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a data queue optimized for receiving loosely packed graphics data and suitable for use in a computer graphics system is described . the data queue operates on first - in - first - out principals , and has a variable width input and output . the variable width on the input side facilitates the reception and storage of loosely packed data . the variable width output allows for the single - cycle output of multi - word data . packing of the data occurs on the write - side of the fifo structure .
6Physics
a computer lock with a locking plate and protruding hook joined to a cylindrical assembly wherein the hook is inserted into a computer chassis security slot . the locking plate interacts with grooves within the cylindrical assembly to position and hold the protruding hook longitudinally within the security slot . a lockable cable engages the cylindrical assembly . the cable is secured to a fixed object to prevent the computer from being stolen or removed from a fixed location .
4Fixed Constructions
a machine for making paper cups wherein each cup includes a side wall blank and a bottom wall blank , the machine including a frame and a vertical shaft mounted on the frame with a turret rotatably mounted on the shaft , a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret with a number of tapered mandrels mounted on the turret in alignment with each of the work stations for forming the cup , the turret being intermittently rotated to move the mandrels sequentially into alignment with each of the work stations and a tubular assembly mounted for axial movement in each of the mandrels for initially releasing the cup from the mandrel .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a three axis optical component actuator mechanism is disclosed using two electromagnetic coil actuators and a common stator assembly . in the preferred embodiment the optical component is coupled to the carriage and the carriage is controllable in two axes using electromagnets . a third axis is controllable using a linear motor . the carriage is resiliently mounted within the stator assembly with a plurality of magnetic flux air gaps defined within . advantageously the disclosed three - axis optical component actuation mechanism has a high frequency response as well as inexpensive cost of manufacturing . in an alternative embodiment a three axis electromagnetic coil actuator is shown having precise travel without the need for expensive linear bearing assemblies .
6Physics
dynamic voltage and frequency scaling is an effective way to reduce energy and power consumption in microprocessor units . current implementations of dvfs suffer from inaccurate modeling of power requirements and usage , and from inaccurate characterization of the relationships between the applicable variables . a system and method is proposed that adjusts cpu frequency and voltage based on run - time calculations of the workload processing time , as well as a calculation of performance sensitivity with respect to cpu frequency . the system and method are processor independent , and can be applied to either an entire system as a unit , or individually to each process running on a system .
6Physics
a fluid power assist rack and pinion steering system for a vehicle having steerable wheels comprises a rack connected with steering linkage of the vehicle for , upon movement of the rack , moving the steering linkage to effect turning of the steerable wheels . a rotatable pinion is in meshing engagement with the rack . the steering system also includes a control valve comprising a valve core rotatable relative to a valve sleeve . a first part connects the valve sleeve for rotation with the pinion . a mechanism resists relative rotation between the valve core and the valve sleeve as vehicle speed increases by placing axial force on the valve sleeve . a second part on the valve sleeve resists axial movement of the valve sleeve relative to the valve core .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention relates to the field of extracting resource from a particular location . in particular , the present invention relates to the planning , design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value , relative to the effort and / or time in extracting that material . the present application discloses , amongst other things , a method of and apparatus for determining slope constraints , determining a cluster of material , determining characteristics of a selected portion of material , analysing a selected volume of material , propagating clusters , forming clusters , mine design , aggregation of blocks into collections or clusters , splitting of waste and ore in clumps , determining a selected group of blocks to be mined , clump ordering and identifying clusters for pushback design .
4Fixed Constructions
an art design knife that provides for enhanced manual gripping stability and safety comprised of a front cover , a rear cover , a hatch , a magazine feed spring , a blade transport component , and a blade magazine . in addition to blade replacement convenience , the blade magazine contains a quantity of spare blades to thereby increase art design knife utility and , furthermore , enhance the industrial practical value of art design knife structures .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a printer including a driving shaft having first , second and third worms for feeding a recording paper , advancing a printing ribbon , and moving a carriage , respectively . the third worm for moving the carriage may be replaced by a belt . the driving shaft may include two separate portions , with the first , second and third worms connected to ends of the separate portions . the driving shaft may be rotatably supported adjacent the first , second and third worms .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method and associated tool for restoring or touching - up blemishes such as scratches and chips in an automotive paint finish is provided . the method includes the steps of applying a measured bead of relatively thick matching touch - up paint to a flexible blade and drawing the flexible blade across the blemish to deposit the touch - up paint in the blemish to restore the blemish . the tool comprises a squeezable paint bottle that forms the handle of the tool , a coupler threaded at one end onto the bottle , a blade holder extending from the other end of the coupler to a forward edge , and a flexible blade projecting from the forward edge of the blade holder to a free edge . a passageway communicates between the squeezable bottle and the vicinity of the blade to deposit a measured amount of touch - up paint onto the blade when the bottle is squeezed , the blade subsequently being drawn over a blemish to deposit the touch - up paint in the blemish .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention provides a signal processing apparatus having clamp capacitance device for receiving , at one electrode thereof , first and second signals outputted from a signal source , a signal transfer transistor of which one main electrode is connected to an other electrode of the clamp capacitance device , signal accumulating capacitance device connected to an other main electrode of the signal transfer transistor , and reset device for fixing the potential of the signal accumulating capacitance device , wherein the potential of the signal accumulating capacitance device is fixed by the reset device while the first signal is outputted from the signal source and the signal accumulating capacitance device is maintained in a floating state while the second signal is outputted from the signal source , and the signal transfer transistor is controlled in such a manner that the potential of the main electrode of the signal transfer transistor and that of the other main electrode thereof show different saturation operations while the signal charge is transferred through the clamp capacitance device and the signal transfer transistor during the output of the first and second signals , thereby causing the saturation current to transfer the signal charge .
