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a self - cleaning , low - maintenance , water - saving automated animal watering device is provided which includes a watering tank moveable between a lower , water - full condition and an upper , water - low condition . preferably , one end of the tank is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft , while the other end of the tank is biased upwardly via a lower lift spring . the device also has a water fill assembly operably coupled with tank to selectively fill the tank when needed , and a drain valve assembly also coupled with tank in order to completely drain the tank on a periodic basis . a control assembly is coupled with at least the tank and drain valve assembly , and is operable to actuate the drain valve assembly after a predetermined number of movements of the tank between the elevated and lowered positions thereof .
0Human Necessities
an adapter , which allows the use of a complex multi - electrode pacing and sensing cardiac lead with a conventional one - channel cardiac pacing pulse generator has a connector that attaches to the multi - electrode cardiac lead , a multiplexer to select which of the electrodes of the multi - electrode cardiac lead are to be connected to the one channel cardiac pacing pulse generator , and a connector to connect the adapter to a connector such as the industry standard is - 1 connector . new therapies are developing requirements for both optimum - site pacing and multi - site pacing to improve cardiac hemodynamics . these therapies require custom pulse generators that are capable of connecting to the multiple - electrode configurations required . this adapter allows a conventional one - channel cardiac pacing pulse generator to be connected to a multi - electrode cardiac lead and steers the output pulse to the desired set of electrodes .
0Human Necessities
a method for cleaning an interior of a coating booth is proposed in which blast air is used as at least one of the means for cleaning . for primary cleaning of the coating booth , blast air and corresponding suction operations are used , whereby blowing and suction can be carried out simultaneously , cyclically or sequentially . the invention also relates to a coating booth . the floor and / or the ceiling of the coating booth are formed by a separate floor part and / or a ceiling part which are movable relative to the peripheral wall . the floor part and / or the ceiling part include a cleaning device which can optionally be integrated with the respective floor part and / or ceiling part . the floor part and / or the ceiling part hence operate as a cleaning device for the coating booth . the cleaning device can be displaced in the interior space of the coating booth in a longitudinal direction .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
in combination a tiltable collapsible umbrella and a table , the umbrella collapsible into a storage member underneath the center of the table .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
novel compounds of the formula : ## str1 ## where r 1 is loweralkyl and r 2 and r 3 are independently h , loweralkyl , aryl , or -- nr 2 r 3 forms a heterocyclic group such as imidazole , morpholine , piperidine , or piperazine were found to exhibit cardiac arrhythmia correcting properties .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a process is provided for preparing coating compositions suitable for a primerless application to plastic substrates , which includes catalyzed prehydrolysis of a silylated uv screen component . preferred embodiments employ catalyzing agents which can be removed from the prehydrolysis solution . coating compositions made by the process are also disclosed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an aspect of the present invention features an apparatus for compensating color deviation of an image that has uneven color deviation . the apparatus can comprises : a color deviation analyzing module that analyzes luminance of each color component of each pixel composing the image and determines a color component having the highest or lowest rate of luminance change as an object color component , wherein the rate of luminance change is analyzed in the direction from a central pixel to a corner pixel of the image ; a compensation table generating module that creates a plurality of sections from a beginning point , depending on a distance from the central pixel , and generates a compensation table for boundary pixels of each section with compensation values that are produced based on the luminance of the object color component ; a compensation image generating module that generates a compensation image for the whole image , using the compensation table ; and a compensating module that compensates the color deviation by applying the compensation image to the image .
7Electricity
a wall adapter that can be incorporated in a wall that separates a soiled laundry room and a clean laundry room . the adapter is constructed in such a manner that it coacts with the tilting action of a tilt type washer - extractor machine whereby the latter can be utilized in a hospital laundry .
3Textiles; Paper
spectroscopy apparatus for spectrochemical analysis of a sample having an excitation source for providing spectral light of the sample for analysis . the spectral light is analysed via an optical system that includes a polychromator and solid state multielement array detector . the elements of the detector are serially reel by means to provide light intensity measurements as a function of wavelength . a problem is that the elements of the detector continue to accumulate change during the serial read - out . this is avoided by providing an optical shutter for blocking the spectral light whilst elements of the detector are being serially read . shutter has a piezoelectric actuator which is preferably a bimorph mounted as a cantilever . it is preferably located adjacent to the entrance aperture of the polychromator . bimorph structures for the actuator and drive and protective circuit arrangements are also disclosed .
6Physics
digital data is preserved by archiving on a removable medium . in the long term , the save data bit stream must be correctly interpreted . for a computer program or system to be archived , the bit stream constituting the program must be archived and the code must be executable at restore time . the program that restores the data does not “ see ” the contents of the data itself , but accesses it by issuing a function call to an executor . a description of which methods are available to restore the information hidden in the data is always available . a text tells the client which functions are available and what their purposes are . the archiving method is based on using a virtual computer instruction set and saving the algorithm as a program written int hat virtual machine language . for machine instructions to be executed many years later , for example 100 years , an emulator of the original machine would be written on the future hardware . any machine manufactured in the originating year would develop for each architecture a universal virtual computer description of the machine . each originating instruction would be mapped into a small program of uvc instructions . all manufacturers of new architectures would then have to write a uvc executor which would be able to execute uvc instructions on the machine running 100 years in the future .
6Physics
a semiconductor device can output a reference voltage for an arbitrary potential and can detect the voltage of each cell in a battery including multiple cells very precisely . the device includes a depletion - type mosfet 21 and an enhancement type mosfet 22 , and has a floating structure that isolates depletion - type mosfet 21 and enhancement type mosfet 22 from a ground terminal . the depletion - type mosfet 21 and enhancement type mosfet 22 are connected in series to each other , wherein the depletion - type mosfet 21 is connected to high - potential - side terminal and the enhancement type mosfet 22 is connected to low - potential - side terminal . the semiconductor device having the configuration described above is disposed in a voltage detecting circuit section in a control ic for a battery including multiple cells .
