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a fuel cap has a torque member that is attached to a casing body in a freely rotatable manner . a tether mechanism is attached to the torque member and functions to link the fuel cap with a fuel lid . the tether mechanism includes a tether rotation support that is set on the torque member in a freely rotatable manner , and a connector member . the torque member is mainly composed of a resin material , for example , polyacetal , whereas the tether rotation support is mainly composed of a thermoplastic elastomer . the resin material of the torque member has a liquid swelling property substantially equal to or less than that of the tether rotation support . this structure of the invention ensures the good operation ability of the fuel cap even in wet weather .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a modified suspension bridge which comprises a continuous cable in which tension is developed by operation of turnbuckles or the like , instead of hanging weights .
4Fixed Constructions
methods and apparatus are provided for exploring paths through a graph representation of a program or another entity . according to one aspect of the invention , at least one property of a state machine , such as a graph representing a software program , is evaluated . one or more paths in the state machine are evaluated using a state exploration algorithm , wherein the state exploration algorithm maintains a stack data structure representing a current path being processed from an entry state to a current state and a visited state cache indicating zero or more states that have been evaluated . when a state satisfies at least one property , such as having an error , each of the states in the path are removed from the visited states cache if the path satisfies one or more predefined criteria . the one or more predefined criteria may comprise a feasibility of the path .
6Physics
a bearing sleeve assembly for a shaft system , having a bearing assembled between an inner and outer sleeve , the assembly mountable as a unitary sub - assembly or as separate components .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
the invention relates to a method of preparing a polyisocyanate with at least one uretdione group by oligomerizing part of the isocyanate groups of isophorone diisocyanate in the presence of a catalyst which accelerates the dimerization of isocyanate groups , wherein the oligomerization catalyst comprises a saline compound comprising from 10 to 100 wt . % of 1 , 2 , 3 - and / or 1 , 2 , 4 - triazolate structures in the anion , and the products prepared by this method .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an apparatus for performing operations on a surface of an electronic substrate comprises a frame , a dispenser , coupled to the frame , to dispense a material onto the electronic substrate , a stencil moveable on a gantry system having at least one aperture to receive the material as the material is dispensed on the substrate , a controller that controls dispensing of the material on the substrate , and a wiper to remove material from the stencil as the stencil is translated away from the electronic substrate by the gantry system .
7Electricity
an apparatus is provided for removing material from the sidewall of a tire . the apparatus may be used for removing the thin layer of black rubber that normally covers the white letters or white stripe of the sidewall of a newly cured tire , and for buffing the surfaces of such white letters or stripes to give them a smooth finish . the apparatus may also be used for buffing black portions of a tire sidewall to give those portions a smooth finish . the apparatus includes a cutting device and a sensor mounted on a moveable carriage . the sensor measures the distance between the cutting device and a portion of the tire sidewall adjacent to the portion to be buffed . as the tire rotates while it is being buffed , the carriage moves in response to the sensor &# 39 ; s measurement toward or away from the tire sidewall , so that the cutting device removes material at a constant height relative to the adjacent portion of the sidewall .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a print control method and device , wherein the method includes : monitoring a print system port , storing a print task at a preset memory address in the form of job file when the print task exists at the print system port ; querying the memory address on schedule , determining the target job file when there is a job file storing at the memory address ; querying the printer state , if the printer is idle , sending the target job file ; when the printer is in a state of failure , feeding a failure state prompting information back . the solution queries the printer work state before the job file is sent , feeds the prompting information back when the printer occurs failure , detects the print process state of job files , and performs a processing for failure when a print fails . through the solution , users can know the states of job files in time and missing or omitting of a job file is avoided .
6Physics
a positive displacement calibration tool useful for simultaneously calibrating a plurality of flow meters , the tool comprising : a frame ; a housing block having a plurality of fluid chambers therein , each fluid chamber being connectible to a respective liquid flow line , each chamber having an axis therethrough , the axis of each fluid chamber being aligned within a predetermined close tolerance with the axis of each of the other fluid chambers formed in the block ; a piston mounted within the block for movement within each fluid chamber ; and an actuator connected to all of the pistons whereby the actuator is operative to displace each piston through its associated chamber to cause a precisely dispensed predetermined flow rate of a liquid to pass simultaneously from each chamber .
6Physics
lifting device for disabled people in wheelchairs and children &# 39 ; s pushchairs , comprising a supporting frame , permanently applied to a motor vehicle or a fixed installation , and a sliding foldaway platform moving between a retracted position and an extracted position , with respect to said supporting frame . the platform can also move in said extracted position , between a lowered position and a raised position , by means of an articulated parallelogram linkage system . the movements of the platform are achieved by means of electrical actuators .
0Human Necessities
a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display panel which achieves a reduction in sealing time and eliminates failure due to an excessive intake of a sealing material by utilizing a dip - type sealing apparatus capable of simultaneously sealing a plurality of liquid crystal injection inlets in a plurality of liquid crystal display panels . the liquid crystal display panel is fabricated by preparing first and second substrates , forming a sealant along the periphery of one of the first and second substrates , the sealant having an injection hole , introducing liquid crystals between the first and second substrates through the injection hole , and forming a sealing material in the injection hole by making dip - type contact between the sealing material and the injection hole .
6Physics
a multiple repetitive resonant railgun power supply provides energy for repetitively propelling projectiles from a pair of parallel rails . a plurality of serially connected paired parallel rails are powered by similar power supplies . each supply comprises an energy storage capacitor , a storage inductor to form a resonant circuit with the energy storage capacitor and a magnetic switch to transfer energy between the resonant circuit and the pair of parallel rails for the propelling of projectiles . the multiple serial operation permits relatively small energy components to deliver overall relatively large amounts of energy to the projectiles being propelled .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
plural conveying paths including guide plates are arranged on both sides of a sheet in its thickness direction , being linked from an upstream side to a downstream side in a conveying direction of the sheet . a stopper is arranged in at least one of the conveying paths to make contact with a leading edge of the sheet conveyed through the conveying paths thereby stopping the sheet and forming a bending portion at the sheet . a pair of folding rollers is arranged between the conveying paths to nip the bending portion of the sheet to form a folding line at the sheet . an adjusting member is provided on the guide plates to adjust a space between the guide plates .
