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a martial arts student identification system is disclosed . the id card is removably mounted to the belt . the id card can be removed from the belt if it needs to be washed , or for when the student advances to a new belt . in one embodiment , a hook - and - loop fastener , such as velcro , is used to affix the id card to the belt .
6Physics
a dual - compartment container for use with two substances which must be separated prior to use and which may be combined by the single step of removing the cap from the container . a top container containing one substance is sealed along its bottom end by a membrane and is rotatably seated within a bottom container containing another substance . a container cap seals the top container prior to use and is threaded onto the bottom container . the cap is provided with a ratchet means which causes common rotation of the cap and the top container while the cap is being unthreaded from the bottom container . an annular knife member is interposed between the two containers and keyed to the top container for common rotation therewith as the cap is removed . cam means are provided to translate rotary motion of the knife member relative to the bottom container into longitudinal motion of the knife member relative to the top container in order to pierce the sealing membrane .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
7 - amino ]- 2 - hydroxypropoxy ]- flavone hydrobromide , and related flavonoids are disclosed to inhibit leukotrienes and 5 - lipoxygenase ; preferred compounds also inhibit rat anaphylaxis .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method and a network element for determining cell - based values of a parameter of a selected active uplink transport channel multiplexed with other transport channels to a dedicated physical channel . it is proposed that a value for the parameter of the selected uplink transport channel is computed in predetermined periods of time based on the value of at least one available parameter associated to the dedicated physical channel . further it is determined for the predetermined periods of time for each of the transport channels whether it is active in the respective period of time . those periods of time for which it was determined that any other than the selected transport channel was active are excluded from supplying a relevant value for the parameter of the selected active uplink transport channel .
7Electricity
a hockey puck or game puck designed for non - ice street and court play has friction - reducing runners that engage the playing surface , the runners being replaceable without need for tools . the runners , which can have friction characteristics similar to that of traditional non - ice pucks , can easily be replaced by hand when worn or broken , using the same puck body . multiple sets of runners with different sizes and friction characteristics preferably are provided , the runners being interchangeable as desired . replacement runners are inexpensive and allow the puck body to be used over a long period of time .
0Human Necessities
to transfer a fluid at high service temperature and pressure without the limitations of rigid tubing , a flexible tube is provided with a plurality of generally concentric tubular layers for transferring fluids . the innermost layers define a fluid flow path and provide insulation without pressure containment whereas the outermost layers provide fluid containment and resist pressure exerted by the fluid flowing through the tube . by utilizing a plurality of layers of different materials selected to have specific characteristics , the flexible tube operates at a service temperature and pressure providing a high level of energy transfer .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a fuel tank protective cage and mounting device for a vehicle such as school bus including a shelf section that is welded to front and rear sections and to right and left longitudinally extending members to provide a protective cage that is a totally welded structure . the right and left longitudinally extending members protect the fuel tank from puncture by the edges of the lower flange of the frame rails and also adds considerable strength and rigidity to the protective cage and mounting device . the protective cage is secured to the outer vertical surfaces of the frame rails and the fuel tank is located between the frame rails and secured to the cage .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a system and method for producing and controlling high thrust and desirable specific impulse from a continuous fusion reaction is disclosed . the resultant relatively small rocket engine will have lower cost to develop , test , and operate that the prior art , allowing spacecraft missions throughout the planetary system and beyond . the rocket engine method and system includes a reactor chamber and a heating system produce fusion reactions the stable plasma . magnets produce a magnetic field that confines the stable plasma . a fuel injection system and a propellant injection system are included . cold propellant into a gas box for converting a cold propellant into a warm propellant plasma at one end of the reactor chamber . the propellant and fusion products are directed out of the reactor chamber through a magnetic nozzle and are detached from the magnetic field lines producing thrust .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a system for delivering tooling around the annulus of a steam generator without damaging any part of the steam generator is provided where the tooling delivery device travels between the tube bundle and the vessel shell and delivers tooling for cleaning , inspection , retrieval and repair . the device has various types of locomotion system including treads , rollers , magnets and vacuum . the cleaning device has multiple high pressure nozzles that rotate 180 degrees about a horizontal axis and 360 degrees about a vertical axis enabling the device to sweep multiple lanes of tubes simultaneously and also clean the front and back of the annulus floor and tube sheet .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a dispensing package for a cosmetic / antiperspirant / deodorant or other stick product . the dispensing package can have a tear - away seal integrally molded with the applicator end of the package barrel . the tear - away seal , or a frangible bead forming part of the tear - away structure , can contain a tab for the user to grip when removing the tear - away seal to open the product . the dispensing package can be actuated by rotating a thumb - wheel held in place by two slots in opposing sides of the package barrel . the elevator component that ejects product from the dispensing package can be molded with an unthreaded , self - tapping hole that is tapped by insertion of the actuator spindle during assembly of the dispensing package .
0Human Necessities
a facultatively anaerobic microorganism of a strain of klebsiella oxytoca is disclosed for degrading toxic waste materials into more environmentally acceptable materials . processes for utilizing the microorganism in a sequencing batch reactor , and for treating industrial and municipal wastes , such as chemical waste landfill leachate and chemical process wastewater , are also disclosed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
to allow viewers to easily purchase products shown in entertainment programs , the viewers call an operator terminal . the operator terminal is networked to a central controller , which is also networked to remote terminals . remote terminal operators enter data about props used in programs , copies of which are to be offered for sale . these remote terminals transmit this data to the central controller for storage in a database . operators at the operator terminals can access the data stored at the central controller to respond calls from viewers seeking to purchase products .
6Physics
a data access and aggregation server for accessing and aggregating off - line message data for requesting users is provided wherein access is performed from a server location point on a data - packet - network . the data access and aggregation server comprises , at least one communication port for bi - directional data communication between the server and users accessing the server from remote access nodes having access to the network , at least one communication port for bi - directional communication between a server and remote communications systems operating on a telephone network , at least one data port for data communication between the server and a connected data repository , a processor for storing server software and communication software and a software application for enabling automated dialing and interaction with the remote communications systems . the server responding to requests from users dials destination numbers supplied by the users and upon connection therewith inputs any access codes required to trigger data playback whereupon the server records the played data and renders the data available to the requesting users . in some aspects the system also inputs access codes designed to trigger playback of message data at off - line systems .
