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adaptive bit allocation to the channels of a sub / band coder by using a fixed set of numbers of bits , only the selection of those channels to which the available bits are assigned being varied .
7Electricity
a method for fabricating polycrystalline silicon resistor structures includes steps directed to the provision of a polycrystalline silicon structure having a decreased width . in one embodiment , sidewall spacers are used to narrow a region in which the polycrystalline silicon resistors are formed . in an alternative embodiment , polycrystalline silicon resistors are formed as sidewall structures in a resistor region . use of either technique provides a reduced cross - section for the resistor structures , allowing shorter resistors to be used , or providing increased resistance for longer resistors .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an improved immersible oxygen probe for molten metals has a gas permeable body including an immersion end and a support end adapted for being supported by a lance . an oxygen cell and a thermocouple are supported in the immersion end of the body . an unobstructed gas flow passageway is provided through the gas permeable bodies and through the probe body from the immersion end to the support / connector end whereby gases released from the molten metal and sensor body during immersion readily pass through the probe and can escape from within the probe . thus rapid analysis of the molten metal with improved accuracy within a few seconds after immersion is achieved .
6Physics
an ink jet printhead assembly for ink jet printing apparatus and a method for the manufacture thereof . the piezoelectrically operable ink jet printhead assembly has two arrays of driving channels aligned with a single orifice array in which each orifice connects through a fluid channel to a single driving channel .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
device for detaching a copy sheet from the photoconductive drum of an electrophotographic copying machine , wherein the drum has a radial protuberance to which the leading edge of the copy sheet is held by electrostatic attraction and wherein a pick off finger is fixedly mounted adjacent the periphery of the drum at such a distance from the periphery to engage the drum , during its rotation , only in correspondence with the protuberance , so as to detach the copy sheet from the drum .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a battle play card game is disclosed . the battle play card game utilizes a card deck having multiple character playing cards each having an offense points section for displaying a numerical value for offense points and a protect points section for displaying a numerical value for protect points . in use , players sequentially play the cards offensively or protectively to add points to their own point total and / or deduct points from their opponent &# 39 ; s point total .
0Human Necessities
an electrical connector for interconnecting a plurality of signals comprises an assembly of a plug and receptacle . the plug includes a housing member having a cavity at its forward end defined by a peripheral wall and a cavity wall , and a rear wall . the housing further includes contact receiving apertures extending between the cavity wall and the rear wall . an insert is locked in place in the forward cavity , the adjacent wall of the insert having standoff feet to define a gap between the cavity wall and insert wall . the insert has apertures in alignment with the apertures in the housing . the apertures within the insert include a shoulder facing the rear wall of the insert . a contact insertable into the apertures in the housing and insert has a lance which is locatable in the gap between the cavity wall and insert wall to lock the contact in place . the receptacle has a right - angled configuration having pins extending from a mounting face for interconnection to a printed circuit board . a second face is mountable to a bulkhead and has three rows of pins mounted in a cavity recessed from the second mounting face for interconnection to a matable plug having socket contacts . the contacts within the receptacle are disposed in three tiers , the contacts being bent around mandrels to form the right - angled bend . below the mandrels is a contact locating plate having contact receiving slots in line with the contacts . the upper and lower row of contacts are laterally aligned with each other and with a first contact receiving slot . the first slot has two widths , and has a rib extending down along the edges of the slot . when the contacts are placed in the slot , the ribs interferingly hold the contacts in place , the second row of terminals is also aligned with a contact receiving slot having ribs for interferingly locking the second row of terminals in place .
7Electricity
described herein are external fixation systems for correcting bone deformities in adjacent bones or fragments thereof . the systems herein include first and second elongate rods that translate with respect to one another via rotation of an actuation member at an end of one of the rods . at least one housing is coupled along a length of one of the rods . the at least one housing includes at least one pin clamping member for clamping an end of a fixation pin therein . when the at least one pin clamping member is in an unlocked state , the fixation pin can rotate in polyaxial directions . when in a locked state , the angle of fixation wire with respect to the rods is set . the locked and unlocked state of the at least one pin clamping member is determined by the positing of a fixation member with respect to the housing it is coupled to .
0Human Necessities
a method of making a sensor to measure an analyte in a solution is disclosed . the method comprises : providing a substrate , printing conductive ink on the substrate to form a plurality of electrode regions , depositing an electrical insulation to cover one of the electrode regions , sonically ablating the electrical insulation to form an array of pores through the electrical insulation to the conductive ink in the one electrode region , and depositing metal into the pores to form an array of electrodes in the one electrode region .
6Physics
sample liquid is supplied to the ion source of an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer by capillarity induced flow through a wick element comprising a permeable porous aggregate of fibers or particles of material that is wetted by the sample liquid . this method of liquid introduction eliminates the need for pumps of pressurized gas to drive the flow . it also makes possible the convenient extraction of a representative sample from a stream of liquid flowing at any rate , no matter how large .
7Electricity
a thyristor has a radiation - sensitive breakdown structure , a gate electrode that is placed at a distance from the latter in a lateral direction and an ignition stage structure having at least one ignition stage equipped with an n - doped auxiliary emitter , which forms a pn - junction together with the p - doped base , the thyristor being both electrically and radiation - ignited . in a method for contacting a thyristor that can be ignited by radiation with a gate electrode , a contact ram that is adapted to the geometry of the gate electrode is pressed against the thyristor . in a method for monitoring the ignition of a thyristor that is ignited by incident radiation , the electric voltage that is applied to the gate electrode or the electrically conductive electrode is monitored .
