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a multilayer tablet comprises a first layer formulated for instant release of the angiotensin ii receptor antagonist telmisartan from a dissolving tablet matrix , a second layer formulated for instant release of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril and optionally a diuretic from a disintegrating tablet matrix , and , optionally , a third layer formulated for instant release of a diuretic like hydrochlorothiazide from a fast disintegrating tablet matrix .
0Human Necessities
a high voltage measuring device is disclosed for measuring the voltage between two spaced - apart points using a poled optical fiber that is extended between the points and subjected to an electric field associated with the voltage . a control unit of the device has a light source , which transmits light into the fiber . the device also has a detecting unit for receiving light transmitted through the fiber and for generating a signal corresponding to a change in refractive index of the fiber caused by the electric field .
6Physics
a screen printing machine according to the invention has one or more printing stations each provided with a printing screen having a surface adapted to support a printing medium which is to be forced through the printing screen onto a travelling web . a rotary squeegee is provided for forcing the printing medium through the printing screen . the squeegee has a non - rotatable shaft which is mounted so as to be upwardly spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the surface of the printing screen , and a driven tubular jacket which rotatably surrounds the shaft and which is driven in rotation . an arrangement is provided for shifting the squeegee relative to the printing screen surface and into pressure - exerting line contact with the same .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a configurable manual controller for manipulating images or symbols on a display is adapted for construction with matable building elements arranged by a user . the user forms the manual controller to exhibit a customized ornamental appearance reflecting the user &# 39 ; s game - inspired , ergonomic , or style preferences .
6Physics
a data converter , or “ gearbox ,” for a padded protocol interface uses a reduced number of components by processing a narrower intermediate data stream , while at the same time multiplying the clock speed of its intermediate input and output so that it processes more data per clock cycle . the data streams can be narrowed to any integer factor of the original width .
7Electricity
a tester that is well suited for operation at high speeds or with narrow pulses . the tester includes a state based pulse shaping circuit that combines edge signals into a pulsed output signal . the circuit combines groups of set and reset signals . the edge signals define the start and stop of pulses in the output signal even if the set and reset edge signals overlap or successive set signals overlap or successive reset signals overlap . this circuit allows for a low cost and low power cmos implementation of an output signal formatter .
6Physics
a wipe includes a generally flat piece of material made of paper , cloth or the like . the generally flat piece of material is formed into a non - planar form having a three - dimensional shape , for example conical , for storage and dispensing .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for casting - in - place composite and / or non - filled structures which are useful as sorptive or reactive media or for size - based separations . any particular housing size or configuration can be used , and the inclusion of a large amount of adsorptive particles in polymer is achieved while still maintaining the membrane three dimensional structure . in a first preferred embodiment , the composite structures comprise particles entrapped within a porous polymeric substrate , and are cast in - place into a housing such as a pipette tip , thereby providing an effective platform for micromass handling . with the appropriate selection of particle chemistry , virtually any separation or purification operation can be conducted , including selective bind / elute chromatography operations , on sample mass loads less than 1 microgram in volumes of a few microliters , as well as larger mass loads &# 39 ; and volumes . the present invention also encompasses the composite structures as well as sample preparation devices containing the same . in a second preferred embodiment , self - retaining , self - supporting structures are cast in situ in a suitable housing and can be used for size - based separations wherein the cast structure acts as a semi - permeable barrier . the present invention also encompasses these structures as well as housings containing these structures .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a mixing system for dissolving water soluble additive into irrigation water employs a venturi system for introduction of water soluble additive into a water stream for injection into a dispersion tank employing low speed contradirectional impellers . dispersion of the additive through the venturi and gentle yet vigorous agitation in the dispersion tank by contradirectional impellers mixes the additive without shearing of long chain polymers thereby assuring maximum efficacy for the additive solution .
0Human Necessities
use of a polynucleotide encoding or a polypeptide comprising at least the extracellular ipt - 3 and ipt - 4 domains of hepatocyte growth factor receptor for the screening and / or development of pharmacologically active agents useful in the treatment of cancer , preferably a cancer with dysregulation of hepatocyte growth factor receptor .
0Human Necessities
the present invention generally relates to a low temperature plasma probe for desorbing and ionizing at least one analyte in a sample material and methods of use thereof . in one embodiment , the invention generally relates to a low temperature plasma probe including : a housing having a discharge gas inlet port , a probe tip , two electrodes , and a dielectric barrier , in which the two electrodes are separated by the dielectric barrier , in which application of voltage from a power supply generates a low temperature plasma , and in which the low temperature plasma is propelled out of the discharge region by the electric field and / or the discharge gas flow .
7Electricity
systems are described for the “ on - site ” production of substantial amounts of carbon dioxide and hydrogen . the systems include a stack of multiple electrochemical cells , which decompose organic carboxylated compounds into co 2 and h 2 without leaving any residue . from a bench - top small generator , producing about 1 lb of co 2 per day to a large - scale generator producing 1 ton of co 2 per day , the process is essentially identical . oxalic acid , either anhydrous or in its dihydrate form , is used to efficiently generate the gases . the energy required is less than 0 . 3 kilowatt - hours per lb of co 2 generated . individual cells operate at less than 1 . 2 volts at current densities in excess of 0 . 75 amps / cm 2 . co 2 production rates can be controlled either through voltage or current regulation . metering is not required since the current sets the gas production rate . these systems can competitively replace conventional compressed co 2 gas cylinders .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a wind turbine apparatus , comprising an upright shaft defining an upright axis , at least two blades operatively connected to the shaft to rotate about the shaft axis as the blades are wind driven about the axis , the lowermost portion of each blade being offset , azimuthally , relative to the uppermost portion of each blade , baffles carried by the blades to project directionally to receive impingement of wind for creating torque transmitted to the blade to effect blade rotation about the axis .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
the present invention provides a process of decontaminating soil and / or sediments containing ddt type contaminants by converting these contaminants into harmless materials thereby decontaminating the soil to whatever extent desired , either partial decontamination or complete remediation .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
disclosed are systems and methods for dynamically interacting with a user through a spoken dialogue system . a method includes the steps of receiving a user utterance , analyzing the user utterance for a threshold determination of dialect , generating a response that reflects an incremental implementation of the dialect , further varying the perceived implementation of the dialect in subsequent responses by a process of : receiving a subsequent user utterance , determining a modified level of confidence in the dialect based at least in part from the subsequent utterance , generating a subsequent response that implements an incremental variation according to the modified level of confidence .
