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a biaxial actuator for an objective lens of an optical pickup that prevents the occurrence of tangential skew when the objective lens is moved in a focussing direction , and thereby improves optical performance . the actuator includes a lens holder 11 that supports an objective lens 11 a , elastic supporting members 13 a , 13 b , 13 c , 13 d each having one end fixed to the lens holder and the other end fixed to a fixed part 14 . the supporting members support the lens holder movably in a radial direction of a disc - form recording medium d and two directions intersecting orthogonally with this direction . the elastic supporting members are provided such that at least one pair on both sides of the objective lens are lined up in the optical axis direction of the objective lens . the pair of elastic supporting members 13 a , 13 b have the spacing h1 of their fixing places 45 , 46 on the lens holder side so set as to be narrower than the spacing h 2 of their fixing places 47 , 48 provided on the fixed part side . the elastic supporting members have expanding / contracting portions 41 that elastically slightly expand and contract along the direction in which the elastic supporting members extend . | 6 |
an object of the present invention is to provide a lowcost semiconductor substrate made of an aluminum - silicon carbide composite material that has excellent thermal performance and that is capable of maintaining high dimensional accuracy and stability when practically used while coping with the flow of rapid diversification of a practical shape . another object is to provide a package that can mount a semiconductor element that uses the substrate , and provide a semiconductor device that uses the substrate . in an aluminum - silicon carbide semiconductor substrate whose first component is a metal chiefly composed of aluminum and whose second component is silicon carbide , the second component is compositionally 5 to 60 % by weight of the whole and the remainder is the first component , and a warp in the direction of its main surface is 3 μm / mm or less . | 7 |
Previous Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) longslit observations of Eta Carinae (η Car) identified numerous absorption features in both the stellar spectrum, and in the adjacent nebular spectra, along our line of sight (LOS). The absorption features became temporarily stronger when the ionizing far-ultraviolet radiation field was reduced by the periastron passage of the secondary star. Subsequently, dissipation of a dusty structure in our LOS has led to a long-term increase in the apparent brightness of η Car, an increase in the ionizing ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and the disappearance of absorption from multiple velocity-separated shells extending across the foreground Homunculus lobe. We use HST/STIS spectro-images, coupled with published infrared and radio observations, to locate this intervening dusty structure. The velocity and spatial information indicate the occulter is ≈1000 au in front of η Car. The Homunculus is a transient structure composed of dusty, partially ionized ejecta that eventually will disappear due to the relentless rain of ionizing radiation and wind from the current binary system along with dissipation and mixing with the interstellar medium. This evolving complex continues to provide an astrophysical laboratory that changes on human timescales. | 9 |
a method for determining the position of the rotor of a synchronous alternating - current permanent - magnet machine , its particularity consisting of the fact that it comprises the steps that consist in : injecting in the machine a high - frequency voltage superimposed on the voltage delivered by the machine control system ; measuring the current of the motor and extracting a current that is linked to the injected voltage ; obtaining from the injected voltage and from the corresponding current the electrical angle θ suitable to identify the position of the rotor . | 7 |
phase measurement calibrating method , calibrating device and ranging device based on the liquid crystal shutter principle are disclosed . a light wave is emitted by a light wave emitter to a tested target through a first liquid crystal shutter . the light wave is reflected and returned from the tested target to be focused by an optical device , and is received by a receiver . the received light wave is used as the external light path beam of the measurement system . while the light wave is passing through the first liquid crystal shutter , a part of the light wave is reflected by the first liquid , crystal shutter to pass through a second liquid crystal shutter . the light wave passing through the second liquid crystal shutter is received directly by the receiver and used as the internal light path beam for fundamental reference of the system phase measurement . the first liquid crystal shutter and the second liquid crystal shutter are switched respectively while the system operates so that the receiver is utilized for comparing phases of the internal light path beam and the external light path beam received respectively to output phase shift for eliminating a fundamental reference . the calibrating method achieves phase compensation and calibration , increases measurement accuracy of a laser ranging operation , and enhances ranging stability of the system . | 6 |
a circuit and method for generating pulse width modulated signal from an analog video signal . the circuit includes a first circuit portion that includes a first switch , a voltage storage device that stores a portion of the analog video signal as a voltage value according to the first switch activated according to sample time information within a portion of time of the analog video signal , and a second switch that outputs the stored voltage value when activated according to a next portion of time of the analog video signal . the circuit also includes a second circuit portion that converts the outputted voltage value into a pulse width modulated signal . | 6 |
the cooling air flap module has a closed mounting frame with bearings and an actuating device for the cooling air flaps , and the mounting frame of the module is arranged so as to be fixed in a forward - mounted reinforcing frame . the mounting frame with the reinforcing frame can be connected as a constructional unit to the front panel so as to form a construction module . | 1 |
This repository contains the C++ and MATLAB codes and the simulated data used for the paper: Hergarten, S. & Pietrek, A. (2022), Self-organization of channels and hillslopes in models of fluvial landform evolution, Earth Surface Dynamics Discussions, doi 10.5194/egusphere-2022-605 (preprint). For further research on this topic, it is recommended to download the latest version of the landform evolution model OpenLEM at http://hergarten.at/openlem/ . | 9 |
2 - haloalkyl - 3 - oxo - 4 - substituted quinazolines represented by the formula ## str1 ## wherein r is hydrogen , lower alkyl , lower alkyl substituted with one to three of the same or different halogens , phenyl or phenyl substituted with 1 to 3 of the same or different substituents selected from a group consisting of lower alkyl , lower alkoxy , lower alkylthio , fluoro , chloro , bromo , iodo , nitro , cyano , or lower alkyl substituted with one to three of the same or different halogens , r 1 is hydrogen , lower alkyl , or lower alkyl substituted with one to three of the same or different halogens , y 1 , y 2 , y 3 and y 4 are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen , lower alkyl , lower alkoxy , lower alkylthio , fluoro , chloro , bromo , iodo , nitro , cyano , or lower alkyl substituted with one to three of the same or different halogens and x is fluoro , chloro , bromo , iodo , cyano , lower alkoxy , thiocyano and ## str2 ## where r 3 and r 2 are the same or different lower alkyl possess fungicidal and algicidal activity . | 0 |
an image display method and system for a plasma display panel . an image of each field displayed on the plasma display panel corresponding to input image signals is divided into sub - fields . weighting values of the sub - fields are combined to display grays . the sub - fields are divided into three continuous groups . sub - fields corresponding to a least significant bit and a lsb + 1 of each sub - field data are included in a second sub - field , which is positioned in a middle of the three consecutive groups with respect to time . therefore , a time difference between the lsb and the lsb + 1 of the sub - field data with respect to images displayed by 50 hz phase alternating by line image signals is reduced such that contour noise between low gray regions is diminished . | 6 |
a more efficient memory access is provided by providing fast access to words on the same physical row in memory whether sequential or not , by , after issuance of an address , the detection of whether the current access is on the same physical memory row as the previous access and accordingly allows a different number of wait states , dependent on whether the access is on the same row or not . | 6 |
a dental bleaching device may include a flexible backing material , and a dental composition in contact with the flexible backing material . the dental composition may include a thickening agent and a peroxide bleaching agent . the dental composition may be a gelatinous compound having physical deformation properties that allow the dental composition to bend and conform to a shape of a container into which the dental composition is placed , but the dental composition will not merge into a second piece of the dental composition when placed in contact with the second piece . the dental composition will not crack or break when the dental bleaching device is flexed . | 0 |
