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A beverage dispenser and method of operation, in which incoming water for beverage preparation is heated by a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger. The heated water may be mixed with cold water using controlled valves, to generate a selected temperature stream. This controlled-temperature stream may be mixed with beverage concentrate or sprayed over coffee grounds to brew fresh coffee.

A method is provided for automatically determining the use status of an electronic medical device (e.g., an electronic stethoscope) and/or activating such a device. The method includes providing a patient portion of the device, i.e., one or more portions of the device that, in use, are brought into contact with a patient, with a contact or proximity detector. The detector provides an output signal when the patient portion is proximate to, or in contact with, a portion of a patient. This output signal, after signal processing, is used in determining the use status of the device.

A gas turbine blade for an airplane engine, the blade comprising at least a first cooling circuit comprising at least a concave side cavity extending radially beside the concave face of the blade, at least a second cooling circuit comprising at least one convex side cavity extending radially beside the convex face of the blade, and at least one third cooling circuit comprising at least one central cavity situated in the central portion of the blade between the concave side cavity and the convex side cavity, at least one leading edge cavity situated in the vicinity of the leading edge of the blade, communication orifices opening out into the central cavity and into the leading edge cavity, and outlet orifices opening out into the leading edge cavity and through the leading edge of the blade.

A charge/discharge control device capable of increasing the lifetime of a storage portion while suppressing effects of fluctuation in power generated by a power generator on a power grid is provided. This charge/discharge control device is so formed as to start charge/discharge control of the storage portion if an amount of change in power detected by a power detection portion detecting power passing through a prescribed portion of a line between the power generator and the power grid is at least a prescribed amount of change when the detected power changes from first power to second power while the detected power does not return to power in the vicinity of the first power from the second power within a first period from a time point when the detected power changes from the first power to the second power.

The present invention is directed to provide a semiconductor package and the like realizing reduced manufacturing cost and improved reliability by enhancing a ground line and/or a power supply line. A semiconductor package 50 includes: a semiconductor device 1 including a circuit face on which an external electrode is formed; an insertion substrate 2 forming a housing part in which the semiconductor device 1 is disposed; and an interposer substrate 5 including a wiring pattern 7 and whose both ends are bent along the insertion substrate 2. The insertion substrate 2 is made of a conductive material and is electrically connected to a ground line or a power supply line in the wiring pattern 7 in the interposer substrate 5.

An aircraft (1) having an airframe (4) extending from a rear end (4″) to a front end (4′), a rotary wing (2), and a tail rotor (10). The aircraft (1) also includes a power plant (20) driving said rotary wing (2) via a main power gearbox (30) secured to a mast (31) of said rotary wing (2), said power plant (20) driving said tail rotor (10) via a tail power gearbox (40). The aircraft possesses pivot means (43) for causing the tail rotor (10) to swivel in a reversible manner from a stationary first position (POS1) towards a second position (POS2). The aircraft also includes tilt means (50) for tilting said mast (31) in a reversible manner.

Provided are a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method and a channel status information updating method of a sensor node based on multiple channels. The transmitting apparatus and method transmit a wake-up signal for switching neighbor nodes in a power-saving mode in a transmission range of the sensor node to a wake-up mode in which the neighbor nodes wait to receive a message from the sensor node through the control channel, transmit a preamble message including a list of unused available channels from among the data channels to a receiving node to which data is transmitted from among the neighbor nodes through the control channel, receive an acknowledgement message including information that indicates a channel selected from the available channels from the receiving node through the control channel, transmit a connection confirmation message for switching neighbor nodes other than the receiving node to the power-saving mode through the control channel, and transmit data to the receiving node through the selected channel.

