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an introducer system delivers therapy locally to a renal system in a patient . a proximal coupler assembly is coupled to an introducer sheath that delivers multiple devices simultaneously into a location within an abdominal aorta associated with first and second renal artery ostia . the coupler assembly has a network of branch lumens arranged to allow for smooth slideable engagement of multiple coupled devices without substantial interference therebetween . a first branch lumen typically introduces a percutaneous translumenal interventional device such as an angiography or guiding catheter into the introducer sheath and is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the sheath . one or more other branch lumen are off - axis from the longitudinal axis by about 30 degrees or less and introduce components of a bilateral renal delivery assembly into the introducer sheath in conjunction with the other device . novel insertion devices are provided to coordinate the coupling of the multiple devices . | 0 |
a system and method for determining if a first and second device are co - located includes first and second sensors for receiving a sample signal . each sensor is coupled to the first and second devices . the first and second devices each responsively generate a first and second signal representing the sampled signal . also included is a transmission device located at the first device for transmitting the first signal to the second device and a receiving device located at the second device for receiving the first signal from the first device . finally , a signal analysis device determines if the first and second devices are co - located . | 7 |
the efficacy of an interferon β treatment is evaluated by using a database on correlation between the efficacy of the interferon β treatment and the gene expression levels of at least one interferon induced protein gene , at least one interferon regulation factor gene , and at least one chemokine gene , and determining the expression levels of the genes in messenger rnas derived from leukocytes in the peripheral blood of a subject . | 2 |
a method and system for preparing comestibles for frozen storage in which pressurized freezing air is utilized in conjunction with a substantially flat conveyance surface , both to aid in or contribute to the conveyance of the packages or containers as well as to effectuate the rapid freezing of the comestibles therein during the course of such conveyance through the system . in the preferred embodiment , the elongated conveyance deck is of space saving substantially helical form with successive descending turns underlying one another and with the space surrounded by the turns forming part of a plenum chamber into which pressurized freezing air is blown for admission into a laterally open plenum duct underlying the deck throughout its length . such elongated plenum duct is tapered transversely beneath the deck for uniform distribution of pressurized freezing air to the discharge apertures in the deck by means of a transversely inclined duct - forming panel cooperating with the deck . on its upper side the panel forms the plenum duct and on its lower side the panel cooperates with a surrounding enclosure common to the helical turns of the conveyance deck to form a collecting chamber from which air is withdrawn by the combined freezing and pressurizing means for recirculation continuingly as the containers or packages descend by increments progressively down the helical path of the deck . a partition with variable damper means separates the central plenum chamber and the surrounding collecting chamber and provides a variable bypass to regulate or vary the flow of air through such discharge apertures and maintain constant airflow through refrigerated evaporator coils so as to maintain efficient heat exchange operation thereof . with the comestibles packaged in the usual manner so as to afford air space within the packages for expansion of the comestibles upon freezing , this method of combined conveyance and freezing by use of the pressurized air flow greatly accelerates the freezing process and effects conveyance of the comestibles , appropriately retarded to maintain relative high - velocity flow of air sweeping the packages , without necessity for mechanical conveyance devices . | 5 |
a method of manufacturing a heat and pressure consolidated laminate is provided that includes in superimposed relationship a core layer containing a plurality of cellulosic sheets impregnated with a thermosetting resin , and a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material . | 1 |
an earphone comprising a moving part , adapted to close an auditory port thereby toggling the earphone from an open mode allowing environmental sounds to reach an ear of the user to a closed mode blocking the ear of the user . the closing is accomplished while the earphone is in operation . the sound capsule of the earphone may also be activated and deactivated according to the mode of the earphone . | 7 |
a throat section of a venturi for passing a flow of fluid therethrough comprises a plurality of spaced parallel physical barriers . the physical barriers are oriented parallel to the direction of fluid flow through the throat section . the throat section is installed in a throat zone of a venturi scrubber defined by an upstream zone having an unobstructed upstream section , a throat zone having the throat section , and a downstream section . the spaces between adjacent barriers are from about 3 / 16 inches to about 8 inches so as to create free stream zones between adjacent barriers . each barrier may have a selected length which decreases with distance from the axis of the throat section . a method for treating a stream of effluent fluid containing entrained particulates by introducing the effluent fluid and target droplets into the throat section so as to promote impaction therebetween is also described . | 8 |
a portable seasonings replenishment system delivers , in a dust free manner , food seasonings in powder - like state from a replenishment seasonings supply residing in a hermetically sealable chamber . portions of the supply are ablated from the main body of seasonings through impingement of air thereon emanating from a foraminous member supporting the seasoning supply . as needed , the ablated seasoning portions are dispensed through a conduit to a reception location at a food processing seasoning station . | 0 |
a bipolar integrated circuit requiring less silicon area is provided by the use of a three layer epitaxy on top of a substrate . the first epitaxial layer is of the same conductivity type as the substrate and adds additional height to the substrate surrounding the buried layer . the buried layer serves as a collector and it is surrounded by an isolation area . the top two epitaxial layers are of a conductivity type opposite to that of the substrate with the upper most epitaxial layer having a higher dopant density than does the middle epitaxial layer . a master mask is used to provide self - alignment between the isolation area , a collector plug which makes contact to the buried layer , and a base region . | 8 |
an x - ray tube for producing a high - efficiency beam and especially a pencil beam as applicable to the field of radiology and more especially digital radiology comprises an anode provided with a rectilinear bore and a cathode for generating an electron beam which enters the bore . the internal walls of the bore constitute an anode target which is bombarded by the electron beam in order to produce at least one x - ray beam which emerges from one end of the bore . | 7 |
a digital fluidic output accelerometer which has a proportional fluid ampier for balancing forces acting on a mass which is rotatably mounted on air bearing means and has a digital fluidic output which produces digital signals that are proportional to acceleration of the device . | 6 |
We present results of a wide-field (approximately 60 × 90 pc) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array mosaic of CO(2-1) and <SUP>13</SUP>CO(2-1) emission from the molecular cloud associated with the 30 Doradus star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Three main emission complexes, including two forming a bow-tie-shaped structure extending northeast and southwest from the central R136 cluster, are resolved into complex filamentary networks. Consistent with previous studies, we find that the central region of the cloud has higher line widths at a fixed size relative to the rest of the molecular cloud and to other LMC clouds, indicating an enhanced level of turbulent motions. However, there is no clear trend in gravitational boundedness (as measured by the virial parameter) with distance from R136. Structures observed in <SUP>13</SUP>CO are spatially coincident with filaments and are close to a state of virial equilibrium. In contrast, <SUP>12</SUP>CO structures vary greatly in virialization, with low CO surface brightness structures outside of the main filamentary network being predominantly unbound. The low surface brightness structures constitute ~10% of the measured CO luminosity; they may be shredded remnants of previously star-forming gas clumps, or alternatively the CO-emitting parts of more massive, CO-dark structures. | 9 |
this method provides for increasing integrated circuit production of a fabrication facility comprising collecting data from a plurality of machines , calculating of the present ratio of running work , comparing present rrw to optimum rrw , checking the system to determine which machines are idle , and taking steps to increase the number of running machines . steps taken to decrease the number of idle machines include dispatching commands to a computerized dispatching system or operators . the steps of the process are repeated to further increase rrw . | 6 |