7Electricity
in a method for determining the influence of a test substance on the heart activity of a vertebrate the following steps are performed : a ) preparation of a culture of spontaneously active heart cells of the vertebrate , b ) extracellular measurement of electrophysiological data of the heart cells from step a ), c ) addition of the test substance to the culture from step a ), d ) repetition of the measurement from step b ), and e ) comparison of data from step b ) and step d )
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a bottle carrier made of a foldable flat material , particularly cardboard , comprising a top wall , a bottom wall , side walls interconnecting the top wall and bottom wall at the sides , and a handle portion extending across the top wall and into two opposed side walls which is defined by weakening lines in the top wall and the side walls , has a strip - shaped central portion in the top wall and two fork - shaped end portions each of which extends into an adjoining side wall from the top wall and is joined to the side wall at the outer ends .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a diaphragm assist device includes a magnetic mat adapted for mounting inside a human body adjacent the diaphragm . the mat is made from a material responsive to application of an electromagnetic field so as to be movable into compressive relation with the diaphragm in response to application of the electromagnetic field thereto and movable out of the compressive relation to permit the diaphragm to relax when application of the electromagnetic field is discontinued . the device also includes an electromagnetic assembly adapted for surrounding the torso of the human body in functionally cooperative relation with respect to the mat , and for alternately generating and discontinuing the electromagnetic field so that the mat alternately moves into and out of the compressive relation with the diaphragm . the device also includes a controller constructed and arranged to control an intensity level of the electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic assembly .
0Human Necessities
disclosed herein is a controlled reception pattern antenna that prevents the degradation of anti - jamming performance in a compact array antenna by increasing the antenna gain at a low elevation angle . the proposed antenna includes a radiator for receiving a satellite signal , a ground platform in which the radiator is arranged , and a radiating slot formed in the ground platform . by simply forming a radiating slot in the ground platform , antenna gain may be increased at a low elevation angle . therefore , it is possible to maintain anti - jamming performance and to reduce the size of the array antenna .
7Electricity
methods and apparatuses are provided to identify and extract a torque ripple signal found in the back - emf signal from an electric motor . the torque ripple signal is used in a feedback control loop to reduce the amount and effects of torque ripple in the motor and the motor system . a motor controller is provided to reduce torque ripple in an electric motor . the motor controller is suitable for controlling the speed or torque or other related parameters associated with the electric motor . a disc drive apparatus for use in information storage and retrieval systems is provided . the disc drive apparatus includes an electric motor , an information storage disc , and a motor controller . a method is provided for reducing the effects of torque ripple in an electric motor by sampling the back - emf signal generated by the electric motor , extracting the torque ripple signal from the back - emf signal , and generating an ac component signal proportional to the torque ripple signal . this ac component signal is then used to create an error - correcting feedback control signal that can be used to modify the drive signal supplied to the motor such that the torque ripple in the motor is reduced . this method may be embodied using analog or digital circuitry , or a combination thereof .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a semiconductor structure with a backside protective layer and backside probes and a method for constructing the structure . consistent with one embodiment of the invention , the semiconductor structure comprises a substrate having a first surface , on which a circuit interconnect layer is formed , and a second surface . a protective layer is formed on the second surface of the substrate , wherein the protective layer is non - reactive with gas used to etch the substrate . an electrically conductive probe extends from the protective layer through the substrate to an active region which is disposed in the substrate .
7Electricity
provided is a tamper proof outer wrapping with a reinforced tear zone . the reinforced tear zone includes a tear tape affixed between two layers of the wrapping material . a perforated line runs parallel to the reinforced tear zone on each of the reinforced tear zone . a tab is formed at one end of the reinforced tear zone . the tab is pulled to separate the reinforced tear zone from the remaining wrapping material and open remove the outer wrapping . the wrapping can be used on packages containing smoking articles such as cigarettes or orally consumed products such as candy or pouched tobacco products .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
this invention is a system to increase the profitability of businesses by facilitating transactions between members of trade exchanges . global - cash flexible currency is a currency made up of part cash and part products or services in a ratio pre - selected by individual merchants . global - cash flexible currency allows bartering merchants to recoup the costs of their goods in cash while keeping their asking prices down . business trade is further facilitated by the extension of credit to traders and barterers under the global - cash credit scoring system . the global - cash credit scoring system takes into consideration the product or service offered in trade , the percent offered in trade , which is cash and the remaining percent , which is the value of the listings , and a possible host of other variables . a credit rating score is calculated and a novel way of calculating credit - worthiness is hereby disclosed .
6Physics
the bottle warming device of the present invention includes a housing , a heating element disposed in the housing , and a basket receivable in the housing . the basket is movable between a first position in which a bottom of the basket is positioned a first distance from a top of the housing , and a second position in which the bottom of the basket is positioned a second distance from the top of the housing , the first distance being greater than the second distance .
0Human Necessities
a field emission display is provided . the fed has an emitter structure where the emitter , a conductor and a cathode electrode are so arranged to produce a certain electric field about the emitter . the electric field about the emitter causes the electron beam emitted from the emitter to have improved focus and have less dispersion . this causes the electron beam to hit the intended pixel without exciting phosphor layers in neighboring pixels , thus improving image quality .
7Electricity
a method for providing a display to a flight crew of an aircraft includes the steps of providing a synthetic image comprising a first field of view forward of a direction of travel of the aircraft and providing a sensory image overlaying at least a first portion of the synthetic image . the sensory image includes a second field of view forward of the direction of travel of the aircraft . at least a portion of the first field of view and a portion of the second field of view overlap one another . the sensory image is centered within the synthetic image with respect to a horizontal axis . the method further includes moving the sensory image so as to overlay at least a second portion of the synthetic image such that the sensory image is no longer centered with respect to the horizontal axis within the synthetic image .
6Physics
fat - blends suitable for food applications are disclosed . these blends contain 10 - 60 % diglycerides , 90 - 40 % triglycerides wherein contains ≧ 70 % su - diglycerides , including high melting diglycerides and simultaneously a fatty compound so that the melting point of is & gt ; 5 ° c ., lower than the melting point of wherein has an n 5 ≦ 40 while the total blend has a safa - content & lt ; 40 %.