6Physics
transponders are arranged at control locations associated with sections of a track or travel path . each transponder is in wireless communication through an inductive transmission path and an optical transmission path with a conveyor present in the operable range of the transponder . each transponder is in communication with a central system control via an associated group control unit by means of two - wire lines or conductors . the operational mode of each transponder is controllable by means of a multiplexer such that the transponder operates either as a responder or answering device with simultaneous unidirectional signal transfer and which responder is to be interrogated by a conveyor or as a bidirectional signal transmitter . the apparatus selectively functions as a location or site code transmitter and presence indicator for the individual conveyors or as bidirectional data transmitter with isolated directions between the conveyors and the central system control . due to such dual utilization only one type of layout element is required , resulting in a high reduction in the installation expense and its maintenance . the apparatus is intended for the modular erection of conveyor installations of different sizes and output and is equally well suited for partially autonomous as well as for central control of the conveyors .
6Physics
presently many audio chips suffer from pop issues , which is especially serious for single ended audio drivers . an audio pop is a disturbance in the output caused by a sudden transition of chip power , particularly when a chip is powered on or powered off . furthermore , compensation networks included in the amplifiers on audio chips for stability offer a significant path for transmitting power disturbances to the output . hence , circuitry is developed to suppress pops in the output stages of an amplifier .
7Electricity
the present invention provides a unique and novel way of producing carbinols such as 4 - hydroxyphenylmethylcarbinol . in this new process , a ketone such as 4 - hydroxyacetophenone is heated under suitable hydrogenation conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of a suitable catalyst and a basic material , and for a sufficient period of time to form hpmc .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention relates to method of preventing or treating a disease related to the 5 - ht 2c receptor and the 5 - ht 6 receptor , comprising administering to a human or animal subject in need thereof a 5 - ht 2c receptor agonist and a 5 - ht 6 receptor antagonist in sufficient amounts to provide a therapeutic effect . the invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a combination of a 5 - ht 2c receptor agonist and a 5 - ht 6 receptor antagonist , and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier .
0Human Necessities
a vessel transfer system utilizes a larger , surface effect vessel with a hull and a cargo deck , having a pressurized volume of air under its hull . the larger vessel cargo deck is lowered relative to a water surface in order to receive a smaller vessel . lowering is achieved by depressurizing the volume of pressurized air under the hull . movable propulsors on an air cushion vehicle permit efficient operation under way in an outer position , while minimizing the envelope dimensions for stowage in a well deck , providing clearance from bridges , docks , etc . in an inner position . in the outer position , the propellers operate in more uniform inflow conditions , resulting in improved performance and lower noise levels . in addition , the craft can be arranged to use a full width stern ramp resulting in time saved during cargo loading / unloading . the propellers will be less likely to ingest green water in high sea states .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention relates to a method for processing digital signals and to a transmission / reception system implementing said method ; the present invention is based on the use of ldpc codes , in particular the ldpc code of the dvb - s2 standard , in combination with a qam modulation , in particular the 1024qam and 4096qam modulations ; in transmission , a bit permutation is carried out prior to the qam constellation mapping function ; in reception , the bit permutation is carried out after the qam constellation demapping function .
7Electricity
a chromatic confocal technique and apparatus for the rapid three - dimensional measurement of an object shape , particularly of a tooth in a patient &# 39 ; s jaw , using an array of polychromatic point light sources , a planar detector matrix , a beam splitter for lateral spectral separation , and an objective for illuminating and recording the object . spectral defined reference light bundles are generated , injected into the detection beam path via a reference beam path and , following spectral splitting , are focused on the detector matrix as reference image points , wherein laterally shifted sub - matrices are numerically defined on the detector matrix for spectral analysis of the object light , which sub - matrices are implemented as spectral cells for three - dimensional measurement of the shape of the object .
6Physics
a simple , rapid method for creating a lipidic vector for delivery of a therapeutic molecule entails bringing the molecule into contact with a polycation , thereby forming a complex , and then mixing the complex with an anionic lipidic preparation . tissue - specific targeting peptides , fusogenic peptides and nucleus - targeting peptides also can be added to the lipid preparation . the result is a stable lipidic vector of reduced immunogenicity and cytotoxicity . the vector also displays enhanced transfection activity .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
among the several aspects and features of the present invention may be noted the provision of an improved portable hose reel cart having a low - entry point for recoiling a hose in conjunction with an elevated hand crank for use in rotation of the reel . in an additional embodiment , the elevated hand crank is also used for movement of a level - wind hose guide for positioning of the flexible hose around the hose reel . the present invention also provides an enclosure that includes injection molded panels having integrally formed connectors adapted to cooperate with injection molded as well as extruded panels for assembly of a hose reel enclosure .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a wave control circuit disclosed herein may be used to control the operation of various plumbing devices and appliances . the wave control circuit uses a sensor to sense presence of objects in the vicinity of the plumbing device and appliance using the wave control circuit and a control circuit to control the operation of the plumbing device or appliance .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a perpendicular magnetoresistive memory element comprises a three - terminal structure having a thick multilayered recording layer connected to a middle electrode and a functional layer having rocksalt crystal structure interfacing to the recording layer . the interface crystal grain structures between the functional layer and the recording layer provides an electric field manipulated perpendicular anisotropy enabling a low spin transfer write current .
7Electricity
semiconductor structures such as the trench and planar mosfets , trench and planar igbts and trench mcts using trenches to establish a conductor . improved control of the parasitic transistor in the trench mosfet is also achieved and cell size and pitch is reduced relative to conventional structures .
7Electricity
the invention ensures that a single and consistent reply is made to arp request in a system of connected ip networks . when an adapter becomes active , the owning host sends an arp advertisement into the network over the adapter . if the advertisement is also received at the sending host over a different adapter b , then the host knows that adapter b is on in the same physical network as adapter a and b can be designated as a backup adapter for a and a can be designated as backup adapter for b . if adapter a fails or becomes inactive , the host resets the backup adapter field for any adapter it owns for which a is marked as the backup adapter . if a backup adapter b has been designated for a , the host also sends an arp advertisement associating mac - b with ip - a . this allows network connections originally served via adapter a to continue non - disruptively over adapter b and it also provides access to the host for subsequent new connections . when adapter a becomes active again , the host sends a gratuitous arp advertisement that maps ip - a to mac - a . this allows adapter a to re - assume responsibility for responding to arp requests for ip - a .