A rotary cutting unit includes a rotary cutter overlying a rotatable anvil. The anvil includes an axle, at least one anvil portion adapted to co-operate with a knife member of a rotary cutter, and a pair of load transmitting portions adapted to abut a pair of abutment members of the rotary cutter. The pair of load transmitting portions are arranged on each side of the anvil portion. A load receiving member is provided between each load transmitting portion and the anvil portion. Each of the load receiving members is connected to the axle via a bearing. Fluid cylinders apply upward forces to the load receiving members, wherein the total upward force exceeds the weight of the anvil.

In an organic light emitting diode display comprising a first pixel and a second pixel that are associated with respective different colors, each of the first and second pixels being for displaying its associated color, each of the first and second pixels comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the light emitting member of the first pixel comprises: at least two light-emitting elements for emitting light of the color associated with the first pixel; and a charge generation layer between the at least two light-emitting elements; and wherein the second pixel has fewer light-emitting elements than the first pixel.

A power generation system and method in which a fuel gas is introduced into a combustor and at least a portion of the fuel gas is combusted in the combustor, producing an exhaust gas having no appreciable available oxygen. The exhaust gas is introduced as a working fluid into a gas turbine, thereby generating power. Cooling of the power generation system is accomplished using a cooling fluid selected from the group consisting of synthesis gas, natural gas, natural gas/steam mixture, flue gas, flue gas/steam mixture, and mixtures thereof.

Provided are a phosphor paste composition, a flat display device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the flat display device. The phosphor paste composition contains a phosphor with at least a heat-resistant material selected from a Group II atom-containing material, a Group III atom-containing material, and a Group IV atom-containing material, a binder, and an organic solvent. By using the phosphor paste composition, the deterioration of the phosphor can be prevented during a heat treating process. The flat display device includes a phosphor layer containing the phosphor coated with the heat-resistant material such that lifetime of the flat display device is increased and a permanent residual image phenomenon, the adsorption of water by the phosphor, and the like can be prevented.

A detection system and a method for detecting ions which have been separated in a time-of-flight (TOF) mass analyser, comprising an amplifying arrangement for converting ions into packets of secondary particles and amplifying the packets of secondary particles, wherein the amplifying arrangement is arranged so that each packet of secondary particles produces at least a first output and a second output separated in time and so that during the delay between producing the first and second output the first output produced by a packet of secondary particles is used for modulating the second output produced by the same packet. An increased dynamic range of detection and protection of the detection system against intense ion pulses is thereby provided.

The invention relates to a gas burner comprising a metal burner membrane having a base section (201), a dosing section (203) and a transition region in between (202). The shape of the membrane is such that the smallest radius of curvature of the transition zone is smaller than the smallest radius of curvature of the base section. Furthermore the burner membrane uninterruptedly flows over from the base section through the transition region into the closing section. The advantages of such a gas bunner am amongst others a large dynamic power range, an improvadflame front and a low production cost.

A gate driver, including multiple stages of gate driving circuits, wherein each stage of the gate driving circuits includes an input part configured to generate a Q node signal in response to a carry signal of one of previous stages and a clock signal, the Q node signal being applied to Q node, an output part configured to output a gate output signal to a gate output terminal in response to the Q node signal, and a charge sharing part connected to the gate output terminal of a present stage and a gate output terminal of one of next stages, the charge sharing part configured to operate charge-sharing between the gate output signal of the present stage and a gate output signal of one of the next stages in response to a select signal.

A method of detecting a wrap jam or accordion jam type paper jam and stopping a printing process once a wrap jam or according jam type is detected and an image forming apparatus using the same are provided. The method of detecting the paper jam in the image forming apparatus includes sensing to detect a sheet of paper by using an exit sensor, detecting whether the sheet of paper passes between a transfer roller and an OPC (organic photoconductive) drum for a first time period if the exit sensor does not detect the sheet of paper, and stopping a printing operation of the image forming apparatus if the sheet of paper passes between the transfer roller and the OPC drum for the first time period. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce damage to a fusing roller and increase the lifetime of the fusing roller and other components of the image forming device, if a wrap jam or accordion jam type occurs.

