By using a first signal or set of signals, and then automatically switching to another signal or set of signal(s) when the first signal or set of signals are not received clearly, the tag/receiver system may help mitigate the failure modes/weaknesses of any single technology, and may provide advantages over use of any of the technologies used singly.

    摘要翻译： 本公开一般涉及定位系统，更具体地，涉及用于在人造建筑物或其他环境中定位人员或其他物体的手持定位器系统。 在一个说明性实施例中，标签附接到要定位的对象（例如消防员）。 标签可以被配置为发射第一信号和第二信号，其中第一信号和第二信号在环境中具有不同的传播特性。 在一些情况下，第一信号可以是声信号，第二信号可以是RF信号，但是在所有实施例中不是必需的。 通过使用第一信号或一组信号，然后当第一信号或一组信号没有被清楚地接收时，自动切换到另一个信号或一组信号，标签/接收机系统可以帮助减轻故障模式/弱点 任何单一技术，并且可以提供优于使用单独使用的任何技术的优点。

    Electrostatically actuated valve
    27.
    发明授权
    Electrostatically actuated valve 失效
    静电致动阀

    公开(公告)号：US06837476B2

    公开(公告)日：2005-01-04

    申请号：US10174851

    申请日：2002-06-19

    申请人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Eugen I. Cabuz

    发明人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Eugen I. Cabuz

    IPC分类号： F15C5/00 ,  F16K31/02 ,  F16K99/00

    CPC分类号： F16K99/0001 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16K31/02 ,  F16K99/0015 ,  F16K99/0028 ,  F16K99/0051 ,  Y10T137/86879 ,  Y10T137/87788

    摘要： An electrostatically actuated valve that is relatively small, has relatively low fabrication costs, and consumes relatively low voltage and/or power. Normally closed, normally open, three (or more) way valves, and other configurations are contemplated. These electrostatically actuated valves are suitable for a wide variety of applications, including but not limited to, low power and wireless applications, for example.

    摘要翻译： 相对较小的静电驱动阀具有相对低的制造成本，并且消耗相对较低的电压和/或功率。 通常关闭，常开，三（或更多）方式的阀和其他配置。 这些静电驱动阀适用于各种应用，例如包括但不限于低功率和无线应用。

    Compounded AC driving signal for increased reliability and lifetime in touch-mode electrostatic actuators
    28.
    发明授权
    Compounded AC driving signal for increased reliability and lifetime in touch-mode electrostatic actuators 有权
    复合交流驱动信号，提高了触摸模式静电执行器的可靠性和寿命

    公开(公告)号：US06351054B1

    公开(公告)日：2002-02-26

    申请号：US09591170

    申请日：2000-06-09

    申请人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Eugen I. Cabuz

    发明人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Eugen I. Cabuz

    IPC分类号： H02N100

    CPC分类号： H02N1/006

    摘要： An electrostatic actuator device and method for actuating the device. The device includes a pair of actuator plates having electrodes for conducting a voltage potential thereto and at least one of the pair being movable with respect to the other. The plates are positioned to move upon application of a voltage potential through electrodes attached thereto. A driving means provides a voltage potential to the electrodes to cause the movement of the at least one plate. The driving means produces compound AC signal with rise/fall sections at least 10 to 100 times (preferably more than twenty times) the mechanical response time of the actuator. The preferred AC signals are selected from square-wave, sine wave, triangle wave and mixtures thereof. The preferred circuit produces rise/fall sections that are a quarter of a full period of the AC wave signal, and only the nominal section of the compound AC signal is used for driving the actuator. Preferred is an actuation cycle having a rise section with the signal amplitude increasing from zero to the desired final value through a plurality of individual periods of the a AC signal and a fall section with the signal amplitude decreasing from a nominal final value to zero through a similar plurality of individual periods of basic AC signal. The specific frequency of the square wave AC signal and the rise fall times of the amplitude modulation is adjusted to minimize stiction between said actuator plates.