7Electricity
the invention provides a shuttle kiln that can fire ceramic porous bodies containing organic binders in a shorter period of time than in conventional methods without occurring breaks due to a temperature difference between the inside and the outside . the shuttle kiln of the invention is suited for firing of ceramic porous bodies containing organic binders . it includes a gas suction path 4 that suctions in - furnace gas and discharges it via an afterburner 5 and a circulation path 7 that suctions the in - furnace gas to the furnace outside to burn organic binder gas and then returns it into the furnace .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the invention provides a camera photometry system that uses accumulation - type photometry elements to output photometric information related to the brightness of the subject field . the invention eliminates the smear phenomenon caused by the effects of the brightest parts of the subject field while also appropriately measuring the light of the major subject in the subject field . the invention is a camera photometry system equipped with a photometry mechanism which measures light using accumulation - type photoelectric elements by dividing the subject field into multiple photometry regions , and which outputs photometry information related to the brightness of the subject field , with the photometry element being equipped with a photoelectric mechanism for converting light into electricity which is stored and a transmission mechanism for transmitting the electric charge which is stored by the photoelectric mechanism . the system is configured so that the transmission mechanism transmits the electric charge from the top to the bottom with respect to the vertical direction of the subject field .
7Electricity
an information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator , which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product . a processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history . the processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination , includes at least one passageway segment with a passage frequency that is a low or zero passage frequency .
6Physics
a process for preparing a bicyclooctanone , in particular 1 , 5 - dialkylbicyclooctan - 8 - one , by reacting a bicyclooctanol , in particular dialkylbicyclooctan - 8 - ol , with a . a catalyst applied to an active - carbon support and comprising heteropolyoxometallate anions of vanadium , molybdenum and phosphorus , and also a corresponding alkali - metal , alkaline - earth - metal and / or ammonium counter ion , and b . a gaseous , oxygen - containing oxidizing agent .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
systems and methods include up - converting a uwb frequency pulse from a uwb radar unit to a v band frequency pulse ; transmitting the v band frequency pulse via an active array antenna ; receiving a v band echo pulse via the active array antenna ; down - converting the v band echo pulse from the active array antenna to a uwb pulse ; and feeding the uwb pulse to the uwb radar unit for processing by the uwb radar unit . a v band antenna system includes : an antenna board that defines an antenna plane being the plane of the board and comprising a plurality of antenna elements ; a mother board providing a corporate combining feed to the antenna board ; and a power management board to which the antenna board and mother board are mounted perpendicularly to the antenna plane , wherein the antenna elements provide a beam forming antenna for ultra wide band pulses at v band frequencies .
6Physics
an arrangement in which at least one master unit is linked via a bus to a multiple of slave units , each slave unit having a memory in which the master unit carries out read and / or write accesses . the master unit can initiate a data access uniformly on each of the slave units according to a predetermined communication protocol . moreover , a slave unit is proposed which is suitable for a communication with a master unit according to this protocol . the arrangement can be used in programmable controllers .
6Physics
combustible materials , including plastic sheets , plates , and blocks , also leather and all varieties of wood , may be cut along predetermined lines by engaging same with a heated reciprocating wire at temperatures which vaporizes the material rather than melting same . the machine providesa reciprocating wire which is heated by electrical resistance . a system of air quenching of the wire above and below the cutting zone is employed in order to attain incandescent temperatures at the point of cutting .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a client computer has a facility for encapsulating location information , such as a uniform resource locator , for a resource that is available on a server computer . the facility is especially well - adapted for use with internet documents . the location information for such a resource is encapsulated into an object known as an internet shortcut . the internet shortcut appears to a user as an icon that may be used to gain access to the underlying resource . the internet shortcut icon holds a link to a remote resource and will automatically activate the web browser when selected . the internet shortcut icons may be implemented as objects that are visible on the desktop of the operating system . file operations such as copy , delete , and copy may be performed on the internet shortcut icon through a context menu . in addition , internet shortcuts may be transferred to e - mail , facsimile , floppy disk destinations through a context menu .
6Physics
an &# 34 ; off the shelf &# 34 ; modular staircase system is described that allows for a flexible fit of the staircase into custom plan areas and / or areas in which the ceiling - to - floor height varies . the modules form a complete staircase and not a mere skeleton of a staircase . furthermore , the modular staircase system , because it allows for the mass production and conventional transportation of the various stair modules , results in the reduced cost of a staircase and reduced construction time . individual stair modules may be formed as a unitary structure out of a moldable material .
4Fixed Constructions
this invention is a group of 4 , 5 - didehydro and 4 , 5 , 17 , 18 - tetradehydro pg 1 compounds , and processes for making them . these compounds are useful for a variety of pharmacological purposes , including anti - ulcer , inhibition of platelet aggregation , increase of nasal patency , labor inducement at term , and wound healing .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a process and system for connecting a semiconductor chip to a substrate is provided . the process includes providing the substrate that is configured to receive the semiconductor chip that has a bonding pad . the substrate has a first side that is suited to be connected to the semiconductor chip and a second side that is opposite the first side . the process then includes designing a metallization bonding structure on the first side of the substrate . the metallization bonding structure has a first end , a second end , and a bend defined between the first end and the second end . then , an oxide passivation layer is defined over the first side that includes the metallization bonding structure . a bonding via is then defined through the passivation layer . the bonding via is configured to be aligned with the bend of the metallization bonding structure . the semiconductor chip is then joined to the oxide passivation layer , such that the bonding pad is aligned with the bonding via and the bend of the metallization bonding structure . the process further includes the application of a current between the first end and the second end of the metallization bonding structure . the applied current is configured to cause a flow of electrons in an opposite direction of the current and a flow of metallization atoms in the metallization bonding structure toward the bend and into the bonding via . a reliable conductive bond between the substrate and the bonding pad of the semiconductor chip is thus established without the need for wire bonds or solder bumps .
7Electricity
a telecommunications network for mobile users includes a user subsystem and a transport subsystem connected to an access subsystem . the access subsystem provides a user access communications interface and a transport access communications interface for exchange of information among the subsystems . the access subsystem is identified with a coverage area of the cellular telecommunication network . the access subsystem is associated with interconnection means in order to receive second information signals broadcast from one or more geostationary satellites and send them via the telecommunications network for mobile users to users located within the coverage area of the mobile telecommunications network .