7Electricity
a collection tube and method for drawing samples of blood and other biological fluids , such tube having a tip construction effective in promoting the entry of such fluids into the tube and , where the tube is designed to fill by capillary attraction , in enhancing the rate and extent of such action . the fine - bore tube is transparent and is cylindrical in shape with its tip beveled to define an oval planar end surface , the long axis of the oval intersecting a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the tube at an acute angle within the range of about 35 ° to 60 °.
0Human Necessities
a process for the production of an olefin from a hydrocarbon , which process comprises : partially combusting the hydrocarbon and an oxygen - containing gas in the presence of a catalyst , characterised in that the catalyst comprises platinum and at least one further metal , said further metal being a group iiia , group iva , va or a transition metal ; wherein said catalyst is : a ) not a platinum catalyst consisting essentially of platinum modified with sn , cu or mixtures thereof , and b ) not a platinum catalyst consisting essentially of platinum modified with sb or a mixture of sb and sn .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
apparatus for evaluating catalysts , including a multicell holder , e . g ., a honeycomb or plate , or a collection of individual support particles , is treated with solutions / suspensions of catalyst ingredients to produce cells , spots or pellets holding each of a variety of combinations of the ingredients , is dried , calcined or treated as necessary to stabilize the ingredients in the cells , spots or pellets , then is contacted with a potentially reactive feed stream or batch , e . g ., biochemical , gas oil , hydrogen plus oxygen , propylene plus oxygen , ccl 2 f 2 and hydrogen , etc . the reaction occurring in each cell can be measured , e . g ., by infrared thermography , spectroscopic detection of products or residual reactants , or by sampling , e . g ., multistreaming through low volume tubing , from the vicinity of each combination , followed by analysis , e . g ., spectral analysis , chromatography , etc ., or by observing temperature change in the vicinity of the catalyst , e . g ., by thermographic techniques , to determine the relative efficacy of the catalysts in each combination . robotic techniques can be employed in producing the cells , spots , pellets , etc .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
indole derivatives characterized by having a 1 , 3 , 4 , 9 - tetrahydropyranoindole or 1 , 3 , 4 , 9 - tetrahydrothiopyranoindole nucleus with a hydroxyalkanamine or lower alkoxyalkanamine substituent and a lower alkyl group at position 1 are disclosed . the nucleus is optionally further substituted at position 9 and on the aromatic ring . the derivatives are useful diuretic agents , and methods for their preparation and use are also disclosed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention relates to high aspect - ratio electrical connections , wiring trenches , and methods of forming the same in semiconductor devices . in particular , the present invention relates to formation of contacts with refractory metal and / or refractory metal nitride liners that assist in filling of the contacts . additionally disclosed is the combination of shallow junction fabrication and high aspect - ratio contact formation to form contacts between a shallow junction and microcircuitry wiring . more particularly , the present invention relates to aluminum filled contacts that fill contact corridors , trenches , or vias in semiconductor devices that are initially lined with a titanium layer and at least one other layer . preferred other layers include cvd , pvd , or reacted tin , co , ge , and si .
7Electricity
an endoscope is disclosed which incorporates an easily maneuverable device for recognizing the shapes of imaged objects . the endoscope includes device to project patterned beams on the objects , device to identify positions of spots made on the objects by the patterned beams , device to indicate the identified positions of the spots on a displayed image of the objects , device to correct errors found in the identified positions of the spots , and device to adjust the indications on the displayed image of the objects according to the corrections made .
0Human Necessities
a piezoelectric coupled mode turning fork using the fundamental vibration of a flexural mode coupled with the fundamental mode of torsion . the fundamental frequency of the torsional mode is adjusted by masses near the side edges of the tine tips , and the fundamental frequency of the flexural mode being adjusted by masses near the center of the tine tips which are nodes of the fundamental torsional mode .
7Electricity
a simplified valve spool detent device including a sleeve attached to the valve body surrounding an extending portion of the valve spool , the sleeve including a plurality of radially spaced holes therein in a common plane with a plurality of balls positioned in the holes , a c - shaped spring positioned outside the sleeve in spring contact with the sleeve , the extending portion of the spool including a cylindrical surface passing through the plane of the balls including a circumferential lug means in the form of a hardened wire ring seated in a circumferential groove in said cylindrical surface .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a method manufactures a front panel including a front panel body formed of a single transmissive resin layer and a sensor film attached thereto , using a first mold having a molding recessed portion and a second mold having a molding projecting portion . the first and second molds are joined together such that a cavity is formed between the molding recessed portion and the molding projecting portion , by placing the sensor film between the first mold and the second mold , on the molding projecting portion in the cavity . a melted resin is injected into the cavity to form the single transmissive resin layer having a front surface formed in a shape of the molding recessed portion , and a back surface formed along the sensor film in a shape of the molding projecting portion , thereby laminating the sensor film to the back surface of the transmissive resin layer .
