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an articulated vertical support stand having an articulated base plate for holding and supporting cut trees or staffs having an irregularly shaped , curved or twisted trunk in a substantially vertical , upright position . a horizontally oriented base plate having a central opening is supported by three support members pivotally and removably attached to the base plate at points equidistantly spaced about the periphery of the base plate forming joints allowing articulation therebetween . the support members having sharpened spikes protruding from their upper ends for engaging and gripping the lower portion of the trunk when the lower portion of the trunk is inserted through the opening . the base plate includes a plurality of cam means pivotally attached to its lower surface for engaging the lower portion of the trunk protruding through the opening .
0Human Necessities
a parallel hydromechanical continuously variable transmission has a housing that holds a make - up pump , and has internal cavities for holding operating assemblies of the transmission , including an axial piston pump and an axial piston motor . the pump and motor each have a rotating element and a non - rotating element . each rotating element has a center of mass and an axis of rotation that passes through the center of mass . each non - rotating pump element is mounted for tilting movement on trunnions in its own respective pair of mounting journals in the housing . the tilting axes of the non - rotating elements lie transverse to the axes of rotation of the rotating element . the pump and the motor are disposed side - by - side in the housing with the axes of rotation approximately parallel to each other . a stationary manifold , fixed to the housing , has one surface in contact with the rotating pump element and a second surface in contact with the rotating motor element . fluid passages open in the two surfaces in fluid communication with the pump and motor cylinders through a pump / manifold interface . internal fluid passages in the stationary manifold convey fluid pressurized in the pump directly to the motor , and convey spent fluid displaced from the motor back to the pump . the transmission ratio is controlled by the tilt angle of the non - rotating pump and motor elements . a tilt angle control apparatus attached to the housing and to the non - rotating pump and motor elements governs that tilt angle .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from doc through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system , a loading system , a transport system , an unloading and storing system , hanging system and cleaning system . the system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket , stacking and loading the trays on a transport , unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing . the system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system .
0Human Necessities
a service station for cleaning and sealing the print head of a print module in a printing system is provided . the service station comprises a base , a first direction - changing mechanism , a first moving mechanism and a wiper . the print module drives the first direction - changing mechanism , which drives the first moving mechanism and hence the wiper to clean up the print head . furthermore , the service station comprises a second direction - changing mechanism , a second moving mechanism and a cap . the print module drives the second direction - changing mechanism , which drives the second moving mechanism and hence the cap to seal the print head .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
in a video system of the invention , control means is provided for a terminal input apparatus which is connected by a communication network of a camera on the partner side and which comprises an image display apparatus having a multiwindow display function for selecting and displaying the camera . an image pickup operation which is required to the camera on the partner side , for example , the image pickup direction , focal distance , panning , exposure amount , white balance , automatic focusing , and the like of the designated camera are inputted by using an image display and a window display of the image display apparatus . the operation of the camera on the partner side and the operations of a tripod , a movable arm , and the like to hold the camera are controlled through communicating means . a photographed image is displayed by the display apparatus .
7Electricity
a tensioner comprising a base , a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the base , a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm , a first damping member and a second damping member disposed between the pivot arm and the base , the first damping member wedgingly engagable between the pivot arm and the second damping member , and the second damping member frictionally engaged between the first damping member and the base .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
semiconductor packages are provided to prevent a chip , such as a central processing unit chip , from being degraded due to hot spot heat generated during the operation of the chip and absorbs thermomechanical stresses in interfaces between the chip , a thermal interface material and a lid . the chip is electrically connected , e . g ., flip - chip bonded , to a package substrate . the lid is thermally connected to and disposed over a back surface of the chip with the tim interposed therebetween . a heat dissipation means adjacent the tim is also located between the lid and the chip to prevent the hot spot effect .
7Electricity
a system is provided for monitoring , regenerating and replacing the code of running applications with semantically equivalent , specialized code versions that reflect the demands of the execution environment . the system includes a co - designed compiler and runtime system that virtualizes a selected set of edges in a host program , where these edges provide hooks through which the runtime system may redirect execution into an intermediate representation utilized to optimize introspective and extrospective processes .
6Physics
in order to simulate , using a computer , a profile of sputter deposition on a contact hole formed on a semiconductor wafer , a plurality of trajectories of particles emitted from a sputter target are calculated . one of the trajectories is directed to a first coordinate point which is included in the profile of sputter deposition and with which an amount of sputter deposition is calculated . thereafter , a plurality of shadow judgment planes are successively defined with respect to all coordinate points , after which a check is made to determine if the above mentioned one of the plurality of trajectories crosses each of said plurality of shadow judgment planes .
6Physics
a small light - weight battery operated calibrator device provides a precise sine wave output for use in calibration of test equipment , such as a rf power meter or a spectrum analyzer . the calibration device includes two power levels , one − 40 dbm and one 0 dbm . the purpose of the two power levels is to obtain a slope and offset for correction of the rf power measuring device being calibrated . operation indication led lights are provided to indicate which of the two powers are in use , and if battery power is below acceptable levels . miniature low power components including a crystal oscillator and a divide by 2 integrated circuit that generates a precise square wave and a low pass filter for converting the square wave into a precise sine wave allows the calibrator to be battery operated and stored as a calibration component .
7Electricity
a support device for implanting a stentless heart valve prosthesis having three leaflets adapted for coapting and defining three corresponding commissures is disclosed . the support device includes a shaft defining a manipulation axis , the shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion , and three support formations integrally formed and extending from the proximal end of the shaft , the support formations angularly distributed about the manipulation axis of the shaft , such that each of the support formations correspond to locations of each of the commissures of the stentless heart valve prosthesis . the shaft includes a connection portion flexibly connecting the shaft and the support formations to permit a displacement of the manipulation axis with respect to the support formations . the shaft , the plurality of support formations and the connection portion are integrally formed from a single tubular element .
0Human Necessities
a method and apparatus for reducing memory required to store reciprocal approximations as specified in institute of electrical and electronic engineers standards such as ieee 754 is presented . monotonic properties of the reciprocal function are used to bound groups of values . efficient bit - vectors are used to represent information in groups resulting in a very compact table representation about four times smaller than storing all of the reciprocal approximations in a table .