7Electricity
a drill system for forming a curved tunnel in a bone includes a drill bit guidance device . the drill bit guidance device includes an elongated stationary outer tube extending along a first axis and an elongated inner tube . the elongated inner tube is configured to slidably move within the elongated stationary outer tube along the first axis and to exit from a distal end of the elongated outer tube . the elongated inner tube has a partially slotted distal end portion including a plurality of semi - cross - sectional slots extending perpendicular to the first axis . each slot is configured to collapse inward in the slot direction when exiting the distal end of the elongated outer tube , thereby curving the distal end portion of the elongated inner tube .
0Human Necessities
a method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene / graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite . where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene / graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
provided is a reformate hydrotreatment method , the method comprising : under liquid phase hydrotreatment conditions , bringing the reformate and a catalyst having a catalytic hydrogenation effect into contact in a hydrogenation reactor , the hydrogen used in the hydrotreating process at least partially coming from the hydrogen dissolved in the reformate . according to the method of the present invention , the reformate separated from a reformate products separating tank can directly undergo liquid phase hydrotreatment ; therefore not only can the hydrogen dissolved in the reformate be fully utilized , but the olefins in the reformate can also be removed , while eliminate the requirements for recycle hydrogen and a recycle device thereof . the reformate obtained by the method of the present invention reduces the bromine index to below 50 mgbr 2 / 100 g , and has an arene loss of less than 0 . 5 wt %.
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a roll bar assembly capable of punching through a rear window on deployment comprises a deployable u - shaped roll bar fitted with a pin made of hard material . the pin may be fixed to an upper surface of the roll bar or may be housed inside the top portion of the roll bar and deployed at the appropriate moment by pyrotechnic means .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a lighting rail for at least one lighting device , the lighting device being provided with a contact part for electrical contact with a conducting strip of the lighting rail , and with clamping and tension means to press the contact part against the conducting strip , wherein the lighting rail comprises a substantially u - shaped support element , a live conducting rail fitting into the support element and insulating means for insulating the conducting strip from the live conducting rail fitting therein , wherein the support element and the live conducting rail comprise cooperating attaching means to releasably attach the live conducting rail in the support element by snapping .
7Electricity
a device driver for use in a computer system comprising a processor , memory and a device operatively coupled to the computer system the device driver being operable to control the device to monitor an operational status of the device , and consequent upon a change in the operational status to generate a fault report data indicating whether the change of status was caused internally within the device or externally by another connected device which caused the change of operational status to occur . the fault reports may also include an indication of the operational status of the device . furthermore , if the fault report data indicates that the change of status was caused externally , the device driver may generate fault direction information indicative of an apparent direction on a connection between the device and the other device suspected as causing the indicated external fault . by providing an indication as to whether a fault has occurred internally or externally , and if externally , a relative direction on a data path from which the fault is perceived , a fault response processor can estimate the location of a faulty device of the computer system with improved accuracy .
6Physics
a dynamic voltage reference circuit for generating one or more control signals for use in controlling a delay circuit or other circuit that requires compensation for process variations . the control signals are generated without drawing dc current at times other than when the active edge is propagating through the delay circuit . as a result , a reference generator with reduced power consumption is realized .
7Electricity
a component mounter has two or more feeder carriages and two or more mounting heads corresponding to the feeder carriages . the mounting heads pick up components from each feeder carriage . a transfer device is able to pass components requiring transfer between the mounting heads . the transfer of components enables the mounter to be used efficiently by transferring components to a different mounting head when the operation of one of the mounting heads stops .
7Electricity
a dual bar warp knit , hexagonal mesh fabric for use in hernia repair and to mend other muscle and tissue wall defects , produced according to a back bar pattern chain of 2 / 0 2 / 4 2 / 0 4 / 6 4 / 6 and a front bar pattern chain of 4 / 6 4 / 2 4 / 6 2 / 0 2 / 4 2 / 0 .
0Human Necessities
methods , systems , and computer - readable media consistent with the present invention manage multiple telephone calls by managing a session record associated with the call , amending the session record according to a plurality of rules to reflect a plurality of instructed actions , evaluating an amended session record to derive at least one of the plurality of instructed actions , and implementing a derived instructed action on the call under the control of an automated attendant apparatus .
7Electricity
a disposable toothbrush that can folded and unfolded upon it self is shown and described . the toothbrush is constructed of two folding sections that each contain bristles each half can join to the other half and so provide a rigid toothbrush for brushing . prior to use , the toothbrush is in the unfolded position so that the bristles in each of the brush lie flat . this orientation presents a toothbrush with very narrow width for ease of storage .
0Human Necessities
an objective comprising axial symmetry , at least one curved mirror and at least one lens and two intermediate images . the objective includes two refractive partial objectives and one catadioptric partial objective . the objective includes a first partial objective , a first intermediate a image , a second partial objective , a second intermediate image , and a third partial objective . at least one of the partial objectives is purely refractive . one of the partial objectives is purely refractive and one is purely catoptric .
6Physics
the main purpose of the present invention is to protect a house from destruction by fire . the invention includes the system and method of water coating and water recycling . the water coating system involves wetting the surface of the house . the water recycling system involves recycling the water used for wetting the house to save water and extend the time the water coating system operates . the water coating method has a water pump that pumps water from a water pool to a network of water sprinklers to wet the surface of the house . the water recycling method employs a water collection site to collect the water runoff from the sprinklers and return it back to the water pool for reuse .
0Human Necessities
a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display capable of arranging a liquid crystal injected within a liquid crystal display panel into a stable bend structure within a short time . the liquid crystal display includes a non - display area and a display area . in the method , alignment films positioned at the non - display area and at the display area undergo a rubbing treatment . the non - display area is exposed to light to adjust a pre - tilt angle of a liquid crystal included in each of the non - display area and the display area . accordingly , the liquid crystal within the black matrix area is arranged at a large pre - tilt angle upon initialization of the liquid crystal display device , so that a bend structure can be obtained in a fast and stable manner .
6Physics
a system of one or more computers can be configured to perform particular operations or actions by virtue of having software , firmware , hardware , or a combination of them installed on the system that in operation causes or cause the system to perform the actions . one general aspect includes a system , including a computer having a processor and a memory , the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to receive an image of at least one lane marker from an image capture device mounted to a vehicle . the system also identifies a lane transition according to the image . the system can also control at least one of steering , braking , and acceleration of the vehicle according to a history of data concerning the lane transition locations .
