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A method and system for applying a liner to an underground utility structure is provided. First a layer of epoxy is applied to the interior surface of the host pipe using a machine such as a spincast machine. A dry liner is inverted into the pipe directly behind the coating application at a limited speed and pressure. A drag is set on the inversion equipment relative to the speed of the epoxy spinner unit to control inversion speed. Once the liner is completely inverted the internal pressure of the liner is raised and infused into the uncured epoxy.

A microprocessor runaway monitoring control circuit with which self-diagnosis of a watchdog timer WDT can be carried out safely and cheaply even during operation of the microprocessor (CPU). A microprocessor 101 supplies first and second watchdog clearing signals WD1 and WD2 to first and second watchdog timers WDT1 and WDT2, and when the both of the watchdog clearing signals WD1 and WD2 stop, the microprocessor 101 is reset by way of a logical connector circuit 122. The microprocessor 101 has failure diagnosing means 103 which intentionally stops the first watchdog clearing signal WD1 and diagnoses the response of the first watchdog timer WDT1 on the basis of a monitor signal MN1 and stops the second watchdog clearing signal WD2 and diagnoses the response of the second watchdog timer WDT2 on the basis of a monitor signal MN2, whereby diagnosis of the watchdog timers WDT1, WDT2 is carried out without the microprocessor 101 being stopped.

A dipping apparatus for dipping the workpiece W in a treatment bath. The workpiece is transferred while fixed on a conveying traveling body 2, and each one flipped upside down together into the treatment bath for carrying out a surface treatment of the workpiece W.

The dipping apparatus is provided with a positioning and fixing device to position the conveying traveling body 2 onto the guide rail 17a on the rotation base 15 at a fixed position and to fix the conveying traveling body 2 to the rotation base 15. A feeding mechanism feeds the conveying traveling body 2 to the fixed position on the rotation base 15.

A method applying a thermal barrier coating to a metal substrate, or for repairing a thermal barrier coating previously applied by physical vapor deposition to an underlying aluminide diffusion coating that overlays the metal substrate. The aluminide diffusion coating is treated to make it more receptive to adherence of a plasma spray-applied overlay alloy bond coat layer. An overlay alloy bond coat material is then plasma sprayed on the treated aluminide diffusion coating to form an overlay alloy bond coat layer. A ceramic thermal barrier coating material is plasma sprayed on the overlay alloy bond coat layer to form the thermal barrier coating. In the repair embodiment of this method, the physical vapor deposition-applied thermal barrier coating is initially removed from the underlying aluminide diffusion coating.

A preferably rotationally driven tool is specified for the deburring of openings, such as for example bores that open laterally into an essentially cylindrical recess. The tool has a cutting head that is seated on a shaft and that has at least one cutting edge that extends, at least in segments, in the axial direction. So that the deburring can be carried out reliably and with the lowest possible expense, a radial force-producing device is integrated into the tool, for example in the form of at least one internally situated flow medium channel, from which at least one branch channel goes out that opens in the area of the cutting head or in the vicinity thereof, preferably at a peripheral distance to the at least one cutting edge, in the external peripheral surface thereof. Because the diameter of the cutting head is selected such that it can be introduced into the recess with radial play, the radial force produced either upon rotation of the tool or through the feeding in of a flow medium under pressure has the result that the cutting head is elastically deflected radially, through which the inner surface of the recess is gently processed, and thereby enabling reliable execution of the deburring process.

An apparatus and method for tracking defects in sheet materials. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

A method for mounting a chip (1) by bonding a bump (2) formed on the chip (1) to an electrode (6) formed on a substrate (5) and providing an underfill agent (7) between the chip (1) and the substrate (5), comprising the steps of applying the underfill agent (7) onto at least one of the substrate (5) and the chip (1), moving the chip (1) to the substrate (5) to bring the bump (2) into contact with the electrode (6) and to expand the underfill agent (7), in a space between the chip (1) and the substrate (5), to around the bump (2) and the electrode (6) in contact with each other, and heating the bump (2) or electrode (6) in the state that the bump (2) is buried in the underfill agent (7) to melt the bump (2) or electrode (6) so as to weld the bump (2) to the electrode (6), whereby the secondary oxidation of the bump (2) to be heated for melting can be prevented without purging by nitrogen gas and the like, and both a mounting device and mounting process can be simplified.

An analytical test element for blood analyses is provided having an application site and a microfluidic channel structure in fluid communication with the application site. The channel structure comprises at least first and second analytical channels for receiving first and second portions of a blood sample applied to the application site. The first analytical channel comprises a first analytical site to determine the total haemoglobin value (Hb) of the blood sample. The second analytical channel comprises a second analytical site to determine a glycohaemoglobin value (HbA1c) of the blood sample.

A method of disinfecting one or more surfaces and an apparatus for use in the method. The method includes a securing step arranged for creating an isolation of the surfaces to be disinfected, a disinfection step for emitting UV radiation for the generation of ozone and/or for the sterilization of air from one or more ultra violet (UV) light sources, and adding the generated ozone to the isolation, and a termination step arranged for terminating the generation of ozone and terminating the securing step.

The invention relates to a method for detecting and/or processing signal waves that produce charge carriers in an article sensitive to the signal waves, said charge carriers inducing a signal current in at least one readout electrode. At least two modulation electrodes are provided, at least one of which is disposed in the proximity of the at least one readout electrode or to another readout electrode in such a manner that, depending on the polarity sign of the modulation volatage of the respective modulation electrode, the current flowing across the associated readout electrode is positive or negative. The invention further relates to a device for detecting and processing signal waves. Said device comprises an OEP article that is sensitive to the signal waves, in which article the signal waves produce charge carriers, and at least one readout electrode (AK) that is linked with the charge carrier range of the article. At least two modulation electrodes (MKa, MKb) are provided, at least one of which is disposed in the proximity of the at least one readout electrode (AK) and the other in the proximity either of the same readout electrode (AK) or of another readout electrode (AK2). The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device that is capable of interlinking various optical and/or electronic signals in a logically digital or analogous manner or to detect the course of optical signals by scanning (time interval measurements). For this purpose, the modulation electrodes are modulated with relatively freely selectable voltage amplitude and/or phase relation, whereby the readout currents produced by the modulation voltages of the two modulation electrode are additively coupled. The inventive device is characterized in that the modulation electrodes are disposed relative to the readout electrode(s) in such a manner that, depending on the polarity sign of the modulation voltages of the respective modulation electrode, the current flowing across the associated readout electrode is positive or negative and that at least one device is provided by which the relative phase relation and/or the voltage amplitude of the two modulation voltages can be freely adjusted.

A vessel washer comprises: a washing tub; a cover element; and a pedal, wherein the washing tub comprises a rotating member, an outer brush, and an inner brush; the rotating member comprises a center branch and a side branch; the center branch and the side branch are rotated and revolved, respectively; the outer brush is disposed at the side branch, and the inner brush is disposed at the center branch; the cover element comprises a pressure part made of resin for pressing a vessel disposed on the center branch in an upside-down manner; and the pedal is pressed or treaded on by a hand or foot of a user to rotate and revolve the center branch and the side branch.

A position detecting device in which a count value is incremented or decremented on the basis of a pulse output from an encoder every predetermined shift amount of a control target to thereby detect a current value representing a current position of the control target as the count value, is characterized by comprising: initialization signal output means for outputting an initialization signal representing an initialization position at plural positions of a movable range of the control target when the movable range of the control target is restricted, or at plural positions of an operating range of integer times of a period when the movable range of the control target is not restricted and the same state is repeated at the period concerned; current value storing means for storing, in association with identification information for identifying each initialization signal, the current value of the control target at each position where the initialization signal is output by each initialization signal output means; and count value setting means for moving the control target to a position where some initialization signal is output from the initialization signal output means at the initialization time of the count value, and achieving the current value corresponding to identification information for identifying the initialization signal from the current value storage means, and setting the current value thus achieved as the count value.

A device for non-destructive testing of a structure likely to contain a defect, including microsensors for measuring vibratory waves emitted by the structure at different points of a surface of the structure, the aforementioned microsensors being integrated in a flexible housing capable of adhering on the surface of the structure to be tested. The disclosed embodiments are applicable to all industrial sectors where testing of the integrity of structures is important, in particular in areonautics.

Disclosed are a fluorinating agent represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and can be the same or different; R1 and R2 or R3 and R4 can bond to form a ring including a nitrogen atom or a nitrogen atom and other hetero atoms; or R1 and R3 can bond to form a ring including a nitrogen atom or a nitrogen atom and other hetero atoms, for example: a preparation process of the fluorinating agent and a process for preparing fluorine compounds by reacting various compounds with the fluorinating agent. The invention has also disclosed that the fluorinating agent is very effective for fluorinating oxygen containing functional compounds.

A method is described for operating a vehicle drive train (1) with a drive machine (2) and with a transmission device (3) during a coast upshift, during which at least one interlocking shift element (6) that is engaged in the force flow of the transmission device (3) to produce the gear ratio to be disengaged is disengaged from the force flow and also frictional shift element (5) that has to be engaged in the force flow of the transmission device (3) to obtain the gear ratio to be engaged is engaged in the force flow. According to the invention, when a shift command is given for a gear ratio change, a torque applied at the interlocking shift element (6) to be disengaged is reduced at least approximately to zero by a defined engine intervention and the interlocking shift element (6) is then disengaged from the force flow of the transmission device (3).

A tracking system for a solar collector assembly array where the tracking system includes a coplanar circular rim structure including multiple circular rims, where each circular rim is fitted around a respective solar collector and where each solar collector has a general shape of a sealed and inflated cylindrical tube housing having a longitudinal center axis and where each solar collector is in a horizontal planar array with respect to each other. The tracking system further includes a first elongated frame structure for supporting the circular rim structure such that all of the circular rims are generally vertically coplanar with one another. The tracking system further includes a cable serially wrapped around each of the respective circular rims to form a closed cable loop where the wrapped cable forms a series of a generally vertical coplanar loops with each loop contacting around a respective rim structure such that at least one generally complete gripping loop is formed on each respective rim. An actuator is attached to the frame structure such that actuator provides a controllable driving force to the closed cable loop to allow for controlled rotation of each solar collector assembly around its respective longitudinal axis.