6Physics
an automatic paper feeding device for a printer is disclosed which cyclically operates to automatically feed one after another of cut sheets of paper contained in a storage to a platen of the printer . a paper feed roller shaft is operatively connected to the platen , which is rotated by a motor , via a clutch mechanism including a clutch spring which is controlled by a controlling cam to intermittently and cyclically connect the shaft to a clutch sleeve connected to be rotated by the platen . thus , after a paper sheet has been discharged from the printer after completion of printing , another paper sheet is automatically fed and positioned relative to the platen .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an illuminating device . in one embodiment , the illuminating device includes a light source , optical components that define a plurality of light paths originating from the light source , a light - conditioning array on at least one of the plurality of light paths , at least one light output to which an associated device that is to be supplied with light or conditioned light is connectable , at least one light path - selecting unit which is provided with several input light path sections associated with another light path and at least one output light path section leading to said light output or another associated light output . each light path is optionally connected to the light output via the output light path section or to a predefined or selected light output via a predefined or selected output light path section as a selected light path in a corresponding selection mode of the light path - selecting unit by means of the light path - selecting unit that can be switched between several selection modes .
6Physics
the invention comprises a ratchet style flare nut wrench which incorporates an assembly to provide a torqueing function and ratchet effect . the assembly includes a wrench body capable of providing torque delivery through three rotating cylindrical cams which contact the nut . the cylindrical cams then rotate when reversing the direction of the wrench assembly so that a cutout portion of the cylindrical cams allows the nut points to pass by . two cylinder cams are mounted on movable guide blocks which adjust the wrench for different size nuts .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an image forming apparatus includes a detachably - mounted cartridge including a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer and an operation member , a remaining amount detector for detecting a remaining amount of developer in the developer accommodating portion , an operation amount detector for detecting a cumulative operation amount of the operation member , and a setting device for setting timing of subsequent remaining amount detection of the remaining amount detector . the remaining amount detector provides a remaining amount ratio of the developer remainder to a maximum accommodation capacity of the developer accommodating portion , and the operation amount detector provides an operation amount ratio of a remaining operation amount until the end of the service life from the detection of the cumulative operation amount to a total operation amount until the end of the service life from an initial state of the operation member . the setting device sets the timing on the basis of a comparison between the remaining amount ratio and the operation amount ratio .
6Physics
a thin heat pipe structure includes a pipe body , a thin - sheet member , and a plurality of bosses . the pipe body internally defines a receiving space , in which a working fluid is provided . the thin - sheet member includes a plurality of open spaces , and the bosses are provided in the open spaces , so that the bosses and the thin - sheet member are disposed in the receiving space of the pipe body at the same time . a method of manufacturing thin pipe structure is also disclosed for manufacturing thin heat pipe structure with reduced time and labor , and protecting a wick structure formed in the thin heat pipe structure against damage . therefore the thin heat pipe structure can be manufactured with increased good yield and at reduced manufacturing cost .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an elevator including a movable unit configured to ascend and descend in an elevator shaft , a guide rail installed on the elevator shaft via a plurality of rail support members and configured to guide the movable unit , a cable configured to hang the movable unit , and a driving unit mounted on the guide rail and configured to move the movable unit up and down by driving the cable . at least two securing members fixes one of the rail support members is fixed to a wall of the shaft by securing members separated from each other by an interval in the vertical direction .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a self - correcting etching process for fabricating microstructure is provided . the score process of the present invention is particularly useful for reducing preselected features of a hard mask without degrading the variation of the critical dimension within each wafer . alternatively , the cd variation of the hard mask features &# 39 ; produced during printing can be substantially reduced by applying score . hence , ultra - sub - lithographic features can be reliably fabricated . consequently , the method of the present invention can be used to increase the circuit performance , while improving the manufacturing yield .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a reversible ice chest is shown having oppositely arranged , hinged lids . the lids allow the ice chest to be open and filled from either of two opposite directions . this allows a user to , for example , place drinks to be cooled on top of ice in a half filled chest . the chest would then be turned upside down , thereby covering the drinks with ice . the drinks could be accessed through the lid which is now facing up toward the user .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
the present invention discloses a high - strength tin - plated bronze tire bead steel wire , which comprises a steel wire base body . the surface of the steel wire base body is provided with at least two plating layers , and the tin content of the plating layers decreases layer by layer from inside to outside . the plating layer directly adjoining the surface of the steel wire base body has a high tin content , the adhesive force between the plating layer and the steel wire base body is strong , and the plating layer which has a high tin content can more effectively prevent the steel wire base body from rusting . the plating layers with the tin content gradually decreasing from inside to outside are combined closely with each other , and a strong adhesive force exists between the outermost plating layer with the relatively lowest tin content and tire rubber .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method and apparatus of removing drill cuttings from an oil and gas well drilling platform includes the steps of separating the drill cuttings from the well drilling fluid on the drilling platform so that the drilling fluids can be recycled into the well bore during drilling operations . the cuttings are then transmitted via gravity flow to a materials trough having an interior defined by sidewalls and a bottom portion . the drill cuttings are suctioned from the bottom portion of the trough interior with a suction line having an intake portion that is positioned at the materials trough bottom . drill cuttings are transmitted via the suction line to a pair of hoppers that each have an interior . a vacuum is formed in sequence within the interior of each hopper using a blower that is in fluid communication with the hopper interiors . the two hoppers are positioned one above the other so that cuttings can be added to the first , upper hopper via the suction line and then fed by gravity to the second , lower hopper . a valving arrangement maintains vacuum within the interior of at least one hopper at all times . a conduit discharges from the lower hopper into a selected holding tank so that a number of holding tanks can be filled in sequential , continuous fashion . as one tank is filled , the conduit is directed to the next holding tank .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
when the cursor parks on a hyperlink , behind the scene the computer automatically visits the link and performs a range of desired operations , such as : searches for a set of strings that the user has inputted and displays on the current viewing computer screen whether or not there are matches . stores all displayed data in the computer . edits and displays the stored data in between parks . indicates on the current viewing screen if any of the parked - on hyperlinks cannot be linked to and / or displayed . rates the hyperlinked page . displays the title of the page . searches the page with song information and plays the searched song by using a media player without leaving the current viewing page .