6Physics
as an outside box mark for automatic overlay measurement formed on a semiconductor substrate , a # shape is formed by laying two vertical lines formed by word lines over two parallel lines formed of bit lines . thereby , a misalignment value in the word line direction and a misalignment value in the bit line direction are measured simultaneously by using one box mark . when forming capacity contacts between wiring lines of a #- shaped structure formed of word lines and bit lines , it is conducted by using a box mark for automatic overlay measurement . as a result , it becomes possible to shorten the time required for measuring the misalignment values in the x direction and y direction and analyzing the measurement result .
7Electricity
a biopsy marker deployment device adapted to selectively deposit a marker in a target location , such as a biopsy site . in one embodiment , the device includes a deployment assembly comprising a cannula adapted to house at least one marker , an outlet aperture defined by a portion of the cannula , and an actuatable pushrod slidably disposed and movable within the cannula . the deployment assembly further comprises a selectively opening outlet door movable between an open position and a closed position . the outlet door is biased in the closed position and at least partially obstructs the aperture in the closed position to prevent a marker from reentering the cannula upon deployment .
0Human Necessities
a call classifier for recognizing cadenced signals is based on data tables whose contents define the cadences of the signals that need to be recognized . consequently , the call classifier may be adapted for recognizing the cadenced signals of various signaling schemes that are used in various countries or telecommunication systems , simply by reprogramming the data contents of the data tables . each cadenced signal comprises a different pattern of interleaved signal - on intervals and signal - off intervals . a separate cadence timing table - pair corresponds to each sequential s / p interval - pair . each table - pair includes a p table and an s table each having a plurality of entries each corresponding to a different duration of the corresponding p interval and s interval , respectively , and identifying those signals which have the corresponding p interval and s interval duration , respectively , as candidates for a received signal . the durations of sequential ones of the p and s intervals of the cadence pattern of the received signal are measured and applied as pointers to sequential ones of the cadence timing table - pairs to select the corresponding table entries . the selected table entries are anded with each other until only one candidate remains in the result . the one candidate identifies the received signal . because reception of a signal can begin anywhere within the signal &# 39 ; s cadence pattern , the table - pairs are initially used to identify when the end of one and the beginning of another instance of the cadence pattern has been received .
7Electricity
the invention provides a hidden markov model based automated speech recognition system that dynamically adapts to changing background noise by detecting long pauses in speech , and for each pause processing background noise during the pause to extract a feature vector that characterizes the background noise , identifying a gaussian mixture component of noise states that most closely matches the extracted feature vector , and updating the mean of the identified gaussian mixture component so that it more closely matches the extracted feature vector , and consequently more closely matches the current noise environment . alternatively , the process is also applied to refine the gaussian mixtures associated with other emitting states of the hidden markov model .
6Physics
the present invention includes a system and a method for updating components in a client computer . the invention includes a method for upgrading software for various users , each of the users having diverse hardware and software configurations . the invention includes a method for automatically determining the hardware and software configuration of the client computer without user intervention . to begin the upgrade , the client computer reads a configuration file that identifies the components for downloading . upon receipt of the configuration file , the client computer determines the hardware and software configuration of the client computer . the client computer automatically communicates with a component server via a network and requests one or more components for downloading to the client computer based upon the configuration file and the hardware and software conditions of the client computer .
6Physics
a thin film transistor is disclosed which has an insulator substrate , a gate electrode , a semiconductor layer and a source / drain electrode disposed on the insulator substrate . the source / drain electrode is patterned through a combination of mask deposition technique and photo - lithography technique .
7Electricity
a thermoplastic cable and method of manufacture for use in an electrical system comprising a core which comprises a transmission medium , said transmission medium being an insulated metallic conductor or optical fiber , and a jacket which encloses the core and the jacket being co - extruded on the core and comprises an extruded inner layer and an extruded outer layer , with the inner layer being inseparable from and integrally formed with the outer layer .
7Electricity
a ferromagnetic tunnel magnetoresistive film is associated with a high output and whose magnetoresistive ratio is less dependent on a bias voltage . in a three - terminal ferromagnetic tunnel magnetoresistive element , a decrease in an output is suppressed by a bias voltage applied to one of the tunnel junctions . by employing half - metallic ferromagnets in the element , the output can be enhanced and the dependency on the applied bias voltage can be reduced .
6Physics
electrode catalyst slurry and a tubular conductive layer with leading wire are adhered on the inner and outside surface of a tubular proton membrane to be heated and pressed , where the leading wire of the tubular conductive layer and a conductive coating are formed into a whole without electroplating while avoiding the characteristic change of the electrode catalyst ; and where the leading wire is led along the surface of the membrane with the characteristics of avoiding jamming the spindle space and of no side floss .
7Electricity
a nitride semiconductor device , which includes a iii - v group nitride semiconductor layer being composed of a iii group element consisting of at least one of a group containing of gallium , aluminum , boron and indium and v group element consisting of at least nitrogen among a group consisting of nitrogen , phosphorus and arsenic , including a first nitride semiconductor layer including the iii - v group nitride semiconductor layer being deposited on a substrate , a second nitride semiconductor layer including the iii - v group nitride semiconductor layer being deposited on the first nitride semiconductor and not containing aluminum and a control electrode making schottky contact with the second nitride semiconductor layer wherein the second nitride semiconductor layer includes a film whose film forming temperature is lower than the first nitride semiconductor layer .
7Electricity
an editing apparatus which edits first stream data of a first format , comprises means for analyzing a header of the first stream data , means for creating a header of second stream data of a second format based on an analysis result by the analyzing means , and means for converting the first stream data into the second stream data by use of the header of the second stream data created by the creating means .