the present disclosure is directed to a locomotive controller including an input device , a display and a processor for driving the display and receiving inputs from the input device . software in the processor determines and drives the display to show a location of a train on a track and indicia of the location on the track of stopping distances for one of an emergency brake application , a full service brake application and at least one controlled stop brake application . creep control is also provided . | 1 |
a channel data setting circuit and a light emitting element drive circuit using the channel data setting circuit are disclosed . a channel data setting circuit includes a clock unit that measures one of a low level period and a high level period of a pulse signal supplied from a single input terminal , and plural counter units in which different predetermined ranges corresponding to plural channels are set . each of the counter units is adapted to enable a count when the period measured by the clock unit has a length within the corresponding predetermined range . the value of the count is used as a channel data item for the corresponding channel . | 7 |
We show that the peculiar early optical emission and, in particular, the X-ray afterglow emission of the short-duration burst GRB 130603B can be explained by continuous energy injection into the blastwave from a supramassive magnetar central engine. The observed energetics and temporal/spectral properties of the late infrared bump (i.e., the "kilonova") are also found to be consistent with emission from the ejecta launched during a neutron star (NS)-NS merger and powered by a magnetar central engine. The isotropic-equivalent kinetic energies of both the gamma-ray burst (GRB) blastwave and the kilonova are approximately E<SUB>k</SUB> ~ 10<SUP>51</SUP> erg, consistent with being powered by a near-isotropic magnetar wind. However, this relatively small value requires that most of the initial rotational energy of the magnetar (~a few × 10<SUP>52</SUP> erg) is carried away by gravitational wave radiation. Our results suggest that (1) the progenitor of GRB 130603B was a NS-NS binary system, the merger product of which would have been a supramassive NS that lasted for about ~1000 s (2) the equation of state of the nuclear matter should be stiff enough to allow the survival of a long-lived supramassive NS; thus this suggested that the detection of the bright electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave triggers without short GRB associations is promising in the upcoming Advanced LIGO/VIRGO era. | 9 |
a direct injection fuel injector and method of operation wherein high fuel pressure exerting an opening force on an injection valve is slightly overbalanced by a return spring tending to close the valve . a first solenoid acts to open the valve against the excess return spring force and a second solenoid acts to close the valve when the first solenoid is de - energized . rapid valve closing is provided by energizing the second solenoid before de - energizing the first solenoid , the force of the second solenoid when the valve is open being insufficient to overcome the force of the first solenoid holding the valve open . thus , the second solenoid magnetic force is fully developed and quickly closes the injection valve when the first solenoid is de - energized . various additional features are disclosed . | 5 |
This is a first public version of TFaaS | 9 |
Galaxy-galaxy lensing (GGL) and clustering measurements from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Year 1 (DESI Y1) dataset promise to yield unprecedented combined-probe tests of cosmology and the galaxy-halo connection. In such analyses, it is essential to identify and characterise all relevant statistical and systematic errors. In this paper, we forecast the covariances of DESI Y1 GGL+clustering measurements and characterise the systematic bias due to redshift evolution in the lens samples. Focusing on the projected clustering and galaxy-galaxy lensing correlations, we compute a Gaussian analytical covariance, using a suite of N-body and log-normal simulations to characterise the effect of the survey footprint. Using the DESI One Percent Survey data, we measure the evolution of galaxy bias parameters for the DESI Luminous Red Galaxy (LRG) and Bright Galaxy Survey (BGS) samples. We find mild evolution in the LRGs in 0.4 < z < 0.8, subdominant compared to the expected statistical errors. For BGS, we find less evolution effects for brighter absolute magnitude cuts, at the cost of reduced sample size. We find that with a fiducial redshift bin width delta z = 0.1, evolution effects on GGL is negligible across all scales, all fiducial selection cuts, all fiducial redshift bins, given DESI Y1 sample size. Galaxy clustering is more sensitive to evolution due to the bias squared scaling. Nevertheless the redshift evolution effect is insignificant for clustering above the 1-halo scale of 0.1Mpc/h. For studies that wish to reliably access smaller scales, additional treatment of redshift evolution is likely needed. This study serves as a reference for GGL and clustering studies using the DESI Y1 sample | 9 |
the present invention relates to a cable for supplying chemicals to , and for the control of , a sub - sea hydrocarbon well comprising an external pressure pipe enclosing a number of smaller pipes , the cable having the special features that the external enclosing pipe forms a channel for the hydration inhibiting agent and in addition forms an element that takes up mechanical tension in the cable , protects the internal pipes against radial forces and forms a nearly corrosion free environment protecting the smaller , internal pipes . | 5 |
Energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) are expected to be produced near the Sun during large solar energetic particle (SEP) events. However, their detection by SEP instruments near 1 au has been limited. The clearest reported measurement has been from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) during the 2006 December 5 SEP event. Additional evidence of ENAs has been found through reanalysis of observations by the Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer obtained near the equator in low Earth orbit and associated with several large X-ray flares and fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Here we describe another detection of ENAs from the STEREO Low Energy Telescope associated with the large 2022 February 15 SEP event. Given the timing and spectrum of the ENAs and the location of the source region (behind the east limb from STEREO's viewpoint), these ENAs are most likely a result of acceleration by a CME-driven shock when the CME was at approximately 2–3 R <SUB>S</SUB>. The possibility of a postflare loop origin is considered unlikely. | 9 |
search engines today are capable of incorporating numeric scoring modifiers from controlling applications into their relevance computations . challenges arise in keeping these modifiers current , given that they may change over time . embodiments provide a new way to compute numeric value decay for efficient relevance computation without having to rely on a controlling application . the controlling application can set a value for a modifier of an object managed by the controlling application and the controlling application can perform operations on the modifier . however , the controlling application does not need to keep track of the modifier and compute the modifier value independently . rather , a search engine is configured to perform decay computation and adjust the modifier value on a regular basis or on demand . the search engine ensures that modifier values for all the objects indexed by the search engine are always valid — within acceptable ranges and with acceptable adjustments . | 6 |
an apparatus for removing contaminants from raw cotton traveling in an airstream includes a drum which is rotatably driven and mounted to a frame with the drum having a plurality of openings through , and further includes an assembly for directing the raw cotton against the drum , a first suction assembly for drawing contaminants from the cotton which is retained on the cotton collecting surface in a cotton impingement zone , a second suction arrangement for drawing cleaned raw cotton away from the cotton collection surface and including a cotton retention zone wherein the second suction airstream is opposed to the first suction airstream and a cotton release zone wherein the second suction airstream is assisted by atmospheric air in removing clean cotton from the cotton collection surface of the rotatable drum and delivering it to a clean cotton reservoir . | 3 |
The geometric characteristics of dust clouds provide important information on the physical processes that structure such clouds. One of such characteristics is the 2D fractal dimension D of a cloud projected on to the sky plane. In previous studies, which were mostly based on infrared (IR) data, the fractal dimension of individual clouds was found to be in a range from 1.1 to 1.7 with a preferred value of 1.2-1.4. In this work, we use data from Stripe82 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to measure the fractal dimension of the cirrus clouds. This is done here for the first time for optical data with significantly better resolution as compared to IR data. To determine the fractal dimension, the perimeter-area method is employed. We also consider IR (IRAS and Herschel) counterparts of the corresponding optical fields to compare the results between the optical and IR. We find that the averaged fractal dimension across all clouds in the optical is $\langle D \rangle =1.69^{+0.05}_{-0.05}$ which is significantly larger than the fractal dimension of its IR counterparts $\langle D\rangle =1.38^{+0.07}_{-0.06}$. We examine several reasons for this discrepancy (choice of masking and minimal contour level, image and angular resolution, etc.) and find that for approximately half of our fields the different angular resolution (point spread function) of the optical and IR data can explain the difference between the corresponding fractal dimensions. For the other half of the fields, the fractal dimensions of the IR and visual data remain inconsistent, which can be associated with physical properties of the clouds, but further physical simulations are required to prove it. | 9 |
