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circuits and methods for operating a latch structure are disclosed . the circuits include a plurality of stages , and each stage includes a first logic circuit , a latch coupled to a second logic circuit of an adjacent stage and a switch which connects the first logic circuit to the latch in a first state and disconnects the logic circuit from the latch in a second state . a local clock circuit controls the first and second states by providing a locally generated clock signal to activate the switch . the locally generated clock signals are generated by interlocking handshake signals from a local clock circuit of an adjacent stage .
6Physics
the invention discloses a method for rapid identification of a candidate selective separation material by placing small samples of the candidate material in an array of vials and adding a solution of the analytes to be separated . the solution is allowed to interact or equilibrate and the distribution of the analytes in the solid or liquid phase is measured usually by gas or liquid chromatography . the identified candidate material with the greatest differential adsorption of the analytes is selected and used as an adsorbent for large scale separation . the rapid screening of chromatographic adsorbents provides an efficient way of finding suitable absorbent materials for large scale separations .
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an alignment method and apparatus is disclosed wherein , in one exposure process , alignment of a semiconductor substrate may be performed and , while moving the semiconductor substrate in a step - and - repeat manner in relation to shot positions on the semiconductor substrate , a pattern of an original may be printed on the semiconductor substrate at the respective shot position , wherein the one exposure process may be performed while using a plurality of placement data each specifying positions with respect to which the semiconductor substrate is to be positioned during the step - and - repeat motion .
6Physics
a housing structure of a keyboard instrument has : a musical instrument main body having a keyboard portion in which a plurality of keys are aligned in order ; a cover having a hinge portion and a foldable portion along an alignment direction of the keys so as to open and cover an upper surface of the musical instrument main body ; and a cover lock portion formed in the upper surface of the musical instrument main body for locking the cover when the cover is opened and folded at the foldable portion . the hinge portion consists of a flexible synthetic resin which may be formed integrally with the cover or separately from the cover .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an electrochemical cell assembly including a plurality of testing cells , a reference cell , and fluid connections between the testing cells and the reference cell . each of the testing cells includes a working electrode , which is a rotating disk or ring - disk electrode , and a counter electrode . a chemical composition , whose intrinsic kinetic properties under defined mass - transfer are to be investigated , is deposited on the working electrode . the reference cell holds a reference electrode that serves as a common reference electrode for each of the testing cells . the assembly permits simultaneous testing of many chemical compositions under identical environment .
6Physics
a rowing scull with a hull , a cockpit , and a deck fully peripherally interconnecting the cockpit and the hull . a frame extends beneath the cockpit , inside the hull , and is reinforcingly joined to the deck at each side of the cockpit . outriggers for oarlocks are mounted to the deck . the oarlocks are adjustable as to position and angularity , the stretcher is adjustably mounted , and the rower &# 39 ; s seat is uniquely mounted to rails in the cockpit .
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isopropanol cannot be completely removed from isopropanol - isopropyl acetate - water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the minimum ternary azeotrope . isopropanol can be readily removed from mixtures containing it , isopropyl acetate and water by using extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is a higher boiling ester of phthalic acid . typical examples of effective agents are diethyl phthalate , diisooctyl phthalate and methyl benzoate , dibutyl phthalate , methyl benzoate and nitromethane .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a mosaic protein comprising a variety of immunoreactive antigenic epitopes from several genotypes of hepatitis c virus . the mosaic protein provides a sensitive and specific immunological hepatitis detection assay . a restriction enzyme assisted ligation method of making an artificial gene permits controlled construction of mosaic proteins , and allows confirmatory expression of the intermediate gene products .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention relates to a turning device for metal deposits used in combination with a separating device , comprising at least one turnable receiving unit mounted on a rotating axle under the separating device and in the vicinity of at least one conveyor , guiding means for guiding a metal deposit to a receiving unit acting as a turning device and means for rotating the receiving unit . the invention also relates to a method for handling metal deposits .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
in a switching circuit , at least two bus bars are fixed with an insulator interposed therebetween and secured to a substrate of the switching circuit . being combined with the bus bars , the insulator serves not only to insulate those bus bars but also to enhance the bending rigidity and bending strength of the switching circuit . as current flows in one of the bus bars in a direction opposite to a direction in which current flows in the other bus bar , the inductance of the bus bars is reduced , resulting in the decreased fly - back voltage generated upon switching operation .
7Electricity
an egress packet modifier includes a script parser and a pipeline of processing stages . rather than performing egress modifications using a processor that fetches and decodes and executes instructions in a classic processor fashion , and rather than storing a packet in memory and reading it out and modifying it and writing it back , the packet modifier pipeline processes the packet by passing parts of the packet through the pipeline . a processor identifies particular egress modifications to be performed by placing a script code at the beginning of the packet . the script parser then uses the code to identify a specific script of opcodes , where each opcode defines a modification . as a part passes through a stage , the stage can carry out the modification of such an opcode . as realized using current semiconductor fabrication process , the packet modifier can modify 200m packets / second at a sustained rate of up to 100 gigabits / second .
7Electricity
an installation tool for attaching electrical lines to electrical equipment , such as at elbow to bushing terminations . the tool readily allows firm gripping and transfer of force by a servicing worker to the elbow bushing connection to insure firm connection . it is particularly adapted for use in areas too small or confined to permit use of conventional tools .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a microcomputer having a signal generating circuit which generates pulse width modulation signals defined by a carrier wave , and which controls controlled portions according to pulse width modulating signals . the signal generating circuit comprises a carrier wave defining timer which outputs a value varying the same as a waveform providing a carrier wave , a control register which controls the time period of the timer , a reload register which holds a count value , control blocks which generate pulse width modulation signals according to the value of the timer and the count value of the reload register .
7Electricity
the subject wideband switching network provides inexpensive point - to - point wideband communication connections . wideband source and destination terminal equipment are either connected to modems which encode the analog signals used by the wideband source terminal equipment into digital signals for transmission through the wideband switching network and decode the received digital signals into analog signals used by the wideband destination terminal equipment ; or are directly connected to the wideband switching network if source and destination terminal equipment transmit and receive digital signals . the modems are connected to the wideband switching network by optical fibers . the wideband switching network is a point - to - point space division switch that is comprised of a matrix of high frequency semiconductor crosspoints . wideband communication connections are originated by a subscriber transmitting connection control signals to the wideband switching network controller on a dial - up basis from a telephone station set , on a data link from a computer or directly from a keyboard associated with the wideband switching network controller . the wideband switching network can concurrently switch any combination of voice , audio , video , data .
7Electricity
an ink jet recording head unit includes a plurality of nozzle elements , a plurality of piezoelectric elements and a driving unit . the plurality of piezoelectric elements is provided in one - to - one correspondence with the plurality of nozzle elements . each piezoelectric element has a positive pole and a negative pole . each piezoelectric element expands and contracts when a voltage potential difference between the positive pole and the negative pole is varied . the plurality of nozzle elements includes a first nozzle element and a second nozzle element adjacent to the first nozzle element . a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element correspond to the first nozzle element and the second nozzle element respectively . the driving unit controls the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element to expand and contract in a complementary manner .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a deposition apparatus may uniformly control deposited quantities of a plurality of depositing sources by efficiently determining an abnormal depositing source . the deposition apparatus may reduce loss of materials by exactly determining an abnormal depositing source . the deposition apparatus includes : a plurality of depositing sources spraying a deposition material ; a substrate holder fixing a substrate to face the depositing source ; a depositing source shutter disposed at one side of the depositing source and opening and closing an passage of each depositing source ; and a main shutter disposed between the depositing source and the substrate fixed to the substrate holder and depositing a part of the deposition material on the substrate through the main shutter .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present disclosure , in one embodiment , relates to a defrosting apparatus comprising a manifold , wherein the manifold is adapted to expel a liquid onto an evaporator component . the apparatus further comprising one or more cold liquid pipes adapted to deliver the liquid to a container , the container comprising a mechanism for heating the liquid . and the apparatus also comprising one or more heated liquid pipes adapted to deliver the liquid from the container to the manifold . the present disclosure includes a computer with tactile monitor , machine vision , video cameras for inspecting , reporting and acting to defrost the freezer evaporator , and wifi capabilities . freezer access and inventory tracking is controlled by a second camera built onto the outward facing tactile monitor . facial , pattern , and voice recognition is built into this device to provide reliable security and inventory control .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
disclosed is mobile mechanical xeriscape gravel cleaner which is delivered to the site of the xeriscaping to be cleaned by a wheel / axle assembly , leveled with adjustable jack stands mounted on the metal frame . xeriscape material to be cleaned is collected and deposited in a hopper with slide plate to control flow of material into the receiving chamber . using an external power system , the auger / screener device rotation begins and picks up and carries forward the material , passing through the transition plate to the auger / cleaner chamber where foreign material passes through the screen . the cleaned material proceeds to the discharge chamber where it is collected and returned to the original xeriscaped site . the mobile mechanical xeriscape gravel cleaner can clean xeriscape gravel at a lower cost , with improved quality and a higher rate of speed than was previously possible , with significantly reduced burden to the ecosystem .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for tempering the temperature of a liquid in a fluid conducting system . more particularly , the invention relates to tempering the temperature of water supplied to a fixture from a water heater in a fluid conducting system .
6Physics
the invention provides for a method of optimizing the scheduling of program threads within an operating system based on quality objectives , and a system implementing said method .
6Physics
a method of recovering pure dichloropentafluoropropane from a mixture of dichloropentaflouropropane and chloroform involving selectively fluorinating the chloroform to the lower boiling dichloromonofluoromethane and then distilling to separate and recover pure dichloropentafluoropropane .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a hair tie to fasten locks of hair into pony tails , braids or dred locks . the hair tie comprises a generally planar , elongated material containing corresponding fastening surfaces at each end . the hair tie encircles the lock of hair in a belt - like fashion and fastens upon itself . the hair tie is capable of tying different amounts of hair by varying the positions the ends of the hair tie engage . additionally , the hair tie incorporates an elastic loop and a friction pad to ensure the hair tie securely attaches and remains in position on the lock of hair . ornamentation , such as jewelry , beads and ribbon , printing and logos may decorate the hair tie , allowing individuals to decorate their hair as well as fasten it .
0Human Necessities
the present invention is a method for production of a hydrogen - rich fuel gas compatible for a fuel cell , comprising ; reforming a hydrocarbon - containing fuel to a co - containing , hydrogen - rich reformate , converting co in the reformate to co 2 and hydrogen by a catalyzed water - shift reaction , removing residual co in the reformate by adsorption on a copper halide adsorbent , and passing the essentially co - free reformate as a hydrogen - rich fuel gas to a fuel cell .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for processing credit applications , including several steps . a credit request is received including consumer identification data . credit report data is received corresponding to the consumer identification data . the credit report data is organized to form formatted credit report data . consumer identification data is removed from the formatted credit report data and credit request data to form anonymized credit data . pre - defined application data , credit report data , and credit request data characteristics are appended . the anonymized credit data is encrypted to form an encrypted credit file . the encrypted credit file is transmitted to a lending institution . a response is received indicating credit approval corresponding to the encrypted credit file .
6Physics
a liquid dispenser device for being associated with a liquid reservoir , said device comprising : a chamber provided with an inlet valve , an outlet valve , and a piston that is suitable for varying the volume of the chamber ; a liquid dispenser orifice ; and a pusher that is axially displaceable down and up between a rest position and a depressed position ; the dispenser device being characterized in that the pusher includes an elastically - deformable wall that is thus displaceable relative to the remainder of the pusher , the piston being in contact , at least momentarily , with the deformable wall , so as to be urged in displacement relative to the remainder of the pusher while the wall is being deformed , in such a manner as to open the outlet valve .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a field effect transistor is provided . the field effect transistor includes a semiconductor region formed on a substrate , wherein the semiconductor region comprises an undoped channel region , a source region including a first dopant type , and a drain region including a second dopant type , and wherein the channel region is formed of a group iii - v compound semiconductor material . the field effect transistor further includes a high - k gate formed on the channel region , wherein the high - k gate is configured to generate electron tunneling between the source region and the drain region when a gate voltage is applied , and wherein a first contact surface between the source region and the channel region and a second contact surface between the drain region and the channel region are inclined .
7Electricity
a clamping device to hang lighting fixtures includes a hinge mechanism that enables the device to be folded out of the way for storage or for floor or ground use . the clamping device may include foot pads to add stability to the support of the lighting fixture . a curved portion of the main body of the device allows the clamp to secure lighting fixtures to an overhead pipe or rail .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a method and apparatus for detecting , processing and tracking sonar signals to provide bearing , range and depth information that locates an object in three - dimensions underwater space . a twenty six nearest neighbor peak picker is disclosed that improves the detection of signals in noisy background by differentiating bandwidth characteristics of signals from bw characteristics of noise .
6Physics
the invention relates to a method and equipment for quantitatively dosing small amounts of liquid , especially in clinical or other similar wet - chemical analyzers . the dosing employs a liquid space , the volume of which can be changed and which is connected to a dosing channel so that , by increasing or decreasing the volume of the liquid space , a suction or an injection through the dosing channel is achieved . the liquid space is formed by flexible bellows which are freely movable back and forth to provide the reversible deformations which change the volume of the liquid space . the movements are effected using an actuator which is connected to the bellows without transmissions containing sliding surfaces . the actuator comprises precisely repeatable positions and is calibrated according to the invention by measuring the sizes of the dosages produced by the movements between the positions . the dosing is effected after that by selectively repealing the calibrated movements . the actuator can be formed by a stepper motor , and a cam shaft rotated by the stepper motor propelling the bellows back and forth . the nonlinear interdependent relationship between the rotation of the shaft and the change in the volume of the liquid space makes possible a wide range of calibrated dosage sizes .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method includes creating process data which constitutes at least a portion of the control program and describes the execution contents of the communication functions , and parameter data which constitutes a different portion of the control program from the process data portion and is used to describe individual setting information of user in accordance with the process data , in the center apparatus , sending the process data , and the parameter data from the center apparatus to the user apparatus via the communication network , receiving the process data and the parameter data from the center apparatus , then describing input individual setting information in the parameter data to create the control program , in the user apparatus , recording the resulting control program onto a recording medium , and reading the control program from the recording medium and setting the read control program in the communication equipment as requested by the user , in the user apparatus .
7Electricity
hitch mount assembly for snow blades or other accessories or implements for off - road vehicles such as all - terrain vehicles . the assembly includes a receiver for mounting to the vehicle chassis and an implement assembly readily removably coupled to the receiver . the configuration of the receiver and implement assembly allows for self - alignment during the mounting operation . a switching mechanism and actuator also can be used to pivot the working implement remotely . the mount assembly can be attached to the vehicle with a powered winch or manually .
4Fixed Constructions
a method of repairing a drill pipe having first and second connector ends , each of the first and second connectors ends including a threaded portion and sealing portions , with a lathe having a chuck with longitudinally spaced first and second sets of jaws , the method comprising the steps of mounting the drill pipe in a lathe , gripping the first connector end of the drill pipe with each of the first and second sets of jaws , orienting the first connector end by manipulation of the first and second sets of jaws into a working position ; and rotating the drilling pipe against a working tool to machine the threaded portion and sealing portion of the first connector end and produce a new threaded portion and sealing portion of the first connector end . a lathe with longitudinally spaced first and second sets of jaws is also disclosed . a device for positioning of subsequent workpieces without repeating alignment steps is also disclosed .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method of reducing the discharge rate of a battery while providing a desired current comprising the steps of incrementally controlling the amount of one or more activating gases provided to an energy storage means , and providing an energy level responsive to the selectable amount of said one or more activating gases .
7Electricity
a proxy cache maintains a copy of multiple resources from various servers in a network . when the proxy cache must generate a validation request for at least one resource at one of the servers , the proxy cache piggybacks one or more additional cache validation requests related to documents presently stored in the cache but originating from or associated with the server in question . upon receipt of an indication of the freshness or validity of the cached copy of the document , the proxy cache can then make a determination as to whether to request an update of the document .
6Physics
a personal , evidence - based , self - care information system for the management of diabetes , executing on a computer , receiving data input from a user , processing the data , and outputting results to the user , including a settings module ; a glucose module ; and a patterns module . a mobile device for the management of diabetes , including a memory , a processor , an input device , an output device , and a computer program executing on the processor , the computer program including a settings module , a glucose module , and a patterns module , and the glucose module receiving blood glucose measurement data input from a user through the input device , the patterns module analyzing the blood glucose measurement data in real time and outputting results of the analysis of blood glucose measurement data to the user . a computer - based method for the management of diabetes , receiving data input from a user , processing the data , and outputting results to the user , having the steps of inputting a target glucose range for the user ; inputting a blood glucose measurement ; inputting an event associated with the glucose measurement ; and outputting information to the user .
6Physics
a method and apparatus for sorting particles moving through a closed channel system of capillary size comprises a bubble valve for selectively generating a pressure pulse to separate a particle having a predetermined characteristic from a stream of particles . the particle sorting system may further include a buffer for absorbing the pressure pulse . the particle sorting system may include a plurality of closely coupled sorting modules which are combined to further increase the sorting rate . the particle sorting system may comprise a multi - stage sorting device for serially sorting streams of particles , in order to decrease the error rate .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
motion of an instrument suspension cable assembly is attenuated in a liquidaving flow fields and surface swells . strumming which causes vibratory motion is precluded by enclosing the cable assembly along the axis of suspension to isolate it from the flow fields . motion along the axis of suspension due to the surface swells is substantially reduced by incorporating drag therealong on the cable assembly enclosure .
6Physics
an apparatus for troubleshooting a computer system of a vehicle is disclosed . the apparatus includes a controller for controlling an aspect of operation of the vehicle with at least one process . the apparatus also includes a diagnostic system configured to monitor the at least one process and configured to obtain diagnostic data regarding the at least one process . additionally , the apparatus includes a wireless device coupled to the diagnostic system and configured to connect to an internet protocol based network , and configured to transmit the diagnostic data over the network .
6Physics
disclosed is a printing apparatus including a priority identifier establishment unit . more particularly , the printing apparatus , processing an instruction designated by a priority identifier before another instruction , includes the priority identifier establishment unit that allows a priority identifier to be designated in various forms and methods . since the priority identifier can be established in various forms and methods , the printing apparatus can achieve enhanced flexibility and effect in priority processing .
6Physics
a combination floating breakwater and wave energy collecting system in which a pair of joint floating spread wings are provided between which a vessel can be moored . the spread angle of the wings is adjustable and the wings can be jointly swung about their juncture so as to extend from the juncture generally in the direction of wave and wind travel so that the vee - shaped area between the wings is on the lee side . the wings have rows of improved wave energy collecting cells used to drive air turbines coupled to electric generators without intermediate compressed air storage and this energy conversion assists in dampening the wave action in the moorage zone between the wings .
4Fixed Constructions
a docking node transporter tug is disclosed . the tug can dock with various spacecraft to allow access by people between the spacecraft . further , the tug may dock with other specialty tugs to form a custom system .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a metal wood golf club head having a stamped metal impact insert welded to the body of the club head at a suitable distance from the crown / face perimeter or the sole plate / face perimeter transition junctions . thereby maximizing the coefficient of restitution value for the club by relocating the welds away from the transition junctions that are subject to the greatest stresses . the present invention having a metal weight disposed at a point rearward from the point where the hosel centerline would intersect with the sole plate . the metal weight disposed on the sole plate adjacently or in close proximity to the heel and skirt juncture .
0Human Necessities
a method for assigning a tracking area is disclosed . a mobility state of a wireless transmit / receive unit is determined and the ta is assigned based on the determined mobility state . also disclosed is a method for accessing a closed subscriber group ta . a csg ta identifier is received at a wtru and is stored . a csg ta broadcast is received and the broadcast csg ta is accessed if an identifier of the broadcast csg ta matches the stored csg ta identifier . also disclosed is a method for changing a mobility state of a wtru . a current mobility state of the wtru is determined and a predetermined metric of the wtru is examined . the predetermined metric is evaluated to determine if the metric has crossed a threshold and the mobility state is changed based on the evaluated metric .
7Electricity
an acousto - optic q - switch consisting of an acoustic transducer and an acoustic absorber affixed in opposing relationship with a portion of a laser medium having a relatively high figure of merit , m , disposed therebetween , provides an integral structural combination for the function of the laser medium and q - switch which avoids the resonating wave power losses , and eliminates the problem of reflection and alignment encountered in laser systems employing acousto - optic q - switching devices which are separate and spaced apart from the laser medium .
7Electricity
the invention is directed to a polymer thick film silver composition comprising a conductive silver powder ; and an organic medium comprising three different resins and organic solvent , wherein the ratio of the weight of the conductive silver powder to the total weight of the three different resins is between 5 : 1 and 45 : 1 . the composition may be processed at a time and energy sufficient to remove all solvent . the invention is further directed to a method of electrode grid and / or bus bar formation on thin - film photovoltaic cells using the composition and to cells formed from the method and the composition .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a process of fabricating the storage capacitor of a dram memory ic device having increased electrode surface area is disclosed . the hemispherical - grain silicon layer used to effect the area increase does not suffer stripping - off during the process of removal of its native oxide . the prevention of the stripping - off is achieved by the employment of a amorphous silicon layer underlying the hemispherical - grain silicon layer . the amorphous silicon layer improves the adhesiveness of the hemispherical - grain silicon layer , thereby preventing its stripping - off .
7Electricity
a light source that utilizes light emitting diodes that emit white light is disclosed . the diodes are mounted on an elongate member having at least two surfaces upon which the light emitting diodes are mounted . the elongate member is thermally conductive and is utilized to cool the light emitting diodes . in the illustrative embodiment , the elongate member is a tubular member through which a heat transfer medium flows . a cooling or fluid movement device coupled with the elongate thermally conductive member enhances cooling of the light emitting diodes .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an optoelectronic material , device applications , and methods for manufacturing the optoelectronic material are provided to make it possible to obtain stable characteristics without deterioration of luminescence over time in the atmosphere . the optoelectronic material is composed of a porous silicon the surface of which is nitrided to form a silicon nitride layer thereon . this allows a stable electroluminescence to be obtained , without oxidation of the surface of the porous silicon .
7Electricity
in order to extract correctly an intended region by correcting the distortion of two images due to different time points of observation , an emphasis factor which depends on the standard deviation of the image gray value within the intended region is evaluated , and the intended region for registration is selected after adaptive filtering with characteristics determined by the emphasis factor .
6Physics
the invention is a placing boom comprising a plurality of boom sections connected together in an articulated arrangement . a pipeline is carried by the boom sections , wherein the pipeline is disposed inside at least one of the boom sections .
4Fixed Constructions
a dma controller coupled to two separate buses controls the transfer of data between them . to effect a block data transfer , data is simultaneously read on one bus and written on the other . this allows data to be transferred between buses at the maximum transfer rate supported by the slower bus .
6Physics
a method of removing a coated film from an edge surface of a substrate comprising the steps of forming an insulating film for protecting a circuit pattern of a substrate by pouring an insulating resin solution on a circuit - pattern formation surface of the substrate , rotating the substrate having the insulating film coated thereon , removing the insulating film by pouring a solvent on the edge surface of the substrate , while the substrate is being rotated , and accelerating dehydration of the insulating film by taking at least one action of spraying a gas to the edge surface of the substrate and performing a local evacuation of a region in the proximity of the edge surface of the substrate while the substrate is being rotated .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a preform for optical fibers , wherein deposition of glass - forming compounds on the substrate takes place . the present invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing optical fibers , wherein one end of a solid preform is heated , after which an optical fiber is drawn from said heated end .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
there is disclosed a device to convert water wave motion into useful energy which includes a shaft mounted to be rotatable and having fixed thereto a plurality of gears , a plurality of floats equal in number to the plurality of gears with each float connected by an arm , through a fulcrum , to a ratchet - like device on the other end of the arm from the float , which ratchet - like device drives one of the gears . the shaft drives a gear train which results in a rapidly rotating shaft which drives a pump which takes suction from a low pressure reservoir and discharges to drive a fluid - driven motor . between the discharge side of the pump and the fluid - driven motor are a high pressure reservoir for the driving fluid , a regulating valve , and a pressure relief valve which discharges into the low pressure reservoir , whereby the action of waves in a body of water causes a continuous surge of fluid through the motor at a uniform pressure .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention provides a method of replacing , exchanging or repositioning pickups and other accessories used by stringed instruments from the back of the musical instrument .
6Physics
a gas heat pump system powered by natural gas , propane or similar gaseous fuel is disclosed . the system uses heat recovery and heat addition to manage efficient heating and cooling cycles . in a cooling cycle excess heat is vented to the atmosphere while in a heating cycle , excess heat is used to heat a subject structure and to prevent frost from forming on outdoor heat exchangers . a control system monitors the system &# 39 ; s operation and corrects abnormal operational conditions or shuts down the system until the system can be manually inspected . the costs of system operation are less than electric systems because of the efficiencies and use of natural gas or propane .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention relates to a portable boiler for a hot mat , which comprises : a water reservoir , one side of which has an inlet pipe for introducing water circulating through the hot mat , and which stores the water ; a heat transfer unit in which the water discharged from the water reservoir flows along a flow channel pipe to be heat exchanged , wherein the water is discharged to the hot mat via an outlet pipe formed at one side thereof ; a heating unit which burns the fuel gas fed from a fuel tank to heat the water in the heat transfer unit ; and a housing which forms the outer appearance of the boiler .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a method and related interface system for facilitating manual detection of advertising sections within a video signal . the method includes sampling frames from every n 1 frames to be reference frames in the video signal , and showing the reference frames to a user . if the user finds that a given reference frame is an advertising frame , setting n 2 to be smaller than n 1 , sampling frames from every n 2 frames between the given reference frame and its adjacent reference frame to be second layer reference frames , showing the second layer reference frames to the user such that the user can further detail selection of advertising frames , and locating advertising frames more precisely .
7Electricity
a technique is provided for allocating access to time slots used for transferring data between nodes in a time multiplexed network , whose bandwidth is divided into cycles . the cycles are in turn divided into control slots for control signaling and data slots for transferring data . the slots allocated to a primary home node may be temporarily allocated to a temporary home node , in which case the temporary home node , instead of the primary home node , then temporarily has the write access to the slots . the slots may subsequently be reallocated to the primary home node . in particular , the degree of temporary allocation of slots to a first node is evaluated . then , the number of slots having the first node as a primary home node may be increased based upon the evaluation . this decreases the need for temporary allocation of slots within the network .
7Electricity
a rotating anode for an x - ray tube has an anode body composed of composite fiber material , mounted in a bearing system , the anode body having a target surface with a focal ring and including fibers with particularly high heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction . an axis - proximal cooling system is associated with the anode body . the majority of all fibers with high heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction terminate bluntly both at the focal ring and at the cooling system , such that their abutting faces respectively are in direct , heat - conducting contact both with the focal ring and with the cooling system .
7Electricity
a hand held compressed air power tool is provided with a handle that can axially rotate about an orthogonal axis perpendicular to the tool housing . thus , the handle can rotate independently of the motor housing thereby allowing the handle to point in a different direction other than toward the point of impact . the tool utilizes a rotational coupling system that allows the handle to rotate while also allowing compressed air to be fed into , and exhausted out of , the tool via the base of the handle .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a stencil stamp assembly is formed of : a stencil sheet having a perforation area having an image perforated therein , at least two plate members having lower end portions secured to the stencil sheet at at least two positions with the perforation area sandwiched therebetween and upper end portions connected with each other , the plate members serving as operating portions during printing , an ink holding portion for holding ink on the upper surface of the perforation area of said stencil sheet , and a center member having a plurality of surfaces in contact with at least a part of the inner surface of the plate members and the upper surface of said ink holding portion . the center member is provided in a space between the inner surface of the plate members and the upper surface of the ink holding portion .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an eyeglass case is provided having a rigid tubular container with an open first end , a closed second end and a lid attached to the rigid tubular container that covers the open first end . the tubular container also comprises an interior surface defining a housing chamber for receiving the eyeglasses . a protective liner is mounted on the interior surface defining the housing chamber , as well as the interior portion of the lid , to provide a soft , protective surface to protect the eyeglasses from scratching while in the eyeglass case . the lid is preferably hingedly attached to the tubular container so that the lid can be easily opened and closed . the lid further comprises a latch that secures the lid over the opening in the closed position .
0Human Necessities
an infusion pump which can be programmed to deliver any of a variety of selected profiles of fluid medicine volume delivered over time . the pump can be programmed to accommodate any of a variety of the commonly available sizes and types of disposable tubing . the preferred embodiment uses a variable speed motor , peristaltic fingers , a keyboard , a microprocessor chip with memory , and a motor controller .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a base station system and method for call setting up , handing over and releasing in hybrid network are disclosed . the base station system consists of bsc , tc , several btss and a band - width guaranteed ip network among them , ip mode transport and traditional tdm mode transport between bsc and tc are simultaneity supported in the system , and bts supports tdm mode or ip mode . the invention is provided with such advantages : compatibility with tdm , which maximumly protects the providers &# 39 ; investment ; smooth transition from tdm to ip , which decreases investing risk ; flexible choice for different physical layer or data link layer transmission apparatuses to bear ip message , which facilitates the providers to constitute their networks . in ip mode , data service can share bandwidth with the mute frames of voice service , the system can coexist with different ip networks such as 3g or wimax , and the control plane and the user plane is independent each other so as to simplify the developing procedure and reduce the maintaining cost .
7Electricity
a mobile metal crushing system and a method for forming scrap metal bales by crushing automobiles and scrap metal latitudinally , vertically , and longitudinally . the crusher has a frame with wheels and a baling chamber with a bottom deck , a load door for latitudinal crushing , a crush plate for vertical crushing , and a wall . the wall has a plunger for longitudinal crushing .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method and system for determining the presence and identity of a game piece placed at a sensing location by attaching one or more conductive rings at fixed concentric locations on the bottom of the game piece and sensing the presence or absence of the conductive rings by means of sensors that are insensitive to the rotational orientation of the game piece .
6Physics
an exercise apparatus having a first and a second guide rails . the exercise apparatus further has a first and a second handle , the first handle being mounted on the first guide rail and configured to be moveable up and down the first guide rail while the second handle is mounted on the second guide rail and configured to be moveable up and down the second guide rail . the exercise apparatus further has a first transverse support system on which the first and second guide rails are movably mounted so that each of the first and second guide rails are movable over the first transverse support system along a first axis toward , and a second transverse support system on which the first transverse support system is movably mounted and configured to be moveable along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis .
0Human Necessities
a multiple shaft seal arrangement positioned between a shaft and an inside diameter surface of an aperture in a wall . the multiple shaft seal arrangement has a flinger attached to the shaft with a face seal mounted to the flinger . a double lip oil seal is mounted to the inside diameter of the aperture . the flinger is positioned such that the face seal is pressed against the double lip oil seal . accordingly , rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the flinger and face seal . this centrifugally throws contaminants , such as particulate matter , away from the aperture . the void between the face seal and the inside diameter of the aperture is filled with grease or similar substance . the combination of these elements greatly prohibits debris , moisture , particulate matter or other environmental elements from passing from one side of the multiple shaft seal arrangement to the other .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a third - party application running on a client device sends a request for a user &# 39 ; s profile information to a local social networking application running on the client device . the local social networking application sends to the request to the social networking system , receives the requested information from the social networking systems , and provides the requested information to the third - party application . the third - party application uses at least a portion of the requested information to personalize its content for the user . in this way , the third - party application has a simple mechanism for incorporating personalized content for the user based on social information , without requiring the third - party application itself to maintain or even have access to the user &# 39 ; s social information .
6Physics
a modeling method , medium , and system . the modeling method identifies a object within an image by detecting edges within the image , determines a complexity of the identified object based upon detected surface orientations of the identified object relative to a defined surface of the image , selectively , based upon the determined complexity , generates one or more surfaces for a 3d model by identifying one or more vanishing points for one or more corresponding surfaces , respectively , of the identified object and respectively analyzing the identified one or more vanishing points relative to respective determined points of the one or more corresponding surfaces of the image , and generates the 3d model by combining the one or more surfaces in a 3d space .
6Physics
a foam reduction agent consisting of dibasic esters is shown and a process using a liquid contact with polystyrene foam wherein the higher boiling temperature of the dibasic esters and contact with the liquid provides a volume reduction process and less evaporation loss as well as safer transportation of the chemicals and the polystyrene in its reduced state . the resulting reduced sludge is also recyclable to superior quality raw polystyrene foam beads and the reduction agents are recoverable for future use . the resulting sludge also has unexpected beneficial uses hereto for unknown as a waterproofing agent .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a common interface is provided which permits a single diagnostic probe manager to communicate with and to control a plurality of diagnostic probes . through this interface the diagnostic probes are enabled to pass information concerning dependencies between software levels present in a hierarchical stack . this information is particularly useful in that it permits the probe manager to direct diagnostic efforts at the lowest desirable level so as to avoid the problems that occur when problems are indicated at a high level but which are actually caused by lower level software components .
6Physics
a ue system implements dynamic link adaptation by adding or changing control information to notify a receiver which timeslots and codes are currently active and which timeslots should be avoided . the ue provides synchronization such that the receiver knows which timeslots and codes the ue has used to map the coded composite transport channel onto physical channels . the ue attempts to avoid the timeslots which are experiencing transmission difficulties , while attempting to utilize the timeslots which are not experiencing transmission problems .
7Electricity
the present disclosure provides a draft beverage tap handle . the handle includes a body portion and a handle portion . the body portion includes a battery , a light source , a microprocessor , a motion sensor , and a timer . the microprocessor controls electrical current supplied to the light source from the battery . the motion sensor detects when the beverage tap handle has been moved to dispense a beverage . the timer causes electrical current to be interrupted to the light source from the battery when a predetermined period of time has expired . the handle portion is made from a translucent material having an internal cavity for accepting the body portion .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
systems and methods for filtering and collecting algae from fluid including a piston and pressurized air system to scrape and clean algae from the filter .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an isolated heart or heart - lung preparation in which essentially normal pumping activity of all four chambers of the heart is preserved , allowing for the use of the preparation in conjunction with investigations of electrode leads , catheters , ablation methods , cardiac implants and other medical devices intended to be used in or on a beating heart . the system can be designed to be used within a magnetic resonance imaging unit or a x - ray computed tomography scanner . the preparation may also be employed to investigate heart and lung functions , in the presence or absence of such medical devices . in order to allow comparative imaging visualizations of either or simultaneously the heart and / or lung structures and devices located within the chambers of the heart or vessels or bronchi within the lungs , a clear perfusate such as a modified krebs buffer solution with oxygenation is circulated through all four chambers of the heart and thus the coronary and / or pulmonary vasculatures . a ventilator with intubation tube can be used to inflate / deflate the lungs and / or provide oxygen to the isolated organs . the preparation and recordings of the preparation may be used in conjunction with the design , development and evaluation of devices for use in or on the heart and / or lungs , as well as for use as an investigational and teaching aid to assist physicians and students in understanding the operation of the cardiopulmonary system .
6Physics
a new and distinct variety of grapevine denominated ‘ jpd - 001 ’, which is characterized by its large natural berry size , increased responsiveness to berry size augmentation , and lack of a noticeable seed trace , is disclosed .
0Human Necessities
provided is a method and system for receiving and displaying video from both an internet and a broadcast video source . also provided is a frame controller for receiving video data from an internet video stream and from a cable broadcast video stream , the frame controller further in communication with a television display and causing the internet video stream and the cable broadcast video stream to each be displayed in a separate frame on the television display .
7Electricity
disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing an aminobenzoic acid derivative as an active ingredient represented by the following general formula : ## str1 ## wherein 1 r denotes one member selected from the group consisting of the residual groups formed by removing oh at 1 or 1 position from arabinose , xylose , glucose , galactose , rhamnose and mannose , and 2 r denotes hydrogen or methyl group , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a polarizing wavelength separating optical element , pws , in the form of a flat panel causes each of a plurality of polychromatic optical beams from a source , entering at one surface and transmitted to the other surface , to be converted with high conversion efficiency into beams circularly polarized , spectrally separated and spatially separated . the input optical beams are identical and in the form of a linear periodic array illuminating the pws element . output circularly polarized beams are spatially separated by a variable distance and have separated wavelengths that can be in any order : ascending , descending or random . the pws is made of a periodic array of cells whose period is identical to that of the optical source . each cell comprises a plurality of subcells . one subcell functions as a broadband reflector , while each of the remaining subcells functions as a polarizing wavelength selective reflector . the number of the latter subcells depends on the number of wavelengths or wavelength bands to be separated . each subcell in turn comprises a plurality of layers that are bonded together at their surfaces which are oriented at a 45 ° angle relative to the horizontal surfaces of the pws panel . in each subcell , the plurality of layers comprise two cholesteric liquid crystal , clc , films which reflect at a selected wavelength , at least one phase shifting layer , and an appropriate number of clear substrates which provide mechanical supports . the thicknesses of the supporting substrates are designed to cause the optical beams transmitted through the pws to be spatially separated by appropriate distances . direct view displays and projection displays are simplified .
7Electricity
an information handling method in which information items are mapped to respective nodes in an array of nodes by mutual similarity of the information items , such that similar information items map to nodes at similar positions in the array of nodes ; there being a mapping relationship between frequencies of occurrence , within an information item , of each of a concordance of information features and nodes in the array of nodes , comprises the steps , in respect of an information item to be processed , of : detecting a closest node in the array of nodes , the closest node being that node for which the mapping relationship provides a closest match with the information item to be processed ; selecting a group of nodes near , in the array , to the closest node ; and modifying the mapping relationship so that the closest node and the group of nodes are brought generally closer to the information item to be processed ; in which , for the purposes of selecting the group of nodes , the array wraps around so that a peripheral edge of the array is treated as adjacent to an opposite peripheral edge of the array .
6Physics
a headstone planter that has four walls and a concave bottom for securing plants and flowers atop a headstone . the four walls and concave bottom form a notched base that allows the planter to securely rest atop a variety of differently shaped headstones . the notched base accommodates round or flat headstones having either smooth or rough cut surfaces . the planter has drain openings in the bottom and rounded top edges .
0Human Necessities
high - performance , digital - to - analog conversion suitable for use in systems implemented with low - voltage , low - power integrated circuit fabrication processes is disclosed . encoder circuitry receives a binary number for which an analog representation is sought . segments of the binary number are thermometer encoded and complemented to provide signals to drive analog conversion circuitry . the analog conversion circuitry includes sets of current cells , with each cell in a set contributing an equal amount to one or the other of the complementary legs of the analog output of the converter . each current cell is a fully differential current switch with charge canceling , fed by a regulated cascode current source . the regulated cascode current source offers uncharacteristically high impedance that contributes to good circuit performance even in low - voltage , low - power implementations . other design factors of the current cell contribute significantly to overall performance . hierarchical gradient symmetry cancellation techniques are also employed to reduce integral non - linearity attributable to process - related surface gradients .
7Electricity
an article of sport footwear with a shell formed with two , respectively forward and rearward , longitudinally opposite openings which extend from a shell entrance and identify two lateral sides , with a bootleg pivoted on the shell and at least one fastening device bridging the corresponding opening and being adjustable in length , whose opposite ends are anchored on respective lateral sides of the shell proximate to the entrance to limit the rearward swing range of the bootleg and / or the forward flex of the boot .
0Human Necessities
a television receiver having a security module fixing part for descrambling digital broadcast comprises at least a standby power mode for supplying power only to hardware , such as a remote control receiver , a standby power mode for supplying power also to a security module other than the hardware supplied with power in the full standby , and a standby power mode for stopping supply of power only to a monitor at minimum and has a standby power mode determination part for controlling presentation of images and electronic program guides to a user at startup .
7Electricity
a method for playing a trivia game comprising the steps of compiling a general pool of trivia questions ; arranging a game with a plurality of players connected over a computer network ; receiving an entry fee from a plurality of players connected over a computer network ; and assigning a starting point total for each player ; presenting a sequence of at least 20 trivia questions . each question is presented by : presenting the topic for the question ; setting point wager limits ; receiving a point wager from a plurality of players connected over a computer network ; presenting multiple choice answers having at least one correct answer ; adding wagered points for correct answers , and decaying points earnable for a question over time ; subtracting wagered points for incorrect answers ; increasing point wager limits ; calculating ending point totals for each player to determine the winner ; and pooling the entry fees to award a portion of the entry fees to the winner .
0Human Necessities
a hosiery displaying device comprises a main body with a hosiery attachment region defined by a multiplicity of openings in a grid - like array through the main body , each opening being configured to receive therethrough a fastener for securing a hosiery article . a hook - shaped hanger portion extends from one longitudinal side of the main body for hanging the device from a retail display fixture and a u - shaped stabilizing portion extends from the opposite longitudinal side of the main body for supporting engagement with hosiery articles secured thereto .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers . one apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram . the ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container . another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk , material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system . optionally , the apparatuses further include a stand and / or collapsible legs to further support the hopper .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a lighting device comprising a base part with a first magnetic material , and a second part is disclosed . the second part comprises a light source , and a nonmagnetic shell defining an essentially closed cavity , the light source and the nonmagnetic shell being in a fixed positional relationship , wherein the essentially closed cavity encloses a second magnetic material displaceable therein . this provides a lighting device in which the user may readily position the light source with a large degree of freedom .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
exemplary embodiments are directed to a herbicide resistant n 2 - fixing microorganism and to a method for enhancing n 2 fixation by the herbicide resistant rhizobia in symbiosis with herbicide resistant or tolerant leguminous plants treated with herbicide . at least one preferred embodiment comprises mutant rhizobia strains selected based on tolerance of the broad spectrum glyphosate weed control agent , originally roundup ®. preferred embodiments can be expected to outcompete both indigenous soil rhizobia and / or commercial rhizobia that are not resistant to the herbicide .