7Electricity
a drill bit having a carbide tip brazed in the drill bit shank is disclosed for use in forming cylindrical holes in both concrete and steel by rotation about a central axis . the carbide tip has two side surfaces on opposite sides of said central axis . the top surfaces are connected by a substantially v - shaped notch which extends between the side surfaces and has its vertex off - center of the central axis to more effectively cut both concrete and steel .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method of determining widths and / or routes of i / o power routes between one or more power distribution networks and a plurality of i / o circuits based on ir chop , electromigration , and electrostatic discharge electrical requirements . the method includes initially routing the i / o power routes and then iteratively analyzing the i / o power routes and iteratively incrementing the width of each power route that fails one or more of the electrical requirements until all power routes meet all electrical requirements . once all power routes meet the electrical requirements , power routing is performed again to re - route any power routes as necessary to accommodate their wider widths . the method may be implemented in a system that includes a power routing tool , an electrical analysis tool , and a tool integrator tat implements an integrated power routing algorithm .
6Physics
this invention generally relates to new polyol ester derivatives of polyamines for use as dispersant additives compatible in synthetic ester - based turbo oils . the dispersant additives of the present invention consist of a hydrocarbon acid , a polyol , an amine carrier such as diacid or cyclic anhydride and a polyamine . the hydrocarbon acid makes up the non - polar hydrocarbon portion of the dispersant and the polyamine functions as the polar headgroup . the diacid or cyclic anhydride provides a means for attaching the polar polyamine to the dispersant structure through an amide linkage . different dispersant structures are obtained by varying the hydrocarbon acid , the polyol and the nature of the polyamine .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention relates to an ink jet recording liquid obtained by dispersing a pigment in an aqueous medium , said aqueous medium comprising glycerol and 1 , 3 - propanediol . the ink jet recording liquid of the present invention is capable of sustaining prolonged stable discharge onto the recording surface without clogging the nozzle of an ink jet printer and exhibits excellent storage stability .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an electrical energy generator system for an aircraft , the system including a streamlined fairing containing at least one turbine housed in the front portion of the fairing , and an electrical energy generator connected to said turbine . the front portion of the fairing is fitted with air admission means that are movable between an open position in which the turbine is exposed to the stream of air outside the fairing and a closed position in which the turbine is masked inside the fairing . the system may serve to reduce the aerodynamic drag caused by turbulence present at a wing tip for a conventional wing having sharp edges during stages of takeoff , climbing , and cruising ; and during stages of descent it makes it possible to recover the kinetic and potential energy that has been accumulated by the aircraft during its stages of climbing and cruising .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a full color electronic display device using two liquid crystal light valve image forming sources and having two optical paths is suitable for use in projection or direct view display applications . the two - path lclv device generates two separate , spatially coherent color images which are combined by additive spatial superposition to produce a single , full - spectrum , composite color image . one image is composed from a spectral band of light from the long and medium wavelength regions of the visible light spectrum , and is formed by a liquid crystal image forming source having a high resolution which determines the effective spatial resolution of the final image . the second image is composed from a spectral band of light from the short wavelength region of the visible light spectrum , and is formed by a liquid crystal image forming source having a resolution less than that of the red and green image , thereby producing a brighter blue light image . these two optical paths and their properties are nominally matched to the characteristics of the chromatic and luminance processing channels of the human visual system . the device produces bright , sharp , and high resolution full - color images using a relatively simple , more easily aligned optical system . the composite image may be either directly viewed or optically projected using a conventional projection lens assembly onto an intermediate viewing surface . several embodiments of the two - path liquid crystal light valve color display are described herein , each possessing specific features and advantages over existing electronic color displays .
6Physics
remotely operable electronic apparatus are applied to distance measurement and picture / sound recording wherein , for example , a remote unit may be equipped with a microphone and an active range finder coupled to an auto - focussing capability . in one embodiment a camera is adapted to transmit a signal to the remote unit which returns a signal enabling the camera to accurately calculate distance and adjust focus in accordance with time - of - flight . the transponder preferably forms part of a wireless microphone , with the signal transmitted by the camera being preferably acoustical in nature . the acoustical signal transmitted by the camera is preferably modulated onto a return rf signal , enabling at least a portion of the audio circuitry associated with voice modulation to be used for the purpose of modulating the ranging signal , thereby realizing a very efficient and economical approach to remote sound detection and active ranging finding .
6Physics
an improved orienting disk is provided for better wood strand alignment in wood strand orienter machinery . the disk has a plurality of fin - like teeth projecting upwardly from the periphery of a generally circular plate . in a preferred embodiment each of the teeth has a straight leading edge facing the direction of rotation of the disk , and a curve trailing edge . most preferably , the disk has six such teeth , each separated from another by 60 ° about the periphery of the disk .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
in a telecommunications duplicated synchronous switch where switching in bit synchronism is carried out and fault detection is by discrepancy checking between the duplicate switch planes , determination of the faulty plane is provided by the data being carried in switched bytes grouped into data frames , each frame carrying check data in respect of data from an earlier frame . corruption of data in a frame is thus indicated by information in a later frame .
7Electricity
a pll architecture is disclosed which incorporates a coarse adjustment feedback loop and a fine adjustment feedback loop together providing a combined error signal to a single vco . the coarse adjustment feedback loop includes two digital counters set to divide the vco output frequency by two different numbers . the outputs of the counters are coupled to the inputs of respective phase - frequency detectors , and the pump - up output of one of the detectors and the pump - down output of the other detector are used as the coarse adjustment pump - up and pump - down signals , respectively , in the coarse adjustment feedback loop . the coarse adjustment feedback loop thereby establishes a frequency range limitation for the fine adjustment feedback loop .
7Electricity
the invention relates to a cleaning implement having a cavity dimensioned to allow selective removal and reinsertion of an insertable pad , such as melamine . the cavity is constructed and arranged to frictionally engage the insertable pad . the cleaning implement may include a two part holding member incorporating both a fluid retention and non - fluid retention element allowing for versatility in cleaning .
