Coilcraft, Incorporated

Mettler-toledo Bohdan, Inc.

Body Composition Analyzers, Inc.

David A Gallup

Lawrence B Lestarge

Rudy H Haidle

James R Harness

Larry W Markus

Andrew J Grzybowski

William E Shaw

Joseph M Mercola

Robert A Brommer

Paul Mohr

Tim Proulx

A method of assembling an electronic component in accordance with the invention comprises providing an electronic component having a body and a core and applying a film over at least a portion of the body and core so that the film secures the body and core to one another.

Method of assembling an electronic component

An inductive component in accordance with the invention includes a core which is connected to a base via a film having an adhesive coating on at least one side. In a preferred form, the core is made of a magnetic material such as ferrite and the base has a plurality of metalized pads attached thereto for electrically and mechanically connecting the component to a printed circuit board (PCB). The component further includes a winding of wire wound about at least a portion of the core, with the ends of the wire winding being electrically and mechanically connected to the metalized pads.

Inductive component and method of manufacturing same

A reaction block assembly of reaction vessels for conducting chemical reactions under pressure. The assembly includes a heat conductive reactive block having reaction vessel receiving openings formed in the block. A heat exchanger is mounted in heat transfer engagement with some of the exterior walls of the reaction block. The heat exchangers can operate in different modes, to provide a heat differential across the reaction block. A reaction vessel is positioned in each reaction vessel receiving opening in the block. A cap is attached to each reaction vessel and a cannula opening is formed in each cap. A cannula passage is connected at one end to a cannula opening in each cap and it has a septum at the other end. A valve controls each cannula passage. An operating mechanism is provided for opening and closing each cannula passage controlling valve. The reaction block assembly may be used to determine when the reaction of a solution in a reaction vessel is completed. This is accomplished by using a calibration curve comparing the frequency of rotation of the stirring bar with the viscosity of the reaction solution in which the frequency is inversely proportional to the viscosity. The time interval at which the stir bar decouples from rotation with the driving magnet is determined. This time interval of decoupling is compared with the calibration table to determine the viscosity of the solution at the time the reaction was completed which takes place at the time the stir bar was decoupled.

Pressurized reaction block

A body composition analyzer provides the resistive and reactive components of a body's measure impedance as well as body fat information and ideal weight information. The analyzer includes an analog circuit under the control of a microprocessor for providing signals to the microprocessor that are representative of the voltage across the network formed by the body and of the voltage across a reference network of known impedance that is connected in series with the body network. The microprocessor calculates the body networks impedance as a function of the ratio of the body network voltage and reference network voltage signals to provide extremely accurate results. The body composition analyzer is a hand-held unit that can transmit data to a peripheral device for recording via a wireless communication network. The analyzer is further programmable so that various algorithms and constants stored therein can be updated.

Body composition analyzer

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Schaumburg, IL, United States of America

David A Gallup