6Physics
a shopping server proposal system includes a mechanism that enhances the online retailer &# 39 ; s existing database system with the necessary information to provide the desired services . the existing catalog of items is analyzed based on a set of predefined rules for a given retail store . this analysis determines which of the items in the catalog are related to other items in the catalog . the result of this analysis includes new relations of the catalog items that are written into the retailer &# 39 ; s existing database system . the mechanism for assembling this information , based on a set of predefined rules , is independent of the retailer or the retailer &# 39 ; s industry . the provides retail businesses with a competitive edge by enabling them to offer automated shopping advice to solve the shoppers &# 39 ; problems of finding related and matching items , and by providing a list of related items based on the selected item &# 39 ; s properties .
6Physics
a method of repairing a vehicle axle housing comprising the steps of enlarging a center passageway in the axle housing by , for example , boring , providing a stepped elongate sleeve having an outside diameter greater than the diameter of the enlarged center passageway of the axle housing , heating the axle housing to further enlarge the center passageway , inserting the sleeve in the center passageway and securing by , for example , welding , the sleeve to the axle housing . typically , the axle housing will be broken into two sections and the above steps will be performed on the sections as well an additional step relating to trimming , by grinding or other suitable process , the opposed ends of the axle housing sections adjacent the fracture .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an external combustion engine wherein a plurality of radially disposed piston cylinders are arranged around the axis of an output drive shaft . pistons are reciprocal in the cylinders and actuate rollers carried by radially extending slide bearings , the rollers engaging in an eccentric cam groove formed in a flywheel fixed to the drive shaft . the cylinders have closed inner and outer ends and are provided with valve means for applying pressurized gas to opposite ends of the pistons at different times in a manner to provide power to a majority of the pistons at all times during rotation of the drive shaft . the engine can alternatively operate as a pump by applying motive power to the shaft .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
this invention relates to heat treatment of textile products . the apparatus comprises vertical furnaces each having two furnace ducts carrying blowing nozzles and suction nozzles , respectively . in the ducts of the last furnace , there are arranged movable horizontal partitions formed by the selective closure of baffles arranged at fixed levels and preferably constituted by butterfly - valves pivotally mounted on horizontal parallel axes . the invention is applicable to the heat treatment of continuous textile products , such as threads , ribbon or strip material . .
3Textiles; Paper
an endoscope having restricted dimensions and comprising at least one image gatherer , at least one image distorter and at least one image sensor shaped to fit within said limited dimensions , and wherein said image distorter is operable to distort an image received from said image gatherer so that the image is sensible at said shaped image sensor .
7Electricity
the present invention relates to switching modes of an input device based on events . the invention detects events that suggest that the user does not want to continue with a present mode of the input device and switches to another operation mode . the detection and response to user inputs simplifies the user &# 39 ; s interactions with the system . in some embodiments , the user may be asked prior to switching modes for confirmation . the present invention may be used with limited input devices including styluses .
6Physics
an internal power supply circuit for use in a semiconductor device includes a clamp circuit for clamping an internal voltage to a constant level . the clamped internal voltage is distributed to internal circuits of the semiconductor device through an output node . when the internal voltage rises momentarily due to noise in the internal power supply circuit due to open - circuit phenomenon , the rising internal voltage is discharged through the clamp circuit , thereby maintaining the internal voltage at a constant value . the clamp circuit includes a first transistor for discharging the output node , and a diode - connected transistor for generating a charge voltage at the gate of the first transistor . the threshold voltage of the diode - connected transistor is preferably equal to or lower than the threshold voltage of the first transistor .
6Physics
an integrated optical arrangement having at least one optical waveguide integrated a substrate of semiconductor material , characterized by the waveguide being a rib waveguide comprising the p - doped material disposed on a substrate which contains a waveguiding layer which is either an n - doped or an undoped material , said arrangement having either a pn or a pin junction between the p - doped material of the rib and the n - doped or undoped material of the waveguiding layer . in addition , a method for forming the various layer is disclosed .
6Physics
a direct current bus management system can include a power management and distribution unit , having a source management section , a bus management section coupled to the source management section , a load management section coupled to the bus management section , a dc bus coupled to the power management and distribution unit , a plurality of dc sources coupled to the source management section and a plurality of loads coupled to the load management section , wherein the bus management section is configured to reconfigure excess dc power on the dc bus from the dc inputs from the plurality of dc sources based on a plurality of priorities , a plurality of feedback signals and a plurality of system parameters .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention relates to an improvement in armor structures through the utilization of at least one panel capable of absorbing kinetic energy . the panel comprises a rigid structure having a multiplicity of joined polygonal cells having 3 to 8 sides throughout the panel . the cells have individual cell diameters of about 0 . 1 to 8 . 0 inches .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
method and apparatus for high - sensitivity optoacoustic spectroscopy of substantially transparent bulk condensed matter . part of the sample to be investigated is irradiated by pulses of radiation , typically from a pulsed dye laser . the small amount of energy absorbed by the sample causes thermal expansion of the irradiated region , resulting in cylindrical stress waves being radiated from that region . these stress waves can be observed with appropriate detection means at a location remote from the source . the method is applicable to essentially transparent liquids , and solids , and to absorptive solids suspended in liquids , and the like . possible choices of probe radiation are not only the conventional ones of visible , near uv , and near infrared electromagnetic radiation , but also , for instance , γ - rays , x - rays , vacuum uv , and far infrared . two conditions are shown to exist that relate pulse duration , beam size , and various material parameters , observation of which results in optimization of the sensitivity of the method , and the sensitivity is typically highest for pulses having duration of about 10 - 7 sec - 10 - 4 sec .
6Physics
a filter element , in particular for filtering exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine , includes mutually parallel flow channels , at least two filter segments being provided which each have a subset of flow channels , the filter segments having a spacing from one another and being interconnected via connecting device arranged integrally with the filter segments .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an extendable guidewire system for introducing a dilatation catheter into the cardiovascular system . the guidewire has guidewire and extension sections with a connection therebetween which permits the two sections to be joined together and separated simply by pushing the two sections together and pulling them apart . one of the sections can be used for positioning the catheter within the cardiovascular system , and the other section can be employed to extend the wire to change catheters .