0Human Necessities
this invention relates to a new process to directly produce transportation gasoline from synthesis gas containing principally carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide , and hydrogen , the process entails three sequential catalytic stages with intermediate heat exchange to provide the requisite temperature in each stage , but with no interstage separation . the recycle loop enhances the conversion of the synthesis gas to the desired products and also serves as heat sink for the highly exothermic reactions involved in each stage .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a heat - exchanger includes a plurality of stacked tubular elements each having tanks , and passage - forming protrusions defining a passage connecting the tanks , fins interposed between adjacent ones of the tubular elements and contacting the passage - forming protrusions , inlet / outlet units each comprising a barrel - shaped element protruding from and open to the tank of a respective one of the tubular elements , inlet / outlet pipes fitted coaxially in contact with and joined to the barrel - shaped elements , respectively , and a measure for preventing parts of the barrel - shaped elements from being deformed as the inlet / outlet pipes are fitted to the barrel - shaped elements during the assembly of the heat exchanger to in turn maintain the integrity of the joints between the inlet / outlet units and the inlet / outlet pipes . the reinforcement may include a ring disposed around the barrel - shaped element adjacent an end thereof . when the inlet / outlet pipe is fitted into and in contact with the barrel - shaped element , the ring prevents the parts of the barrel - shaped element from being forced outwardly . the reinforcement may also include , in an addition or as an alternative to the ring , at least one protrusion extending from the parts of the barrel - shaped element and contacting the inlet / outlet pipe fitted to the barrel - shaped element . the at least one protrusion prevents the inlet / outlet pipe from being moved too far axially relative to the barrel - shaped element thereby ensuring that the inlet / outlet pipe does not deform the parts of the barrel - shaped element .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
frequency stabilization is disclosed for a laser device , wherein the laser tube is provided with end mirrors which are mounted in extensions at the respective ends of the laser tube . the laser tube extensions have reduced sections which are movable to allow adjustment of the end mirrors in the laser device . the reduced sections are preferably made of metallic material . the means to stabilize frequency provided is the application of heat or current or both to and around a reduced metallic section in the laser tube extension . this may be accomplished by the passing of current through a wire wrapped around the reduced metallic section . the passing of such current causes the reduced metallic section to contract and expand along an axis in line with the laser tube , and as well as a magnetic field is induced upon the gaseous medium within the laser tube . by such means controlled by suitable circuitry , laser frequency stabilization is accomplished . the means provided may be mounted on commercially available laser devices .
7Electricity
a led signal includes a housing and a cover . at least one led is arranged on a pcb and mounted within the housing . a collimator that collimates light energy emitted by the at least one led is positioned adjacent to the at least one led . a diffuser is positioned adjacent to the collimator and spreads collimated light transmitted through the collimator . the pcb , the collimator , and the diffuser are disposed between the cover and the housing , and the cover provides a protective barrier between environmental conditions and the collimator and diffuser .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a system and method for using a remote control to control an electrosurgical instrument , where the remote control includes at least one momentum sensor . as the surgeon rotates their hand mimicking movements of a handheld electrosurgical instrument , the movements are translated and sent to the remote controlled electrosurgical instrument . the surgeon uses an augmented reality vision system to assist the surgeon in viewing the surgical site . additionally , the surgeon can teach other doctors how to perform the surgery by sending haptic feedback to slave controllers . also , the surgeon can transfer control back and forth between the master and slave controller to allow a learning surgeon to perform the surgery , but still allow the surgeon to gain control of the surgery whenever needed . also , the surgeon could be located at a remote location and perform the surgery with the assistance of the ar vision system . m .
0Human Necessities
a game machine enabled to make various responses by adding the psychosomatic state and emotion of the player as one of conditions for determining the responding manner . the psychosomatic state of the player is grasped to change the responses in accordance with the psychological state of the player by making use of both a chaos attractor obtained by numerically processing the information sampled from the player and the index indicating the degree how the chaos attractor matches the defining condition of the chaos .
0Human Necessities
the present document related to a method and apparatus for transceiving a signal capable of verifying the validity of an available channel in a wireless communication system . according to the present invention , a scheme for transceiving available channel information , a scheme for requesting / responding to a channel validity inquiry , and a scheme for transceiving a contact verification signal are provided , and accordingly , a scheme for supporting the accurate and efficient operation of an unlicensed device while protecting a licensed device in a whitespace band is provided .
7Electricity
a method of displaying enhanced map information on a pnd , and a pnd capable of displaying such enhanced information is described . in accordance with the invention , the pnd determines its velocity and displays map information on a display screen thereof . the map information is continually and / or periodically refreshed to take account of the displacement of the device brought about by its velocity . the invention is characterized in that the extent to which the map information displayed is enhanced to include one or more enhanced features is dependent to some degree on the velocity of the pnd , said enhanced features being chosen from the group containing : building textures , digitized photographic images of building facades , landscapes , discrete areas of land and buildings , vistas , patterns representative of land use , street lights , electricity pylons , tram rails , train rails , zebra crossings and traffic signs , types of road surfaces or patterns indicative thereof , road markings , traffic lights , landmarks in the distance or digitized photographs thereof , cities in the distance or digitized photographs thereof , animated patterns , bicycle lanes , bus lanes , graphically or textually represented commercial , agricultural , tourist or traffic information , and enhanced poi icons .
6Physics
an emulsifier composition for skin care formulations , which is present in the form of a bilayer lamellar gel network , which is stable up to a temperature of about 50 ° c ., comprising by weight , about 3 - 40 % of a high hlb swellant which is lecithin , and a blend of low hlb emulsifier gellants , to 100 %, the blend of gellants having a resultant hlb of about 1 . 5 to about 5 . in a skin care formulation , the lamellar gel network forms a discrete third phase between the oil and water phases .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a self - clinching stand - off to be embedded into thin sheeted material . the stand - off comprises a base produced on a &# 34 ; screw machine &# 34 ; and an extension molded thereto . the extension is formed from a material which is softer than that of the base . further , the extension may vary in length for a given base .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a serial stream interface for combining a master serial data stream comprising a sequence of n - bit master data packets and a slave serial data stream comprising a sequence of n - bit slave data packets . the serial stream interface comprises : 1 ) a slave input interface comprising a slave buffer having a serial input for receiving the slave serial data stream and an n - bit slave parallel output for outputting each of the n - bit slave data packets wherein the slave buffer stores each n - bit slave data packet using at least one slave timing signal associated with the slave serial data stream ; 2 ) a source selection circuit having a first input channel for receiving an n - bit master parallel output from a first master data source and a second input channel coupled to the n - bit slave parallel output ; and 3 ) a serialization circuit having an input coupled to an output of the source selection circuit for receiving a selected one of the n - bit master parallel output and the n - bit slave parallel output and a serial output , wherein the serialization circuit sequentially shifts out each bit of the selected one of the n - bit master parallel output and the n - bit slave parallel output .
7Electricity
a ham product and method for production thereof described herein separate bone - in hams into smaller pieces . accordingly , pieces of bone - in ham , even those spirally - sliced , will be available to consumers in smaller portions . unlike conventional methods , however , the ham product provides three or four pieces of essentially equal size that each have a nearly equal meat - to - bone ratio . furthermore , when a spiral cut ham is separated into pieces , each piece includes a portion of the femur and retains attachment of the slices to the femur so that the slices stay intact during handling and packaging and so that the pieces retain the natural shape and easy handling desired by consumers .
