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A biosensor having multiple electrical functionalities located both within and outside of the measurement zone in which a fluid sample is interrogated. Incredibly small and complex electrical patterns with high quality edges provide electrical functionalities in the biosensor and also provide the electrical wiring for the various other electrical devices provided in the inventive biosensor. In addition to a measurement zone with multiple and various electrical functionalities, biosensors of the present invention may be provided with a user interface zone, a digital device zone and/or a power generation zone. The inventive biosensors offer improved ease of use and performance, and decrease the computational burden and associated cost of the instruments that read the biosensors by adding accurate yet cost-effective functionalities to the biosensors themselves.

Hybrid controller 52 for a vehicular drive system is operable during a shifting control of step-variable transmission portion 20 for a stepping change of its speed ratio, for changing a speed ratio of continuously-variable transmission portion 11, such that total speed ratio γT of transmission mechanism 10 defined by the speed ratio of the continuously-variable transmission portion 11 and the speed ratio of the step-variable transmission portion 20 is continuously changed, irrespective of the stepping change of the speed ratio of the step-variable transmission portion 20, so that an amount of stepping change of engine speed N_E before and after a shifting action of the step-variable transmission portion 20 is reduced, and a shifting shock of the step-variable transmission portion 20 is reduced. The hybrid controller 52 permits the transmission mechanism 10 to function as a continuously variable transmission, thereby improving fuel economy of the vehicular drive system.

A compact, rugged, variable reluctance, variable speed, electric motor capable of producing high torque at high electrical energy conversion efficiencies is provided. The present invention provides for a multi-stage motor design having a number of discreet rotor and stator elements on a common shaft. This configuration provides for the simplest of magnetic structures and produces a powerful magnetic flux modelling design technique that is used to further optimize the motor design and subsequent control logic. Thermal mapping of the magnetic mass provides for advanced cooling techniques that are used to ensure long in-service life in the most extreme of industrial applications. The electric motor inherently provides low vibration thereby greatly reducing noise; low turn to turn voltage potentials thereby eliminating costly phase to phase shorting potential; efficient motor operation through the reduction in switching and copper losses in both the machine and its control system.

A measurement device is presented for use in an EEG measurement performed in the presence of a magnetic field. The device comprises a wiring array for connecting an electrodes arrangement to an electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring device. The wiring array comprises a plurality of sampling lines arranged to form a first group of sampling lines arranged in a spaced-apart substantially parallel relationship extending along a first axis, at least some of said sampling lines being wire bundles of said first group comprising a plurality of first wires for connecting to a corresponding first plurality of electrodes of said EEG electrodes arrangement; and a second group of sampling lines arranged in a spaced-apart substantially parallel relationship extending along a second axis, intersecting with said first axis, such that said second group of bundles crosses said first group of bundles to form a net structure, at least some of said sampling lines being wire bundles of said second group comprising a plurality of second wires for connecting to a corresponding second plurality of electrodes of said EEG electrodes' arrangement. The wiring array is configured and operable for transmitting a signal measured by the respective electrodes to the EEG monitoring device, enabling generation of EEG data indicative of the neural signal profile along tow directions and characterized by reduced motion artifact and/or reduced gradient artifact associated with the presence of the magnetic field during the EEG measurement.

A hybrid energy storage system suitable for use in a vehicle having an electrified drivetrain includes a first energy storage module and a second energy storage module that is different than the first energy storage module. The first energy storage module may have a cell configuration, a cell chemistry, a cell number, a controller or another characteristic different than a like characteristic of the second energy storage module.

A miniature broadband stacked microstrip patch antenna formed by two patches, an active and a parasitic patches, where at least one of them is defined by a Ring-Like Space-Filling Surface (RSFS) being this RSFS newly defined in the present invention. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional microstrip patch antenna of the same size and with and enhanced bandwidth. Also, the antennas feature a high-gain when operated at a high order mode.

A electrical connector includes an insulating body having a tongue plate, a plurality of upper conductive terminals having upper contact portions, and a plurality of lower conductive terminals having lower contact portions; the upper and lower conductive terminals are buried and molded in the insulating body, the upper contact portions and the lower contact portions are vertically aligned one by one and respectively exposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the tongue plate; the upper conductive terminals vertically corresponding to the lower conductive terminals one by one so as to form a plurality of corresponding columns, and the upper and lower conductive terminals of at least one corresponding columns are fixedly connected with each other by riveting.

A driving apparatus having a shaft structure that reduces a load on shaft supports and enhances durability of the motor. The driving apparatus includes an electric motor, an electric motor shaft, first and second shaft supports, a counter drive gear on the electric motor shaft, and a counter driven gear to be meshed with the counter drive gear. Output of the electric motor is transmitted to wheels through both of the gears. The counter drive gear is disposed at a position closer to one of the shaft supports, a helix angle is set in a direction in which a thrust force S acts toward the second shaft support, which is farther from the gear. With this arrangement, a load caused by a radial force applied to the first shaft support, which is closer to the counter drive gear, is reduced.

