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A lancet device, a tip for a lancet device and method of using the lancet device. The lancet device has a body portion for firing the lancet and a tip portion. The tip for a lancet device includes a front assembly which includes a side wall portion, a skin-engaging portion at least partially defining a plane beyond which a lancet needle may extend, and a lancet stop element, a slot is disposed in one of the sidewall portion and the lancet stop element, and at least one following element extending into the slot, wherein the lancet stop element is moveable towards and away from the plane in response to movement of the at least one following element. The method includes adjusting a set depth of penetration of the needle by moving the at least one following element, disposing the distal end of the lancet device against a surface of skin, and triggering the firing mechanism to cause the needle to penetrate the surface of the skin to the set depth, wherein the puncture allows a blood sample to be taken.

An audio encoder for encoding an audio signal has a first coding branch, the first coding branch comprising a first converter for converting a signal from a time domain into a frequency domain. Furthermore, the audio encoder has a second coding branch comprising a second time / frequency converter. Additionally, a signal analyzer for analyzing the audio signal is provided. The signal analyzer, on the hand, determines whether an audio portion is effective in the encoder output signal as a first encoded signal from the first encoding branch or as a second encoded signal from a second encoding branch. On the other hand, the signal analyzer determines a time / frequency resolution to be applied by the converters when generating the encoded signals. An output interface includes, in addition to the first encoded signal and the second encoded signal, a resolution information identifying the resolution used by the first time / frequency converter and used by the second time / frequency converter.

A gas sensor system is provided, comprising: a gas cell operable so as to receive a sample gas; a vacuum system fluidically coupled to the gas cell operable to maintain the sample gas within the gas cell at a sub-ambient pressure; a pressure sensor operable to sense a pressure of the sample gas; a thermally insulated enclosure having the gas cell therein; a heat source or heat exchanger operable to influence an interior temperature of the thermally insulated enclosure; a light source within the thermally insulated enclosure operable to provide a mid-infrared (mid-IR) light into and through the gas cell; a photodetector within the thermally insulated enclosure operable to receive the attenuated mid-IR; and a control system electronically coupled to the vacuum system and to the pressure sensor operable to maintain the sample gas within the gas cell at the predetermined pressure to within one torr (1 Torr).

Remote sensing in an environment having temperatures greater than 300° C., using an optical fiber having a core (10), a cladding (20), and a metallic protective coating (30) on the cladding to protect a surface of the cladding, the cladding having a diameter greater than 150 μm, and a thickness of at least 50 μm. The larger diameter cladding means stress from the metallic protective layer can be reduced, giving lower optical loss and better hydrogen protection. A metal conduit (330) encapsulates the sensing fiber, and a pump evacuates the conduit to reduce hydrogen seepage. Ceramic splice protectors are used. OTDR is used to determine differential loss at different locations along the fiber. A reflective element at the far-end of the fiber eases calibration.

The present invention relates to a light-emitting device including a light source, a first light-emitting material spaced apart from the light source, and at least one additional light-emitting material. The first light-emitting material includes low reabsorbing semiconductor nanocrystals having an emission-center core, an exterior protective shell, and at least one inner light-absorbing shell. The device is useful for efficiently producing white light having a high color rendering index.

A factory-manufactured, preterminated fiber optic distribution cable having at least one predetermined access location for providing access to at least one preterminated optical fiber. A preterminated fiber optic distribution cable comprising at least one buffer tube comprising at least one optical fiber, a buffer tube transition piece operable for transitioning the at least one optical fiber from the at least one buffer tube into at least one protective tube, a C-shaped molded member defining a longitudinally extending optical fiber guide channel operable for storing a length of the at least one preterminated optical fiber and a protective means. A method of mid-span accessing at least one optical fiber from a fiber optic distribution cable. A buffer tube transition piece operable for transitioning a plurality of preterminated optical fibers from a buffer tube into protective tubing.

A microchip includes a clad layer having a channel through which a sample flows, and an optical waveguide formed within the clad layer and having a higher refractive index than the clad layer. The optical waveguide is formed to act on the channel optically. Thus, the sample flowing in the channel can be analyzed with high accuracy even in the microchip having a fine structure.

