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Systems, devices and methods for determining the concentration of physiological fluid analytes are provided. The subject systems have a plurality of biosensor devices present on a disposable cartridge. Each biosensor device includes a biosensor and a skin penetration means. In practicing the subject methods, a movement means of the device is used to move each biosensor device in a first direction that provides for penetration of the skin-piercing means into a skin layer followed by movement of the biosensor in a second direction that provides for removal of the skin-piercing means from the skin layer, where this movement profile provides for physiological fluid access and analyte concentration determination by the analyte sensor means. The subject systems, devices and methods for using the same find use in determining the concentration of a variety of different physiological fluid analytes, and are particularly suited for use in detection of physiological fluid glucose concentration.

Systems, devices and methods for determining the concentration of physiological fluid analytes are provided. The subject systems have a plurality of biosensor devices present on a disposable cartridge. Each biosensor device includes a biosensor and a skin penetration means. In practicing the subject methods, a movement means of the device is used to move each biosensor device in a first direction that provides for penetration of the skin-piercing means into a skin layer followed by movement of the biosensor in a second direction that provides for removal of the skin-piercing means from the skin layer, where this movement profile provides for physiological fluid access and analyte concentration determination by the analyte sensor means. The subject systems, devices and methods for using the same find use in determining the concentration of a variety of different physiological fluid analytes, and are particularly suited for use in detection of physiological fluid glucose concentration.

A video of a virtual world is created utilizing stored gameplay data and game states. The gameplay data is used to re-create a given gameplay sequence in order to create video of the gameplay sequence. The gameplay sequence may be re-created using enhanced graphics to create new video files from any number of visual perspectives.

Apparatus and methods for tissue fixation using a bone plate configured to accommodate fixation devices (such as screws, for example) inserted at various angles. The bone plate is formed of a material softer than the material of the fixation devices, and is provided with fixation holes with rounded, curved interior walls (i.e., non-threaded holes) that allow the fixation devices to be inserted at various angles. The fixation holes have a diameter smaller than that of the fixation devices. As a result of the difference between the materials of the plate and of fixation devices, and of the difference between the diameters of the fixation holes and of the fixation devices, the fixation devices deform the interior walls of the fixation holes, therefore self-threading the holes at an advantageous angle.

A method and apparatus is described for orienting samples for charged particle beam operations. A sample is attached to a probe with a major surface of the sample at a non-normal angle to the probe shaft, and the probe shaft is rotated to reorient the sample. The invention is particularly useful for preparing planar view TEM samples. The invention allows for a sample to be mounted to a TEM grid and thinning by an ion beam without removing the grid from the vacuum chamber for reorienting. In one embodiment, a probe oriented at an angle, such as 45 degrees, to the sample stage has a probe tip with a flat area oriented parallel at 45 degrees to the probe axis, that is, the flat area is parallel to the sample stage. The flat area of the probe tip is attached to the sample, and when the probe is rotated 180 degrees, the orientation of the sample changes by 90 degrees, from horizontal to vertical. The sample can then be attached to a vertically oriented TEM grid on a sample stage. The sample stage is rotated and tilted to present the backside of the sample to the ion beam for thinning.

A washable air filter for removing particles from the inlet air to a heating and / or air conditioning system formed of an assembly of a central polymeric pad containing actively charged charge control agents of a first polarity, a polymeric net containing a dispersion of charged charge control agents of a second polarity in the polymer on each side of the pad and a stiff, deformable metal or plastic grill on each side of the net to form an assembly which can be corrugated and placed in a perimeter frame. The charging is preferably accomplished as the assembly passes over the surface of a roller with a conductive surface.

A flat ultrasound probe includes a housing having sidewalls, each having a height, a bottom surface for contacting an external surface of a patient during operation of the probe, the bottom surface having a width larger than the height of the sidewalls and a flat portion, and a recession in the bottom surface for containing a transmission material on an outer surface of the housing for aiding in transmission of ultrasound signals, the recession being rounded on all sides where the recession contacts the flat portion of the bottom surface.

A spinal plate system that maintains intervertebral spacing and spinal stability is provided. In an embodiment, a spinal compression plate may include two or more plates coupled together form an adjustable-length plate. Compression of a spinal compression plate movement may mimic natural settling of bones in a spine and / or distribute at least a portion of a vertebral load to an implant positioned between two vertebrae. Maintaining at least a portion of the vertebral load on an insert may increase bone growth and increase fusion between an implant and surrounding vertebrae.

A novel air filter design for use in residential and commercial heating and air conditioning systems comprising a laminated unit having a filter media where the upstream side of the filter media having a porous layer of passive electrostatic netting. The air filter design has a corrugation configuration to increase the available surface area when compared to conventional flat filters.

The invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line array where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that allow for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers through the use of adjustable hinge bars. The rigging frames and adjustable hinge bars together form and rigidly maintain the splay angles between adjacent loudspeakers and correspondingly the curvature of the line array speaker assembly.

