Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science

Grace-Comp Systems, Ltd.

Other

Zimmer Gmbh

The Cooper Union

Chih-Shing Wei

Robert Dell

George Sidebotham

Peter Stanley Walker

Rachel E Forman

Tae Young Lee

An instrumented linkage system () to facilitate accuracy and efficiency of a surgical procedure is disclosed. The linkage system may be directly attached to a bone and used to register the bone to a computer. The linkage system may also be used to verify the accuracy and alignment of planned resections relative to the bone.

Instrumented linkage system

The invention relates to a thermoelectric-based power generation system designed to be clamped onto the outer wall of a steam pipe or other heating pipe. The system can include a number of assemblies mounted on the sides of a pipe. Each assembly can include a hot block, an array of thermoelectric modules, and a cold block system. The hot block can create a thermal channel to the hot plates of the modules. The cold block can include a heat pipe onto which fins are attached.

Thermoelectric power generation device

The invention relates to bimetallic leaf spring devices () that are responsive to changes in temperature, and methods of constructing and utilizing such devices. In one embodiment, the invention includes a clamping apparatus including a first strip () of a first material and a second strip () of a second material. The second strip () may be attached to the first strip () at least two attachment locations. The second strip () may be spaced apart from the first strip () at least one section between the at least two attachment locations, and at least one of the first material and the second material may include a thermally expansive material.

Bimetallic leaf spring clamping device

A retractable fastener device and method for facilitating the fastening of multiple objects are provided. The retractable fastener may extend through an aperture defined in at least one component having a first side and a second side and further includes a tab device that may be extended and/or retracted so as to selectively prevent the retractable fastener device from being removed from the aperture through the first side.

Retractable fastener device and method for facilitating the fastening of multiple objects

A method for operating an electronic apparatus so as to produce an automated display of date and time specific biorhythmic acupuncture points is disclosed. The method monitors a current Gregorian-calendar date and time generated by the electronic apparatus, converts it into a Chinese-calendar Kan-day and Chih-period index affiliated with a biorhythm, utilizes the index to indicate and retrieve a biorhythmic acupuncture point from a table of predetermined biorhythmic acupuncture points, and displays the retrieved biorhythmic acupuncture point and current date and time. Once started, the method continues to display and update current date and time and their corresponding biorhythmic acupuncture point until it is interrupted by a user of the electronic apparatus.

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Chih-Shing Wei