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methods of purifying 2 - methylthio - 5 - trifluoromethyl - 1 , 3 , 4 - thiadiazole include the steps of providing a first 2 - methylthio - 5 - trifluoromethyl - 1 , 3 , 4 - thiadiazole composition comprising 2 - methylthio - 5 - trifluoromethyl - 1 , 3 , 4 - thiadiazole and organic solvent ; performing a first extraction of the 2 - methylthio - 5 - trifluoromethyl - 1 , 3 , 4 - thiadiazole composition with a first inorganic acid solution ; and performing a second extraction of the 2 - methylthio - 5 - trifluoromethyl - 1 , 3 , 4 - thiadiazole composition with a second inorganic acid solution .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a dispenser has a cover and a housing body . within the housing body is a pair of rollers having a nip area therebetween . when the cover is open , a disengagement mechanism may be manually depressed to increase the space between one end of the rollers , while the space between an opposing end of the rollers remains substantially unchanged to facilitate the removal of a jam in the nip area of the dispenser .
0Human Necessities
a novel aromatic diamino amide monomer of the structural formula , a novel aromatic polyamide of the structural formula prepared by polycondensation of the monomer and an aromatic diacid halide , and an aromatic polyamide film produced from the polyamide which has high strength as well as high modulusity . ## str1 ## wherein , each of two nh 2 groups may be in meta or para - position to the amide bond . ## str2 ## wherein , ar represents a phenyl group , x represents conh 2 group in ortho - position to the amide bond , y represents h , cl , br , i , no 2 or an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom , and n represents an integer between 10 and 100 , 000 .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention consists of a class of high energy explosive yield enhancersreated through the use of microencapsulation techniques . the microcapsules consist of combinations of highly reactive oxidizers that are encapsulated in either passivated inorganic fuels or inert materials and inorganic fuels . depending on the application , the availability of the various oxidizers and fuels within the microcapsules can be customized to increase the explosive yield or modify other characteristics of high explosives . the microcapsules prevent premature reaction of the component oxidizers and inorganic fuel to allow their use in munitions and propellant applications . the physical stability of the microcapsules , in combination with epoxies , plastics , and composites , also permits microcapsules to be included in warhead structural components .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
this invention relates to a device for securing a rail to a railroad tie , and wherein a base plate is provided with guide ribs for abutting the rail foot . the base plate is secured to the tie and the guide ribs provide anchorage openings wherein anchors may be introduced into the anchorage openings for clamping the rail foot to the base plate . a resilient rail attachment with no threaded connections is obtained by the provision of extension arms integrally formed with the anchors and projecting beyond the rail foot . the anchors are disposed on both sides of the rail and resilient clamping elements are positioned in the longitudinal direction of the rail into channels formed between the rail foot and the extension arms . the clamping elements are subjected to deformation and supported under tension between the rail foot and the extension arms .
4Fixed Constructions
a combined advertising search engine and consumer incentive system which allows an account holder to accrue awards points for selecting an advertiser listing among a search results list and for making purchases within the system and later redeeming said awards points for products or services . the system also provides convenience for a business owner to enroll both a consumer and an advertising merchant , to accrue awards points for business purchases , and to redeem said accrued points for business related purchases , thereby reducing operating costs .
6Physics
an industrial controller for injection molding machines models the injection molding machine by observing ram state in response to control variables to alert the user when a control profile may be physically unrealizable and to inhibit a learning process to avoid extreme actuation of the controlled components such as may be detrimental to later control accuracy . simultaneous velocity and pressure control of the ram , with separate profiles , may be obtained by open - loop control of either pressure or velocity and continuous closed - loop control of the other control variable .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
methods for creating customized children &# 39 ; s storybooks with fingerprint art using fingerprint - ready templates stored in association with a software application on a desktop computer , a tablet computer , or a smart phone . the methods include the use of preconfigured templates and prompted discussions that elicit responses from the child to create text for the storybook . the text may be generated by speech recognition software processing digital audio recordings of the child &# 39 ; s responses . a digital image of the child &# 39 ; s fingerprint is acquired and the fingerprint image and / or the storybook scenes are scaled to fit each other . fingerprint - ready image templates are used to facilitate the creation of fingerprint art . a completed page image is formed by digitally inserting a fingerprint into the fingerprint - shaped area , and if desired , coloring the image or drawing a scene around the image . when the scenes are completed the software application compiles the book pages and prints the same .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method and circuit for timing the start of a precharge period in an edram . the circuit including : a delayed lock loop circuit for receiving a clock signal and generating a control signal for adjusting an internal delay of the clock signal ; and means for generating a delayed clock signal in response to the control signal . the means for generating the delayed clock signal is a multiple stage delay circuit , each stage of the multiple delay stage circuit connected in series and each stage individually responsive to the control signal .
6Physics
an improved jaw for a rod gripping device is provided including a front , rod engaging face with a plurality of teeth or studs made of a material harder than the jaw body , such as tungsten carbide , with the studs positioned to engage an outer rounded rod surface . in one embodiment , the studs are oriented radially inward toward a longitudinal axis defined by the rod engaging surface . the rod engaging face of the jaw may have a concave shape in its lengthwise direction , thus being adapted to grasp a cylindrical member such as a rod or pipe section . a tool for gripping a rod including a pair of jaws is also provided .
4Fixed Constructions
the present invention discloses an adjustable forehead support for a nasal or full - face mask wherein the forehead support may be adjusted for the different shapes and sizes of a facial profile . the forehead support utilizes a dual - arm system that adjusts the position of the forehead support vis - á - vis the mask and / or airflow tube . the angle of the mask to the face may be adjusted with the present invention .
0Human Necessities
a detachable footplate for scooters is disclosed . the footplate easily attaches to and detaches from a conventional foot - powered , folding scooter to provide additional width to stand upon , as well as acting as a stand to prevent the scooter from falling over . the footplate permits the scooter stem to fold down by not interfering with the collapsibility of the scooter stem . still further , the footplate can be configured to provide a headlight and tail / brake light to improve the scooter &# 39 ; s safety
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention provides nucleic acid and corresponding amino acid sequences of a multifunctional protein that has been found to be useful in numerous medical and cosmetic contexts . a protein having &# 34 ; multifunctional activity ,&# 34 ; is defined herein as including at least one of a chymotrypsin , trypsin , collagenase , elastase or exo peptidase activity or asialo gm 1 ceramide binding activity . these proteins are useful for multiple purposes , including treating viral infections such as herpes outbreaks , fungal , bacterial or parasitic infections , including the primary and secondary infections of leprosy , colitis , ulcers , hemorrhoids , corneal scarring , dental plaque , acne , cystic fibrosis , blood clots , wounds , immune disorders including autoimmune disease and cancer .
0Human Necessities
a multi - purpose dental bib , to be worn by a patient during a dental procedure , may incorporate gauze pads into windows and / or pockets integral to the bib . the multi - purpose dental bib may be employed to protect the patient &# 39 ; s clothing from liquid and / or solid debris generated during a dental procedure , and to wipe the patient &# 39 ; s face and mouth during or at the completion of a dental procedure . the multi - purpose dental bib may additionally be employed to clean dental tools , such as a dental mirror , during a dental procedure by means of the gauze pads incorporated into the windows and / or pockets strategically located on the multi - purpose dental bib .
0Human Necessities
dosing feeding teat intended to dispense to the suckling child small doses of food , medicines or mixtures of both , having a perforated nipple with conventional protection ring to which is added at the opposite extremity an extraction feeding bottle made of elastic material , to which is incorporated subsequently the protection ring , the latter being provided with a container for humidifying the nipple , with planar base , similar to that of the doser .
0Human Necessities
ectoparasites , such as fleas , ticks , mites and lice , are removed from a human or animal host after applying a composition that causes the temperature of the treated area to become higher or lower than normal . in one embodiment , treatment is effected by applying a composition that releases heat when contacted with water . the elevated or decreased temperature immobilizes the parasites and facilitates their mechanical removal , such as by combing .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
in one embodiment , a system for making a dental restoration is provided . the system includes a machine unit for processing a dental material to form the dental restoration , and a control unit for controlling the operation of the machine unit . an air channel for discharging a process - originated material from the machine unit provides an air connection between the machine unit and the control unit . certain embodiments of invention are advantageous in that they help to increase the reliability of the machining operation .
0Human Necessities
the disclosure relates to a method for providing a logic circuit element . the method includes arranging a series of josephson junctions between a first josephson junction and a second josephson junction , the first josephson junction having a first critical current and the second josephson junction having a second critical current ; providing a working current to the first josephson junction , the working current transmitting to the second josephson junction through the series of the josephson junctions ; wherein the working current is sufficiently high to trigger the second josephson junction while sufficiently low to not disturb super - conductivity of the series of intermediate josephson junctions .
7Electricity
a simple outdoor security system which uses sensors to monitor an area around a building to detect intruders while reducing the number of sensors necessary for ensuring detection accuracy , which has at least a detection means for radiating light or an electric wave to a prescribed area to detect an object , receiving a wave reflected by the object and detecting at least the speed and location of the object ; an imaging means for imaging the object ; and a means for directing said imaging means toward the object according to the object &# 39 ; s speed and location detected by said detection means .
7Electricity
in a packet - switched network having a plurality of nodes interconnected by links , pre - defined protection paths provide protection of a selected plurality of links . adjacent nodes connected by a protected link are adapted to detect a failure of the protected link , to encapsulate packets within tunnel packets , to differentiate between tunnel packets and non - tunnel packets and to exchange the tunnel packets via a protection path rather than via the failed link . this results in faster automatic protection switching of packet - based traffic . the invention is particularly suited to an internet protocol network .
7Electricity
a system and method for managing power consumption on a network interface card involves connecting constantly running clocks to a small amount of logic on the network interface card . the logic is used to monitor activity on the network interface card , and in response to events enable the clocks for functional blocks within the chip , on an as needed basis . through dynamically controlled clocks , power consumption can be reduced significantly , and the network interface card remains in a state that is able to react efficiently to external events related to transmission of packets , reception of packets and functions related to the management of the network interface .
6Physics
an antenna device for a portable radio communication device operable in at least a first and a second frequency band , and comprising a first electrically conductive planar radiating element having a feeding portion connectable to a feed device of the radio communication device , and a second electrically conductive planar radiating element having a grounding portion connectable to ground . a controllable switch is arranged between the first and second radiating elements for selectively interconnecting and disconnecting the radiating elements , wherein the state of the switch being controlled by means of a control voltage input . a first filter is arranged between the feeding portion and the control voltage input , wherein the first filter is arranged to block radio frequency signals . by providing a high pass filter between the first and second generally planar radiating elements provided above a ground plane , quad - band operation is provided with high efficiency in a physically small antenna device .
7Electricity
a self - feeding feeder for use with printers having rotatably driven friction feed rollers . the feeder includes mounting plates conforming to the shape of the printer print station for removably mounting the feeder . a gear is attached to the friction feed rollers and supplies rotary motion to a pair of drive rollers via an intermediate drive train . a pair of spring loaded guides having integral sides formed therein urge individual cut sheets of media out of an input media support tray and into the printer . the drive mechanism includes a pin and key drive assembly to maintain media spacing . deflector means and an output tray are provided which automatically collect and collate the sheets of media emerging from the printer .
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an improved process for preparing transparent shaped articles from a vinylidene chloride polymer , said articles having excellent barrier properties and a high degree of clarity , continuity and flexibility such process comprising preparing a substantially homogeneous admixture from a particulate vinylidene chloride polymer having crystalline melting peaks of at least about 175 ° c . as determined by differential thermal analysis , and a volatile material having dispersed or dissolved therein from about 3 to 20 percent based on vinylidene chloride polymer weight of a nitrile containing elastomer which is compatible with the vinylidene chloride polymer , and wherein the volatile material is a nonsolvent for the vinylidene chloride polymer , then removing the volatile material from the admixture and thermally fabricating the admixture into a shaped article .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention is method of liquid crystal alignment for a flexible lcd with micro - grooves comprising : coating a thermoplastic material onto a conductive film ; heat embossing a plurality of micro - grooves formed by a mold , wherein the surface of said mold forms said plurality of micro - grooves ; and aligning said plurality of micro - grooves with an aligning wall and grooves . the present invention also adds a plurality of liquid alignment technology in roll - to - toll micro cell lcd processes . the plurality of liquid alignment technology lets the micro cells of the lcd from without aligning with an alignment lcd mode and achieves a better contrast and display quality .
6Physics
the inventions refers to a method of compacting expanded polystyrene . eps , especially in the state of waste , constitutes a problem due to its voluminous nature . high logistic costs are connected with this voluminous nature and therefore it is difficult to realize an efficient recycling of eps . this invention aims to offer a solution to this logistic problem by transforming the waste eps in a compacted mass with semi - fluid properties , by bringing the eps into contact with a liquid that has such a composition that the semi - fluid compacted mass itself is not miscible with the liquid that causes this phenomenon of compacting . to that end the liquid is composed of at least one component with solving power in respect of polystyrene and at least one component without solving power in respect of polystyrene .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method of regulating the immune system of a mammal , which comprises administering to said mammal an immuno - regulatory agent , wherein said agent is selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula : ## str1 ## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a cutter for removing chips from wood has a rotary carrier whose peripheral surface is formed with rearwardly and inwardly inclined recesses for permanent magnets which attract plate - like blades having cutting edges which extend radially outwardly beyond the peripheral surface of the carrier . the blades consist of magnetic material and are attracted to the permanent magnets . the magnets have dovetailed projections extending into complementary grooves of the carrier . each blade is urged against the respective magnet by a spring - biased wedge in the respective recess , and the inner edge of each blade bears against a plate - like abutment which is attracted to the respective magnet .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an opaque plate is positioned in front of a patient undergoing color vision testing . a number of openings are formed in the plate . behind each disk is a hollow sphere having colored light sources mounted therein . by selectively energizing the colored light sources in a sphere , a mixture of light is presented at the corresponding transparent disk at a selected intensity . a tester can select one or more spheres to be internally illuminated by color light sources so that the patient is presented with a pattern of selectable color mixtures which checks his color vision .
0Human Necessities
a platform is mounted by bellows , at least one for each degree of freedom of the platform . the bellows may provide either an active or a passive mounting for the platform . by arranging a suitable number of such bellows in supporting relationship a platform or floater for example six degrees freedom can be provided . using pneumatic bellows in opposed pairs , one pair for each degree of freedom and by controlling the pressure in the bellows selected forces may be applied to the platform to accurately position the platform or to provide feedback for a sensory control e . g . as reflected force applied to the joystick . the position and orientation of the platform , i . e . movement of the platform , may be used to generate signals for example as in a joystick . sensing the pressure in each of the bellows of each of the pairs permits the forces being applied by or to the platform to be monitored .
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a fluorescence detecting apparatus includes : a light source for illuminating the surface of detection of a sample with excitation light ; a ccd area image sensor for detecting fluorescence emitted from the sample ; and a micromirror array device for irradiating excitation light in a 2 - dimensional illumination pattern generated by an information processor based on the detected result from the ccd area image sensor . in this configuration , irradiation of weak excitation light on areas that contain large amounts of fluorescent dyes hence would emit strong fluorescence makes it possible to excite reduced amounts of fluorescence and thereby inhibit adverse effects such as blurring or spreading of light of fluorescent wavelengths around the areas as well as to prevent the high - sensitivity fluorescence detecting device from being saturated by excessive amounts of light . on the other hand , irradiation of strong excitation light on areas that contain lower amounts of fluorescent dyes hence would emit weak fluorescence makes it possible to obtain high enough amounts of fluorescence that can be detected by the fluorescence detecting device .
6Physics
a semiconductor module comprises , an ic chip including an electric circuit and an electrically conductive terminal surface area connected electrically to the electric circuit , an electrically conductive member fixed onto the terminal surface area with an electrical conductivity between the electrically conductive member and the terminal surface area , and a resin adhering to a part of the electrically conductive member and to a part of the ic chip , or an alternative ic chip including an electric circuit and an antenna coil connected electrically to each other , and a resin adhering to at least a part of the alternative ic chip , wherein the alternative ic chip includes first and second surfaces opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the alternative ic chip , the antenna coil is juxtaposed with the electric circuit in the thickness direction and extends substantially along an imaginary plane parallel to the first and second surfaces , a distance between the antenna coil and the first surface is smaller than a distance between the antenna coil and the second surface in the thickness direction .
7Electricity
the present invention comprises a combination of a bracelet and a bluetooth wireless headphone . the bluetooth headphone is stored inside the bracelet , and the bracelet can be worn on the wrist of the user . the bluetooth headphone has two small earbuds with high sound quality speakers inside .
7Electricity
this invention provides an air freshener dispenser device which consists of twin cartridges which are connected end - to - end with a flexible hinge means . the two cartridges can be folded together and incorporated in a dispensing holder as multiple refill units . each cartridge is composed of a shallow tray which contains a volatile air freshener medium , and which has its open surface sealed with a coextensive bonded laminate of an inner vapor - permeable membrane and an outer peelable vapor - impermeable membrane . removal of the peelable vapor - impermeable membrane sealing the two trays allows delivery of the air freshener medium as vapor into the environment at a controlled rate over an extended period of time .
0Human Necessities
an orthotic device for a joint of the human body , at which a body part pivots , includes first , second and third members . a first connection joins the first member and the second member and defines a first axis about which the first member and the second member pivot through an adjustable range of angular motion . a second connection joins the second member and the third member , defines a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis about which the second member and the third member pivot through a second range of angular motion , and includes a limit to plantar flexion about the second axis .
0Human Necessities
a wireless communications mobile station includes at least one antenna and a rf transceiver containing a direct conversion receiver coupled to the antenna . the direct conversion receiver contains a low noise amplifier for amplifying a received rf signal and for outputting the amplified rf signal to a current switching down - conversion mixer . the down - conversion mixer has a first input node for receiving the amplified rf signal , a second input node for receiving a local oscillator signal for mixing with the amplified rf signal and an output node coupled to an input of an operational amplifier forming a low pass filter . in accordance with an aspect of this invention the low pass filter has a low pass pole generated by a resistor r and a capacitor c coupled in parallel in a feedback path of the operational amplifier , where a low pass comer frequency of the low pass filter is inversely proportional to the product of r and c . in a preferred embodiment at least the down - conversion mixer and the low pass filter are implemented as part of an integrated circuit , and the resistor and the capacitor are fabricated within the integrated circuit .
7Electricity
the invention concerns a decontaminating composition having simultaneously bactericidal , fungicidal and virocidal properties , comprising as active components eugenol , eugenol acetate , vanillin and carvacrol , characterized in that said active constituents are present in the following percentages by weight : at least about 12 % eugenol , at least about 3 % eugenol acetate , at least about 0 . 1 % vanillin and at least about 0 . 5 % carvacrol . said decontaminating composition can be used as liquid or solid soaps . it can also impregnate in liquid form fabrics and nonwoven fabrics such as garments for medical use , bed sheets , slip covers , surgery drape , dressings and gauze such as those applied to the skin of serious burn victims .
0Human Necessities
the present invention discloses a method by which a new bluetooth piconet is established amongst participants of an old bluetooth piconet whose master has disappeared . after determining that the master has disappeared , one of the slaves is selected to take the function of the master and reestablishes communications at the baseband layer by contacting each of the other participants . further , the present invention discloses a method and an associated device for realizing point - to - multipoint communications using a bluetooth piconet by using an application adaptation layer and a local addressing list . also , the present invention discloses a method by which point - to - multipoint communications by an application using a bluetooth piconet is reestablished amongst participants of an old bluetooth piconet whose master has disappeared . after reestablishing the piconet at the baseband layer , communications at higher layers of the bluetooth protocol stack are reestablished from the bottom up , that is , reestablishing communications at the lm layer precedes reestablishing communications at the l2cap layer .
7Electricity
a vehicle display system displays enhanced vision and synthetic vision images to an operator of a vehicle . the display system includes : an ev vision image sensor for generating ev images ; an sv database containing information regarding terrain and objects of interest for a travel path of a vehicle ; an sv image generating unit for generating sv images based on travel of the vehicle and information from the sv database ; an ev image sensor control unit for controlling a field of view of the ev image sensor as a function of object of interest information from the sv database ; and a display for displaying images generated by said ev image sensor and the sv image generating unit .
6Physics
a new and distinct variety of persea americana tree having a high tolerance under most conditions to phytophthora cinnamomi when used as a rootstock . however , it is severely damaged by salt and is not recommended for locations where salt is a problem . this variety does not yield well under non - root rot conditions in comparison to similar varieties , making it desirable for replant situations where root rot infested soils are a problem .
0Human Necessities
in a device for conditioning a preferably freshly printed paper web with a dryer and a remoistening device , wherein the dryer exhibits a heating zone , a temperature maintenance zone and a cooling zone and the remoistening device exhibits spray jets , arrayed above and below the transport surface of the said paper web , through which moisturizing agents can be admitted , and spray chambers containing the same , a particularly compact form of construction is achieved , in that the cooling zone of the dryer contains a moisturizing device for the purpose of remoistening and cooling the said paper web .
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an automated side loader including an automated arm , lateral extension arm , and waste container latching mechanism all attached to the chassis of the vehicle via a lateral extension arm housing and support brackets and includes a swing arm , disposed between the lateral extension arm and the waste container latching mechanism , and a central plate wherein the central plate and swing arm arrangement reduces the stress associated with lifting heavy waste containers and reduces the amount of whip associated with rapidly lifting the waste container along a curvilinear path .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a structure comprises at least one outer wall having an internal wall section and an outer wall section with an air flow passage therebetween . a circulation system circulates air through the flow passage to inhibit moisture accumulation and mold growth . a sensing system determines the presence of moisture in the flow passage and generates a signal in response thereto . a controller receives the signal from the sensing system and controls the circulation system to maintain a predetermined temperature and relative humidity in the flow passage .
4Fixed Constructions
an iron containing bioreactor for treating explosive compounds and other organics in contaminated surface water is disclosed . the bioreactor can be located either on - ground or in - ground at a location across which contaminated surface water flows . in one configuration the reactor is made up of indigenous microbes , acetate , a low density iron - containing bed , and contains anaerobic zones in at least one portion of the flowpath . the reactor reduces the concentration of explosive compounds to below 10 ppb and also maintains this explosive compound reduction level for a period of at least one year without replenishing the microbes or iron .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an electrical connector for connecting oppositely arranged first and second mating electrical devices includes a support member , a first circuit having a plurality of electric contact elements arranged on one surface of the support member to contact electric contacts of the first mating electrical device , a second circuit having a plurality of electric contact elements arranged on the other surface of the support member to contact electric contacts of the second mating electrical device , and conductors connecting the first and second circuits . the electric contact elements of the first and second circuits are formed in the most suitable manner to meet the shapes of the mating electric contacts , respectively . the support member is formed through its thickness with slits closely around the electric contact elements , respectively . as a result , when the electric contacts of the first mating electrical device urge the electric contact elements arranged on the support member to deform the support member , the electric contacts slide on the electric contact elements , thereby removing solders adhered on the electric contact elements . the slits are arranged at random to be directed substantially in different directions so that horizontal forces caused by the urging forces of the electric contacts of the first mating electrical device are canceled out each other , thereby maintaining the axial alignment of the first mating electrical device with the electrical connector .
7Electricity
a device intended to provide stabilization of a subluxed joint through a pneumatic air chamber combined with a plurality of straps designed to provide ease of use to the patient with a subluxed shoulder joint . this pneumatic sling will allow the user to operate this device with one upper extremity and improves independence to this population . the combination of the air chamber to the sling will provide added comfort by conforming to the discrepancies of an individual &# 39 ; s body contours . the design of this invention with the manual pump and release valve will allow the ease of donning and doffing the device .
0Human Necessities
a communications switch or router employs a replication server to perform batch processing of multicast connections . the replication server performs three distinct forms of processing using staging queues : packet arrival processing , packet replication processing , and per - interface transmission processing . packet arrival processing queues arriving packets in session queues , adds new multicast sessions to a replication set , and assigns a counter equivalent to the fan - out of the multicast session . packet replication processing assigns a descriptor to packets of each session in the replication set , and copies the descriptor to each per - interface queue . per - interface transmission processing examines each descriptor in the per - interface queue , copies the corresponding packets for transmission by the interface , adjusts the counter as each packet is copied , and clears the packet in the switch based on the adjusted counter .