6Physics
a pressure measurement system and method are described . the system uses a tunable laser and a fabry - perot sensor with integrated transducer . a detector senses the light modulated by the fabry - perot sensor . a signal conditioner , which can be located up to 15 km away , then uses the detector signal to determine the displacement of the diaphragm , which is indicative of pressure exerted against the diaphragm . use of a temperature sensor to generate a signal , fed to the signal conditioner , to compensate for temperature is also contemplated .
6Physics
the present disclosure generally relates to the drilling control system and the drilling control method for surgical applications . the drilling control system may comprise a drilling device , a spatial sensor system and a control unit . the control unit may receive and store biomechanical information , mechanical information and spatial information to generate control output . with the present disclosure , the accuracy and safety of drilling process is greatly improved .
0Human Necessities
a high - frequency resonant sine wave dc to ac inverter suitable for use in a personal computer power supply includes a full - bridge inverter , a resonant circuit , a phase shift modulation circuit , and a resonant gate driver . the resonant gate driver provides sinusoidal gate drive signals to the full - bridge inverter enabling highly efficient operation on the inverter .
7Electricity
a first resin encapsulated body and a second resin encapsulated body are stacked to form a resin - encapsulated semiconductor device . the first resin encapsulated body includes : a first semiconductor element ; an external terminal ; inner wiring ; and a first resin for covering those components , at least a rear surface of the external terminal , a rear surface of the semiconductor element , and a surface of the inner wiring are exposed from the first resin . the second resin encapsulated body includes : a second semiconductor element having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof ; a second resin for covering the second semiconductor element ; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad , and is partly exposed from the second resin . the inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other .
7Electricity
electronic circuits use latches including a magnetic tunnel junction structure and logic circuitry arranged to produce a selective state in the mtj structure . because the selective state is maintained magnetically , the state of the latch or electronic circuit can be maintained even while power is removed from the electronic device .
6Physics
an imaging fluorometer is described comprising a source of electromagnetic radiation , optical components to direct the radiation , excitation and emission filters , and an imaging device . the fluorometer is used to obtain images of the fluorescence emitted by illuminated arrays of photosynthetic components , such as those found in leaves . these fluorescence images , in turn , are used to construct an image of the photosynthetic efficiency of the array . because efficiency in plants depends on the physiological state of the leaf , the fluorometer affords a method for the sensitive and rapid characterization of freeze damage , herbicide damage , and disease damage to plants . moreover , the fluorometer may be used in robotic applications , as well as for remote sensing from a location distant from the plant .
6Physics
the present invention discloses a low - cost light source for optical transmission systems and optical networks based on wavelength - division multiplexing technology . a light source in accordance with the present invention is implemented by externally injecting a narrow - band incoherent light into a fabry - perot laser diode . after injection of narrow - band incoherent light , the output of f - p ld becomes wavelength - selective rather than multi - mode and the output wavelength of f - p ld coincide with the peak wavelength of the injected incoherent light . multi - channel wdm light sources according to the present invention can be implemented using a single broadband incoherent light source and plurality of f - p lds . an optical transmission system for upstream signal transmission in an passive optical network using the light source according the present invention is also disclosed .
7Electricity
a method of controlling the nucleation of cells in a polymeric foam material includes blending a matrix material with a second phase material which provides sites for bubble nucleation . the selection of the second phase material controls the size and density of the cells .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a system and method for providing early warning notifications to telephone subscribers having calling number delivery service . the system uses an advanced intelligent network to initiate several calls in rapid succession to all calling number delivery subscribers located within a pre - determined geographic area . a code identifying the disaster warning message is transmitted to the subscribers &# 39 ; calling number delivery systems in place of an actual calling line identification . subscribers having calling name delivery service receive the disaster code and a text message briefly describing the disaster warning .
7Electricity
a heavy equipment support stand is provided have a piston therein for air pressure assisted raising and lowering of the support and having an insert support pin guide connected to the stand to direct the movement of a support pin into and out of the stand .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
α - lactosamine hydrochloride , substantially free of β - lactosamine hydrochloride ; a method of preparing α - lactosamine hydrochloride monohydrate from an anomeric mixture of lactosamine hydrochloride , including : preparing a solution including the anomeric mixture of lactosamine hydrochloride , water and at least one water - miscible organic solvent at a temperature of 0 - 100 ° c ., and cooling the solution to cause crystallisation of α - lactosamine hydrochloride monohydrate ; a method of preparing anhydrous α - lactosamine hydrochloride ; and use of α - lactosamine hydrochloride as a food supplement or intermediate in synthesis .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an elongate , rectangular box and method for packaging containers , wherein the box can be cross - stacked for stable stacking of the boxes , and optimizes utilization of pallet space . containers are placed in the box in nested , offset relationship in a parallelogram shaped arrangement , and in one embodiment interior corner panels extend angularly across two diagonally opposite corners of the box , defining an interior box shape closely conforming to the parallelogram - shaped arrangement of the containers . the corner panels may be cut from the side walls and folded inwardly and secured at a free edge to an adjacent end wall , defining openings in the side wall through which the containers are visible . side wall segments at the bottom and sides of the opening , in cooperation with the corner panels , retain the containers in place in the box . the box is especially suited for packaging four one - gallon containers .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention refers to benzoquinolizine derivatives of general formula their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters , processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an ethernet metropolitan area network provides connectivity to one or more customer premises to packet - bases services , such as atm , frame relay , or ip while advantageously providing a mechanism for assuring security and regulation of customer traffic . upon receipt of each customer - generated information frame , an ingress multi - service platform “ tags ” the frame with a customer descriptor that specifically identifies the recipient customer . in practice , the msp tags each frame by overwriting the virtual local area network identifier with the routing descriptor . using the customer descriptor in each frame , a recipient provider edge router or atm switch can map the information as appropriate to direct the information to the specific customer . in addition , the customer descriptor may also include quality of service allowing the recipient provider edge router or atm switch to vary the qos level accordingly .