An image intensifier device includes a photocathode unit having an active region adapted to convert light to electrons; a luminescent screen unit adapted to convert electrons emitted from the photocathode unit to light while generating ions; and a charge particle control unit. The latter is adapted to direct electrons from the photocathode unit towards the luminescent screen unit while substantially preventing the generated ions to reach at least the active region of the photocathode unit.

The invention relates to a turbine rotor, of a low-pressure turbine of a turbine engine for example, comprising:

• • a first disk,
  • a second disk,
  • an annular seal ring comprising a radial flange on which is formed a scalloping defined by a plurality of scallops offering a locally increased surface, circularly distributed, said radial flange being attached to the rotor between the first disk and the second disk, and
  • a flow circuit including at least one lunule, suitable to place into fluid communication a radially inner cavity and a radially outer cavity, the lunule being formed on the radial flange of the seal ring, said lunule being provided on at least one scallop.

An organic light emitting display device is provided. The organic light emitting display device includes at least one light emitting part between an anode and a cathode and having at least one light emitting part between an anode and a cathode and having at least one organic layer and a light emitting layer. The at least one organic layer includes a compound having a core with one or more nitrogen atoms and at least one other core with relatively high electronegativity.

The present invention recites a composition comprising a first compound and a second compound. The first compound has the chemical formula (1a), wherein m, n and o are independently from each other equal to 2 or 3; wherein p is equal to 1 or 2; R being a chemical group with the chemical formula (1a′), wherein q is equal to 1, 2 or 3; wherein R₁, R₂ and R₃ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an organic group. The second compound has the chemical formula (1c). Metal ions can be present in the solution or in an external medium being contacted with the solution. The present invention can be used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.

In a method for reducing detrimental phenomena related to disturb voltages in a data storage apparatus employing passive matrix addressing, particularly a memory device or a sensor device, an application of electric potentials conforming to an addressing operation is generally controlled in a time-coordinated manner according to a voltage pulse protocol. In an addressing operation a data storage cell is set to a first polarization state by means of a first active voltage pulse and then, dependent on the voltage pulse protocol, a second voltage pulse which may be a second active voltage pulse of opposite polarity to that of the first voltage pulse, is applied and used for switching the data storage cell to a second polarization state. The addressed cell is thus set to a predetermined polarization state as specified by the addressing operation. The data storage cells of the apparatus are provided in two or more electrically separated segments such that each segment comprises a separate physical address space for the apparatus. In an addressing operation the data are directed to a segment that is selected based on information on prior and/or scheduled applications of active voltage pulses to the segments.

A backlight module including a control unit, a backlight driving unit, a first light source set, and a second light source set is provided. The backlight driving unit is controlled by the control unit to generate a driving command to light on/off the light source sets. Therefore, the first and second light source set can be lighted on or off by turns according to a predetermined value, e.g., a time interval, times of power on operations. Otherwise, the second light source set may be used to compensate a brightness loss of the first light sources set when the displaying brightness is not enough, so as to maintain the displaying brightness within a predetermined range. Therefore, a longer lifetime of the backlight module can be obtained.

A wind turbine including a generator with a stator and a rotor, a cooling arrangement, a wind turbine brake including a brake disk and a caliper with brake pads is provided. An air duct with a filter is located near the brake pads of the caliper. During the operation of the cooling arrangement, a part of the air flow is guided via the brake pads. The brake dust produced by the brake pads during operation of the brake will be reduced by the filter of the air duct.

An exhaust emission purification device including a catalyst body with a plurality of flow channels extending between an intake side and a discharge side of the catalyst body. Further, the catalyst body is formed using a sintered catalyst material.

A device for heating of covers of reaction vessels including a directly and/or indirectly heated plate having an upper side which is designed with at least one or without a recessed portion, and a lower side, wherein the heated plate has at least one portion, which is translucent in the optical spectral region, at least one transparent element selected from the group of foils, plates and cuboids for covering portion of the heated plate which is translucent in the optical spectral region, wherein the at least one transparent element does not overlie the recessed portion of the heated plate; and a means for thermal insulating, wherein said means has at least one region, which is translucent in the optical spectral region and which encloses/covers the components defined.

The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of an anode for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), an anode, and a SOFC, in which an anode is formed by stacking sheets having a plurality of holes, and the holes are used as gas diffusion paths through which fuel gas can be facilely diffused, and some of the holes are filled with a reinforcement member or a current collecting member, thereby improving a cell strength and increasing a current collecting performance and thus an efficiency of the SOFC.

Disclosed is a fault tolerant CMOS image sensor that includes circuitry for identifying defective pixels and masking them during image generation. Masking may involve, in one example, replacing the output of a given pixel with an average of the output of surrounding non-faulty pixels. Thus, while image sensors may be fabricated with some number of faulty pixels, the images produced by such sensors will not have undesirable bright or dark spots. The disclosed sensor includes (a) one or more pixels (active or passive) capable of providing outputs indicative of a quantity of radiation to which each of the one or more pixels has been exposed; and (b) one or more circuit elements electrically coupled to the one or more pixels and configured to identify and correct faulty pixels in the CMOS imager. The one more pixels each include a photodiode diffusion formed in a well and a tap to power or ground also formed in the well. The disclosed sensor also identifies pixels that were initially acceptable but later became defective. The newly defective pixels so identified may then be masked to thereby increase the CMOS detector lifetime.

A semiconductor pressure sensor can reduce the damage of bonding wires to increase their life time even under an environment in which the temperature and pressure change rapidly and radically. The semiconductor pressure sensor includes a package (1) made of a resin and having a concave portion (1a), a lead (2) formed integral with the package (1) by insert molding, with its one end exposed into the concave portion (1a) and its other end extended from the package (1) to the outside, a sensor chip (3) arranged in the concave portion (1a) for detecting pressure, and a bonding wire (4) electrically connecting the sensor chip (3) and the lead (2) with each other. An interface between the lead (2) and the package (1) on the side of the concave portion (1a) is covered with a first protective resin portion (6) of electrically insulating property, and the bonding wire (4) is covered with a second protective resin portion (7) that is softer than the first protective resin portion (6).

Provided are an electron multiplier electrode using a secondary electron extraction electrode and a terahertz radiation source using the electron multiplier electrode. The electron multiplier electrode includes: a cathode; an emitter disposed on the cathode and extracting electron beams; a gate electrode for switching the electron beams, the gate electrode being disposed on the cathode to surround the emitter; and a secondary electron extraction electrode disposed on the gate electrode and including a secondary electron extraction layer extracting secondary electrons due to collision of the electron beams.

Provided is a method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent display apparatus that includes a substrate and a plurality of pixels each including two or more types of sub-pixels, in which the pixels are arranged in a display area of the substrate, and, among the sub-pixels, one type of sub-pixels are specified sub-pixels provided at certain intervals. The specified sub-pixels are formed by selectively forming the (2n-1)th specified sub-pixels (wherein n represents an integer of 1 or more) numbered from a side end of the display area using a mask having openings at positions corresponding to the (2n-1)th specified sub-pixels numbered from the side end, and selectively forming the (2n)th specified sub-pixels numbered from the side end using a mask having openings at positions corresponding to the (2n)th specified sub-pixels numbered from the side end.

Provided is a magnetron sputtering apparatus that increases an instantaneous plasma density on a target to improve a film forming rate. The magnetron sputtering apparatus includes a substrate to be processed, a target installed to face the substrate and a rotary magnet installed at a side opposite to the substrate across the target. In the magnetron sputtering apparatus, plasma loops are formed on a target surface. The plasma loops are generated, move and disappear in an axis direction of the rotary magnet according to a rotation of the rotary magnet.