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A display device includes: a data acquisition section which acquires plural data with which dates and / or times are associated; and a date and / or time acquisition section which acquires dates and / or times associated with the plurality of data. The display device further includes: a data classification section which classifies the plural data to plural groups which belong to plural time regions which do not overlap with each other, based on the length of intervals between the dates and / or times acquired by the date and / or time acquisition section; and a display section which classifies plural icons which show the plural data to the groups and displays the plural icons.

Tube-type animal trap systems for the humane non-injurious, non-invasive trapping of animals, and to methods and systems for electronic remote trap monitoring and management. The invention includes mechanical and electric / electronic, tube-type traps, and to electronic data communications systems that enable remote monitoring of the status of any type of trap (e.g., is the trap tripped or not). Computer systems at a remote home base permit simultaneous management of multiple traps in the field, including enabling management via the Internet.

A game kit of components for playing an electronic game or application and an apparatus and method of using the components of the game kit is provided. The game kit may include a plurality of near field communication game pieces including one or more items of data. At least one of the near field communication game pieces is configured to enable transmission of the items of data, via a near field communication, to a device to enable the device to decode the data and translate at least one item of the data to at least one item of virtual data that is included in an electronic game or an application currently being displayed. The near field communication may direct the transmission of the data to the device in response to a detection of the device entering a proximity of the game piece.

Number conversion between different units of measurement in a document is enabled. A string of text entered into an application program is analyzed to determine whether it includes a number having an associated unit name. Found numbers with associated unit names are semantically labeled with schema information identifying the unit name as a source unit of measurement. When the number is selected or an indication received that the number is labeled with schema information, a list of actions may be provided identifying conversion options for the number. In response to selection of one of the conversion options, the selected number is converted to the destination unit of measure identified by the selected action. The converted number may then be inserted into the string of text to replace the selected number along with a unit name corresponding to the destination unit of measure.

This invention relates to the field of miniaturing gas chromatograph instruments using microfabrication technologies. In particular, the invention provides a gas chromatograph column, which column comprises at least two lid layers and a channel layer, wherein each of said layers comprises a compact material suitable for gas chromatograph, said channel layer comprises microfabricated channels on both sides, said microfabricated channels and a side of said lid layers form at least two capillaries, said at least two capillaries are connected to each other through a hole in said channel layer to form an integrated capillary, said integrated capillary is connected to outside atmosphere on both ends via holes on two outmost lid layers to serve as an inlet and an outlet.

To perform MBMS transmission capable of effective utilization of resources without increasing load in a mobile station apparatus. In a wireless communication system including a base station apparatus and mobile station apparatuses to provide an MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service), the base station apparatus transmits a message for aggregating the number of mobile station apparatuses requesting an MBMS to a mobile station apparatus being served, and, among the mobile station apparatuses, the mobile station apparatus requesting an MBMS adds intra-cell location information of its own to a response message to the message and transmits the response message added with the intra-cell location information to the base station apparatus.

A tower planter growth arrangement comprising towers (2) allowing plant / crop production to be commercially competitive with commonly-used field cultivation for selected crops and ornamental plants. It has risers (12) of different lengths that permit a variable number of growing pots (4) in stacked array on a center support pipe (6), a new pot (4) design configured for improved drainage and reduced shipping damage, modified tower rotation plates (8) adapted to accommodate the new pot (4) drainage design, optional protective sleeves (20) for pots (4) that extend their useful life, an optional ground pot (18) that can collect excess water / nutrient drip for growing bonus plants / crops, an optional weighted support pot (52), an optional overhead nutrient distribution system (24), optional internal ground supports / stakes (14), optional support plates (10), and optional use of a nutrient distribution pot (22) above the top growing pot (4) in each tower (2). Applications include, but are not limited to, home and commercial use for growing a wide variety of crops and ornamental plants.

An optical communication system has a master station and a plurality of slave stations connected thereto via an optical fiber network, which is provided with an optical splitter and a relay unit which relays signals transmitted / received between the master station and the plurality of slave stations. The master station includes a first controller for performing ranging between the master station and the relay unit, and the relay unit includes a second controller for performing ranging between the relay unit and the plurality of slave stations. The master station determines, on the basis of the results of ranging performed by the first and second controllers as well as reports from the slave stations, timings for the slave stations to transmit signals to the master station, and receives signals multiplexed through the optical fiber network from the slave stations.

