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a method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network . the method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful .
7Electricity
the invention relates to the use of aromatic phosphite compounds as stabilizers for nonaqueous electrolytic solutions containing halogenated salts such as lipf 6 and libf 4 . the electrolyte containing such a phosphite exhibits excellent shelf life storage at ambient and high temperatures . the electrolytic solution is...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a pressure vessel for a nuclear reactor comprises a reinforced concrete vessel with at least one open area located in the wall of the concrete vessel , a lining means anchored on the inside surface of the concrete vessel and the opea area for protection of the surfaces and at least one expansion space in the concrete v...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a system and method for delivering interactive voice messages using a voice messaging system are disclosed . in an illustrative embodiment , the system comprises a voice messaging processor and memory containing machine readable instructions which , when executed by the processor , enable the voice messaging system to ...
7Electricity
sinusitis , mucocysts , tumors , infections , hearing disorders , choanal atresia , fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses , eustachian tubes , lachrymal ducts and other ear , nose , throat and mouth structures are diagnosed and / or treated using minimally invasive approaches and , in many cases , flex...
0Human Necessities
the present invention provides a laser system and laser handpiece and process for skin treatment . the system includes components for producing a continuous or pulse laser beam , and components for delivering a substance to the damaged region of skin . the system is designed to control and utilize the laser beam for da...
0Human Necessities
an apparatus and method for installing an air bag module for an air bag system equipped in an automotive vehicle for preventing injuries to passengers in a passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle . the system includes an air bag module located to face a passenger in the passenger compartment , a controller moun...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an improved differential f t doubler amplifier is provided having two error amplifiers in series connection with the main signal amplifier for cancelling the nonlinear currents generated by the main signal amplifier . the error amplifiers receive a differential error voltage provided by a pair of transistors which sens...
7Electricity
a sprocket for engaging a power transmission chain and for limiting motion of the chain along the radial direction of the sprocket is disclosed . the sprocket supports the chain at sprocket teeth to limit chain motion in the radial direction of the sprocket at the sprocket teeth . the support limits chain motion in the...
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
an air bag gas generator has a cylindrical member that permits reliable welding of the cylindrical member with an inner surface of a ceiling portion of a housing even if the welding surface is slightly misaligned . it furthermore permits welding in such a manner that unsteadiness does not occur in the area where the in...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a method for scoring a golf game . the method includes determining a number of total golf shots hit by a golf group on a golf hole , determining a number of total golf shots selected by the golf group on the golf hole from the number of total golf shots hit to obtain a holed score for the golf hole , and determining a ...
0Human Necessities
a coiled clear plastic tube is disposed within a wire basket support and contains a liquid medication to be mixed with another liquid , such as water . the inlet end of the coiled tube is connected through a valve to a source of water pressure which serves as a motive force to drive the medication within the coiled tub...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
systems and methods of organizing a set of information associated with a record in a centralized database are disclosed . the record may be associated with a criminal investigation and / or a person of interest . in one embodiment , the method includes creating a profile for the record and a corresponding set of data a...
6Physics
this invention relates to optical metrology tools that are used to evaluate small measurement areas on a semiconductor wafer , where the measurement area is surrounded by a material different from the measurement area . in one embodiment , a probe beam is scanned over the measurement area and the surrounding material a...
7Electricity
the disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to efficiently address livelock in a multi - processor system . in one embodiment , the disclosure is directed to a method for preventing a system bus livelock in a system having a plurality of processors communicating respectively through a plurality of bus masters to a...
6Physics
two webs of material , each rolled on a separate roll of material , are linked or spaced together during a web - roll change , without stoppage of the web travel . a linking or splicing device is used for linking , particularly by gluing the fresh web of material to the exhausting web . a cutting device is used to prod...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a structural system that is capable of absorbing high impactive and impulsive loads comprises of the following elements : main structure : should be one of certain types of structures such as : containments , reservoirs , tanks , storages , etc . outer shield : an outside hardened structure fixed by an anchorage system...