0Human Necessities
a method of remanufacturing a replaceable consumable unit includes providing the replaceable consumable unit including a first electronic circuit , with the first electronic circuit being at least partially inoperable ; providing a second electronic circuit ; communicatively connecting the second electronic circuit to the first electronic circuit ; and intercepting , by the second electronic circuit , signals sent by an imaging system to the first electronic circuit .
6Physics
an improved apparatus is provided for in - situ cleaning of electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers . a special rf plasma electrode is housed in a compact cylinder constructed of standard vacuum components and a electrical feedthrough . the device allows oxygen radicals to be generated from air by a low powered rf plasma . the oxygen radical flow by convection into the electron microscope or vacuum chamber to be cleaned and react with hydrocarbons to form co and h2o vapor which is pumped away .
7Electricity
in a process for producing a prepolymer epoxy resin mixture with oxazolidinone structures , an insoluble reaction resin powder which has no isocyanate groups and consists of an epoxy resin mixture containing a reaction accelerator and filler and having isocyanurate structures , is fed to a continuously working reactor and reacted at temperatures up to 200 ° c ., with reactor temperature at 140 °- 190 ° c ., and then the extruded material is cooled down to a temperature of & lt ; 50 ° c . with the aid of a cooling device mounted at the outlet die of the reactor .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a collapsible support structure strut , which may include a strut member ; a hollow tubular terminal end portion of the strut member having an inner surface ; and a detachable looped eyelet having at least one loop and a pair of extending legs , the legs being springedly biased to engage the tubular terminal end of the strut , thereby frictionally holding the looped eyelet in place at the terminal end of the strut . the apparatus and method may also employ a holding plug , with first and second holding groove opposingly placed in the periphery of the holding plug , having at least a portion thereof that is shaped and sized to frictionally engage the inner surface of the tubular terminal end of the strut , to frictionally hold the holding plug in engagement with the strut . the detachable looped eyelet may also have at least two loops .
4Fixed Constructions
the present invention discloses a solution for generating automatic elevator calls in an elevator system using a personal identifier . according to the invention the identification data of an identifier is read on a first departure floor , information about the departure floor is connected to the identification data , the identification data is read on some second departure floor , and on the basis of the identification data an elevator call for taking the passenger back to the first departure floor is generated .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention relates to compounds of formula , wherein r , r 1 , r 2 , x and n are as defined in the description , and their use for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory states .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
## str1 ## compounds of formula where n is 0 , 1 , or 2 ; m is 0 or 1 ; y and w are each an amino acid residue ; r 1 is hydrogen , c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 3 - c 6 alkenyl , c 3 - c 6 alkynyl , aryl , c 1 - c 3 alkylaryl , or c 1 - c 3 alkylheteroaryl , and -- p r 3 ; r 2 is cf 3 , c 1 - c 6 alkyl , aryl , c 1 - c 3 alkylaryl , and -- or 5 ; r 3 is cyano , trifluoromethyl , or -- or 4 ; r 4 is hydrogen , c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 1 - c 3 alkylaryl , or aryl ; r 5 is c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 1 - c 3 alkylaryl , or aryl ; r 6 is hydrogen , -- or 7 , or -- nhcor 7 ; r 7 is hydrogen , c 1 to c 6 alkyl , aryl or c 1 to c 3 alkyl - aryl ; p is 1 , 2 , or 3 ; and the above aryl groups and the aryl moieties of the above alkyl - aryl groups are independently selected from phenyl and substituted phenyl , wherein said substituted phenyl may be substituted with one to three groups selected from c 1 to c 4 alkyl , halogen , hydroxy , cyano , carboxamide , nitro , and c 1 to c 4 alkoxy and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . these compounds are useful in treating migraine and other disorders . these compound are useful psychotherapeutics and are potent serotonin agonists and may be used in the treatment of depression , anxiety , eating disorders , obesity , drug abuse , cluster headache , migraine , pain , and chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and headache associated with vascular disorders , and other disorders arising from deficient serotonergic neurotransmission . the compounds can also be used as centrally acting antihypertensives and vasodilators .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method and a system for providing a hypoxic environment inside an enclosed compartment with simultaneous removal of carbon dioxide and moisture produced by occupants ; said method and system designed for fire prevention and for simulated altitude training , wellness and hypoxic therapy , including equine and other animal applications .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a filter for filtering a fluid has a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing . a cyclone preseparator is arranged upstream of the filter element , wherein a fluid to be cleaned is guided through the preseparator to the filter element . the cyclone preseparator has at least two cyclone cells that have a different diameter , respectively .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
implementing a layered hyperbolic metamaterial in a vertical cavity surface emitting laser to improve thermal conductivity and thermal dissipation thereby stabilizing optical performance . improvement in the thermal management and power is expected by replacing the distributed bragg reflector mirrors in the vcsel . the layered metamaterial structure performs the dual function of the dbr and the heat spreader at the same time .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a flap device for an internal combustion engine includes a flow housing comprising a flow channel , an actuating shaft , a flap body arranged on the actuating shaft in the flow channel , a housing bore arranged in the flow housing , a lever fixed on the actuating shaft , a bearing bush arranged in the housing bore , and a sealing disk comprising a surface which is at least partially spherically shaped . the housing bore has the actuating shaft protrude outwards therethrough . the lever comprises a rear wall . the bearing bush has the actuating shaft mounted therein . the surface rests under tension against the rear wall of the lever .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a massive anode is assembled from many , closely packed modular anodes . although close - packed , the modular anodes are nevertheless spaced apart one from the other . the massive anode has at least substantial inflexibility . it can be particularly useful where a flexible cathode may move toward , and even contact , the anode , e . g ., in electrogalvanizing where a moving sheet from a metal coil being coated may thump against the anode . the individual modular anodes provide a collective , generally planar front face toward the cathode . individual , adjacent modular anodes can be separated at least in part by dielectric spacing members which have portions extending toward the cathode , thereby initially receiving any impact from the cathode .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a multi - section roll - up curtain is raised and lowered by plural support / rotational drive mechanisms disposed in a spaced manner along the length of the curtain . each drive mechanism is symmetrically loaded with a curtain section attached to opposed sides of each drive mechanism . each curtain section includes plural vertically spaced curtains which are simultaneously rolled - up and unrolled . each drive mechanism includes plural vertically spaced drive motors each connected to first and second curtain - bearing roll - up tubes disposed on opposite sides of a drive motor . a generally vertical guide member is coupled to each drive motor by a respective carriage assembly allowing the drive motors to travel up in rolling up the curtains and down in unrolling the curtains . this arrangement accommodates the large torques encountered in operating long curtain sections permitting multi - section curtains 600 ′ and longer in length to be reliably and safely operated without using large , powerful motors .
4Fixed Constructions
a steric field - flow fractionation system including a flow channel adapted for use with a carrier stream of fluid having particles suspended therein and a force field disposed across the flow channel to cause migration of the particles to a restraining wall , thereby forming layers of particles at the restraining wall . the strength of the force field is adjusted sufficiently high to maintain the particles of a given class at the restraining wall such that particle distance from the wall is a function of steric hindrance . particle displacement by flow along the channel is thereby determined by particle size , permitting fractionation of the particles based on differential migration of the various sizes of particle classes .
6Physics
a laser diode driving circuit capable of providing a suitable output current to a laser diode is disclosed . the laser diode driving circuit includes a current supply , a first pseudo laser diode , a second pseudo laser diode , and an output current mirror circuit . an input current provided by the current supply is output through the output current mirror circuit to the laser diode . by making the characteristic of each of the first and second pseudo laser diodes substantially equal to the characteristic of the laser diode , the non - linearity between the input current and the output current is compensated .
7Electricity
the invention comprises a new and useful process , and appurtenant apparatus , for developing and using workflow applications with decision support . specifically , the invention includes a decision support engine and a programmatic interface thereto . the decision support engine is a middleware computer program that receives queries from a workflow application , connects to external data sources , executes queries , and returns query results to the workflow application . the programmatic interface allows a developer to integrate business logic and queries into a workflow application that supports decision - making .
6Physics
a three - phase bridge inverter for controlling a motor with a variable speed includes a drive circuit therefor and an overcurrent protection circuit on one integrated chip . the inverter ic can be operated by directly inputting a direct current obtained by rectifying commercial 100 v . thus , the inverter chip reduces the size and the weight of a system , improves the usability , lowers the cost thereof and permits mass production fabrication . also , the life of the ic is increased by detecting current flowing through the inverter and the temperature of the chip and stopping the operation , when an abnormality is found .
7Electricity
this invention relates to a process for making spirolactone compounds of general formula i , having an improved ia / ib ratio , according to the following shceme .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
light dependent resistors are used together with a differential amplifier and a plurality of reference resistors to replace conventional analog potentiometer controls and thus offer digital activation and programmability to a traditional style vacuum tube preamplifier .
7Electricity
positive electrodes for lead storage batteries are produced by &# 34 ; forming &# 34 ; the electrodes in an alkaline electrolyte containing an anion which forms a very slightly soluble lead compound . the electrode may also be immersed , prior to forming , in pure water , an aqeuous solution of sodium sulfate , and / or sodium hydroxide .
7Electricity
a control system for a multiphase permanent magnet motor compensates for physical variations among individual motor phase circuit elements . the control system successively develops a control voltage for switched energization of the motor phase windings that is closely matched with particular parameters of the corresponding windings . the system can be applied to a motor in which each stator phase component comprises a ferromagnetically isolated stator electromagnet , the electromagnet core elements being separated from direct contact with each other and formed with separate phase windings . a digital signal processor may be utilized that applies an algorithm incorporating the parameters as constant values , the parameters for a particular phase being accessed for generating the appropriate control signals for energizing that phase .
7Electricity
a dual - function electrical hand drill includes an electrical motor to which a driving shaft is coupled via a speed reduction gear train . a chuck is releasably secured to the driving shaft to be rotatable therewith . a setting ring is provided to change the rotation speed and thus the output torque by applying force to the speed reduction gear train via the compression of a helical spring . a serrated member , secured to the driving shaft , is provided to be movable between a disabled position and an enabled position in which enabled position , the serrated member engages a counterpart serration and is biased by a spring to allow the chuck and the bit secured thereto to move to and fro by the sliding between the serrations when the bit is reacted by a work piece . the movement of the serrated member between the enabled position and the disabled position is controlled by the setting ring so that the selection of both the output torques and the operation modes can be accomplished by a single setting member .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
this disclosure is directed to a novel shoe tongue construction wherein the tongue is made as an integral extension of preferably the heel portion of the shoe . the tongue may also be an integral extension of the quarter . the tongue construction provides greater comfort to the wearer of the shoe than do conventionally mounted tongue constructions because the tongue is integrally formed with either the counter or the quarter of the shoe rather than being stitched only to the vamp . this construction is also more economical to make because cutting and stitching requirements are reduced .
0Human Necessities
the subject matter of the invention is a functional population of human brown adipocytes , in which the expression of ucp1 , cidea , cpt1b and bc12 is higher , the expression of bax is lower and the expression of ppar - alpha , pgc - 1alpha , pgc - 1 beta and prdm16 is similar compared with the corresponding expressions of a population of human white adipocytes . the invention also relates to a method for differentiation of hmads cells into the functional population of human brown adipocytes , to a method for conversion of a population of human white adipocytes into the functional population of human brown adipocytes , and also to a method of screening for molecules capable of modulating the bodyweight in an individual .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a method is provided for treating an individual afflicted with an impulse - control disorder by administering thereto an amount of one or more opioid receptor antagonists .
0Human Necessities
a vehicle seat harness anchoring system is disclosed . the vehicle seat harness includes straps which fit over the body of a person and also fit over the legs of a person . some of the straps are adjustable to securely hold the person in the harness . the harness anchoring system is attached to the vehicle seat harness . the harness anchoring system consists of a mixture of several fixed length and adjustable length anchoring straps . one end of the anchoring straps is either attached to an anchor plate or to an anchor point on a vehicle . the other end of the anchoring straps is attached to the vehicle seat harness .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
provided herein are processes , systems and devices for reducing differentials in visual media . undesired differentials include undesired contrasts in brightness and / or color . also described herein are signals , video frames and video streams that have been limited to produce a desired differential . further described are methods for reducing triggers that can lead to migraines , nausea and neuronal paroxysms in viewers of visual media .
7Electricity
a method and a device for the extractive triboelecric measurement of dust and aerosols is provided . a partial gas stream is removed from a main stream and drawn through a triboelecric measuring chamber with a variable or constant temperature , at a variable or constant speed and with an abradant rotational movement . sensors are arranged in the measuring chamber in such a way that they are electrically insulated . the triboelecric effect begins when the gas stream that is loaded with dust particles and aerosols passes through the triboelecric measuring chamber , preferably in a cyclonic manner , moving rotationally , abradantly on the sensors . since gaseous components cannot be measured according to the triboelecric measuring principal , the temperature is controlled intermittently at a low temperature producing a signal which is caused by dust and aerosols , and at a higher temperature , producing a signal which is caused by dust alone .