a collapsible cargo carrier for use with a vehicle tow bar receiver , the cargo carrier comprising : a draw bar having a top side and first and second ends , and a pivot frame having a pin coupled therethrough . in one embodiment , the draw bar is coupleable to a vehicle tow bar receiver at the first end , and the draw bar has a first aperture and a keyway through the top side proximate the second end . the pin has a key thereon , wherein the pin and the key are configured to cooperate with the first aperture and the keyway to removeably couple the pivot frame to the draw bar . a method of manufacturing a collapsible cargo carrier is also provided . | 1 |
a light weight , low cost grinder assembly for a pepper grinder includes male and female rotary grinding members spaced to create between them a gap which determines the size of the ground pepper . each of the male and female members is a composite of a polymer part and a corrugated steel grinding member which is advantageously produced by pressing . | 1 |
an improved photoelectrophoretic imaging method is disclosed wherein the imaging suspension is brought into contact under a first electrical field with a blocking layer having a coating which interacts , in the dark , with the pigment particles of the imaging suspension so as to provide a uniformly charged imaging suspension . the imaging suspension is then exposed to appropriate electromagnetic radiation while under a second electrical field . a second blocking layer , free of said coating is employed to produce positive and negative images . | 6 |
a semiconductor device that enables a test for individual ic chips mounted on an interposer is provided . in the semiconductor device having the interposer on which a first ic chip and a second ic chip are mounted , the first ic chip and the second ic chip are connected to outside the interposer by input wring and output wiring , respectively , and a transistor element serving as a switch is inserted in series into the wiring connecting between the first ic chip and the second ic chip . | 6 |
an information handling system component contained within an information handling system housing uses the information handling system housing as at least a portion of a safety enclosure for hazardous functions of the component . a lock out device disables the hazardous function if the information handling system housing is moved relative to the component . for example , an optical disc drive laser is disabled if a hall effect sensor in the chassis of the optical disc drive no longer senses a magnet placed in a portion of the information handling system housing used to enclose the optical disc drive . alternatively , the component couples to the information handling system housing to enclose the hazardous function within the interior of the information handling system housing so that the component is inaccessible from the exterior of the housing . | 6 |
We present IMRPhenomXODE, a new phenomenological frequency-domain waveform approximant for gravitational wave (GW) signals from precessing binary black holes (BBHs) with generic spin configurations. We build upon the success of IMRPhenomXPHM [G. Pratten et al., Phys. Rev. D 103, 104056 (2021), 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.104056], which is one of the most widely adopted waveform approximants in GW data analyses that include spin precession, and introduce two additional significant improvements. First, we employ an efficient technique to numerically solve the (next-to)<SUP>4</SUP> -leading-order post-Newtonian precession equations, which allows us to accurately determine the evolution of the orientation of the orbital angular momentum L<SUB>^N</SUB> even in cases with complicated precession dynamics, such as transitional precession. Second, we recalibrate the phase of GW modes in the frame coprecessing with L<SUB>^N</SUB> against SEOBNRv4PHM [S. Ossokine et al., Phys. Rev. D 102, 044055 (2020), 10.1103/PhysRevD.102.044055] to capture effects due to precession such as variations in the spin components aligned with L<SUB>^N</SUB>. By incorporating these new features, IMRPhenomXODE achieves matches with SEOBNRv4PHM that are better than 99% for most BBHs with mass ratios q ≥1 /6 and with arbitrary spin configurations. In contrast, the mismatch between IMRPhenomXPHM and SEOBNRv4PHM often exceeds 10% for a BBH with q ≲1 /2 and large in-plane or antialigned spin components. Our implementation is also computationally efficient, with waveform evaluation times that can even be shorter than those of IMRPhenomXPHM for BBH signals with long durations and hence high-frequency resolutions. The accuracy and efficiency of IMRPhenomXODE position it as a valuable tool for GW event searches, parameter estimation analyses, and the inference of underlying population properties. | 9 |
the present invention relates to a clk - 2 gene which has a function at the level of cellular physiology involved in developmental rate , telomere length and longevity , wherein clk - 2 mutations cause a longer life , an altered cellular metabolism and an altered telomere length relative to the wild type , wherein clk - 2 overexpression leads to telomere shortening . the present invention also relates to clk - 2 co - expressed gene which comprises a cex - 7 gene having the nucleotide sequence set forth in fig . 33 which codes for a cex - 7 protein having the amino acid sequence set forth in fig . 34 wherein said gene is located in the clk - 2 operon and said cex - 7 gene is transcriptionally co - expressed with clk - 2 gene present in said operon . the present invention also relates to a coq - 4 gene which has a function at the level of cellular physiology involved in the regulation of developmental rate and longevity , wherein coq - 4 mutations cause altered cellular metabolism and physiological relative to the wild type , wherein coq - 4 gene has the identifying characteristics of nucleotide sequence set forth in fig . 36 . | 2 |
a gas reaction fuel cell may be provided with a solid polymer electrolyte membrane . porous gas diffusion electrodes are formed of carbon particles supporting a catalyst which is effective to enhance the gas reactions . the carbon particles define interstitial spaces exposing the catalyst on a large surface area of the carbon particles . a proton conducting material , such as a perfluorocarbon copolymer or ruthenium dioxide contacts the surface areas of the carbon particles adjacent the interstitial spaces . the proton conducting material enables protons produced by the gas reactions adjacent the supported catalyst to have a conductive path with the electrolyte membrane . the carbon particles provide a conductive path for electrons . a suitable electrode may be formed by dispersing a solution containing a proton conducting material over the surface of the electrode in a manner effective to coat carbon surfaces adjacent the interstitial spaces without impeding gas flow into the interstitial spaces . | 7 |
a semiconductor memory device includes a controller , a plurality of substrates , and a plurality of stacked memories that are spaced apart and sequence on each of the substrates . each of the stacked memories includes an interface chip that is connected to the respective substrate and a plurality of memory chips that are stacked on the interface chip . the controller is configured to control the stacked memories . the interface chips are configured to forward a command signal from the controller through each interface chip in the sequence of stacked memories that is intervening between the controller and a selected stacked memory to which the command signal is directed . the interface chips may forward the command signal from one end of the sequence of the stacked memories on one of the substrates to the selected stacked memory , and forward a response signal from the selected stacked memory through the remaining stacked memories in the sequence on the substrate back to the controller or through the same sequence of stacked memories that was taken by the command signal . | 7 |
a turbidimeter includes a housing having a cavity with an inlet through which the fluid enters the bottom of the cavity , and an outlet through which the fluid exits the top of the cavity . a removable baffle assembly is located within the cavity between the inlet and outlet . the baffle assembly is formed by three vertical plates spaced from each other and extending across substantially the entire cross sectional area of the cavity . the first plate defines a first passage near the top of the cavity through which all the fluid entering the cavity must flow . the second and third walls define a second passage near the top of the cavity through which gas bubbles entrained in the fluid travels to the outlet . a third passage is defined between the first wall and the outlet and a mechanism is provided for measuring the turbidity of the fluid flowing through the third passage . a calibration device formed by a block of glass ceramic material is insertable in the third passage to simulate a known turbidity fluid . | 6 |
the present disclosure relates to a door for a transport means , which structurally provides the largest possible door width . using a movable carrier arm device , the width of the door aperture can be reduced with little complexity from about 42 inches as an additional equipment option to about 34 inches . to this end , the movable , for example , foldable , carrier arm device is provided which , when the door opens , automatically moves from a retracted position to an extended position in order to reduce the door aperture width to a value which has been predetermined for evacuation . afterwards , the extended carrier arm device can be folded in again . in this manner , it may be possible to increase the comfort for the passengers and the crew when the aircraft is in the normal operating state since the carrier arm device provides a greater aperture width in the retracted position . | 1 |