7Electricity
a device for measuring a rotation angle of a rotary element has first , second and third photo - electric sensors , and a rotary disk having first and second circular arrays of openings , each radial edge of the first array of openings being adapted to be detectable by the first photo - electric sensor so as to generate a first electric signal alternating between β€œ on ” and β€œ off ” each time when the rotary disk rotates each five times of a unit angle , each radial edge of the second array of openings being adapted to be detectable by the second and third photo - electric sensors so as to generate second and third electric signals , respectively , the second and third signals each alternating between either β€œ on ” and β€œ off ” or β€œ off ” and β€œ on ” each time when the rotary disk rotates alternately two times and three times of the unit angle , the β€œ on ” and β€œ off ” alternations of the first , second and third signals being shifted from one another by a multiple of the unit angle , wherein the β€œ on ” and β€œ off ” alternations of the first , second and third signals successively occurs are counted to obtain a rotation angle of the disk , and various irregularities in the occurrence of the β€œ on ” and β€œ off ” signals are checked by the order of occurrence thereof in each set of five consecutive occurrences thereof .
6Physics
systems and methods are directed to generating and analyzing light . spatial light response around a human fingertip in response to electrical stimulation is associated with the status of various body organs . a system that provides a particularized response indication based on spatial light response includes a camera , an electrical signal generator , a light source , a circuit , and a computer . the signal generator stimulates emission of light from the finger when the finger is at a position relative to the camera . the light source illuminates the finger at the position . the circuit activates the light source and the camera to obtain a first image of the finger at the position , activates the signal generator and the camera to obtain a second image of the emission of light from the finger at the position , determines a direction from the first image , determines a centroid from the second image , and determines a description of the second image in accordance with the direction and the centroid . the computer receives indicia of the description and provides the particularized response indication in accordance with the description , wherein the particularized response indication describes a status of various body organs .
0Human Necessities
a system for enabling a player to use residual credits on a gaming machine to provide the player with a chance to win a prize . the system includes means for determining a range of values as a function of a jackpot pool to generate randomly an outcome in the range of values , random number generation means for generating the random outcome , means for determining a range of outcome values of the player that provides a chance of the player winning the jackpot pool , and means for determining whether the generated random outcome matches any outcome value of the player .
6Physics
a slot machine has a wager receiving device to determine what currency is inserted into the slot machine . a processor is coupled to the wager receiving device . the processor executes program instructions causing the processor to : receive signals from the wager receiving device of the currency inserted into the slot machine ; calculating a number of credits based on the currency inserted into the slot machine ; and providing one of multiple credits for each paid credit or multiple plays of the slot machine per credit paid regardless of outcome of a previous play .
6Physics
a technique according to the invention enables a single bios to support processors with or without 64 - bit extensions efficiently . the bios creates a data structure having entries that correspond to elements stored in a state save area . the state save area elements themselves may be located at different addresses depending on whether or not the host processor includes 64 - bit extensions . but the corresponding entries in the data structure are located at the same offsets within the data structure in either case . during execution of an smi handler routine , the bios accesses the data structure whenever it needs to access elements of the state save area .
6Physics
a substantially hollow , closed container includes within it a capillary structure and a fluid . the container is adapted for positioning in proximity to a piece of equipment from which heat needs to be removed . in one embodiment , the container is positioned near a heat shield of a vehicular brake component .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
in a single handle faucet valve of a type wherein a stem is interconnected with a control member so that movement of the stem moves the control member to vary hot and cold water mix and flow rate and wherein the stem includes a stem ball and there is provided bearing means for the stem ball , there is disclosed stem sealing means that is novel and advantageous .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a friction gear permanent magnetic entrainment means for rolling transmission of motion in combination with a magnetic - technical system having one magnetic circuit comprising at least two magnets and at least one operating air gap , including a frame being composed of symmetrically arranged permanent magnets and symmetrically arranged mild iron or steel parts , with the mild iron or steel parts arranged between analogous poles of the magnets forming central frontal surfaces drawn into the interior of the frame , which central frontal surfaces are opposing one another forming an operating air gap with opposite polarities in the direction of magnetizing .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
embodiments of a classification pipeline disclosed herein have the ability to both collect data as it occurs and dynamically redact it , allowing ongoing statistics to be gathered and maintained while simultaneously constraining the total amount of storage capacity that must be dedicated to such a purpose . various types of information can be extracted from or obtained on the object through the classification pipeline . in one embodiment , the classification pipeline comprises a plurality of layers implemented as a set of services available to network clients through a web interface or an applications programming interface . each client can subscribe to one or more layers of the classification pipeline at their leisure and tailor their classification pipeline configuration through the interface . the classification pipeline can be configured to collaborate with other software to provide a consistent snapshot of the state of a network environment based on data collected at the time .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a laser beam scanning device is comprised of a laser beam source for emitting a laser beam , a polygon mirror rotatable for reflecting the laser beam to deflect the same linearly in primary scanning direction and a main motor for rotating the polygon mirror . an optically converging system converges the laser beam reflected from the polygon mirror onto a photosensitive medium . a secondary scanning system includes a driving source having a pulse motor for shifting the laser beam relative to the photosensitive medium in secondary scanning direction substantially perpendicular to the primary scanning direction to thereby scan the laser beam two - dimensionally on the photosensitive medium . a controlling circuit produces a common clock signal for controlling and driving the main motor and the pulse motor according to the common clock signal .