6Physics
the present invention provides rna extraction reagents , methods and kits that are especially useful for extracting rna . the reagents , methods and kits of the present invention are especially useful for extracting rna , for example , cytoplasmic rna , from difficult materials , from plants , especially , difficult plant tissues , such as those containing phenolics , tannins , polysaccharides and resins . comparative high yields are obtainable according to the present invention when compared to conventional reagents and methods . the rna preparations obtained in accordance with the present invention are also of high quality as demonstrated by superior a 260 / 280 results and by gel electrophoresis .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a fluid actuated , valveless sanding tool is disclosed which comprises a housing containing a cylinder , a double - ended piston mounted for reciprocal movement within the cylinder , a mounting plate to which an abrasive tool can be attached , and a double rack and pinion connecting means reciprocally driving the mounting plate . a fluid supply system delivers pressurized fluid to a central portion of the bore and a vent system permits venting of the ends of the cylinder . the piston has two end seals and three internal , main seals which maintain a fluid tight relationship with the inner cylinder wall . two internal passages in the piston are in communication with the annular areas between the three main seals and the respective ends of the piston . the end seals alternately cover the corresponding vents for the cylinder ends thereby permitting the piston to be reciprocally driven by the pressurized fluid which has been alternately delivered from the fluid supply system at the central portion of the cylinder to the other respective end portions of the cylinder through the internal passages in the piston itself . hence the reciprocating piston serves as its own pressurized fluid directing valve .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
some power plants may produce both power and process steam as output products and may be referred to as cogeneration power plants . this type of power plant may include at least one extraction type steam turbine in order to conveniently output process steam . sometimes the available power plant steam supply is insufficient to satisfy both load demand and process steam requirements whereupon it may be desirable to prefer load demand over process steam requirements . the present invention is a control system for electronically implementing that preference .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a game ball with non - slip layer includes a plurality of f stretchable panels , and marginal edges of the panels connected and sealed together to form a ball surface , and the ball surface having in inflating hole to inflate air into an inflatable bag formed inside the panels ; and a non - slip mesh layer covered around an outer surface of the ball surface to provide improved handing and playable characteristics .
0Human Necessities
a medical food and / or nutritional supplement for oral administration by mammals includes α - lipoic acid , linolenic acid complex , biotin , and coenzyme q - 10 . a preferred method of manufacturing the medical food or nutritional supplement is by separate microencapsulation of one or more of the components followed by encapsulation of the individual components , for oral administration . other methods of delivery include packaging in impermeable , disposable packets and mixing the formulations with food or a cold liquid .
0Human Necessities
a method is provided for tracking an object , including positioning a radio frequency driver to radiate an rf driving field toward the object , and fixing to the object a wireless transponder that includes a power coil and at least one sensor coil . the method also includes receiving the rf driving field using the power coil and storing electrical energy derived therefrom . a plurality of field generators are driven to generate electromagnetic fields at respective frequencies in a vicinity of the object that induce a voltage drop across the at least one sensor coil . a digital output signal is generated at the wireless transponder indicative of the voltage drop across the sensor coil , and the generation of the digital output signal is powered using the stored electrical energy . the digital output signal is transmitted from the wireless transponder using the power coil , and the transmission of the digital output signal is powered using the stored electrical energy . the digital output signal is received and processed to determine coordinates of the object .
0Human Necessities
a rolling body retaining member comprising , based on the whole weight thereof , 15 to 50 wt . % of glass fiber or like reinforcing fiber , 5 to 15 wt . % of carbon powder , and the balance polyether ether ketone resin .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a telecommunications node architecture is disclosed that comprises multiple add / drop multiplexors that are interconnected in a novel topology to enhance the reliability of the telecommunications network . furthermore , the architecture of the illustrative embodiment ameliorates the well - known “ add - before - drop ” problem .
7Electricity
described is a computerized system including a virtual private network server operable to provide a virtual private network service , the virtual private network service enabling a user to retrieve at least one internet resource ; and an advertisement module operable to furnish advertisements for insertion into the internet resource retrieved by the user using the virtual private network service . in the inventive system , the revenue generated through the insertion of the advertisement is used to subsidize the virtual private network service . in accordance with another aspect , there is provided a method involving retrieving at least one internet resource using a virtual private network service and inserting an advertisement into the retrieved internet resource . in the inventive method , the revenue generated through the insertion of the advertisement is used to subsidize the virtual private network service .
7Electricity
a mode selecting assembly for a recording and / or reproducing apparatus includes at least one operating member , which is displaced to change the apparatus over to an operating mode . the operating member is displaced by the revolution of an operating gear having a toothless portion and the operating gear is driven by a pinion . the engagement of the operating gear with the pinion is triggered by a trigger member responsive to the depression of a corresponding operating push button . the operating gear is prevented from further rotation after the establishment of the selected operating mode by a locking member when the selected operating push - button is continuously depressed . the mode selecting assembly further includes timed recording capability wherein the pinion in engagement with the end of the toothed portion of the operating gear maintains the trigger means in an inactive state to place the apparatus in a preparing mode for timed recording . at the preset time , the preparing mode is released by a releasing member and the operating gear is rotated to its original inoperative position where the toothless portion faces the pinion to disengage the operating gear from the pinion .
6Physics
a method for stimulating an induced insect resistance of rice is provided , which is effective to rice planthoppers , including nilaparvata lugens , sogatella furcifera , and laodelphax striatellus . the present invention increases the resistance of the rice against rice planthoppers through p - fluorophenoxyacetic acid , thereby decreasing damages of the rice planthoppers to the rice . through applying the p - fluorophenoxyacetic acid having a certain concentration to the rice , the rice generates the induced resistance against the rice planthoppers , which obviously decreases a survival rate of nymphs of the rice planthoppers .
0Human Necessities
an optical diffuser plate disposed between a flashlamp and a solide state laser within a solid state laser pump chamber . the optical diffuser plate acts as a homogenizer of the pump light to reduce pumping inhomogeneities inherent with specular reflectors , while at the same time providing an efficient energy transfer from the flashlamp to the solid state laser . the optical diffuser plate can also filter out pump light below critical wavelengths that can be detrimental to the solid state laser .
7Electricity
the disclosure describes a technique for medical imaging , referred to herein as the rapid interleave overlap technique , wherein image data is acquired as a plurality of series sequences in a manner that allows for unlimited overlap . riot involves interleaving and overlapping 2d image slices of multiple series of image data of the same roi into a composite data set from which mpr and 3d reconstructions exhibiting excellent resolution properties and crisp image quality can be generated .