A method and system for providing a magnetic element that can be used in a magnetic memory is disclosed. The magnetic element includes first pinned, spacer, free, spin barrier, and second pinned layers. The spacer layer is nonmagnetic and resides between the pinned and free layers. The free layer can be switched using spin transfer when a write current is passed through the magnetic element. The free layer resides between the spacer and spin barrier layers. The spin barrier layer is between the free and second pinned layers. The spin barrier layer is configured to reduce an outer surface contribution to the free layer damping constant. In one aspect, the spin barrier layer has a high areal resistance and may substantially eliminate spin pumping induced damping. In another aspect, the magnetic element also includes a spin accumulation layer between the spin barrier and free layers. The spin accumulation layer has a high conductivity and may have a long spin diffusion length.

A lighting apparatus is described. One embodiment of the lighting apparatus includes a substrate and a lighting element. The lighting element is coupled to the substrate to emit light through a light exit plane. The light exit plane is substantially perpendicular to the substrate. By providing a lighting device with a substrate oriented perpendicular to the light exit plane of the lighting device, the lighting device can enable better mixing of the light from different LEDs. The lighting apparatus facilitates light mixing, generally, to minimize or eliminate dark spots on the diffusion panel. The lighting device also facilitates color mixing to produce relatively consistent white light on the diffusion panel.

A fiber optic transceiver incorporating a lens array with an integrated mirror and method of creating the same is disclosed. The transceiver includes the lens array and transceiver housing used to convert optical signals to electrical signals. The lens array includes a fiber side that can be connected to a fiber optic connector. The lens array also has a device side that can be connected to a photodetector. The lens array also includes a mirror that is positioned to transmit an optical signal received from the fiber side to the device side. Both the fiber side and the device include lenses used to provide focused transmission of optical signals. Accordingly, optical signals can be transmitted from a fiber optic connector to a photodetector in a compact and efficient manner at high bandwidths.

Methods of trapping a deformed portion of a double-stranded polynucleotide in a membrane nanopassage are provided. In an aspect, the membrane has a nanopassage that defines a confine region, wherein the membrane separates a first fluid compartment from a second fluid compartment, and the nanopassage is in fluid communication with the first and second compartments. A polynucleotide is provided to the first fluid compartment and optionally a threshold voltage for the membrane and the polynucleotide is determined. A driving voltage across the membrane that is greater than the threshold voltage is applied to force a portion of the polynucleotide sequence into the nanopassage confine region, and decreased to a holding voltage bias to trap the polynucleotide portion in the nanopassage confine region. In particular, at least one nucleotide base-pair is fixably positioned in the nanopassage confine volume. In further embodiments, any of the trapping methods are used to characterize or sequence double stranded DNA.

A high performance zoom lens system suitable for use with a camera is disclosed. The zoom lens systems employs redirection of the radiation axis, liquid optics and a movable lens group to provide optical performance over the zoom focal length range at focus distances from close to infinity. The system also provides compensation for undesirable thermally induced effects by adjustments of the zoom group and the variably shaped optical surface in the liquid lens cell.

A process of forming a transistor with three vertical gate electrodes including a high-k gate dielectric and the resulting transistor. By forming such a transistor it is possible to maintain an acceptable aspect ratio as MOSFET structures are scaled down to sub-micron sizes. The transistor gate electrodes can be formed of different materials so that the workfunctions of the three electrodes can be tailored. The three electrodes are positioned over a single channel and operate as a single gate having outer and inner gate regions.

This invention relates to a process of forming a transistor with three vertical gate electrodes and the resulting transistor. By forming such a transistor it is possible to maintain an acceptable aspect ratio as MOSFET structures are scaled down to sub-micron sizes. The transistor gate electrodes can be formed of different materials so that the workfunctions of the three electrodes can be tailored. The three electrodes are positioned over a single channel and operate as a single gate having outer and inner gate regions.

A tissue product containing a multi-layered paper web that has at least one layer formed from a blend of pulp fibers and synthetic fibers is provided. By containing at least one layer of synthetic and pulp fibers, it has been discovered that lint and slough of a tissue product formed according to the present invention can be substantially reduced. In addition, by limiting the amount and layers to which the synthetic fibers are applied, the increase in hydrophobicity and cost of the tissue product may be minimized, while still achieving the desired reduction in lint and slough. In some embodiments, the tendency of the synthetic fibers to sink or float in the fibrous furnish may be minimized to enhance processability by selecting certain types of synthetic fibers, e.g., those with a certain density imbalance.