7Electricity
a transportation container retention device includes a main panel and an extension panel . the extension panel includes a bottom edge connected to a top edge of the main panel and is configured such that the extension panel can be moved from a first position in which the extension panel overlays the main panel to a second position in which the extension panel is contiguous to the main panel . in this configuration , the transportation retention device is operable to retain various heights of articles located on transportation containers .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
embodiments of systems and methods for improved measurement of transient thermal responses in electronic systems are described herein . embodiments of the disclosure use the known thermal transfer function of an electronic system to generate an equivalent resistor - capacitor network having a dynamic response that is identical to a given power excitation as the actual electronic system would have to that power excitation . using the analogy between thermal and electrical systems , a foster rc network is constructed , comprising a plurality of rc stages in which resistors and capacitors are connected in parallel . subsequently , the analog thermal rc network is converted into an infinite impulse response digital filter , whose coefficients can be obtained the z - transform of the analog thermal rc network . this iir digital filter establishes the recursive relationship between temperature output at the current time step and measured power input at the previous time step . using this iir digital filter , temperature response subject to arbitrary time - dependent power can be calculated in very small amount of time compared with prior art methods .
6Physics
a computer - implemented method , apparatus and computer program product for providing an interface between a client application and a web service is disclosed . a first request from the client application is received . the first request is associated with a response schema specifying a format for responding to the client application . a service request is sent to the web service dependent on the first request . an output from the web service is obtained responsive to the service request . the output is in a predefined output format associated with the web service . the output is transformed to conform to the response schema . the transformed output is provided to the client application .
7Electricity
ethanol is produced efficiently by employing a drive - through pit in which carbohydrate - containing material is fermented by hydrolyzing agents such as enzymes . the configuration and depth of the pit are such as to permit conventional farm vehicles to have ready access to the pit , thereby enabling the pit to be loaded and unloaded conveniently . the pit is insulated on its sides and bottom and is closed at the top by a heat - insulating cover . the pit is heated to assist the fermentation process . after several days of heating , the pit is drained through a sediment trap and the filtered pit drainage is separated into concentrated ethanol and a mixture of water and enzymes . the solid residue left in the pit is removed for use as feed or fertilizer . the separated water and hydrolyzing agents are stored in a reservoir for subsequent flooding of the pit when a new quantity of carbohydrate - containing material is added to the pit .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method of forming a shaft for transferring force from a driving element to a driven element makes use of a tube . the tube is deformed to define distal ends of said shaft . at least one of the distal ends of the tube is trimmed to define a yoke for engaging one of the driving element or the driven element , with the yoke being integrally formed with the shaft .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an undermount drawer slide mounting clip releasably attaches a drawer to a drawer rail assembly mounted in a cabinet carcass . the apparatus is capable of effecting positional adjustments of the drawer in three directions without removing the drawer from the cabinet carcass . the apparatus is comprised of a body slidingly engaged with a bonnet . a trigger pivotally connected between the body and the bonnet . a spring loaded catch slidable within the bonnet and acted on by the trigger to releasably attach the apparatus to a drawer rail assembly . a threaded spindle rotates within the base and adjusts the horizontal position of the drawer . a ramp adjustably connected to the base adjusts the vertical position of the drawer . a plunger extends from a housing connected to the body and is adjacent the drawer rail assembly . a lever pivotable within the housing moves the plunger and adjusts the depth of the drawer .
0Human Necessities
a safety circuit permits the operation of a device when the device is located in a safe operating environment . there is a power supply that supplies power to the sensor and to the logic circuits . the sensor could be one of any number of sensors depending on the environment variable which it is desired to detect or monitor and the size of the space for the detector to fit in . the logic circuits use the signal from the sensor to determine when a safe condition exists . when the logic circuits determine that a safe environment is present , the logic circuits send a signal to the power control circuit , which will permit the operation of the device , which if operated in an unsafe environment could endanger personnel and / or property . the results of operating a device in an unsafe environment could include , but are not limited to , fire ; explosion ; injury or death of personnel , or any other undesirable event .
6Physics
a movable wall or partition assembly having panels magnetically secured to studs by novel magnetic clips on the studs engaging magnetic means on the panels , whereby one or more panels may be quickly and easily removed and replaced without disturbing the remaining panels or the entire wall or partition assembly may be disassembled , even by office personel , for movement or storage . a novel magnetic clip for the wall or partition assembly which does not require any special stud configuration for the assembly .
4Fixed Constructions
a memory device includes a base memory with a defective memory cell . a read circuit with a serial output port and parallel input ports is connected to the base memory . the read circuit converts parallel read data received at the parallel input ports to a first serial data stream , which is applied to the serial output port . the first serial data stream includes a faulty bit corresponding to the defective memory cell . a spare memory stores a spare bit corresponding to the defective memory cell . a bit insertion circuit is connected to the spare memory and the serial output port of the read circuit . the bit insertion circuit substitutes the faulty bit value of the first serial data stream with the spare bit .
6Physics
in a method and apparatus for determining a physiological activity signal in a subject using various movement sensors that each transmit a temporal movement signal , a physiological reference signal is determined from the various movement signals that best depicts a physiological movement of the subject , the movement sensor that generates the physiological reference signal is identified as a physiological reference sensor , at least one physiological addition signal is determined from the temporal movement signals that is similar to the physiological reference signal up to a limit , and the physiological reference signal and the at least one addition signal are added to form the physiological activity signal .
0Human Necessities
the object of the present patent application is an agent for coloring keratin fibers based on oxidative dyes and which contains as developer at least one heterocyclic hydrazone derivative of formula and as oxidant at least one persulfate salt , further objects being a multicomponent kit and a method for coloring keratin fibers by use of said agent
0Human Necessities
the difficulty of successfully and rapidly filtering finely divided ethylene - vinyl ester interpolymer particles containing at least about 30 % by weight of copolymerized vinyl ester from aqueous dispersion media is overcome by the addition of an anti - coalescing amount of a lower saturated aliphatic monohydroxyl alcohol such as ethanol or isopropanol to the aqueous dispersion media accompanied by , or followed with , agitation prior to recovering the interpolymer particles therefrom . maintaining the filtered ethylene - vinyl ester interpolymer particles in the alcohol - wet condition resists the tendency of the particles to coalesce into unmanageable agglomerates , formation of which otherwise tends to limit or even preclude the use of the interpolymer with respect to some applications . solid phase alcoholysis of the alcohol - wet ethylene - vinyl ester interpolymer filter cake is also disclosed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the specification discloses a hanger assembly for suspending potted plants or similar ornamentation from chain - link , lattice , or similar type fencing . the device includes an object support member , attached by means of an integral tooth to a u - shaped support rod , the free ends of which are bent to form fence - engaging hooks .