4Fixed Constructions
a manual inflator having a status indicator that indicates whether a fully - charged , unspent gas cylinder has been installed on the inflator . the status indicator comprises a “ single point ” indicator having an indicator window that displays the color “ green ” when the automatic inflator is fully operational or th...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention provides a vascular catheter apparatus for temperature measurement of vascular tissue , comprising a flexible body , at least one resiliently biased projection depended from the body , a sensor carried by the projection and an electrical carrier for transmitting temperature data at the vascular wa...
0Human Necessities
a method and system for decoding a transport stream are disclosed . in one embodiment , the method includes receiving a system information table in the transport stream , reading an activation time from the system information table , storing the table in a memory without activating values contained in the system inform...
7Electricity
a housing module which is formed as a box - beam structure , and has sufficient rigidity and strength so that it can be used to span distances of relatively great length . the housing unit is able to be prefabricated and can be readily transported without the need for additional support or stiffening members to prevent...
4Fixed Constructions
a method for detecting head - disc contact is disclosed . the method comprises locating a head including a head positioning microactuator and at least one of a read transducer and a write transducer adjacent to a disc such that the head is in communication with the disc , monitoring an output signal from the head posit...
6Physics
the invention pertains to a conduit assembly consisting of a flexible hose having a self sealing valved fitting at each end , such assembly being suitable for interconnecting aircraft fuel cells . the assembly is crashworthy in that upon displacement of the fittings relative to each other the resultant tension force pr...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the pulsating spinning showerhead includes a water inlet , water channels for distributing water from the water inlet , and spray nozzles for receiving water from the water channels and projecting a water stream out of the showerhead . at least one valve controls water flow to the spray nozzles . one or more micromotor...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the present invention is directed to an apparatus capable of dual porting a serial advanced technology attachment disk drive in a fault tolerant communication system , such as fibre channel . the dual porting apparatus includes two idle regenerators coupled to two serial master devices , a synchronization logic capable...
6Physics
a breast brachytherapy applicator providing a stable semi permanent / permanent in dwelling platform that is configured to replicate anatomically the excised cancer bed and allows for a more precise anatomically correct delivery of limited field radiation treatment . this device may be used to reconstitute a resected t...
0Human Necessities
a disposable biopsy unit includes a biopsy needle unit and a pump . the biopsy needle unit includes a carrier , a biopsy needle and a cutting sheath . the carrier is configured to mount the biopsy needle and the cutting sheath . the cutting sheath is configured to move along a longitudinal axis relative to the biopsy n...
0Human Necessities
a grass cutting device suitable for automatic and unattended operation , comprises at least one drive wheel ; a power unit operatively coupled to said drive wheel to propel said device ; a cutter mechanism to cut grass over which said device passes and obstacle detection means capable of detecting an obstacle in the pa...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a non - transitory computer readable recording medium storing therein a communication program , the communication program relaying communication from an application operating on a terminal to a communication destination and causing a computer to execute a process , the process including : switching a communication prot...
7Electricity
a test fixture to expedite the testing of the resiliency of cylindrical samples including asphalt materials . the test fixture includes a frame assembly having opposed side members for engaging the curved surface of the sample whereupon at least one transducer detects changes in displacement between the side members up...
6Physics
a manually - refillable water reservoir assembly , which may be retrofit to a post - mix beverage dispenser to supply water from the reservoir instead of from a commercial water supply , includes a manually - refillable water container which plugs into a base assembly . the base assembly includes a socket for receiving...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a continuously interlocked segmental precast concrete underpinning pile using a method of installation where a cooperating extension on one segment engages a cooperating depression on an adjacent segment and aligns the precast segments during installation , which provides a laterally stable pile . with the addition of ...
4Fixed Constructions
in a method and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus wherein magnetic resonance signals are simultaneously received from an examination subject by multiple reception coils , a single , uninterrupted pulse sequence is executed which includes reference scans of the subject with a first sequence kernel that is optimized f...