0Human Necessities
a low - cost compact slide presentation toy offering combined slide projector and viewer function by integrating a slide projector section and a slide viewer section with a single housing . both sections share a common slide recieving slot so that simulataneous viewing and projecting is made possible by means of a novel rotatable slide member which carries a plurality of image cells in a diametrically opposite manner . also , images to be viewed or projected can be changed by simply rotating a slide member without the need of actually removing a slide from the device . this device is particular attractive for young children .
6Physics
a circuit for maintaining the order of transmission of information in a computer interconnect including control circuitry for sending a signal from a source of data to a destination for data indicating that data is ready for transfer , the control circuitry comprising a plurality of buffers for storing information relating to the data , the information including information regarding the order in which the information was received by the control circuitry , means for incrementing the information regarding the order in which the information was received by the control circuitry , and apparatus for sending the information relating to the data to the destination for data in the order of receipt by the control circuitry .
7Electricity
a kit and method for creating a 3 - dimensional toy includes a battery powered light , a container filled with a light curable polymer and one or more molds into which the light curable polymer is inserted . optimal the kit may also include one or more sheets of transparent material to which the light curable polymer does not adhere and coloring which can be added to the light curable polymer . the method of forming a the 3 - dimensional toy involves obtaining a mold , dispensing a light curable polymer into the mold ; and then curing the polymer by applying light in the visible or near visible range to the polymer via a battery powered light .
0Human Necessities
a cooling system for a vehicle has a refrigeration system with an ejector pump for ejecting fluid heated by a first heating element . the fluid is ejected at high speed to circulate the refrigerant and induce an entrainment effect . a radiator cools the refrigerant ejected from said ejector pump and an evaporator evaporates the refrigerant to generate refrigerating capacity . a first refrigerant circuit has a heat recovery circuit for exchanging heat between the first heating element and the refrigerant , ejecting the refrigerant and taking heat from the first heating element into the radiator via the heat recovery circuit with the use of the ejector pump , making the radiator dissipate the heat of the refrigerant , separating the refrigerant into gas - phase refrigerant and liquid - phase refrigerant by a gas - liquid separator , and making the gas - phase refrigerant return to the heat recovery circuit . a second refrigerant circuit decompresses the liquid - phase refrigerant .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the present invention discloses a method for non - fluorescence higher harmonic generation ground state depletion super - resolution microscopy , it includes the following steps : providing an organic material unit , focusing excitation light and ground state depletion light , generating a higher harmonic signal , performing ground state depletion and performing microscopic imaging . with the implementation of the present invention , the stimulated electrons of the organic material remains majorly on the singlet state or the triplet state , instead of the ground state , to provide modulation of the spatial distribution of the non - fluorescence signal , and make sted microscopy applicable to non - fluorescence signals to promote the resolution of the images .
6Physics
an injection molded plastic housing for , and method of enclosing , an electrical device including placing the device between a housing including a lid member and a base member and joining the lid member and the base member to each other and to a connector attached to the enclosed device . the lid member , base member and connector each may include a means for mating to promote their joining to form an assembled plastic housing with increased structural integrity . the lid member and base member join with the connector in a substantially overlapping relationship that results in a rigid and aesthetically pleasing housing which complies with standards for pc card style devices set by , for example , cfa , pcmcia , jedic , iso , etc . the inexpensive injection molded plastic material of the housing and the limited number of parts provides for an easily automated , economical method of enclosing electrical devices for use , for example , in computer peripheral and memory applications .
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a device for use in winterizing inground swimming pools avoids the necessity of draining the pool in order to drain underground water - filled conduits before freeze - up . the device is an elongated cofferdam open at top and rear with a groove for receiving a sealant extending along the rear edge of side and bottom walls . the sealant , such as a denture adhesive , will hold the device against the pool side wall surrounding a water inlet , and so that the device opens above the water surface . water within the device and the conduit leading to the inlet is pumped therefrom and then a plug is inserted in the inlet to prevent pool water from entering the inlet after the device is removed from the pool side wall .
4Fixed Constructions
catalyst beds for monopropellant propulsion systems are heated by resistance heating through a conductive material that is incorporated in the catalyst bed and a pair of electrodes on opposite sides of the bed . imposition of a voltage across the electrodes to heat the bed is performed at will without consumption of any heating components , and heating of the bed is achieved rapidly and uniformly across the entire bed .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a fuzzy backward reasoning system which includes a memory section for storing a causality table having n × m elements , a first generating section for reading out the causality table from the memory section and generating basic and auxiliary matrix tables and an input effect matrix table , a second generating section for generating a minimum matrix table and a third generating section for generating from the basic and auxiliary tables a check matrix table . the invention further includes a modifying section for modifying the checking matrix table to selectively reset each flag therein in accordance with corresponding elements of the basic and minimum matrix tables and a fourth generating section for generating from elements having the flags set of the checking matrix table and the basic and minimum matrix tables a cause matrix table , wherein cause matrix table element interval data represents a certainty of a corresponding cause .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
partial sequences for a novel mammalian calcium channel subunit which we have labeled as the α 1i subunit , and an additional novel human calcium channel which we have labeled as the α 1h subunit are provided . knowledge of the sequence of these two calcium channels permits the localization and recovery of the complete sequence from human cells , and the development of cell lines which express the novel calcium channels of the invention . these cells may be used for identifying compounds capable of acting as agonists or antagonists to the calcium channels .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present disclosure relates to a load drive control element check circuit for checking whether or not conduction and non - conduction troubles take place in a load controlling switching element at the final output stage of a control device , which is required for safety , such as a combustion control circuit .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a capacitor has stacking capacitor elements , each of which contains a conductor plate , a first band being an insulator and disposed around the plate , a second band being an insulator and disposed around the plate so as to be substantially parallel to the first band , an insulating coating covering a region sandwiched between the first and second bands , a cathode layer formed on the insulating coating , and an anode containing the plate and formed on an outer side of at least one of the first and second bands . the cathode layers are elctrically connected to each other through paths each connecting in series the facing two cathode layers of the adjacent two elements and path connecting in parallel the cathode layers to each other , and the anodes are electrically connected to each other through path connecting in parallel the anodes to each other .
