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A heat pipe configured to transfer heat from a central portion of a lighting device to an edge portion of the lighting device, the heat pipe comprising one region which extends along a portion of a diameter of a substantially circular, substantially annular shape and another region that extends along a diameter of the shape. Also, a lighting device comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter and a heat pipe as described above. Also, a self ballasted lamp comprising a solid state light source, an electrical connector, an AC power supply, a reflector configured to receive light from the source and emit reflected light from an aperture, and a thermal management system. Also, a lighting device, comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter comprising an array of solid state light emitters, a heat pipe and a sensor.

Pharyngoesophageal monitoring systems are provided that monitor the environment of the pharynx and esophagus, and in some embodiments, detect and monitor refluxate, and may further record other physical episode data. The system may be provided, in some embodiments, as a bifurcated, adjustable, multiple internal reference probe, and methods thereof, to detect acid reflux and to monitor pH levels of acid reflux episodes simultaneously at multiple locations within the pharyngoesophageal passage. Some embodiments provide a recorder and one or a plurality of sensor arrangements, the recorder being responsive to the sensors and capable of correlation of signals generated by the sensor arrangements.

A pressure sensing catheter having a pressure sensor and an antenna that is coupled to the pressure sensor, e.g., by a connector, are provided. The pressure sensor can be adapted to measure a pressure surrounding the catheter, and the antenna can be adapted to telemetrically communicate the measured pressure to an external device. In an exemplary embodiment, the antenna, pressure sensor, and / or connector are hermetically sealed, e.g., by the catheter and / or a coating, to prevent the antenna, pressure sensor, and connector from coming into contact with fluid, thereby allowing the catheter to be permanently implanted or otherwise used for long term use. Exemplary methods for manufacturing and using pressure sensing catheters are also provided.

To provide a color-coded target having a color code of colors chosen not to cause code reading errors and technique for automatically detecting and processing the targets. The color-coded target CT1 of this invention includes, on its surface: a position detecting pattern P1 indicating a position to be measured; a reference color pattern P2 having a plurality of unit areas tinted in different colors for use as color references; and a color code pattern P3 having a plurality of unit areas tinted in different colors for discriminating the targets. The colors of the color code pattern P3 are chosen so that adjacent colors in the HSI color space are different in at least one of hue, saturation, and intensity by a specified value or greater.

A method for providing an anti-theft mechanism for devices, in particular for car radios, in that a code which identifies the device must be entered directly into the device in order to activate the device. The code is derived from an item of check information assigned to the device, using an irreversible encryption method.

A device for reading an assay test result on a test carrier comprises: a light-emitting element (5) for emitting and irradiating light onto corresponding one or more zones of the test carrier (3); a light-blocking element (12) for blocking the light mirror-reflected by the test carrier (3) from being irradiated on a photodetector (7); and a window (10), through which the light emitted from the light-emitting element (5) is irradiated onto the corresponding zones of the test carrier (3). In one preferred embodiment, the positions of the light-emitting element (5), the light-blocking element and the window (10) meet the function of S3≦>2*S7−S7*S2 / S1, where S1 represents the vertical distance between the light-emitting element and the window; S2 represents the vertical height of the light-blocking element; S3 represents the vertical distance between the light-blocking element and the light-emitting element; and S7 represents the length of the window.

The invention provides an automatic water supply system applied to a concrete mixing station. The automatic water supply system comprises a water storage system, a metering system, a water dischargingsystem and a controller; the water storage system comprises a water storage tank, a water pump and a water storage tank, wherein a liquid level sensor is arranged in the water storage tank; the metering system comprises a weighing sensor and a metering water tank; the water discharging system comprises a pressure pump and a spray head, an inlet of the pressure pump is connected with an outlet ofthe metering water tank through a first sewer line, the inlet of the pressure pump is further connected with an outlet of the water storage tank through a second sewer line, and an outlet of the pressure pump is connected with a spray head through a total sewer line; the spray head is arranged above a stirring cylinder, and a buffer device is arranged at the joint of the spray head and the stirring cylinder; and the controller is correspondingly connected with the water pump, the liquid level sensor, the weighing sensor, the pressure pump and the spray head. In the production process, concentrated cleaning on the side wall of the stirring cylinder is realized through the rotation of the spray head, and the aggregate adhered to the side wall of the stirring cylinder is reduced; and the supply of the production water and the cleaning water can be realized through the system, the structure is simple, and the operation is convenient.