6Physics
a method of operating an apparatus enabled for usage by a user having a prepaid account at a service provider capable of providing one or more services over a communications network . the method involves retrieving credit status information about the prepaid account . at least for one service provided by the service pr...
7Electricity
a communication apparatus which has a function of transmitting a document and a function of receiving a document includes a first sending device for transmitting image data of the document , a password , and the communication apparatus fax number to a plurality of destinations ; a sending memory for storing data relati...
7Electricity
a fast rebuild mechanism that includes a background initialization mechanism . the fast rebuild mechanism allows a raid controller to be made aware of what blocks are actually in use so that only those blocks are rebuilt after a disk drive failure . the fast rebuild mechanism also includes functionality for an io contr...
6Physics
a proximity detection system which detects the presence of highly specular surfaces which could produce erroneous indications for the system and suppresses them so that they will not affect the system adversely .
6Physics
a system and method for activating vehicle sensors which are based on inductive loops . a voltage controlled oscillator is scanned throughout the required frequency range while a balanced mixer , low - pass filter , and detector are arranged to show the presence of a signal from an inductive loop by the amplitude of th...
6Physics
techniques are provided for performing focus inference when compiling an extensible markup language transforms stylesheet into a compiled xslt processor . in xpath / xslt , expression evaluation occurs with respect to the dynamic context . in xpath , the part of the dynamic context , related to the context node - set ,...
6Physics
there is described an image processing apparatus that converts - bit monochromatic image data of a single channel into n - bit color display image data of three channels or more , based on predetermined correlations . the apparatus includes luminance and chromaticity calculating sections to calculate luminance and chro...
6Physics
the devices and methods described herein relate to jointless construction of complex structures . such devices have applicability in through - out the body , including clearing of blockages within body lumens , such as the vasculature , by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to t...
0Human Necessities
a packaging device is provided for retaining a disc - shaped media . in its preferred form the device comprises a lid for a container having an interior and an exterior surface , wherein the lid may be repeatedly attached to and removed from the container , preferably by means of a compression fit , and wherein the ext...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a process is shown to efficiently drill multiple , short - length , medium - radius lateral holes from a vertical well shaft . the disclosed process may be performed without the need to repeatedly pull down - hole equipment for every lateral hole drilled so as to make the lateral hole drilling process efficient . a hea...
4Fixed Constructions
an obturator is provided which allows for placing and withdrawing of a single catheter obturator over an extended period of time so as to allow spaced intervals of use , and non - use of a catheter while in place in the patient &# 39 ; s skin , while at the same time doing away with cumbersome , costly and time consumi...
0Human Necessities
a contact lens package includes a substrate , wherein the substrate includes a color component configured to provide a contamination detecting contrast to the substrate . additionally , the color component provides a psychological message of cleanliness so as to reinforce compliance with good hygiene practices , or to ...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a fuel cell system wherein a plurality of fuel cells are arranged in a series of stages , the number of fuel cells decreasing in number in each stage from anode gas inlet to the anode gas outlet . the system allows for parallel flow to all of the cells in a given stage and series flow between the various stages . a sim...
7Electricity
the present invention provides novel human glucagon - like peptide - 1 peptide mimics that mimic the biological activity of the native glp - 1 peptide and thus are useful for the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with glp activity . further , the present invention provides novel , chemically m...
0Human Necessities
barrier structures are included within the packaging material of a packaged semiconductor device , such barrier structures including barrier bodies which overlie the die - die pad assembly of the device on either side thereof . the barrier bodies act as baffles which limit diffusion of moisture through the packaging ma...
7Electricity
the present invention provides methods for reducing apoptosis of non - cancerous cells during a cancer treatment and beneficial effects associated with reducing such apoptosis . in particular , methods of the invention comprise administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor to a cancer patient who is undergoing cancer treat...