7Electricity
a system and method of reading an indicia and rejecting ambient light is disclosed . an imaging signal and an ambient signal are received by the system where the imaging signal corresponds to indicia information and a first portion of the ambient light , and the ambient signal corresponds to a second portion of the ambient light . the imaging signal and the ambient signal are mathematically manipulated to subtract the contribution of the first portion of the ambient light from the imaging signal .
6Physics
a packing member for packing an article , includes a medium accommodating portion for accommodating medium ; a non - return valve for passing the medium to the medium accommodating portion and stopping the medium away from the medium accommodating portion ; an introducing portion for introducing the medium into the medium accommodating portion with the non - return valve from an outside of the packing member to balloon the medium accommodating portion ; and a sealing region , disposed upstream of the non - return valve with respect to a direction of the introduction of the medium from the introducing portion toward the non - return valve , for sealing against the introduction of the medium to prevent leakage from the introducing portion to an outside of the packing member , the sealing region being sealed to keep the medium in the medium accommodating portion .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention relates to a memory device having reduced access time of memory cells in a test mode . the memory device forms , in the test mode , read data d r by applying ex - or processing to a plurality of data read from a memory cell array 11 by a data processing circuit 5 , to provide the formed data to the outside through a data output circuit 6 . the timing of the output of data to the outside is delayed , by delay circuit 12 in the test mode , than that in the normal operation by a time period corresponding to time required for the ex - or processing in data processing circuit 5 . consequently , output of invalid data to the outside can be prevented , and thus access time of valid data can be reduced .
6Physics
2 - keto - l - gulonic acid is prepared from 2 , 5 - diketo - d - gluconic acid through microbial conversion . the 2 - keto - l - gulonic acid producing microorganism used for this microbial conversion includes strains which belong to genera of brevibacterium , arthrobacter , micrococcus , staphylococcus , pseudomonas and bacillus . both the incubation of the microorganism in a medium containing 2 , 5 - diketo - l - gluconic acid and the direct contact of any products obtained from the cells with a substrate containing said 2 , 5 - diketo - d - gluconic acid may be used in the disclosed process .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method and device for detecting an error rate of a receiver of data transmitted to a device that is to be checked is provided . a test device generates a data block having a first length and a test signal generated based on the data block is sent . the device to be checked receives and evaluates the test signal . another data block having a different length is generated based on the evaluated test signal to obtain another data rate . the other data block is sent as a response signal in a different transmission direction , and is received and evaluated by the transmitter / receiver device of the test device . an evaluation unit compares the contents of both data blocks to detect the error rate , wherein the content of the shorter data block is compared with the content of a corresponding segment of the longer data block to determine the error rate .
7Electricity
the mems sensor suite on a chip provides the capability , monolithically integrated onto one mems chip , to sense temperature , humidity , and two axes of acceleration . the device incorporates a mems accelerometer , a mems humidity sensor , and a mems temperature sensor on one chip . these individual devices incorporate proof masses , suspensions , humidity sensitive capacitors , and temperature sensitive resistors all fabricated in a common fabrication process that allows them to be integrated onto one micromachined chip . the device can be fabricated in a simple micromachining process that allows its size to be miniaturized for embedded and portable applications . during operation , the sensor suite chip monitors temperature levels , humidity levels , and acceleration levels in two axes . external circuitry allows sensor readout , range selection , and signal processing .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method and apparatus of installing markers into a variety of ground conditions is described . application of marker installation tool provides for complete installation in hard , soft , wet , dry , frozen , and a variety of other ground conditions , whether the marker is rigid or flexible . by inserting a marker into the tool , it can be easily and rapidly driven into the ground . a sharpened end portion on one end of the tool provides for driving a hole into the ground in preparation of installing a marker .
4Fixed Constructions
a non - silicone release material for use with pressure sensitive adhesives , which contains a copolymer of : an acrylate ester of the formula i : ## str1 ## wherein x ranges from about 30 to about 50 ; and at least one comonomer selected from a vinyl monomer , an acrylate monomer or a methacrylate monomer . preferably , the acrylate ester is about 1 to about 25 % by weight of the copolymer composition . the release material can be used as a backsize for pressure sensitive adhesives , particularly repositionable labels .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
this invention relates to compounds which have oral antihyperglycemic activity of the formula : ## str1 ## wherein : r 1 is c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 3 - c 8 cycloalkyl , thienyl , furyl , pyridyl , ## str2 ## r 2 is hydrogen or c 1 - c 6 alkyl ; x os o or s ; n is 0 , 1 , or 2 ; a is ## str3 ## y is o or s ; z is n or ch when y is o and z is ch when y is s ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a tft substrate and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed . the method includes : providing a substrate ; forming a gate electrode on the substrate ; forming a first insulation layer and an active layer on the gate electrode in turn ; forming a first black matrix on the active layer ; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the first black matrix ; forming a second insulation layer on the source electrode and the drain electrode ; and forming a pixel electrode on the second insulation layer . the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode via the second insulation layer . in this way , the masking effect of the display panel assembled by the tft substrate can be ensured . in addition , the coupling capacitance between the data line and the scanning line may be reduced .
7Electricity
a plant peptide amidase from the flavedo of oranges is known ; this can be obtained only in small quantities and is seasonal . the proposed new enzymes are microbial peptide amidases which can be obtained from micro - organisms recovered from soil samples in a “ double screening ” and grown . these microbial peptide amidases are particularly useful for the production of peptides and n - terminal - protected amino acids , racemate splitting of n - protected amino acid amides , obtaining non - proteinogenous d - amino acids , and obtaining new n α - protected d - amino acid amides .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention relates to a method for treating a cancer comprising orally administering a composition containing α , α , α - trifluorothymidine and 5 - chloro - 6 - methyl ) uracil hydrochloride in a molar ratio of 1 : 0 . 5 at a dose of 20 to 80 mg / m 2 / day in terms of ftd in 2 to 4 divided portions per to patients in need of the treatment .