0Human Necessities
a framework is disclosed for generating user interfaces for application programs , such as web application programs . the framework may provide a first set of database tables to define screens including tables that describe components , screen layout , component configuration , application model assignment , and / or event handling . the framework may further provide a first set of transactions for maintaining the first set of database tables and hypertext transfer protocol response means for generating the web pages by accessing the first set of database tables .
6Physics
an improved anchor comprising a longitudinal shank assembly , a fluke assembly mounted on an axle that is perpendicularly disposed with respect to the shank assembly and a release mechanism that allows , when tripped , the fluke assembly to rotate freely to form an angle of 180 degrees with respect to the shank assembly . the release mechanism is designed so that tripping occurs when the angle of the chain or cable is above a desired critical angle .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention in its simplest form is a one piece receptacle formed from a blank that is a flat sheet and where gusseted corners are individually folded and latched to form the receptacle . the latches at each end of the receptacle are joinable to add strength to the receptacle and to provide convenient carrying and / or pull handles . the receptacle may be provided with an integral cover which is secureable to the latches and strengthens and adds to the utility of the latches .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
disclosed is a method and apparatus for non - invasive bone fracture detection and accelerated healing , that simultaneously maps , via a paired phased array ultrasound scanning apparatus having multi - element transducers , three dimensional bone surface topology at opposite surfaces along an ultrasound wave pathway ; that measures , using the mapped three dimensional topology , a thickness of the mapped bone ; that detects , using the mapped three dimensional topology , a region of interest with bone deterioration or fracture ; that calculates an ultrasonic wave velocity and attenuation as the ultrasound wave passes through the detected region of interest ; and that applies a low - intensity pulsed ultrasound pulse to the region of interest . the paired phased array ultrasound scanning apparatus focuses the application of the lipus pulse .
0Human Necessities
a method of separating at least one polymer from a mixture of polymers . the method includes adjusting the temperature of the mixture , either by heating or cooling , to bring the temperature to a temperature at which decombination of the polymer mixture occurs . mechanical energy is also imparted to the mixture , before , during or after temperature adjustment . the temperature adjustment and application of mechanical energy enable at least one polymer to be separated from the other polymers in the mixture .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
traditionally , complementary metal oxide semiconductor and bipolar transistors have been separately employed in low voltage differential signal drivers . here , a hybridized lvds driver is provided with an input stage that uses cmos transistors and output stages that use bipolar transistors . as a result of this hybridization , the lvds driver has superior functional characteristics compared to conventional lvds drivers as well as being able to function with a supply range between about 1 . 8v and 3 . 3v .
7Electricity
an output preconditioning circuit with an output level latch is provided to precondition the output to an intermediate level and to clamp the output to that level before the actual data from a memory cell arrives at the output . since the actual data has to charge or discharge the output from some intermediate level rather than the maximum output swing level or the minimum output swing level , as in the normal case , this results in a reduced delay in charging or discharging the output . the output preconditioning circuit which may be coupled to a heavy load or a light load can eliminate oscillation of the output because of the output level latch . the preconditioning system includes a level sense circuit for sensing a voltage level of the circuit output and comparing the voltage level to two different reference voltages and a preconditioning circuit including a latch circuit for latching the values in response to the comparison and a driver - and - clamp circuit for clamping the circuit output to an intermediate voltage level when the values indicate that the circuit output is out of the desired range .
7Electricity
an expansible band is disclosed as including a first band part , a second band part and a third band part , each of the band parts including a number of inter - engaged link members , in which each of the band parts is movable between an expanded configuration and a stable contracted configuration , and the first band part is releasably engaged with the second band part , and the second band part is releasably engaged with the third band part .
0Human Necessities
the optimized mine ventilation system of this invention supplements mine ventilation basic control systems composed of plcs or dcss with supervisory control establishing a dynamic ventilation demand as a function of real - time tracking of machinery and / or personnel location and where this demand is optimally distributed in the work zones via the mine ventilation network and where the energy required to ventilate is minimized while totally satisfying the demand for each work zones . the optimized mine ventilation system operates on the basis of a predictive dynamic simulation model of the mine ventilation network along with emulated control equipment such as fans and air flow regulators . the model always reaches an air mass flow balance where the pressure and density is preferably compensated for depth and accounts for the natural ventilation pressure flows due to temperature differences . model setpoints are checked for safety bounds and sent to real physical control equipment via the basic control system .
4Fixed Constructions
the invention contemplates steering damper to drag link attachment clamp and method . a vehicle steering linkage has a steering damper including a drag link attachment joint , and a mounting bolt operatively engaging the drag link attachment joint . a drag link assembly has a main drag link socket assembly including a main rod portion ; a clamp includes a main body and a pair of legs extending therefrom , with the main body defining a rod receiving bore within which is mounted the main rod portion of the drag link socket assembly , and the legs each include a bolt hole through which the mounting bolt extends ; and a weld securing the main body of the clamp to the main rod portion . a nut engages the bolt such that the legs are pulled closer together , causing the main body to apply a clamping load to the main rod portion .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention relates to a method and device for separating a mixture , made of particles of a first particle type and a second particle type , especially aleurone particles and shell particles made of comminuted bran , said particles being scarcely distinguishable in terms of size and density , into various types of particles . separation occurs according to particle - type specific triboelectric charging of said particles in a first active area and subsequent separation of the differently charged moving particles in an electric field .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a humidity control system for a musical instrument case includes at least two compartments venting into the inside of the case . at least one of these compartments is fitted for a desiccant pouch , with at least one compartment alternatively used and fitted for a humidifier . the use of more than two compartments may be occasioned by an extreme local atmosphere or an exceptionally large instrument or both . a hygrometer and a thermometer are preferably provided with the case to enable a musician to easily ascertain the environmental conditions inside the case . the musician then adds either the desiccant pouch or activates the humidifier in the appropriate compartment of the carrying case , as necessary . the compartments can be built into the case or fastened using conventional fasteners such as adhesive or snaps .