0Human Necessities
a method and apparatus for reducing the effect of integrity loss in a hollow fiber membrane module , said module including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes , at least one end of the fiber membranes being supported in a pot , the method including the step of increasing flow resistance of the liquid through the lume...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
a process for producing a self - cross - linking alkyl cellulose derivative , which includes irradiating , with radioactive rays , a mixture of a starting alkyl cellulose derivative and water , and thus obtained self - cross - linking alkyl cellulose derivative has an improved biodegradability and excellent water - abs...
0Human Necessities
the present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject at risk of developing heart failure , comprising : determining the level of one or more biological markers in a biological sample of the subject ; comparing the level of the biological marker to a standard level of the same biological marker ; and dete...
0Human Necessities
a method for replacing defective pixels in a digital color image includes determining whether each pixel has defective data in a selected color channel ; for the pixel , determining whether a first reference color channel exists and , if so , correcting the defective data by defining a group of neighboring pixels ; for...
6Physics
an arrangement for dampening vibrations in and lubricating the operative edges of a pair of cooperating sheet cutting discs . a block member having a surface comprised of a solid lubricant is yieldably biased so that said surface engages the face of one of the discs that is in operative engagement with a face of the ot...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
1 , 4 &# 34 ;- terphenyl and polymers therefrom are provided . the polymers exhibit high heat distortion temperatures , and high levels of chemical resistance and thermo - oxidative stability . the polymers are useful as molding compositions for making molded articles .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
steroids having the formula ## str1 ## wherein r 1 is hydrogen , acyloxy , halogen or alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbons ; r 2 is halogen or cyano ; r 3 is hydrogen or halogen ; r 4 is carbonyl , β - hydroxymethylene or β - acetyloxymethylene ; and r 5 is hydrogen or fluorine ; can be used as antiinflammatory agents .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
compositions of and methods for the preparation of polyvinylpyridine and iodine as cathode materials for electrochemical cells .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
partitioning of a monitored index commences upon receiving a trigger . properties of the index are fetched and analyzed using a pipes analytics engine . a new partitioned index is generated and an alias is assigned to the new partitioned index . the alias is added to a partitioned index alias table .
6Physics
load switches are relatively common and in use with a variety of applications , and conventional load switches have been designed to have continually operating protection circuitry , which can consume a great deal of power . here , a load switch integrated circuit is provided where a controller within the ic activates ...
7Electricity
the disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula i , including their salts , as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds . the compounds are ligands for the nr2b nmda receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
an air inversion and steam cure apparatus for installing a flexible resin impregnated cured in place liner in an existing conduit is provided . the apparatus has a low friction seal between a moving liner and the stationary apparatus gland . the gland is operated and adjusted by displaceable members that move substanti...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a steering column tilt adjusting system for releasably locking a steering column assembly . the pawl is pivotally coupled to the rack and may be pivotally and slidably moved between fully compressed and fully extended positions . the system includes a pawl , a rack , and a pair of side slide plates . each of the pawl a...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
in the last few years , face expression measurement has been receiving significant attention mainly due to advancements in areas such as face detection , face tracking and face recognition . for face recognition systems , detecting the locations in two - dimension images where faces are present is a first step to be pe...
6Physics
the present invention allows a verification environment to be used to control and coordinate interaction with a design running on an accelerator or emulator without significant speed penalty . for example , an interface capable of communicating with test software running on an embedded processor is used to control and ...
6Physics
the adage “ photos don &# 39 ; t lie ” is no longer reliable . the advent of digital editing tools makes it relatively easy to move , add , or delete features from photographs . other digital content is similarly susceptible to alteration . this problem is at least partially overcome by providing a photograph with supp...
6Physics
embodiments are provided of antenna mounting assemblies and vehicles that include such assemblies . in one aspect , an antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture comprises : an antenna mounting portion ; a flange extending from a surface of ...
7Electricity
a golf ball is provided which changes color or other indicia after significant immersion in water to indicate that the ball has been recovered from a water hazard and may not have predictable flight characteristics which may result in loss of carry and roll . in one embodiment , a microencapsulated dye layer is formed ...