0Human Necessities
a vibration wave motor includes a housing made up of a base housing member having an inner housing and an outer housing secured on opposite sides thereof to define two chambers . first and second stator members are secured to the inner and outer housings in each chamber respectively , and first and second rotor members secured to a spindle rotatably mounted in the housing are disposed in the respective chambers in contact with the first and second stator members , respectively . first and second spring members are provided for pressing the respective rotors and stators together and first and second adjusting members are provided for adjusting the pressure applied by the first and second spring members .
7Electricity
a steam power plant is suggested having , parallel to the preheater passage , a heat reservoir which is loaded with preheated condensate in weak - load times . this preheated condensate is taken from the heat reservoir for generating peak - load and inserted downstream of the preheater passage into the condensate line resp . the feed water container . thus it is possible to quickly control the power generation of the power plant in a wide range without significantly having to change the heating output of the boiler of the steam generator . a steam power plant equipped according to the invention can thus be operated with bigger load modifications and also provide more control energy .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a method and associated system for interfacing between a caller application and a service module . upon receiving a request for performing a transaction that includes at least one caller application attribute describing the request , the service module builds a service module data structure pursuant to the received request . the service module data structure includes a generic service document and at least one service module attribute . each service module attribute is stored in a relational table of the service module data structure . the request is serviced within the service module data structure , resulting in instantiating the generic service document . the generic service document is returned to the caller application . building each service module attribute includes : constructing the generic service document and creating at least one container in the generic service document . each container is respectively associated with each service module attribute in each mapping of at least one mapping .
6Physics
a process for preparing microspheres using very cold temperatures to freeze polymer - biologically active agent mixtures into polymeric microspheres with very high retention of biological activity and material . polymer is dissolved in a solvent together with an active agent that can be either dissolved in the solvent or dispersed in the solvent in the form of microparticles . the polymer / active agent mixture is atomized into a vessel containing a liquid non - solvent , alone or frozen and overlayed with a liquified gas , at a temperature below the freezing point of the polymer / active agent solution . the cold liquified gas or liquid immediately freezes the polymer droplets . as the droplets and non - solvent for the polymer is warmed , the solvent in the droplets thaws and is extracted into the non - solvent , resulting in hardened microspheres .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a sheet supply device includes a sheet storing section on which sheets are stacked and are stored ; a sheet feed unit controlled by a controller that feeds the sheets stored in the sheet storing section to a next process ; and an air blower controlled by the controller that blows air to the sheets stored in the sheet storing section , the air blower has an air nozzle and a shutter that can adjust an area of the air nozzle , and the shutter increases or decreases the air flow rate of the air being blown to the sheets , wherein a force provided by the air blower to push up the sheets is exerted on the sheets , such that a less force is exerted when the sheets are being fed compared to when the sheets are not being fed .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
fermentation of the microorganism actinoplanes sp . ma6559 in the presence of the angiotensin ii receptor antagonist ## str1 ## yields a new compound , hydroxylated in the 2 - butyl group , which is also an a ii antagonist useful in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure and other indications known to respond to a ii antagonists .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
using the langmuir - blodgett &# 39 ; s technique and a compound represented by the general formula cf 3 n m -- x , wherein x is a hydrophilic group , preferably -- cooh , n is from 5 to 20 and m is from 0 to 10 , a firm built - up film having a desired number of monomolecular layers can surely be formed on a solid substrate surface by spreading a monomolecular film of the fluorinated compound on an aqueous phase containing trivalent metal ions . in the obtained built - up film the cf 3 - terminated molecules are well oriented in the direction of the thickness of the film . the built - up film fully exhibits extreme hydrophobicity , high insulation , low refraction and other properties characteristic of the fluorine - containing compound .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a system and method of selecting and viewing communication traffic transmitted over an optical channel selected from among a plurality of possible channels without disrupting the communication traffic occurring over the selected channel or other channels is presented . the system and method includes an optical channel analyzing switch which taps each of the possible plurality of channels and selects a specific channel for routing to a network analyzer . the signal on the selected channel , prior to being analyzed by the network analyzer , undergoes clock and data recovery and retiming / recombination to mitigate contamination from routing and switching the selected original signal between the signal source and the network analyzer . the retimed and recombined channel signal results in a signal , as presented to the network analyzer , which is representative of the original channel signal .
7Electricity
a raised ring encircling a duct at an output port of a desiccant dehumidifier housing prevents its flexible hose from blowing off the duct even when clamped , as dried air blowing pressures through the duct increase .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an information processing apparatus having unique information connected to a network together with a plurality of other information processing apparatuses each connected to the network and each having unique information is provided . the apparatus includes a receiving means for receiving the unique information for identifying all of the information processing apparatuses on the network , and a network structure obtaining means for obtaining a network structure of the network based upon the unique information of all of the information processing apparatuses . the apparatus further comprises a counting means for counting a number of connections between all of the information processing apparatuses on the network based upon the network structure , and a controlling means for controlling communication timing of the information apparatuses on the network based upon the number of the connections . the network may be a bus interface , and the information processing apparatus may be an audio / visual apparatus . the apparatus further comprises a topology map obtaining means for obtaining a topology map of the network based upon the unique information of each of the information processing apparatuses . the apparatus further comprises a topology map storing means for storing the topology map obtained by the topology map obtaining means , a storing means for storing appropriate timings corresponding to number of the connections , and the controlling means controls the communication timing with a use of the appropriate timings in the storing means .
7Electricity
a drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed . the drive mechanism may be used with injector - type drug delivery devices , such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose . the drive mechanism may include a housing , a dose dial sleeve , and a drive sleeve . a clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch . conversely , when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de - coupled state , rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented . in the de - coupled state , axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device .
0Human Necessities
a fiber optic grating sensor system is used to localize and measure the environment associated with high speed events including pressure , temperature , velocity and position . this system has the capability to provide timing and physical location markers allowing the character of a rapidly changing event to be accurately measured with specific reference to time and location of that event . the system consists of a fiber grating sensor assembly that may consist of a fiber grating array or chirped fiber grating . markers are put in place by using short fiber gratings that either occupies a different spatial or spectral space so that environmental measurements can be accurately related to time and space . the reflective spectra can be interpreted rapidly through the use of spectral filters , the disappearance of the fiber grating assembly due to an energetic event or arrays of high speed detectors supported by dispersive elements .