6Physics
a switched capacitor , induction motor drive circuit is provided wherein a switched capacitor in parallel with the inductive motor load at each output terminal is provided for commutation or switching of the main output inverter elements thereby protecting the switching elements from excessive voltage during switching or commutation operation in combination with a unique switching control circuit which enables minimal voltage switching elements to be used and which eliminates the need for anti - parallel rectifiers in the inverter output stage . alternate forms of the switching control circuit are disclosed . regeneration induced power control circuits for dissipating or returning the power to the input lines are disclosed .
7Electricity
a method and apparatus for conducting an operant conditioning paradigm designed to maintain the absence of vocal behavior , by a subject infant , which is equal to or above a predetermined audible level , thereby decreasing the probability of abusive behavior directed toward the subject infant by a parent or care provider . a specific schedule of reinforcement is utilized to maximize the effects of positive reinforcement , with the operation of the appropriate mode of the schedule of reinforcement being a function of the continuously monitored vocal behavior of the subject infant . a maintenance mode of said schedule of reinforcement includes the intermittent presentation of positive reinforcers , with the operation of said mode continuing indefinitely and independent of subject infant behavior until and unless the predetermined audible level is exceeded . a reacquisition mode of said schedule of reinforcement includes the contingent presentation of positive reinforcers , with the presentation of said positive reinforcers being contingent upon the cessation of vocal behavior which exceeds the predetermined audible level . a novel stimulus presentation mode is utilized to elicit a pause in vocal behavior which has exceeded the predetermined audible level for a predetermined period of time . an apparatus functioning per the present method may be enclosed in a unitary package adapted for attachment to a crib , playpen , or other appropriate child care device .
0Human Necessities
the present application electromagnetic signal filtering . more specifically , the application teaches a system and method for affixing a frequency selective surface to an existing antenna radome , such that unwanted signals are attenuated before reaching an antenna stucture within the antenna radome .
7Electricity
a power supply device for driving an amplifier includes a power generator for providing a first voltage for a first power reception end of the amplifier , a power conversion unit coupled to the power generator , for converting the first voltage into a second voltage , a charge pump coupled between the power conversion unit and a second power reception end of the amplifier , for generating a third voltage for the amplifier according to the second voltage , and a control unit coupled to the power conversion unit , for controlling the power conversion unit , so as to adjust the second voltage to make the third voltage equal to a specific multiple of the first voltage .
7Electricity
a method for manufacturing printed page products includes defining a plurality of subbatches each comprising one or more of the pages , creating layouts for the pages in the plurality of subbatches , separating the plurality of subbatches into n groups each comprising a total number of pages equal or less than m , minimizing the difference between the total pages in the n groups and m Γ— n , and printing the layouts of the pages on a stack of sheets each configured to contain layouts for n pages . the layouts of the pages in the stack of sheets are positioned in n columns .
6Physics
each platform mounted mold assembly for plastic tubing includes a circuit board containing parameters defining elements of the forming , molding , tipping or welding operation to be undertaken on the tubing . a control unit includes an rf generator for providing the rf energy to effect the forming , molding , tipping or welding process , a source of air under pressure to operate the mechanical elements attendant each mold assembly , various sensors and a multiplex unit . in operation , the control unit serially addresses each of the mold assemblies , senses the parameters attendant the mold and applies the appropriate power level of rf energy for a specific duration and temperature while activating the mechanical aspects of the mold assembly . the mold assemblies may be serially activated through a multiplex unit or in a particular sequence that may be operator controlled .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a process for producing nano - scale metal particles includes feeding at least one decomposable moiety selected from the group consisting of organometallic compounds , metal complexes , metal coordination compounds and mixtures thereof into a reactor vessel ; exposing the decomposable moiety to a source of energy sufficient to decompose the moiety and produce nano - scale metal particles ; and deposit or collection of the nano - scale metal particles .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a transistor and method of forming the same are disclosed . a thick mesa of dielectric material is grown on a semiconductor substrate and two or more layers of polycrystalline silicon grown on the vertical sides of the mesa serve a masking function to define the gate region of the transistor with high accuracy . the mesa and the two or more polycrystalline layers remain in the final device .
7Electricity
a molding system with inserts placed on the die and / or the punch of the mold , which allows one to obtain molded products with co - molded ferromagnetic inserts on the surfaces thereof .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
instead of buying blanket licenses for all licensable components of its ce devices , a manufacturer enables users to activate licensable components on a device basis and then obtains the necessary licenses individually . seldom used activation modes and seldom activated licensable components can be pruned from future devices , while widely activated licensable components can be automatically enabled by purchasing a blanket license for those components . characteristics of license requests and the people making them can be used to focus marketing .
7Electricity
a control apparatus for rapidly warming up a catalyst disposed within an exhaust pipe connected to an internal combustion engine . the control apparatus first determines a fuel injection amount and an ignition timing of the engine on the basis of an engine operating condition such as an intake air pressure of the engine and a rotational speed of the engine . the control apparatus is also responsive to temperature information of the catalyst for adjusting the fuel injection amount and the ignition timing in accordance with the catalyst temperature information . when the catalyst temperature does not reach the effective emission - purifying temperature , the control apparatus alternately adjusts the fuel injection amount to a rich amount and a lean amount and further intermittently retards the ignition timing . this injection and ignition control operation allows acceleration of the warming - up of the catalyst to suppress the deterioration of the emissions from the engine .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for forming an extrusion die for producing honeycomb structures having hexagonal shaped cells is disclosed . a plurality of at least three plates are straight cut across the surface portion of each plate with desired angles to produce hexagonal shaped pins . the pins from each of the three plates are successively bonded to a die body or laminated carrier plate , with such orientation and positioning as to produce a die face with hexagonally shaped discharge slots .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a light emitting device includes : a light emitting chip arranged on a substrate ; and a resin lens formed to cover the light emitting chip , wherein the center of the light emitting chip and the center of the resin lens are offset so that the centers do not match each other .