7Electricity
provided are a far - infrared radiation material and a medicine and a food derived therefrom . the far - infrared radiation material is obtained by steps comprising pulverizing a stone having been absorbing solar energy for a geologically long time , emitting far - infrared radiation of the wavelength 4 - 14 μm and comprising at least about 28 % of si , about 10 % of al , about 6 % of k and about 4 % of fe , and forming the pulverized stone into spheres . this material can be used as sand for a sand bath . also ultrafine powder obtained by pulverizing the sges and grinding the pulverized sges can be used as a medicine or a food .
0Human Necessities
a plasma arc torch that includes a torch body having a nozzle mounted relative to a composite electrode in the body to define a plasma chamber . the torch body includes a plasma flow path for directing a plasma gas to the plasma chamber in which a plasma arc is formed . the nozzle includes a hollow , body portion and a substantially solid , head portion defining an exit orifice . the composite electrode can be made of a metallic material with high thermal conductivity in the forward portion electrode body adjacent the emitting surface , and the aft portion of the electrode body is made of a second low cost , metallic material with good thermal and electrical conductivity . this composite electrode configuration produces an electrode with reduced electrode wear or pitting comparable to a silver electrode , for a price comparable to that of a copper electrode .
7Electricity
a self contained fire extinguisher system that does not need external power in order to sense or initiate a release of a fire suppression medium , includes components configured to utilize a linear sensor network that can be connected to at least one and / or different sources of fire suppression mediums . a linear temperature sensing cord can be routed over a large area not practical with individual sensors . the cord can also actuate several and different sources of fire suppression mediums to maximize the suppression of a fire .
0Human Necessities
a sorting apparatus is composed of sort processors connected in a pipeline fashion . each sort processor 106 merge sorts data from the preceding sort processor and then outputs the merge sort result to the succeeding sort processor . the sort processor includes sort core portions and a front end internal storage and a back end internal storage for the respective sort core portions . outside the sort processors , there are added external memories for the respective sort core portions . the front and back end internal storages and the external memories constitute a local memory . the sort core portions use , when a faulty area is found in the local memory , part of the front end and back end internal storages as an alternative memory .
6Physics
the present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of fesoterodine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . the present invention particularly relates to a process for the preparation of fesoterodine from o - benzyl tolterodine .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a suspension system for an air - dropped sonobuoy includes a transducer housing wherein the upper portion is emptied upon deployment of a float . the weight distribution of the transducer and housing provides for a center of mass and a center of buoyancy at a location beneath a pivot in the upper portion of the housing . a suspension line connects the pivot with the float , and a pair of opposed extensible fins at the top of the housing locate the center of hydrodynamic pressure at the pivot . thereby , the housing is maintained in a stabilized vertical attitude during descent through the water and during deployment at a predetermined depth independently of a difference in velocity of fluid movement at the float and at the sonobuoy .
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changes in the degree of contour correction in accordance with luminance signal level differences in image processing are adjusted to be visually preferable . gamma correction is performed by a gamma correction circuit with respect to an intermediate image signal in which an edge signal is added to an original image signal . meanwhile , gamma correction is performed by a gamma correction circuit with respect to an intermediate image signal in which the edge signal is subtracted from the original image signal . these two intermediate image signals are subtracted from each other by a subtracter and the output thereof is added as an aperture signal to the original image signal that is output from a y signal gamma correction circuit .
6Physics
wall plug , in particular chemical , comprising a holed tubular jacket , this jacket defining an internal housing which emerges at each of the longitudinal ends of the jacket , and an outer sock which surrounds the jacket and covers the holes of the jacket , characterized in that said sock covers a first longitudinal end of the jacket so as to close said internal housing on the side of this first end .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a rare - earth compound selected from the group consisting of rare earth anhydrous oxycarbonate and rare earth hydrated oxycarbonate , with a surface area of at least 10 m 2 / g , suitable for the removal of phosphate from water .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the invention discloses maize bzip transcriptional factors , namely , abp2 , abp4 and abp9 , the genes encoding these factors , and the use thereof . the transcriptional factors are proteins having an amino acid sequence set forth in seq id no : 2 , 4 , or 6 , or proteins derived therefrom by substitution , deletion or addition of one or more amino acid residues of seq id no : 2 , 4 , or 6 , and having the same activity as a protein shown by seq id no : 2 , 4 , or 6 . the abp2 , abp4 and abp9 genes encoding these factors , respectively , are the dna sequences having an identity of more than 90 % with a sequence shown by seq id no : 1 , 3 or 5 and the encoded proteins having such same functions . these genes are important for breeding plant varieties with an enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses and for improving plant tolerance to abiotic stresses .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
harvested crop material is fed to the cylindrical cutter - head of a forage harvester by a feeding assembly consisting of opposed pairs of upper and lower feed rolls . the articulated upper roll assembly floats to accommodate variations in the flow of crop material . the downstream upper feed roll is carried on a pair of opposite radius arms which are rigidly coupled by a transverse leveler shaft , providing a stable frame and minimizing cocking or twisting of the roll . a second pair of feed roll arms is pivotally connected to the radius arms and extends forward to support the upstream feed roll which is journaled on a shaft rigidly connected between the feed roll arms . a stop and biasing arrangement provides that each upper roll may float independently , the articulation of the feed roll assembly being such that upward movement of either roll or the rolls together is subject to the restoring force of a tension spring . however , upward movement of the upstream roll in relation to the downstream roll is restricted by a stop which limits rotational movement between the feed roll arms and the radius arms supporting the rolls .
0Human Necessities
a method and database management system for connecting to a database involves reusing connections for operations performed in sequence , rather than creating independent connections for each requested client connection . an application server , or layer , receives the requests and parses them to identify modes of operation . separate connections are created to support each mode of operation so that the database receives the operations and requests in a format that is sorted by type , at a rate that can be adjusted to match capacity of the database .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
image forming apparatus including : external cover covering outer side of side wall of housing storing image forming portion , and having exhaust outlet ; equipment storage space formed between side wall of housing and external cover ; opening formed in side wall and allowing inside of housing to communicate with equipment storage space ; exhaust fan disposed in equipment storage space and taking in air from housing via opening and exhausting air from exhaust outlet ; heat generating equipment disposed in equipment storage space ; and duct connecting air outlet of exhaust fan and exhaust outlet . communicating portion , which allows inside and outside of duct to communicate with each other , is formed in wall of duct located on heat generating equipment side .