0Human Necessities
compositions of ruminant feed and feed components are disclosed , as well as methods for preparing oil seeds for ruminant feed . oil seeds may be subjected to heat and an aqueous alkaline solution until the seed coat is broken , exhibiting splits , cracks , wrinkles , and deformations . preferably , the heat is applied...
0Human Necessities
a memory test control circuit in an mml integrated circuit is connected to a first pad which receives memory control signals to control first and second memories of the mml circuit . the memory test control circuit is also connected to a second pad which receives memory data signals for the first and second memories . ...
6Physics
the invention provides a conversion method of three - color data to four - color data , including steps : a ) converting input rgb data to intermediate rgbw data according to first , second and third predetermined saturation parameters ; b ) obtaining first , second and third saturation adjust parameters according to t...
6Physics
novel polyamino acid based coupling agents are disclosed . these reagents are useful for conjugating proteins for use in diagnostic assays .
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a bypass control system and method monitors and controls the amount of air recirculated through a bypass duct from the air supply outlet supplied by a fan and motor from a single zone hvac unit to the air intake thereof , a stepper motor driven bypass damper is located in the bypass duct having a damper blade movable b...
6Physics
a display having a screen providing historical water depth information and a screen providing fish school detection information is presented . the water depth information and the fish school detection information may be derived from an echo signal , and can be displayed simultaneously or alternated separately on the di...
6Physics
a real estate for sale database is configured such that properties that are undervalued because of physical or legal defects or both are identified and preferentially presented . an example of a technique for searching for properties with legal defects for preferential presentation is to provide the records sorted acco...
6Physics
there is provided a device for preventing the jutting - out of the ladder of a ladder truck , wherein when the extending and contracting operation of an extensible ladder is completed and a ladder extending and contracting changeover valve is returned to its neutral position , locking levers are automatically turned to...
4Fixed Constructions
a fully - pinned , flux - closed spin valve magnetoresistive sensor having a reference layer with magnetization fixed by a first antiferromagnetic layer , and a keeper layer with magnetization fixed by a second antiferromagnetic layer . the magnetization of the keeper layer is saturated and fixed in an antiparallel ori...
6Physics
an idt produces a saw when excited by a single electrical pulse and can be fabricated to embody a code , which code provides for a passive autocorrelation of a saw input to the idt and thereby lends itself to further application as a signal generator in a communication device . however , internal dimensions of idts are...
6Physics
a technique to arbitrate computer memory request signals includes selecting a first memory request signal , associating an access count value with the first memory request signal , and allowing the first memory requestor to access the computer memory access count value consecutive times .
6Physics
the present invention provides an agent for ischemic disease , for improving deformability of erythrocyte membranc and for improving peripheral circulation , cohich comprises a tocotrienol compound as an active component .
0Human Necessities
the invention relates to novel screw elements for multi - screw extruders with screw profiles co - rotating in pairs and being fully self - wiping in pairs , to the use of the screw elements in multi - screw extruders and to a process for extruding plastic compositions .
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
the invention relates to a device for injecting a fluid , which is at high pressure , through an injection nozzle and an externally actuated actuating device received with prestressing on a pump element . in the pump element , a control element triggerable by a magnetic actuator is received , with which high - pressure...
5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
the present invention extends the trace protocol to allow multi - hop communication in dispersed radio networks . the nodes in the network are dynamically clustered based on proximity and interference level . time is divided into superframes , each cluster choosing a frame within the superframe for data transmission to...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
an electroluminescent system in which neighboring layers are suspended , prior to application , in advantageously a unitary carrier compound , so that after curing , the layers form active strata within a monolithic mass . the carrier compound in a preferred embodiment is a vinyl resin in gel form . the invention enabl...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
this invention relates generally to an exercise and strengthening device for fingers and hands and a method of exercising and strengthening same , along with certain muscles of the arm . more particularly , it relates to a device which applies a reactive force against the hand and one or more of the fingers of a user w...