7Electricity
a pmos transistor is coupled directly to both v cc and v ss , for use in an electrostatic discharge protection device , thereby protecting the i / o pad of an integrated circuit . the direct coupling of the pmos transistor to both voltage levels , v cc and v ss , greatly reduces the overall esd hazard , i . e , to all four esd conditions : 1 ) positive against v ss , 2 ) negative against v ss , 3 ) positive against v cc , and 4 ) negative against v cc , the most critical of these tests being the positive against v ss and positive against v cc .
7Electricity
mobile electronic devices and related methods to achieve an enhanced security level are disclosed . a security module is deeply embedded in a non - open companion chip of the mobile device , wherein the companion chip controls vital functions of the mobile device . any security technology can be provided by the security module . the security module can , in case of a security violation , disable all vital functions of the companion chip without requiring communicating to other components of the mobile device . the vital functions deployed in the companion chip comprise e . g . system power management or audio functions .
6Physics
a first surface optical disk is disclosed that has machine readable code information , such as bar code information , disposed thereon to permit a disk drive or other device to obtain certain basic information regarding the disk in an efficient and reliable manner . the machine readable code may include error detection and error correction code to correct errors , such as those caused by surface dust , that may arise during reading the machine readable code . the machine readable code may be disposed within a portion of a ring on the optical disk . human readable alphanumeric characters , including graphics , identifying the side of the optical disk and other basic information may also be disposed within the ring .
6Physics
the rotor of an electronically commutated dc machine , which may be operated in the motor mode or in the generator mode , comprises at least one permanent magnet having at least four poles disposed concentrically to the rotary axis of the rotor , said poles being polarized substantially normal to said axis of rotation and being disposed adjacent an annular return circuit member . the stator winding is arranged in the annular gap between rotor and return circuit members and comprises a meander - like conductive strip array whose linear forward or backward extending meander sections consist of a number of parallel conductor sections . means for detecting the angular position of the rotor relative to the linear forward and backward extending meander sections supplies signals to an electronic control system which in turn controls the flow of current through the conductive strip array such that the latter produces a magnetic field to drive the rotor . an electronically commutated dc motor of such structure and including , for instance , 40 poles exhibits an extremely constant rated motor speed and by virture of the high space factor in the magnetic gap produces a high e . m . f . such a motor may preferably be used as driving unit in winchester disk storages .
6Physics
a process for receiving a binary digital signal by a method for the reception of a binary digital signal , which may also have phase shifts , with a supplied clock that may have any desired phase position with respect to the digital signal and may deviate somewhat in frequency from the bit sequence frequency of the digital signal . from the clock there is formed over a delay chain a series of clocks , which have approximately equal phase intervals . short pulses are derived from the clocks . t12 ). upon the arrival of each edge of a digital signal that has been selected as the effective edge , there is derived a read pulse which may also be delayed , with which the presence of pulses may be determined through and gates . through sr flip - flops and and gates , clocks selected with the pulses that are present are switched through and or - linked for use as an input clock . the total delay of this process step is , if necessary , dimensioned in such a way by delaying the read pulse that the effective edge of the input clock occurs always one half clock period after the effective edge of the digital signal . an application of the invention is in synchronous switching matrices and in block switching .
7Electricity
a method of defining a rib structure within an iso - grid composite component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes , among other things , defining a first rib at least partially with a uni - tape ply bundle at a first level , the uni - tape ply bundle including uni - tape plies and a first spacer ply , and defining a second rib transverse to the first rib at least partially with a spacer at the first level , the spacer including a second , different spacer ply , the spacer transverse to the uni - tape ply bundle such that the spacer is interrupted by the uni - tape ply bundle .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a polyolefin - based heat sealable and peelable lidding film . the peelable seal films comprise from 5 to 95 percent by weight of a polyolefin based plastomer or elastomer and from 5 to 95 percent by weight of a second plastomer or elastomer . the invention also relates to methods of making and using the heat sealable , peelable seal films , having improved low seal initiation temperature .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
disclosed is a system for providing artificial saliva . the system can include the mouthpiece , a portable supply unit , and a stationary supply unit . the portable supply unit can be adapted to be carried by a user . the portable supply unit can include a first fluid system , a first interface module , and a first control module . the first fluid system can be adapted to fluidly couple to the mouthpiece .
0Human Necessities
a method for driving a liquid crystal display unit is arranged to apply positive - polarity signals to drains of thin film transistors of active matrix liquid crystal elements during an interval of a 1 / n field and to apply negative - polarity signals to the drains during an interval of a next 1 / n field . this method does not need to invert a common electrode voltage v com and a signal voltage v d at each scan period . this contributes to easier design of a voltage - alternating circuit for v d or v com and reduces flicker resulting from the inversed voltage on an overall screen .
6Physics
a development apparatus for use in electrostatographic copiers and printers includes a housing and a self - closing mechanism for completely and efficiently unloading or purging spent developer material from such apparatus . the mechanism further includes an aperture for discharging developer material from the housing , a self - closing conduit member connected to the aperture , and vacuum source for selectively transporting and removing developer material from the conduit member .
6Physics
optical transceivers used in data communications equipment are typically bidirectional and require two - way communications in order to maintain their operability . however , in some applications such as cable television , the traffic is highly unbalanced with very high bandwidth requirements in one direction and minimal bandwidth requirements in the opposite direction . hence for such efficient and cost effective one - way communication applications , unidirectional fiber optic transceivers are useful . there is provided here a unidirectional transceiver provided internally with a keep - alive signal generator to enable unidirectional transmissions . the keep alive signal is , for instance , idle characters for a gigabit ethernet communication system , or any other suitable handshake signal which provides the desired operability .
7Electricity
the invention relates to a method of invoking privacy related to a user equipment capable of accepting push messages in communications network , which push message is a message a server may send to the user equipment without the user of the user equipment asking for it and the server having the ability to be able to act as a push message initiator . the method comprises the steps of : sending a first request for the personal user data from the user equipment to an origin server over a first channel ; the origin server sending a request for personal user data to a supporting server ; the supporting server sending a push message over a narrow band channel to the user equipment indicating said request for the user data made by the origin server ; the user equipment responding to the push message at least by an allowing message or a disallowing message for the request of data over said narrow band channel ; and the supporting server providing the data to the origin server at least partly in response to the allowing message , and rejecting the data providing otherwise .
7Electricity
a spark plug includes a ceramic component , whose surface is at least in part coated with a glaze , with the glaze containing 0 . 6 % to 4 % by weight of fluoride and 6 % to 11 . 2 % by weight of zinc oxide .
7Electricity
a pipe manifold for utilization with hot water heating systems and including substantially adjacent inlet and return flow chambers within a single elongated box and separated by an internal dividing wall . disposed on the outside of the housing are pipe headers of various types , in particular frustoconical pipe headers , which may be cut off so that the diameter obtained matches that of a valve or pump or the like to be mounted thereto with the intent that the overall height of the apparatus is constant independently of the size of the attached device . the headers communicate with the chambers within the manifold via openings which are advantageously disposed at one or the other side of the edge of the dividing wall . a variety of embodiments is presented .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for arbitrating access to a time slot in a time division multiple access network in an asynchronous hub with a bus guardian is provided . the method including receiving signals from competing nodes claiming access to the same time slot at the bus guardian of the asynchronous hub , selecting one of the nodes based on a priority scheme , and relaying a message from the selected node and blocking the message from the non - selected node .
7Electricity
a fluid coupler for aligned engagement of fluid connectors , comprising a support member ; a floating first connector member housed in the support member and engageable to a second connector member ; a piston member axially slidable in the support member and actuatable to push the first connector member at pressurisation of a fluid circuit .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a transparent - front vending machine includes an optical vend - sensing system with an article sensing subsystem arranged athwart a vend space . the article sensing subsystem has two emitter / detector arrays , each having at least one emitter and a plurality of detectors . the emitter / detector arrays are arranged so that at least some electromagnetic radiation emitted by an emitter of the first array can be detected by at least two active detectors of the second array , and at least some electromagnetic radiation emitted by an emitter of the second array can be detected by at least two active detectors of the first array so that articles falling through the vend space will interrupt electromagnetic radiation between an emitter and at least one detector . at least two emitters are active at one time .
6Physics
an apparatus for building muscle memory to develop a more rapid baseball swing and avoid casting of the hands and bat during the swing . such apparatus includes a first attachment member connectable to an upper arm and a second attachment member connectable to an opposing forearm interposed by an elongated tether to be aligned along a forearm upon initially entering into a hitter &# 39 ; s stance . a method for using such apparatus is also disclosed herein .
0Human Necessities
a method of using remotely sensed data and ground measurements to accurately estimate forest inventories . the proposed method includes two complimentary components β€” an image processing component and a post processing component . the image processing component predicts a forest parameter of interest for one or more forest stands using the remotely sensed data . the post processing component further processes the output from the image processing component to quantify results that are in a form that is more useful to end users .
6Physics
a process for removing s and fe and to reclaim v , ni and co from coal or oil and their derivatives or from minerals . the process is based upon an oxidative extraction performed with hypochlorous acid whose oxidizing power is generated and regulated &# 34 ; in situ &# 34 ;. the process is particularly applicable to the recovery of v from residual flexi - coke and to the recovery of ni from coal .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a pixel structure includes a backup thin film transistor with a float gate electrode or a float drain electrode and a working thin film transistor . when the pixel of the working thin film transistor does not work , the backup thin film transistor replaces the working thin film transistor to drive the pixel . the method of repairing the pixel is to cut off the connection between the drain electrode of the working thin film transistor and the pixel electrode , and then to connect the gate electrode or the drain electrode of the backup thin film transistor to the gate electrode or the drain electrode of the working thin film transistor , such that the backup thin film transistor can replace the working thin film transistor to drive the pixel electrode .
7Electricity
in a preferred embodiment , the present process involves subjecting a fabric having splittable conjugate yarns both to an acidic treatment and to a basic treatment , each of which erodes a portion of the components of the conjugate yarns . the acid treatment , given certain reaction kinetics , removes a portion of the polyamide element of the conjugate filament . the basic treatment has a similar effect on the polyester element of the conjugate filament , making it more hydrophilic . the at least partial removal of the polyamide component , coupled with the increased hydrophilicity of the polyester component , results in a fabric having enhanced absorptive properties . in an alternate embodiment , treatments with only acid or only basic solution may be employed .
3Textiles; Paper
one exemplary embodiment includes a process for forming a hard carbide coating onto a low chromium - containing steel article via a chemical deposition process carried out on a particulate mix , in which molybdenum in the form of a compound femo or titanium in the form of a compound feti , or a mixture of femo and feti , may be added to the particulate mix used to form the coating .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a sensor system includes a sensor and a control module . the sensor includes an electrically actuated moving member . the sensor is in fluid communication with a reservoir of a separator that separates a first fluid from a fuel . the control module selectively causes current to be supplied to the sensor to actuate the member . the control module measures the current and determines a parameter of the current . the control module identifies one of presence and absence of the first fluid in the reservoir based on the parameter .
6Physics
a method for drilling a drainhole through a subsurface formation without intersecting upper or lower boundaries thereof in which a directionally sensitive measurement while drilling device carried on the drainhole string is used to measure a formation property which indicates proximity to a formation boundary . upon detection of such proximity , the direction of drainhole drilling is changed to direct the drainhole away from the detected boundary .
4Fixed Constructions
there is provided an optical network system in which optical signals modulated by each of at least two modulation methods are wavelength - division - multiplexed and transferred , including : an optical transmitter configured to transmit first optical signals modulated by each of at least two modulation methods ; an add - drop multiplexer configured to drop second optical signals from wavelength - division - multiplexed optical signals transferred in the optical network system , and add the first optical signals to the wavelength - division - multiplexed optical signals ; an optical receiver configured to demodulate the second optical signals corresponding to each of at least two modulation methods ; and a controller configured to control wavelengths of the first optical signals , the second optical signals and the wavelength - division - multiplexed optical signals so as to rearrange wavelengths of the first optical signals , the second optical signals and the wavelength - division - multiplexed optical signals so that optical signals modulated by a same modulation method are placed on an adjacent wavelength .
7Electricity