6Physics
the present invention relates to a photo - stabilizer of the general formula : wherein r 1 is hydrogen , halogen , c 1 to c 12 alkyl , alkoxy , r 2 is hydrogen , c 1 - c 8 alkyl , cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl or cumyl , r 3 is hydrogen , c 1 - c 4 alkyl , r 4 is methyl or ethyl , r 5 is c 1 - c 8 alkyl , alkyl phenyl , alkoxy , acyl , cycloalkyl and allyl , x is o , nh , c 1 - c 8 alkyloxy and alkylamino , to derivatives and intermediates thereof .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
method for determining the phosphorus content of an aqueous sample , in particular drainage - water sample , wherein the sample is subjected to thermal - oxidative decomposition and the orthophosphate content of the decomposed sample is determined photometrically in an aqueous analysis solution , such that the thermal decomposition is carried out in a single step by catalyzer - free burning of the sample as batch - decomposition in a combustion oven , the resulting combustion gas is transferred out of the combustion oven in a carrier - gas stream and the combustion / carrier gas stream is cooled to obtain the aqueous analysis solution as a condensate therefrom .
6Physics
a process is described wherein the hcn in fcc hydrocarbon gas streams is converted to nh 3 over a catalyst . this conversion has the desirable result of decreasing the amount of cn - in the water leaving the sour - water stripper , and ultimately in the refinery water effluent .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a hand - held bar code scanner has a field - replaceable optical element such as a window using a rubber boot to hold the window proximate to the scanner housing in front of the housing . the optical element is most typically a window but may also be a filter or lens .
6Physics
provided is a method of tracking a swimming path of a bacterium which can exactly track the swimming path of the bacterium by modeling the bacterium as ellipsoidal in shape based on an image of the bacterium obtained while the ellipsoidal bacterium swims near a solid surface . the method of tracking a swimming path of a bacterium which is formed in an ellipsoidal shape and swims in a swimming space formed between a solid surface and an imaginary surface parallel to the solid surface includes the steps of : transfecting a fluorescent gene into the bacterium ; arranging the bacterium in the swimming space to swim ; totally reflecting light irradiated to the solid surface , and forming an evanescent field in the swimming space ; taking a picture of the bacterium expressing the fluorescent gene , which emits light in the evanescent field , at respective moments while the bacterium swims , and obtaining an image of the bacterium expressing the fluorescent gene at the respective moments ; and fitting the image of the bacterium obtained at the respective moments to an ellipsoidal shape , and setting the shape of the bacterium as the ellipsoidal shape and a position of the bacterium with respect to the solid surface .
6Physics
a gliding mechanism for a gliding recliner seating assembly comprises a floor - standing base having a longitudinal cross member parallel to a width of the seating assembly . two front connecting links and two back connecting links respectively connect , pivotally , front and back portions of the seating assembly to the floor - standing base . the longitudinal cross member supports a weight transferred by the seating assembly to the floor - standing base and is positioned closer to the back portion of the seating assembly than to the front portion of the seating assembly . the gliding mechanism can be made part of a gliding recliner chair , for example an armchair , having vertical side frames pivotally connected to the floor - standing base . a footrest can be added to the seating assembly and be operated in extended position without preventing gliding movement of the chair . the floor - standing base may comprise a pivoting portion allowing rotation of the chair .
0Human Necessities
a substantially isotropic illumination source utilizes a generally spherical , translucent diffuser . the spherical diffuser has an inner wall and a diffusive outer wall . light is communicated inwardly to the sphere along a first hemisphere . light is diffused and homogenized by internal reflection within the sphere and communicated outwardly through a complimentary hemisphere . this light , upon being diffused by the external or outer wall is substantially isotropic . the isotropic light so generated is utilized for video inspection of translucent specimens with improved contrast to facilitate detection of flaws therein . another aspect utilizes a specimen itself as the isotropic diffuser .
6Physics
in the low pressure zone of a fuel injection system a fuel pressure damper is provided which dampens pressure variations , especially such pressure variations that are caused by operation of a high - pressure fuel pump mounted downstream of the low pressure zone . in the low pressure zone , the pressure profile is detected by means of a pressure sensor . the high - frequency components of the pressure profile detected by the pressure sensor can be used to ascertain whether the fuel pressure damper functions properly .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
trocar for inserting endoscopy instruments into cavities , the trocar having a cleanable hollow body , a disposable tip which is equipped with a swivel valve that can be retracted by inserting the instrument through an internal channel in the tip that communicates with the hollow body . the disposable tip is also equipped with externally operable features capable of modifying the diameter of channel in order to match it to the diameter of the instrument to be inserted .
0Human Necessities
the present invention provides a clutch having two pistons , a first piston defining a first , smaller area and a second piston , defining a second , larger area . the separate pistons are independently provided with flows of pressurized hydraulic fluid from first and second independent modulatable control valves . engagement of the clutch may be rapid by providing hydraulic fluid to the smaller area piston , provide greater engagement force by providing hydraulic fluid to the larger area piston or a combination of speed and force by utilizing modulated or unmodulated flows of hydraulic fluid to both pistons .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
the invention relates to a support for metal coils , wherein a metal coil substantially has a circular circumference as viewed in cross section and the support comprises at least three support points , which are arranged in such a manner as to make contact with the metal coil in the circumferential direction of the metal coil when the metal coil is laid on the support . the support permits particularly secure storage and / or transportation .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
methods and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a voice coil motor are disclosed . according to one aspect of the present invention , a cylindrical and radially symmetric vcm includes a plurality of sets of magnets , and a single coil . the plurality of sets of the magnets are each arranged in an array configuration , and cooperate to form a magnetic field . the coil receives current and has a plurality of windings . a first space is defined within the coil , and the plurality of sets of the magnets are arranged such that a first set of the magnets is positioned within the first space and a second set of the magnets is positioned external to the coil .
