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If the energy service enterprise is responsible for paying costs for applying energy-saving measures to the object facilities, measures the energy consumption after taking the energy-saving measures, calculates the amount of curtailed energy cost by comparing the measured value with the energy consumption before taking the energy-saving measures previously stored in the database, and receives at least a part of the curtailed amount, the customer is not required to plan equipment investment in energy-saving measures and collection thereof. Introduction of the energy-saving measures is thus made easier.

Instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including creating an operative corridor to the spine with a tissue retraction system and registering the tissue retraction system to the patient.

A method for creating an accounting record in a policy server in a communication network. The method also includes receiving policy data from one or more application layer elements. The method includes receiving accounting data from one or more lower layer elements, such that the accounting data is associated with the policy data. The method also includes consolidating the accounting data and the policy data received.

An energy service business system includes a database which stores past data about an energy consumption of a facility before taking energy-saving measures, a measurer which measures present data of the energy consumption after taking the energy-saving measures, and a calculator which calculates energy curtailment quantities facility before and after taking the energy-saving measures. The past data in the database are stored in a form correlated with data of a production quantity, and the measurer measures the present data of the energy consumption together with data of the production quantity after taking the energy-saving measures. The calculator retrieves the past data having production quantity data within a set allowable range corresponding to the measured present data having production quantity data, and calculates the energy curtailment quantities by comparing the retrieved past data having production quantity data and the measured present data having the production quantity data.

In the prior art it has not been possible to guide a user to a web page intended by an administrator without identifying the user. A link generation device is provided which is used by being connected to a web server which, in response to page acquisition requests from client terminals, transmits data to display the relevant web page on the screen of the client terminal. The link generation device has a storage unit which stores important keywords set in advance for each web page, and extracts the search expressions used when web pages on the web server are accessed via a search engine site. When a search expression used to access a certain web page is the important keyword of another web page, the link generation device adds a hyperlink guiding users to the other web page, to the web page file written in markup language, corresponding to the certain web page.

A humidifier of the present invention includes a humidifier main body for humidifying a second fluid, using a humidified first fluid discharged from a fuel cell; a head portion of which one end is connected to an end of the humidifier main body and the other end is connected to the fuel cell or a supply passage extending from the fuel cell, and which supplies the second fluid after humidification to the fuel cell; and a chamber for communicating a bottom portion of a humidified gas flow passage formed within the head portion.

In an open PET device including a plurality of detector rings that are arranged apart in the direction of the body axis of a subject and having a physical open field of view area, at least one of the detector rings or another imaging device arranged in parallel is configured to be movable by simple device moving means in order to change the configuration of the PET device. This improves the versatility of the open PET device for easier introduction to facilities.

A valve timing control apparatus has a regulation member to fix a phase. The regulation member has a main regulation member and a sub regulation member. The main regulation member is inserted into a recess part to regulate the phase. The sub regulation member has an engagement part engageable with the main regulation member in an escape direction Y and disengageable from the main regulation member in an insertion direction X. Further, the sub regulation member has a pressure reception part that receives pressure in the escape direction Y from hydraulic fluid in an operation chamber. The main regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a main resilient member. Further, the sub regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a sub resilient member. The main regulation member moves in the escape direction Y only by hydraulic fluid, and moves in the insertion direction X only by the resilient member.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly for a heating or air conditioning unit of a motor vehicle, comprising several flat pipes which are arranged parallel to each other and are penetrated by a heat-transmitting medium. An electrically operated heating element (114) which is mounted once the heat exchanger has been soldered is assigned to at least one part of the flat pipes as an additional heating device. Said heating element (114) is fixed to the heat exchanger by means of a holding element (115The inventive heat exchanger is characterized by the fact that each heating element (114) is mounted in front of the corresponding flat pipe and parallel thereto by means of the holding element (125) which also runs parallel to the flat pipe.

A cam holder system is described. A cam mechanism allows the holder to accept sheet material and be closed easily, while still maintaining strong holding power. The holder is formed by two or more separate pieces of extruded rigid material that slide together. End caps can be used to hold the pieces in alignment with each other so that they do not slide apart when the holder is opened. The cam is located near the middle of the assembly so that the user has leverage when opening and closing the holder. The holder can be squeezed in one direction to open the holder, and in the other direction to close the holder. A lever arm for closure is located above the cam, and a lever arm for opening is located below the cam. The receiving slot is located on-center so that the holder and the sheet material remain aligned with each other during use.

A diaphragm pump includes a motor having a recess in an outer circumferential portion, a crank which rotates together with a motor output shaft, a driving member including a driving element which reciprocates in accordance with the crank rotation, and a diaphragm which forms a pump chamber which expands and contracts in accordance with the reciprocating driving element. The pump also includes a suction passage which draws a fluid into the pump chamber, a discharge passage which discharges the fluid, a suction valve formed in the suction passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the suction passage, a discharge valve formed in the discharge passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the pump chamber, and an elastically deformable cylindrical member which holds the diaphragm and includes a projection which engages with the recess of the motor.