A serial data transmission system in which a transmitter encodes data in accordance with a TMDS-like encoding algorithm and transmits the TMDS-like encoded data over a serial link to a receiver. The encoded data are transmitted as a run length limited (“RLL”) code word sequence, including transition-minimized code words. In some embodiments, the RLL code word sequence includes only Min words, including both DC balancing Min words and DC unbalancing Min words. In other embodiments, the RLL code word sequence includes both transition-maximized code words and transition-minimized code words. Other aspects of the invention are circuitry and methods for TMDS-like encoding of data for transmission as an RLL code word sequence.

A communication device having asynchronous data transmission via a symmetrical, serial interface is described, having a microcontroller that exhibits a CAN controller and an asynchronous serial interface unit for receiving, processing, and outputting data; an asynchronous serial interface driver device for providing an asymmetrical data exchange with the microcontroller via the asynchronous serial interface unit, an asynchronous serial interface receiving line, an asynchronous serial interface transmitting line, and an external asynchronous serial interface port; a CAN driver device for providing a symmetrical data exchange with the microcontroller via the CAN controller, a CAN receiving line, a CAN transmitting line, and two external CAN ports; a connecting device between the CAN receiving line and the asynchronous serial interface receiving line, as well as between the CAN transmitting line and the asynchronous serial interface transmitting line for providing a symmetrical data exchange with the microcontroller via the asynchronous serial interface unit, the CAN driver device and the external CAN ports.

Positive-working imageable elements having improved sensitivity, high resolution, and solvent resistance are prepared using a water-insoluble polymeric binder comprising vinyl acetal recurring units that have pendant hydroxyaryl groups, and recurring units comprising carboxylic acid aryl ester groups that are substituted with a cyclic imide group. These imageable elements can be imaged and developed to provide various types of elements including lithographic printing plates.

An image display apparatus that presents an observer an image of higher resolution than the original resolution of an image display device used, thereby allowing the observer to view a clear and beautiful image. An illuminating optical system (5) illuminates an image display device with illuminating light from a light source (1). The image display device displays an image by transmission or reflection of the illuminating light. A viewing optical system leads the image to an observer's eyeball (10). The apparatus has two image display devices (9a and 9b). An optical coupling / separating element having a light-coupling or light-separating action is provided between the image display devices (9a and 9b) and the observer's eyeball (10) to superimpose images of the two image display devices on one another. The optical coupling / separating element has an optical coupling / separating surface (40) tilted at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to each of the image display devices (9a and 9b). The viewing optical system projects the superimposed images into one eyeball (10) of the observer as an enlarged virtual image.

Apparatus and method for suppressing modal instabilities (MI) in fiber-amplifier systems. In some embodiments, thermal effects drive the MI process, and in some such embodiments, the present invention provides a plurality of options for mitigating these thermal effects. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a hybrid fiber with a smaller core in the initial length where the thermal loads are highest, followed by a larger-core fiber. In some embodiments the length of the smaller-core section is chosen to keep the core heat-per-unit-length of the second section below a critical value for the onset of MI. In some embodiments, the hybrid fiber of the present invention avoids modal instabilities while yielding almost the same performance as compared to conventional fibers with regard to minimizing fiber nonlinearities such as Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS). In some embodiments, the hybrid fiber outputs a signal beam with at least 1 kW of power.

The present invention provides a backlight device which uses solid-state light emitting elements capable of emitting lights of three colors consisting of red, green and blue as a light source, can enhance the light utilizing efficiency, and can be made light-weighted. Further, the invention provides a display device which exhibits the high brightness uniformity and the high chromaticity uniformity. The backlight device includes a main light guide plate which has a light irradiation surface which irradiates light forwardly by developing the light in plane and has a light reflection surface which faces the light irradiation surface in an opposed manner and reflects the light toward the light irradiation surface; a sub light guide plate which is arranged on a back surface of the main light guide plate, is divided into a first sub light guide plate and a second sub light guide plate on both end sides by way of a first air layer disposed at a center portion, and forms light incident surfaces on facing end surfaces of the first sub light guide plate and the second sub light guide plate in the inside of the first air layer; a first light reflection plate which is arranged on a front surface of the sub light guide plate which faces the main light guide plate; a second light reflection plate which is arranged on a back surface of the sub light guide plate which faces the first light reflection plate in an opposed manner; reflectors which are arranged on both end surfaces of the main light guide plate and the sub light guide plate and optically couple the main light guide plate and the sub light guide plate; and a light emitting diode board which is mounted in a state that the light emitting diode board faces a back surface of the sub light guide plate and light emitting diodes capable of emitting light of plurality of colors in the inside of the first air layer are arranged at least in a row. Due to such a constitution, a light-source light from the light emitting diodes capable of emitting lights of plurality of colors is subjected to color mixture and an effective optical path can be elongated and hence, the light utilizing efficiency can be enhanced and, at the same time, the backlight device can be made light-weighted.