6Physics
a protective covering for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is provided . the covering consists of a multilayer construction having a reflective outer layer , and is releasably attached to an outer surface of the cab portion utilizing a plurality of covering fasteners . depending upon its configuration , the protective covering extends over one or more windows , or over the entire cab portion of the motor vehicle .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
pumpable free - flowing aqueous coal dispersions containing a special non - ionic dispersant which is a polyalkylene oxide bisphenol a derivative , and the use of the said dispersant in coal / water dispersions .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a portable computer includes a processor , processor associated memory and control circuitry , and a memory disk drive assembly for storing software programs to form an integral computer unit . the integral computer unit has a cpu module , a display module , a user control module with a user control interface , module connectors , environmental protective barriers for blocking entry of emi and moisture into the computer unit and a vibration isolator for energy absorbingly mounting the unit to the drive assembly . the display module includes a display device that is separately housed and removably interconnected with the cpu module . the modules are connected by hinges along at least one interconnecting edge of each module . the module connectors are disposed along at least one interconnecting edge of each of the modules to permit separation of the modules at non - hinged edges and pivotal movement about the hinged edges for improved accessibility . the connecting hardware may include a protrusion and groove in each module . preferably , a gasket is included between the protrusion and groove . the computer preferably includes a fan assembly with an air sensor for sensing airflow through the fan assembly .
7Electricity
a method of controlling a brushless dc motor of the type having a stator , comprising a stator winding excitable to generate a stator magnetic field , and a rotor , arranged to rotate with respect to the stator and comprising permanently magnetized material arranged to generate a rotor magnetic field to interact with the stator magnetic field to produce rotation of the rotor . the method comprises the steps of driving current through the stator winding to generate a stator magnetic field to interact with the rotor magnetic field , detecting rotor position with respect to the stator , and cyclically commutating the stator winding current according to rotor position as the rotor rotates . each commutation cycle includes a drive portion during which current is driven through the stator winding in one sense and at the end of which the driving of current in said sense is ceased . the method further comprises the steps of during an initial portion of each drive portion , driving current through the winding such that the magnitude of the winding current increases and during an end portion of each drive portion , actively reducing the magnitude of the winding current .
7Electricity
an optical receiving apparatus includes a signal brancher for branching an optical input signal received from an optical transmission line into a first signal component and a second signal component , a clock extractor for extracting a clock having an amplitude from the second signal component , and a discriminator for discriminating the first signal component . the apparatus also includes a threshold controller for generating a discrimination threshold for the discriminator according to a relationship between the extracted clock amplitude and a bit error rate to which the extracted clock amplitude corresponds .
7Electricity
a game for forming words of fixed lengths within a fixed time period with a board having thereon a plurality of concentric rings around a common center , a first group of radii which extend from the common center to the outer most concentric ring which divides the concentric rings into quadrants of equal size , and a second group of radii which extend from the common center to the outer most concentric ring which divides each concentric ring of each quadrant into a group of blocks where the number of blocks in each ring of each quadrant are equal . a first distinctive mark is located in the blocks on one side of each radii of the first group of radii , and a second distinctive mark is located in similar positioned blocks of each quadrant where a different number is located in each block of a quadrant and similarly located blocks of each quadrant have similar numbers .
0Human Necessities
unsupervised learning of object category from images is carried out by using an automatic image recognition system . a plurality of training images are automatically analyzed using an interest operator which produces an indication of features . those features are clustered using a vector quantizer . the model is learned from the features using expectation maximization to assess a joint probability of which features are most relevant .
6Physics
the present invention is directed to a method , system , and computer program for improved unicode encoding . specifically , the use of a numeric offset system is employed to reduce coding complexity and to mitigate errors in decoding , as compared to standard utf - 8 encoding . further , a non - zero null string filter may be used to improve the convenience of internalizing c - strings .
7Electricity
an automated tape head assembly for a multiple axis tape laying machine includes a tape supply reel and a tape compaction roller . tape from the supply reel passes through the space between the two independent structures of the supply reel and compaction roller defining a tape path that substantially maintains a zero gaussian curvature of the tape . the tape path is a curved path referred to as a compliance loop that results from a substantially or partially unrestrained curved path between the supply reel and the compaction roller . this structure allows the compaction roller to shift laterally and vertically with respect to the supply reel while the supply reel is in a fixed position with respect to the tape head assembly generally . this structure also allows the compaction roller to roll , steer , and follow the fiber tape &# 39 ; s natural path , all with significant independence from the supply reel .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a portable medication delivery system enables a patient to elect slow continuous auto - administration or rapid bolus self - administration of a fluid medication . the medication delivery system has an infusion pump , which includes a fluid storage chamber and a spring - driven piston positioned in the fluid storage chamber . the fluid storage chamber is initially charged with the medication and the infusion pump automatically delivers a continuous dosage of the medication at a first flow rate over a long time from the fluid storage chamber to a treatment site in the patient . a bolus injector is positioned in series or in parallel with the infusion pump and is charged with a bolus dosage of the treatment fluid from the fluid storage chamber for alternate manual self - injection of the medication into the treatment site at a higher second flow rate for a short time . the infusion pump flowpath includes a drip chamber having an in - line flow restriction , which converts a continuous flow stream from the fluid storage chamber to a drip stream . a sight window in the drip chamber permits the user to visually confirm the flow of medication through the infusion pump .
0Human Necessities
the invention relates to a method for the multimodal representation of image contents on a display unit for video holograms . said unit comprises at least one or several light sources , an optical system , and a spatial light modulator slm with hologram contents . according to the inventive method , the unit directs the wavefront that an object would emit to the associated eye positions such that the viewer sees the reconstruction of the scene and different views are presented to the eyes by means of temporal or spatial multiplexing in order to generate the stereo effect . the inventive method is characterized in that the light of the zero order of diffraction is directed to the eye positions for a holographic representation in a first mode , whereby the viewer sees the reconstructed scene , while the non - diffracted light is directed to the eye positions for a direct representation in a second mode , whereby the viewer sees an autostereoscopic and / or a 2d representation on the slm . the invention also relates to display units for implementing said method .
