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A lead stimulation/recording system is provided, which is a combination of a permanent DBS stimulating lead and a recording microelectrode. The DBS lead has a lumen extending from the proximal to the distal end of the lead, the lumen having an opening on each end of the lead. The microelectrode is configured and dimensioned to be insertable into the DBS lead from either the distal or proximal opening of the DBS lead, thereby permitting the microelectrode to be placed before, concurrently with, or after placement of the DBS lead. In addition, the system may be used with known microelectrode recording systems and methods of inserting the electrodes, such as the five-at-a-time method, the dual-microdrive method, or the single microdrive method.

The present invention is directed generally to a biomedical system(s) and method(s). More specifically, some embodiments may include system(s) and method(s) used in medical treatment(s). Various embodiments may include medical system(s) and method(s) that may use an anchoring mechanism and screw (bolt, etc.) arrangement that increases the strength of attachment. Some embodiments may further include, for example, an anchoring mechanism that expands upon insertion of a screw (bolt, etc.) into an opening. Some embodiments may include, for example, a system(s) and method(s) for improvement of structural tissue (e.g., bone, cartilage) fixation and safety. Further, some embodiments may also include, for example, an anchoring mechanism and screw (bolt, etc.) system that may be utilized in orthopedic procedures. Still some embodiments may further include system(s) and method(s) providing improved screw fixation and enhanced stabilization in structural tissue or fracture repair. Various embodiments may include multiple anchor mechanisms and anchor mechanism holding means.

The present invention is directed generally to a biomedical system(s) and method(s). More specifically, some embodiments may include system(s) and method(s) used in medical treatment(s). Various embodiments may include medical system(s) and method(s) that may use an anchoring mechanism and screw (bolt, etc.) arrangement that increases the strength of attachment. Some embodiments may further include, for example, an anchoring mechanism that expands upon insertion of a screw (bolt, etc.) into an opening. Some embodiments may include, for example, a system(s) and method(s) for improvement of structural tissue (e.g., bone, cartilage) fixation and safety. Further, some embodiments may also include, for example, an anchoring mechanism and screw (bolt, etc.) system that may be utilized in orthopedic procedures. Still some embodiments may further include system(s) and method(s) providing improved screw fixation and enhanced stabilization in structural tissue or fracture repair. Various embodiments may include multiple anchor mechanisms and anchor mechanism holding means.

The present invention provides arrays of longitudinally aligned carbon nanotubes having specified positions, nanotube densities and orientations, and corresponding methods of making nanotube arrays using guided growth and guided deposition methods. Also provided are electronic devices and device arrays comprising one or more arrays of longitudinally aligned carbon nanotubes including multilayer nanotube array structures and devices.

A sight apparatus for attachment to a paintball marker having two distinct reticles to assist with the placement accuracy of paintballs. The sight apparatus comprises a body, a first reticle and a second reticle. The first reticle is substantially transparent and includes a diameter line, at least two radius lines, and at least three segment lines extending from each of at least two radius lines. The second reticle is substantially transparent and has a rectangular outline.

The invention discloses an articulated front-handling mobile crane. The crane comprises at least one braking device, wherein at least one of a front-left wheel or a front-right wheel of the articulated front-handling mobile crane can be independently braked by the braking device. The invention also provides an operation control system for the articulated front-handling mobile crane, which comprises at least one braking device, an independent brake switch, a safety device, a vehicle speed monitoring device and a control device. The articulated front-handling mobile crane can take a front wheel on any side thereof as the center for steering, so the articulated front-handling mobile crane can remarkably reduce steering radius and improve placing accuracy and small-space activity ability of heavy objects. At the same time, the articulated front-handling mobile crane can also ensure that the braking device cannot be started during high-speed operation further to improve safety performance and ensure the safety of personnel, equipment and loads.

An optical/electrical interconnect board includes a base material composing an electrical circuit; a plurality of light receiving/emitting units, each of the units being constituted by a light emitting element and a light receiving element packaged on the base material; and an optical fiber tape that connects the light emitting element to the light receiving element for each of the light receiving/emitting units, the optical fiber tape being formed by bringing together optical wires for the units in a side-by-side manner and coating with a first coating material.

The present invention provides structures and devices comprising conductive segments and conductance constricting segments of a nanowire, such as metallic, superconducting or semiconducting nanowire. The present invention provides structures and devices comprising conductive nanowire segments and conductance constricting nanowire segments having accurately selected phases including crystalline and amorphous states, compositions, morphologies and physical dimensions, including selected cross sectional dimensions, shapes and lengths along the length of a nanowire. Further, the present invention provides methods of processing nanowires capable of patterning a nanowire to form a plurality of conductance constricting segments having selected positions along the length of a nanowire, including conductance constricting segments having reduced cross sectional dimensions and conductance constricting segments comprising one or more insulating materials such as metal oxides.

The invention discloses an overloaded manipulator of a ten-shaft double-gantry. The overloaded manipulator comprises a rack, a first gantry and a second gantry, wherein the rack consists of supporting legs, supports, racks and limit components, wherein first, second, third and fourth supports are connected end to end to form a four-sided frame, and the supporting legs are connected with the four-sided frame in a supporting way; a first rack and first and second mechanical limit devices in an X-axis direction are arranged on the first support, and a second rack and third and fourth mechanical limit devices in the X-axis direction are arranged on the third support; the third and fourth mechanical limit devices are positioned at the two ends of the second rack, and the first and second gantries are respectively arranged on the first and third supports; the first gantry is parallel to the second gantry, and the first gantry moves in X, Y and Z-axis directions to complete the moving of overloaded plates; and the second gantry moves in X, Y and Z-axis directions to complete the moving of small plates. The overloaded manipulator provided by the invention has the advantages of smooth running, low noise, high reliability and long service life, and provides a strong guarantee for the performance of the entire overloaded manipulator.

Methods and systems for reducing the effect of finite source size on illumination beam spot size for Transmission, Small-Angle X-ray Scatterometry (T-SAXS) measurements are described herein. A beam shaping slit having a slender profile is located in close proximity to the specimen under measurement and does not interfere with wafer stage components over the full range of angles of beam incidence. In one embodiment, four independently actuated beam shaping slits are employed to effectively block a portion of an incoming x-ray beam and generate an output beam having a box shaped illumination cross-section. In one aspect, each of the beam shaping slits is located at a different distance from the specimen in a direction aligned with the beam axis. In another aspect, the beam shaping slits are configured to rotate about the beam axis in coordination with the orientation of the specimen.

Closed loop methods for drilling twin wells are disclosed. The disclosed method make use of a bottom hole assembly including a rotary steerable tool. An electrical current is induced in the target well. The corresponding magnetic field about the target well is measured in the twin well and used to guide drilling of the twin well.

The present invention enhances the mounting accuracy of a drive circuit chip on a substrate thus realizing a display of high quality. Bumps (for example, gold bumps) on the drive circuit chip are used for alignment. Here, to enhance the recognition property of the alignment bumps, a plane shape of a conductive layer which is formed between a semiconductor substrate (Si substrate) of the drive circuit chip and the alignment bump is set to be included within a profile of a plane shape of the alignment bump. That is, by preventing the conductive layer from being observed in a periphery of the alignment bump, it is possible to prevent a photographed pattern of the bump taken by a camera or the like from be influenced by the conductive layer.

The present invention relates to the assembling technique. According to the present invention, the present invention details the aligning and detecting techniques for placing precision of the improved components during assembling. Specifically, The present invention includes a method and a structure that are applied in all detection technologies to check and improve the position accuracy of the elements on the target platform by combining the elements with the aligning marks and the referential signs on the target platform. The sensor with a plurality of sensor probes can check the excursion of the excursion component when in assembling.

An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a beam projector for projecting a laser beam, a beam receiver which is placed in opposition to the beam projector and which receives a laser beam projected from the beam projector, a light-reception-sensitivity setting unit for adjusting light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver, a projection-side orifice provided in the beam projector to narrow a projection spot diameter of the laser beam, and a reception-side orifice provided in the beam receiver to narrow a light-reception spot diameter, where the light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver is improved. As a result, an electronic component mounting apparatus capable of accurately detecting height size of small components by using a relatively inexpensive photoelectric sensor can be provided.

A mounting structure of a vehicle interior material, includes: a boss part protruded from a rear surface of a vehicle interior material; a clip which has a U-shaped body; a mounting hole punched through the vehicle body; a first engaging piece to be engaged with an engaging hole provided on the boss part; a second engaging piece that faces the engaging hole; and an inclined shoulder to be locked by an edge of the mounting hole, wherein: the vehicle interior material is mounted on a vehicle body by locking the boss part in the mounting hole; the first engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of one sidewall, and the second engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of the other sidewall of the U-shaped body; and the inclined shoulder is form on the upper outer surface of the other sidewall.

A seed delivery mechanism for an agricultural planter that receives seeds from a seed meter of the planter and delivers the seeds to a seed trench as the planter moves in a planting direction has a first endless belt trained about a first drive pulley and a second endless belt trained about a second drive pulley. The first and second drive pulleys rotate the first and second endless belts to provide confronting belt segments that form a seed delivery path between a conveyor entry point and a release point. The first and second endless belts are configured with a downward reach oriented to move seeds predominantly downward and a rearward reach oriented to move the seed predominantly rearward. The rearward reach provides a rearward velocity component to seeds at the release point that offsets a forward velocity of the planter as the planter moves in the planting direction.

The invention relates to a robot disordered grasping device and method based on double cameras. The device comprises a worktable, a material taking box, a suction disc, a robot, a bracket, a machine vision system and a material discharging box. The material taking box and the material discharging box are arranged on the worktable at interval; the robot is arranged on the worktable and is located between the material taking box and the material discharging box; the suction disc is arranged at a tail end executing device of the robot; the bracket is arranged at one end, close to the material taking box, of the worktable; the machine vision system is arranged on the bracket; a target object is arranged in the material taking box; the robot is used for controlling the suction disc to grasp the target object in the material taking box in an disordered manner through the machine vision system and putting the target object into the material discharging box. According to the robot disordered grasping device and method based on the double cameras, the machine vision system can be used for acquiring three-dimensional posture information of a disordered stacked object to be grasped so as to realize disordered grasping and ordered placement processes of the robot; the robot disordered grasping device and method have the advantages of compact structure, high grasping success rate, high placement precision, low cost, convenience for operation and the like, and automation and intellectualization of a grasping process can be realized.