0Human Necessities
this application relates to a light - emitting device comprising a light channel having an upper surface , a lower surface opposite to the upper surface , an inner surface intersecting with each of the upper and lower surface by different angles , and an escape surface ; and a light - emitting element having a bottom surface substantially parallel to the inner surface and emitting light traveling inside the light channel toward the escape surface . in an embodiment , the escape surface of the light - emitting device is an inclined plane with lens array thereon .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a locking ring assembly retains a bearing to a shaft rotatably supported on a first axis of rotation . guide pins extend axially from an annularly shaped bearing retainer slidably disposed on the shaft toward the pressure ring , also slidably on the shaft . a head of the guide pins is slidably disposed and captured in adjusting apertures of the pressure ring . pressure screws in the adjusting apertures of the pressure ring translate axially in the apertures of the pressure ring when rotated , engaging the guide pin heads to displace the pressure ring from the bearing retainer . the pressure ring reacts against a reaction element disposed on the shaft opposite the bearing retainer to develop an axial thrust load against the bearing .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a document imaging system includes means whereby a large number of anomalous condition indicators or flags that define anomalous conditions that may occur as a result of the operation of a document scanner and / or document processor . a computationally efficient subset of flags and flag combinations is defined , and these subsets of flags and flag combinations are related to a quantitative measure of the quality of the related document images , the documents themselves , and units of work that contain a plurality of documents . the machine computation of quality is compared to a human perception of quality , and computational input parameters are adjusted to improve the match of computational quality to the human quality perception , thus teaching the machine to make proper determinations of image and document quality .
7Electricity
in an apparatus for wetting a glass pane , in particular a glass pane of a motor vehicle , a spherical body which supports a nozzle body is inserted into an accommodation space which is formed in a bearing head of an insert body . the accommodation space exhibits the spherical body together with resistance projections which fix an annular shoulder and also serve to fluidically stabilize a liquid fluid , which flows into a flow expansion space as a subregion of the accommodation space , in the form of , for example , wash water . an oscillating fan - like stream can be reliably generated as a result .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a system and method for training program generation and modification of that program based on assessed functional state and / or workload performance . user - interface logic preferably operating on a mobile device permits a user to record bio - signals indicative of functional state . assessment - adjustment logic , that may be located at a distance , conducts body system assessments from the received bio - signal data and produces training session targets based on the current functional state of the user . user training objective data may be input through the user - interface logic . workload performance may be monitored and the training session targets modified based on measured past performance to improve future performance . various embodiments are disclosed .
0Human Necessities
a system for remote convenience control of performance of a function includes a portable transmitter unit and a receiver unit . in one embodiment , the system is a remote convenience vehicle system . the transmitter unit transmits a signal . the signal has a rf frequency at an unknown value within a range of values and conveys a message that contains a function request . within the receiver unit is superheterodyne circuitry that has a mixer . the mixer mixes a rf signal coming from an antenna and a reference frequency signal from a reference oscillator , and outputs an intermediate frequency signal conveying the message . a bandpass filter filters the intermediate frequency signal to pass a range of frequency values smaller than a known range of intermediate frequency values . tuning control circuitry automatically adjusting the bandpass range of the bandpass filter to vary the bandpass range over the intermediate frequency range . passage detector circuitry senses the intermediate frequency signal passing through the bandpass filter and automatically causes the adjustment of the bandpass range to stop .
7Electricity
a wrapping method for operating a vertical , inclined or horizontal type wrapping machine for wrapping food products such as loaves of bread , wads of noodles or the like with synthetic resin film is free from the problem which are inherent in conventional wrapping machines related to abrupt stopping actions of the wrapping operation whenever products are incorrectly positioned . the method provides a way to bypass the problem by detecting in advance incorrectly positioned products and temporarily halting only the operation of the cutting blades without stopping the overall operation of the machine . the method according to the present invention can significantly enhance the efficiency of the wrapping operation and reduce the time and labor required to remove the trouble in a conventional machine .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention relates to an improved sequencing disk means for fluid handling in a sequencing valve having a plurality of outlets . sequencing valves deliver fluid from the inlet sequentially out through one or more fluid outlets in a predetermined sequencing cycle . the sequencing disk means reciprocates and rotates to sequentially deliver fluid under both high or low fluid flow rates from an inlet to a plurality of discharge outlets . the improved sequencing disk means includes a main sealing means , a stem connected to the main sealing means , and a generally cup - shaped check valve means with a relatively small opening in the bottom of the cup - shaped portion . the stem and check valve means includes connecting means that cooperate to fix the stem relative to the main sealing means or sequencing disk .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
multipole coils for influencing particle beams have at least two coils which concentrically enclose an imaginary axis , wherein a winding made from a flexible circuit board is formed by means of conducting paths disposed thereon for each coil and the circuit boards are rolled into at least one circuit board layer . multipole coils of this kind are utilized for aberration correction in particle optics , wherein the windings of the multipole coils form windows whose width in the peripheral direction is chosen in such a fashion that no secondary interfering fields occur and whose length in the axial direction corresponds at least to its width .
7Electricity
creating a garment which has a three - dimensional image on the garment created by removing a portion of the garment to create an image on an outer garment , the process being chemical etching , and thereafter a second garment has an image printed on the exact same location as on the first garment to match the see - through image and the second garment is affixed behind the first garment to create a three - dimensional image for the see - through image portion of the first garment , whether it matches up or complements the outer layer to give a three - dimensional look and feel .
0Human Necessities
a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cell transistors , an x decoder designating a position of an x axis of the memory cell , a y decoder designating a position of a y axis crossing the x axis , a controller collectively controlling operations of read , write and erase of the memory cell transistors via the x decoder and the y decoder , a semiconductor time switch generating an output signal after a predetermined life time elapses without a power source , and a refresh trigger circuit receiving the output signal from the semiconductor time switch , and giving the controller instructions to transfer information stored in one area of the memory cell array to other area thereof to refresh the information .
6Physics
a method is provided for using an application in a mobile station . the application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation . the first mode of operation is passive . in the second mode of operation the application controls a master control unit of the mobile station . also provided is a system for making payments , comprising at least one mobile station which has an associated application , a component for using the application , and a first transceiver for providing local data transfer . the system also comprises at least one cash register or the like , which has a second transceiver for providing data transfer . the application has a capability for causing data to be transferred from the first transceiver to the second transceiver .