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a community of collaborative software agents works together in a domain to provide functionality such as provision of communications services or control of a chemical process . a scheduler is built into each collaborative agent which schedules tasks allocated to that particular agent and tasks sub - allocated by the agent . the scheduler has a mechanism for over - booking tasks for any one agent . it can also make tentative booking which can be overwritten of timed out .
6Physics
presented herein are biomarkers related to breast cancer . the presently identified salivary biomarkers create the basis for a breast cancer detection bioassay with sensitivity and specificity . means and methods for evaluating the data generated using multiple biomarkers in order to validate findings and further use of the multiplexed breast cancer assay in clinical , diagnostic and therapeutic uses is also included .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an on - chip function call aware software code profiling counter system and method is disclosed . when building software code a compiler / tool - chain can modify prologues and epilogues of functions to add instrumentation code which uniquely identifies the function . each function included in the instrumented source code tree is assigned a unique identifier by the compiler / tool - chain . writing a unique id for a function to a register starts profiling for the function . the profiling is performed by a counter that counts the number of instruction cycles since the last unique id was written to the register . when a unique id for a next function to be profiled is written to the register , the old register value and the counter value are latched to one or more buffers and the counter is cleared to start the next count sequence for the next function to be profiled .
6Physics
polyamines having the formula : wherein r 1 and r 2 are alkyl , aralkyl or aryl having up to 10 carbon atoms ; and a and b may be the same or different and are integers from 1 to 8 ; or a salt thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid . anti - neoplastic , anti - diarrheal , anti - peristaltic , gastro - instestinal anti - spasmodic , anti - viral , anti - retroviral , anti - psoriasis and insecticidal compositions comprising biologically effective amounts of the above - described amines and biologically acceptable carriers therefor are also disclosed , as well as methods of treatment , administration or application of biologically effective amounts of the polyamines of the invention . also disclosed are methods for preparing the polyamines of the invention .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
c - aryl glucoside derivatives , preparation methods thereof , and medical applications thereof are described . specifically , compounds represented by formula i , and , tautomers , enantiomers , diastereomers , racemates , and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds , preparation methods thereof , pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds , and applications thereof are described . compounds of formula are useful as therapeutic agents , and particularly as sodium - dependent glucose contransporter protein inhibitors .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the present invention provides a synthetic process for the n - demethylation of n - methyl morphinans . in particular , the invention provides improved synthetic methods for the preparation of n - demethylated morphinan compounds that may be employed as starting materials , for example , commonly available n - methyl opiates such as oripavine and thebaine , and c - protected hydroxy derivatives of oripavine .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
methods and apparatus for burning fuel from a supply of solid fuel positioned at one side of a grating light a layer of the solid fuel at the grating to discharge combustible gas . such discharged gas is drawn through the grating to a side of the grating opposite the mentioned one side and such drawn gas is burned at the other side of the grating . attainable temperature of said grating , acting as a primary grating , is increased by providing a secondary grating spaced from such primary grating and located between that primary grating and a fire chamber . the methods and apparatus of the subject invention enable particulate , pelletized and other solid fuels , as well as combustible refuse and garbage , to be burned at an efficiency and convenience similar to the combustion of heating oil , and yet provide heat at a fraction of the cost of oil and gas heating methods .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
in one aspect , a method includes representing a range of doppler frequency offsets as a local oscillator waveform comprising a plurality of digital waveform samples , selecting a portion of the plurality of digital waveform samples using a doppler value to form an optical heterodyne ; and generating a signal associated with a target within a bandwidth of a receiver using the optical heterodyne .
6Physics
disposable transparent covers for a computer keyboard that are adapted to be left on the keyboard for short periods of time so as to protect against diseases when the keyboard is being manipulated by laboratory and / or dental technicians and to protect against accumulations of dust and dirt that might incapacitate a computer . preferably , the covers come in a package and are replaced after each patient . the covers may be detachably secured to the keyboard or generally envelopes same .
7Electricity
an efficient means for transmitting digitized return path signals over a cable television return path is disclosed . in one embodiment of the invention , the cable television return path includes a node that receives an analog return signal from a subtree of the cable television system and generates a digital transport signal representative of the analog return path signal . the digital transport signal , however , is not a digitized form of the analog return signal . rather , the digital transport signal is encoded such that fewer bits are used to represent the analog return signal without substantially impacting the accuracy and dynamic range of the signal . at the hub , the digital transport signal is decoded and converted to produce an analog signal that is a close approximation of the analog return signal .
7Electricity
new compositions are provided which comprise a substituted phenoxypolyethanol , particularly an ethoxylated alkylphenol , and a sulfosuccinate , particularly a dialkyl sulfosuccinate , and new processes are provided wherein said compositions are used to improve the ability of an aqueous liquid to wet a textile material .
3Textiles; Paper
in apparatus including a cathode ray tube , electrical circuitry for preventing &# 34 ; burn &# 34 ; spots in the phosphor of the cathode ray tube . the protective apparatus includes means to measure the rate of change of deflection of the electron beam of the cathode ray tube and means to measure the brightness level of the electron beam . the absolute value of the rate of change of the deflection of the beam is divided by the brightness level of the beam to produce a signal which is compared to a reference value . if the dividend exceeds the reference value , the crt is shut down as in the preferred embodiment by blanking the cathode ray tube beam .
7Electricity
buccal aerosol sprays or capsules using polar and non - polar solvent have now been developed which provide biologically active compounds for rapid absorption through the oral mucosa , resulting in fast onset of effect . the buccal polar compositions of the invention comprise formulation i : aqueous polar solvent , active compound , and optional flavoring agent ; formulation ii : aqueous polar solvent , active compound , optionally flavoring agent , and propellant ; formulation iii : non - polar solvent , active compound , and optional flavoring agent ; and formulation iv : non - polar solvent , active compound , optional flavoring agent , and propellant .
0Human Necessities
stepping motor techniques are made viable for heavy duty machines with variable speed operation by reason of the simplification and gain in specific output and efficiency which results from constructions ensuring maximum saturation of magnetic flux at the stator pole faces and with minimal airgap between the associated stator and rotor pole faces . the density of the ferro - magnetic material forming the arcuate faces of the rotor poles may be varied circumferentially of said faces and the poles relatively shaped and arranged so as to render possible uni - directional current , 2 - phase operation . energy stored is minimised and the reduced energy inductively stored is returned to the source by vestigial coupled windings . uni - directional currents only flow in the windings , and the switching circuitry , although not fundamentally novel , is greatly simplified .
7Electricity
a frictional damper , in particular for spinner - type washing machines , comprises a tubular housing and a tappet guided displaceably in the housing , articulation elements being mounted on the free end of the housing and the tappet . a damping element is formed on the end of the housing on the tappet exit side , in which a damping element carrying a friction lining is disposed displaceably in the direction of the central longitudinal axis . the damping element bears against prestressed helical compression springs .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an air conditioner includes a case assembly having a front portion , a rear portion , and a top portion in which a suction aperture is formed , a heat exchanger , located in the case assembly , for performing heat exchange with respect to an indoor air introduced through the suction aperture . a blower is located in the case assembly , for supplying the indoor air introduced through the suction aperture into the heat exchanger and for expelling the indoor air from the case assembly after the heat exchange by the heat exchanger . and , open - close means are provided for the top portion of the case assembly , for selectively opening or closing the suction aperture .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a novel synthesis of methacrylic acid and methacrolein from isobutylene oxide is provided . this method includes contacting isobutylene oxide with a catalyst , preferably a heteropolyacid catalyst , in the presence of oxygen . using this method , isobutylene oxide conversion is nearly 100 % complete . depending upon the reaction temperature selected , yields of up to about 60 % methacrolein and up to about 12 % methacrylic acid may be obtained . a simple , inexpensive high yield process is thus provided for producing reaction mixtures containing methacrylic acid and methacrolein .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
the invention provides an apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor with developer . in the apparatus , there are provided a housing having an open end facing the photoreceptor ; a developing device including a sleeve , disposed in the housing in the vicinity of the open end , for supplying developer onto the photoreceptor through the open end ; feeder , disposed in the housing at a position further from the open end than the sleeve , for feeding developer to the sleeve ; a ridge - like protrusion , provided on a floor of the housing at a position beneath the sleeve , for preventing developer fed by the feeder from passing through between the sleeve and the floor .
6Physics
an electronic device using a lens module is disclosed . the lens module for a housing , comprises a barrel comprising a containing portion ; and at least one lens insert molded mounted in the containing portion ; wherein the containing portion comprises an inner sidewall , and a first latching portion in the inner sidewall ; the at least one lens comprises a main body , and a second latching portion extends outward from a side surface of the main body ; the second latching portion is received in the first latching portion .
6Physics
a resuscitation system that includes at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock , a source of one or more ecg signals from the patient , a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes , a control box that receives and processes the ecg signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether cpr should be performed , and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform cpr , wherein the determination of whether cpr should be performed and the instructions to perform cpr can occur at substantially any point during a rescue .
0Human Necessities
there is disclosed a planetary gear winch comprising a selectively operable freewheel arrangement therefor . the freewheel arrangement of the invention provides the winch operator with the ability to disengage the winch drum from the planetary gear reduction drive train , under no - load conditions , thereby to allow freewheeling rotation of the winch drum and rapid unwinding of line therefrom .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a lighting equipment adapted for outdoor location , the equipment being supported on a structure on which a solar cell is placed to charge up a battery for lighting a lamp , wherein the battery and the lamp are provided in the structure , the lamp being lit from the sunset up to the expiry of a predetermined period of time .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a portable device for communication is useable during movement by a person . individual portable receivers , the size of a credit card , display and / or broadcast to a user , automatically or by selection , data coming via waves coming from microwave or laser transmitters and fm transmitters . the transmitters can cover nerve zones such as population centers , and sequentially send a flow of data transmitted by a digital signal with for instance 900 , 000 bits / second . at the same time , the transmitters are used to cover 95 % of a territory in audio . this provides a service of public interest , allows changing the descriptive speech , provides a choice of messages , offers a presale service , and makes possible selective identification . the device also automatically pinpoints a position with a single transmitter and provides a target objective that is sought to be reached by the user , thus simultaneously meeting the requirements of urban , rural and interior location while being useable with all locomotion means .
6Physics
a home appliance supported for floor - standing operation , the home appliance including an appliance body , a support member mounted to the appliance body for supporting the appliance on a support surface , a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member , a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body and a second wall member attached to the first wall member with the second wall member being movable relative to first wall member , with the wall members covering a side portion of the support member .
0Human Necessities
the invention relates to hair rollers and provides for the use of a cylindrical tube rolled from a rectangular perforated sheet of flexible material , the sheet having an outer edge which overlaps a portion of the tube . the tube has a pair of opposing transverse edges , each of which is engaged within a spiral groove formed in opposing caps . the caps are rotationally mounted on an elongated shaft , such that rotation of the disks causes advancement of the transverse edges within the sprial groove , changing the diameter of the outer tube , as desired . an indicia on the outer surface of one or two caps allows to select the diameter of the tube when rotating the caps . the shaft has slotted projections on opposing ends with one or both of which an elongated resilient band is engaged .
0Human Necessities
the invention provides means within an improved vapor dispensing device to accommodate or compensate for multiple orientations of an outlet into which the device is to be inserted . orientation compensation is accomplished by inverted and / or rotatable electrical adapters , universal contacts on a base member , enlarged passive dispersion channels , enlarged emanators , multiple emanators , baffles cooperating with an emanator , and / or sleeves encasing multiple wicks to allow for operation of the device in multiple orientations .
0Human Necessities
compositions comprising a taxane having a cyclopropyl ester substituent at c10 , a keto substituent at c9 , a hydroxy substituent at c7 , a 2 - furyl substituent at c3 ′ and an isobutoxycarbamate substituent at c3 ′.
0Human Necessities
systems and methods for providing a login context operate a virtual machine , wherein the virtual machine includes an open services platform and an authentication service , wherein the authentication service includes a classloader , and an initial classloader is designated as the classloader of the authentication service , register a login module , receive an authentication request from a first application , and responsive to receiving the authentication request designate a classloader associated with the login module as the classloader of the authentication service , generate a login context of the login module , and provide the login context of the login module to the first application , whereby the first application uses the login context to perform an authentication .
