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A system and method for detecting the potential of non-cathode arcing in a plasma generation apparatus, such as a physical vapor deposition chamber. The system and method involve computing a statistical parameter of cathode-arcing event data in the chamber and performing a pattern recognition technique to a moving average of the statistical parameter.

A Radio Frequency Identification (“RF-ID”) device is affixed to a cable to identify the cable, i.e., distinguish the cable from other cables. A handheld RF-ID reader is used to identify particular cables by detecting the RF-ID associated with the cable. Short range RF-ID readers are embedded in a network device proximate to ports to determine which cable is connected with which port. A configurable cross-connect between the port and internal circuitry is configured based on the detected RF-ID to make predetermined interconnections. Consequently, proper interconnections may be achieved by connecting the cabling with any of a plurality of ports.

A method for annotating shared contacts within a social network with public tags, notes or other data. This allows users of a social network to gain useful information at a glance about others' contacts within that network, as well as providing a means for filtering contacts within that network by user-defined keywords. Such a system improves and simplifies the ability of a user to discover new potential friends and business contacts.

The present invention provides apparatus and method for removal of body hair using electroporation. The apparatus has a pulse generator capable of generator electrical pulses of the desired amplitude and duration to kill hair follicles and an applicator having a first electrode placed in contact with a hair follicle and a second electrode interacting with the first electrode to provide an electroporating field in the tissue volume surrounding a hair to be removed. The apparatus may include a TENS system to provide patient relief from discomfort experienced by application of the electroporation pulses.

A method of transmucosally delivering a cannabinoid to a subject in need of such treatment comprising the steps of: administering to the subject a transmucosal preparation containing the cannabinoid wherein said transmucosal preparation is made by incorporating an effective amount of the cannabinoid via hot-melt extrusion technology, hot-melt molding, admixing or a solvent cast technique into a film matrix or a reservoir containing the cannabinoid, and attaching said transmucosal preparation to the mucosa of the subject.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wafer release method capable of releasing a wafer safely, simply and certainly and improving a wafer releasing rate, a wafer release apparatus and a wafer release transfer machine using the wafer release apparatus. A wafer release method of the present invention comprises the steps of: pressing the uppermost wafer along an axis direction (L-L′) shifted by an angle in the range of from 15 to 75 degrees from a crystal habit line axis (A-A′) or (B-B′) of the uppermost wafer clockwise or counterclockwise; bending upwardly the peripheral portion of the uppermost wafer so as to cause a bending stress in the uppermost wafer in the axis direction (L-L′) shifted by the angle; blowing a fluid into a clearance between the lower surface of the uppermost wafer and the upper surface of the lower wafer adjacent thereto; and raising the uppermost wafer for releasing.

A piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer comprising a substrate and a first dielectric film formed on the substrate. An opening having a sidewall is formed through the substrate and first dielectric film. A bottom electrode is formed on the first dielectric film spanning the opening. A piezoelectric element is formed on the bottom electrode. A second dielectric film surrounds the piezoelectric element. A conformal insulating film is formed on the sidewall of the opening. A conformal conductive film is formed in contact with the bottom electrode and on the sidewall of the opening, wherein an open cavity is maintained in the opening. A top electrode is formed in contact with the piezoelectric element.

Idle connections are processed in a computerized device in order to improve the efficiency of at least one server where the computerized device monitors a set of connections coupled to the at least one server for idle connections. The computerized device maintains an idle connection metric for each idle connection in the set of connections. The computerized device detects an idle drop condition to drop idle connections from the set of connections. In response to detecting an idle drop condition, the computerized device performs a connection drop sequence according to a connection drop policy based on the idle connection metric for each idle connection.

The invention provides a medical device having a thermister for temperature measurement, irrigation / aspiration ports for fluid exchange and application of therapeutic modalities, a pressure manometer for pressure measurement, and an external system for control of temperature, pressure, and flow rate. When applied to the eye and orbit, this device can be used in hypothermia or hyperthermia applications, the control of intraocular pressure (IOP), and the application of treatment modalities. Methods of using the device in treating patients suffering from central retinal artery occlusion, anterior optic nerve disease, pathology of the choroid and retina including the macula, inflammation of the eye including the vitreous and anterior segment, glaucoma, inflammation and / or infections of the anterior and / or posterior segment of the eye, treatment before / during / after surgery of the eye, and the application of treatment modalities through a semi-permeable membrane are described.

A method and system for blind channel estimation comprises acquiring two mixtures of at least one at least weakly W-disjoint orthogonal source signal, calculating point-by-point ratios of a transform of a time-window of each of said mixture signals, determining channel parameter estimates from said ratios, constructing a histogram of said channel parameter estimates, repeating the calculating, determining and constructing steps for successive time windows of the mixture signals, and selecting as estimates of said channel parameters those estimates associated with identified peaks on said histogram.

The present invention relates generally to neutron detecting scintillators and related methods and devices. A neutron detecting scintillator includes a plurality of microcapillary tubes loaded with a scintillator composition comprising a plastic scintillator and a neutron absorbing material. The present invention additionally provides methods of producing a neutron detecting scintillator having a plurality of microcapillary tubes loaded with a scintillator composition comprising a plastic scintillator and a neutron absorbing material. The method includes preparing a solution comprising a monomer and a neutron absorbing element, introducing the solution into a microcapillary tube of the plurality, and polymerizing the solution within the microcapillary tube.

There is provided an improved TIG welder comprising a power source for performing an AC TIG welding process across an electrode and a workpiece with a controller for creating an AC waveform. The controller having a synergic input device with an input for receiving a signal level representing a desired set current for the welding process and an output signal determining an aspect of the waveform and representing a non-linear relationship between peak positive current and peak negative current for certain desired set welding currents.

An external module is mounted to a person and transmits energy in the light spectrum through the skin to an internal module which converts it to d.c. current with a film photocell. The d.c. current can be used to charge batteries for powering an implant without a break in the skin and to power an implant directly. Light signals can also be transmitted through the skin from an internal module to the external module to monitor implants, battery charging equipment, batteries and patient functions. Control signals can be transmitted from the external module to the internal module. The energy may be in the wavelength range of 1×10−4 to 1×10−9 meters and preferably in the wavelength range of 4×10−7 to 8×10−7 meters.

The present invention relates to a measurement investigation equipment for water surface and under water. Said measurement investigation equipment includes the following several portions: a boat body, in the rear portion of said boat body at least one group of propelling devices is set; at least one group of machine-mounted sensors, it includes boat body state sensor and exterior state sensor, they can be placed in the boat body interior or placed in the periphery of said boat body; a probe dipping device, it can be placed in the boat body interior or its exterior; a probe, it is connected with the probe dipping device; a control device, it is respectively connected with the described propelling device, probe dipping device, probe and machine-mounted sensors; and a remote control device, it is wirelessly connected with said control device.

The invention provides a method and a voice collecting system for speech enhancement. The system comprises a microphone collecting device and a chip which integrates the method for the speech enhancement. The method for speech enhancement comprises the following steps of: carrying out frame division and pre-emphasis treatment on the noise-contained speech signal so as to be converted to frequency domains; dividing into a plurality of frequency bands; calculating the signal energies of each channel; calculating the estimation value of the posterior signal-to-noise-ratio and the prior signal-to-noise ratio of the current frame; judging whether updating the estimation value of the noise energy; calculating and processing the attenuation factor of each frequency band so as to obtain the speech signal with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio; and converting the processed speech signal into the time domain and outputting the speech signal.

An invention is provided for a hinged trimmer head for use in flexible line rotary trimmer systems. The invention includes a hinged housing and cover capable of being opened to allow access to the interior of the trimmer head without risk of losing the housing parts. In addition, an open faced channel is provided is a spool that allows easy loading of cutting line. Further, a bumper button is disposed in an annular opening of the cover, providing an automated line feed mechanism and an easy cutting line spool winding mechanism.

A method and system is provided to induce mild hypothermia in a patient through controlled heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus (POAH) in conjunction with cooling of patient's body. The system employs an ultrasound transducer that may be positioned extracorporeally to a patient skull for emitting ultrasound energy to the POAH. The ultrasound energy heats the POAH to inhibit thermoregulatory responses of the body such that a cooling means may more effectively cool bodily tissue in order to reduce a patient's core body temperature. Feedback sensors may be positioned at various locations on the patient in order to monitor the patient's core body temperature. A control apparatus included with the system controls the amount of heat the POAH receives and the amount of cooling the body receives based on the feedback signals from the sensors.

A method and system is provided to induce mild hypothermia in a patient through controlled heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus (POAH) in conjunction with cooling of patient's body. The system employs an ultrasound transducer that may be positioned extracorporeally to a patient skull for emitting ultrasound energy to the POAH. The ultrasound energy heats the POAH to inhibit thermoregulatory responses of the body such that a cooling means may more effectively cool bodily tissue in order to reduce a patient's core body temperature. Feedback sensors may be positioned at various locations on the patient in order to monitor the patient's core body temperature. A control apparatus included with the system controls the amount of heat the POAH receives and the amount of cooling the body receives based on the feedback signals from the sensors.

We describe a holographic image projector, comprising: a laser light source to provide light at a laser wavelength; a first spatial light modulator (SLM) to display a hologram, wherein said first SLM is illuminated by said laser light source; intermediate image optics to provide a first intermediate real image plane at which a real image produced by said hologram displayed on said first SLM is formed; a wavelength-conversion material located at said first intermediate real image plane to convert said laser wavelength to at least a first output wavelength different to said laser wavelength; and second optics to project light from said real image at said output wavelength to provide a displayed image.

A method and system for laser processing targets of different types on a workpiece are provided. The method includes setting a laser pulse width of one or more laser pulses to selectively provide one or more laser output pulses having one or more set pulse widths based on a first type of target to be processed. The method further includes setting a pulse shape of the one or more output pulses to selectively provide the one or more output pulses having the set pulse shape based on the types of targets to be processed. The method still further includes delivering the one or more output pulses having the one or more set pulse widths and the set pulse shape to at least one target of the first type. The method finally includes resetting the laser pulse width of one or more laser pulses to selectively provide one or more laser output pulses having one or more reset pulse widths based on a second type of target to be processed.

An embodiment of the invention discloses an entrance guard system, which comprises a light-emitting diode (LED) door key and an LED light-operated trick lock. The LED door key is used for enabling pre-stored password data to be converted into LED visible light signals which are sent to the LED light-operated trick lock for requesting for unlocking the LED light-operated trick lock. The LED light-operated trick lock is used for receiving the LED visible light signals emitted by the LED door key and enabling the LED visible light signals to be restored to the password data. The LED light-operated trick lock is further used for carrying out unlocking or maintaining current state according to the password data. The embodiment further discloses the LED door key, the LED light-operated trick lock and the entrance guard method. The entrance guard method, the entrance guard system, the LED door key and the LED light-operated trick lock can reduce energy consumption and are favorable to energy conservation.

An apparatus and technique are provided for generating a plasma using a power supply circuit and arc detection arrangement. The power supply circuit has a cathode enclosed in a chamber, and is adapted to generate a power-related parameter. The arc detection arrangement is communicatively coupled to the power supply circuit and adapted to assess the severity of arcing in the chamber by comparing the power-related parameter to at least one threshold. According to various implementations, arc occurrences, arcing duration, intensity and / or energy are measured responsive to comparing the power-related parameter to the at least one threshold. According to further implementations, the above-mentioned measured quantities are accumulated and / or further processed. An apparatus and method are also provided for detecting arc events when the current spikes above a threshold level. The method and apparatus is also for classifying the arc events based on the voltage and current signals and the duration each is beyond a threshold value.

The invention discloses a method and a system for DDS (direct digital synthesizer) pulse edge adjusting and a pulse signal generator. The pulse signal generator comprises input equipment, a microprocessor, a DDS module and a digital-analog converter in sequential connection, the DDS module comprises a phase accumulator, an amplitude converting module, a pulse-width adjusting module and an edge adjusting module, the edge adjusting module comprises a detection module, a rising edge adjusting module and a falling edge adjusting module, the detection module is used for detecting arrival time of a rising edge and arrival time of a falling edge of initial pulse signal data, the rising edge adjusting module is used for realizing rising edge adjusting of the initial pulse signal data according to an upper stepping value, and the falling edge adjusting module is used for realizing falling edge adjusting of the initial pulse signal data according to a lower stepping value. Compared with the prior art, by the technical scheme, quick rising and falling of pulse signal edges can be realized when frequency is low, the duty ratio is extremely low, and large-scale accurate pulse signal edge adjusting can also be realized.

The invention provides a method for achieving speech enhancement, which comprises the following steps: performing frame separation and pre-emphasis processing on a noisy speech signal, and transforming the noisy speech signal into a frequency domain; dividing the noisy speech signal into a plurality of frequency bands, calculating the signal energy of each frequency channel, and updating the estimated value of the noise energy; calculating the posteriori signal-to-noise ratio of the current frame, and the estimated value of the priori signal-to-noise ratio; calculating the attenuation factor of each frequency band, and processing the attenuation factor to obtain a speech signal with increased signal-to-noise ratio; and transforming the speech signal after the processing into a time domain, and outputting the speech signal.