0Human Necessities
the present invention relates to the field of provisioning of electronic computing resources via a network to a client , and in particular to a method for automatically selecting resources in for application environments consisting of a multitude of resources , wherein a resource managing component is provided for asso...
6Physics
continuous multistep , economical , energy - saving process for making polybutylene terephthalate in which the butanediol - 1 , 4 used to transesterify dimethyl terephthalate is supplied from the condensed vapors volatilized during the precondensation and polycondensation steps of the process . these vapors , which con...
2Chemistry; Metallurgy
a seal breaker to break the seal of a container includes the container cap having either one or more slots with an adjacent rigid portion capable of penetrating the seal or one or more pointed projections capable of penetrating the seal or one or more pointed projections .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the invention provides the use of novel , binary guanosine gels for simple , rapid and nondestructive solubilization of individual single walled carbon nanotubes at high concentrations . the gels exhibit selectivity between metallic and semiconducting swnts and , further , among swnts with different chiralities .
1Performing Operations; Transporting
an embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for processing the pixel amplitude of at least one image pixel contained in a current frame of a video sequence , said method comprising the steps of constructing an individual motion trajectory comprising motion - shifted versions of the at least one image pix...
7Electricity
the invention relates to a roller press having two rollers rotatably supported in a frame . in order to mount or dismount the rollers , at least one head piece of the frame can be removed from its operating position by being displaced outwards in the transverse direction . such an embodiment is distinguished by inexpen...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
operation retrieval of webpage which includes content that actively changes on client side . when transmitting a webpage to a web browser , a web server detects an operation log acquisition function operating in the client &# 39 ; s browser , detects web page text layout changes , and inserts and transmits a saved diff...
6Physics
a sensor for detecting a physical variable , including : — a sensor element for outputting an electrical signal dependent on the physical variable , — a substrate carrying the sensor element , — a printed circuit board , conducting the electrical signal , on the substrate , and — an embedding compound , in which the se...
7Electricity
an air scrubber for removing oils and contaminates from air has an underside inlet for the introduction of contaminated air . the contaminated air passes through a reduced aperture passageway which prevents retrograde flow of contaminates or cleaning fluids contained in the scrubber . the contaminated air is thereafter...
1Performing Operations; Transporting
the use of low specific gravity wood from thinning operations , for example , will produce a lower brownstock viscosity for a given kappa number target . a differential of 200 - cp falling ball pulp viscosity has been detected from kraft cooks of low and high specific gravity wood . using low specific gravity wood can ...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
a toolbar implement with steering tracks connects to a tractor and a plurality of row units are connected to the toolbar implement . the toolbar implement contains : a main longitudinal frame ; a transverse axle assembly ; a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotably connected to the axle assembly...
0Human Necessities
a surgical marker and cap are useable to mark tissue in laparoscopic procedures . the surgical marker connects to a rod and can be pushed through a cannula to target tissue that is to be marked . the marker can include a decreased length by moving the location of the ink reservoir from the location in a typical marker ...
0Human Necessities
a circuit for controlling the operation of switched reluctance machines having a plurality of phase windings . the circuit slows down the initial &# 34 ; turn off &# 34 ; of the phase windings to eliminate an abrupt reduction in the current flowing therethrough . this reduces the impulse which excites mechanical oscill...
7Electricity
a method for determining a representation of a product of a first element and a second element is disclosed comprising , picking a random value for each pair of a first integer between 1 and d and a second integer greater than the first integer , adding the random value to the product of a first value and a second valu...
7Electricity
energy is generated by an apparatus and process which utilize magnetic forces to move a rotor in a circular direction to turn a rotor shaft . this apparatus and process convert magnetic energy into mechanical force or electrical energy .
7Electricity
a negative - working , radiation - sensitive mixture is provided which contains an organic polymeric binder and a substance which converts radiant energy into heat , wherein the polymeric binder essentially comprises units of the formula : in which r 1 is a hydrogen atom or a alkyl radical , x is a single bond or a - v...
8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology