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A measuring device for providing data corresponding to a geometric configuration in space, in the form of a flexible, compliant, measurement member capable of bending in at least one degree of freedom and extending along a medial axis or plane. The member has spaced flexure sensors distributed at known locations on the member and separated by known sensor spacing intervals to provide flexure signals indicating the local state of flexure present at the locations. The member comprises a multiplicity of formed, i.e. shaped, fibers, these fibers including sensing fibers having sensing portions which provide the flexure sensors, the sensing portions of different fibers being located at differing distances along the member so as to be located at the sensor spacing intervals, the formed fibers being in mutually supporting relationship, as by continuous or repeated contact with each other. Such fibers may constitute most or all of the member.

There is provided an inexpensive light emitting device and an electronic instrument using the same. In this invention, photolithography steps relating to manufacture of a transistor are reduced, so that the yield of the light emitting device is improved and the manufacturing period thereof is shortened. A feature is that a gate electrode is formed of conductive films of plural layers, and by using the selection ratio of those at the time of etching, the concentration of an impurity region formed in an active layer is adjusted.

A semiconductor light emitting device having a semiconductor stacking structure bonded onto the support member and having excellent characteristics is provided by a preferable electrode structure. The semiconductor light emitting device comprising; a semiconductor stacking structure having a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer of conductivity types different from each other, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein one principal surface of the first electrode has a portion that makes contact with the first semiconductor layer so as to establish electrical continuity and an external connection section.

A damping valve (102) comprises: a first valve element (16); a first valve seat (15) in which the first valve element (16) is seated; a second valve element (26) placed in series with the first valve element (16); a second valve seat (25), placed between the first and second valve elements (16) and (26), in which the second valve element (26) is seated; an biasing mechanism (30) for biasing the second valve element (26) toward the second valve seat (25) and biasing the first valve element (16) toward the first valve seat (15) via the second valve element (26); a first liquid chamber (106); a second liquid chamber (104); and a third liquid chamber (107).

A method for making a carbon nanotube composite structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a carbon nanotube structure having a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and forming at least one conductive coating on a plurality of the carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube structure to achieve a carbon nanotube composite structure, wherein the conductive coating comprises of a conductive layer.

A damping valve (102) comprises: a first valve element (16); a first valve seat (15) in which the first valve element (16) is seated; a second valve element (26) placed in series with the first valve element (16); a second valve seat (25), placed between the first and second valve elements (16) and (26), in which the second valve element (26) is seated; an biasing mechanism (30) for biasing the second valve element (26) toward the second valve seat (25) and biasing the first valve element (16) toward the first valve seat (15) via the second valve element (26); a first liquid chamber (106); a second liquid chamber (104); and a third liquid chamber (107).

A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to the preform. A plurality of inner mold line tools form a hard interface with the inner mold line of the fiber preform and are held to within tight tolerances by an external locating fixture. Excess resin is drawn out of the fiber preform using a vacuum bag connected to vacuum lines and disposed over the inner mold line tools but not between the tools and the fiber preform. The mold assembly is placed in an autoclave, the resin supply lines are detached and the autoclave pressurized to bleed additional resin out of the preform to raise the fiber volume of the composite structure.

The present invention teaches a device for converting solar radiation to electrical energy comprising a thin film, single crystal device chosen from a variety of semiconductor materials, optionally, employing an alternative substrate, and various combinations of p-n, p-i-n and avalanche p-i-n diodes to enable high conversion efficiency photo-voltaic devices.

Disclosed is a lens system installed in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first lens including at least one aspherical plane and having a positive refractivity; a perforated iris separated from the first lens by a designated distance for preventing unnecessary incident light from being incident onto an optical system; a second lens separated from the perforated iris by a designated distance, including at least one aspherical plane and having a positive refractivity; and a third lens separated from the second lens by a designated distance, including at least one aspherical plane and having a negative refractivity, wherein the first lens, the perforated iris, the second lens and the third lens are arranged sequentially from a subject, and the perforated iris is located between the first lens and the second lens.

The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.

The present invention provides methods and apparatuses which achieve high heat transfer in a fluid cooling system, and which do so with a small pressure drop across the system. The present invention teaches the use of wall features on the fins of a heat exchanger to cool fluid in a fluid cooling system. The present invention also discloses high aspect ratio, high surface area structures applicable in micro-heat exchangers for fluid cooling systems and cost effective methods for manufacturing the same.

The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.

Tissue classifying apparatus in which forward microwave radiation (e.g. having a frequency 500 MHz to 60 GHz) is supplied from a source (108) along a first transmission path to a probe (116) which delivers it into tissue to be classified. The probe (116) receives reflected radiation from the tissue. The reflected radiation is delivered to a detector (178) along a second transmission path via a circulator (198) which isolates the forward radiation from the second transmission path. The detector has a input which is switchable between the reflected radiation from the second transmission path and a reference signal derived from the forward radiation, wherein detected magnitude and phase information of the reflected radiation to classify the tissue can be compensated for drift in magnitude and phase of the forward radiation by comparison with detected magnitude and phase information of the reference signal.

Anti-human Mp1 antibodies were isolated and purified, and then single-chain anti-human Mp1 antibodies were prepared using genetic engineering techniques. The antibodies were found to exhibit a high agonistic activity. This shows that the activity of an antibody can be enhanced by making the antibody into a single-chain polypeptide that comprises two or more heavy chain variable regions and two or more light chain variable regions linked via linkers.

A davit system includes an elongate base having a straight part and a leading part that is angled downwardly relative to the straight part at a predetermined angle. An elongate boom arm is slideably disposed in a hollow interior of the elongate base. The boom arm is fully retracted within the hollow interior of the elongate base when an elongate screw is rotated in a first direction a predetermined number of times and the boom arm is fully extended from the hollow interior of the elongate base when the elongate screw is rotated in a second direction a predetermined number of times. The boom arm is downwardly angled at the predetermined angle when the boom arm is in its fully extended position. In a first embodiment, two elongate bases and boom arms are provided and each boom arm supports a cradle at its leading end for lifting a boat.

A bicycle sprocket assembly comprises a first sprocket unit formed in one piece, a second sprocket unit formed in one piece and being hollow inside, and a third sprocket unit formed in one piece. The first sprocket unit includes at least one sprocket and a first protrusion. The second sprocket unit includes at least two sprockets with different outer diameter, a first recess formed in a side of the larger outer diameter sprocket and a second recess formed in a side of the smaller outer diameter sprocket. The third sprocket unit includes at least one sprocket and a second protrusion. In assembly, the first protrusion of the first sprocket unit engages with the first recess of the second sprocket unit and the second protrusion of the third sprocket unit engages with the second recess of the second sprocket unit.

In a manufacturing method of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a variable resistive element having a variable resistor made of a perovskite-type metal oxide film, the variable resistor is formed at a temperature which is lower than the melting point of a metal wire layer that has been formed before formation of the variable resistor. More preferably, the variable resistor is formed by a praseodymium calcium manganese oxide, which is represented by a general formula, Pr1-xCaxMnO3, carried out at a film forming temperature in a range from 350° C. to 500° C. according to a sputtering method.

The invention discloses a knowledge-based electronic medical record quality control method. The method includes: by a closed loop type design structure, designing and making quality control semantic judgment rules and inputting time limit rules in an initial stage; allowing middle-stage data to enter a mobile terminal taking Raspberry Pi as a key design, wherein an analysis module combined with the NLP (natural language processing) natural language learning technology is embedded in the terminal; after quality control is finished, uploading synchronous data to a data center for storage and management; by the data center, acquiring common templates in medical record data by means of big data analysis, establishing an error correction knowledge base, and designing and constructing a database and an integrated environment to realize data sharing with internal modules of an error detection quality control terminal. By adoption of the knowledge-based electronic medical record quality control method, data of the data center are sampled and inspected regularly to further guarantee data correctness. Therefore, error detection, integration and analysis of structural medical record data can be realized, mass data and artificial intelligence processing technologies under an intelligent medical environment are utilized completely, medical record quality control cost is reduced, construction of the error correction knowledge base is realized, and quality control algorithm and rule quality is improved.

A method of producing an elastomer composite. The method includes A) combining a first fluid comprising elastomer latex with a second fluid comprising particulate filler; B) causing the elastomer latex to coagulate, thereby forming masterbatch crumb; C) bringing the masterbatch crumb to a water content of about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, thereby forming a dewatered coagulum; D) removing water from the dewatered coagulum by subjecting the dewatered coagulum to mechanical energy, thereby causing the dewatered coagulum to heat as a result of friction, while allowing the dewatered coagulum to achieve a temperature of about 130° C. to about 190° C., wherein water content is reduced to about 0.5% to about 3% and wherein substantially all of the decrease in water content is accomplished by evaporation, thereby producing a masticated masterbatch; and E) subjecting the masticated masterbatch to at least an additional 0.3 MJ / kg of mechanical energy while further reducing the water content.

This invention provides processing steps, methods and materials strategies for making patterns of structures for electronic, optical and optoelectronic devices. Processing methods of the present invention are capable of making micro- and nano-scale electronic structures, such as T-gates, gamma gates, and shifted T-gates, having a selected non-uniform cross-sectional geometry. The present invention provides lithographic processing strategies for sub-pixel patterning in a single layer of photoresist useful for making and integrating device components comprising dielectric, conducting, metal or semiconductor structures having non-uniform cross-sectional geometries. Processing methods of the present invention are complementary to conventional microfabrication and nanofabrication platforms, and can be effectively integrated into existing photolithographic, etching and thin film deposition patterning strategies, systems and infrastructure.

The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.

A nickel electrode prepared by depositing one of an oxide and hydroxide of a zinc-salt to an electrode substrate in a first step and, thereafter, depositing nickel-active material to the electrode substrate in a separate step.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving vehicle tracking and remote control. A wireless telecommunications system infrastructure receives a unique vehicle identifier via a shared-communications channel from a vehicle being tracked, as well as location information for that vehicle. The location information is derived from Global Positioning System signals or from the address of the local infrastructure currently in contact with the vehicle, or both. The same shared-communications channel is used to convey control messages to the vehicle, wherein the messages are mapped into control signals that can disable the vehicle's engine or control some other system that is part of the vehicle.

A high density region for a low density circuit. At least a first liquid dielectric layer is deposited on the first surface of a first circuitry layer. The dielectric layer is imaged to create plurality of first recesses. Surfaces of the first recesses are plated electro-lessly with a conductive material to form first conductive structures electrically coupled to, and extending generally perpendicular to, the first circuitry layer. A plating resist is applied. A conductive material is electro-plated to the first conductive structure to substantially fill the first recesses, and the plating resist is removed.

The invention concerns a method for processing a work piece (21), in which a work piece (21) is constructed in layers (3) from a conductive material using a rapid prototyping process. The work piece (21) constructed in layers (3) is contacted in an anodic manner. Then, a tool (1) is disposed opposite to a to-be-processed site of the work piece (21) such that a gap (50) remains therebetween. The tool (1) is contacted in a cathodic manner and a conductive medium (32) is brought into the gap (50) so that current flows by applying an electronic voltage and metal ions are dissolved from the work piece (21) by electrolysis, whereby a defined removal of material from the work piece (21) takes place. The invention further concerns a method for producing a tool to be utilized as an electrode (1) in an ECM method and an electrode (1) for usage in an ECM method for electro-chemical processing of a work piece (21).

A semiconductor light emitting device having a semiconductor stacking structure bonded onto the support member and having excellent characteristics is provided by a preferable electrode structure.The semiconductor light emitting device comprising; a semiconductor stacking structure having a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer of conductivity types different from each other, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein one principal surface of the first electrode has a portion that makes contact with the first semiconductor layer so as to establish electrical continuity and an external connection section.

The present application discloses a surgical apparatus for aneurysms comprising: a stent, a delivery guide wire, an introducer sheath and a microcatheter, wherein: the stent is a self-expanding stent; the delivery guide wire outside of which the stent is restrained to is provided in a lumen of the introducer sheath; the introducer sheather is connected with the microcatheter, with lumnes communicating, to form a passageway through which the delivery guide wire and the stent are delivered into a human body. The surgical apparatus for aneurysms provided in the examples of the present application is able to deliver and release the stent which has high density and is super soft to a vascular lesion. A lattice structure of the stent is of high coverage at the vascular lesion such that the stent released into the vessel prodeces the same effects as healing of parent vessel, and thus improves the treatment of vascular aneurysms.

A fixing system for cables, in particular in wind turbines, includes a main body (1) that can be fixed to a supporting structure and cable holders (11) that have an opening for cables to be inserted. Each opening can be closed by a cover device (45). The cable holders (11) are mounted on the main body (1) and in an arrangement extending at least over a part of a circle with the opening of the cable holders on the outside. The cover device includes retaining elements (45), by which the opening of the respective cable holders (11) can be blocked to secure inserted cables.

Gymnastic machine (1) having a frame (10) supporting a load unit (20) and including an exercise station (30) having at least one functional group (31) mechanically connected to the load unit (20) to exchange mechanical energy with the load unit (20); the group (31) including at least one articulated quadrilateral (32) coupled to the frame (10) and an implement (40) connected to the articulated quadrilateral (32) and movable with respect to the frame (10) to exchange energy with the load unit (20); the implement (40) being shaped in such a way as to be interfaceable with a particular portion of an extremity of a user and being movable over an open path (P); a restraint device (52) being provided in combination with at least one articulated quadrilateral to control, in use, the displacement of the implement (40) relative to the frame (10) in such a way that, in use, the implement (40) is movable along path (P) according to a substantially curvilinear composite movement.