An adjustable divider assembly for a pan, drawer or other storage unit of a refrigerator is constituted by multiple, pivotally interconnected sections which can be selectively angled relative to each other and / or varied in length to establish a desired configuration for compartmentalizing the storage unit. The adjustable divider assembly can carry various spaced magnets which are attracted to a metallic property of a support surface of the storage unit to retain the divider assembly in the desired configuration.

A method and system for aorta segmentation in a 3D volume, such as a C-arm CT volume is disclosed. The aortic root is detected in the 3D volume using marginal space learning (MSL) based segmentation. The aortic arch is detected in the 3D volume using MSL based segmentation. The ascending aorta is tracked from the aortic root to the aortic arch in the 3D volume, and the descending aorta is tracked from the aortic arch in the 3D volume.

The invention discloses a method for improving the optical performance of an active matrix miniature LED (light-emitting diode) display, and relates to an active matrix miniature LED display manufacturing process. The process method particularly includes the steps: preparing miniature optical structures in one-to-one correspondence to light-emitting pixels on a light-emitting surface of a sapphire substrate of the active matrix miniature LED display; controlling and optimizing the light-emitting direction of the light-emitting pixels. By the aid of the miniature optical structure process, the problems such as large light-emitting angle of LED light-emitting pixels and serious crosstalk of adjacent pixels can be obviously solved, and the contrast of the display is improved. Besides, by the aid of a novel light-emitting surface formed by the miniature optical structures, the light extraction rate of the LED light-emitting pixels can be increased, and the brightness of the display is improved. The miniature optical structure process is simple, key optical parameters such as the contrast and the brightness of the active matrix miniature LED display can be effectively optimized, and the optical performance of the active matrix miniature LED display is improved.

A method for generating an image from at least two partial images, each partial image being generated with the aid of a projector. The projectors communicate with each other via a wireless connection for aligning the partial images. A projector and a cell phone having at least one projector.

The apparatus integrated with ceramic bushing / s for manufacturing mineral / basalt fibers from natural basalt rocks is disclosed. The apparatus and the ceramic bushing / s are integrated into one unit capable provide all operations which are needed: melt basalt rock materials, homogenize basalt glass body suitable for forming fibers to be drawn / attenuated into continuous fibers and gathered into a strand of elemental fibers from 7 to 20 micrometers (μm) in diameter. Also the coarse fibers at the diameters from 20 μm to 100 micrometers (μm) having amorphous structural state which exhibit ductile / flexible properties. The ceramic bushing / s are designed to eliminate precious Pt, Rd metals using instead corrosion resistant ceramic materials to reduce basalt fiber products cost and to increase its commercial compatibility when compared to the other fibers currently been on the market in reinforced concrete / composite applications, including Three Dimension Fiber Reinforced Concrete-3D FRC.

An electronic device includes a base unit, a display unit, at least one sensor, and at least one rotary motor. The display unit is movably connected to the base unit. The sensor is located on the display unit, for receiving and transmitting a signal. The rotary motor is located in the base unit, for driving the display unit to rotate with the base unit as a support according to the signal. The sensor receives a user instruction to control the rotation direction and angle of the display unit, so as to avoid manual adjustment or save the cost of purchasing components like a swivel platform.

A bib bottle holder is described. Typically, a main bib body is flat and is shaped similarly to a conventional bib. A bib pillow type is attached to the main bib body with suitable fasteners such as hook and loop fasteners. A bottle loop with fasteners such as hook and loop fasteners or an elastic strip is connected to the bib pillow and is used to position the bottle similar to as described above. Animal characters, rattles and other toys can be added to either embodiment for the baby's entertainment and stimulation while feeding.

An integrated semiconductor chemical microreactor for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) monitoring, has a monolithic body of semiconductor material; a number of buried channels formed in the monolithic body; an inlet trench and an outlet trench for each buried channel; and a monitoring trench for each buried channel, extending between the inlet and outlet trenches thereof from the top surface of the monolithic body to the respective buried channel. Real-time PCR monitoring is carried out by channeling light beams into the buried channels, possibly through one of the inlet or outlet trenches, whereby the light beams impinge on the fluid therein and collecting the emergent light coming out from the monitoring trench.

A method and apparatus is described for orienting samples for charged particle beam operations. A sample is attached to a probe with a major surface of the sample at a non-normal angle to the probe shaft, and the probe shaft is rotated to reorient the sample. The invention is particularly useful for preparing planar view TEM samples. The invention allows for a sample to be mounted to a TEM grid and thinning by an ion beam without removing the grid from the vacuum chamber for reorienting. In one embodiment, a probe oriented at an angle, such as 45 degrees, to the sample stage has a probe tip with a flat area oriented parallel at 45 degrees to the probe axis, that is, the flat area is parallel to the sample stage. The flat area of the probe tip is attached to the sample, and when the probe is rotated 180 degrees, the orientation of the sample changes by 90 degrees, from horizontal to vertical. The sample can then be attached to a vertically oriented TEM grid on a sample stage. The sample stage is rotated and tilted to present the backside of the sample to the ion beam for thinning.