6Physics
a solid polymeric electrolyte comprising a continuous network of crosslinked polyethylene oxide containing an ionic conducting phase which includes a metal salt and a dipolar aprotic solvent .
7Electricity
mounting frames for holding electronic devices are described . an example mounting frame for holding electronic devices includes an elongated extruded body having two substantially parallel wiring cavities extending along a length of the body and separated by a wall within the body . the wiring cavities have respective openings facing in opposite directions , and opposing faces of the body have respective process control device mounting rails and respective mounting channels . each of the mounting channels is configured to hold the mounting frame to a structure .
7Electricity
the present invention relates to antigenic proteins from chlamydia trachomatis . a method for inducing an immune response with an immunogenic chlamydia protein is provided in which an effective amount of an immunogenic chlamydia protein is administered to a subject . in one example , the immunogenic chlamydia protein has a molecular weight of about 15 . 8 kda and a pi of about 4 . 8 . in another example , the immunogenic chlamydia protein has an n - terminal amino acid sequence of ttesletlve . in another example , the immunogenic chlamydia protein is chlamydia ribosomal protein l7 / l12 or a serovar homologue of chlamydia ribosomal protein l7 / l12 .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a fish landing net for landing heavy fish from an elevated location includes a flexible retaining hoop having a normal open position . a netting has an open end carried at the hoop periphery and a depending closed end providing an enclosure for securing and carrying the fish . a lifting rigging is attached by three outwardly and downwardly extending rope sections to the hoop for raising and lowering said hoop member at the elevated location . the hoop has an initial prestressing establishing the open position and is locally anneals at the attachment sites for permitting inwardly deforming of the periphery under loading conditions of the fish in the netting thereby resulting in an inward constricting of the hoop opening during landing of the fish .
0Human Necessities
repositionable imaging system and method for creating a 3d image of a closed cavity of a patient &# 39 ; s anatomy containing the imaging system , estimating characteristics of motion of the system within the cavity , and determining a metric dimension characterizing the cavity without the use of mechanical measurement . the system may include tracking device located externally with respect to the cavity to determine a scale measurement of the system &# 39 ; s motion and the structure of the cavity . the system &# 39 ; s computer processor is configured to determine triangulated features of the cavity and recover motion scale data with the use of data received from the tracking device . a specific imaging system includes an endoscope .
6Physics
a method and system to detect and correct teeth whiteness within a digital image is disclosed . many images would be more aesthetically pleasing if the teeth of individuals within the image were whitened to reduce discoloration . in one embodiment of the present invention , the teeth of individuals within a digital image are automatically detected . the color of the teeth are then whitened to a more aesthetically pleasing level .
7Electricity
three specific problems or needs related to deployment of fiber optic repeater distributed antenna systems are addressed by providing a particularly configured enclosure or cabinet adapted to protect repeaters from vandalism , enclose power components directly below the repeaters , and provide uninhibited ventilation . the cabinet includes a first cabinet portion partially enclosing a first chamber in which the repeater is receivable , a second cabinet portion at least partially enclosing a second chamber in which the power source components are receivable , and a door mounted to the first cabinet portion so as to be movable between a closed position , in which access to the first chamber is prevented , and an open position , providing access to the first chamber . a locking mechanism by which the door can be securely retained in the closed position includes a handle which is redundantly securable in an inoperative position , thereby preventing locking mechanism operation and precluding access to the first chamber .
7Electricity
a peer - to - peer coordination system of distributed programs , services , and data is provided in a computer network where coordination servers run and serves local software systems . some shared objects are communication objects to exchange messages and transactions . only processes in reference to a communication object are granted access via the local coordination server . the local software systems are capable of controlling transactions ; creating , reading , and writing of communication objects ; creating and supervising uniquely identified processes . coordination servers have identical basic functionality for distributed object , transaction and process management , and taken together , form a global operating system . the network operates like a single global super computer and new processes and sites are dynamically added . the updateable objects has a non - resettable logical time stamp , is capable of storing data , and are coordinated by an optimistic concurrency control without utilizing explicit locks on the objects . the updateable object data is writeable on distributed peer nodes .
6Physics
a dither method converts multi - bit grey level pixel values into an image array of binary level pixel values , wherein the image array is arranged as a raster of scan lines . the method includes the following steps : for each line of grey level pixels , deriving an error value for each grey level pixel of the scan line by finding a difference between a variable threshold value and a grey value of the pixel ; combining the error value with a next - in - line grey level pixel value before deriving an error value therefor ; assigning a first binary value to the pixel if the error value is less than the variable threshold or assigning a second binary value to the pixel if the error value is greater than the variable threshold value ; and deriving the variable threshold values that are compared with grey level pixel values in the scan line , by generating a random value to control generation of the variable threshold value at each pixel site , the random value for each one of a plurality of contiguous scan line evidencing a different value .
7Electricity
an improved telephone handset dispenser to store and dispense a telephone handset from the seat back of an airplane , including a housing for retaining the handset , a handset electrically attached to a cord which is dispensed from a cord reel contained within the housing , a protective bezel , and a self - resetting latching mechanism to retain the handset .
7Electricity
the invention discloses a multiple layer packaging film , packages made therefrom and a method of opening the packages . the invention provides inseparable seal strength and in some cases hermetic seals , in combination with peelable ply separation opening for access to the contents of the package , while at the same time providing excellent barriers to transmission of oxygen and moisture . certain embodiments provide for improved abuse resistance , excellent graphics , and other improvements . the method of opening the package depends on separating opposing ones of the package sidewalls , forcing the opening tear to be propagated partially through the film to a peelable layer interface , with subsequent ply separation along the interface to effect completion of opening of the package .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
novel unsaturated esters having utility as cross - linking agents and in the formation of polymers are prepared by reacting a diene with a cyclic alkylene carbonate in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zero valent nickel - phosphine complex at a temperature from about 50 ° c . to about 200 ° c .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
substituted propane - 1 , 3 - diamine derivatives , methods for producing such derivatives , and medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain , urinary incontinence , itching , tinitus aurium , or diarrhea are provided .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a refrigerated display cabinet of the open top or open front type having a conduit extending around a storage and display space in the cabinet between an inlet and an outlet , refrigerated coils located in the conduit , air circulating fans for propelling air through the conduit over and / or around and / or through the refrigeration coils in a first direction during a refrigeration cycle , and in a second substantially opposite direction , during a defrost cycle , whereby during a defrost cycle ambient air is drawn into the conduit through the outlet and is passed around and / or through the refrigeration coils to defrost same , a supplemental defroster located in the conduit upstream of the refrigeration coils in the direction of air flow through the conduit in the defrost cycle ; and , a sensing and control mechanism coupled with the supplemental defroster for sensing defrost conditions during the defrost cycle and for energizing the supplemental defroster means upon the detection of an abnormal defrost condition to thereby accelerate the rate of defrost .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a system and method is disclosed for adaptively adjusting a duty cycle of a signal between a first and second chip in a 3d architecture / stack for adaptively calibrating a chip in a 3d architecture / stack . in one embodiment , the system includes a first chip and a second chip located within the 3d chip stack , wherein the first chip generates a calibration signal , the second chip receives the calibration signal and compares it to a reference signal to generate a comparison signal that further compared to a reference duty signal to generate a reference duty comparison signal , that is then provided to the first chip to generate a drive signal that adjusts a duty cycle of the calibration signal .
7Electricity
a terminal identity token is created for identifying a user equipment connected to a radio base station in a radio system . the ue communicates with the radio base station via a secure communication associated with an existing cryptographic key . the terminal identity token is created based on a physical cell identity of a target cell known to both the ue and the radio base station , the terminal identity , and the existing key . by using the terminal identity token , a secure communication can be established and enhanced without having to provide for additional security network components or additional signaling .
7Electricity
a compact diversity antenna is presented consisting of two electrically isolated orthogonal loop conductors joined at a midpoint . this midpoint is also electrically attached to a vertical conductor which produces a third mode of operation electrically isolated from the first modes . the two horizontal conductors and the vertical conductor may be constructed to have various relationships with a ground plane of various shapes and sizes . some of the possible feed arrangements for each of the antennas is presented as well as matching and tuning circuits . all three antenna elements are found to have relatively weak near electric and magnetic fields on the ground plane side of the antenna where the ground plane is small in extent . this feature provides for reduced radiation into the head and neck of the cellular phone user .
7Electricity
an ultracapacitor comprises at least one cell comprising two solid , nonporous current collectors , two porous electrodes separating the current collectors , a porous separator between the electrodes and an electrolyte occupying pores in the electrodes and separator . the cell is sealed with a reclosable hermetic closure .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an apparatus for retaining and cleaning a circuit board array , which comprise a fixture having a generally elongated connecting surface and one or more terminating open ends , which may optionally integrate a hollow element , creating an aperture in the fixture adjacent to a tab on the circuit board array , wherein the terminating open ends extend toward a machine component having at least one cavity extending through the topside of the machine component , and a vacuum system connected to the cavity , wherein the vacuum system applies suction through the cavity and the terminating open ends .
7Electricity
there has been provided , in a computer system , a control unit having authority over a plurality of subordinate units with differing response times . the control unit addresses and issues command instructions to selected ones of the subordinate units then waits for an acknowledgement of completion from the addressed units before going to the next step in its routine . to prevent the control unit from being hung - up in the event of a failure of response from the subordinate unit , time - out means are provided for releasing the control unit for further operation . since the response times of the individual subordinate units are unknown to the control unit , a unique time - out circuit is provided for each of the subordinate units , each time - out circuit being commensurate with the response time of the associated subordinate unit .
6Physics
in one aspect , the method of synchronising a communications device in a wireless communications network comprises receiving a beacon signal at a first frequency ; and receiving a data signal at a second frequency , the beacon signal being used to synchronise reception of the data signal . in another aspect , the method comprises transmitting a beacon signal at a first frequency and transmitting a data signal at a second frequency , the beacon signal being useable to synchronise reception of the data signal . the first frequency is substantially less than the second frequency such that the beacon signal experiences substantially different frequency - dependent propagation effects to the data signal .
7Electricity
a data storage control device including a dram and a storage device has an address bus common to the dram and the storage device , and a control device for selectively applying an address signal relating to the dram and another address signal relating to the storage device to the address bus .
6Physics
the invention generally relates to hybrid three - dimensional imagers and to a laser source for active illumination for hybrid three - dimensional imagers . the invention is applicable to three - dimensional imaging systems which use a combination of different imaging techniques to achieve a higher precision or a higher level of reliability .
7Electricity
according to the present disclosure , a first optical system includes a first light source and emits a first illumination light . a second optical system includes a second light source and emits a second illumination light . a controller controls turning - on / off of the first light source and the second light source . the first optical system and the second optical system are configured such that a first illumination standard is satisfied by the first illumination light and the second illumination light . the first optical system is configured such that a second illumination standard is satisfied by the first illumination light . the controller allows the turning - on of the first light source when the turning - on of the second light source is disabled , and prohibits the turning - on of the second light source when the turning - on of the first light source is disabled .