7Electricity
a semiconductor wafer has a plurality of holes therein which correspond to pins of an electrical connector . the wafer includes circuitry thereon and contacts for making electrical connection to the pins . in such manner , the circuitry on the wafer can be used for a wide variety of purposes such as testing or modifying signals carried by the pins . the wafer can be installed in any common electrical connector pair without prior modification or preparation of the connectors and without impairing the normal fit or function of the mated connector pair .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
devices , apparatus , systems and methods of coupling a downrod to a ceiling fan motor where a threadable coupling arrangement includes a spring that automatically locks the motor to the downrod after the motor is threadably attached to the downrod . a set screw / pin can be used for extra security to further lock the coupler to the down rod .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an open - pored body , in particular a carbon component of an aluminum production cell , which is to be exposed to oxidizing conditions or chemical attack at high temperatures is treated to protect the body against oxidation or corrosion at high temperature by impregnating the surface of the body at about ambient temperature with a hot non - saturated liquid . this liquid contains a treating agent at a temperature above the temperature of the body . the concentration of treating agent in the hot liquid is such that when the liquid is cooled , before it reaches the temperature of the body , the liquid saturates and treating agent precipitates . a pressure differential is applied to cause the liquid to impregnate into the surface pores of the body and precipitate a layer of the treating agent from the liquid inside the body by cooling as it impregnates the pores of the body . the treating solution preferably comprises soluble boron compounds and , when the body is exposed to high temperature oxidizing conditions , the precipitated layer of the treating agent inside the body forms a protective , vitreous layer in the surface pores which protects the body against oxidation .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an implantable device and method of cardiac stimulation that automatically verifies capture and a threshold effectiveness of stimulation of a cardiac stimulator . during predetermined periods , the device utilizes 2 or more pacing / sensing electrodes positioned within an electrically continuous area of the heart , wherein one electrode is used to provide a pacing stimulus while the other electrode or electrodes are used to verify capture or a threshold effective strength . a predetermined blanking period is provided to avoid detection of the electrical stimulus transmitted to one electrode from a pulse generator . after expiration of the predetermined blanking period the remaining electrodes detect depolarization of the surrounding tissue .
0Human Necessities
a cleanling apparatus for removing contaminants from the surface of a substrate includes two parts : one which produces an aerosol including frozen particles and directs the aerosol onto the surface of the substrate to remove contaminants from the surface by physical force , and another part in which a fluid including a gaseous reactant is directed onto the surface of the substrate while the surface is irradiated to cause a chemical reaction between the reactant and organic contaminants on the surface , to chemically removing the organic contaminants . in the method of cleaning the substrate , the physical and chemical cleaning processes are carried out in a separate manner from one another so that the frozen particles of the aerosol are not exposed to the effects of the light used in irradiating the surface of the substrate . therefore , the effectiveness of the aerosol in cleaning the substrate is maximized .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a high performance heat pipe and the method for constructing it . a unique wick structure of sintered metal is formed directly into the heat pipe casing and contains simultaneously formed tunnels which permit the flow of large quantities of liquid with low pressure loss . a method of constructing a hybrid structure with heat pipe sections at both ends of a section used to transport the internal liquid and vapor over long distances is also included .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a remote car alarm protective device comprised of a protective housing adapted for covering a remote transmitter for a car alarm . the protective housing will prevent the remote transmitter from being damaged when dropped or otherwise made contact with .
7Electricity
a bonding apparatus for manufacturing , for instance , a semiconductor device including a computer system which calculates a limit value of a driving current that flows to a linear motor controlling a bonding arm , and the computer system including a memory which stores correction current values that are used to correct the driving force of a plate spring at various height positions of the bonding arm , and limit values of the driving current according to a bonding load .
7Electricity
this invention relates to a method of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a prediabetic or type 2 diabetes patient population . the method comprises administering an effective dosage of a long acting insulin , preferably insulin glargine , to a prediabetic or type 2 diabetes patient .
0Human Necessities
for cut christmas trees , a stand having a readily adjustable trunk holder which can be adjusted to move the tree to the desired vertical position . the stand is collapsible for storage by folding the legs . a unique means for holding the tree in the stand is also provided .
0Human Necessities
a safety interlock circuit wherein the safety interlock switches can report their status . signal generators associated with the safety interlock switches produce status signals that are transmitted on the wiring of the safety interlock circuit . the present invention is ideal for retrofitting current installations because no additional wiring is required for carrying the status signals .
7Electricity
method to perform link adaptation at the radio interfaces of an enhanced packet data cellular network handling several modulation and coding schemes for maximizing data throughput . in a preliminary off - line step the system behavior , in terms of net throughput of the various available mcss , is simulated for different c / i conditions . from the simulation two sets of tables are obtained , each table including upgrade and downgrade thresholds expressed in terms of block error rate . thresholds correspond to switching points from an mcs to the two available mcss having the immediate less or more protection . the two sets of tables are referred to higher or lower diversity rf environments and are further specialized for taking into account egprs type ii hybrid arq , namely incremental redundancy . during transmission the transmitted blocks are checked for fec and the results are sent to the network . the network continuously updates bler using exponential smoothing . in order to achieve the correct time response , in spite of that rlc blocks can be received or not , a reliability filter is provided whose output is used to decide the weight between the new and old measurements to make the bler filter impulse response exponentially decreasing with time . the ir efficiency is tested for each incoming block and an indicative variable ir_status is filtered using the same approach used for bler . each actual threshold of bler to be used in link adaptation is obtained by a linear interpolation between the tabulated threshold without ir and with perfect ir , both weighed with filtered ir_status . filtered bler is then compared with said interpolated thresholds for testing the incoming of a mcs switching condition . power control pursues the goal of maintaining constant qos peak throughput per time slot .
7Electricity
a method teaches how to measure — even strongly curved — specular surfaces with an apparatus that measures a shape as well as local surface normals absolutely . this is achieved by the observation and evaluation of patterns that are reflected at the surface . the reflected patterns are observed from different directions . the evaluation is done by termination of those locations in space , where the surface normals that are observed from different directions , have at least deviations against each other .
6Physics
a compression or support stocking encases a human leg . the stocking has a first understocking and a first overstocking , each with a leg section and a foot section , which can be worn over each other , wherein the understocking has a continuous pressure progression in the area between measuring points b and b 1 , and the pressure at measuring point b 1 amounts to 90 %- 100 % of the pressure at measuring point b . the compression or support stocking can be used for treating ulcus cruris venosum .