A channel (140) is divised into portions (142, 144). The sidewalls of each channel portion (142, 144) have surface charges of opposite polarity. The two channel portions (142, 144) are physically connected together by a salt bridge (133), such as a glass frit or gel layer. The salt bridge (133) separates the fluids in channel (140) from an ionic fluid reservoir (135). To impart electroosmotic and electrophoretic forces along the channel (140) between parts A and B, respectively. Additionally, a third electrode (137) is placed in the reservoir (135).

Provided are hydroxycucurbituril derivatives, their preparation methods and uses. The hydroxycucurbituril derivative is easy to further functionalize with enhanced solubility in common solvents, thereby providing wider applications.

Provided are hydroxycucurbituril derivatives, their preparation methods and uses. The hydroxycucurbituril derivative is easy to further functionalize with enhanced solubility in common solvents, thereby providing wider applications.

The customer solicitation support system includes: a portable apparatus carried by a customer; a plurality of client computers installed in shops; and a server for exchanging information among the plurality of client computers. The server manages desired product information, which indicates a product desired by a customer in association with customer information of each customer, and stocked product information, which indicates stocked products of each shop, in a database in association with shop information. When the customer goes around shops carrying the portable apparatus, the customer information is sent to the server from the portable apparatus of the customer via the client computer wirelessly communicating with the portable apparatus. The server having received the customer information compares the desired product information associated with the received customer information and the stocked product information, and sends information on shops holding the desired product to the portable apparatus of the customer via the client computer communicating with the portable apparatus.

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for managing mobile objects. The embodiment may manage, by a first computing system, a plurality of mobile objects moving within a geographic space. Managing the plurality of mobile objects may assisting with movement of the plurality of mobile objects. The embodiment may determine whether a first mobile object among the plurality of mobile objects is a real mobile object based on a first sensor information received from the first mobile object. The embodiment may use information received from the first mobile object in managing the plurality of mobile objects moving within the geographic space based on determining that the first mobile object is the real mobile object.

A storage device control apparatus includes a mounting part and an internal connection part. The mounting part can removably mount channel control unit, each with a host interface controller formed therein for receiving data I / O requests, disk control units, each with a disk interface controller formed therein for performing I / O control of the data to storage volumes storing data in response to the data I / O requests, cache memory units, each with a memory formed therein for storing the data, and storage control units, each with the host interface controller, the disk interface controller, and the memory formed therein. The internal connection part connects the channel control units, the disk control units, the cache memory units, and the storage control units in a communicable manner.

A bearing for a motor vehicle has an inner part and an outer part which surrounds the inner part. An elastomer body connects the inner part and the outer part to one another by at least one spring leg which is provided substantially below the inner part in the direction of the weight force (G). A plug-in holder is at least partially received by the inner part. The inner part has a cutout on one side filled at least in some regions with an elastomer material. The plug-in holder has a stop opposite the cutout. The stop presses the elastomer material of the cutout against the outer part.

A method for producing a biodegradable polyoxyalkylene derivative, includes: reacting a biodegradable polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the formula (1) as defined herein with a compound represented by one of the formulae (I) to (IV) as defined herein in a presence of an alkaline solid salt, the biodegradable polyoxyalkylene derivative being represented by the formula (2) as defined herein.

The invention relates to a method for transmitting position data to a receiver, wherein a target whose position data is determined, as well as a receiver of position data are selected. The method comprises the steps of generating a request to determine position data, determining the position of the target, and transmitting the position data to the receiver. Information about the receiver is transmitted in connection with the request to determine position data. The message format available for the message to be transmitted to the receiver is determined, and a message complying with the determined message format is generated, to which the position data is added or included. The message including the position data is transmitted to the receiver. The invention also relates to a system, a device, and a computer program product in which the method is applied.

A method for evaluating semiconductor layers includes irradiating semiconductor layers on a substrate with light; measuring an optical spectrum peculiar to excitons in the semiconductor layers; and analyzing a broadening factor of optical spectral features of the optical spectrum. The method provides a quick measurement of a surface state of the semiconductor layers with high accuracy.

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for managing mobile objects. The embodiment may manage, by a first computing system, a plurality of mobile objects moving within a geographic space. Managing the plurality of mobile objects may assisting with movement of the plurality of mobile objects. The embodiment may determine whether a first mobile object among the plurality of mobile objects is a real mobile object based on a first sensor information received from the first mobile object. The embodiment may use information received from the first mobile object in managing the plurality of mobile objects moving within the geographic space based on determining that the first mobile object is the real mobile object.

An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.

A telecommunications network comprises SDH / Sonet sub-network constituting a transport network and with SDH / Sonet Add / Drop multiplexers, DVDM multiplexers, where the GMPLS function for a SDH / Sonet sub-network is collected in one single GMPLS software reserver.

An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.

An immunogen derived from a protein allergen, characterized in that said immunogen comprises: a. a non-anaphylactic immunogenic recombinant fragment of the protein allergen, said fragment containing an IgG epitope partly but not wholly overlapping an IgE epitope of the protein allergen b. a polymeric form of said fragment, in which form the fragment constitutes the monomeric units; c. a recombinant polymeric form of said protein allergen in which the protein allergen constitutes the monomeric units. The use of the immunogen for in vitro diagnoses of type I allergy and hyposensitization.