7Electricity
a system and method disclosed may include a dynamic pressure sensor or probe having a wave guide and wave guide tube and a temperature sensor disposed therethrough in order to optimally install and position the temperature sensor to measure combustor flame characteristics . the dynamic pressure sensor is preferably positioned or mounted on the outer casing of the combustor . by taking advantage of the placement of an existing dynamic pressure sensor , a temperature sensor — for instance a fine wire temperature probe — can be disposed through the interior of the dynamic pressure sensor so that combustion flame characteristics can be measured near the combustion liner .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
in a hydraulic circuit system , when pressurized oil discharged from a single hydraulic pump is supplied to a plurality of actuators : the pressurized oil is supplied to heavily - loaded ones of the actuators at gradually reducing flow rates to reduce a shock , while supplied to lightly - loaded ones of the actuators at gradually increasing flow rates to increase working speeds of these lightly - loaded actuators . the hydraulic circuit system comprises a plurality of directional control valves one of which is provided with pressure - compensated flow control valves each of which is provided with a load lead - in passage having a restriction means . in addition , further comprised in the system are : relief valves for relieving the pressurized oil under the influence of load pressure of the actuators operated by the directional control valves ; a restriction orifice provided in a drain side of each of the relief valves so as to produce pressure therein .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a process is described for producing an aluminum alloy sheet having excellent bendability for use in forming panels for automobiles . an aluminum alloy containing 0 . 50 to 0 . 75 by weight mg , 0 . 7 to 0 . 85 % by weight si , 0 . 1 to 0 . 3 % by weight fe , 0 . 15 to 0 . 35 % by weight mn , and the balance al and incidental impurities , is used and is semi - continuously cast into ingot . the cast alloy ingot is subjected to hot rolling and cold rolling , followed by solution heat treatment of the formed sheet . the heat treated sheet is quenched to a temperature of about 60 – 120 ° c . and the sheet is then coiled . this coil is then pre - aged by slowly cooling the coil from an initial temperature of about 60 – 120 ° c . to room temperature at a cooling rate of less than 10 ° c ./ hr .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
one preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for suppressing motion artifacts introduced by movement of a radar detection system . briefly described , in architecture , one embodiment of the system , among others , can be implemented as follows . the system includes a doppler radar module configured to transmit a microwave signal directed towards an object and receive the reflected microwave signals from the object and a living subject positioned behind the object . also , the system includes a reference module configured to transmit a reference signal towards the object and receive the reflected reference signal from the object . by comparing the two reflected signals from the doppler radar module and the reference device , a signal processor suppresses motion artifacts generated by movement of the doppler radar module to identify the presence of the living subject behind the object . other systems and methods are also provided .
6Physics
an apparatus for forming a continuous preparation ply of the type used to make vehicle tires from preparation ply sections having nonmetallic cords . an infeed conveyor successively feeds the preparation ply sections to a butt splicing machine that joins the ends of the two preparation ply sections to form a butt joint . a gum strip applier receives the continuous preparation ply from an outfeed conveyor and applies a gum strip over the butt joint . a method is provided for forming a continuous preparation ply by first automatically forming a butt joint , and thereafter automatically placing a gum strip on the butt joint .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an apparatus for providing sector location pulses to a controller of a rotating disk data storage device having a counter clocked in proportion to the disk rotation rate and an accumulator for accumulating times to sectors on the disk . a comparator connected to the counter and the accumulator enables an accumulator clock for repetitive clocking of the accumulator at such times the contents of the accumulator do not exceed the contents of the counter . a sector location pulse generator connected to the comparator generates the controller pulses , when enabled , concurrently with the accumulator clock signals . a master reset generator resets the first counter and the accumulator each time an index location on the disk passes a transducer head used to read and write data to and from the disk and a partial reset generator resets the accumulator each time the transducer head is moved between tracks on the disk . the sector location pulse generator includes a flip - flop that is set following a partial reset signal to prevent sector location pulses from being generated following partial reset until the accumulator has accumulated the count in the counter . an apparatus for determining a sector location in a disk . a location circuit is configured to determine an angular location of a transducer head according to a selected index location on the disk . a memory is used to store a first value that corresponds to a selected angular distance along a selected track on the disk . an accumulator is configured to add the first value to the value of the content of the accumulator in response to an accumulator clock signal . a comparator is coupled to the location circuit and the accumulator to compare data related to the angular location and the content of the accumulator to generate a result . a generator is coupled to the comparator to provide a sector location signal in response to the result .
6Physics
the invention relates to medicine , namely to cardiology , cardiovascular surgery , functional diagnosis and clinical electrophysiology of the heart . the invention consists in reconstructing electrograms , whose experimental registration requires an invasive access , by computational way on unipolar ecgs recorded at 80 and more points of the chest surface . based on reconstructed electrograms , isopotential , isochronous maps on realistic models of the heart are constructed , the dynamics of the myocardium excitation is reconstructed and electrophysiological processes in the cardiac muscle are diagnosed . application of the method allows one to improve the accuracy of non - invasive diagnosis of cardiac rhythm disturbances and other cardio - vascular diseases .
0Human Necessities
articles of clothing adapted to be worn by and to substantially surround at least a portion of a person . the articles of clothing absorb odors emanating from that portion of the person which is substantially surrounded by the clothing preventing odors from escaping to the atmosphere .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
to provide a tire tube having excellent sealing performance and durability . an inside of a tire includes a peripheral wall having an approximately circular cross - section which is partitioned by a partition wall into an outer peripheral side sealant chamber and an inner peripheral side air chamber . the sealant chamber is filled with a sealant having a thickness in the diameter direction in a range of 0 . 5 to 1 . 5 mm .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an improved single engine military aircraft is provided through the use of an improved secondary power system which incorporates an additional accessory drive , and utilizes improved multi - path system architecture together with optimal distribution of accessories to thereby enhance partial operational flexibility of the secondary power system in both normal and partial failure modes of operation . the additional accessory drive also provides an aircraft in which the engine can be removed with minimal disruption of the emad or amad and accessories mounted thereon to thereby enhance both initial manufacturability and repairability of the aircraft and secondary power system .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a clothing attachment that serves as a practice gown by connecting over the clothing of a wearer such that the clothing attachment is configured with weight , volume , and length markers to simulate the conditions of wearing a complete dress under actual conditions of that dress . in this manner , a wearer can simulate and otherwise practice engaging in activities for a wedding or ballroom dancing without risking damage to the actual dress or gown .
6Physics
a foldable structure which can be used as the basis for a wide variety of articles , such as furniture , office equipment , freight containers and portable buildings , is foldable between a generally flat form and an erected , three - dimensional form . a first pair of opposed frame units are connected by at least one further frame unit , which is hingedly attached to one of the pair of frame units and is hingedly and slidably attached to the other of the pair of frame units , for example by means of swivel cleats . further components are connected to one or both of the pair of frame units so that such further components can be disposed in a folded - flat position adjacent to said pair of frame units when the latter are in their collapsed state and can be disposed in a second , ready - for - use position in planes at an angle to the planes containing the frame units to which they are attached .
0Human Necessities