A compact and lightweight drive mechanism for an electrically powered vehicle such as a wheelchair or a scooter. The compact drive mechanism includes a gearmotor combining a motor and a gearbox. High strength rare earth magnets and a large diameter enable the motor to generate a high torque. Gearmotor efficiency is maximized by placing the motor and gearbox in a direct drive relationship, with the shafts of both motor and gearbox parallel to one another. The compact drive mechanism weighs less than conventional drive mechanisms and occupies less space. The compact drive mechanism therefore improves efficiency and lowers power requirements over conventional systems.

An electrical junction box in which the interference between an inner wall of a rotating upper cover and an outer wall of a box body can be more reliably prevented and a waterproof property can be secured, while also meeting the demand for reduction in size of the electrical junction box. In a state in which an upper cover is attached to a box body, on one end side of the box body and one end side of the upper cover, an outer wall of the box body is located on an inner side with respect to an outer wall of the upper cover, an inner wall of the upper cover is located on an inner side with respect to the outer wall of the box body, and an inner wall of the box body is located on an inner side with respect to the inner wall of the upper cover.

A semiconductor device of a wafer level chip size package type is formed by cutting a semiconductor wafer with a plurality of semiconductor elements formed thereon in pieces. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate as the semiconductor wafer having a magnetic layer formed on at least one of a front surface and a backside surface of the semiconductor wafer.

A slim phone jack is described. A height of the slim phone jack is reduced so as to reduce a height of an electric device utilized the slim phone jack. The slim phone jack has an upper cover, a lower cover and two sidewalls, and is suitable to couple to a phone plug with a spring arm. An inside of the upper cover has contact terminals. The two sidewalls form a sliding tunnel for inserting the phone plug easily. The lower cover further has a guiding slot. The slim phone jack further couples to a circuit board having a fixing slot. When the phone plug is inserted into the slim phone jack, the spring arm sticks out of the guiding slot so that a fixing edge of the spring arm couples to the fixing slot of the circuit board to fix the phone plug in the slim phone jack more strongly.

A keyswitch includes a keyboard base 3, a guide support member 4 disposed on the keyboard base 3, a flexible circuit board 8 disposed on both sides of the guide support member 4 on the keyboard base 3, an elongated key top 2, and a pressing member 9 for pressing the flexible circuit board 8 toward the keyboard base 3. The pressing member 9 is disposed on both sides of the guide support member 4 directly beneath the elongated key top 2 near lengthwise ends of the elongated key top 2. When the elongated key top 2 is pressed down the guide support member 4 and the pressing member 9 are housed within the elongated key top 2.

Various methods for controlling a wastegate with an electric actuator including a bias are provided. In one example, the actuator is supplied with a first current when moving a wastegate valve toward a fully open position, and is supplied with a second current when moving a wastegate toward a fully closed position. The methods may ensure appropriate supply of boost to an engine even in the event of wastegate degradation while enabling engine downsizing.

An electrical connector includes a socket housing and socket terminals. Each socket terminal includes a front terminal and a rear terminal. The front terminal contacts a plug connector inserted into the socket housing. The front terminal includes front contact-point portion that contacts the plug connector and an elastic piece that supports the front contact-point portion so as to be elastically displaceable. The rear terminal includes a rear contact-point portion and an elastic piece that supports the rear contact-point portion so as to be elastically displaceable. The rear contact-point portion contacts the plug connector after the front contact-point portion has contacted the plug connector. The front contact-point portion and the elastic piece, and the rear contact-point portion and the elastic piece are each formed so as to maintain a plate surface of a flat metal plate.

An antenna structure intended for small-sized mobile terminals. It comprises a main radiator (210) for implementing the lowest operating band and other radiators for implementing at least one operating band in the high band. The structure comprises also a matching circuit, by which a double resonance is implemented for the main radiator in the range of the lowest operating band and the isolation is improved between the main radiator and another radiator. A reactive element (L23) is joined to the main radiator so that its electric size decreases in the high band and increases in the low band. The former matter strengthens the resonances in the high band and thus results in rise in the efficiency in the high band.

An electric power equipment has a main body case, a plurality of power supply elements provided in the main body case, and a fire-extinguishing agent discharge space disposed facing the plurality of power supply elements. The fire-extinguishing agent discharge space includes fire-extinguishing agent spray space having a plurality of fire-extinguishing agent spray holes for spraying a fire-extinguishing agent toward the plurality of power supply elements, and a fire-extinguishing agent supply space coupled to the fire-extinguishing agent spray space via a plurality of fire-extinguishing supply holes. A fire-extinguishing agent tank is coupled to the fire-extinguishing agent supply space via a shutoff valve.

An electrical connector for connecting a flat conductive member includes a plurality of terminals formed of a flat metal plate arranged on a housing in a direction perpendicular to a plate direction. Each of the terminals has a contact portion disposed at a position for receiving the flat conductive member to be inserted into a receptacle portion of the housing. A metal member having an engaging portion is attached to the housing for engaging an engagement portion of the flat conductive member, so that the flat conductive member does not come off backward. A pressing member is supported on at least one of the housing and the terminals to be rotatable. The metal member further includes an attaching portion attached to the housing. The metal member is attached to the housing such that the attaching portion is situated in parallel to a plate surface of the terminals.