an soi / sos thin film mos mesa architecture has its body / channel region extended beyond the source and drain regions and the impurity concentration is increased at a selected portion of the extended body region , so as to provide both a body tie access location which enables the body / channel region to be terminated to a prescribed bias voltage , and a channel stop region that is effective to functionally interrupt a current leakage path or ` parasitic ` n - channel that may be induced along sidewall surface of the p - type material of the body / channel region . in another embodiment , ionizing radiation - induced inversion of the sidewalls of the p - type body / channel region is prevented by an asymmetric sidewall channel stop structure formed in opposite end portions of the source region . | 7 |
a semiconductor device characterized by a field limiting ring formed by a number of field limiting cells that define wells which are laterally diffused to form a continuous equipotential ring between interior and exterior regions of a semiconductor device . a number of active cells are formed in the interior region , and are therefore delineated from the exterior region of the device . each of these active cells is a transistor , and preferably a field - effect transistor , whose structure is essentially identical to the field limiting cells , except that their wells are not merged but instead are isolated from each other . the field limiting ring increases the breakdown voltage and the ruggedness of device , and therefore enables the device to sustain high voltages when the device is in the off - state . the process does not require masking , implanting and diffusion steps for the sole purpose of forming the field limiting ring , but is instead fully integrated with the semiconductor process for forming the active cells . the field limiting cells also contribute to forward current conduction when the device is in the on - state , thereby lowering the on - resistance of the device . | 8 |
an automotive ball joint assembly includes a polymeric bearing disposed within a housing . the bearing includes an inner surface . a metallic stud includes a first end having a substantially spherical member and a second end having a shaft . the spherical member includes an outer surface capable of pivotal engagement with the bearing inner surface . a nickel - boron coating is applied to the outer surface of the spherical member to protect the spherical member against wear from friction , impact and corrosion . | 8 |
the beads of a beaded conveyor belt for a curve conveyor are constituted by a number of bead constituting bodies that are disposed over the entire periphery of the outer surface along the outer peripheral edge of a belt main body and that are narrow in the direction of the length of the belt . further , the beads of a beaded conveyor belt for a liner conveyor are constituted by a number of bead constituting bodies that are disposed over the entire periphery of the outer surface along opposite side edge of a belt main body and that are narrow in the direction of the length of the belt . the conveyor belt is installed taut between straight type end rollers , and the width of the bead constituting bodies lengthwise of the belt is set at about 20 - 60 % of the diameter of the straight type end rollers . even when the conveyor belt is installed taut between small - diameter end rollers , long - term use is possible . | 1 |
a wearable computing device can have a processor , a memory , and a display so operatively coupled to the processor and the memory as to display an output therefrom . the processor and the memory can be positioned in a resiliently flexible body . the resiliently flexible body can include a first end and an opposed second end , a first edge and an opposed second edge , wherein the first and the second edges extend between the first end and the opposed second end . the body can also have a wearer - engagement portion positioned between the first end and an intermediate region , wherein the finger - engagement portion of the resiliently flexible body circumferentially so extends around a longitudinally extending axis positioned parallel to the first end and spaced apart from the resiliently flexible body as to define an open interior region , wherein the interior region of the wearer - engagement portion defines an inner surface extending between the first edge and the second edge and between the first end and the intermediate region , wherein the wearer engagement portion further defines an outer surface positioned outward of the interior region and opposite the interior surface . a display portion of the body can be positioned between the intermediate region and the second end , wherein the display is positioned in the display portion on a same side of the resiliently flexible body as the outer surface of the wearer - engagement portion . a user input device can be positioned opposite the interior surface and outward of the interior region , and between the first end and the display portion . | 7 |
a portable power tool including a housing intended for manual support of the tool and formed with an inner surface , and a motor supported in the housing and having a stator surrounded by the inner surface of the housing leaving a space wherein at least one heat screening shell is provided to retard heat transfer between the motor and the housing . each heat screening shell is preferably a thin sheet metal element which in itself has no heat insulating properties . | 1 |
We present a method for speckle holography that is optimized for crowded fields. Its two key features are an iterative improvement of the instantaneous point spread functions (PSFs) extracted from each speckle frame and the (optional) simultaneous use of multiple reference stars. In this way, high signal-to-noise ratio and accuracy can be achieved on the PSF for each short exposure, which results in sensitive, high-Strehl reconstructed images. We have tested our method with different instruments, on a range of targets, and from the N[10 μm] to the I[0.9 μm] band. In terms of PSF cosmetics, stability and Strehl ratio, holographic imaging can be equal, and even superior, to the capabilities of currently available adaptive optics (AO) systems, particularly at short near-infrared to optical wavelengths. It outperforms lucky imaging because it makes use of the entire PSF and reduces the need for frame selection, thus, leading to higher Strehl and improved sensitivity. Image reconstruction a posteriori, the possibility to use multiple reference stars and the fact that these reference stars can be rather faint means that holographic imaging offers a simple way to image large, dense stellar fields near the diffraction limit of large telescopes, similar to, but much less technologically demanding than, the capabilities of a multiconjugate AO system. The method can be used with a large range of already existing imaging instruments and can also be combined with AO imaging when the corrected PSF is unstable. | 9 |
novel compositions and methods of using those compositions to form metal oxide films or coatings are provided . the compositions comprise an organometallic oligomer and an organic polymer or oligomer dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system . the compositions have long shelf lives and can be prepared by easy and reliable preparation procedures . the compositions can be cured to cause conversion of the composition into films of metal oxide interdispersed with organic polymer or oligomer . the cured films have high refractive indices , high optical clarities , and good mechanical stabilities at film thicknesses of greater than about 1 μm . | 2 |
optically coherent , two - port , serially cascaded - form optical delay line circuits can realize arbitrary signal processing functions identical to those of fir digital filters with complex filter coefficients whilst maintaining a maximum optical transmission characteristic of 100 %. the invention provides an iterative process for transitioning in a step - wise manner a filter function of an optical delay line circuit filter from a start filter function to a target filter function . the invention also describes a dynamic gain equalizer incorporating an optical delay line circuit filter . | 6 |
<BR /> Aims: Most hot Jupiters are expected to spiral in toward their host stars because the angular momentum of the orbital motion is transferred to the stellar spin. Their orbits can also precess as a result of planet-star interactions. Calculations show that both effects might be detected for the very-hot exoplanet WASP-12 b using the method of precise transit-timing over a time span of about 10 yr. <BR /> Methods: We acquired new precise light curves for 29 transits of WASP-12 b, spannning four observing seasons from November 2012 to February 2016. New mid-transit times, together with those from the literature, were used to refine the transit ephemeris and analyze the timing residuals. <BR /> Results: We find that the transit times of WASP-12 b do not follow a linear ephemeris with a 5σ confidence level. They may be approximated with a quadratic ephemeris that gives a change rate in the orbital period of (-2.56 ± 0.40) × 10<SUP>-2</SUP> s yr<SUP>-1</SUP>. The tidal quality parameter of the host star was found to be equal to 2.5 × 10<SUP>5</SUP>, which is similar to theoretical predictions for Sun-like stars. We also considered a model in which the observed timing residuals are interpreted as a result of the apsidal precession. We find, however, that this model is statistically less probable than the orbital decay. <P />Partly based on (1) data collected with the Nordic Optical Telescope, operated on the island of La Palma jointly by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, (2) observations made at the Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán (CAHA), operated jointly by the Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), and (3) data collected with telescopes at the Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory.The light curves are available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr</A> (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/588/L6">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/588/L6</A> | 9 |
a photoresist mask used in the fabrication of an integrated circuit is described . this mask can include a first portion having a phase characteristic ; a second portion being located proximate the first portion and having the same phase characteristic as the first portion ; and a segment disposed between the first portion and the second portion to prevent phase conflict between the first portion and the second portion . | 6 |
Initial release made in preparation for submission of the corresponding paper on pseudo-gradient based wind farm layout optimization. | 9 |
a vibration compensating vehicle seat suspension combines the vertical movement of the parallelogram suspension with the pivoting of the knee - pivot suspension . three embodiments all include a horizontal pivot for pivoting of the seat , and a sublinkage for simultaneous vertical movement of the seat . a first embodiment includes a horizontal pivot and a vertical slide for sliding of the pivot . a rocking lever which rocks due to pivoting of the seat causes sliding of the pivot . a second preferred embodiment includes a horizontal pivot and a linkage for vertical movement of the front of the seat . a third preferred embodiment includes a horizontal pivot , a vertical slide , and a spring for biasing the pivot . | 1 |
a process for making - 5 -- 1 -- 1 , 3 - dihydroimidazole - 2 - thione and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , and for making intermediates useful in the formation of said compound . | 2 |
in an electrophotographic system , a compact , space - efficient device is provided which allows adjustment and quick release of a photosensitive belt . an idler roller supporting the belt is used in conjunction with a cam which provides a take - up feature . a configuration is provided which allows the cam to be disengaged , and the idler roller retracted to facilitate removal of the belt . | 6 |
fuel injection apparatus for injecting gasoline or other combustible fuel into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine . the apparatus includes a fuel injector body having a diaphragm through which a needle valve extends and a constant fluid pressure is maintained on one side of the diaphragm to urge the needle valve toward closed position . a higher fluid pressure is intermittently applied to the other side of the diaphragm so that the needle valve is opened to spray fuel under pressure into the internal combustion engine , and when the higher pressure is relieved the introduction of fuel is interrupted . | 5 |
We present broad-band X-ray spectral-timing analysis of the new Galactic X-ray transient MAXI J1348-630 using five simultaneous AstroSat and NICER observations. Spectral analysis using AstroSat data identify the source to be in the soft state for the first three observations and in a faint and bright hard state for the next two. Quasi-periodic oscillations at ~0.9 and ~6.9 Hz, belonging to the type-C and type-A class are detected. In the soft state, the power density spectra are substantially lower (by a factor >5) for the NICER (0.5-12 keV) band compared to the AstroSat/LAXPC (3-80 keV) one, confirming that the disc is significantly less variable than the Comptonization component. For the first time, energy-dependent fractional rms and time lag in the 0.5-80 keV energy band was measured at different Fourier frequencies, using the bright hard state observation. Hard time lag is detected for the bright hard state, while the faint one shows evidence for soft lag. A single-zone propagation model fits the LAXPC results in the energy band 3-80 keV with parameters similar to those obtained for Cygnus X-1 and MAXI J1820+070. Extending the model to lower energies, reveals qualitative similarities but having quantitative differences with the NICER results. These discrepancies could be because the NICER and AstroSat data are not strictly simultaneous and because the simple propagation model does not take into account disc emission. The results highlight the need for more joint coordinated observations of such systems by NICER and AstroSat. | 9 |
a nail protector and method for use includes a cover portion dimensioned to fit over a human nail to form a gap with the human nail , and a ridge formed on an underside of the cover portion and configured to contact skin adjacent to the nail without contact with the nail . a lateral wall is connected to the cover portion to create a partial enclosure for receiving a human digit without passing over the nail . a stabilizer is coupled to the lateral wall and is spaced about from and opposite from the ridge and extends in an opposite longitudinal direction from a distal end of the cover portion . | 0 |
a padlock device including a unitary , elongated , cylindrical metal body having spring loaded shackle elements extending into one end thereof and a key - locking cylinder assembly extending into the other end . rounded recesses are formed along the sides of the cylindrical body and the shackle pin holes are arranged so that the pins respectively extend through the recesses . the locking cylinder includes a pawl mechanism which engages notches in the ends of the shackle pins for locking the pins in the closed position . | 8 |
a filter for filtering a fluid has a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing . a cyclone preseparator is arranged upstream of the filter element , wherein a fluid to be cleaned is guided through the preseparator to the filter element . the cyclone preseparator has at least two cyclone cells that have a different diameter , respectively . | 1 |
a sealing apparatus adapted for use in a pressure vessel such as a synthesis gas cooler . the sealing apparatus is of a segmented plate construction formed around an outer wall section of a conduit means of the pressure vessel that defines at least part of a passage for receiving effluent from a gasification process . pressure responsive mechanisms are provided on the plate segments to maintain the pressure difference across the sealing apparatus within the acceptable operating limits as well as to permit instantaneous pressure release to prevent damage to the pressure part assembly or cage . the seal is also maintained continuously through the differential growth movement between the conduit means and the pressure vessel during heat up and cool down cycles . | 8 |
on - line transactions may be managed between an on - line transaction service and a product vendor inventory management system by providing allocations of dedicated inventory from the system to the service . the service then may complete on - line transactions against the allocation without needing to contact the service to authorize each transaction . this may speed up the rate at which on - line transactions are completed and increase the number of transactions that can be completed by the on - line transaction service . | 6 |
there is disclosed a security token for use in a transaction execution system , the security token being connectable to a user interface device and to a host device , the security token being arranged to : receive a transaction verification input from the user interface device ; process the transaction verification input and generate a corresponding transaction verification result ; transmit the transaction verification result to the host device , and the security token comprising a secure element which is arranged to facilitate processing of the transaction verification input . furthermore , a method for executing a transaction using a security token is disclosed , as well as a corresponding computer program product . | 6 |
the present invention relates to an ipl apparatus that is used as a hair removing machine or cures skin ailments by periodically irradiating xenon lamp light on the user &# 39 ; s skin , the ipl apparatus comprises : a double - voltage unit which has a double - voltage capacitor , and outputs a high voltage by superposing an inputted supply voltage with a voltage charged in the double - voltage capacitor ; a charging capacitor which charges energy for turning on a xenon lamp by accumulating electric charges supplied from the double - voltage unit ; a reference voltage generator which sets a charging voltage level charged in the charging capacitor ; and a switch unit which is positioned between the double - voltage unit and the charging capacitor , and switches on and off the movement of the electric charges to the charging capacitor from the double - voltage unit by setting an output of the reference voltage generator to a control signal . | 0 |
the assistive apparatus for hand held vessels or items is a device worn on the hand to facilitate the holding of anything of weight and to reduce the need for gripping strength . the device is a length of flexible material with at least two loops ; one at either end ; such that the loops are worn over the thumb and the pinky or one or more other fingers . the flexible material hangs like a hammock and allows the weight of an object , such as a glass or tool , to rest on the skeletal structure of the hand rather than depending upon the mechanical gripping force exerted by fingers . the device has application to help individuals suffering from a weakened grip from an ailment , such as arthritis , or that are in professions that require holding heavy objects for extend periods of time . | 0 |
a thin film transistor includes a low resistance metal film covering a drain region and an interconnecting metal line disposed thereon . covering the drain region with the low resistance metal film reduces oxidation in the drain region , and thus reduces the contact resistance between the drain region and the interconnecting metal line . | 7 |
provided are a method of creating an optimized tile - switch mapping architecture in an on - chip bus , and a computer readable recording medium for recording the method . the method of creating a tile - switch mapping architecture includes first , second and third calculating steps . the method of creating a tile - switch mapping architecture minimizes the hop distance between cores when the mapping relationship between cores and tiles is determined , to thereby minimize energy consumption and communication delay time in an on - chip bus . furthermore , the method of creating a tile - switch mapping architecture presents a standard for comparing the optimization of other mapping architectures . | 6 |
a tilting suspension system is adapted for use with a vehicle having three wheels and a frame . the system has two sets of control arms , each set of control arms being pivotally connected to one side of the frame . an upright is pivotally connected to each set of control arms , each upright having a rotatable hub for allowing one of the wheels to be mounted thereto . two rocker arms are pivotally connected to the frame , and a control link is pivotally connected to each of the rocker arms , such that pivoting of one rocker arm causes corresponding pivoting of the other rocker arm . a link member operably connects each rocker arm to a corresponding upright , such that pivoting of each rocker arm causes corresponding movement of the uprights . an actuator is configured to selectively pivot the rocker arms , such that actuation of the actuator pivots the rocker arms , thereby causing the frame to rotate about a generally longitudinal roll center and causing each upright to rotate about a generally longitudinal axis . | 1 |
Binary systems composed of a red supergiant and a B star are useful probes of stellar evolution. We have searched the literature to create a catalog of 108 Galactic systems of such type, which is presented here. | 9 |
a lactobacillus salivarius strain , ah102 , ah103 , ah105 , ah109 or ah110 or mutants or variants thereof are useful in the prophylaxis and / or treatment of inflammatory activity especially undesirable gastrointestinal inflammatory activity , such as inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome . | 0 |
a water treatment apparatus includes a housing comprising multiple housing portions and a plurality of treatment sections disposed within the housing , each treatment section comprising at least one distinct particulate layer . the apparatus is designed so that no water pressure need be applied to force the water through the apparatus , as gravity pulls the water down through the filtering layers . water may also be force fed through the treatment apparatus ; when the water is force fed , the housing portions need not be vertically stacked , but may be configured in any suitable arrangement . the treatment sections are distributed through the various housing portions in logical groups to perform various kinds of filtering . the housing portions are detachable and sealably stackable in multiple configurations , thus passing water through more or fewer treatment layers , depending on the quality of the incoming water . | 2 |
a digital picture frame has a frame bounding a touch screen that presents a user interface having first and second arcs of selector elements . the first arc of selector elements is manipulable to establish an input genre root , and the second arc is manipulable to select an input branching from a genre root selected using an element in the first group . the arcs are rotatable to reveal previously unpresented selector elements when a person moves a hand along the respective arc . | 6 |
a swash plate type compressor having a cylinder block with cylinder bores disposed parallel to the axis of the cylinder block . a rotary shaft rotatably mounted within the cylinder block carries an aluminum swash plate . the swash plate is fixed in the rotary shaft and has two facial surfaces and an end surface . the swash plate has a coating preferably between 0 . 8 to 2 . 5 microns , of a tin / cobalt coating of at least 0 . 2 wt % cobalt and the balance being tin . a piston reciprocally fitted within the cylinder bore contains shoes which slideably intervene between the piston and the swash plate facial surfaces and reciprocate the piston and the swash plate facial surfaces and reciprocate the pistons by rotation of the swash plate . the coating on the swash plate permits the use of low silicon alloy aluminum without the need of metal plating or high finish polishing . | 8 |
Thermal phase curves of exoplanet atmospheres have revealed temperature maps as a function of planetary longitude, often by sinusoidal decomposition of the phase curve. We construct a framework for describing two-dimensional temperature maps of exoplanets with mathematical basis functions derived for a fluid layer on a rotating, heated sphere with drag/friction, which are generalisations of spherical harmonics. These basis functions naturally produce physically-motivated temperature maps for exoplanets with few free parameters. We investigate best practices for applying this framework to temperature maps of hot Jupiters by splitting the problem into two parts: (1) we constrain the temperature map as a function of latitude by tuning the basis functions to reproduce general circulation model outputs, since disk-integrated phase curve observations do not constrain this dimension; and (2) we infer the temperature maps of real hot Jupiters using original reductions of several Spitzer phase curves, which directly constrain the temperature variations with longitude. The resulting phase curves can be described with only three free parameters per bandpass - an efficiency improvement over the usual five or so used to describe sinusoidal decompositions of phase curves. Upon obtaining the hemispherically averaged day side and night side temperatures, the standard approach would be to use zero-dimensional box models to infer the Bond albedo and redistribution efficiency. We elucidate the limitation of these box models by demonstrating that negative Bond albedos may be obtained due to a choice of boundary condition on the night side temperature. We propose generalized definitions for the Bond albedo and heat redistribution efficiency for use with two-dimensional (2D) temperature maps. Open-source software called kelp is provided to efficiently compute the 2D temperature maps, phase curves, albedos and redistribution efficiencies. | 9 |
a hand - held conduit - cutting device is disclosed . the device uses a battery powered , motor driven reciprocating saw blade to cut electrical conduit and other tubing . the apparatus can be angled to a variety of positions to make positioning the conduit - cutting device easier for cutting the conduit or other tubing . | 1 |
a system for measuring an rf input signal frequency includes a sampling optical pulse train with a frequency - dithered repetition - rate , and a sub - sampled analog link coupled to the optical pulse train whereby the rf input signal frequency is determined . this frequency dither imparts well - characterized modulation sidebands onto the input rf signal to be measured . by measuring the amplitude of these sidebands relative to the incoming aliased signal amplitude the frequency of the original signal is readily determined . the use of optical sampling dramatically increases the bandwidth over which the disambiguation technique is applied , and coarse disambiguation is achieved in a single acquisition . | 7 |
a separation conveyor using a roller belt whose rollers are already rotating before receiving an article to provide immediate pull - away from an infeed conveyor . the rollers of a roller belt extend through the thickness of the belt and into contact with a bearing surface in a reversing segment of a belt path between the returnway and the carryway of the separation conveyor . the rollers are already rotating on the bearing surface in the reversing segment at the infeed end before they contact articles to avoid delays in pulling articles away from the infeed conveyor and onto the separation conveyor . | 1 |
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 . | 1 |
Extragalactic jets are generated as bipolar outflows at the nuclei of active galaxies. Depending on their morphology, they are classified as Fanaroff-Riley type I (FRI) (centre-brightened) and Fanaroff-Riley type II (FRII) (edge-brightened) radio jets. However, this division is not sharp, and observations of these sources at large scales often show intermediate jet morphologies or even hybrid jet morphologies with a FRI type jet on one side and a FRII type jet on the other. A good example of a radio galaxy that is difficult to classify as FRI or FRII is Hercules A. This source shows jets with bright radio lobes (a common feature of FRII type jets) albeit without the hotspots indicative of the violent interaction between the jet and the ambient medium at the impact region, because the jets seem to be disrupted inside the lobes at a distance from the bow shocks surrounding the lobes. In this paper, we explore the jet physics that could trigger this peculiar morphology by means of three-dimensional relativisitic hydrodynamical simulations. Our results show that the large-scale morphological features of Hercules A jets and lobes can be reproduced by the propagation of a relativistically hot plasma outflow that is disrupted by helical instability modes, and generates a hot lobe that expands isotropically against the pressure-decreasing intergalactic medium. We also discuss the implications that this result may have for the host active nucleus in terms of a possible transition from high-excitation to low-excitation galaxy modes. | 9 |
apparatus for detecting the level of ammonia in air comprises a conduit through which air is flowed as an airstream past two ammonia sensors that straddle an ammonia absorber . the apparatus also comprises a signal processing circuit for comparing signals generated by the two ammonia sensors with the difference representing the level of ammonia present in the air . | 8 |
a modular printhead mounting for a digital printer wherein the modules may be mechanically aligned using specifically designed frame supporting the modules . the frame has a plurality of mounting sites for mounting respective printhead modules to the frame . at least one of the mounting sites includes a mechanical adjustment mechanism for reducing input movements to effect minute adjustments of the position of the printhead module with respect to the frame . | 1 |
a portable personal identification card allows a cardholder to enter a pin code into his card at a location remote from an authorization terminal . in an alternate embodiment , a pin code may be enterd at the authorization terminal . the authorization terminal reads the cardholder &# 39 ; s account number from the pin card . the account number is transmitted to a central computer which uses this number to index into memory to find a personal identification number and encryption parameters . the centerl computer transmits a pseudo - random number to the pin card . both the pin card and the central computer perform an encryption of a function of the corresponding personal indentification number and pseudo - random number to derive a cgipin . if the cgipin transmitted from the pin card matches the cgipin of the central computer , access is authorized . | 6 |
integral extensions to aid in the extraction of ammunition magazines from ammunition pouches are provided in three embodiments . a method for modifying existing magazine floor plates to receive integral handle extensions is also provided . in one embodiment , a substitute floor plate is molded with a handle projecting from its outer face . in a second embodiment , a handle with a grip and a terminal end is provided with an attachment structure on the terminal end . floor plates are then either modified by cutting anchoring holes to allow for the attachment of such handles without hindering use in an ammunition magazine or molded with said anchoring holes . in a third embodiment , the sides of an ammunition magazine are extended , either by molding or affixing a handle directly to the sides of the magazine , to provide a handle . | 5 |
a novel imidazolinium salt is prepared by reacting n - aminoalkyl - imidazoline , n - hydroxyalkyl - imidazoline , or n - substituted - imidazoline with an α , β - unsaturated ester of a carboxylic acid , reacting the resulting ester imidazoline with a primary or secondary amine and quaternizing the resulting amido imidazoline product by reacting it with an alkylating agent . this imidazolinium salt is useful as a fabric softening agent . | 3 |
a gas control grip for the handlebars of a motorcycle having a rotatable tubular handle made of plastic and a sectional housing clamped to the handlebars and surrounding one end of the tubular handle . an annular flange on the housing provided with a semi - circular clip fits into an annular groove in the handle to prohibit axial movement and to permit rotation of the handle . | 1 |
in one form of the invention , a method for the growth of an epitaxial insulator - metal structure on a semiconductor surface comprising the steps of maintaining the semiconductor surface at a pressure below approximately 1 × 10 - 7 mbar , maintaining the semiconductor surface at a substantially fixed first temperature between approximately 25 ° c . and 400 ° c ., depositing an epitaxial metal layer on the semiconductor surface , adjusting the semiconductor surface to a substantially fixed second temperature between approximately 25 ° c . and 200 ° c ., starting a deposition of epitaxial caf 2 on the first metal layer , ramping the second temperature to a third substantially fixed temperature between 200 ° c . and 500 ° c . over a time period , maintaining the third temperature until the epitaxial caf 2 has deposited to a desired thickness , and stopping the deposition of epitaxial caf 2 on the first metal layer . | 7 |
Clone of https://gitlab.irstea.fr/erwan.le-roux/pynonstationarygev | 9 |
a system and method for integrating distributed business processes that govern message exchange between loosely coupled business applications . the system and method includes the use of an integration scenario . the integration scenario includes a delivery integration model that defines one or more design time business processes . the integration scenario further includes a configuration integration model that defines a runtime configuration of the one or more design time business process . transformation modules are provided to transform the integration scenario from the delivery integration model to the configuration integration model , and vice versa . | 8 |
ancillary instruments for the reconstruction of a posterior cruciate knee ligament by drilling one or two tibial canals using a surgical operation performed from the front . the instrument set includes a system for protecting the posterior surface of the upper tibia end and an aiming device for guiding at least one drill . the protection system comprises at least one bent tube removably coupled by an extension portion to a locking handle for securing the tube through the intercondylar fossa of the femur on the posterior surface of the upper end of the tibia , so that the distal end of the bent tube serves as the stop to the drill guided by the aiming device and emerging from the tibial bone canal , and the bent tube can form , together with a rectilinear wire feed - through tube disposed in the place of the drill , a continuous canal for guiding a metallic loop used to draw the prosthetic posterior cruciate knee ligament from the anterior surface of the tibia to the femur insertion point . | 0 |
a physical configuration of cables and a wireless communication system for connecting a monitoring apparatus to a human patient , where said patient and his immediate surroundings define a potentially infectious contaminated zone . the configuration provides for the monitoring apparatus and a wireless receiver to lie outside of the contamination zone , and one or more serial cables to interface with said patient within said infectious zone . a wireless transmitter is connected to said serial cable proximal end and configured to wirelessly transmit patient information to said wireless receiver which is connected to the monitoring apparatus . this physical configuration prevents contamination of the monitoring apparatus and wireless receiver , so they may be reused on successive patients , and prevents the transfer of infective agents to a subsequent patient in a series of patients . the serial cable used to contact the patient within his contamination zone may be disposable . examples of monitoring various physiological parameters are provided to exemplify the universal concept of such physical configuration . in certain embodiments the wireless transmitter may be integrated with the sensor device attached to the patient , and / or the wireless receiver may be integrated with the monitoring apparatus . | 0 |
the attachment and reinforcement member for molded construction forms , as embodied herein , has a central portion of expanded webbed steel in which the ends are bent to accommodate covering strips of solid galvanized steel . the invention is embedded in a molded construction form during the form &# 39 ; s manufacture . the strips of the solid galvanized steel extend to the outer surfaces of the form and provide attachment surfaces whereas the central portion of expanded steel web reinforces the form . the result is a molded construction form that is stronger , and one that further provides easily locatable embedded attachment surfaces for bracing means during the curing of the concrete and for finishing materials . the molded construction form has a number of galvanized steel strips , preferably ten with five on each outer surface , located at the standard building twelve inch centers , to provide surfaces for attaching any type of wall covering such as sheetrock , siding , paneling , lath for stucco , or brick veneer . these attachment strips also define the location of the vertical cavities and concrete posts within the construction form . | 4 |
the invention relates to a method and a system for mounting at least four lateral doors on a vehicle body comprising door holes . several lateral doors are mounted jointly on one side of the vehicle in an assembly station and are jointly retained , measured , and aligned by a positioning mechanism encompassing a measuring and aligning device . preferably , the door is fastened from the inside of the body by means of a fastening device located on the opposite side of the vehicle . | 1 |
apparatus for making wavelength - resolved polarimetric measurements comprises an interferometric source , for example a broadband source and an optical interferometer unit , and a polarization generator unit for generating different states of polarization of light received from the interferometric source and applying same to a device - under - test . a polarimeter unit receives and polarimetrically - analyzes light from the device - under - test , converts the polarimetrically - analyzed light into electrical signals , and , using fast fourier transform numerical analysis , computes therefrom the wavelength - resolved polarimetric measurements . placing the optical interferometer unit “ upstream ” not only of the device - under - test , but also of the polarisation generator unit , means that the latter substantially eliminates polarization dependent effects introduced by the former . the polarimeter can still perform the necessary transformation even though the interferogram has been passed through the polarisation generator unit and the device - under - test . | 6 |
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) has become a leading facility for detecting fast radio bursts (FRBs) through the CHIME/FRB backend. CHIME/FRB searches for fast transients in polarization-summed intensity data streams that have 24 kHz spectral and 1 ms temporal resolution. The intensity beams are pointed to predetermined locations in the sky. A triggered baseband system records the coherent electric field measured by each antenna in the CHIME array at the time of FRB detections. Here we describe the analysis techniques and automated pipeline developed to process these full-array baseband data recordings. Whereas the real-time FRB detection pipeline has a localization limit of several arcminutes, offline analysis of baseband data yields source localizations with subarcminute precision, as characterized by using a sample of pulsars and one repeating FRB with known positions. The baseband pipeline also enables resolving temporal substructure on a microsecond scale and the study of polarization including detections of Faraday rotation. | 9 |
an implantable device is positioned within the coronary sinus and tightened around the mitral annulus to reduce mitral valve regurgitation . the device carries at least one electrode , in electronic communication with a cardiac rhythm management device . | 0 |
a method for deriving a color negative film developer composition and processing conditions for developing a photographic film image which is optimized for subsequent digital scanning and digital image file manipulation , which allows for optimum rapid development processing of the film is disclosed . the process includes identifying at least one independent variable that has a first order effect on the density of at least one of the red , green , and blue dye images of the developed image , selecting a desired range of values for the independent variables identified , formulating an experimental design that includes desired independent variables over the desired range of values , performing the experiment to obtain statistically significant values for desired dependent variables , applying the values to a mathematical model capable of providing a formula for optimizing responses to the dependent variables , and using the formula to identify desired optimal developer composition and processing conditions resulting in an developed image in which the subsequent required digital scanning and digital image file manipulation is reduced . | 6 |
Frogs are an ecologically diverse and phylogenetically ancient group of anuran amphibians that include important vertebrate cell and developmental model systems, notably the genus Xenopus. Here we report a high-quality reference genome sequence for the western clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis, along with draft chromosome-scale sequences of three distantly related emerging model frog species, Eleutherodactylus coqui, Engystomops pustulosus, and Hymenochirus boettgeri. Frog chromosomes have remained remarkably stable since the Mesozoic Era, with limited Robertsonian (i.e., arm-preserving) translocations and end-to-end fusions found among the smaller chromosomes. Conservation of synteny includes conservation of centromere locations, marked by centromeric tandem repeats associated with Cenp-a binding, surrounded by pericentromeric LINE/L1 elements. This work explores the structure of chromosomes across frogs, using a dense meiotic linkage map for X. tropicalis and chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) data for all species. Abundant satellite repeats occupy the unusually long (~20 megabase) terminal regions of each chromosome that coincide with high rates of recombination. Both embryonic and differentiated cells show reproducible associations of centromeric chromatin and of telomeres, reflecting a Rabl-like configuration. Our comparative analyses reveal 13 conserved ancestral anuran chromosomes from which contemporary frog genomes were constructed. | 9 |
improvements in a tilting , lifting stand are presented . the tilt , lift stand is for a musical instrument stand or to elevate / tilt a speaker and or amplifier and rigidly supports a sousaphone brass type instruments , speaker or amplifier in an in a stored and in a playable or elevated position . the stand supports all or the majority of the weight of the instrument or speaker or amplifier in a static position to relieve the weight of the musical instrument or speaker or amplifier . the stand has legs that are extendable to rest on multiple levels as might be found in a stadium . the stand further has a securing mechanism that gently grasps a tubular section to hold the musical instrument . the speaker stand can be easily collapsed for transportation and storage . | 5 |
a bow sight that utilizes fiber optic wave guides as a basis for collecting ambient light and providing multiple sighting spots within the archer &# 39 ; s field of view . the terminal ends of the fiber optic wave guides are positioned so as to have images thereof reflected on a moveable reflective plane within the bow sight . the multiple aiming spots thus reflected in the bow sight provide the archer with sighting spots for targets over a range of distances . each of the individual fiber optic wave guides collects ambient light and terminates in a terminal block that may be varied in its position so as to individually adjust the reflected image of the aiming spot . various mechanisms within the fiber optic terminal block for adjusting the position of the ambient light wave guide are also described . the bow sight provides the advantages of multispot ambient light fiber optic systems with the advantages of reflective sighting systems . | 5 |
an image managing method of an image managing apparatus which includes a display device and which manages a plurality of original images , the method includes displaying the plurality of images obtained by reducing the original images , indicating conditions on which display orders of the plurality of images are determined , setting the display orders of the plurality of images displayed in the display device or hidden by the displayed images in accordance with the indicated conditions , and updating the display in accordance with the set display orders , wherein the setting of the display orders of the plurality of images is to set the display orders of the plurality of images displayed based on information imparted during photographing of the images or information of display states of the images in the display device in accordance with the conditions indicated to determine the display orders of the plurality of images . | 6 |
Deep X-ray observations of the post-explosion environment around the very nearby Type Ia SN 2014J (d <SUB>L</SUB> = 3.5 Mpc) reveal no X-ray emission down to a luminosity L<SUB>x</SUB> < 7 × 10<SUP>36</SUP> erg s<SUP>-1</SUP> (0.3-10 keV) at δt ~ 20 days after the explosion. We interpret this limit in the context of inverse Compton emission from upscattered optical photons by the supernova shock and constrain the pre-explosion mass-loss rate of the stellar progenitor system to be \dot{M}<10<SUP>-9</SUP> {{M}<SUB>⊙ </SUB> yr<SUP>-1</SUP>} (for wind velocity v<SUB>w</SUB> = 100 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>). Alternatively, the SN shock might be expanding into a uniform medium with density n <SUB>CSM</SUB> < 3 cm<SUP>-3</SUP>. These results rule out single-degenerate (SD) systems with steady mass loss until the terminal explosion and constrain the fraction of transferred material lost at the outer Lagrangian point to be <=1%. The allowed progenitors are (1) white dwarf-white dwarf progenitors, (2) SD systems with unstable hydrogen burning experiencing recurrent nova eruptions with recurrence time t < 300 yr, and (3) stars where the mass loss ceases before the explosion. | 9 |
a data communications network having a primary router , a secondary router and a peer router is disclosed . in operation the primary and peer router conduct a peer session to exchange information regarding the current state of the network topology . in addition , the secondary router monitors the peer session to maintain awareness of the current state of the network topology and replaces the primary router upon detecting a failure of the primary router . | 7 |
apparatuses are disclosed for separating substantially parallel freespace optical beams whose origins are geometrically close . the freespace optical beams originate from a waveguide substrate . a cube shaped mirror substrate is positioned sufficiently close to the waveguide substrate to prevent the freespace optical beams from overlapping as they diverge and thereby minimizes optical cross talk . this assembly allows different freespace optical to be treated and acted upon independently . thus , different optical components may be inserted in the separated freespace optical beams . | 6 |
a jet loom with a weft yarn insertion brake contains a braking element that is movable from a position of rest , on one side of the weft yarn , across the path of the weft yarn to a braking position . an electric motor , which drives the braking element , can be actuated during each insertion process of the loom . the electric motor preferably constitutes a fast response step or d . c . motor , whose direction of displacement can be switched and whose stroke can be individually adjusted for each set position of the braking element during the insertion process . operation of the electric motor is controlled by an electronic control device . programming within the control device can be modified between varying insertion processes so as to adapt the timing , stroke and driving direction of the electric motor . the driving force of the electric motor is transferred to the braking element by a constrained , inelastic link connecting the two . the electric motor is controlled so that the driving force exerted on the braking element is always greater in magnitude than the greatest possible reaction force of the deflected weft yarn . | 1 |
a collapsible box that provides access through both its top and front side , said box comprising sets of interior and exterior sidewalls , said interior sidewalls folding inward along a hinge and said exterior sidewalls folding along a hinge that runs along a bias . said box capable of being made from either flat sheet material or molded parts . | 1 |
a solid - state image pickup device for an electronic camera or the like in which the total picture - taking time is reduced by reducing the time required for performing photometric measurements , which are a necessary preliminary to the actual photographing operation . the light detecting elements of the pickup device are read out for purposes of the photometric measurements at a rate an integer multiple of the rate employed for the ordinary photographing operation . | 7 |
a tilting dispenser for the measured release of a free - flowing solid . the dispenser comprises an enclosed chamber housing including an inlet opening , discharge outlet and a baffle located between the opening and the outlet . the baffle restricts the flow of the solid material when the dispenser is tilted in certain positions . also , a coupling is provided for attachment to the outlet opening of the particular storage container to which it is to be fitted . | 1 |
formulations have been developed to treat or reduce the spread of respiratory infections , especially chronic or drug resistant infections , particularly tuberculosis , severe acute respiratory syndrome , meningococcal meningitis , respiratory syncytial virus , influenza , and small pox . formulations include a drug or vaccine in the form of a microparticle , nanoparticle , or aggregate of nanoparticles , and , optionally , a carrier , which can be delivered by inhalation . giving the drugs via an inhaler sidesteps the problems associated with oral or injectable drugs by bypassing the stomach and liver , and delivering the medication directly into the lungs . in one embodiment , the particle containing the agent is a large porous aerosol particle . in another embodiment , the particles are nanoparticles , which can be administered as porous nanoparticle aggregates with micron diameters that disperse into nanoparticles following administration . optionally , the nanoparticles are coated , such as with a surfactant or protein coating . the formulation may be administered as a powder or administered as a solution or via an enteral or non - pulmonary parenteral route of administration . the formulation is preferably administered as a pulmonary formulation . in the preferred embodiment for treatment of tb , the vaccine is a bcg vaccine that is stable at room temperature , or is an antibiotic effective against tb , such as capreomycin or pa - 824 , loaded at a very high percentage into the microparticles or nanoparticles . in one embodiment , a patient is treated with formulations delivering both antibiotic and vaccine . | 0 |
the present invention employs a scavenging approach whereby overproduced nitric oxide is bound in vivo to a suitable nitric oxide scavenger . the resulting complex renders the nitric oxide harmless , and is eventually excreted in the urine of the host . further in accordance with the present invention , there are provided compositions and formulations useful for carrying out the above - described methods . an exemplary nitric oxide scavenger contemplated for use in the practice of the present invention is a dithiocarbamate - ferrous iron complex . this complex binds to . no , forming a stable , water - soluble dithiocarbamate - iron - no complex having a characteristic three - line spectrum which can readily be detected at ambient temperatures by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy . the present invention relates to methods for reducing in vivo levels of . no as a means of treating subjects afflicted with inflammatory and / or infectious disease . dithiocarbamate - containing nitric oxide scavengers are administered to a host in need of such treatment ; these scavengers interact with in vivo produced . no , forming a stable dithiocarbamate - metal - no complex . the no - containing complex is then filtered through the kidneys , concentrated in the urine , and eventually excreted by the subject , thereby reducing in vivo . no levels . | 0 |
an objective changer for a microscope includes a changing device configured to pendulously swing each of a plurality of objectives into a respective operating position near a focal position . | 6 |
a binding comprised of a flexible sole plate attached to a ski or other equipment at the toe , adjustable brackets attached to the sole plate at the sides of the toe and heel to restrict lateral movement of the toe and heel relative to the ski , and toe and heel straps to secure the foot to the binding . the toe strap passes over the toe and is attached to the front portion of the sole plate . the heel strap passes around the ankle , crosses behind the heel , and is attached to the rear portion of the sole plate . | 0 |
enterprise identity management systems control access to information derived from identity - related data stored in various data repositories . an identity - based management system can automatically and dynamically compute derived data when the source data changes . rule - base tools can be used to compute derived data from arbitrary attribute - based datasets . dynamic computation of identity - based attributes within information system servers allows data to be aggregated and normalized from multiple data sources deployed across an organization so that updated related information can be persisted and pushed to various servers in the organization . | 6 |
a protective device installed to or around an offshore drilling platform for oil or gas and the device when in operation to encircle or enclose the platform with a floating containment device and attached oil containment curtain hanging from the device to the ocean floor . the pollution containment device to be submerged normally and activated to the surface when needed . this device will entrap offshore platform pollutants in a short amount of time with a minimum amount of effort and will maintain a clean environment . other methods of offshore platform pollution containment devices are shown , including permanent non - moving oil pollution containment barriers and activated barriers that operate internally and externally of the oil platform to form an all encompassing barrier from the ocean floor to above the water surface to hold an oil spill to the platform area . offshore drilling can be environmentally safe . | 4 |
a sheet stacker with a separator plate having a movable stacker table with a stack supporter thereon . a first drive means is utilized for alternately lowering the separator plate and the stacker table , and a second drive means is utilized for alternately raising the separator plate and the stacker table . the second drive means is constantly running and two clutches are respectively interposed between the drive means and the plate and table and that second drive means is constantly running and is overcome by the downward drive means , but is effective upon suitable alternate actuation of the two clutches for the plate and the table . | 1 |
a semiconductor integrated circuit device upon exiting from a low power mode , wakes up and re - initializes logic circuits so as to restore previous logic states of internal registers without disturbing input - output configuration control and data states present at the time the low power mode was entered . thus not distributing the operation of other devices connected to the semiconductor integrated circuit device previously in the low power mode . once all internal logic and registers of the semiconductor integrated circuit device have been re - initialized , a “ low power state wake - up and restore ” signal may issue . this signal indicates that the i / o configuration control and data states stored in the i / o keeper cell at the time the integrated circuit device entered into the low power mode have been reinstated and control may be returned to the logic circuits and / or internal registers of the semiconductor integrated circuit device . | 6 |
a vibration damping nock for crossbow arrows includes an insert to absorb bow string slap , thereby to prevent damage to the nock during crossbow firing . | 5 |
heuristics for resizing displayed objects within an electronic document are disclosed . the heuristics include resizing displayed objects to predefined ratios , resizing displayed objects by predefined increments , relating resizing of displayed objects to a global reference grid , and resizing a plurality of displayed objects aligned to an axis . | 6 |
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