An active agent delivery module (2) comprises a tank unit (24) housing an active agent, wherein the tank unit (24) is equipped with an active agent outlet (244); a driver unit (23) couped to the tank unit (24); and a control unit (22) coupled to the driver unit (23). The control unit (22) is configured to operate the driver unit (23) such that the driver unit (23) induces delivery of the active agent out of the tank unit (24) through the active agent outlet (244). The active agent delivery module (2) further comprises a communication unit (21) coupled to the control unit (22). The communication unit (21) has a receiver member (211) configured to receive processing data and to forward the processing data to the control unit (22). The processing data comprises operation data representing commands to induce the control unit (22) to operate the driver unit (23).
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
2.
DEVICE FOR DISPENSING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OR CONVEYABLE SUBSTANCES IN A TARGETED, CONTROLLABLE, AND REGULATABLE MANNER USING A GAS GENERATING CELL
A conveyable medium, which may be gaseous, liquid, viscous, pasty, or pulverulent, is dispensed into an organism (human, animal, plant) or onto a technical system in a targeted, controlled, closed-loop controlled, and monitored manner by a displacement pumping principle using a gas produced by a gas generating cell. Conveyable media may be medicaments or active ingredients in a liquid, dissolved, or viscous form, as well as any type of supporting substance and liquid, and lubricants or protective agents (grease, oil) or reagents. The system includes the following parts: a) an operating, control, regulating, monitoring, and communication unit; b) a gas drive unit; c) an active ingredient reservoir; and d) a connection system.
F16N 7/30 - Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated the oil being fed or carried along by another fluid
A61M 31/00 - Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body
F16N 11/10 - Arrangements for supplying grease from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricatedGrease cups by pressure of another fluid
3.
SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING AN ACTIVE-INGREDIENT FLUID, IN PARTICULAR A PLANT- AND/OR INSECT-EFFECTIVE ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The invention is based on the problem of specifying a system for dispensing an active-ingredient fluid containing an active ingredient, in particular a plant- and/or insect-effective active ingredient, which is characterised by high controllability of active ingredient release, a simple structure and simple recyclability and reusability of its components. According to the invention, this problem is solved by a system for dispensing an active-ingredient fluid, in particular a plant- and/or insect-effective active ingredient, which comprises the following components: a) a first module, comprising an electrochemical gas development cell and a control module which controls the gassing rate of the gas generated by the gas development cell; b) a second module, which can be connected to the first module, comprising a container for the active-ingredient fluid containing the active ingredient with an active-ingredient outlet, wherein a conveying pressure built up by the gas generated by means of the gas development cell causes the active ingredient to be released at the active-ingredient outlet; and c) a third module, which can be connected to the second module, comprising an application element which provides the active ingredient provided at the active-ingredient outlet for release onto the plant and/or the insect/organism and/or into the environment.
The aim of the invention is to dispense a conveyable medium, which can be gaseous, liquid, viscous, pasty, or pulverulent, into an organism (human, animal, plant) or onto a technical system for example in a targeted, controlled, regulated, and monitored manner by means of a displacement pumping principle using a gas produced by a gas generating cell. Medicaments or active ingredients in a liquid, dissolved, or viscous form are possible as conveyable media but any type of supporting substance and liquid which can be conveyed by the system, as well as lubricants or protective agents (grease, oil) or reagents, are also possible as conveyable media. The system should be inexpensive to produce and be suitable for an economical mass production, and additionally expendable partsand wear parts should be easy to replace. The operation and correct set-up of the device as well as starting, pausing, or stopping the dispensing process should be easy, understandable and designed such that the probability of faults is minimized and the safety of the patient is maximized or the reliable operation of the technical system is ensured. This is achieved by the system describe below, as disclosed in the independent patent claim (1) and the dependent patent claims (2) to (4). The system consists substantially of the following parts: a) an operating, control, regulating, monitoring, and communication unit (A); b) a gas drive unit (B); c) an active ingredient reservoir (C); and d) a connection system (D).
The present invention addresses the problem of enriching a liquid, more particularly drinking water, with hydrogen. The system should be inexpensive to produce and suitable for efficient mass production, and furthermore expendable parts and wear parts should be easy to replace. The system should also be able to be used in both a reuasable container and a disposable container. In addition, it should be possible to breathe in the hydrogen nasally by means of a corresponding apparatus. According to the invention, this problem is solved by a device for enriching a liquid with molecular hydrogen (8) generated by a gas development unit (7), comprising: a) a receptacle (6) for the liquid (5); and b) a gas development unit (7) for introducing the hydrogen (8) generated by it into the liquid (5). The liquid, more particularly water, is enriched with molecular hydrogen produced by the gas development cell based on a precisely defined quantity per time through the corresponding adjustability of the gas development rate of the gas development cell. The molecular hydrogen can be fed into the liquid under positive pressure.
An electrochemical, in particular mercury-free hydrogen production cell, is free of Raney nickel and corresponds to electrochemical gas production cells using Raney nickel regarding blank gassing rate and other electrochemical characteristics. The cell includes a metal anode, electrolyte and gas diffusion electrode. The gas diffusion electrode has, as a metal-containing main component, steel alloy and/or catalytic inorganic metal compound and/or platinum or palladium powder, all free of Raney nickel. Avoiding Raney nickel provides increased industrial safety. The substitute materials have significantly fewer risks regarding transportation, fire hazard and toxicology. Necessary preventative measures therefore require substantially less outlay. The amount of nickel (if nickel-containing compound is used) is at least 2 factors lower or tends towards zero. The substitute materials exhibit good to very good electrochemical activity and provide hydrogen production cell efficiency and stability as adequate as cells with a cathode containing Raney nickel.
C25B 11/091 - Electrodes formed of electrocatalysts on a substrate or carrier characterised by the electrocatalysts material consisting of at least one catalytic element and at least one catalytic compoundElectrodes formed of electrocatalysts on a substrate or carrier characterised by the electrocatalysts material consisting of two or more catalytic elements or catalytic compounds
The problem addressed by the present invention is that of providing an electrochemical cell, and in particular a mercury-free hydrogen production cell, which is free of Raney nickel and can correspond to the electrochemical gas production cells that have hitherto been produced using Raney nickel in terms of a blank gassing rate and the other electrochemical characteristics. The problem is solved according to the invention by means of an electrochemical gas production cell (2), in particular a mercury-free hydrogen production cell, which comprises a metal anode (10), an electrolyte (14) and a gas diffusion electrode (20). The gas diffusion electrode (10) has, as a metal-containing main component, a steel alloy and/or a catalytic inorganic metal compound and/or platinum powder or palladium powder, and all the aforementioned materials are free of Raney nickel. Avoiding Raney nickel provides increased industrial safety. The identified substitute materials have significantly fewer risks with regard to transportation, fire hazard and toxicology. The necessary preventative measures therefore require substantially less outlay. The amount of nickel used (in the event that a nickel-containing compound is used) is at least 2 factors lower or tends towards zero. The identified substitute materials exhibit good to very good electrochemical activity and result in hydrogen production cells of which the efficiency of hydrogen production and stability are as adequate as cells which are fitted with a cathode containing Raney nickel.
H01M 8/0656 - Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants by electrochemical means
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Machines and machine tools, namely for heating workpieces;
motors and engines (other than for land vehicles); clutches
and power transmission apparatus (other than for land
vehicles; agricultural implements other than hand-operated;
incubators for eggs; automatic distribution machines. Hand-operated hand tools and implements; cutlery, forks and
spoons; side arms, other than firearms; razors. Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic,
cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling,
checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus
and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting,
switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or
controlling electricity; apparatus for recording,
transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic
recording media, sound recording disks; mechanisms for
coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating
machines, data processing equipment, computers; fire
extinguishers. Heating apparatus (electric), namely for heating workpieces.
[ Elevating apparatus namely, elevators, elevating work platforms ] Hand-operated hand tools and implements, namely, wrenches, pincers, awls, clamps, cutting tools; hammers being hand tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Machine parts that heat and maintain temperature for heating workpieces sold as an integral part of finished machines; motors and engines other than for land vehicles; clutches and power transmission apparatus other than for land vehicles; agricultural implements other than hand-operated, namely, incorporators, coulters, seed drills, hay balers; incubators for eggs; automatic distribution machines, namely, machines for distributing ball bearings within sleeves [ Hand-operated hand tools and implements, namely, hammer, saws, drills; cutlery, forks and spoons; side arms, other than firearms, namely swords, hunting knives; razors ] [ Scientific apparatus and instruments, namely, ultra-high vacuum chambers; nautical apparatus and instruments, namely, underwater breathing apparatus, surveying apparatus and instruments; photographic apparatus and instruments, namely, cameras; cinematographic apparatus and instruments, namely, film cameras; optical apparatus and instruments, namely, optical lenses; weighing apparatus and instruments; measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, digitizers; signaling apparatus and instruments, namely, signal processors; checking apparatus and instruments for supervision of temperature, pressure, quantity and concentration of gas and liquids; life-saving apparatus and instruments, namely, rafts; teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, medical teaching mannequins; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic recording media, namely, blank magnetic data carriers; sound recording disks, namely, blank CD-ROMs; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, namely, data processors, computers; fire extinguishers ] Electric heating apparatus, namely, for heating metal workpieces
12.