The present invention provides a display device comprising a display panel and a backlight device comprising a main light guide body which irradiates light toward the display panel. A sub light guide body is arranged on the back surface of the main light guide body is divided in the center by a first air layer. Both end portions of the sub light guide are optically coupled to the main light guide, and a plurality of solid state light emitting elements are arranged in the inside of the air layer of the sub light guide.

An electromagnetic driven membrane pump has a pump housing inside which at least one pump chamber (15) having at least one intake and outlet is formed and delimited between a gable (1) of the pump housing and at least one completely-sealed membrane (14) attached to a wall (4) of the pump housing and, in an axial direction of the pump housing, to a running axle (13) suspended in at least two separated suspensions in a longitudinal direction of the axle (13). At least one of the suspensions is composed of a flat spring (9) attached to the axle (13) in a radial direction out toward the wall (4) of the pump housing. The axle (13) is composed of magnetic material to be driven by a magnetic field from an electromagnet (7) for oscillation in its longitudinal direction and moving the membrane (14) in corresponding oscillating movement. The flat spring (9) is composed of an inner and at least one outer part, with the inner part attached to the axle (13) and the outer part(s) attached to the pump housing. These parts are connected with one another by two elastic legs, arranged at each side of the point where the spring is attached to the axle (13).

The intramedullary nail has a distal end suitable for insertion in the medullary space, wherein the segment of the intramedullary nail facing the distal end has a diameter D, a proximal end, a central longitudinal axis; and several cross holes with a hole axis, each of which defines a virtual borehole cylinder with a cylinder axis corresponding to the hole axis of the defining cross hole, wherein the borehole cylinders of at least two cross holes penetrate each other. The cylinder axes of the two mutually penetrating borehole cylinders do not have any common intersection point P on the longitudinal axis. This results in improved mechanical strength compared to the state of the art, without any need for the size of the cross section of the intramedullary nail to be increased.

To provide an adequate biasing load to an endless transmission belt by biasing forces of a plurality of springs with different biasing forces and oil pressure biasing force to permit an easy adjustment. In a structure which includes an almost cylindrical plunger, a tensioner body into which the plunger is fitted, high pressure oil chambers are formed by the tensioner body and the plunger and supplied with oil pressure. Two tensioner springs, a rigid spring and a soft spring are supported by the tensioner body and are arranged in series for biasing the plunger. The plunger in its fully stretched state is supported by the serially arranged rigid and soft tensioner springs. In a condition when the plunger is pushed back from this fully stretched state by a prescribed amount or further, the plunger is supported by the rigid tensioner spring.

An overhead rotary valve fitted into a cylinder head with diametrical polygonal openings formed therein for use in combination with an internal combustion engine, driven to bring intake and exhaust ports into and out of alignment with passages leading to and from the combustion chamber. Sleeve bearings are fitted in the cylinder head that provide surface sealing, and annular sealing members prevent the air / fuel mixture or exhaust gases from flowing into regions intermediate ports and individual cylinders. Utilizing this overhead rotary valve and associated seals and bearings increases the efficiency and performance of an internal combustion engine. The overhead rotary valve rotating, at one quarter the speed of the crankshaft, minimizes wear and noise levels, self cleans the ports, allows the engine to operate at higher rpm and imparts proper opening and closing of passages at the proper sequence of valve timing without concern of valve float. The instant invention removes the need for reciprocating intake and exhaust valves, camshafts, rocker arms, lifters, push rods, valve guides and retainers, and other related hardware for actuation, significantly increasing the reliability and effectiveness of the internal combustion engine, while reducing overall manufacturing costs.