7Electricity
a display device includes : a light emission control part which allows a light source to emit the light having one of the plural different main wavelengths in each of plural sub frames ; a display panel which controls the transmission of light in each pixel ; and a display control part which controls the display panel corresponding to a gray level value with respect to the each pixel , wherein the light emitting control part performs the light emission of light having a first main wavelength in a first sub frame in accordance with a light emission amount weighted based on a time for calculation including a first interval which is a interval between the first sub frame where the first main wavelength is emitted and a second sub frame where the first main wavelength is emitted after the first sub frame .
6Physics
methods for accurate transmission of elin / callback number from an emergency caller calling from behind a pbx / mlts include prioritizing the emergency call , assigning a port equipment number to each device / trunk of the pbx / mlts and associating ports / devices with elins and callback numbers . the apparatus of the invention detects an emergency number , assigns the call priority , and uses the port / device number to determine the elin / callback number and properly transmit the elin / callback number .
7Electricity
an improvement in processes for recovering aluminum from alunite ore which processes include roasting the ore to remove water of hydration , removing sulfur and potassium compounds from the roasted ore by a procedure including a first leaching step resulting in a residue and a solution containing potassium sulfate , effecting partial recovery of potassium sulfate from the solution by crystallization with some potassium sulfate being bled off from the mother liquor , converting aluminum values in the residue to alkali metal aluminates by digesting the residue with alkali metal hydroxide including a substantial amount of sodium hydroxide , removing silicon from the alkali metal aluminates leaving a waste desilication product , recovering aluminum values from the desilicated aluminates by precipitation , circulating the mother liquor from the precipitation step to digestion as contaminated sodium hydroxide is bled off , the improvement which comprises enhancing the economics of the overall process by introducing therein an ion exchange procedure in which potassium hydroxide for the first leaching step is produced through ion exchange by use of potassium sulfate and sodium hydroxide , a further improvement being the use of the desilication product as the ion exchange agent .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method to continuously clean a fouled process stream using a magnetic field comprising feeding the fouled process stream , comprising a fouling constituent , to a magnetic separation unit . the magnetic separation unit comprising a separation vessel configured to receive the fouled process stream , a mounted magnet configured to generate the magnetic field operable to reduce a concentration of the fouling constituent . the mounted magnet comprising a magnet motor configured to rotate a shaft , the shaft configured to rotate a magnet , and the magnet configured to generate the magnetic field . a circulation pump fluidly connected to the separation vessel and a sampling point configured to allow removal of a sample . the method further includes measuring the concentration of the fouling constituent in the sample and supplying an effluent stream from the separation vessel to a clean collection vessel .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
in a method and a device for phase - sensitive flow measurement of a volume segment of an examination subject in a measurement system , the volume segment is divided into multiple partial volume segments and the following steps are executed repeatedly until the volume segment has been completely measured : movement of a table such that a center of one of the partial volume segments to be measured essentially corresponds to the isocenter of the magnetic resonance system , and implementation of the phase - sensitive flow measurement for the partial volume segment to be measured while the center of the partial volume segment essentially corresponds to the isocenter .
6Physics
the present invention involves a game of chance based on the principles of rummy . an electronic gaming machine is programmed to display an initial seven card hand to the player . the player selects which of the initial seven cards to hold and which to discard . replacement cards are displayed for the cards which have been discarded and the combinations created by the resulting seven card hand are compared against a payout table to determine which winning payoffs , if any , are received by the player . preferred winning combinations are seven , six , five and four card runs , four and three card groups and the combination of three or four card runs and three or four card groups .
6Physics
the multi - task - tool provides more positive control of clamp - action - mounted power distribution devices while placing , tightening , loosening and removing the devices from their intended receivers , including but not limited to power lines and taps , and it may be attached to common extension sticks for long reach . many electrical power distribution devices are secured in position directly or indirectly by a threaded fastener which is most often an eye bolt . the tool body receives and contains the eye bolt and a portion of the shank giving leverage to control the device . once the distribution device is in place the tool is then rotated to position internal rails on each side of the eye and then pulled down to seat the eye against its aperture cap . internal rails provide stops to transmit rotational force to the eye bolt in either direction . the tool may be modified to work with other fastener heads .
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an internal telephone intercom system including means for connecting to a dedicated telephone communication line , a plurality of telephone sets connected to the line and adapted for telephone communications with locations external to said dedicated line , an audio receiving means at each telephone set for receiving audio signals from a microphone within said telephone set , a radio frequency generator means for generating a carrier frequency and amplitude modulated responsive to said audio signals with said modulated signal being multiplexed on said dedicated line , an audio expander for receiving a modulated signal from the radio frequency generator means and producing an audio signal responsive to audio sounds at a speaker .
7Electricity
television receiver furnished with a memory for receiving service data comprising a processing module which correlates usage criteria received together with the service data and storage criteria characterizing the memory or memories of the receiver . by correlating the two criteria , the module determines the conditions of storage . advantageously , a reorganizing module can process the content of the memory so as to free some space in order to store new service data . the invention also relates to the storage process .
7Electricity
a laminating process in which an adhesive composition which is freely flowing or can be rendered freely flowing is discharged from a coating appliance in the form of a substantially continuous or interrupted film , out of a slot nozzle with lateral film boundaries , and is applied and fixed to the surface of at least one web - type substrate , if applicable after being deposited on an advancing transfer substrate , such as a roller , and then transferred to the web - type substrate , and in which the film is guided outward to the substrate via the nozzle slot , clamped or hemmed in at its edges by the film boundary elements , heat is drawn off to the surrounding atmosphere via at least one heat exchange element provided along the film boundary elements .
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the invention provides a heat exchange reformer arranged to be part of a synthesis gas production unit and comprising at least a first and a second metal in order to minimise metal dusting . the invention moreover relates to a method for improved thermal control in a heat exchange reformer and a computer readable storage medium . the invention provides improved thermal control and reduced metal dusting of the heat exchange reformer .
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the invention provides 1h - imidazo quinoline - 4 - phthalimide intermediates useful in the synthesis of 1h - imidazo quinoline - 4 - amines , particularly imiquimod . the invention further provides a method for making the intermediates and a method for making 1h - imidazo quinoline - 4 - amines via the intermediates .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention relates generally to a cellular telecommunications network . each cell has at least one base station for sending messages on a downlink of a frequency division duplex to end user equipments within the cell and for receiving messages on an uplink from end user equipments within the cell . other end user equipment located within the cell which have no or only poor communication directly with the base station over the fdd communicate with the base station indirectly via an intermediate end user equipment , such as a mobile telephone . the intermediate end user equipment includes an fdd transceiver and a time division duplex transceiver and an fdd / tdd interface . the intermediate end user equipment receives signals from the base station over the fdd using the fdd transceiver and relays them via the fdd / tdd interface and the tdd transceiver towards a relevant one of the other end user equipments over a tdd and receives signals from the other end user equipment over the tdd using the tdd transceiver and relays them via the fdd / tdd interface and the fdd transceiver to the base station over the fdd . the network provider thereby improves capacity and coverage by utilising tdd channels without having to deploy and tdd infrastructure .
7Electricity
the attachment provides an overhandle , which overlies the handle of the torch , thereby creating a tapering space . the welder places the first web area of the hand into the space , whereupon the connection between the hand and the torch is made more secure . the welder can manipulate the torch , without the need to exert a constant tight gripping force on the torch . the attachment includes side - cheeks which provide even more of a constraining connection between the hand and the torch . the attachment is adjustable as to position and angle with respect to the torch .
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a computing system group member , signal bearing medium , and method . a configuration of a computing system group member is determined to be able to assume a role of a primary member of the computing system group and , in response thereto , a first status is assigned in the member . all members of the computing system group receive , in order , all messages directed to group members . a second status is assigned in response to determining that the configuration of the member is not able to support performance as a primary member . the member then processes , within the member , all messages that are transmitted to all members of the group when the member is assigned the first status and when the member is assigned the second status . the configuration of the member , while assigned either the first status or the second status , is adjusted based upon contents of the messages .
7Electricity
the process for obtaining 4 -- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxides wherein r 1 is h or c 1 - 5 alkyl , and r 2 is c 1 - 5 alkyl , starts from the corresponding 4 -- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxides , and comprises protecting the alkylamine group , introducing a sulfonamide group and eliminating protecting group . some compounds of formula are inhibitors of the carbonic anhydrase and can be used in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure
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long acting formulations of amosulalol hydrochloride are provided , wherein the frequency of administering the hypotensive agent is minimized and wherein such formulations are prepared by compounding amosulalol hydrochloride with an enterosoluble material and optionally the inclusion of an organic acid .
0Human Necessities
a method for three - dimensional shape and size measurement of a three - dimensional body surface comprising providing a three - dimensional scanner , providing a processor , providing a three - dimensional computer aided design system , scanning in three dimensions with the three - dimensional scanner at least a portion of the three - dimensional body surface , creating a data file representative of the three - dimensional body surface , processing the data file with the processor , importing the data file into the three - dimensional computer aided design system , employing the three - dimensional computer aided design system relative to the data file to define and record three - dimensional measuring data relative to at least a portion of the three - dimensional body surface , a and employing the three - dimensional computer aided design system to exploit the three - dimensional measuring data .
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an atherectomy catheter is provided with an improved high speed rotating cutting head is disclosed in which the cutting head has a generally oval - shaped nose portion which includes a plurality of radially disposed excising openings extending along and rearward from a point near the center of the nose . the openings are elongated but do not extend beyond the elliptical portion of reduced diameter , and , therefore , do not damage the lining of the vessel involved .
0Human Necessities
a composite board comprising a first layer having an orientation and a second layer bonded to the first layer where the second layer comprises a plurality of wooden veneer structures , each wooden veneer structure is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the first layer .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an automatic water supply device and method therefore , comprising a water container , a pressure sensitive diaphragm refill valve , and a garden hose adapter . in a preferred embodiment , a pet is supplied automatically with fresh drinking water as needed . in another preferred embodiment , a tile saw cooling system is supplied with a constant flow of clean water .
0Human Necessities
a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes is provided in this invention . the composition contains a lanostane compound as a potent component . a suitable source of the lanostane compound is a poria extract from metabolite , sclerotium , or fermentation product of poria cocos wolf . the poria extract contains 1 - 60 % of the lanostane compounds by weight of the extract , and is devoid of secolanostane .
0Human Necessities
the present invention as disclosed herein is an improved vehicle parking structure and method for using the same . the vehicle parking structure provides for the automated storage and retrieval of vehicles in response to user inputs . in one aspect , the vehicle parking structure comprises one or more transfer rooms in which a vehicle operator may deposit and later retrieve a vehicle , a plurality of parking spaces of either fixed or variable dimensions , and one or more vehicle transporters used to move vehicles from the one or more transfer rooms to the plurality of parking spaces . the one or more vehicle transporters are in turn each preferably comprised of one or more vertical stabilizers , one or more tractors , one or more lifts , a lifting platform , and a dolly . the vehicle transporters move the lifting platform and dolly so that the dolly may be positioned to access a vehicle located in a transfer room or parking space .
4Fixed Constructions
a developer collection container includes : a developer collection container main body that forms a developer collection chamber in which developer is collected ; a first developer conveyance member , provided inside the developer collection container main body , that conveys the developer by rotating about a shaft ; and a second developer conveyance member , provided below the first developer conveyance member with respect to a gravitational direction in the developer collection container main body , that conveys the developer by rotating about a shaft , the developer collection container main body having a collected developer introduction member that introduces the developer to the developer collection chamber being provided between the first developer conveyance member and the second developer conveyance member with respect to the gravitational direction .
6Physics
an apparatus is provided having a cylindrical stator and a rotor that is spaced from a stator to define an annular primary air gap that receives ac flux from the stator . the rotor has a plurality of longitudinal pole portions disposed parallel to the axis of rotation and alternating in polarity around a circumference of the rotor . each longitudinal pole portion includes portions of permanent magnet material and at least one of the longitudinal pole portions has a first end and an opposing second end and a side magnet is disposed adjacent the first end and a side pole is disposed adjacent the second end .
7Electricity
the objective of the present invention is to provide a coil unit for a primary coil with which the balance between the mechanical function and the electrical function can easily be adjusted . this coil unit is provided with : a bottom plate that makes contact with a road surface ; a shock absorber arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate ; a frame accommodated within the shock absorber ; a shielding case that accommodates a primary coil and the upper part of which is accommodated within and opens into the frame ; a cover that covers the shielding case ; and supporting posts that abut against the shielding case and the cover , and support the cover . the bottom plate , the frame , and the cover , which are primarily responsible for mechanical performance , and the shielding case , which is responsible for electrical property , are formed as separate pieces .
7Electricity
a sealing assembly on an aircraft exterior having several sealing elements , lying one behind the other in the flight direction . the contact surfaces of the sealing elements sit on a bearing surface . the sealing elements are attached to seal retainer elements . the rear end of each sealing element lies immediately adjacent to the front end of the subsequent sealing element located further back on the aircraft . adjacent sealing elements form a stepless contact surface and an essentially continuous top surface , interrupted only by the gaps between them . the front end of each rearward sealing element is mechanically coupled to the rear end of the adjacent forward sealing element in such a way that the gap lying between them is bridged . the front end of the sealing element located further to the rear is prevented from lifting relative to the rear end of the forward sealing element .
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an apparatus , system and method for providing digital video recorder having an expedited viewing mode . the apparatus , system and method include at least one microprocessor , at least one storage element for storing at least one audiovisual program played at a first rate pursuant to an instruction from the at least one microprocessor , and computing code resident on the at least one microprocessor which , when the expedited viewing mode is executed by the microprocessor , plays from storage at least a portion of audio and video of the at least one audiovisual program at at least one of 1 . 25 times the first rate , 1 . 5 times the first rate , and 1 . 75 times the first rate .
7Electricity
ink supplied from an ink source to a filter is guided from a tangential direction with respect to the filter . in addition , a partition wall having a spiral shape reduces the cross - sectional area of an ink passage on the upper surface of the filter and produces a rapid ink flow on the upstream side of the filter . the ink flows from the periphery of the filter to the center of the filter . this ink flow allows air bubbles in the ink to be forced to pass through openings of the filter , thereby being discharged to the exterior of the device . accordingly , faulty ink supply , due to clogging of the filter with air bubbles , is prevented .
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a system for driving a semiconductor laser which is especially adapted for use with an optical recording and reproducing device is disclosed . in the write mode the power of laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser is so raised above a threshold or critical level that the laser beam focused on the surface of a recording medium can cause physical , chemical or electromagnetical changes thereof , but in the readout or reproduction mode , the power of laser light is lowered than the threshold or critical level and focused on the recording medium . a laser light power control loop is provided which is enabled or energized only in the readout or reproduction mode , so that the laser light can be maintained at a predetermined level . on the other hand , this control loop is disabled in the write or recording mode so that a predetermined value of current is superposed on the readout current sampled and held immediately before the write or recording mode is initiated and the current thus superposed flows into the semiconductor laser , whereby the power of laser light can be rapidly raised from the readout or reproducing laser light power to the write or recording laser light power .
6Physics
a photovoltaic generator is provided that has at least one string of multiple series - connected photovoltaic modules , each of which has a plurality of series - connected photovoltaic cells . one quarter to one half of all photovoltaic modules of the at least one string can be short - circuited by means of a switch . activation of the switch takes place when a predefined voltage value across the string is exceeded . the shorting switch is only present in some of the arrays making up the photovoltaic generator , which reduces cabling costs . because of the parallel connection of the arrays , the voltage of the arrays without shorting switches is drawn down to a lower voltage that is safe for the inverter .
7Electricity
a system is configured to selectively and reversibly simulate diagnostic features of tension pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade . the system is configured to simulate deviation of the trachea . the system is configured to simulate jugular vein distension .
6Physics
a non - transitory computer readable storage medium includes instructions to maintain an original training set of labeled documents , where the labeled documents correspond to a variety of topics . a new labeled document corresponding to a new topic is received . the original training set of labeled documents is modulated such that the new labeled document is over - represented with respect to the original training set . this results in a modulated training set . a classifier is trained with the modulated training set to form a trained classifier .
6Physics
a memory device is disclosed . a pillar structure comprises a first electrode layer , a dielectric layer overlying the first electrode layer , and a second electrode layer overlying the dielectric layer . a phase change layer covers a surrounding of the pillar structure . a bottom electrode electrically connects the first electrode layer of the pillar structure . a top electrode electrically connects the second electrode layer of the pillar structure .
7Electricity
an apparatus for testing an optical surface comprising an array of holograms . the array includes a plurality of individual holograms arranged in an m × n format , in which m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns in the array . the array of holograms is positioned between the optical surface and a wavefront sensor . the array of holograms reflects a reference beam back to the wavefront sensor , and transmits a test beam to the optical surface . the array of holograms also receives the test beam reflected from the optical surface and transfers the test beam back to the wavefront sensor .
6Physics
a method is provided for locating a fault arising in one or more optical amplifiers from among a plurality of optical amplifiers operating in saturation and located along an optical transmission path . the method begins by generating a cotdr trace representing a backscattered and / or reflected optical power level along the transmission path and comparing the cotdr trace to a previously obtained reference cotdr trace to generate a difference trace that represents a change in gain . the change in gain is assigned to at least one of the plurality of optical amplifiers based on the difference trace .
7Electricity
a pixel bias current supply for supplying a stable source of bias current to pixels of an imager includes a current bypass feature for improving stability when one or more pixels of an imager saturates . the pixel bias current supply also features voltage limiters to restrict the output voltage of a pixel in order to prevent reverse video from being output when very strong light is incident upon one or more pixels .
7Electricity
a data transmission method and apparatus provides for transmitting lower data rate information in a higher data transmission rate environment . information entities to be transmitted are broken into smaller entitles called nyblets . higher data transmission rates are accomodated by accelerating a clock and clocking nyblets from memory at rate that allows the nyblets to be serially assembled into expected bit length words . lower data rate information , which in conventional systems was transmitted redundantly to achieve compatibility with higher data rate systems , is now transmitted without duplication as a plurality of nyblets in series until the expected bit length is achieved . the result is that more information can be transmitted over a communication medium , since duplicate or redundant transmission of lower data rate information is avoided .
7Electricity
a three state inverter driver is operated so that its output goes to a logic one briefly just prior to going to its high impedance state when commanded by a disable pulse . this characteristic is useful where a plurality of drivers are employed to operate a dram element .
7Electricity
the present invention describes isolation of plasmid dna or nucleic acid material from escherichia coli or other species of microorganisms , or from other sources . the addition of indicator dyes to the alkaline lysis based purification buffers allows for increased ease of visual monitoring of the mixing and lysis steps of the procedure . the yield and quality of plasmid dna is improved and the chance of error is reduced . the practice may be applied to other nucleic acid purification procedures .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
novel methods and systems are provided for integrating multi - vendor cloud computing operations and architectures by using service - oriented orchestration to create a vendor and platform agnostic cloud computing framework . this approach aggregates core cloud computing functions including service provisioning , automating work flows , and data and usage monitoring across integrated services , thereby improving a data centers ability to execute operations quickly , under standardized protocols and with consistent quality of service .
6Physics
an ergonomic garment carrier which accommodates garments such as suit shirts , jackets , pants and skirts as well as other items a traveler would typically transport or store .
0Human Necessities
diesel engine exhaust filtration systems , and ceramic honeycomb wall flow exhaust filters for such systems , wherein the filters comprise axially centralized filter sections having a higher heat capacity and / or a higher gas flow resistance than peripheral filter sections disposed radially outwardly thereof , the filters thereby exhibiting increased resistance to thermal damage from filter regeneration over - heating .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
method of securing cargo to a deck with includes providing a beam of rectangular structural tubing or other shape having multiple d - rings or other lashing apertures along its length . the cargo is then lashed to the deck of a roll - on roll - off ship through the beam , with indexed aperture connections at each end which removabley connects the beam to the ship &# 39 ; s deck using a pair of twist locks . with the application of the method , cargo lashing schemes with tighter packing of cargo and faster , more accurate placement , and safer stevedoring operations are effected according to shoreside prestowage plans . top and bottom mounting points for twist locks allow easy storage , transport , and shoring .
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an accumulator assembly for a vehicle anti - lock brake system receives and temporarily stores fluid during pressure reduction phases of the anti - lock operation , and maintains fluid stored therein substantially at or near zero pressure during anti - lock operation . the accumulator enables the fluid pressure to the controlled brakes to be reduced to substantially near zero pressure . the accumulator is further operative , after braking of the vehicle , to apply a predetermined pressure above zero pressure to the brake fluid stored therein to enable the fluid to be returned to the brake system . the accumulator is advantageously used in a pumpless anti - lock system which is operative to control the rear disc brakes of a light pick - up truck .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a pressure vessel is provided with a single use safety valve composed of a partially buckled , hollow chamber which is susceptible to further buckling at a preselected pressure . the chamber is mounted and elastomerically sealed in an opening in the vessel held in position by a support frame either interior to or exterior of the vessel .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a photoelectric smoke detector has test circuitry for testing the detector by increasing the sensitivity thereof . the sensitivity is increased by either altering a bias condition of a photosensor or by altering a gain parameter of the detector . the detector returns to a quiescent state when the sensor returns to its original bias condition or when the gain parameter returns to its quiescent value .
6Physics
the present invention relates to a new method of making the dimethacrylate ester of alkoxylated bisphenol - a via transesterification with methyl methacrylate . this transesterification reaction proceeds at low temperatures and is driven by the removal of methanol as a methanol / saturated hydrocarbon azeotrope . the lower temperature reaction advantageously inhibits polyerization of the feed ester . the reaction is catalyzed by potassium based catalysts .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the invention relates to a corrugated , thermally insulated conduit for fluids , e . g . for district heating networks , wherein at least one medium pipe made of plastic or metal is surrounded by a thermal insulation layer , consisting of a polyurethane foam for example . the corrugation of the outer jacket made of plastic is formed such that both the corrugation valleys and the corrugation peaks are round , particularly circular . in addition , the corrugation is dimensioned such that the corrugation depth t lies in a range of 4 . 5 mm to 8 mm for a conduit outer diameter range of 63 mm to 202 mm . this shaping and dimensioning of the conduit results in very good flexibility and thus the ability to roll up the pipe for the transport thereof .
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a method and an apparatus for heating glass sheets in a tempering furnace . the tempering furnace includes rollers for conveying and oscillating the glass sheets during heating , and resistors for heating the glass sheets from above and from below . the lower part of the tempering furnace is cooled at the initial stage of the heating period , and the lower surfaces of the glass sheets are heated at the final stage of the heating period by forced convection . this ensures good control over heat equalization in the tempering furnace , increases furnace power , prevents curving of the glass sheets , and also reduces heat shock from ceramic rollers at the initial heating stage .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a high speed device and method for transporting work pieces from one container to another is disclosed . this high speed device utilizes a rotary wheel having a number of pick heads located along the circumference of the rotary wheel . these pick heads are utilized to lift work pieces from a container . the rotary wheel then rotates to position the next pick heads over the next workpiece which it then picks up . once all work pieces in a container are picked up they may then be deposited in a similar manner in a receiving container . this device and method reduces the time involved in moving work pieces and reduces the cost of manufacturing .
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an optical coherent tomographic image forming apparatus includes : a first switch for instructing rotation of the optical deflection unit at a first speed ; a second switch for instructing rotation of the optical deflection unit at a second speed which is higher than the first speed ; and a driving controller which drives the optical deflection unit rotationally at the first speed in case of detecting instruction operation of the first switch and which changes the rotation speed of the optical deflection unit to the second speed , in case of detecting instruction operation of the second switch , under the condition that the optical deflection unit rotates at the first speed when the second switch is instructionally operated .
0Human Necessities
a formation surrounding a borehole is traversed with a logging tool employing an acoustic transmitter and a pair of spaced - apart acoustic receivers . acoustic energy traveling through the formation from the transmitter to the receivers are detected . the energy of tube waves contained within the detected acoustic energy is measured . such measured tube wave energy is calibrated in response to measurements of tube wave energy ratio carried out in a zone of the formation having zero permeability . this calibrated tube wave energy is transformed into formation permeability in accordance with a measured relationship between permeability and tube wave energy ratio .
6Physics