6Physics
the present disclosure describes a preformed or hot applied thermoplastic marking composition comprising at least 5 weight percent of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer , wherein said composition includes a planar top surface portion and a planar bottom portion that are coplanar to each other , wherein said bottom portion is directly applied to an alkaline substrate wherein the alkalinity of said substrate is measured by ph and said ph is greater than 8 . 0 and wherein said preformed thermoplastic is adhered to said substrate via application of heat or pressure or both heat and pressure and wherein said top surface portion and bottom planar portion comprises an intermix that exists throughout said thermoplastic composition .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
in a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device , a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts . the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region , a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other , and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions , wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions .
7Electricity
we disclose a fluid dousing game . the game includes a frame from which a container of fluid is suspended . the release of the fluid is controlled by a valve in the bottom of the container which is created by an opening in the bottom of the container combined with a valve . when a player throws a projectile and strikes a target , a spring loaded mechanism triggers release of the fluid from the container by opening the valve .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a system on chip contains a core circuit and an input / output circuit embedded with an array of single - poly erasable programmable read only memory cells , each of which comprises a first pmos transistor serially connected to a second pmos transistor . the first and second pmos transistors are both formed on an n - well of a p - type substrate . the first pmos transistor includes a single - poly floating gate , a first p + doped drain region and a first p + doped source region , the second pmos transistor includes a single - poly select gate and a second p + doped source region , and the first p + doped source region of the first pmos transistor serves as a drain of the second pmos transistor .
6Physics
equipment extracts components of spatial frequency that need to be evaluated in manufacturing a device or in analyzing a material or process out of edge roughness on fine line patterns and displays them as indexes . the equipment acquires data of edge roughness over a sufficiently long area , integrates a components corresponding to a spatial frequency region being set on a power spectrum by the operator , and displays them on a length measuring sem . alternatively , the equipment divides the edge roughness data of the sufficiently long area , computes long - period roughness and short - period roughness that correspond to an arbitrary inspection area by performing statistical processing and fitting based on theoretical calculation , and displays them on the length measuring sem .
6Physics
a modular building design includes a building frame construction of superior strength and rigidity with roof , floor and wall panels designed for insertion in modular frame openings . the design permits complete fabrication of all shell components in a central manufacturing facility and is such that the various elements may be shipped or stored in an essentially flat package configuration . the only tools required for erection on the building site are conventional wrenches and nut drivers . the need for skilled workmen at the site is virtually eliminated .
4Fixed Constructions
charge coupled device solid - state image sensors comprise a substrate including a plurality of sensor groups . each sensor group consists of n photodiodes and 2n + 1 transfer electrodes , where n is at least two . by providing , for example , two photodiodes and five transfer electrodes in a group , improved area efficiency may be provided along with efficient manufacturing and driving . three insulated patterned conductive layers are formed on a gate insulating layer , to define the first through fifth transfer electrodes on the transfer region .
7Electricity
display data and video data are stored within a graphics processing unit to reduce power consumed by the computing device during video playback . storing display data and video data within the gpu reduces power consumption , because bus transaction activity is reduced and the need to read data from a larger , common main memory is avoided .
6Physics
a torque applier for use in endurance testing a planetary differential aircraft propulsion gear box of the type having a pair of coaxial output shafts and a colinear input shaft wherein the test system also includes an identical slave gear box arranged nose - to - nose with the test gear box with output shafts of the test and the slave gear boxes connected for unitary rotation . the torque applier is disposed between the test gear box and a prime mover and permits straight - through connection to the test gear box input shaft . a pair of rotary actuators are mounted on the torque applier housing and are connected through combining gears to each of the test and slave gear box input shafts and apply opposite torsional moments to the input shafts while the shafts rotate thereby to simulate operational torque transfer through the test gear box .
6Physics
a stretchable fabric shoe decoration system which covers a shoe and on which can be fastened one or more decorative elements . the system allowing for a single shoe cover to be removably used to decorate an unlimited number of shoes . the system also allowing for a single pair of shoes to be serially decorated by an unlimited number of different decorated shoe covers .
0Human Necessities
a direct acting circuit through which the torque to which a shaft is being subjected is measuring without the need for divisions or other computer assisted computations . the system is self - clocking and counts speed dependent pulses generated by shaft rotation alternately in incrementing and decrementing modes with the difference being indicative of the torque . the count may be averaged over one or more complete shaft rotations to reduce or eliminate errors due to shaft or rotation sensor irregularities .
6Physics
according to one exemplary embodiment , a heterojunction bipolar transistor comprises a base having a concentration of germanium , where the concentration of germanium decreases between a first depth and a second depth in the base . according to this exemplary embodiment , the base of the heterojunction bipolar transistor further comprises a concentration of a diffusion suppressant of a base dopant , where the concentration of the diffusion suppressant decreases between a third depth and a fourth depth so as to counteract a change in band gap in the base between the first depth and the second depth . for example , the diffusion suppressant can be carbon and the base dopant can be boron . for example , the concentration of diffusion suppressant may decrease between the third depth and fourth depth so as to counteract the change in band gap at approximately the second depth .
7Electricity
an adjustable power transmitting device comprising a rotary input shaft mounted for rotation about a first axis and an output shaft mounted for rotation about a second axis . the output shaft is also mounted for pivotal movement about at least two non - parallel axes so that the position of the output shaft can be adjusted about both of these axes . the input shaft is drivingly coupled to the output shaft so that the input shaft can rotate the output shaft in all positions of the output shaft about the two non - parallel axes .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a technique is provided for a direct data transfer session , including for multimedia content , between mobile devices without the need for using a separate multimedia server to store multimedia content . direct data transfer sessions between mobile devices are established by transmitting necessary address information through page - based messaging services that utilize the underlying digital mobile network databases and services to resolve the identification and location of the mobile devices .
7Electricity
a fishing lure box is disclosed which can be mounted in a fixed position on a fishing rod , but which can be easily separated therefrom . the lure box is removably attached to an attachment device which is fixed to the fishing rod , especially by a convenient sliding action along a rod segment or along a beam portion having an engaging flange .