    摘要翻译： 一种用于致动该装置的静电致动器装置和方法。 该装置包括一对致动器板，其具有用于向其施加电压电位的电极，并且该对中的至少一个可相对于另一个运动。 这些板被定位成通过附着在其上的电极施加电压电位而移动。 驱动装置向电极提供电压电位以引起至少一个板的运动。 驱动装置产生具有上升/下降部分的复合交流信号，至少10至100倍（优选超过20倍）致动器的机械响应时间。 优选的交流信号选自方波，正弦波，三角波及其混合。 优选的电路产生上升/下降部分，其为交流波信号的整个周期的四分之一，并且仅复合AC信号的标称部分用于驱动致动器。 优选的是具有信号幅度从零增加到期望最终值的上升段的致动周期，通过AC信号的多个独立周期以及信号幅度从标称最终值通过a到 类似的多个基本AC信号的单独周期。 调整方波AC信号的特定频率和振幅调制的上升下降时间以最小化所述致动器板之间的静摩擦。

    Polymer microactuator array with macroscopic force and displacement
    29.
    发明授权
    Polymer microactuator array with macroscopic force and displacement 有权

    公开(公告)号：US06184608B2

    公开(公告)日：2001-02-06

    申请号：US09223368

    申请日：1998-12-29

    申请人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Robert D. Horning ,  William R. Herb

    发明人： Cleopatra Cabuz ,  Robert D. Horning ,  William R. Herb

    IPC分类号： H02N100

    CPC分类号： H02N1/006 ,  Y10T29/42

    摘要： A microactuator array device, which includes a plurality of generally parallel thin flexible polymer sheets bonded together in a predetermined pattern to form an array of unit cells on at least one layer. Thin conductive and dielectric films are deposited on the sheets to form a plurality of electrodes associated with the array of unit cells. A source of electric potential operably connects the electrodes, whereby electrostatic forces are generated most intensely proximate the point where the gap between the sheets is smallest. Inlets and outlets for each cell permit displacement of fluid during generation of the electrostatic forces. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of sheets forms a stack of layers of arrays of unit cells. The layers are configured such that bi-directional activation is caused by pairs of actuators working opposite each other. At least one of every pair of the sheets may be preformed into corrugations or into flaps to provide a predetermined mechanical bias between the pairs, or the sheets may form curved portions by an applied load to provide a displacement between the pairs. The sheets are preferably from about 1 &mgr;m to about 100 &mgr;m thick and the cells preferably have an individual displacement of from about 5 &mgr;m to about 200 &mgr;m.

    Wireless Location-Based System for Detecting Hazardous Conditions
    30.
    发明申请
    Wireless Location-Based System for Detecting Hazardous Conditions 有权
    无线定位系统，用于检测危险状况

    公开(公告)号：US20110161044A1

    公开(公告)日：2011-06-30

    申请号：US12959250

    申请日：2010-12-02

    申请人： Patrick S. Gonia ,  Soumitri Kolavennu ,  Cleopatra Cabuz

    发明人： Patrick S. Gonia ,  Soumitri Kolavennu ,  Cleopatra Cabuz

    IPC分类号： G06F15/00

    CPC分类号： G01S5/0289 ,  G08B21/14

    摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the location of a portable device. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of location anchor transceivers and a plurality of enhanced location anchor transceivers within a region, each of the plurality of location anchor transceivers and enhanced location anchor transceivers operating from respective predetermined locations, a portable transceiver within the region detecting and measuring a signal parameter of a signal from at least some of the plurality of location anchor transceivers and enhanced location anchor transceivers within the region, a location engine determining a location of the portable transceiver based upon the signal measurements of the portable transceiver and the respective predetermined locations of the plurality of location anchor transceivers and enhanced location anchor transceivers within the region, each of the plurality of enhanced location anchor transceivers detecting and measuring a signal parameter of a signal from at least some of the plurality of location anchor transceivers and other enhanced location anchor transceivers, the location engine receiving the measured signal parameters from each of the plurality of enhanced location anchor transceivers, the location engine calculating an estimated location for each of the plurality of enhanced location anchor transceivers from the measured signal parameters and the location engine calculating a location error for each of the plurality of enhanced location anchor transceivers based upon the estimated location and predetermined location of the enhanced location anchor transceiver.

    摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于估计便携式设备的位置的方法和装置。 该方法包括以下步骤：在区域内提供多个位置锚收发器和多个增强位置锚收发器，多个位置锚收发器中的每一个以及从相应的预定位置操作的增强位置锚收发器，该区域内的便携式收发器 检测和测量来自所述多个位置锚收发器中的至少一些位置锚收发器和所述区域内的增强位置锚收发器的信号的信号参数，位置引擎基于便携式收发器的信号测量结果确定便携式收发器的位置， 所述多个位置锚收发器和所述区域内的增强位置锚收发器的相应预定位置，所述多个增强位置锚收发器中的每一个检测并测量来自所述多个位置锚转移中的至少一些的信号的信号参数 所述位置引擎从所述多个增强型定位收发器接收所测量的信号参数，所述位置引擎从所测量的信号参数计算所述多个增强型定位收发器中的每一个的估计位置，以及 位置引擎基于增强型定位收发器的估计位置和预定位置来计算多个增强型定位收发器中的每一个的位置误差。