0Human Necessities
a solid tunable micro optical device for an micro - optical system is provided . the sold tunable micro optical device includes a first annular piece , a micro - lens with a spherical surface configured on the first annular piece , and a deforming device coupled to the first annular piece for deforming the micro - lens .
6Physics
an invalid assistance device mounted on a wall in which a supported locked and guided flexible line is used to stabilize an invalid in the range of desired vertical positions from sitting to standing while a single attendant can work with the stabilized invalid .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article which gives a perception of depth within the absorbent article . this creation of depth perception is accomplished by the use of at least two tones within a color and / or by the use of multiple tones and multiple colors operating together to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article .
0Human Necessities
an upholstered arm chair embodying in the structure thereof a water heating tank underlying and directly heating the seat cushion of the chair and hydraulic heating pads forming the surface cushions of the back and arm rests of the chair , and automatic thermostat regulated electric means for heating the water in said tank and maintaining the same at a selected temperature and for circulating said water from said tank through said arm and back heating pads and then back to said tank . the chair also provides means for applying linear traction to the spine of the patient while heat therapy treatment is being adminstered .
0Human Necessities
this invention relates to electro - optical sensing of form type and other defects on surfaces such as sheet metal or plastic panels . method and apparatus are disclosed for detection and quantification of defects such as dents , creases , low spots , flat spots , etc . which are a result of the manufacturing , material handling and assembly process . surfaces of interest are generally those of automobile body panels , , refrigerator panels , furniture panels , and aircraft panels . similar applications exist to dies and other formed metallic or plastic parts . both automatic and human visual methods and apparatus are disclosed . the disclosed invention is also effective on paint defects such as orange peel encountered in automotive and other applications . assemblies of panels , such as car bodies may also be inspected using the invention , and both fixed and moving sensor versions are disclosed .
6Physics
a sliding safety device for use in ar - 15 style and type of semi - automatic rifles is disclosed . the sliding safety device having cylindrical end portions is configured to prevent the discharge of semi - automatic rifle when the device is in a “ safe ” position . additionally the invention includes the method of retrofitting the sliding safety device into the lower receiver of a semi - automatic style or type rifle after removal of the standard rotating safety selector device that has been in use since the inception of semi - automatic rifles of the ar - 15 style or type .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
puzzles are comprised of linked loops , where the loops are made by first making flat strips of equilateral triangles by hinging the triangles together at their edges and then folding the strips at the hinges and then connecting the end triangles together to form a twisted loop that has the overall form of a flattened hexagon known in the literature of recreational mathematics as a hexaflexagon . the linked loops are linked hexaflexagons and the loops can be shifted and folded into many different 2 and three dimensional positions with respect to the loops they are linked to . the resulting linked loop puzzles have been now named as slipagons since they can be shifted by sliding loops with respect to the loops they are linked to as well as by folding . the loops can be linked in many ways to form puzzles of greatly varying difficulty where the object of the puzzle can be to get from one shifted geometric form to another or to get a figure drawn on the loops of the puzzle into some given arrangement .
0Human Necessities
iv pole having mounted at an upper end a holding assembly comprising a head and a plunger , and at a lower end a docking assembly . the head on an upper portion includes at least two opposed upwardly extending projections suitably for hanging iv fluid containers . the plunger is movable between an extended position in which the plunger is held a distance above the height of the projections , and a retracted position in which the plunger is proximate to the projections such that removal of iv fluid containers hung on the projections is prevented . the smooth profile of the head and plunger greatly reduces the risk of the iv pole getting snagged on an obstruction or causing injury to rescue personnel . the docking assembly permits the iv pole to be removably secured to a docking port provided to a structural member and to be lowered to a stowed position .
0Human Necessities
a process is disclosed for the highly selective skeletal isomerization of linear olefin - containing organic feeds wherein linear olefins , e . g ., n - butenes , are contacted with catalyst comprising zsm - 35 under isomerization conditions to produce iso - olefins of corresponding carbon number , e . g ., isobutene . high iso - olefin selectivities thus can be obtained , even at relatively low temperatures and high linear olefin partial pressures .
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a background rejection circuit uses the harmonic content of an angularly narrow target to produce a signal . the signal is used to modulate an externally derived audio signal to produce a target indication signal free of background noise .
6Physics
a monolithically integrated circuit for linear image scanning is coupled through clock pulse - supplied transfer gates to a number of readout charge transfer devices and has an overflow drain zone and an overflow gate disposed between the drain zone and the sensors connected to a clock pulse for selectively permitting transfer of charge between the sensors and the drain zone , with the sensors divided into groups representing image lines . the linear image scanning circuit operated by the interlacing method by which partial images are generated by different groups of sensors . the clock pulse controlling the overflow gate restricts the integration times of the various groups of sensors so that during the scanning of the partial images generated thereby , overlapping of the image data of one line of adjacent partial images is eliminated .
7Electricity
a pressure transducer apparatus including : first and second pluralities of piezoresistors each coupled in wheatstone bridge configurations , wherein the bridges are coupled together to provide a first output being indicative of a differential pressure ; and , a third plurality of piezoresistors coupled in a wheatstone bridge configuration and being suitable for providing a second output being indicative of an absolute line pressure . a compensator may be employed for adjusting the first output for line pressure variation responsively to the second output .
6Physics
pipe integral threaded joint formed by a male element and a female element respectively placed on the external surface and on the internal surface of two truncated cone - shaped parts of the threading having the same conicity value and being radially spaced , both being respectively divided by annular shoulders which are parallel and orthogonal with respect to the pipe axis . they are provided two sealing surfaces , one of them being cone - shaped and the other being spherical . after the screwing of the two elements said two annular shoulders are in contact . each male and female element comprises , respectively along its external and internal surface , a circumference cavity placed between a part of the threading and the annular shoulder in order to allow the expansion of the lubricating fat .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
disclosed is an ultrasound diagnosis device for creating an ultrasound image with a high contrast - to - tissue ratio . said device sends a transmission pulse to the subject , uses an ultrasound probe to receive echoes reflected from an ultrasound contrast agent injected into the subject , and forms an image . the transmission pulse is sent such that nonlinear interactions between the constituent frequency components of said transmission pulse , as a result of the acoustic nonlinearity of the subject , do not produce sum and difference components in the frequency sensitivity range of the ultrasonic probe as the transmission pulse propagates across the subject .