6Physics
this invention provides compositions comprising a physiologically - active agent and a compound having the structural formula ## str1 ## wherein x may represent sulfur or two hydrogen atoms ; r &# 39 ; is h or a lower alkyl group having 1 - 4 carbon atoms ; m is 2 - 6 ; n is 0 - 18 and r is -- ch 3 , ## str2 ## wherein r &# 34 ; is h or halogen , in an amount effective to enhance the penetration of the physiologically - active agent through the skin or other membrane of the body of an animal .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a multiple position stakedown assembly for a horizontal directional drill machine which installs stakes into the ground in a variety of different locations with a single drive head . the stakedown assembly includes a vertical tower that is rotatably mounted on a base plate . locator ports for the stakes are provided in the base plate in a segmentally circular pattern around the tower . a drive head cantilevered from the top of the tower rotates with the tower to positions where it can install stakes through any of the ports .
4Fixed Constructions
an image managing method of an image managing apparatus which includes a display device and which manages a plurality of original images , the method includes displaying the plurality of images obtained by reducing the original images , indicating conditions on which display orders of the plurality of images are determined , setting the display orders of the plurality of images displayed in the display device or hidden by the displayed images in accordance with the indicated conditions , and updating the display in accordance with the set display orders , wherein the setting of the display orders of the plurality of images is to set the display orders of the plurality of images displayed based on information imparted during photographing of the images or information of display states of the images in the display device in accordance with the conditions indicated to determine the display orders of the plurality of images .
6Physics
the present invention is a method of quality assurance and rectification of defects in the process of assembling a vehicle on a continuously moving assembly line . the method includes the steps of providing a continuously moving assembly line for assembly of vehicles and providing assembly stations along the length of the continuously moving assembly line attended by operators who perform discrete assigned tasks on incomplete vehicles positioned on the continuously moving assembly line as the incomplete vehicles pass by , leading to building of complete vehicles . the method also includes providing an assembly data input terminal at each assembly station , with each data input terminal having a plurality of manually actuatable switches corresponding to a discrete assigned tasks of an operator . the operators manipulate the switches to indicate successful or unsuccessful completion of discrete assigned tasks with respect to specific incomplete vehicles . the steps include communicating the input data from the assembly data input terminals to a central computer and providing a limit switch at each assembly station which is tripped by a vehicle carrier of the assembly line . the steps further include communicating a signal from the tripped limit switch to a sequencing computer and coordinating assembly station and vehicle data with a line tracking number for the previous vehicle of the assembly station .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a set of weighing scales comprising a moving part able to move vertically relative to a fixed part and serving to support the load against the action of an elastic balancing device . its guidance device comprises at least three sets of roller trains extending in radial planes passing through the guidance axis , whereby each roller is mounted loosely on one of the parts in such a way that there is a clearance between its tread and the other part . this guidance device cooperates with at least one anti - gyratory roller extending in a tangential plane and which mounted on loosely mounted on one of the parts and which is positoned with a clearance between the two vertical members of the other part . its indicating device is of the floating type .
6Physics
disclosed is a cascode configuration that moves the gate of the cascode substantially without delay relative to an output node by capacitively coupling the latter onto the cascode gates . the passive coupling eliminates the need for actively driving the gates of the cascode . in some embodiments , the only circuitry needed on the cascode gate may be a biasing circuit that limits the swing on the cascode gate between v max and 2 × v max , where v max is a transistor device rating .
7Electricity
the present invention discloses a method and system for embedding a digital signature into an mpeg stream . in the preferred embodiment , the digital signature is embedded in a plurality of pcr fields of a transport stream and is encrypted and scrambled to avoid detection and removal . other embodiments are disclosed , each of which is designed to place a digital signature in a pre - compressed mpeg stream while requiring minimal computing resources to encode and decode the signature .
7Electricity
a drill comprising : a body , the body comprising a housing formed internally with at least two chambers ; a rear handle mounted on the body ; a tool holder mounted on the front of the body ; an electric motor mounted in a first chamber , the electric motor comprising an end cap attached to a motor housing ; a transmission mechanism mounted in a second chamber which is in driving connection with the electric motor , the transmission mechanism being driven by the electric motor when the electric motor is activated to either impart impacts to and / or rotate a cutting tool when held by the tool holder . the end cap engages with the housing to form a separating wall which separates the first and second chambers .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
in the present invention , an automatic flue damper located in the vent stack of a household furnace or other apparatus requiring venting is interfaced with a thermostatic control and a fuel supply valve associated with the apparatus so as to maintain a vent passage to the atmosphere normally open during times when combustion is occurring in the apparatus and to close the vent passage at an appropriate time following the termination of combustion in the apparatus . the normally open vent condition is maintained by a damper positioning spring . vent closure following combustion is accomplished by means of a direct current solenoid . further included in the interfacing circuitry are a temperature sensing device effective to disable the solenoid , thus opening the vent , upon the appearance of unsafe stack temperatures and a pressure sensor which also disables the solenoid to open the vent stack upon the occurrence of an inappropriate discharge of fuel to the combustion chamber . the pressure sensor then also sounds an alarm to alert those nearby of the unauthorized escape of fuel .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a protective sheet mount structure for a display is provided which may be employed in electronic cash registers , for example . the structure includes a frame mount formed on a frame of a display around an opening through which a display screen is exposed , a protective sheet covering the display screen , and a sheet mount frame fitted in the frame mount detachably to retain the protective sheet on the frame of the display .
6Physics
a stepping motor is described having two operative modes , the first mode being a normal rotary mode and the second a stationary mode . during rotary operation , the induced energy created by interruption of the current flow through the energized phase winding is dissipated quickly by a zener diode connected across the winding . in the stationary mode , a pulsed current is fed to one of the phase windings of the motor to assure stationary positioning of the rotor . during stationary operation , the zener diode is shunted with a second conventional diode providing a low impedance path to the current induced in the phase winding upon de - energization . this low impedance path greatly reduces the energy dissipated during the off condition of the pulsed current thereby greatly reducing motor power requirements during stationary operation .