Apparatus for heating a workpiece, in particular a roller bearing
An apparatus for heating a workpiece, particularly a roller bearing, having low power consumption, rapid heating and low weight, includes a truncated conical contact surface for horizontal workpiece bearing, a single-layer solenoid coil underneath the contact surface, following the contact surface shape relative to its covered surface and gradient, resulting in magnetic lines of force concentrated in an internal workpiece area and a driver resonant circuit producing an alternating magnetic field in the solenoid coil. The workpiece is inductively heated quickly without requiring pushing onto a magnet yoke, because of its horizontal bearing. The planar configuration of the solenoid coil, following the contact surface shape, causes operation of the driver resonant circuit at high frequency, resulting in low power consumption. The profile of lines of force causes the magnetic field to directly enter areas to be heated on an upper workpiece surface, ensuring homogeneous workpiece heating.
The present invention is based on the object of specifying an apparatus for heating a workpiece, in particular a roller bearing, which apparatus is distinguished by low power consumption, a rapid heating phase and a low weight. According to the invention, the object is achieved by an apparatus (2) for heating a workpiece (4, 6) in particular a roller bearing, comprising: a) a resting surface (8), which is shaped like a truncated cone, for horizontal bearing of the workpiece (4); b) a single-layer solenoid coil (10), which is arranged underneath the resting surface (8) and essentially follows the shape of the resting surface (8) with respect to its covered surface and gradient, wherein this results in the magnetic lines of force being concentrated in the internal area of the workpiece; and c) a driver resonant circuit (14) for producing an alternating magnetic field in the solenoid coil (10). This allows the workpiece to be heated inductively very quickly, and also means that it need not be pushed onto a magnet yoke, because of its horizontal bearing on the resting surface. Because of the planar configuration of the solenoid coil, which follows the truncated-conical shape of the resting surface, the driver resonant circuit can be operated at high frequency, which results in a low power consumption. Because of the profile of the lines of force of the magnetic alternating field that this results in, the magnetic field therefore also directly enters the areas to be heated on the upper face of the workpiece, thus ensuring that the workpiece is heated particularly homogeneously.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Lubricant dispensers, in particular lubricant dispensers
operated by gas release cells; lubricant dispensers with
electronic controls for ejecting the lubricant; dispensers
for odorizing agents, in particular dispensers for odorizing
agents operated by gas release cells; dispensers for
odorizing agents with electronic controls for ejecting the
odorizing agent; tools for treating roller bearings; machine
parts, tools and instruments for treating and handling
machine parts. Lighting apparatus; inductive heating apparatus for heating
machine parts of metal, in particular roller bearings. Repair and maintenance of lubricant dispensers and
aforementioned devices; installation and servicing of
lubricant dispensers and aforementioned devices.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Lubricant dispensers, in particular lubricant dispensers
operated by gas release cells. Repair and maintenance of lubricant dispensers, and of
parts, installation and servicing of lubricant dispensers.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Power-operated lubricant dispensers for machines, in particular lubricant dispensers operated by gas release cells; power-operated lubricant dispensers for machines with electronic controls for ejecting the lubricant; power-operated dispensers for machines for dispensing odorizing agents, in particular dispensers for dispensing odorizing agents operated by gas release cells; power-operated dispensers for machines for dispensing odorizing agents with electronic controls for ejecting the odorizing agent; power tools for treating roller bearings; machine parts, power tools and instruments, namely, assembly and disassembly tools for assembling and disassembling machine parts and roller bearings, for treating and handling machine parts [ Lighting apparatus, namely, table lamps, floor lamps, light pillar style floor lamps, and artificial lighting for rooms, namely, LED lamps, neon lamps, and light bulbs; electrical inductive heating apparatus for heating machine parts of metal, in particular roller bearings ] [ Repair and maintenance of lubricant dispensers, dispensers for odorizing agents, power tools for treating roller bearings and machines parts, power tools and instruments for treating machines parts; installation and servicing of lubricant dispensers, dispensers for odorizing agents, power tools for treating roller bearings and machines parts, power tools and instruments for treating machines parts ]