An automotive speedometer drive apparatus is disclosed that replaces an existing speedometer cable of the type used to drive mechanical speedometer instruments. The drive being an electronically controlled motor made to rotate at the correct rate to give an accurate speed indication, taking into consideration the specific tire size and specific speedometer involved. The drive may also be easily installed and field-calibrated by the user without the need of any special knowledge or equipment.

A capacitive touch system including a capacitive touch sensor and a controller is provided. The sensor includes a first and a second substrate, a first and a second electrode arrangement, and a floating electrode arrangement. The first electrode arrangement and the floating electrode arrangement are disposed on different parts of the first substrate. The first and the second electrode arrangements are used to produce an electric field. A change in the characteristic of the electric field occurs when the touch sensor is touched. The floating electrode arrangement has multiple insulation slits for the electric field to pass through. The first and the floating electrode arrangements are electrically insulated through the slits, and multiple floating electrode units in the floating electrode arrangement are also electrically insulated from one another through the slits. The controller outputs a control signal based on the change in the characteristic of the electric field.

In a lens holding system of the present invention, at least two lens protection sections protruding from a surface of a lens holding section are provided, which surface faces the optical recording medium, the lens protection sections sandwiching an objective lens therebetween. A distance between each of the lens protection sections and the optical recording medium is smaller than a distance between the objective lens and the optical recording medium. Accordingly, according to the structure mentioned above, because each of plural lens protection sections is independently provided, spaces between (i) adjacent lens protection sections and (ii) each of the lens protection sections and the lens holding section are easily formed. This makes it possible to easily perform attachment / detachment of the objective lens to / from the lens holding section. Further, a region for releasing heat is easily formed by the space provided between adjacent lens protection sections mentioned above. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent temperature rise, caused by generation of heat in driving sections, of the objective lens and a region surrounding the objective lens.

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile electronic control, and provides a control method for an automobile fuel gauge. The control method comprises the steps that a resistance value input signal transmitted by a fuel sensor is received; control is conducted in a micro-step mode when the speed of an automobile exists, the fuel gauge is adjusted when parking is conducted, and different control modes are adopted under the conditions that parking is conducted, and an engine rotates and does not rotate. According to the control method for the automobile fuel gauge, different modes are used for controlling the fuel gauge according to the speed of the automobile and the rotating speed of the engine, the technical problem that calculation of the fuel quantity of an existing automobile fuel gauge is not accurate can be effectively solved, the situation that corresponding fuel quantity calculation modes are provided for the fuel gauge under various road conditions is guaranteed, and the phenomenon that reading of the fuel gauge is not accurate is avoided.

A pipette for delivering a measured volume of liquid having an elongated hollow tubular body (or capillary tube) (2) configured to draw liquid by capillary action, the hollow tubular body having a lower open end and an upper open end; and a chamber (3) structurally connected to the upper end of the tubular body (2), the chamber having an orifice (4) in the upper portion of the chamber.

The present invention relates to an alignment inspecting system for liquid crystal substrate, which means an aligning system of liquid crystal substrate alignment inspecting apparatus after HVA (high resolution vertical alignment) alignment, comprises an alignment mechanism located on corners of the substrate, and the alignment mechanism including a horizontal alignment device for exerting pressure to edges of the substrate, wherein a flattening device for applying longitudinal pressure to the substrate is further included. The present invention can be concluded with the following advantages: this alignment inspecting system for liquid crystal substrate can be used to correct the bending of the substrate during alignment process, so as to reduce the bending and deformation of the substrate which in turn creates poor contact between the probe and the substrate. As a result, incorrect reading can be avoided.

The touch display panel drive circuit provided by the present invention comprises a data line drive unit, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, and a junction of two adjacent gate lines and two adjacent data lines forms a pixel region, and a pixel switch is located inside the pixel region; the touch display panel drive circuit further comprises a data line switch between the data line and the data line drive unit; as the data line drive unit does not output the data signal, an output of the data line switch is a high-impedance state, and the data line drive unit is disconnected with the pixel switch. The present invention can prevent the error reading phenomenon generated by the transistor leakage, and can enhance the display brightness and the stability of the display image, and promote the display effect of the touch display panel.

A data accessing method, a memory control circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The data accessing method includes the following steps. A reading command is received from a host system, in which the reading command instructs to read a first logical address, the first logical address is mapped to a first physical programming unit, and the first physical programming unit corresponds to a first physical erasing unit. A first data is generated after receiving the reading command, and the first data is written to a second physical programming unit included in the first physical erasing unit. A second data stored in the first physical programming unit is read after the first data is written, so as to respond to the reading command.

The invention relates to a method and a device for acquiring fuel quantity data in a fuel tank of a vehicle. In the method, the process of acquiring the fuel quantity data when the vehicle is in the running state comprises the following steps that: an automobile power supply supplies power to a central processing unit (CPU) through a regulated power supply, an adaptive cruise control (ACC) switchis switched on, and the automobile power supply supplies power to a fuel float sensor through the ACC switch and a fuel gauge; and the CPU intermittently acquires fuel level signals output by the fuel float sensor, converts the fuel level signals into digitalized fuel quantity data and corresponding acquisition time data and stores the digitalized fuel quantity data and the corresponding acquisition time data. In the method, the process of acquiring the fuel quantity data when the vehicle is in the stopping state comprises the following steps that: the automobile power supply supplies power to the CPU through the regulated power supply and the ACC switch is switched off; the automobile power supply supplies power to an auxiliary power supply controller through the regulated power supply; and the CPU intermittently controls the auxiliary power supply controller to supply power to the fuel float sensor, synchronously acquires the fuel level signals in the fuel tank, converts the fuel level signals into the digitalized fuel quantity data and the corresponding acquisition time data and stores the digitalized fuel quantity data and the corresponding acquisition time data. By the method, the fuel quantity data in the fuel tank when the vehicle is in the running state and the stopping state can be provided.

A sensor assembly and sensing method is provided for proximity detection for assessing an attachment state of a sensing probe with respect to a subject. A probe is coupled to an electronic probe controller. The probe includes a proximity sensor having a passive energy storing circuit element, and a biological sensor receptacle configured to receive a biological sensor for sensing a biological characteristic of an object. The electronic probe controller excites a circuit network incorporating the proximity sensor with an excitation signal and determines a characteristic of the circuit network that is excited by the excitation signal. The electronic probe controller further generates a proximity indication indicating whether the probe is attached to the object based on the characteristic of the circuit network.

A sensor arrangement for temperature measurement of a material comprises a roller device with a sheathing configured such that the material can be rolled upon the sheathing. The sheathing comprises a first circumferential portion and a second portion, wherein a thickness of the sheathing in the first circumferential portion is greater than a thickness of the sheathing in the second portion. A temperature sensor arranged in a cavity inside the sheathing in proximity of the second portion.

A test meter and method for detecting the presence and / or concentration of an analyte in a liquid biological sample. The meter includes an internal cavity receiving a test strip. A pressure sensor is arranged and configured to sense a pressure exerted by the inserted test strip relative to the meter housing. A controller receives signals corresponding to the sensed pressure, compares the signal to a pressure threshold value, and indicates when the sensed pressure exceeds the pressure threshold value. The method is for detecting the application of an undue pressure applied against a test strip relative to a meter, and includes receiving a test strip in a meter in a position adjacent a pressure sensor, using the sensor to sense the pressure applied by the inserted test strip relative to the meter, and comparing the sensed pressure to a predetermined threshold value.