7Electricity
sulfonamide and urea compounds having an inhibitory effect on src kinase including enantiomers , stereoisomers and tautomers thereof , as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of said compound , said compound having the general structure shown in formula ii are disclosed and claimed :
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a semiconductor wafer saw and method of using the same for dicing semiconductor wafers are disclosed comprising a wafer saw including variable lateral indexing capabilities and multiple blades . the wafer saw , because of its variable indexing capabilities , can dice wafers having a plurality of differently sized semiconductor devices thereon into their respective discrete components . in addition , the wafer saw with its multiple blades , some of which may be independently laterally or vertically movable relative to other blades , can more efficiently dice silicon wafers into individual semiconductor devices .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed . the method includes the steps of : providing a substrate having at least one fin - shaped structure thereon , in which the fin - shaped structure comprises a top portion and a bottom portion ; and forming a doped layer and a first liner around the bottom portion of the fin - shaped structure .
7Electricity
an image scanner and scanning method thereof are provided . by simultaneously using two light emitting diodes of different colors as light sources and cooperatively performing simple image data computations , three color image signals are obtained so as to shorten the exposure time and improve signal - to - noise ratio of the image signal .
7Electricity
a configurable supportive protection system and methods comprising a sizable support element and a coverage element that provide support and protection to human body parts . advantageously , the system is quickly and easily configurable to allow body parts having different sizes to be supported . the system is selectively openable to thereby facilitate the maintenance of privacy and modesty of the patient during any activity .
0Human Necessities
a biological process is described involving the conversion of so 2 to h 2 s using sulfate reducing bacteria in co - culture with facultatively anaerobic heterotrophs under anaerobic conditions in a maintenance medium which includes a substrate fermentable by the facultatively anaerobic heterotrophs to produce an end product which acts as the carbon and energy source for the sulfate reducing bacteria . glucose and sewage sludge are the two fermentable substrates described . the process is described as being used in conjunction with a process for removing so 2 from a flue gas and then converting the so 2 to h 2 s . the h 2 s may be reacted with some remaining so 2 in a claus reactor to produce elemental sulfur or the h 2 s may be used as a reducing gas to regenerate the sorbent being used to remove the so 2 from the flue gas .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a multi - layer composite gun barrel has an integral metal alloy jacket portion , forming the exterior cylinder of the entire barrel , with a forebarrel interior liner cylinder substantially bonded within the jacket portion , and an unbonded breech portion liner , made from a high melting temperature refractory metal alloy able to resist erosion by hot gun gases in the barrel breech area .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a spinal device for stabilizing adjacent vertebral bodies of the human spine . the device includes a combination of a screw and a member having a screw hole and a length sufficient to span a disc space between the adjacent vertebral bodies . the member has a portion that is bendable or deformable to prevent the outward excursion of the screw from the screw hole of the member .
0Human Necessities
a heat - generating element of a heating device for heating air includes at least one ptc element and , lying on opposing side surfaces of the ptc element , electric strip conductors . a heat - generating element that is improved with respect to the safety against electric flashovers is created with the invention under consideration by means of surrounding the two electric strip conductors on the outside by a non - conductive insulating layer . a heating device for heating air with multiple heat - generating elements is also disclosed with each heating element including at least one ptc element and , lying on opposing side surfaces of the ptc element , electric strip conductors and multiple heat - emitting elements that are arranged in parallel layers and that are held in position lying on opposing sides of the heat - generating element . the heat - emitting elements are essentially potential - free and protected against electric flashovers with a higher degree of certainty due to the fact that the heat - emitting elements lie on opposing sides of the heat - generating element , with an insulating layer placed in between .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a printhead and method of fabrication thereof provides that the printhead reservoir has substantially the same cross - sectional ink flow area as the total cross - sectional area of the plurality of individual ink channels which interconnect the reservoir with the printhead nozzles . since the flow area of the reservoir is substantially matched to the total flow area of the channels , the ink capacity of the reservoir is relatively low and the flow rate therethrough during a printing operation is relatively high . the small capacity of reservoir , together with the high ink flow rate therethrough , assures short ink residency time during printing , so that any exsolved air bubbles in the ink are swept away with subsequent ink droplet ejections during a printing operation and thus prevents any air bubbles present from coalescing into larger bubbles which can cause print quality defects .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a sensor unit for a rotating shaft of a device includes a body having an axial opening and a second opening . the axial opening receives the rotating shaft and contacts an outer surface of the rotating shaft to precisely and repeatedly radially align a sensor to the shaft . the second opening receives the sensor .
6Physics
the invention is directed to methods for the a method for treating overexpression of the erbb2 in a mammal in need of treatment by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a first inhibitor of an erbb2 receptor and then , after an interval of less than 24 hours , administering to the mammal from one to six therapeutically effective amounts of the same or different inhibitor of the erbb2 receptor . the invention is also directed to a slow daily infusion of the erbb2 inhibitor . the overexpression of the erbb2 receptor can result in abnormal cell growth and lead to cancer . by the methods of the invention , the efficacy and safety of the inhibitors is increased . the invention is also directed to kits for facilitating the dose administration method of the invention .
0Human Necessities
a safety control system for a pump and anti - surge valve protects the pump , the valve and the hydraulic main line system . the valve is controlled by a pressure responsive circuit and , via a limit switch on the valve , controls both the steady state running of the pump and the pump start . a timed start circuit allows pressure to build up sufficiently to operate the valve upon initiation of pump operation . the system automatically shuts down upon power , mechanical or hydraulic failure , and prevents continued operation of the pump control valve when the pump has lost suction or there is a decrease in pump discharge pressure .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an ear attenuator headset that allows a user to adjust the amount of attenuation in a variable , continuous fashion from zero attenuation to maximum attenuation without removing the device from a user &# 39 ; s head . the ear attenuator headset includes a passageway , the passageway allowing for sound to pass through the headset and a control element , the control element able to control the amount of sound that passes through the passageway of the ear attenuator headset . the ear attenuator can be used in headsets , headphones , and earbuds where electronic sounds are transmitted and added variable attenuation is also available for the consumer to take advantage of for reduction of the external environmental sounds .
0Human Necessities
the present invention relates to new materials composed of reticulate polymer loaded with micro - or nano - loads which result in particles or microparticles to be used in fracking muds for secondary extraction of gas and oil .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention is a specially curved discharge port and port within a bolt within the breech for a compressed gas powered gun for the firing of projectiles . the invented gun has many improvements over the prior art including the use of improved gas pressure routing allowing for operation at lower pressures with no decrease in firing rate , efficiency , trajectory , or range . the structure of the present invention provides for embodiments which include the use of specific maximum angles within the gas passage from a compressed gas storage chamber and a portion of the breech through which the gas is routed as it expands to launch a projectile from the gun .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a phase change memory system includes m phase change memory cells , where m is an integer greater than or equal to one . a write module selectively writes at least one of the m phase change memory cells based on a write parameter . a read module selectively reads back a resistance value for the at least one of the m phase change memory cells . a control module communicates with the write module and the read module and triggers write / read cycles n times where n is an integer greater than one . the control module also adjusts a write parameter of one of the n write / read cycles based on at least one prior resistance value and a target resistance value .