a self - locking interposer restraint mechanism is disclosed . rather than using screws to compress springs , clips are pushed down over the posts to compress the springs . once the clips are pushed down to a level at which the springs are sufficiently compressed , the clips engage stops fabricated into the posts thereby locking the restraint mechanism . | 7 |
uniform portions of fine powders are deposited on a substrate by electrostatic attraction in which the charge of the electric field and polarity of the charged particles are varied repeatedly to form a buildup of powder on the carrier surface . | 1 |
an arrowhead for attachment onto a cylindrical wooden arrow body of an arrow has an impact tip and a body - receiving area having following one another in a flight direction : a centering section , internal thread , and sheathing section . | 5 |
lighted oxygen tubing and methods of method of reducing occurrence of accidents involving inadvertently dislodged medical tubing are disclosed herein . lighted oxygen tubing of one embodiment includes an elongate wall defining a sterile interior channel for transporting oxygen . the elongate wall has ends and a central portion therebetween . a light source is attached to an outer surface of the wall to indicate location of the wall central portion when in a dark environment . one method of reducing occurrence of accidents involving inadvertently dislodged medical tubing includes : providing medical tubing having an elongate wall defining a sterile interior channel for transporting a medical substance and having a central portion ; providing a light source ; and attaching the light source to an outer surface of the wall central portion to indicate location of the wall central portion when transporting the medical substance in a dark environment to reduce inadvertent contact with the wall . | 0 |
a count mechanism for a dispensing machine which delivers coins in a single file along a track has a star wheel in the path of travel of the coins . the star wheel is indexed one point for each coin which passes it . the star wheel can be locked against rotation by a latch which engages a point on the wheel and which is held disengaged by a first solenoid . a second solenoid assists in disengaging the latch from the star wheel . a spring biased pawl rides the periphery of the star wheel between points to prevent free rotation . the star wheel is provided with spaced reflective areas on its top surface and a pair of spaced optical sensors detect the presence and absence of reflective surfaces as the reflective areas pass beneath the sensors . the optical sensors generate a pair of out - of - phase pulses which are employed to count the coins . a mechanism is also provided to test for dirty conditions of the star wheel or optical sensors . | 6 |
The quasar <ASTROBJ>PKS 1510-089</ASTROBJ> (z = 0.361) was observed with the H.E.S.S. array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes during high states in the optical and GeV bands, to search for very high energy (VHE, defined as E ≥ 0.1 TeV) emission. VHE γ-rays were detected with a statistical significance of 9.2 standard deviations in 15.8 h of H.E.S.S. data taken during March and April 2009. A VHE integral flux of I(0.15 TeV < E < 1.0 TeV)= (1.0 ± 0.2<SUB>stat</SUB> ± 0.2<SUB>sys</SUB>) × 10<SUP>-11</SUP> cm<SUP>-2</SUP> s<SUP>-1</SUP> is measured. The best-fit power law to the VHE data has a photon index of Γ = 5.4 ± 0.7<SUB>stat</SUB> ± 0.3<SUB>sys</SUB>. The GeV and optical light curves show pronounced variability during the period of H.E.S.S. observations. However, there is insufficient evidence to claim statistically significant variability in the VHE data. Because of its relatively high redshift, the VHE flux from PKS 1510-089 should suffer considerable attenuation in the intergalactic space due to the extragalactic background light (EBL). Hence, the measured γ-ray spectrum is used to derive upper limits on the opacity due to EBL, which are found to be comparable with the previously derived limits from relatively-nearby BL Lac objects. Unlike typical VHE-detected blazars where the broadband spectrum is dominated by nonthermal radiation at all wavelengths, the quasar PKS 1510-089 has a bright thermal component in the optical to UV frequency band. Among all VHE detected blazars, PKS 1510-089 has the most luminous broad line region. The detection of VHE emission from this quasar indicates a low level of γ - γ absorption on the internal optical to UV photon field. | 9 |
among other things , embodiments of the present disclosure help provide entities with the ability to remotely detect behavior associated with malware and identify compromised user - sessions , regardless of the malware variant or family , and independently of the page structure . | 6 |
a method of assembling a valve driving mechanism , having a variable valve timing unit incorporated in a cylindrical mounting base , to a dual overhead camshaft engine . the engine has camshafts which are rotatably connected by camshaft gears . the method includes the initial step of mounting one camshaft gear , maintained at a predetermined angular position relative to the other camshaft gear attached to the other camshaft , and a lock nut on the one camshaft . subsequent steps include first adjusting the angular position of the mounting base relative to the one camshaft gear and then the angular position of the variable valve timing unit relative to the one camshaft , and fastening the one camshaft gear to the mounting base by the lock nut and , simultaneously , the variable valve timing unit to the one camshaft . | 5 |
an hdmi interconnect arrangement is presented that performs a pulse - amplitude modulation conversion of the tmds audio / video signals in order to simultaneously transmit all three channels over a single optical fiber . the set of three audio / video tmds channels is applied as an input to a pam - 8 optical modulator , which functions to encode the set of three channels onto an optically - modulated output signal . the modulated optical signal is thereafter coupled into an optical fiber within an active hdmi cable and transmitted to an hdmi receiver . the tmds clk signal is not included in this conversion into the optical domain , but remains as a separate electrical signal to be transmitted along a copper signal path within the active hdmi cable . | 6 |
We present a study of the evolution of the fraction of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) as a function of their host stellar mass. We make use of two samples of radio galaxies: one in the local Universe, 0.01 < z ≤ 0.3, using a combined SDSS-NVSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey NRAO Very Large Array Sky Survey) sample and the other at higher redshifts, 0.5 < z ≤ 2, constructed from the VLA-COSMOS_DEEP Radio Survey at 1.4 GHz and a K<SUB>s</SUB>-selected catalogue of the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field. We observe an increase of more than an order of magnitude in the fraction of lower mass galaxies (M<SUB>*</SUB> < 10<SUP>10.75</SUP> M<SUB>⊙</SUB>) which host radio-loud AGN with radio powers P<SUB>1.4 GHz</SUB> > 10<SUP>24</SUP> W Hz<SUP>-1</SUP> at z ∼ 1-2 while the radio-loud fraction for higher mass galaxies (M<SUB>*</SUB> > 10<SUP>11.25</SUP> M<SUB>⊙</SUB>) remains the same. We argue that this increase is driven largely by the increase in cold or radiative mode accretion with increasing cold gas supply at earlier epochs. The increasing population of low-mass radio-loud AGN can thus explain the upturn in the radio luminosity function at high redshift which is important for understanding the impact of AGN feedback in galaxy evolution. | 9 |
Context. In the search of a sample of metal-poor bright giants using Strömgren photometry, we serendipitously found a sample of 26 young (ages younger than 1 Gyr) metal-rich giants, some of which have high rotational velocities. <BR /> Aims: We determined the chemical composition and rotational velocities of these stars in order to compare them with predictions from stellar evolution models. These stars where of spectral type A to B when on the main sequence, and we therefore wished to compare their abundance pattern to that of main-sequence A and B stars. <BR /> Methods: Stellar masses were derived by comparison of the position of the stars in the colour-magnitude diagram with theoretical evolutionary tracks. These masses, together with Gaia photometry and parallaxes, were used to derive the stellar parameters. We used spectrum synthesis and model atmospheres to determine chemical abundances for 16 elements (C, N, O, Mg, Al, Ca, Fe, Sr, Y, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, and Eu) and rotational velocities. <BR /> Results: The age-metallicity degeneracy can affect photometric metallicity calibrations. We identify 15 stars as likely binary stars. All stars are in prograde motion around the Galactic centre and belong to the thin-disc population. All but one of the sample stars present low [C/Fe] and high [N/Fe] ratios together with constant [(C+N+O)/Fe], suggesting that they have undergone CNO processing and first dredge-up. The observed rotational velocities are in line with theoretical predictions of the evolution of rotating stars. <P />Based on observations obtained at Observatoire de Haute Provence, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. | 9 |