For avoiding the selection and storage of PTC heating elements with different departures from rated heating power, additional tolerance PTC heating elements are held ready which uniformly have a lower rated heating power, preferably one half or third of the rated heating power, compared to the standard or primary PTC heating element. By the use of a second standardized heating element, i. e. the tolerance PTC heating element, the storage of a high number of PTC heating elements with different departures can be dispensed with and a cheaper manufacture can be permitted.

A single-use scalpel blade remover (1) removes a blade (33) from a tang (32) of a scalpel (30) and captures it, in a single-handed operation. The remover (1) comprises a housing (2) having a detent (16), and an actuator (3) which is operatively juxtaposed with the housing (2) and moveable alongside the housing in a forward direction from a proximal position (whereat an opening is formed between the proximal ends of the actuator and the housing) to a distal position (whereat the detent (16) engages the proximal end of the actuator). The blade remover (1) also includes a cam-operated mechanism (14,23,20) for automatically separating the heel of the blade (33) from the tang (32) as the actuator (3) is moved to the distal position. In use, the blade (33) on the tang (32) is inserted in the opening and the actuator is pushed forward by the tang to its distal position, whereupon the detent (16) engages the proximal end of the actuator (3) and retains it in its distal position and prevents rearward movement of the blade (33). As the heel has been separated from the tang (32), upon withdrawal of the tang from the scalpel blade remover (1), the blade (33) is stripped from the tang and retained captively between the actuator (3) and the housing (2).

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus causing a larger number of video signals than at least one video port possessed by a processor to be input to the processor through the video port, the information processing apparatus including: a multiplexed video frame creation section creating multiplexed video frames in such a manner that each of the multiplexed video frames has the video signals multiplexed therein for input to the processor through the video port and includes a sufficiently large number of pixels so that frame images represented individually by the video signals may be pasted onto each multiplexed video frame in non-overlapping relation to one another; and a multiplexing block multiplexing the video signals in such a manner that the frame images represented individually by the video signals are pasted in non-overlapping relation to one another onto each of the multiplexed video frames created by the multiplexed video frame creation section.

An outdoor lamp. The outdoor lamp includes: a plurality of frame members rotatably connected to each other by hinge members so as to change relative rotation angles; optical source modules each comprising an optical source for emitting light, each of the optical source modules installed attachably to and detachably from the frame members; and rotation restriction units each combined to the frame members to restrict the relative rotation angles of the frame members so as for the frame members to be fixed at desired angles. According to the outdoor lamp, the optical source modules are installed to the rotatable frame members so that optical angles may be easily controlled according to an installation condition for the lamp.

A robot includes a robot arm, a drive unit that drives the robot arm, a first control unit that controls drive of the drive unit, a plurality of detection units at least one of which is an angular velocity sensor as an inertial sensor, and a wiring unit that series-connects the plurality of detection units and the first control unit.

A variable spring resistance to movement of a rod uses a plurality of springs permanently connected between a base and a stack of end connector links extending in the direction of the rod movement. Selecting which of the links is connected to the rod then determines which of the springs are deployed to resist movement of the rod, without requiring any disconnection or reconnection of the springs. The selection can be made by a pin inserted through an aligned hole between a link and the rod. The arrangement can also be inverted with the springs connected between the links and a moving element, and the rod or other link selector being fixed to a base. Connecting one of the links to the rod then determines which of the springs will be extended between fixed and movable elements to establish a selectively variable spring resistance.

The present invention relates to a single chain antigen recognizing construct (scARC), which is composed of stabilized variable domains by the introduction of novel disulfide bonds, in order to prevent residual mis-pairing with endogenous ARC chains. The invention further discloses a method for the design of a novel structurally stabilized scARC, the method being based on the visual inspection of the crystal structure of the underlying scARC and the selection of appropriate amino acid substitutions to generate a novel disulfide bond in the protein structure. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for the production of a cell which expresses the scARC of the invention. Also described are nucleic acids encoding an inventive scARC, as well as DNA and RNA constructs that allow for the expression of the inventive scARC. The invention further encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing the scARC of the invention and the use of the scARC in therapy of cancerous or infectious diseases, or for use in the quantification and / or visualization of disease associated antigens.