7Electricity
a pulp mixing apparatus includes a rotor shaft within a housing having a curvilinear inner wall circumferentially disposed about the rotor . a plurality of radially extending , wedge - shaped vanes are rigidly mounted on the rotor and intermesh with a plurality of housing vanes , likewise wedged - shaped , such that in combination , as the rotor vanes are moved into proximity with the stationary housing vanes , a mixing substance is subjected to a compressive and subsequently to a decompressive force whereupon the mixing substance is homogeneously and thoroughly mixed .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an ink cartridge carrier for an ink cartridge of an ink jet printing device is resiliently mounted to the ink cartridge carrier to minimize the size of the ink cartridge carrier . the reduction in size is accomplished by mounting the latching mechanism to the ink cartridge carriage with an expansion spring positioned in a spring opening in both the latching mechanism and the ink cartridge carrier . only a latching lip of the latching member extends above the ink cartridge carrier so as to engage an upper surface of the ink cartridge .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention relates to medical and veterinarian rotary tools . in particular , the present invention relates to a rotary tool for the taking of biopsies and drilling into tissues such as nail and bone . more particularly , the present invention relates to nail care devices and procedures to improve the condition of nails , especially relating to the treatment of fungal infections . onychomycosis is a fungal infection that causes the toenails and / or fingernails to thicken , discolour , and split . onychomycosis can result in permanent nail deformity . the disease can have a significant impact on a patient &# 39 ; s quality of life arising from psychosocial issues e . g ., due to concern regarding the appearance of one &# 39 ; s toenails and fingernails , and may cause pain associated with wearing shoes . the present invention seeks to provide an improved mechanical system for use in the treatment of onychomycosis and other nail bed conditions , and other animal keratin , bone and cartilaginous conditions .
0Human Necessities
an underwear garment structured so that it will alleviate pain of those people who have lower back problems , by sewing a pocket for securing a pad to the rear of the underwear to provide the lower back of the wearer with extra warmth by insulating the body and by providing extra insulation to retain heat in the body .
0Human Necessities
a technique includes providing a plurality of local oscillator signals such that each of the local oscillator signals has a different phase . the technique includes providing scaling units to scale the input signal pursuant to different scaling factors to generate scaled input signals . the scaling factors are selected on a periodic function of the phases . the technique also includes providing mixing circuits to mix the local oscillator signals with the scaled input signals to generate mixed signals and providing an adder to combine the mixed signals to generate an output signal .
7Electricity
a device for bending a plate with an offset distance l and two angles simultaneously is provided , the device comprising special jaws which are replaceably attachable to the jaws of a pliers . a kit of a plurality of sets of bending jaws having a variety of offset lengths is provided .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
paint is removed from brick work without destroying the dense , protective outer surface portion of the bricks by first scraping away heat - loosened paint and then lightly etching the brick surface to remove uniformly the paint residue by combined action of a high - velocity water stream and a relatively low - velocity , smaller stream of granular abrasive material directed at an angle into the water stream . the concentration of abrasive particles entrained in the water stream is varied while directing the water stream against the brick surface by moving the nozzle delivering the abrasive material stream closer to or farther from the water stream .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a molded plastic product and material handling pallet comprising upper and lower pieces of different plastic materials assembled in separable mating registration to provide a pervious product bed and a lower framework of sufficient strength for vertical stacking storage of product - loaded pallets in open racks .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method and apparatus for separating pieces of sawn timber from bundles coming out of a sawing machine . the bundles , when emerging longitudinally from the sawing machine , are transferred in their transverse direction individually and sequentially to at least one unloading station and the bundles are unloaded from beneath , i . e ., from the lowermost one of the pieces , using gripping members sequentially passing through the unloading station and engaging with the lowermost piece of timber . the separated pieces of sawn timber unloaded from the bundles are transported at regular intervals onwards .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty . an upstanding member is affixed to the panel . a weight member or “ mould ” surrounds the upstanding member . the weight member is moveable along the upstanding member between a first position where the weight member overlies the panel to facilitate the application of force to the product and a second position where the weight member is spaced from the panel .
0Human Necessities
a system for programming at least a controller chip is disclosed . the system includes a programming apparatus and at least a programmable device mounted on the programming apparatus . the programming apparatus has at least a first connection interface and a micro - controller . the programmable device has the monitor controller chip mounted thereon and a second connection interface coupled between the first connection interface and the controller chip . the micro - controller controls the programming of the controller chip .
6Physics
a charge - coupled device imager has an output shift register having a number of bits equal to at least a multiple , where n is an integer greater than 1 , times the number of columns of pixels in the imager . appropriately spaced in the output shift register are n groups of n outputs each for non - destructive , simultaneous readout of n × n bits . the n × n bits are then available for pre - processing or display without the requirement for having previously stored each bit , digitally represented , in a computer memory .
7Electricity
a wall covering assembly comprising a front layer of a vinyl coated fabric or paper , a rear ceramic layer , and an intermediate layer made of an acrylic compound containing finely divided phase change material such as crystalline acryl hydrocarbons or salt hydrates . the wall covering assembly facilitates thermo - regulation due to latent heat absorption and latent heat release in the phase transition range of the phase change material , which enhances the thermal comfort of rooms and leads to energy savings .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a time interleaved analog - to - digital converter includes a plurality of analog - to - digital subconverters which are monolithically integrated in an array on a semiconductor chip and are sequentially activated into sampling and conversion operation in the time interleaved fashion for converting a received analog signal into a digital form . if an analog - to - digital subconverter in the i - th row of the j - th column of the array is activated at one sampling time in the sequential activation , an analog - to - digital subconverter in the k - th row of the l - th column is subsequently activated , where i , k , j and l bear the relations expressed by : i - 2 ≦ k ≦ i + 2 and j - 2 ≦ l ≦ j + 2 . the sequential activation of the analog - to - digital subconverter array assures that the analog - to - digital subconverters disposed in physical proximity to one another are successively activated , thus greatly improving the differential linearity of the analog - to - digital converter characteristics .
7Electricity
a door breach training system and related method of use thereof . the system includes a door and frame with replaceable shear pins which are designed to break under known pressures to replicate pressures required to breach doors of varying physical characteristics and lock configurations .
6Physics
a transponder for communicating with an interrogator has a high q - factor resonant circuit of frequency f 1 for receiving rf powering signals . the transponder also has a tuning circuit which when in electrical communication with the resonant circuit is operable to form a lower q - factor resonant circuit of frequency f 3 for receiving rf communications from the interrogator unit . the transponder also includes a demodulator which is in electrical communication with said resonant circuit . additionally , the transponder also included a control circuit which receives a demodulated data signal from the demodulator . the control circuit is further connected to the tuning circuit and is operable to connect the tuning circuit to the high q - factor resonant circuit in order to form the lower q - factor resonant circuit . control circuit also converts the rf powering signals to a dc current for storing energy . the energy is stored in an energy storage device such as a storage capacitor . other devices , methods and systems are disclosed .
6Physics
an active matrix organic light emitting diode display panel is disclosed . the display panel includes first and second substrates , and a glass frit layer bonding the first and the second substrates in an edge encapsulation area of the amoled display panel . the second substrate includes an electrode overlapped with the glass frit layer , and the electrode is connected to a heat conduction component .
7Electricity
a video terminal has a housing composed of a basic housing encompassing a back portion of a picture tube and a frame encompassing a picture area of the tube . the basic housing is uniformly designed for a plurality of picture tubes of different sizes and variously designed frames are adapted to the basic housing in accordance with a respective picture tube . the frames are preferably secured to support mounts fixed to the frame which are disposed in said basic housing . given an axially symmetrical design of said support mounts , the frame with said picture tube is optionally insertable either horizontally or vertically . the frame can be formed of one or more parts . the parts of the frame and / or of the frames and the basic housing can be connected to one another by snap - in closures .
7Electricity
an apparatus for collecting electrophotographic waste includes a toner bottle containing fresh toner ; an auger for transferring waste toner to the toner bottle ; and a member for separating waste toner in the toner bottle from fresh toner .
6Physics
a wi - fi atsc tv antenna with waveform compression is comprised of 5 components — tv antenna , atsc tv tuner , ad converter , waveform data compression unit , and wi - fi transceiver . it is used to transfer analog rf waveform to digital if signal over wi - fi to a tv - viewing device . it is used for atsc tv reception devices .
7Electricity
a liquid crystal substance having a large optical anisotropy value , a low viscosity and a superior compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds at low temperatures and also raising the degree of choice of liquid crystal materials and a liquid crystal composition containing the above substance are provided , which substance is a 4 -- 3 &# 39 ;, 4 &# 39 ;- difluorotolan expressed by the formula ## str1 ## wherein r represents an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a synchronous dynamic random access memory integrated circuit configured to receive an external reset signal for resetting the ic includes a low voltage mos input buffer configured to generate a buffered reset signal rst from the external reset signal . the sdram ic further includes a reset circuit is configured to generate an internal reset signal reset_en from the rst signal , a clock enable signal cke which indicates a time when the sdram is ready to receive an external command , and a mode register programming signal mrs p which indicates a time when a mode register is to be loaded with data . the reset circuit activates the reset_en signal in response to the external reset signal becoming active to thereby start an internal reset interval during which one or more circuit blocks in the sdram ic are powered down .
6Physics
a system , comprising of a consumer device having processing capabilities and incorporating communication means , and an ornament comprising of : a microprocessor , a memory for storing digital image data , a display for displaying selected image data from the memory , a receiver for receiving image data and storing it in the memory , and a battery for energizing the microprocessor , the display and the receiver ; wherein a dedicated application in the consumer device is used for creating and changing images and animations , and then transmitting them to the ornament via a transmitter incorporated in the consumer device . the images and animations are stored in the ornament memory for viewing them on the ornament display when desired , and according to received control data . said consumer device may be a cellular phone , a personal computer , a pda and such .
7Electricity
a pivotable safety gate having a pair of spaced apart parallel support frames which each have a distal end and a proximal end . the frames each have a support stanchion which is disposed adjacent the proximal end of the frame . the stanchions support a pivotable pair of gates . when one gate is down , the other gate is up . this gate assembly is utilizable at mezzanine floors where security and safety at edges of those floors are important . the gates prevent accidents and improper entry into areas which should be off limits to passage .
4Fixed Constructions
the output optical beam from an angled - facet semiconductor laser diode is made to propagate parallel to the optical axis of the laser package with low optical back - reflection . in this way , the angled - facet devices are made compatible with conventional semiconductor laser packages enabling them to be economically incorporated in a wide - range of external semiconductor lasers and amplified spontaneous emission sources . the parallel beam is achieved by tilting the laser diode with respect to the front and back surfaces of the package .
7Electricity
a dentifrice dispensing electrical toothbrush using a replaceable dual - channel brush head . the dual - channel brush head has a first channel for housing a drive shaft for bristle oscillation and a second channel for dispensing the dentifrice material . the brush head is mounted on the dual - channel connector of the brush handle which contains a drive mechanism and a pumping mechanism that dispenses dentifrice material from a cartridge in the handle . a manual dispensing configuration uses an external rubber button and an electrical dispensing configuration uses a rotary solenoid for actuating an internal rubber button that applies pumping pressure to the dentifrice material . the latter benefits arthritis sufferers , as no external squeezing action is required .
0Human Necessities
the present invention provides improved container for storing and compacting trash and / or recyclables that includes a compartment for receiving trash and / or recyclables , a lid that covers the compartment when in the closed position , a compaction plate that is hingedly attached to the container at or near the opening for compacting trash or recyclables located in the compartment , and an attachment mechanism that detachably connects the compaction plate to the lid for storage when the user is not compacting the trash or recyclables .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention is based on an apparatus and a method for calibration of an optoelectronic sensor that at least intermittently also receives uv light . a first response characteristic of the sensor is ascertained by illuminating the sensor with the light of a light source , varying the light quantity of the light incident onto the sensor , determining the magnitude of the electrical output signal of the sensor as a function of the light quantity received by the sensor .