This release fixes some minor issues and bugs, and updates some of the meta information. It also serves as a point of reference for an upcoming scientific work. Change notes: Updated MALA logos Updated Tester class to also give Kohn-Sham energies alongside LDOS calculations Updated CITATION.cff file to reflect new team members and scientific supervisors Fixed bug that would crash models trained with horovod when loaded for inference without horovod Fixed bug that would crash training when using Optuna+MPI for hyperparameter optimization (GPU compute graph usage had not been properly adaptable for this scenario) Deactivated pytorch profiling by default, can still be manually enabled | 9 |
a data processing apparatus comprises a memory store ; a data bus connected to the memory store , the data bus being adapted for transporting data to and from the memory store ; a processing entity operative to release read and write commands towards the memory store , the write command being accompanied by first data intended to be written to the memory store ; and an encryption module communicatively coupled to the processing entity and to the data bus . upon the processing entity releasing a write command accompanied by said first data , the encryption module encrypts , in accordance with an encryption key , said first data and send an encrypted version of said first data onto the data bus for writing into the memory store . the reverse operation is performed upon the processing entity releasing a read command . | 7 |
a random access memory cell is described which is capable of storing multiple information states in a single physical bit . the basic structure combines a conventional mtj with a reference stack that is magnetostatically coupled to the mtj . the mtj is read in the usual way but data is written and stored in the reference stack . through use of two bit lines , the direction of magnetization of the free layer can be changed in small increments each unique direction representing a different information state . | 6 |
the purpose of the present invention is to provide a small electromagnetic wave detection apparatus . this electromagnetic wave detection apparatus has : a planar luneburg lens , which is covered with metal plates facing each other , and which changes the output direction of electromagnetic waves corresponding to the input direction of the electromagnetic waves ; and an electric field sensor electrically connected to the metal plates . the electric field sensor detects the electromagnetic waves outputted from the luneburg lens , and outputs a detection signal having an intensity corresponding to the direction in which the electromagnetic waves have traveled thereto , and the level of the energy of the electromagnetic waves thus detected . | 6 |
the invention provides fabricated tough hydrogels , hydrogel - containing compositions , and methods of making the same . the invention also provides methods of implanting or administering the tough hydrogels , or the hydrogel - containing compositions to treat a subject in need . methods of cross - linking pre - solidified or pre - gelled hydrogel particles and making crosslinked tough hydrogels , and crosslinked tough hydrogel - containing compositions also are disclosed herein . | 0 |
a safety razor blade unit is provided including at least one blade with a sharp cutting edge extending lengthwise of the blade unit , the blade being carried by a blade assembly , a support structure to which the blade assembly is pivotally joined by a hinge running the length of the blade , the support structure including first spring elements , disposed along the length of the blade assembly , configured to resiliently oppose local deformation of the blade unit under shaving forces encountered in regions where the first spring elements act , and second spring elements , interposed between the support structure and blade assembly , configured to resiliently bias the blade assembly toward a normal position with respect to the support structure . | 1 |
present a new whole mantle P wave tomographic model GAP_P4. We used two data groups; short-period data of more than 10 million picked-up onset times and long-period data of more than 20 thousand differential travel times measured by waveform cross correlation. Finite frequency kernels were calculated at the corresponding frequency bands for both long- and short-period data. With respect to an earlier model GAP_P2, we find important improvements especially in the transition zone and uppermost lower mantle beneath the South China Sea and the southern Philippine Sea owing to broadband ocean bottom seismometers (BBOBSs) deployed in the western Pacific Ocean where station coverage is poor. This new model is different from a model in which the full data set is interpreted with classical ray theory. BBOBS observations should be more useful to sharpen images of subducted slabs than expected from simple raypath coverage arguments. | 9 |
a postage meter resetting apparatus includes a stepper motor as a first motive arrangement for turning the resetting shaft of a mechanical postage meter , another stepper motor as a second motive mechanism to enable or disable resetting by the first stepper motor . a lead screw , lead nut and linkage , driven by the second stepper motor , when resetting is authorized , moves an axially movable part of a coupling between the second stepper motor and the meter &# 39 ; s axially movable resetting shaft , to bring the resetting gear on the shaft into engagement with a gear of the meter &# 39 ; s descending register . an input to the first stepper motor , representing a variable amount of postage , effects turning of the resetting shaft and the engaged gears by amounts corresponding to the desired variable amount of postage to be added to the meter &# 39 ; s descending register . an encoder coupled to the shaft of the first stepper motor provides an output indication of the amount that the shaft has turned . a cpu routine assures that the gear on the meter &# 39 ; s resetting shaft has cleared a blocking pin and engaged the descending register gear prior to resetting by the first stepper motor . another cpu routine clears jams when it is detected that the shaft has not been turned the amount desired . | 6 |
A pulsar dynamic spectrum is an inline digital hologram of the interstellar medium; it encodes information on the propagation paths by which signals have travelled from source to telescope. To decode the hologram, it is necessary to 'retrieve' the phases of the wavefield from intensity measurements, which directly gauge only the field modulus, by imposing additional constraints on the model. We present a new method for phase retrieval in the context of pulsar spectroscopy. Our method makes use of the Fast Iterative Shrinkage Thresholding Algorithm (FISTA) to obtain sparse models of the wavefield in a hierarchical approach with progressively increasing depth. Once the tail of the noise distribution is reached the hierarchy terminates with a final, unregularized optimization. The result is a fully dense model of the complex wavefield that permits the discovery of faint signals by appropriate averaging. We illustrate the performance of our method on synthetic test cases and on real data. Our algorithm, which we call H-FISTA, is implemented in the PYTHON programming language and is freely available. | 9 |
patient support and positioning system for continuous passive motion machines comprising a fully adjustable chair to which is attached a horizontal telescoping arm having a coupling member for fastening the vertical stand of a cpm machine thereto . the chair has full adjustment in all axes : rotation around a vertical center axis ; vertical height adjustment ; fully adjustable seat back , both fore - and - aft and vertically for proper lumbar support ; and tilt of the seat . the telescoping arm is lockably adjustable in length to provide proper center - to - center distance between the center post of the chair and the cpm machine support . the arm further includes a downward vertical step member at its outboard cpm machine connecting end to permit proper vertical alignment of the cpm machine for users having a short torso . the arm also provides a support for a cpm power supply / control unit , and has means for securing the power cord out of the way off the floor . the invention permits support of the patient with a full range of adjustment so that the patient can have proper positioning for selected exercise of the selected extremity in flexion / extension , forward flexion / extension internal / external rotation , supination / pronation and the like . | 0 |
Updates for TC manuscript "How do tradeoffs in satellite spatial and temporal resolution impact snow water equivalent reconstruction?" | 9 |
a ball valve for medium and low pressure service includes a valve body , a valve member positioned in the valve body , circlips attached to the valve body , and provided at the upstream side and downstream side of the valve member , and sealing members provided between respective of the circlips and the valve member . the circlips are urged toward the valve member via the sealing members and are kept in a floating state . the valve member is of spherical shape , having a first and a second fluid passage holes and a valve stem groove and does not include a seam . | 5 |
the combined benefits of decision feedback equalization and error correction coding are realized in a communications system by the use of a plurality of coders and decoders respectively disposed in the transmitter and receiver . the plurality of encoders and decoders is used to interleave the data symbols so that each coder and decoder is operative upon every mth symbol , where m is the number of coders or decoders . by a judicious choice of m , both the probability of noise impairing the recovery of successive symbols and the error propagation effects inherent in decision feedback equalizers are reduced . | 7 |
Motivated by the previously reported high orbital decay rate of the planet WASP-43b, we have obtained and present eight newly transiting light curves. Together with other data in the literature, we perform a self-consistent timing analysis with data covering a timescale of 1849 epochs. The results give an orbital decay rate {dP}/{dt} = -0.02890795 ± 0.00772547 s year<SUP>-1</SUP>, which is one order smaller than previous values. This slow decay rate corresponds to a normally assumed theoretical value of the stellar tidal dissipation factor. In addition, through the frequency analysis, the transit timing variations presented here are unlikely to be periodic, but could be signals of a slow orbital decay. | 9 |
in a speed reduction motor comprising a motor and a speed reduction device connected to the motor for the purpose of reducing and transmitting rotation therethrough , a gear casing for housing gears of the speed reduction device is formed integrally with a rear gear bracket and a stator frame , so that the number of working steps are reduced and alignment of the gears is enhanced with high accuracy . further , an opening portion is provided on an outer circumference of the gear casing through which the gears can be installed with ease of assembly . | 5 |
disclosed is a biopsy specimen carrier adapted for tissue biopsy samples where the specimen need not be removed or handled once housed within and including a backer board , a media removable secured to the backer board , a media carrier removable secured to the media and receptive to hold a tissue biopsy sample , a first strip of adhesive material on the media adjacent to the media carrier , and a release strip covering the first strip of adhesive material . the media is foldable to cover the media carrier carrying a tissue biopsy sample and is secured to the first strip of adhesive material with the release strip removed . | 6 |
the camera slider system supports a camera for longitudinal sliding or rolling movement along a pair of elongate support members which are parallel and spaced apart from one another . the camera mount supporting the camera thereon is supported by a pair of link members pivotally coupled between opposing ends of the camera mount and a carriage assembly which is movable along the rails . the orientation of the camera relative to the elongate supports is readily adjustable by adjusting the pivotal link members while the camera remains supported in a very stable configuration . rollers or bearings ensure a smooth movement of the camera along the elongate support members so that there are no undesired jerking movements in the resulting captured image . | 6 |
a system for determining impulse events of an asset by sampling and digitizing a complex signal sensed by a transducer monitoring the asset into a digitized signal with a sampling device operatively coupled to the transducer , transforming the digitized signal into a plurality of maximum and minimum value pairs each pair having an associated location correlated to a relative movement of a moving member of the asset with a processor operatively coupled to the sampling device , and a monitor and / or a computerized condition monitor having the processor integrally formed therewith or operatively coupled thereto for comparing at least one of said plurality of maximum and minimum value pairs and its respective location to at least one known value for determining impulse events based on the comparison step for providing asset protection . | 6 |
Context. A necessary ingredient in understanding the star formation history of a young cluster is knowledge of the extinction towards the region. This has typically been done by making use of the colour-difference method with photometry, or similar methods utilising the colour-colour diagram. Aims. The colour-excess can be independently determined by studying the decrements of the recombination lines produced by the nebular gas. Having access to many recombination lines from the same spectral series removes the need of adopting an extinction curve. Methods. Using the Micro-Shutter Assembly (MSA) on board the Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec), multi-object spectroscopy was performed, yielding 600 nebular spectra from the Galactic massive star formation region NGC 3603. The recombination line intensity ratios were used to determine independent values of colour-excess. Results. The extinction characteristics of NGC 3603 are similar to other Galactic HII regions like Orion, as well as starburst regions such 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud, in that we find a relatively large value of total-to-selective extinction of 4.8 $\pm$ 1.06, larger than the Galactic average of 3.1. We find a typical value for the colour-excess of 0.64 $\pm$ 0.27, significantly lower than values determined in previous studies. We also present a stacked nebular spectrum with a typical continuum S/N = 70. This spectrum highlights the recombination lines of the HII region, several s-process elements such as Kr III and Se IV, and molecular H2 emission lines. Conclusions. Using ratios of hydrogen recombination lines, we calculated the total-to-selective extinction, colour-excess and visual extinction for > 200 lines of sight across NGC 3603. An extinction curve with a total-to-selective extinction of 4.8 $\pm$ 1.06 was found, corresponding to a colour-excess of 0.64 $\pm$ 0.27. | 9 |
an overcurrent protection system giving rapid response to relatively small overcurrents has a sensor element and an interruption element in series between a power source and a load . the sensor element is functionally linked to the circuit interruption element via a control element . when current exceeds a predetermined amount , the sensor element transfers heat to the control element which causes the circuit interruption element to change from a conducting state to a non - conducting fault state . the control element may include a ptc device . | 7 |
the invention is an apparatus and method for making a polymer bolometer . the apparatus consists of a current supply and current receiving paths affixed to a substrate . bridging the current supply paths and current receiving paths is an electrically conductive polymer . the polymer bolometer may be fabricated using conventional photolithographic techniques . | 8 |
an aluminosilicate gel containing an st structuring agent whose composition is suitable for crystallization into a zeolite of the faujasite structural family is prepared . the gel then undergoes crystallization in order to form a zeolite precursor which consists of the zeolite containing the st structuring agent in its cavities and channels , the zeolite being produced through the calcination of the precursor . the st structuring agent consists of at least one compound from the alkylene polyoxides of formula ## str1 ## in which r and r &# 39 ;, identical or different , each represents h or an alkyl radical in c 1 to c 4 , x designates h or oh , m is equal to 2 or 3 and can differ from one pattern to another , and n is a number from 1 to 12 . the zeolites thus obtained have a si : al ratio which is greater than 1 and which can go beyond 3 , and show a cubic symmetry . the zeolites can be used , directly or after cation exchange , as adsorbants or as catalyst constituents . | 8 |
this invention describes a means to monitor the deposition of a rugate filter such that the deposited filter will have the specified bandwidth , angular shift properties , and the correct wavelength of the reflectance peak . | 6 |
a wet niche light having a nonconductive forming shell 14 with a nonconductive housing 16 mounted therein . a double ended lamp is fixed within the housing in sockets which do not retain the lamp in friction engagement but rather hold the lamp by axial compression . a conductive reflector extends over the sockets and is grounded externally . a planar lens having vertical ribs is positioned within a bezel that attaches to the forward side of the housing by means of resilient clips . the nonconductive forming shell includes a conductive ring about the front opening of the shell with a conductor extending rearwardly for coupling with a pool grounding net . the lamp is positioned far enough within the housing such that no direct light from the lamp will strike the surface of the water in the pool at less than the critical angle of total reflection . the interior of the housing includes a lower portion painted in black such that light will not be reflected therefrom to strike the water surface at an angle less than the critical angle of total reflection . | 5 |
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) offer a unique way to study dormant black holes. While the number of observed TDEs has grown thanks to the emergence of wide-field surveys in the past few decades, questions regarding the nature of the observed optical, UV, and X-ray emission remain. We present a uniformly selected sample of 30 spectroscopically classified TDEs from the Zwicky Transient Facility Phase I survey operations with follow-up Swift UV and X-ray observations. Through our investigation into correlations between light-curve properties, we recover a shallow positive correlation between the peak bolometric luminosity and decay timescales. We introduce a new spectroscopic class of TDE, TDE-featureless, which are characterized by featureless optical spectra. The new TDE-featureless class shows larger peak bolometric luminosities, peak blackbody temperatures, and peak blackbody radii. We examine the differences between the X-ray bright and X-ray faint populations of TDEs in this sample, finding that X-ray bright TDEs show higher peak blackbody luminosities than the X-ray faint subsample. This sample of optically selected TDEs is the largest sample of TDEs from a single survey yet, and the systematic discovery, classification, and follow-up of this sample allows for robust characterization of TDE properties, an important stepping stone looking forward toward the Rubin era. | 9 |
this rotary engine is made up of three parallel encased rotors : a central male rotor , flanked by a female compression / combustion rotor and a female separation rotor , all three coupled for synchronous rotation . the male rotor has lobes projecting from it , which mesh with complementary cavities in the female rotors during rotation . these cavities have hollows , so that as the lobes mesh with them combustion chambers are formed in the compression / combustion rotor cavities and compression zones are formed the separation rotor cavities . a passage connecting the lobe and combustion chamber provides more opportunity to convert combustion energy into rotational mechanical energy . the separation rotor serves as a pump and separates intake from exhaust gases . passages connecting the compression zone to the combustion chamber , and that to the exhaust port , help purge residual combusted gases from the combustion chamber . | 5 |
a system for remote adjusting of guide rail positions along a conveyor . the guide rails are adjusted to allow the conveyor to accommodate product packages of various shapes and sizes . a moveable guide rail assembly is positioned along a conveyor and is in mechanical connection with the piston rod of an actuator cylinder . a guide rail control device is fluidly connected with the actuator cylinder and it translates a mechanical input to a fluidic output that is communicated with the piston of the actuator cylinder to thereby move the guide rail assembly into a new adjustment position . the system can provide simultaneous adjustment of numerous guard rail segments from a remote guide rail control device while providing accurate non - drift infinitely - adjustable positioning . | 1 |
a novel hydraulic jack kit is disclosed comprising a specialized jack configured to be compatible with selectively interchangeable components . the specialized jack on its own is configured to lift vehicles such as motorbikes and snowmobiles completely off the floor , so that the only support is the jack itself . the specialized jack is also configured to receive a platform component that converts the jack into one suitable for lifting automobiles with a large wheel base that will have two wheels remaining on the floor when lifted . it is further configured to receive a platform component that converts the jack into one suitable for lifting a vehicle with a short wheel base , where the elevated vehicle adopts a large angle of elevation . in all configurations , a novel stabilizing structure is provided . | 1 |
The "mean solar day" is the time for one Earth rotation with respect to the mean Sun. The goal of this talk is to show that the mean solar day, measured at the ms level with atomic clocks, both increases and decreases. The exposition speaks to the occasional controversy over the non-uniform rate at which leap-seconds are inserted into the time disseminated by national time services to compensate for varying Earth rotation. The controversy often centers on the "equality question": "When did the mean solar day equal 86,400 SI seconds?" Systeme International (SI) seconds are the seconds told by atomic clocks. Tidal friction lengthens the mean solar day by ~2 ms/cy when measured on an Atomic timescale. With this lengthening in mind, the answer commonly given is that mean solar day equality occurred in the year ~1820, but this answer fails to account that at the ms level, spin torques from the non-dissipative component of Earth body tides and from changes in Atmospheric Angular Momentum can increase and decrease the mean solar day by amounts greater than the lengthening from tidal friction acting over 1 cy. The result is that mean solar day equality has occurred on multiple occasions. For example, VLBI data show that Earth body tides brought the mean solar day through 86,400 SI seconds on 6 different dates in the year 2009. If we remove the effects of body tides and look at yearly averages, in the 20th century the mean solar day was 86,400 SI seconds at 6 different times through the years 1927-1935. There were also numerous occurrences during the 19th century. The changed answers proposed here are conceptually interesting, but they do not imply any actual error in past determinations of Earth rotation phase on Atomic timescales (the International Atomic Time/Universal Time difference). | 9 |
electro - mechanical apparatus is disclosed which includes a coin actuated timer electronically linked to an audio output to provide an audio output at the end of a pre - determined time period selected by the user and responsive to coins inserted into the apparatus . | 6 |
a tunable fabry - perot filter and a tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser are disclosed , where both devices utilize an improved dome structure for creating an internal air gap . | 7 |
Doubly ionized cerium (Ce<SUP>2+</SUP>) is one of the most important ions to understand the kilonova spectra. In particular, near-infrared (NIR) transitions of Ce III between the ground (5p<SUP>6</SUP> 4f<SUP>2</SUP>) and first excited (5p<SUP>6</SUP> 4f 5d) configurations are responsible for the absorption features around 14 500 Å. However, there is no dedicated theoretical studies to provide accurate transition probabilities for these transitions. We present energy levels of the ground and first excited configurations and transition data between them for Ce III. Calculations are performed using the GRASP2018 package, which is based on the multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock and relativistic configuration interaction methods. Compared with the energy levels in the NIST data base (Kramida et al. 2024), our calculations reach the accuracy with the root-mean-square (rms) of 2732 or 1404 cm<SUP>-1</SUP> (excluding one highest level) for ground configuration, and rms of 618 cm<SUP>-1</SUP> for the first excited configuration. We extensively study the line strengths and find that the Babushkin gauge provides the more accurate values. By using the calculated gf values, we show that the NIR spectral features of kilonova can be explained by the Ce III lines. | 9 |
n - substituted acrylamidines having the general formula : ## str1 ## in which r 1 is an isopropyl group , r 2 and r 3 each is hydrogen , ethyl , propyl , butyl , pentyl , octyl , or octadecyl . the acrylamidine is copolymerized with at least one ester of acrylic and / or methacrylic acid esters , and the copolymer has use as an oil additive and for the manufacture of molded articles , paints and adhesives . | 2 |
a triglyceride carrying , in the β - position , the anionic moiety of phosphonoacetic acid has been found to exhibit excellent activity against viral infections caused by a herpes virus . | 2 |
apparatus involves advancing wedge material stock and also substantially permanently forming the stock material to precise dimensional tolerances by squeezing and deforming the material with pinch rollers . deforming of the material includes pinching the material and thereby reducing the thickness of the material at preselected locations , with the reduced thickness portions of the material establishing precise dimensional tolerances of wedges produced by the process . a wedge magazine comprises the lower tooling of a coil injection machine and forms , in effect , an extension of tool gaps that accommodate winding coils in a coil injection machine . the magazine receiving the wedges may be a short term storage magazine which in turn feeds the wedges to a wedge magazine that forms the lower tooling of a coil injection machine . the present invention is of primary use and benefit in multifunction machines that perform the multiple functions of : making wedges for stator cores , inserting coils of winding turns into stator cores , and placing the wedges in at least selected slots of a stator core . pinch wheels or rollers are contoured and dimensioned so that wedge material being rolled therebetween will be reduced in thickness at accurately located regions and formed into a desired configuration . the forming of the wedge material by the wheels results in wedges having precisely controlled dimensional tolerances and dimensional stability , with the result that the wedges lie squarely in stator core slots , and &# 34 ; wire over wedge &# 34 ; problems associated with skewed wedges in stator core slots are overcome . | 8 |
a livestock squeeze chute having a head gate assembly at the head end thereof with the head gate assembly including first and second head gates which dwell in a plane which is approximately at a 30 - degree angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the squeeze chute . power cylinders pivotally move the head gates between open and closed positions . although power cylinders are preferred , the head gates could be manually moved between their open and closed positions . | 0 |
We present the first results from the ongoing Lyman Alpha Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization (LAGER) project, which is the largest narrowband survey for z ∼ 7 galaxies to date. Using a specially built narrowband filter NB964 for the superb large-area Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the NOAO/CTIO 4 m Blanco telescope, LAGER has collected 34 hr NB964 narrowband imaging data in the 3 deg<SUP>2</SUP> COSMOS field. We have identified 23 Lyα Emitter candidates at z = 6.9 in the central 2-deg<SUP>2</SUP> region, where DECam and public COSMOS multi-band images exist. The resulting luminosity function (LF) can be described as a Schechter function modified by a significant excess at the bright end (four galaxies with L <SUB>Lyα </SUB> ∼ 10<SUP>43.4±0.2</SUP> erg s<SUP>-1</SUP>). The number density at L <SUB>Lyα </SUB> ∼ 10<SUP>43.4±0.2</SUP> erg s<SUP>-1</SUP> is little changed from z = 6.6, while at fainter L <SUB>Lyα </SUB> it is substantially reduced. Overall, we see a fourfold reduction in Lyα luminosity density from z = 5.7 to z = 6.9. Combined with a more modest evolution of the continuum UV luminosity density, this suggests a factor of ∼3 suppression of Lyα by radiative transfer through the z ∼ 7 intergalactic medium (IGM). It indicates an IGM neutral fraction of x <SUB>H I </SUB> ∼ 0.4-0.6 (assuming Lyα velocity offsets of 100-200 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>). The changing shape of the Lyα LF between z ≲ 6.6 and z = 6.9 supports the hypothesis of ionized bubbles in a patchy reionization at z ∼ 7. | 9 |
a mattress expander used to increase a width of a mattress , the mattress expander including a top pad having a width greater than the mattress to define overhanging portions on either side of the mattress , a pair of side members , under the overhanging portions ; and , a mattress extending from one side portion and attachable to the other side portion to hold the side members under respective overhanging portions defining a mattress receiving channel there between . | 0 |
a soda - lime - silica glass composition containing p 2 o 5 for forming glass articles , the composition absorbing infrared radiation and having an illuminant a transmittance of about 70 percent or more . | 8 |
a trocar assembly consisting of a trocar tube subassembly and a separate interengageable trocar body subassembly is provided . the trocar body subassembly includes an elongated obturator having a sharp pointed tip which is normally housed within an elongated tube of the trocar tube subassembly . the obturator is extendable from a retracted position within the tube wherein the tip is recessed from the tube end to an operative position forward of said tube end and outside the tube . by manually advancing the trocar assembly against a body wall , the resisting force locks the obturator in the operative position . relaxation of the force incident to passing through the body wall causes the obturator to be automatically unlocked and retracted to its initial position with the tip positioned protectively within the tube , thereby protecting body tissues and organs from being damaged by the tip when it enters a body cavity beyond the wall . | 0 |
A Game theoretical approach for calculating the contribution of each element of a system (traditionally, the brain or network models of it) to a system-wide description of the system. The classic neuroscience example: How much each brain region is causally relevant to an arbitrary cognitive function. | 9 |
an anemometer and method for analyzing fluid flow is described . in one embodiment , a transistor sensor is heated by applying power to cause its base - emitter junction to rise from an ambient first temperature to a second temperature . the power is removed , and the vbe is measured at intervals as the junction cools . the vbe equates to a temperature of the junction . the temperature exponentially decreases , and the time constant of the decay corresponds to the fluid flow velocity . a best fit curve analysis is performed on the temperature decay curve , and the time constant of the exponential decay is derived by a data processor . a transfer function correlates the time constant to the fluid flow velocity . the transistor is thermally coupled to a metal rod heat sink extending from the package , and the characteristics of the rod are controlled to adjust the performance of the anemometer . | 6 |
an injection molded plastic housing for , and method of enclosing , an electrical device including placing the device between a housing including a lid member and a base member and joining the lid member and the base member to each other and to a connector attached to the enclosed device . the lid member , base member and connector each may include a means for mating to promote their joining to form an assembled plastic housing with increased structural integrity . the lid member and base member join with the connector in a substantially overlapping relationship that results in a rigid and aesthetically pleasing housing which complies with standards for pc card style devices set by , for example , cfa , pcmcia , jedic , iso , etc . the inexpensive injection molded plastic material of the housing and the limited number of parts provides for an easily automated , economical method of enclosing electrical devices for use , for example , in computer peripheral and memory applications . | 1 |
a optical recording / playback apparatus projects a laser beam on to a recording medium to read out precoded address data and record or read out data in the data recording area of the recording medium . the reflected light from the recording medium is detected by photosensors which produce currents from the received light intensity , and the currents are converted into voltage signals by current - to - voltage converting amplifiers and the signals are summed by a summing amplifier . the summing amplifier has a switching means , by which the gain is brought to unity or near - unity value during the period of reading the data recording area , so that the summed output has a smaller difference of voltage levels for the address area and data recording area even though the detected light intensity has a large difference between these portions . the output of summing amplifier is fed through a high - pass filter prior to the zero - cross detection , and a smaller differentiation pulse resulting from the smaller voltage level difference enables the reliable readout of address data . | 6 |
JutulDarcyRules v0.2.5 Diff since v0.2.4 Merged pull requests: Updated to latest version of Jutul 0.2.5, JutulDarcy 0.2.2 (#20) (@gbruer15) | 9 |
a processes for manufacturing actuating assembly for tuning a circuit by forming a carrier substrate containing a membrane , a conductive layer , and piezoelectric actuators are disclosed . the process includes the steps of : providing a substrate having a bottom protective layer on a bottom side and etched trenches on a top side ; depositing a top protective layer on the top side of the substrate ; depositing a first conductive layer on the top protective layer ; patterning the first conductive layer ; patterning the bottom protective layer to form an etch mask aligned with the patterned first conductive layer ; forming a piezoelectric structure on the top side of the substrate ; depositing a membrane layer along the top side of the substrate and above the piezoelectric structure ; curing the membrane layer ; depositing a second conductive layer on the cured membrane layer ; depositing a protective photoresist layer on the second conductive layer ; patterning and hard - baking the photoresist layer ; removing a portion of the substrate from the bottom side of the substrate , forming an etched opening in the substrate ; removing a portion of the top protective layer ; removing a portion of the second conductive layer to form a patterned second conductive layer ; and removing the patterned photoresist layer . changes in shape of the resulting piezoelectric arrangement allow a deflection of the membrane and a corresponding controllable upward or downward movement of the conductive element . | 8 |
a traction device for an internal combustion engine includes a tensioning device having two lever arms of different lengths which are rigidly connected together and which are pivotally mounted for rotation about a rotation axis . each of the lever arms supports on one end a tension pulley . the tensioning device is provided for positioning the tension pulleys on a pulling strand and a return strand by imposing an elastic force thereon . | 5 |
a card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system is disclosed . the system includes a card input department with a playing card support surface , a front wall , a rear wall and two side walls . the playing card support surface slopes towards the front wall at an angle between 12 and 22 degrees . a slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system . the card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot . | 0 |
a system operating on one or more computers for accessing sensing data is operable to retrieve time - based measurement data from a system storing the time - based measurement data , display the time - based measurement data in a user interface , and receive an input corresponding to a time of an event of interest in the time - based measurement data . the system is further operable to retrieve sensing data from a sensing system generally corresponding to the time of the event of interest and display the sensing data in the user interface . | 6 |
a digital x - ray imaging apparatus comprises an x - ray generator 6 for generating x - rays toward a subject , an x - ray imaging device 7 for detecting an image of x - rays having passed through the subject , a swivel member 4 and a horizontal movement means 8 provided with the x - ray generator 6 and the x - ray imaging device 7 opposed to each other to relatively move the x - ray generator 6 and the x - ray imaging device 7 with respect to the subject , a cpu 21 for producing a tomographic image in accordance with an imaging signal from the x - ray imaging device 7 , frame memories and an image display unit 26 for displaying the tomographic image . the x - ray imaging device 7 includes a mos image sensor having a plurality of two - dimensional light - receiving pixels . with this configuration , a tomographic image along a given tomographic plane can be produced by a signal x - ray imaging operation , and the imaging sensitivity of the digital x - ray imaging apparatus can be enhanced . | 7 |
The role of interchange reconnection as a drive mechanism for the solar wind is explored by solving the global magnetic-field-aligned equations describing wind acceleration. Boundary conditions in the low corona, including a reconnection-driven Alfvénic outflow and associated heating differ from previous models. Additional heating of the corona associated with Alfvén waves or other MHD turbulence, which has been the foundation of many earlier models, is neglected. For this simplified model a sufficient condition for interchange reconnection to overcome gravity to drive the wind is derived. The combination of Alfvénic ejection and reconnection-driven heating yields a minimum value of the Alfvén speed of the order of 350-400$km/s$ that is required to drive the wind. Recent evidence based on Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations suggests that this threshold is typically exceeded in the coronal holes that are the source regions of the fast wind. On the other hand, since reconnection in the coronal environment is predicted to have a bursty character, the magnitude of reconnection outflows can be highly variable. The consequence is a highly non-uniform wind in which in some regions the velocity increases sharply to super-Alfvénic values while in adjacent regions the formation of an asymptotic wind fails. A simple model is constructed to describe the turbulent mixing of these highly-sheared super-Alfvénic flows that suggests these flows are the free-energy source of the Alfvénic turbulence and associated switchbacks that have been documented in the PSP data in the near coronal environment. The global wind profiles are presented and benchmarked with Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations at 12 solar radii. | 9 |
a medical device and a method of increasing an anti - oxidation capability of an animal cell are provided . the method of increasing the anti - oxidation capability of the animal cell comprises steps of providing the animal cell , and disposing a far - infrared emitter in a certain distance from the animal cell . particularly , the fir emitter includes a mineral oxide . | 0 |
a method and system for mounting a horizontal - axis wind turbine to a building , stadiums and the like , is disclosed . the method and system generally include identifying a building structured to create the necessary air pressure gradient for supporting and operating a wind turbine , mounting the wind turbine in an optimal location on the rooftop , and permitting the wind turbine to operate . the generated electricity is collected and used in the building , either for tenant use or building operations . | 5 |
a lighting device for a digital camera is built including one or more light emitting diodes along with a strobe . the leds are configured to provide lighting of the subject during a video mode of the camera and the strobe is configured to provide lighting of the subject during a still mode of the camera . these independent light sources may share a common reflector in some embodiments , while in other embodiments they may use separate reflectors . this lighting device may be built in to a digital camera or in some embodiments may be configured as a separate device controlled by the digital camera . | 7 |
a method of fabricating a composite part comprises generating a partial vacuum between a ply material and a form , advancing the partial vacuum and the ply material along the form , sensing an edge of a previously applied course of the ply material and cutting a profile on the ply material in response to the sensed edge . | 1 |
a clamp employs a workpiece - clamping member , a clamp body , and a driving member . a further aspect of the present invention provides a camming mechanism to couple a clamping member to a camming member . still another aspect of the present invention employs a piston and a clamping member wherein the piston advances in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction of movement of the clamping member . | 1 |
a drum towel drier for vehicles , in which towel holders are pivotally mounted around the periphery of a rotating drum . each towel holder carries a towel and also has a lever projecting therefrom . when the towel holder enters a vehicle drying sector , the lever contacts a fixed trip pin , causing the towel holder to rotate through an arc , pulling such towel holder &# 39 ; s towel part way off the drum . this expedites unwrapping of the towels from the drum so that they can dry a vehicle . a guide rail below the drum limits the rotation of the towel holders so that the rear towel hangs lower than the towels forwardly thereof , to improve the distribution of towels on the vehicle . | 1 |
a method and apparatus using a simplified language consistent with air traffic control syntax for inputting , displaying and controlling the operation of a flight management system of an aircraft to comply with the instructions received by the pilot from the air traffic controller . | 6 |
a dimension measuring system comprising a portable dimension measuring device having a terminal radio device , a dimension measuring section , and a display unit for displaying a dimension measurement and enabling the use of a portable measuring section even in a place where radio communication is not available , has been disclosed . the portable dimension measuring device comprises a radio communication state detection circuit for detecting whether communication is possible and , when in a state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device , displays the generated dimension measurement on the display unit and , when a state of being capable of communicating with the base device is brought about , automatically resumes the operation of transmission of the generated dimension measurement to the base device . | 6 |
the present invention relates to a shackle - type seal . the seal comprises first and second body portions which enclose a hollow chamber therebetween , and define a shackle leg receiving area adapted to receive a pair of shackle legs . shackle leg engaging means are provided within the chamber adapted to engage a shackle leg inserted into the chamber . one side portion of the body has a pair of apertures therein in communication with the chamber and each is adapted to receive a shackle leg . at least one of the apertures has stop means therein adapted to prevent egress of a shackle leg therefrom and means are provided for securing of the body portions together to form a seal assembly . | 6 |
a pharmaceutical preparation contains protein c and a thrombolytically active substance that does not activate protein c . this preparation prevents reocclusion usually occurring in the course of thrombolysis therapy . | 8 |
this invention relates to systems for treating wastewater and more particularly to removing nutrients from wastewater in a wastewater treatment system . wastewater tanks , each having membrane filters , are arranged in series . each tank is equipped with respective inlets and outlets and an air supply as well as detectors for monitoring various wastewater parameters . a controller is coupled to the detectors , inlets and outlets for effecting sequences of opening and closing the inlets and outlets and turning the air supplies on and off in response to various detecting conditions and effects different operations , including a cleaning mode , in different cycles . | 2 |
a low emissions 2 - stroke natural gas fueled engine includes at least one cylinder with an exhaust port in communication with a silencer / catalytic converter unit . the unit has first and second volumes in communication with each other . the first volume dampens spurious exhaust pressure excursions and removes particulates in the exhaust . the second volume houses an oxidation catalyst for treating exhaust to reduce exhaust emissions . the engine oil has at most 10 ppm zinc content to reduce metal poisons contained in the exhaust prior to contact with the oxidation catalyst . the engine oil preferably has a very low ash content to minimize sulfur combustion components in the exhaust to reduce masking of the oxidation catalyst . the first volume preferably has a pressure relief valve set to relieve at a pressure greater than the maximum normal operating pressure of the engine to avoid excessive pressure excursions of the engine exhaust from damaging the oxidation catalyst . | 5 |
a variable q reflection mode filter has a three - port circulator , one port of which is terminated by a one - port filter . the filter includes a ladder network of resonators , successive of the resonators having progressively reducing q values . the filter increases the overall 3 db resonance point of the filter to reduce the unloaded q factors required for particular applications . the filter may be arranged to provide a maximally flat response , an equiripple response , or a quasi - ripple response . transmission zeros may also be incorporated to further enhance the effective unloaded q . | 7 |
an improved shelf facing system allows for easy , quick , safe , and secure storage and alignment of products on a shelf or support surface , and facing of the products on shelving or display system . the facing system provides an apparatus and methods for alignment and storage of various sized products , and safely and efficiently facing products toward the front of a shelf or display unit . the shelf facing system is adjustable to accommodate different types or sizes of products , as well as different shelves or display units . the facing system may include adjustable members that enable varying the width and / or length of the system . | 0 |
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