It is possible to prevent defects arising when resin-sealing electronic components, caused by leakage defects, resin interfusion defects, or the like, and it is possible to easily resin-seal a number of electronic components all together. There is provided a method of manufacturing electronic components on which SAW chips are mounted by face down bonding on wiring electrodes formed on a main face of a collective substrate, comprising the steps of: placing a resin sheet on the main face of the collective substrate, on which the SAW chips have been mounted; accommodating the collective substrate, on which the SAW chips have been mounted, in a flexible and sealed bag, and then seal-closing the sealed bag; submerging the accommodating bag into a pressurized container filled with a liquid, and then sealing off the pressurized container; supplying a pressurizing fluid into the pressurized container, raising the pressure within the pressurized container, carrying out heat application to heat-cure the resin sheet, and thereby tightly adhering the resin sheet onto the main face side of the SAW chips and the collective substrate, on which the SAW chips have been mounted so as to resin-seal the collective substrate; taking out the sealed bag from the pressurized container; taking out the resin-sealed collective substrate, on which the SAW chips have been mounted, from the sealed bag; and cutting the resin-sealed collective substrate, which has been taken out, into individual pieces.

A multicast optical switch uses a diffractive bulk optical element, which splits at least one input optical beam into sub-beams, which freely propagate in a medium towards an array of directors, such as MEMS switches, for directing the sub-beams to output ports. Freely propagating optical beams can cross each other without introducing mutual optical loss. The amount of crosstalk is limited by scattering in the optical medium, which can be made virtually non-existent. Therefore, the number of the crossover connections, and consequently the number of inputs and outputs of a multicast optical switch, can be increased substantially without a loss or a crosstalk penalty.

A plate member includes a frame portion (51) provided in a state of coupling both one end portion and other end portion and mounting terminal portions (44) protruding from the one end portion and the other end portion of said frame portion (51) to approach each other, from which a PCB joint portions (46) to be a mounting portion to a PCB are formed by cutting and bending when manufacturing a magnetic element. Further, a winding number adjustment means (41), which is capable of selecting joint portions with ends of a coil and adjusting the winding number of the coil in accordance with the selection, protrudes from the one end portion and the other end portion to approach each other farther as compared to the mounting terminal portions (44).

An image decoding device which increases decoding efficiency and can be easily implemented includes: a division unit dividing coded image data into first and second coded image data; a frame storage unit; first and second decoding units decoding, in parallel, the first and second coded image data; and an information storage unit. The first decoding unit decodes the first coded image data using second decoding result information stored in the information storage unit and stores, as first decoding result information, a part of information generated by the decoding into the information storage unit. The second decoding unit decodes the second coded image data using the first decoding result information stored in the information storage unit and stores, as the second decoding result information, a part of information generated by the decoding into the information storage unit.

An optical information recording medium is provided. This medium at least stores information that indicates a maximum recording linear velocity Vh. The medium comprises a substrate having a concentric circular guide groove. This guide grove has land portions and groves portions. At least a phase change type recording layer is formed on the substrate. The recording layer has such a composition and thickness that a dislocation linear velocity V satisfies the relation V≧Vh×0.85.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing at least one single-crystal seed that can be used as a starter seed in the manufacture of a single-crystal high-pressure turbine nozzle, with at least one vane between two platforms, by metal casting, wherein:a wax pattern is produced which comprises:a first element forming the pattern for the nozzle,a second element forming the pattern for the starter seed, including a flat face for localizing the crystalline orientations, and at leasta third element incorporating a pattern for the crude seed with a flat face for localizing the crystalline orientations;a ceramic shell mold is formed from said wax pattern and a starter seed, including said flat face for localizing the crystalline orientations, is incorporated into the mold;a metal is poured into the mold;the metal undergoes directional solidification in the mold from the starter seed, so that the crude seed obtained has the same crystallographic structure as the part; andthe crude seed obtained is separated from the part for subsequent use as a starter seed.

In order to provide a communication system and a communication system processing method with which fault resistance is improved and also signal loopback can be prevented, a communication system is provided with, for example, port switches SWP1 to SWP3, fabric switches SWF1 and SWF2, and user switches SWU1 and SWU2, and SWP1 and SWP2 are connected by a common communication line between redundancy ports Pr to thereby form the same domain group (MLAG) and logically function as one switch. Each of SWF1 and SWF2 sets, for ports P1 and P2 to which SWP1 and SWP2 that are constituent elements of the same domain group are connected, a sublink SLK that causes the ports P1 and P2 to logically function as one port.

An image recording method and system according to the present invention includes an image-recorder unit, which records images acquired by different image-obtaining units such as a digital camera and a digital video camera. The system also includes a time period displaying unit which displays time periods indicating different time periods on a screen, and a recorded image-display unit, which displays information about images recorded by the image-recorder unit on the screen for each of the different image-obtaining units so that a time related to each of the images acquired is displayed relative to times indicated by the time periods.