6Physics
the animal litter of the present invention is composed of plural discrete particles that are dual component granules . each of the absorbent granules of this invention is made up of an inner core and an external coating complex . preferably , the inner core of the granule is made with natural or artificial fibers , mineral filler , and binder . preferably , the coating of the granule is made with an agglomerating agent and with natural or artificial materials that reduce odors and / or prevent the formation of malodors . most preferably , the external coating layer consists essentially of bentonite , zeolite and / or boric acid , and , optionally , fine cellulose fibers . the granules of this invention are designed to agglomerate into clumps when wetted . the highly absorptive and lightweight litter of this invention substantially reduces litter box malodors , extends usage duration of a given cat litter volume unit , and increases consumer convenience by substantially reducing the weight of the product in conventionally sized packaging .
0Human Necessities
a quantum key distribution cascaded network with loop - back capability is disclosed . the qkd system network includes a plurality of cascaded qkd relays each having two qkd stations alice and bob . each qkd relay also includes an optical switch optically coupled to each qkd station in the relay , as well as to input ports of the relay . in a first position , the optical switch allows for communication between adjacent relays and in a second position allows for pass - through communication between the qkd relays that are adjacent the relay whose switch is in the first position .
7Electricity
an adjustable personal treatment apparatus that is usable by women of all sizes to enable them to enjoy , without harm , the full healthful benefits of proper and necessary massage and therapy . more particularly , the apparatus permits the proper pressure to be applied to a female patient during massage , or therapeutic treatment , without causing discomfort and possible damage to breast tissue or breast implants .
0Human Necessities
a digital video key signal generator for digital video special effects uses two cascaded programmable lookup tables . one table is addressed by the two chroma component signals and the second table is addressed by the luma signal and the output of the first table . the generator is particularly suitable for use with ccir rec . 601 digital signals , and can be used for a wide variety of compositing functions , using luma keys , chroma keys , combinations thereof , and multiple chroma keys simultaneously .
7Electricity
in one embodiment a computer system comprises a user interface and a component disable module including logic to initiate boot operations , and present , on a user interface , a component disable feature when at least one of an active management technology or an alert standard format are disabled on the computer system .
6Physics
a system and method that determines a number of scan lines for each image of a view using a resolution of the recording media , a pitch of the lenticules and a number of views needed to minimize angular transitions between views . the viewing range is also increased by allowing the primary visual field to be offset with respect to the projection field of the lenticules such that the image lines can be positioned under lenticules adjacent to the lenticule projecting the image lines as the distance from a central viewing position increases .
6Physics
an optimized compound is derived from a reference compound by replacing its core , or central portion , with a new core . criteria for accepting a candidate replacement core include said candidate replacement core &# 39 ; s ability to connect to the side chains of the reference compound in a chemically reasonable geometry that closely approximates the geometry which said side chains exhibited in the reference compound . the replacement core that substitutes for the core of a reference compound may be extended by linker groups , if said extension improves the achievable alignment of attachment bonds with those of the reference compound over the alignment that could be achieved without the use of linkers . this is done in a single stage , without a combinatorial testing of the number of linkers to be used in the various attachment bonds .
6Physics
a corner sander base including a sanding surface , the corner sander base for sanding proximate interior wallboard corners , the corner sander base including a first member and a second member connected together at a longitudinally oriented juncture where they form a tip , one side of the members defining a sanding surface . each member further includes a planar forward section which in the radial direction originates at the juncture and terminates at a longitudinally oriented transition wherein a forward angle is the angle subtended between the planar forward sections in the radial plane . each member further includes a planar rear section originating at the transition and connected to the forward section at the transition wherein a rear angle is the angle subtended between the planar rear sections in the radial plane and wherein the forward and rear angles selected to more aggressively sand the areas at the rear sections and less aggressively sand the area at the tip and forward section .
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a network analyzer comprises : a signal source configured to supply an input signal to a device , wherein the device is configured to generate a phase reference signal ; a receiver configured to receive the phase reference signal from the device and to measure a phase response of the device according to the phase reference signal ; and a calibration component configured to compare the measured phase response of the device with an actual phase response of the device to identify a tracking parameter for the receiver .
7Electricity
an electrical connector system includes mating pin and socket connectors each designed for increased contact density to improve performance of high - speed data transfer . the connectors include features for retaining a plurality of pin or socket contacts in a ganged , co - aligned configuration and for shielding groups of contacts from one another to reduce interference and crosstalk . the connectors further include features for providing strain relief to the internal wires and / or cables . one of the connectors may include a plug insert with cantilevered fingers extending therefrom that contact a conductive surface of the mating connector to provide a mechanical connection and a low - impedance pathway between the mating connectors for grounding and shielding . the connectors are designed to be readily assembled and disassembled for repair or rework without the use of special tools .
7Electricity
the present invention relates to a method for radiation grafting a compound by irradiation , that can be grafted onto a fluoropolymer , so as to prevent destabilization of the fluorinated polymer . said method comprises the following steps : a ) the fluoropolymer is mixed in the melted state thereof with a graftable compound ; b ) the mixture obtained in a ) is converted into films , plates , granulates or powder ; c ) the products from step b ) are subjected to photonic or electronic irradiation in a dose of between 0 . 5 and 15 mrad ; and d ) optionally , the products from step c ) are washed and / or a degassed . according to said method , a stabilizing agent is added to the fluorinated polymer . said stabilizing agent can be an antioxidant , a graftable metal salt , or a combination of the two . the invention also relates to structures comprising at least one layer of said mixtures and at least one layer of another material , and to the use of said structures to obtain a barrier effect . said structures act as a barrier to a plurality of fluids , especially to petrol and to air - conditioning fluids , and can take the form of bottles , tanks , containers , pipes , and all kinds of recipients . they can also be transformed into films used to produce packaging .