6Physics
providing a systematic and comprehensive mechanism for applying echo cancellation within a telecommunication switching system by a local switching system such as a pbx . echo cancellation circuits are deployed throughout the telecommunication switching system using different types of echo cancellation circuits with each type having different capabilities with respect to a time offset of an echo return signal relative to when an voice signal was generated by a talker . the echo cancellation circuits deployed within the local telecommunication switch are an integral part of trunk circuits and provide the largest time offset . further , the echo cancellation circuits deployed within in the local telecommunication switch are capable of controlling echoes in either direction with respect to the integral trunk circuit and may be used as service circuits if not needed by the integral trunk circuit . a systematic and comprehensive mechanism further comprises terminating echoes at the edges of networks having long transmission delays such as a wide area network comprising a combination of atm and / or ip switching networks . the mechanism enables uniformity in policing echoes at the “ near end ” at the appropriate points in the pbx network or in a network of pbx &# 39 ; s .
7Electricity
a bearing cartridge of integral construction comprising inner and outer races with sets of rollers therebetween and with an outer cylindrical configuration insertable and removable , as an integral unit , in and from a cylindrical opening in a housing or pillow block .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a device is provided for delivering content to a mobile device from a network site where the mobile device and network site may each employ different communication protocols , programming and / or mark - up languages , and / or natural language formats relative to each other , the device comprising : computer executable logic taking a communication received from a mobile device corresponding to a request for content from a network site and identifying a communication protocol , a programming and mark - up language , and a natural language format employed by the mobile device ; computer executable logic for determining which of the identified communication protocols , programming and mark - up languages , and natural language formats differ between the mobile device and the network site ; computer executable logic for modifying the content in regard to whichever of the communication protocol , programming and mark - up language , and natural language format of the content differs between the mobile device and the network site such that each of the communication protocol , programming and mark - up language , and natural language format of the converted content matches the communication protocol , programming and mark - up language , and natural language format of the mobile device ; and computer executable logic for causing the converted content to be transmitted to the mobile device in the communication protocol , programming and mark - up language , and natural language format of the mobile device .
6Physics
an image capturing device is disclosed . the image capturing device includes : a light - emitting component for generating a light ray ; a light - guiding component for providing a first straight light - guiding path to guide the light ray generated by the light - emitting component toward a surface ; and a sensor for sensing the light ray reflected by the surface to detect a movement of the image capturing device on the surface .
6Physics
a control system including a valve for controlling the flow of fuel to a burner , a resistive heater element connected between first and second terminals and disposed for igniting fuel emanating from the burner , an isolation transformer comprising a heater secondary winding connected to the first and second terminals so as to provide heating current to the heater element , and an electrode spaced from the heater element in a zone occupied by flame emanating from the burner . also included is a start - up circuit for opening the valve to provide fuel to the burner for ignition by the heater element and a flame sensing circuit comprising an ac source , coupling means connecting the ac source means between the electrode and one of the first and second terminals with the secondary winding connected to the first and second terminals , and a detector circuit for detecting the flow between the electrode and the heater element of current conducted by flame in the zone . finally , a valve control circuit maintains the valve open in response to an output signal provided by the detector .
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
a cartridge which may include a housing , a driving input member provided at the housing wherein the driving input member is configured to be rotated by an externally supplied rotation driving force , and a rotational member configured to receive the rotation driving force , which is transmitted from the driving input member , and be rotated thereby . the cartridge may also include a detection protrusion provided at a position away from a rotational center of the rotational member . the detection protrusion may include a main body protruding from the rotational member away from the housing and a pivot part configured to pivot relative to the main body . the detection protrusion may be configured to be changeable between an extended state and a collapsed state with respect to the rotational member .
6Physics
a liquid crystal display device and methodology of fabricating the same includes a picture display part provided on a substrate ; a tape carrier package mounted with an integrated circuit to drive the picture display part , the tape carrier package having first pads attached to the substrate ; signal lines provided on the substrate to apply signals to the tape carrier package ; and second pads having a larger width than the first pads , the second pads being provided on the substrate in such a manner to be connected to the signal lines , and the second pads being connected to the first pads .
6Physics
a dma controller has a cycle register in which the number of data transfer cycles to be performed in response to a single dma transfer request is set , a cycle counter for counting the number of data transfer cycles actually performed , and a transfer counter for holding a value that is updated every time the number of data transfer cycles as held in the cycle register are completed . from the start to the end of the data transfer cycles , the number held in the cycle register is kept unchanged , and the data transfer cycles are performed until the value held in the transfer counter becomes equal to a predetermined value . in this configuration , even in a case where a predetermined number of dma transfer cycles are performed in response to a single dma transfer request and a plurality of dma transfer requests are made in succession , the cpu has to set in the dma controller only once the addresses of the source and destination locations and the values to be held in the cycle register and the transfer counter . this helps alleviate the burden on the cpu and thereby accordingly reduce the lowering of overall system performance .
6Physics
an embodiment of a system , method and apparatus is disclosed . the system comprises a first processor that is in communication with a root existence table . the first processor is to check the root existence table to determine if a character is a root character . a second processor is in communication with a root active list . the second processor is to retrieve an entry that corresponds to the character and to associate a pointer with the entry . a third processor is in communication with the second processor and a tree structure . the third processor is to receive the pointer from the second processor and to maintain the tree and table structure .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a terminal , for use with a phreatic surface measurer having a tape measure with at least one sensor at one end of the tape measure , includes a flexible protection element that substantially surrounds the tape measure , and a coupler between the flexible protection element and the sensor , where the flexible protection element protects the tape measure along a part of its length without substantially impeding its flexibility . optionally , two elements can be used and connected to each other by a connector . also optionally , a breakaway feature can allow the replacement of terminals or portions thereof .
6Physics
a screw joint between two components , such as the rotor and a lid locking ring of an ultracentrifuge . during rotation the forces transferred by the screw joint and / or the centrifugal forces acting on the components tend to give rise to uneven distribution of the load between the threads of the screw joint . for distributing the forces transferred by the screw joint more uniformly , one of the components includes , a part intended to be deformed due to the rapid rotation of the component to strive to rotate the component about axes perpendicular to axial sections through the center axis of the screw joint . in this way , variable contributions to the radial deformation of this component are produced along the axial extension of the screw joint , so that the load distribution is equalized between the screw threads .
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