6Physics
an occupant protection device for a motor vehicle having at least one inflatable airbag which , upon activation leaves through an exit opening , normally closed by a panel or cover , into the interior of the motor vehicle , and having a mechanism , independent of the airbag , for removing the panel or cover . in order to permit immediate activation of the airbag without a time delay and unhindered exiting of the same from the exit opening when an associated sensor or an associated sensor system responds in the event of an accident , the mechanism for removing the panel or cover can be activated separately from the airbag and before the response of the sensor or sensor system effecting the activation of the airbag .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
device for retaining crown caps , which can be particularly applied in machines for forming the sealing gaskets inside caps of the type having carousels which have disks which rotate about vertical axes and which further have in the peripheral region thereof semicircular and angularly equidistant seats for the support and transfer of the caps , has a rocker - like lever mounted on the disks , at each semicircular seat , which oscillates within a radial median plane of the seat . the lever has one arm controlled by an actuation cam and can , with the beak - shaped end of the other arm , internally engage the dentellated edge of the cap , so as to retain it in its seat during a preset angle of rotation of the disks .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention provides an improvement in a color picture tube having a tension mask supported by a support frame mounted within said tube . the mask has a significantly lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the frame . the frame has two substantially parallel cantilevered members , each member has a distal edge to which the tension mask is attached . at least one of the distal edges has two sections separated by a gap therebetween . the two sections include an inner section and an outer section . the mask is glued to the inner section and is welded to the outer section .
7Electricity
an apparatus for operating on the contents of an input register to generate the contents of an output register which contains a permutation , with or without repetitions , or a combination of the contents of the input register . the apparatus partitions the input register into a plurality of sub - words , each sub - word being characterized by a location in the input register and a length greater than one bit . in response to an instruction specifying a rearrangement of the input register , the present invention directs at least one of the sub - words in the input register to a location in the output register that differs from the location occupied by the sub - word in the input register . the ordering of the sub - words in the output register differ from the order obtainable by a single shift instruction . in the preferred embodiment of the present invention , the invention is implemented by modifying a conventional shifter comprising a plurality of layers of multiplexers . the modification comprises independently setting the control signals for at least one of the multiplexers in at least one of the layers .
6Physics
a current switch for high - speed and high - resolution digital to analog converters employs mosfet devices to control the current switch output in response to binary input signals at logic level voltages . the current switch reduces ringing of the output current that occurs when switching takes place to improve dac high speed performance by protecting current steering mosfet transistors against application of the full swing voltage of the binary input signal by applying lower voltage switching signals in place of the full swing logic level voltages . furthermore , the current switch compensates for parasitic capacitances within the current steering mosfet transistor that drives the output current .
7Electricity
the compound of the formula ## str1 ## and its tautomer are obtained from cultures of eupenicillium sp . the compound has antifungal activity .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a control circuit for shaded - pole motors used in an acoustic pulsato system for producing special musical effects . the system includes a horn - type loudspeaker connected to a shaded - pole motor and / or a drum - type loudspeaker connected to a shaded - pole motor . each type of loudspeaker has a feedback circuit and a means for the operator to select the desired speed for the motor . the feedback circuit quickly adjusts the actual speed of the motor to correspond to the selected speed by controlling the amount of current or power supplied to the motor . the drum - type loudspeaker feedback circuit also includes a braking circuit to quickly stop the motor and the drum rotation to prevent unpleasant spurious signals which occur if the drum loudspeaker is permitted to coast to a stop on a slower speed .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
provided is a captured image recognition device that enables the performance of an image recognition function to be sufficiently evinced . a field - of - view splitting estimation unit estimates the splitting of the field of view of a camera unit using a captured image . on the basis of the estimated splitting of the field of view , a candidate application selection unit selects , from among a plurality of image recognition applications , candidates for an image recognition application that is favorable or able to execute processing with respect to a current captured image . an image recognition processing unit executes the image recognition application selected by a user from among the candidate applications . as a result , the performance of an image recognition function can be sufficiently evinced as a result of it being possible to execute an image recognition application that is suitable to the current captured image .
7Electricity
a pneumatic carcass tire having a replaceable tread belt modified by being molded with dual tread patterns of different configurations disposed on the outside and inside surfaces thereof to enable the more efficient and compatible use of the tread belt in alternate , reversible manner for different ground surface and prevailing weather conditions .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an electronic memory system and method for use in a system for reducing quantizing noise is presented . in some internet access and other dial - up services , modems or other sources connect into analog switching systems , and then are a / d - converted to reach remote switching offices . there , the digitized signal is converted back to analog , only to be re - digitized for t1 transmission . in the invention , the sample points used to re - digitize the signal are encoded using a dedicated electronic memory structure which permits efficient determination of valid data points .
7Electricity
a process and apparatus for the winding of a thread onto a reel . a thread is guided by a thread guide fastened to a cord . the cord is driven by a drive part , which , under the action of a transfer roller engaging in a slot , executes a harmonic oscillation . a transfer roller is attached to a disc - shaped bearing part , driven by means of a driving wheel , and can , for changing the amplitude of the harmonic oscillation , be displaced in the radial direction by utilizing an electric motor . for the purpose of approximating the thread guide movement to a triangular oscillation , a heart - shaped compensating disc , likewise driven by the driving wheel , sets a carriage in oscillating movement synchronous to the harmonic oscillation , so that , due to displaceable pairs of rollers , which are mounted on the carriage and via which the cord is led , as also via fixed rollers lying between successive displaceable rollers , in each case the path of the cord is lengthened on one side of the traversing interval and correspondingly shortened on the other side .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention provides a dissolution test apparatus comprising , a first chamber 2 connected in series to at least a second chamber 10 , wherein the first chamber 2 is capable of transferring solid test samples to the second chamber 10 and the second chamber 10 is capable of retaining the solid test samples . further , the apparatus includes a first reservoir 21 and at least a second reservoir 22 for continuously supplying one or more media into the first chamber 2 and the second chamber 10 , respectively , the chambers having stirrers 4 , 11 for mixing the solid test samples and the media together . in addition , the second chamber 10 has a filter membrane 45 overlying a base 44 of the second chamber 10 , the filter membrane 45 being supported by a filter support 46 , the filter support 46 being provided between the filter membrane 45 and the base 44 of the second chamber 10 to prevent distortion of the filter membrane 45 . processors 5 , 16 , 20 for analyzing an effluent from the chambers are also provided .
6Physics
disclosed are a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method which reduce the rach conflict ratio and improve the rach detection characteristic . when the device and the method are used : as the number of signature numbers allocated for ue by the network side increases , the condition for allocating a signature by ue itself is mitigated and an expectation value which is a statistic average value of the ra quantity using the signature allocated by ue for itself is decreased ; and as the number of signature numbers allocated for ue by the network side decreases , the condition for allocating a signature by ue itself is limited and an expectation value of the ra quantity using the signature allocated by ue for itself is increased .
7Electricity
apparatus and method for attaching tags to garments , gloves , handbags and the like includes an assembly for feeding tags from a stacked supply to a tag attaching station , an assembly for affixing the tag to the garment at the tag attaching station , and a control network for controlling and sequencing the tag feed and tag affixing operations . the tag feeding assembly includes a mechanism for gauging the width and thickness of a tag and for adjustably accommodating the same . the assembly also includes a pair of upright arms designed so that a tag having a prepunched hole can be placed with the hole over one of the arms . the other arm may be adjusted relative to the first arm and the positioned tag so that it touches the tag edge . the adjustment of the measuring arm automatically adapts the tag feed mechanism to precisely the required distance necessary to transport the tag from the stacked supply to the tag attaching station . the sequencing and control circuit includes a solid state microprocessor having a manual mode for feeding and attaching one tag at a time and an automatic mode for continuously cycling the assembly during operation .
3Textiles; Paper
a computer system where a computer sends out video signal signals in true video format directly to a standard monitor type display device through either a network , or over a wireless connection . in network embodiments , the network may be a local area network a wide area network or a combination of these types . preferably , the true video signal is in one of the following formats : conventional television type broadcast signal , vga , xvga , d - sub 15 , rgbhv video signal with ddc2 digital clock and data . preferably , the true signal sent from the computer to the standard monitor type display device is in analog form .
7Electricity
modified hormones or fragments of hormones are useful in producing antibodies when administered to an animal . said antibodies in turn cause neutralization of endogenous natural protein hormones . the modification may be accomplished by attaching various kinds of modifying groups to the hormone or fragment . modification may , for example , be achieved by chemically coupling diazosulfanilic acid groups to the hormone or fragment . the protein hormones to which this procedure can be applied are mammalian protein reproductive hormones such as , for example , follicle stimulating hormone , or human chorionic gonadotropin . these modified hormone or fragment may be administered to animals for the purpose of contraception , abortion , or treatment of hormone related disease states and disorders .
0Human Necessities
disclosed is a cathode cup for x - ray tubes which is manufactured in two pieces so that the filament can be set before the upper channels are added , thereby , simplifying accurate setting of the filament and minimizing the likelihood of causing scratches or nicks in the outer surface of the cup .
7Electricity
a system and method for an acoustic sensor array of a bundle of n different length optical fiber sensors . a coherent or noncoherent light source is input to each fiber for transmission along the length of the fiber . the light signal is reflected back at the fiber end point , and the resulting reflected light is diverted to an optical receiver so that perturbations of intensity and / or phase may be extracted .
6Physics
metal cross - linked phosphate ester compositions impart fragile progressive gel structure to a variety of oil and invert emulsion - based drilling fluids at neutral or acidic ph . the fluids are useful for drilling wellbores in subterranean formations without need for organophilic clays to suspend drill solids . at greater concentrations , metal cross - linked phosphate ester compositions enhance fluid viscosity for suspending weighting materials in drilling fluids during transport of the fluids , as from a manufacturing or mixing facility to a drilling site .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
disclosed is an apparatus for wirelessly transmitting and receiving energy and data including : a signal generator generating a first frequency signal for power transmission ; a first matching circuit matching input / output impedance upon receiving the first frequency signal generated by the signal generator ; an oscillator outputting a second frequency signal , a carrier frequency , by using the first frequency signal , generated by the signal generator , as a reference frequency ; a mixer modulating a data signal output from a communication module by using the second frequency signal ; a second matching circuit matching input / output impedance upon receiving a modulated signal by using the second frequency signal ; a resonator resonating an output signal from the first matching circuit to a reception side apparatus ; and a radiator radiating an output signal from the second matching circuit to the reception side apparatus .
7Electricity
a speech coding and decoding apparatus for improving the quality of synthesized speech . a coding portion includes a filter for adding a short - term phase amplitude characteristic to an excitation signal , and a coding circuit for quantizing and coding a phase amplitude characteristic . a decoding portion includes a decoding circuit for decoding the coded phase amplitude characteristic , and a filter for adding the same phase amplitude characteristic as that in the coding portion . thus , it is possible to synthesize high - quality speech with good reproducibility of the phase amplitude characteristic of an excitation signal .
6Physics
closure panel having high heat insulative capacity . there has been designed for a building opening a closure having a higher heat insulative capacity than has previously been available . there are provided inner and outer panels of high structural strength , such as steel , with means providing for the physical connection with thermal separation thereof . the space between said panels is filled with a foam material , foamed in place , which further provides for the mechanical connection but thermal separation of said inner and outer panels .
4Fixed Constructions
an image forming apparatus equipped with a registering device to make copy paper temporarily halt before the copy paper is conveyed to an image forming section whereby the image formation of the copy sheet is in synchronization with the working of the image forming section and while the copy paper is halted , an electric resistance of the recording member is measured and an image forming condition is determined in accordance with the measurement result .
6Physics
a digital subscriber line access multiplexor for operation within an access network includes a plurality of digital subscriber line modems for terminating a plurality of corresponding digital subscriber lines and aggregating them for onward connection through the access network . the dslam is operable , each time a data connection is established or re - established over one of the digital subscriber lines , to generate line data about the data connection at the dslam , to store the line data , to wait a predetermined period of time , to determine if the data connection is still operating successfully since the establishment of the connection without having suffered loss of connection during the predetermined period and then to transmit the line data to a management device which performs dynamic line management based on the data .
7Electricity
a semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body having a substrate of a first conduction type and a first layer of a second conduction type that is located above the substrate . a channel zone of the first conduction type is formed in the first layer . a first terminal zone of the second conduction type is configured adjacent the channel zone . a second terminal zone of the first conduction type is formed in the first layer . compensation zones of the first conduction type are formed in the first layer . a second layer of the second conduction type is configured between the substrate and the compensation zones .
7Electricity