0Human Necessities
a toothbrush sterilizing container for holding and sterilizing the bristles and handle of a toothbrush includes a storage canister for receiving and holding the bristles of a toothbrush immersed in a sterilizing solution while the toothbrush handle extends through the open top end of the canister . a reservoir of sterilizing solution supplies fresh solution to the canister and a spout allows used solution to be drained from the canister . a lid has a slot for receiving the toothbrush handle and a supply of disinfectant in the lid maintains the handle in a sterile environment .
0Human Necessities
an improved control circuit for maintaining constant amplitude of the sinusoidal output signal of an oscillator circuit by synchronously demodulating the signal using a push - pull transistor pair operating in saturation to generate a control signal for comparison with a reference voltage in a direct coupled negative feedback loop to the oscillator . the configuration of the feedback loop provides effectively instantaneous control response to eliminate low frequency modulation propagated internally in the oscillator due to noise generation in circuit components .
7Electricity
a method for quantifying classification confidence of obstructions applied to a perception mergence system of a vehicular computer in a vehicle . the method includes steps of : the vehicular computer receiving obstruction information of at least obstruction , image information corresponding to the obstruction information and vehicle body signals , and using a classifier to classify them ; calculating a detection result of each range sensor to calculate a existence confidence ; using the existence confidences and precision of the classifier to calculate a classification belief assignment of each range sensor corresponding to each obstruction ; performing mergence calculation on the classification belief assignments to respectively quantify an obstruction classification confidence of all the range sensor corresponding to each obstruction ; and performing a classification ineffectiveness filtering mechanism to exclude the obstruction whose obstruction classification confidence less than a predetermined value . the present invention quantifies the obstruction classification confidence to improve the classification precision .
6Physics
a microstructured separating device , especially for separating liquid components from a particle - containing liquid , comprising the following features : at least one transport channel for transport of the liquid in a given transport direction ; at least one separating area at a branch point of the transport channel which is adjoined by a side channel through which a partial flow of the liquid from the transport channel is diverted ; a microstructure in the separating area which keeps larger particles of the liquid out of the separating area and which slows down the transport of smaller particles in the separating area .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention comprises analogs of the ca 1 a 2 x motif of the protein ras that is modified by farnesylation in vivo . these ca 1 a 2 x analogs inhibit the farnesylation of ras . furthermore , these ca 1 a 2 x analogues differ from those previously described as inhibitors of ras farnesyl transferase in that they have a prolyl like moiety in the a 1 position . further contained in this invention are chemotherapeutic compositions containing these farnesyl transferase inhibitors and methods for their production .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a unique process for preparing certain hexahydroaroquinolizines , especially - n -- quinolizine - 2 , 4 &# 39 ;- imidazolidin ]- 3 &# 39 ;- yl ) ethyl )- methanesulfonamide from - n - quinolizin - 2 - yl ) amino ] ethyl ] methanesulfonamide is described .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a personal computer , video monitor or other electronic equipment mounted directly on a camera tripod by a tray offering a cantilever technique of support by having a rear end supported by two clamps individually positioned at the same height on two of the tripod legs , and a front end locked by a third clamp at a higher elevation on the remaining leg of the tripod .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a novel lyophilizate and method of preparation as well as the use of the lyophilizate to treat female infertility and for gonad protection . cetrorelix is dissolved in acetic acid 30 % v / v , the solution is transferred to water and freeze dried .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a nitride semiconductor substrate having properties preferable for the manufacture of various nitride semiconductor devices is made available , by specifying or controlling the local variation in the off - axis angle of the principal surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate . in a nitride semiconductor single - crystal wafer having a flat principal surface , the crystallographic plane orientation of the principal surface of the nitride semiconductor single - crystal wafer varies locally within a predetermined angular range .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of 7 - cyclopentyl - 2 -- 7h - pyrrolopyrimidine - 6 - car boxylic acid dimethylamide , its salts , and process for preparation thereof . crystalline forms in the present invention have good stability , low hygroscopicity , good processability , easy treatability and other favorable properties . in addition , the process is simple , low cost , and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a drive system and methods thereof include at least one actuator assembly that detachably engages a moveable system and at least one control system . the control system voltage biases the actuator assembly in at least one direction at a rate which causes the at least one actuator assembly to slip with respect to the detachably engaged moveable system . the control system also voltage biases the actuator assembly in at least one other direction at a rate which causes the at least one actuator assembly to stick and move with respect to the detachably engaged moveable system .
6Physics
a protective surface modification system employs two separate formulations to enhance visual appearance and in many instances provide abrasion resistance on a surface such as a countertop .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a process for the fabrication of an integrated device in a semiconductor chip envisages : forming a semiconductor layer partially suspended above a semiconductor substrate and constrained to the substrate by temporary anchorages ; dividing the layer into a plurality of portions laterally separated from one another ; and removing the temporary anchorages , in order to free the portions .
7Electricity
aspirin is one of the most widely used drugs in the treatment of inflammation , pain and fever . it has more recently found application in the prevention of heart attacks and stroke and is being studied as a cancer chemopreventative agent . despite its value aspirin continues to be underutilized because it causes gastric bleeding . the technology under development potentially removes this problem . it is designed to reduce contact between the drug and the intestinal lining . an isosorbide aspirinate prodrug compound is thus provided . the compound has the general structure as shown in general formula wherein y is a c 1 - c 8 alkyl ester , a c 1 - c 8 alkoxy ester , a c 3 - c 10 cycloalkyl ester , an arylester , a c 1 - c 8 alkylaryl ester or — cor ring , wherein r ring is a 5 - membered aromatic or nonaromatic 5 - member ring having at least one heteroatom substituted for a carbon of the ring system , which can be unsubstituted or substituted with at least one nitric oxide releasing group .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method of operating a multi - level security system including the steps of providing a plurality of processors . at least some of said processors are equipped with a data card which permits simultaneous processing of different classification levels of information and the dynamic reallocation of processors to different classification levels .
6Physics
a method and pharmaceutical composition are described for treatment of acne vulgaris which comprises administering to a patient suffering from acne vulgaris an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising pantothenic acid or a derivative thereof which generates pantothenic acid in the body to form coenzyme a , nicotinic acid or a derivative thereof which generates nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate in the body , and biotin , or a mixture thereof .
0Human Necessities
in a process of extraction involving the use of solvents , considerable increase is obtained in the effective load of the extraction phase and in the recovery factor , through a new combination of the reactors employed in order that the loading and unloading stages of the organic phase may alternate .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a compact terminal unit for an electric motor capable of switching over windings with ease and improving automation of assembling and inspection process of the electric motor . a terminal base is fixed at a position of a through hole formed on a housing of the electric motor . leads of the windings of a rotor are connected with cylindrical presser portions of lead connectors by caulking . a conducting portions of the lead connectors are inserted into mounting portions of the terminal base . the power cables are connected with conducting portions with screws engaged with the conducting portions so that the power cables are electrically connected with leads of the windings . since the leads are connected to the lead connectors with their orientations vertically under the power cable connection terminals not to be present in a space in a terminal box , an ample space for attachment of the power cables to the power cable connection terminals is secured . the switchover of windings from a delta connection to star connection and vice versa can be easily performed . since positions and orientation of the leads are fixed at mounting portions of the terminal base , the inspection of the windings can be easily performed .
7Electricity
infusion systems and methods for infusing one or more drugs or other agents into the body of a human or animal subject . the system is programmed to take remedial action upon sensing of a fault or error in connection with the infusion . in some embodiments , an agent may be infused through redundant flowpaths and , if a fault occurs in one flowpath , the system may respond by increasing flowrate through other non - faulting flowpath . in some embodiments , the fault may be a physiological reaction or symptom in the subject and the system may respond by adjusting or stopping flowrate or one or more agents or changing the ratio of simultaneously infused agents .
0Human Necessities
a faucet assembly with a vertical riser that is easier to install both for an initial installation and a retrofit installation . the faucet assembly has a main faucet body that defines an axially extending cavity . a positive locking mechanism in the form of a resiliently compressible star lock washer is disposed to rest on the bottom of the cavity , which is provided with an opening that communicates with a pressurized water service . a hollow adapter sleeve is inserted into the cavity on top of the star lock washer . an o - ring between the exterior of the adapter sleeve and the surrounding sidewall that defines the cavity effects a water - tight fit between the adapter sleeve and the sidewall . the tapered threaded end of the riser is detachably connected to the adapter sleeve by being screwed into the tapered threaded opening of the adapter sleeve . a retaining nut that is slidably mounted over the riser is screwed onto the main faucet body to confine the adapter sleeve in the cavity and prevent axial movement of the adapter sleeve out of the cavity . the tightening of the retaining nut to the main faucet body applies pressure to the adapter sleeve that compresses the star lock washer , which prevents rotation of the main faucet body relative to the adapter sleeve and the riser .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an intelligent control and regulating device , especially for use in the process technology for flowable substances and media , which is built into the housing of an adjusting drive mechanism or into the drive mechanism itself and which has an adjustment arrangement controlling an adjusting member via an auxiliary energy device depending on sensor signals . the inventive control and adjusting device , which reacts reliably and rapidly to changing ambient conditions , includes a parameterable process regulator which receives adjustment input signals from the external sensors .
6Physics
a control system for the manufacture of small - order - quantity goods . a network of events , activities and baseline schedule dates is constructed . availability of external components and actual internal progress are measured by a slack variable . optimization is based on use of the slack variable for allocation of resources . critical items are determined rapidly and in parallel . cost estimation of schedule improvements are readily determined .
6Physics
a lightweight , low volume , high performance ladar sensor incorporating 3 - d focal plane arrays is adapted specifically for terrain mapping . the present invention generates , at high speed , 3 - d topographical , water surface , floating object , bathymetric , biological gas cloud , poison gas cloud , or smoke stack emission mapping data . the 3 - d focal planes are used in a variety of physical configurations which provide advantages over prior art terrain mapping ladar sensors .
7Electricity
an imaging member having an enhanced anti - curl back coating is disclosed . the anti - curl back coating comprises a liquid oligomer . additionally , a slip agent can also be included . the resulting anti - curl back coating contains little to no residual solvent , shows improved resistance to wear and ozonolysis , and increased lubricity to prevent static charge built - up .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a baby stroller for transporting a child is disclosed . this baby stroller has a folding mechanism to facilitate folding for easier stowing and transporting . the folding mechanism , a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness , ease of use , reliability , and reduction in manufacturing costs .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for managing treatment of a particular health condition afflicting a patient through the use of a mobile phone device which includes a health management program stored in the mobile phone device that prompts a user for entry of health condition data , including patient physiological data , subjective patient health condition data , and medication delivery data , compiles the health condition data into an accumulated data summary , and transmits the data summary from the mobile phone device to a second processing unit through a communication port . a drop - down list related to subjective symptoms is provided , which includes stress and depression . a touch screen is provided for a graphical user interface . the health management program also provides prompts for the entry of diet data , and further displays drop - down lists related to daily activities and alerts for medication delivery .
6Physics
a system and method are provided which allow a user to obtain a plot of the amplitude response of a channel such as a telephone line in the band occupied by a modem signal without interrupting or affecting the data traffic through the modem . no test tones are required for m e spectral measurements , i . e ., the system extracts spectral data from the actual received modem signal that has been shaped by the amplitude characteristics of the line . the amplitude characteristics are displayed on an external oscilloscope using a modem eye pattern display .
6Physics
this invention relates to pressure torque sanitary diaphragm valves and methods of using torque sensitive sanitary valves in the production of chemical and biological therapeutics to obtain procedural reproducibility in the production pharmaceutical compounds and intermediates related thereto .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
self - locking parcel delivery box is a container with a special locking mechanism that allows a hinged lid to remain unlocked and openable while the container is empty but then automatically lock shut after a package or parcel has been placed inside and the hinged lid is closed . special locking mechanism comprises , among other things , a rotating striker plate that remains in a closed position while container is empty but then rotates to an open position when a package or parcel is placed inside container . with rotating striker plate in the closed position , a latch cannot extend outward to latch or lock into a latch window when the hinged lid is closed , thereby keeping hinged lid unlocked and openable . with rotating striker plate in the open position , the latch will latch or lock into the latch window when the hinged lid is closed , thereby allowing hinged lid to lock shut .
0Human Necessities
provided are an electrode capable of maintaining electrical conductivity during elongation and shrinkage , a method for manufacturing the same , and electrochemical device including the same .
7Electricity
an access point in a wireless network includes an external indication of the access point &# 39 ; s proximity to another access point . the external indication can be a led that blinks at a rate that is related to the proximity of the access point to the other access point . an access point is also capable of producing a network map that indicates the access point &# 39 ; s proximity relative to other access points that are coupled to the network . the access point is further capable of monitoring wireless network traffic to ascertain whether wireless network traffic has exceeded a threshold , and if so , releasing some client devices so that wireless network traffic no longer exceeds the threshold . the access point is also capable of automatically choosing one of a plurality of radio frequencies on which to operate . the access point chooses a frequency after evaluating frequencies on which other access points may be operating .
7Electricity
a module type forming machine having a central driving wheel gear rotatable about a horizontal axis and disposed behind a working table extending in a vertical plane , and a plurality of slide units including slides which are arranged radially around the central driving wheel gear and which carry forming tools at their radially inner ends , the slides being linearly slidable in the radial directions by the operation of the respective pinions meshing with the central driving wheel gear . the forming machine further has a base detachably attached to a lateral side of the frame of the forming machine , the base carrying an upper shaft and a lower shaft and a plurality of working units adapted to be driven by the upper or the lower shaft so as to perform linear vertical working motions and arranged in a side - by - side fashion . the forming machine can conduct a variety of works by virtue of provision of two shafts on the base and can cope with demands for various forming operations having different number of steps owing to the detachable nature of the base .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
there is disclosed conveying and storing apparatus for conveying articles , in particular cigarettes , between two machines and for storing articles in transit between the machines . the apparatus comprises a conveyor with a pivotable carrier member , two rotatable pulleys mounted on the carrier member respectively upstream and downstream in the direction of conveying by the conveyor , and a conveyor belt extending around the pulleys , the carrier member being pivotable about the axis of rotation of the downstream pulley . the apparatus further comprises means to define with the conveyor a store for storing articles , such means including an arcuate wall located at the upstream end of the conveyor and extending parallel to the path described by that end of the conveyor when the carrier member is pivoted . the carrier member can be pivoted upwardly to decrease the volume of the store so as to maintain delivery of the articles when the upstream machine is stopped , or downwardly to increase the volume of the store so as to store the articles when the downstream machine is stopped .
0Human Necessities
night vision apparatus including an infrared night vision sensor having a selected field of view and a display panel positioned for displaying an image detected by the sensor , the display panel having a display aspect ratio optimized based upon the horizontal dimension of the field of view of the infrared sensor such that the display aspect ratio decreases as the horizontal field of view narrows .
6Physics
the invention relates to a tube packaging , in particular a tube packaging which is intended for a single application , having a tube body for accommodating a product , having a tube fitting which is provided on the tube body or on a tube shoulder which forms a tube opening which is closed by a wall section which can be perforated , and having an applicator which , fastened to the tube fitting , makes it possible at an applicator opening to discharge or apply a product which is contained in the tube packaging .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
without using additional probing packets , estimates of the narrow link bandwidth and available bandwidth of a network path are computed based on existing traffic . the network can be of different types such as a wireless battlefield network context or a wired or wireless commercial network environment . “ fast packets ”, i . e . those packets which do not experience any queuing delay in the network , are identified . fast packets are identified to resolve end - to - end packet delay into its constituent components , estimate path utilization and eliminate the uncertainty that causes the prior art method to lose its effectiveness . an estimation algorithm computes end - to - end transmission delay and end - to - end deterministic delay of fast packets traveling along a path in a network . examples of deterministic delay include satellite propagation delays and clock effects . then , based on the results of the fast packet identifying algorithm , two logic branches are followed . a first branch calculates utilization and a second branch calculates narrow link bandwidth . the narrow link bandwidth is determined from the packet pair dispersion . the available bandwidth is obtained from the narrow link bandwidth and the utilization . estimation of available bandwidth for an end - to - end network path allows traffic sources to judiciously regulate the volume of application traffic injected into the network .
7Electricity
within an illuminating pushbutton switch , an electronic latching circuit replaces an electromagnetic holding coil for latching or releasing a state of the illuminated pushbutton switch . the electronic latching circuit includes inputs receiving clock and reset control signals , one or more outputs delivering latch output states , which may include multiple configurable states , and latch logic controlled by the clock and reset control signals and delivering signals maintaining the illuminated pushbutton switch in a predetermined condition depending upon the latch state . the electronic logic circuit fits within the illuminated pushbutton switch housing in space sized to hold one snap action switching device without increase in the length , weight or mounting depth of the illuminated pushbutton switch .
7Electricity
aircraft fuel tank access door systems and methods incorporating one or more of an outer fuel tank access door completely encapsulated by a dielectric material and an inner fuel tank access door comprising at least one drainage feature are disclosed . these systems and methods reduce or prevent fuel pooling on the inner fuel tank access door , moisture pooling between the inner and outer fuel tank access doors , and p - static build up and lightning attachment to the outer fuel tank access door to increase safety , reduce the likelihood of corrosion and ease installation of the fuel tank access door system .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
this invention provides safe , non - infectious chimeras that include the nucleic acid signature of most bacterial and viral biological threat agents . these chimeras mimic properties of threat agents and are useful as simulants to develop , evaluate , test , and train on nucleic acid - based biodetectors and diagnostic products of interest in biodefense , without the need for accessing or producing virulent agents .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a relatively thin walled sleeve having a premachined window is disposed at a casing window in a wellbore . the sleeve is set in place with the casing or on a separate run wherein the running tool also includes a dog to align the sleeve premachined window with the casing window both linearly and rotationally in the wellbore . the sleeve is swedged in place in part or completely and a subsequent run provides a lateral liner which extends through both the premachined window and the casing window and seals against the premachined window which will then prevent sand entering the wellbore .
4Fixed Constructions
in a non - volatile semiconductor memory device including a source region separated from a drain region by a channel region and with an electrically floating gate electrode spaced from and overlying the channel region , a flexible member is spaced from the floating gate and capable of being flexed towards the floating gate for depositing or removing electrical charge on the floating gate in response to a voltage potential between the flexible member and the channel region . in one embodiment , the flexible member comprises a contact gate electrode . in another embodiment , only a single gate electrode is employed without a separate floating gate .
7Electricity
a communications system which utilizes an m - ary qam signal constellation suitable for non - linear applications . the communications system includes a modulator for utilizing the m - ary constellation to implement the modulation . the m - ary constellation is a circular constellation which provides a simplified amplitude predistortion by utilizing the subject m - ary constellations , enabling more efficient communications can then be achieved through a peak - power - limited non - linear channel . such non - linear channels are more power efficient at creating rf energy from dc energy .
7Electricity
the disclosed camera ordinarily uses an electromagnetic release device . a supplemental mechanical release device is enabled only when the electromagnetic release device &# 39 ; s battery is absent from the battery case . the release operation is then carried out by the mechanical release device .
6Physics
a periodic tester to determine the readiness of a fire pump system interfaces with a fire pump controller , an electric motor , and a sprinkler system . the fire pump controller has a power on / off sensor which interfaces with an electric motor which starts the fire pump to provide water to the sprinkler system . the power on / off system has a contactor coil as a component . the periodic tester targets two of the main components of fire system failure : the power on / off sensor and the contactor coil . the periodic tester may be retrofitted to existing systems and interface either directly or indirectly with the power on / off sensor to accommodate both systems that have a solenoid valve and those that do not . the periodic tester is designed to attempt to start the system only once during a set cycle . any failure to start is displayed through audible and visual alarms .
0Human Necessities
a compressed - air screw or bolt tightener having a driving motor which drives a driving shaft for a screwing or tightening tool is disclosed . the motor is operated by compressed air and a control valve for switching the compressed - air supply to the screw or bolt tightener on or off . a pressure - regulating valve is used to regulate the kinetic energy of the screw or bolt tightener .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method of generating command instructions for a distributed mass data storage library comprises the steps of receiving an operator request from an operator , determining at least one command for at least one intelligent library component in response to the operator request , forming at least one command message containing the at least one command , and sending the at least one command message to the at least one intelligent library component for carrying out actions requested by the operator .
6Physics
eliminates the need for tying knots in sutures . the clip is slidable in an open position along sutures that extend from a suturing site . with the clip at the suturing site , the sutures are tensed and the clip is forced into a closed position that fixes the position of the clip relative to the sutures .
0Human Necessities
apparatus and methods for repairing damaged tendons or ligaments . various repair apparatus include an elongate tensile member and a pair of anchor assemblies connected for movement along the tensile member on either side of a repair site , such as a tear or laceration . the anchor assemblies or structures may take many forms , and may include barbed , helical , and crimp - type anchors . in the preferred embodiments , at least one anchor structure is movable along the elongate tensile member to assist with adjusting a tendon segment to an appropriate repair position and the anchor structure or structures are then lockable onto the elongate tensile member to assist with affixing the tendon at the repair position . tendon and / or ligament - to - bone repair apparatus and methods employ similar concepts .
0Human Necessities
process duration data are generated that are independent of a reference calendar date , by conversion of a given duration data set , comprised within a process description data set , in a converted duration data set , the given data set being first converted into an intermediary data set that is compliant to a data format specified in the international standard iso 8601 and includes the following consecutive fields : a first delimiter , a years value , a years value field identifier , a months value , a months value field identifier , a days value , a days value field identifier , a second delimiter , an hours value , an hours value field identifier , a minutes value , a minutes value field identifier , a seconds value , a seconds value field identifier . a target data set is first created with a first placeholder for a converted months value and a second placeholder for a converted seconds value , a first equation is solved by applying the years value and the month value as parameters to the equation ; a second equation is solved by applying the days value , the hours value , the minutes value and the seconds value as parameters to the equation . the first and the second placeholders are replaced with the converted months value and the converted seconds value respectively and the target data set is stored as the converted duration data set in the process description data set .
6Physics
as part of a memory array , a circuit is provided for altering the drive applied to an access transistor that regulates electrical communication within the memory array . in one embodiment , the circuit is used to alter the drive applied to a sense amp &# 39 ; s voltage - pulling transistor , thereby allowing modification of the voltage - pulling rate for components of the sense amp . a sample of test data is written to the memory array and read several times at varying drive rates in order to determine the sense amp &# 39 ; s ability to accommodate external circuitry . in another embodiment , the circuit is used to alter the drive applied to a bleeder device that regulates communication between the digit lines of the memory array and its cell plate . slowing said communication allows defects within the memory array to have a more pronounced effect and hence increases the chances of finding such defects during testing . the circuit is configured to accept and apply a plurality of voltages , either through a contact pad or from a series of discrete voltage sources coupled to the circuit .
6Physics
in - service diagnostic testing of containers with a climate control system used in intermodal freight transport includes automatically testing the functioning of the climate control system at a possibly pre - scheduled time which may depend on the period of time since the latest pre - trip inspection . according to the invention in - service diagnostic testing is performed with cargo in the container during transportation from origin to destination at a suitable time before expected arrival to the destination so that the approval resulting from the in - service diagnostic testing is fresh and up - to - date . results of the in - service diagnostic testing are transmitted wirelessly to a receiver at a central facility where managing and allocating a large number of containers to individual transport tasks is performed , and containers which have not passed the in - service diagnostic testing can be taken out of service for maintenance and repair .
6Physics