The invention discloses a surface composite coat of the blade on rotor and relative production, wherein, the composite coat is divided into adhesive bottom, middle corrosion-resistance alloy layer and metal ceramic rigid abrasion-resistance layer. The invention utilizes high-energy plasma coater and ultrasonic plasma injector, via ultrasonic plasma coating technique to coat aforementioned three layers on the base of blade; then seal the outer face via macromolecule sealing agent as polyurethane or acrylic acid. The thickness of metal ceramic rigid abrasion-resistance layer is 0.12mm, the thickness of middle corrosion-resistant alloy layer is 0.08mm, and the thickness of bottom adhesive layer is 0.05mm. The invention can improve the corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance of blade.

The present invention is relates to a rechargeable halogen search light and more particularly, to a rechargeable halogen search light which is having four sources of lights, whereas, one of the lighting sources is a SOS signal flash light source and equipped with an adjustable handle, wherein said flashing light source can emit 300 continuing hours of flashing signals; one of the light source is a spotlight, another light source is a clod-cathode light which can emit lights for at least 15,000 hours continuously. The present invention is an important source of light used in marine, army, public security, firefighting, emergency treatment, disciplined troop, architecture and civil vessels, as well as emergency treatment in daily life.

The invention discloses a butterfly-shaped semiconductor laser automatic coupling packaging device and relates to the automatic coupling packing field of an electronic device. The automatic coupling packaging device includes a column, a cross beam, and a fiber clamp, a lens clamp mechanism, a lower clamp device and a material disc mechanism arranged on a base, and a laser power meter, wherein thefiber clamp, the lens clamp mechanism and a fiber automatic angle adjusting welding device can be adjusted in position to realize accurate coupling and packaging of a butterfly-shaped semiconductor laser. The device is advantaged in that the structure design is reasonable, the whole subsequent operation from coupling, alignment and packaging can be automatically completed, compared with a traditional hand-operated production line, advantages of high automatic degree, simple and convenient operation, high production efficiency, low production cost and stable product quality are achieved.

The described invention embodies the design of a rear vision activity mirror for use in several recreational and sports activities. The rear view mirror is designed to attach to a glove, armband, helmet, wristband, goggles or a Velcro strip that can be connected to several apparatuses, sports equipment and / or activity gear or gear parts. This invention allows the user to acquire rear view vision through a rear view mirror and the design of this invention's swivel mechanism. This device enables the user to see behind in stern view, through a range of rear view angles and perspectives. The position of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to many positions through its ability to swivel and its ability to stay in a “set” position.

This present invention relates to a hollow golf club head comprising a face portion whose front face defines a club face for hitting a ball, wherein said face portion comprises a center portion forming an area having a sweet spot, and a peripheral portion surrounding the center portion and having the thickness smaller than the thickness of said center portion, wherein the thickness of the peripheral portion is reduced from the sole portion side of the head toward the crown portion side.

In an X-ray diffraction method using the parallel beam method, an X-ray parallel beam is incident on a sample, and diffracted X-rays from the sample are reflected at a mirror and thereafter detected by an X-ray detector. The reflective surface of the mirror has a shape of an equiangular spiral that has a center located on the surface of the sample. A crystal lattice plane that causes reflection is parallel to the reflective surface at any point on the reflective surface. The X-ray detector is one-dimensional position sensitive in a plane parallel to the diffraction plane. A relative positional relationship between the mirror and the X-ray detector is determined so that reflected X-rays from different points on the reflective surface of the mirror reach different points on the X-ray detector respectively. This X-ray diffraction method is superior in angular resolution, and is small in X-ray intensity reduction, and is simple in structure.

A system is provided where video and audio is recorded by multiple devices, that can be played back on the same video via split frames. In an embodiment, multiple cameras and devices, for example ranging from iPhones, to Android phones, to GoPros, connected via Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi-direct to be synchronized via an app. Once all devices are ready, the master or primary device can initiate a recording on all the cameras simultaneously. Once the recording has stopped, the devices will send the video to the master device for processing and merging.

A food shield for use in a restaurant or food service institution includes a transparent panel, a locking, panel support assembly and a non-locking, panel support assembly. The locking, panel support assembly is mounted on a first vertical support member, and the non-locking, panel support assembly is mounted on a second vertical support member. A first lateral side portion of the transparent panel is affixed to the locking, panel support assembly, and an opposite second lateral side portion of the transparent panel is affixed to the second lateral side portion of the transparent panel. The transparent panel is adjustable in a plurality of angular dispositions, and is locked in one of the angular dispositions by the locking, panel support assembly, and is not locked in one of the angular dispositions by the non-locking panel support assembly.

A shaped charge explosive device which includes an axially symmetric body of explosive material, a liner lining the forward end of the body, and a detonator disposed at the bottom of the body. The liner has an apex disposed along the symmetry axis of the body and the forward end of the body contains a gas filled cavity which overlaps the apex of the liner. When the detonator detonates the explosive material, a detonation wave is produced that collapses the liner into a plurality of liner parts which are projected against an external target. The gas filled cavity shapes the detonation wave so that the detonation wave impacts the liner at the most favorable angle to transfer energy to the liner and maximize the effective penetration of the external target by the projected liner parts.