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the disclosure relates to a touch sensing device and method . an embodiment of the disclosed method includes starting to count with a counter while charging a sensing point which has distributed capacitance periodically , then transferring the charge on the sensing point to a second capacitor . next , the voltage on the second capacitor is compared with a reference voltage , and if the former exceeds the latter , the counter stops counting and saving the value . if the voltage on the second capacitor is less than the reference voltage , the sensing point is judged to determine whether it is in touching state or in non - touching state according to the saved count value while discharging the second capacitor , clearing the counter after the discharge , then restarting the method . using the device and method of this disclosure , the touching sensing action can be tested accurately .
7Electricity
a biochip reader wherein spectroscopic information of a sample under analysis is arranged in spaces between images of the sample arranged on a biochip . the reader comprises a confocal microscope and the biochip comprises a transparent substrate to allow passage of the excitation light and fluorescent light from the sample with the excitation light being applied from the side opposite that on which the samples are arranged so that noise from dust and the like is avoided by the transmitted light avoiding contact with the dust . another aspect is an electrophoresis system wherein different coloring material are used for each of a variety of target substances , so that the same lane and area are utilizable to concurrently detect a polychrome fluorescent pattern of the different targets . a confocal scanner or fluorescence imaging system is used with a plurality of filters to detect the multi - colored fluorescences of the target substance . advantageously , in the biochip reader , a lower s / n ratio is obtained together with lower cost ; and in the electrophoresis system , concurrent detection of multiple polychormatic fluorescence patterns is attained .
6Physics
the present invention is an article carrier for an automobile including two side rails fixedly secured on a generally horizontal extending exterior automobile body surface . the side rails extend generally longitudinally of the automobile . a pair of bracket members are disposed on the side rails and a cross bar extends laterally between and secured adjacent its opposite ends to the bracket members . a means on each of the article securing members cooperates with the side rails for detachably securing and longitudinally adjusting the cross bar upon the side rails .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a container for storing a sensitive or aggressive product is disclosed . the container comprises a hollow basic body made of natural glass . a plunger is arranged displaceably in the interior of the basic body . in order to seal the container so as to be diffusion - proof , the basic body is sealed at a distal out - let opening and at a proximal actuating opening by respective seals which can be removed and / or severed and are sealed in a materially bonded manner onto a supporting surface surrounding the particular opening . the seals can be sealed , in particular inductively , onto the respective supporting surfaces .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an antibiofilm complex formed of a polyvinylpyrrolidone backbone , iodine anchored to the pvp backbone , rifampin anchored to the pvp backbone , and a second antibiotic selected from the group consisting of tobramycin and gentamicin anchored to the pvp backbone .
0Human Necessities
signal charges are photoelectrically generated by a plurality of photodiodes , transferred through a transfer register to a charge detection capacitance and sensed through a floating junction , as a potential change of the charge detection capacitance to be amplified and output at an output amplifier composed of a plurality of stages of driver transistors , in which a field insulation film of a first stage driver transistor is formed , under a gate electrode , with a trapezoidal region left so that the gate electrode has a width thereof varied to be wider at a source end than at a drain end , permitting an increased reduction of the charge detection capacitance .
7Electricity
the present disclosure relates to semiconductor manufacturing and the teachings of the present disclosure may be embodied in a semiconductor chip with an interconnect monitor . some embodiments may include arrays of diodes on the semiconductor chip ; each diode with a stack of vertical interconnects and metal contacts , the stack and the diode connected in series and control mechanisms for addressing the diodes . the control mechanisms may include first inverters for applying either a high or a low voltage to columns of the diode stacks , connected at one end of each diode stack . each first inverter may include reverse logic receiving a reverse logic signal and configured to invert a logic signal fed to the device for applying a relatively high or low voltage and second inverters for applying either a high or a low voltage to rows of the diode stack in the one of the plurality of arrays , connected at a second end of said diode stack , wherein each second inverter comprises reverse logic receiving an inverted reverse logic signal and configured to invert a logic signal fed to the device for applying a relatively high or low voltage .
7Electricity
disclosed is an optical switch enabling to be advantageous in cost , performance , size , weight , and fabricating process as well as carry out a switching function with a low driving voltage . the present invention includes a substrate , an input optical fiber over the substrate for incidence of an optical signal , at least one output optical fiber over the substrate for projection of the optical signal , and a micro - prism over the substrate for switching a projection path of the optical signal incident on the input optical fiber .
6Physics
a method for forming a light - emitting - diode array is disclosed which comprises forming a led structure on a substrate , dividing the led structure into at least a first and a second led device with a gap , depositing at least one polymer material over the led structure substantially filling the gap , removing portions of the at least one polymer material to expose a first electrode of the first led device and a second electrode of the second led device , and forming an interconnect on top of the at least one polymer material electrically connecting the first and second electrode .
7Electricity
an animal housing is disclosed . in an embodiment , the animal housing comprises a cage and a base . the animal housing further includes an outer covering comprising a plurality of outer covering sides , wherein the outer covering comprises a first outer covering side secured to a second outer covering side by a magnet .
0Human Necessities
an identification card camera system including a data carrier and an arrangement for reproducing on an identification card a portion of the data from the data carrier and the image of a subject , and for reproducing on a photographic record the portion of the data reproduced on the identification card , as well as additional data from the data carrier and an image of the subject . a blip is produced on the photographic record in association with each subject and related data . additional blips representing the beginning and end of subjects and related data recorded during a supervisory operational period are produced on the photographic record .
6Physics
an encapsulated shelf assembly has a shelf support supporting a panel . the panel has an edge and a one piece member encapsulates the panel edge and a substantial majority of the shelf support . the encapsulated shelf assembly may be formed in a mold apparatus which defines a mold cavity and uses a spacing plug to position the shelf support in a mold cavity of the mold apparatus in a location spaced from the sides of the mold cavity . a method of making the encapsulated shelf assembly includes providing a mold apparatus defining a mold cavity , providing and supporting a shelf panel in the mold apparatus with an edge of the panel extending into the cavity , providing and supporting a shelf support in the mold apparatus with a majority of the shelf support positioned in the mold cavity and spaced from the sides of the mold cavity , filling the mold cavity with a moldable material to encapsulate each of the majority of the shelf support and the edge of the shelf panel , and removing the encapsulated shelf assembly from the mold cavity .
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