0Human Necessities
an apparatus for use within a process chamber is provided . the apparatus includes a liner adapted to cover the sidewalls of the process chamber , with apertures corresponding to various inlets and outlets in the process chamber . in addition , the liner has one or more apertures on its bottom surface , which allow particles to pass through the liner . the liner is designed to be shorter in height than the sidewalls of the process chamber . this allows the liner to be placed within the chamber such that its bottom surface is above the floor of the process chamber . this minimizes the possibility of particles that have fallen onto the process chamber floor becoming re - suspended at a later time . according to a second aspect of the disclosure , a bottom liner is provided . this liner can be used in conjunction with a conventional liner or in a process chamber without a liner .
7Electricity
a synthetic polyisoprene latex emulsion has pre - vulcanization composition and post vulcanization composition . the pre - vulcanization composition comprises soluble sulfur with high s 8 ring structure that is catalytically broken by a zinc dithiocarbamate . surfactants present in the pre - vulcanization composition wets synthetic polyisoprene particles and permeates small sized sulfur and accelerator molecules into the interior of these particles thereby pre - vulcanizing the particles . the degree of pre - vulcanization is verified by isopropanol index test . the latex emulsion has post - vulcanization composition with accelerators that crosslink inter - particle region during post vulcanization cure cycle . the dipped synthetic polyisoprene article is substantially uniformly cured both in the inter - particle and intra - particle regions and reliably exhibits high cross link density , uniform distribution of double bonds in tem and zinc segregation at the boundaries or original particles by electron microprobe analysis . the films exhibit high tensile strength , tensile modulus , tear strength , burst pressure and burst volume .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the ultraviolet light radiation stability as manifested , for instance , by the resistance to yellowing is improved for polyphenylene ether resins and blends by including a combination of a benzotriazole - based screening - type uv stabilizer and a hindered dipiperidinyl antioxidant - type uv stabilizer . the combination of the two stabilizers exhibits syneristic behavior in the compositions , conferring better resistance to yellowing than can be predicted and expected from the observed effects of each stabilizer alone . flame retardant embodiments are illustrated .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a structure and a method are disclosed of an enhanced t - gate for modulation doped field effect transistors . the enhanced t - gate has insulator spacer layers sandwiching the neck portion of the t - gate . the spacer layers are thinner than the t - bar portion overhang . the insulating layer provides mechanical support and protects the vulnerable neck portion of the t - gate from chemical attack during subsequent device processing , making the t - gate structure highly scalable and improving yield . the use of thin conformal low dielectric constant insulating layers ensures a low parasitic gate capacitance , and reduces the risk of shorting gate and source metallurgy when source - to - gate spacings are reduced to smaller dimensions .
7Electricity
an apparatus for mounting a mold box on a machine for forming molded concrete products includes a mold defining a cavity for receiving cement having a pair of opposed side plates and a pair of opposed mounting brackets . a mold support frame is further included having a pair of opposed side beams and a pair of opposed end brackets , with a connecting device for mounting the support frame on the machine . a pair of opposed substantially parallel slots is formed on the support frame side beams and a sliding plate is receivable in the slots and slidable therealong . a slot is also formed on one of the mold mounting brackets , such that the sliding plate is receivable in the slot formed on the mold mounting bracket .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a mask is assembled from a single blank . the blank is creased and folded to make a front , top and a back panel , with the top panel folding down to make two side panels . the side panels cooperate with the front and back panels by connections protruding from the panels . the mask can be stored or shipped in a flat two - dimensional , unassembled mode and can be opened or assembled to a three - dimensional form , which may be worn on the head of a user .
0Human Necessities
potential lithographic hot spots associated with a lithographic level are marked by a marker layer identifying a marked region . multiplicate layers are generated for each design shape in that lithographic level in each marked region . each multiplicate layer includes a different type of variant for each design shape in the lithographic level . the different types of variants correspond to different design environments . lithographic simulation is performed with each type of variants under the constraint of long range effects , such as pattern density , provided by adjacent shapes in the lithographic level . in each marked region , the results of lithographic simulations are evaluated to determine an optimal type among the variants . the optimal type is retained for the lithographic level in each marked region , thereby providing a chip design layout in which various marked regions can include different types of variant shapes to provide local lithographic optimization .
6Physics
an open cycle energy conversion system adaptable for use with , inter alia , solar collectors and other sources of available heat for increasing the temperature of a moving gas and employing a substantially vertically positioned gas expanding column comprising an endless arrangement of cups journaled for movement in a closed path in a liquid medium in the column for trapping the heated gas inside a succession of the cups inverted at the bottom of the column and displacing at least a part of the liquid in the cups , thereby providing a buoyancy force on the cups causing them to rise in the column exerting a rotating force on the endless arrangement of cups . the trapped gas is released at the top of the liquid in the column to be exhausted to atmosphere .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
there is provided a data migrating method including the steps of : calculating , in a case where data stored in a volume is migrated to another volume , a required period of time for migrating the data based on a size of data to be migrated and volume configuration information on the volume in which the migrated data is stored and the volume to which the data is to be migrated ; determining a start time at which the data migration starts to generate a volume migration plan ; setting a priority of the generated volume migration plan ; prioritizing , in a case where a periods of time during which the generated volume migration plan is executed and a period of time during which an existing volume migration plan is executed are overlapped with each other , and changing the start time of at least one of those volume migration plans having a lower priority .
6Physics