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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7573488 | System and method for organizing two and three dimensional image data A method and system are disclosed for storing, retrieving and otherwise handling two and/or three dimensional image data forming a picture or image. The picture is defined by a plurality of levels, each level including a plurality of subpicture areas corresponding t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7554431 | Multiphase induction device An induction device having windings of different phases arranged around magnetic core limbs. The magnetic core limbs are connected by at least one body formed from magnetic particles in a matrix of a dielectric material. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7546253 | Equipment procurement method and system A computer-implemented method for the replacement of equipment in a process control system for an industrial plant, in which a replacement operation is conducted at least in part by means of a first software application component for conducting e-procurement operati... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7430534 | System, method and computer program product for risk-minimization and mutual insurance relations in meteorology dependent activities A system, method and computer program product for minimizing risks associated with meteorology dependent activity. Such activity may include operation of renewable power sources and the delivery of power output from those renewable sources for sale on a market. The ... | 09/30/2008 |
| D568825 | Semiconductor-based start-up arrangement for electrical equipment | 05/13/2008 |
| 7188544 | Industrial robot An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base section and the moveable plate, opposite ends of the pull rods and of the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187532 | Device and a method for stabilizing a web or a filament of ferromagnetic material moving in one direction A device and a method for stabilising a metallic object of magnetic material. The metallic object is transported along a transportation path or plane. The plane includes a transportation direction and is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the object therein. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173349 | Equipment and method for exchanging power, in shunt connection, with an electric power network, and use of such equipment Equipment for exchanging power, in shunt connection, with an electric power network. A reactive impedance element and a voltage source converter provide mutual connection in series. The power network has a nominal voltage of a fundamental frequency and a given phase... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156154 | Device for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal material The present invention relates to a device for continuous or semi-continuous casting of a metal material. The device comprises a first arrangement comprising a coil (7) having an extension around the casting mould (2) in an area, which is arranged to co... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154364 | Electrical machine An electric machine comprises a core (10) of magnetic material and a first insulating layer (14) of a solid electrically insulating material surrounding the core. A high-voltage winding (17) in the form of an electric conductor is wound around a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152306 | Method for installing a stator winding A method for installing a stator winding in a stator core. A winding turn is formed by drawing a cable portion from a cable reel and inserting it into two winding slots. Each winding turn that is jointlessly connected to first winding turn and has the same winding d... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151353 | Switching device A method for evaluating a condition of a switching device. The switching device includes contact parts, an electric motor and a mechanical coupling device for transforming motion from the electric motor to at least one of the contact parts. A self-diagnostic test is... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141908 | Rotating electrical machine In a rotating electrical machine a stator winding is formed of flexible cables inserted in an open stator in the stator core. The stator slots extend from a radially outermost yoke part of the stator core radially inwards towards the rotor, the stator slots being se... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135856 | Method and device for determining the angular inclination of a shaft in a rotating machine A method, system and inductive device for accurately determining inclination of a shaft arranged with a gear wheel including a plurality of gear teeth. The inductive measuring device includes a transmitter coil and at least two receiving coils arranged adjacent rela... | 11/14/2006 |
| D530287 | Control cabinet | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124060 | Method for isolating a fault from error messages A method, a use of the method, a system, a use of the system, a computer program code element, and a computer readable medium for automatically isolating primary faults out from a system log including actual error messages in a system controlled by an object oriente... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123132 | Chassis alignment system A method for aligning a truck chassis with a required position relative to a crane, in which the truck is scanned by a sensor means. The laser scanner is located on the crane in such a way that it will be able to scan at least one of a plurality of loading/unloading... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117080 | Method to determine TDC in an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for accurately determining TDC in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. Gas pressure is measured in the cylinder relative to crank angle, giving rise to a curve of gas pressure with crank angle. An offset is found by first computing the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7088027 | Rotating asynchronous converter and a generator device The present invention relates to a rotating asynchronous converter and a generator device. The converter comprises a first stator connected to a first AC network with a first frequency f1, and a second stator connected to a second AC network with a second... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084595 | Method for thermal optimization Method for optimizing the movement performance of an industrial robot for a current movement path with respect to thermal load on the driving system of the robot, wherein the method comprises the following steps: for at least one component in the driving system, the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085608 | Plant for controlling process equipment In a plant for controlling an equipment (4) adapted to carry out a process a superior arrangement (1) exists and has a first interface (2) to a programming unit (3) and a second interface (5) between the process equipment (4... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085615 | Dynamic on-line optimization of production processes A process is modeled by a dynamic model, handling time dependent relations between manipulated variables of different process sections (10A–D) and measured process output variables. Suggested input trajectories for manipulated variables for a subsequent tim... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082348 | Computer based method and system for controlling an industrial process A computer based method for controlling an industrial process that includes at least two unit processes, including the steps of directly controlling the process by a control model including one or more algorithms, and automatic diagnosis of the validity of the proce... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7082350 | Robot system An autonomous wheeled mobile robot (1) comprising at least one wheel-driving motor, an on-board computer, means for navigation, orientation, and maneuvering in an environment with moving obstacles; a sensor system; and a wireless communication system for rece... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062359 | Substation control system A control system for an electrical substation for transmission and distribution of electrical energy and equipment, comprising equipment for control, measurement, monitoring and protection of the substation. The control system comprises a substantially common bus me... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061133 | Wind power plant The magnetic circuit of a generator in a wind power plant is arranged to directly supply a high supply voltage of 2-50 kV, preferably higher than 10 kV. The generator is provided with solid insulation and its winding includes a cable (6) comprising one or mor... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053302 | Insulated bus bar assembly in a voltage source converter The invention relates to a voltage source converter system, and includes a plane parallel bus bar assembly having conductor bars closely related for reducing induced voltage in the assembly. Each gap that is formed between adjacent conductor bars is completely fille... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045704 | Stationary induction machine and a cable therefor A stationary induction machine, and a cable for such an induction machine, including a winding including an elongate, flexible cable, having an electric lead, and a cooling device, arranged, with the aid of a coolant, to divert excess heat generated in the lead duri... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046492 | Power transformer/inductor A power transformer/inductor includes at least one winding. The winding is made of a high voltage cable that includes an electric conductor, and around the electric conductor is arranged a first semiconducting layer, around the first semiconducting layer is an insul... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047152 | Method and a system for evaluation of static friction A method for evaluation whether oscillations in a control process depend on static friction in an actuator. A signal from the actuator or the signal from the process is measured. The measured signal is signal processed for the purpose of detecting whether the measur... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040136 | Apparatus and a method for calibration of an industrial robot An apparatus for calibration of an industrial robot, the apparatus comprising a body (7) having a first angle-measuring member (10) arranged for measuring an angle relative to the vertical ine about a first measuring axis (12) and mouting means ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7016918 | Object oriented data processing A method and arrangements in a computerized system for control operations is disclosed. The computerized is adapted for processing data associated with real world entities based on objects representing the real world entities. In the method at least one formal insta... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011489 | Industrial robot An industrial robot for movement of an object in space comprising a stationary platform, a movable platform adapted for supporting the object, and a first, a second and a third arm to which the platforms are joined. The first arm comprises a first actuator, a first ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005863 | Monitoring system The invention relates to a device for monitoring a surge arrester connected to a power network, comprising a registering unit (1) and means (63, 66) for attachment of the registering unit to the surge arrester. The registering unit comprises a groundin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002784 | Current compensation method and device for power system protection The present invention relates to a method for current compensation of a protection system for protecting a zone in a power system, which zone comprises a number of transmission lines connected to power sources and a number of transmission lines connected to a number... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995539 | Device and a method for estimating the speed of a slip ring asynchronous machine The invention relates to a device and a method for estimating the speed of a slip ring asynchronous machine. The asynchronous machine includes a stator having a stator winding, arranged to be fed with three-phase voltage and current in order to generate a varying ma... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995646 | Transformer with voltage regulating means A power or regulating transformer with voltage regulator includes regulating windings made of a flexible conductor having an electric field containing mechanism that forces the electric field due to the current in the winding to be contained within the flexible cond... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995994 | Converter and a method for controlling a converter The invention relates to a converter provided with a resonant circuit (16), which converter comprises a device (31) for measuring the derivative (dI/dt) of the current through the current valves 82, 3) and a detection device (32) co-opera... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6989498 | Method and device for locking The present invention concerns a method and a device for locking a disconnecting breaker. During locking of a single-poled or multiple-poled disconnecting breaker, the actuator of the breaker is first locked both electrically and mechanically. When the breaker is in... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6984962 | Device and a method for voltage control in an electric transmission network A device for control of a compensator connected to a polyphase electric transmission network for reactive electric power in dependence on a voltage sensed in the transmission network. A voltage controller, in dependence on the difference of a reference value for the... | 01/10/2006 |