6Physics
the present invention employs a scavenging approach whereby overproduced nitric oxide is bound in vivo to a suitable nitric oxide scavenger . the resulting complex renders the nitric oxide harmless , and is eventually excreted in the urine of the host . further in accordance with the present invention , there are provided compositions and formulations useful for carrying out the above - described methods . an exemplary nitric oxide scavenger contemplated for use in the practice of the present invention is a dithiocarbamate - ferrous iron complex . this complex binds to . no , forming a stable , water - soluble dithiocarbamate - iron - no complex having a characteristic three - line spectrum which can readily be detected at ambient temperatures by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy . the present invention relates to methods for reducing in vivo levels of . no as a means of treating subjects afflicted with inflammatory and / or infectious disease . dithiocarbamate - containing nitric oxide scavengers are administered to a host in need of such treatment ; these scavengers interact with in vivo produced . no , forming a stable dithiocarbamate - metal - no complex . the no - containing complex is then filtered through the kidneys , concentrated in the urine , and eventually excreted by the subject , thereby reducing in vivo . no levels .
0Human Necessities
a method for suspending a plurality of individual loudspeakers from an overhead support in spaced apart relationship for adjustment to different related positions and orientations relative to one another to selectively focus the acoustic throw of the loudspeakers . the method includes selecting frame members having respective first coupling elements and connectors including respective second coupling elements and respective pivot joints . the frame members are mounted to the loudspeakers and the respective second coupling elements are coupled to the respective first coupling elements between adjacent pairs of frame members to position the loudspeakers adjacent one another . the pivot joints are then adjusted to pivot the loudspeakers to selected orientations and the resulting apparatus is then suspended from an overhead support .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
disclosed herein is a method , a computer program product , and a carrier for indicating one - way latency in a data network between a first node and a second node , wherein the data network lacks continuous clock synchronization , comprising : a pre - synchronisation step , a measuring step , a post - synchronisation step , an interpolation step , and generating a latency profile . the present invention also relates to a computer program product incorporating the method , a carrier comprising the computer program product , and a method for indicating server functionality based on the first aspect .
7Electricity
a method of determining an idle stop and go ventilation condition may include an isg restriction early step that calculates an expected external air temperature through modeling using information acquired from a vehicle and execute an isg logic to determine whether isg entrance is possible based on a current ventilation condition of the vehicle , an isg restriction proceeding step that detects an voltage of an air - conditioning system , an isg restriction ascertaining step that determines whether an isg entrance condition is satisfied , wherein the isg entrance condition includes comparing the expected external air temperature through modeling with a specific temperature and the voltage of the air - conditioning system with a specific voltage , and an isg entrance step that controls an engine by performing the isg entrance when the isg entrance condition is satisfied .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a method for detecting a pn pattern for a remote loopback test in a communication system includes the following first through fifth steps . the first step receives a first n - bit pattern which is a part of the pn pattern . the second step leftwardly shifts n bits of the first n - bit pattern by a first number of bits , so that a second n - bit pattern is generated . the third step executes an exclusive - or operation on the n bits of the first n - bit pattern and n bits of the second n - bit pattern , so that a third n - bit pattern is generated . the fourth step rightwardly shifts n bits of the third n - bit pattern by a second number of bits , so that a fourth n - bit pattern is generated . the fifth step executes an exclusive - or operation on the n bits of the third n - bit patterns and n bits of the fourth n - bit patterns , so that a fifth n - bit pattern is generated . the fifth n - bit pattern is a sixth n - bit pattern which is received after the first n - bit pattern . the first through fifth are repeatedly carried out each time n bits of the first n - bit pattern are received at the first step until a pattern detection signal is generated to activate the loopback test procedure when the fifth n - bit pattern and the sixth n - bit pattern become identical for a number of times .
7Electricity
gridbatch provides an infrastructure framework that hides the complexities and burdens of developing logic and programming application that implement detail parallelized computations from programmers . a programmer may use gridbatch to implement parallelized computational operations that minimize network bandwidth requirements , and efficiently partition and coordinate computational processing in a multiprocessor configuration . gridbatch provides an effective and lightweight approach to rapidly build parallelized applications using economically viable multiprocessor configurations that achieve the highest performance results .
6Physics
an apparatus has a tank with a vertical carousel holding blocks of cheese . the carousel moves in a closed path which submerges and flips over the blocks of cheese in a chilled brine solution contained in the tank . the movement of the carrousel ensures that the cheese is cooled uniformly without deformation . while the cheese block are held in the carrousel a fluid circulation system forces chilled brine through the tank .
0Human Necessities
this invention relates to a portable ball retriever , holder , and carrier apparatus operable to pick - up and retrieve ball members from a support surface ; hold the ball members in a container member in an elevated condition ; and be folded into a compact condition for transport and / or storage . the portable ball retriever , holder , and carrier apparatus includes a main support frame assembly ; a support and power drive assembly operable to provide mechanical power drive for a ball member retrieving function ; a ball pick - up assembly having a rotatable cylinder member to pick - up the ball members and carry same upwardly and laterally ; a ball container assembly mounted on the main support frame assembly to receive ball members therein ; and an actuator handle assembly which is movable to various positions . the ball pick - up assembly includes a main retriever housing having a rotatable pick - up cylinder assembly therein . the pick - up cylinder assembly includes a deformable cylinder member operable to receive ball members thereagainst and being deformed to grasp the ball members for subsequent movement upwardly and laterally . the ball container assembly includes a container member which is movable from a horizontal position to receive ball members therein to an elevated holder condition position to hold the ball members for usage . the actuator handle assembly is provided with a collapsible actuator handle member for use in an extended rigid position for pushing the entire carrier apparatus ; and foldable into a compact position over the ball container assembly for storage and transport purposes .
0Human Necessities
a process for the deoxidation of a refractory metal containing minor concentrations of oxygen is disclosed . in this process the refractory metal is contacted with a metallic deoxidant in a dry , inert atmosphere . the metallic deoxidant and the refractory metal are heated to at least liquefy the metallic deoxidant and at least partially deoxidize the refractory metal . the refractory metal is thereafter cooled and contaminants on its surface are removed .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy