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The present invention discloses a new type of extremely low-noise phase-frequency detector (PFD) 500, broadband from DC to multi-GHz RF frequencies for PLL synthesizer applications. Free of any feedback mechanisms, thus inherently fast, it operates close to transition frequency fT of IC processes or frequency limits of discrete mixers. The PFD 500 utilizes complex SSB conversion in both the in-phase and quadrature arms, delaying the in-phase arm in 530, beating the delayed signal 124 with the un-delayed quadrature signal 122 in mixer 126. The output 128 contains both the frequency difference and the phase difference information between the two signals 118 and 520, providing both the frequency-discrimination (FD) and the phase detection (PD) functions. Utilizing standard mixers the PFD 500 can achieve superior CNRs of 180 dBc / Hz at multi-GHz RF. Additionally, utilizing the FD / FM demodulation capability, the present invention improves phase noise of various signals and linearity of FM modulators.

A memory module includes a plurality of memory components mounted on a printed circuit board, and a plurality of passive components embedded within the board directly underneath the memory components to minimize the space occupied by the passive components and the lengths of the required conductive traces. The passive components and the memory components are connected by conductor-filled vias between the contacts of the embedded components and the memory components mounted above them on the board surface. The passive components may be thick film resistors, either series damping resistors or differential damping resistors. By embedding the resistors directly beneath the memory components, there is enough space on the board to provide a set of termination resistors for each of the several memory components on the board, thereby eliminating the need for a single resistor to be shared by two or more memory components, resulting in more precise output signals.

The invention relates to a display device for displaying visual information, comprising: at least one image-forming element; at least one light source for generating a light beam, which in cooperation with the image-forming element produces an illuminated image; optical means for processing the light beam and / or illuminated image; and a projection surface for receiving the illuminated image, wherein the image-forming element is flat and the projection surface forms at least a part of a cylinder wall.

A modem, or a communication system, in its transmission section, has signal-formatting circuitry followed by circuitry for insertion of a sequence of pilot symbols into a sequence of data symbols outputted by the formatting circuitry. Placement of the insertion circuitry after the formatting circuitry permits a variety of formatting options without effecting the sequence of pilot symbols that serves as a time reference useful in detection of a signal transmitted by the modem. The reception section of the modem is equipped correspondingly to process a received composite signal of data symbols having a prescribed format and a sequence of pilot symbols. The reception section extracts the sequence of pilot symbols from the composite signal, and employs the pilot symbols to develop a time base for operation of circuitry for decoding the format of the received composite signal to extract data from the composite signal.

A wind turbine blade is situated on a wind turbine and includes a side and a tip. The blade is configured to rotate about an axis upon an impact of a wind flow on the blade. An active flow modification device is disposed on the blade. The active flow modification device is configured to receive active flow instructions and to modify the wind flow proximate to the blade. The resulting wind turbine blade uses these active flow modifications to achieve reduced loads, reduced aerodynamic losses, reduced noise, enhanced energy capture, or combinations thereof.

A system and method for harvesting the kinetic energy of a fluid flow for power generation with a vertically oriented, aerodynamic wing structure comprising one or more airfoil elements pivotably attached to a mast. When activated by the moving fluid stream, the wing structure oscillates back and forth, generating lift first in one direction then in the opposite direction. This oscillating movement is converted to unidirectional rotational movement in order to provide motive power to an electricity generator. Unlike other oscillating devices, this device is designed to harvest the maximum aerodynamic lift forces available for a given oscillation cycle. Because the system is not subjected to the same intense forces and stresses as turbine systems, it can be constructed less expensively, reducing the cost of electricity generation. The system can be grouped in more compact clusters, be less evident in the landscape, and present reduced risk to avian species.

Method and system for providing real-time location previews. For example, a system and method for collecting data about activity levels, including persons waiting in queues and density of persons, as well as environmental conditions of a location from one or more client devices and / or user devices; processing the collected data to remove privacy concerns, calculate queue times, density levels and other activity levels within a defined location, and retrieve contextual and historical information, including scheduled events, relevant to determining anticipated level of activity and environmental conditions within and around a location; and making processed data available to users via communications network for purpose of previewing a location.

Described are biaxially oriented polylactic acid (BOPLA) films with a novel formulation that exhibits a softer feel and quieter sound, without jeopardizing film making stability. The films can be used, for example, in packaging applications. The films can be metallized, or combined with barrier coatings or layers, for improved gas barrier properties particularly for moisture vapor transmission barrier desired in packaging applications. The films can also be printing films for packaging applications and may be transparent or matte in appearance. The films have characteristics that are beneficial to converting processes, are economical, and maintain bio-compostability similar to typical BOPLA films.

A multi-engine aircraft includes at least two first engines and a third engine located at a rear part of the fuselage, containing rear tail sections, along a vertical longitudinal plane of symmetry of the fuselage. The rear tail sections define a channel which is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal plane of the fuselage. The third engine is arranged in the plane of symmetry of the channel corresponding to the longitudinal plane and is mounted on the upper part of the fuselage in a raised manner and in front of the tail sections, so that the outlet of the third engine is situated substantially at the inlet of the channel defined by the tail sections.

Apparatus (10, 200) for the provision of TNP therapy to a wound is described, the apparatus (10, 200) including: a waste canister (22, 204) into which fluid is aspirated from a wound by aspiration pump means (44, 248) and a fluid flow path (420, 422) for at least a part of said aspirated fluid on an outlet side of said aspiration pump means (44) wherein said fluid flow path (420, 422) on the outlet side comprises a silencing system (400) having a plurality of silencing elements (402, 404, 406) therein.

Methods for washing fabric loads without water or using water only as a co-solvent are disclosed. One method of non-aqueous clothes washing includes the steps of disposing clothing in a wash container, delivering a wash liquor to the fabric load, the wash liquor comprising a substantially non-reactive, non-aqueous, non-oleophilic, apolar working fluid and at least one washing additive, applying mechanical energy to the clothing and wash liquor for a sufficient amount of time to provide fabric cleaning and, thereafter, substantially removing the wash liquor from the fabric load. The working fluid may be selected from the group consisting of perfluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, fluorinated hydrocarbons and fluoroinerts.

This invention concerns a machine for the drying, polishing and burnishing cutlery and other metal tableware. It consists of a tank suspended upon a base and moved by a vibrating device, having a treatment channel (15) designed to receive a drying material and the articles for treatment. The treatment channel (15) rises in a spiral from an entrance chute at the loading mouth to an exit passage or chute for the articles and has, in a transverse cross-section, a U-shaped bottom (22) defined by a substantially cylindrical concave surface and, lengthways, by a series of straight segments (23) which alternate with and are joined to curved segments (24), without sharp edges or corners. Ideally, the channel has a steeper gradient towards the exit.

An electromagnetic machine with a deformable membrane (1) includes at least one fixed part which can direct a magnetic flow interacting with at least one moveable part (12) having regions which are magnetically polarized in order to ensure that alternative displacement of the moveable part (12) corresponds to an alternative variation of the magnetic flow in the fixed part, the moveable part (12) being kinetically linked to an edge (5) of the membrane (1) such that an undulation of the membrane (1) corresponds to an alternative displacement of the moveable part (12), wherein the fixed part and moveable part (12) are arranged in such a way that the moveable part (12) can be displaced in a rotating manner.

A system for pinpointing CDP sources in a two-way HFC CATV network comprises a headend CPD radar unit, a return path switch, and a computer. The radar unit is coupled to a headend combiner. The return path switch is coupled between the nodes of the CATV network and the radar unit. The computer is connected to the radar unit and the return path switch. The computer controls the radar unit and switch and causes them to perform constant sequential CPD monitoring of the nodes of the network. The system further comprises a portable radar-calibrator unit that is carried into the field and connected to various points along the coaxial cable portion of the network. The portable radar unit is used to detect CPD sources in the field and to calibrate the network as to time delay. The portable unit communicates with the headend radar unit through the CATV network.

A percussive massage device includes an enclosure having a cylindrical bore that extends along a longitudinal axis. A motor has a rotatable shaft that rotates about a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A crank coupled to the shaft includes a pivot, which is offset from the central axis of the shaft. A transfer bracket has a first end portion coupled to the pivot of the crank. A flexible transfer linkage has a first end coupled to a second end portion of the transfer bracket. A piston has a first end coupled to a second end of the transfer linkage. The piston is constrained to move within a cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore. An applicator head has a first end coupled to a second end of the piston and has a second end exposed outside the cylindrical bore for application to a person receiving treatment.

The present invention relates to a device capable of producing a high resolution chemical analysis of a sample, such as fluid, based upon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, where the nuclear magnetic polarizations of the sample are generated by sequentially illuminating the sample with a focused beam of light carrying angular orbital angular momentum (OAM) and possibly momentum (spin). Unlike in usual NMR used for magnetic nuclear resonance imaging (MRI) or spectroscopy, the invention does not make use of a strong magnet.

A pulse action facial and head massager band apparatus including a headband assembly for mounting to a user's head. The headband is equipped with small vibrators that consist of small shaft less motors which quietly pulsate direct vibrations into the selected temple and jaw portion of the user's head and face.

Musical instrument pickups comprising a plurality of coil-wire wrappings, each coil-wire wrapping having a particular geometric cross-section. Related embodiments exhibiting noise cancellation features are also disclosed.

A transceiver includes a transmit pin configured to receive a signal from a microcontroller, a receive pin configured to transmit a signal to the microcontroller, at least one bus pin configured to transmit and receive signalling to or from the network, a wake-up detector, an acknowledge and / or wake-up generator, and at least one switch is operable to put the transceiver in a first mode of operation. In the first mode of operation the transmit pin is connected to the wake-up detector, and the wake-up detector is configured to activate a wake-up code in accordance with configuration information received at the transmit pin, and the receive pin is connected to an acknowledge and / or wake-up generator, which is configured to provide an acknowledge and / or wake-up signal to the receive pin based on a comparison of actual configuration information stored in the transceiver with the received configuration information from the transmit pin.

A frequency discriminators (FD) and frequency modulation (FM) demodulators, utilizing single sideband (SSB) complex conversion directly to zero IF, suitable for direct demodulation at high frequencies of analog FM or digital FSK modulated signals, as well as for high speed frequency discrimination (or frequency comparison) in applications such as frequency acquisition in frequency synthesizers. The complex SSB down-converter consists of a quad of mixers and quadrature splitters in both the signal path and local oscillator (LO) path. Each mixer receives both the signal and the LO, each either in-phase or quadrature. The outputs of mixers are combined in pairs, to produce the SSB in-phase (I) baseband signal and the SSB quadrature (Q) baseband signal. Both I and Q signals are then delayed, each multiplied by un-delayed version of the other one. The multiplication products are summed together, to produce an FD error signal, or an FM demodulated signal at the output. The delay time can be dynamically controlled, in order to set the FD frequency range or to adjust the gain of the FM demodulator.

The invention is a fan for an alternator adapted to be coupled in rotation to the alternator rotor, and being of the type comprising a wheel part and a plurality of fan blades (47, 48) extending from the latter, the fan being moulded in a plastics material on an insert (50) which is preferably of metal and which constitutes the wheel part of the fan and is arranged to provide fastening of the fan on the rotor, being configured so as to constitute a means for increasing the mechanical strenght of the fan; the insert (50, 65) includes at least a portion of a blade (48, 69) of the fan. The invention is useful in the manufacture of a high power cooling fan for a motor vehicle alternator.

A system and method for harvesting the kinetic energy of a fluid flow for power generation with a vertically oriented, aerodynamic wing structure comprising one or more airfoil elements pivotably attached to a mast. When activated by the moving fluid stream, the wing structure oscillates back and forth, generating lift first in one direction then in the opposite direction. This oscillating movement is converted to unidirectional rotational movement in order to provide motive power to an electricity generator. Unlike other oscillating devices, this device is designed to harvest the maximum aerodynamic lift forces available for a given oscillation cycle. Because the system is not subjected to the same intense forces and stresses as turbine systems, it can be constructed less expensively, reducing the cost of electricity generation. The system can be grouped in more compact clusters, be less evident in the landscape, and present reduced risk to avian species.

An internal combustion engine includes first and second cylinder assemblies each to repeatedly carry out a combustion cycle including intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust processes. In a surcharging system of the invention, the first cylinder assembly is coupled to the second cylinder assembly in gaseous communication to apply a charge of exhaust gas produced from a first combustion cycle of the first cylinder assembly to a compression process of a second combustion cycle of the second cylinder assembly. In a supraignition system of the invention, the first cylinder assembly is coupled to the second cylinder assembly in gaseous communication to apply a charge of ignition gas produced from a first combustion cycle of the first cylinder assembly to a compression process of a second combustion cycle of the second cylinder assembly. Buffer vessels coupled in gaseous communication with corresponding cylinder assemblies are also used in surcharging and supraignition processes.

The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for gas delivery, in particular, a mask including at least one porous barrier defining at least two chambers in gaseous communication. The porous barrier may include a plurality of pores, which define a tapered shape. The mask may include a pliable nasal cushion. The invention provides a method for providing pressurised gas to a subject by supplying gas from a pressurised source to a mask, transmitting the gas into a first chamber at a first pressure, transmitting the gas into a second chamber at a second pressure through a plurality of pores, and transmitting the gas from the second chamber through a mask exit.

An article including an outer surface that serves as an aerodynamic surface when the article is subjected for an air stream. A resin matrix made of a polymeric composite laminate of at least one ply includes the outer surface. The at least one ply includes a nano structure embedded therein such that nano filaments of the nano structure in the ply essentially have the same angular orientation relative the plane of the outer surface. The outer ply is a ply of a laminate including at least two plies. Each ply includes large fibers having an orientation different from or identical to the orientation of large fibers of an adjacent ply.

Disclosed is an apparatus for a rocker. In one embodiment, the rocker may be comprised of a fixed support structure; a resonant pendulum suspended from the fixed support structure, a seat or bed suspended on the pendulum; and a coil coupled to the pendulum and interacting with a magnetic field to supply force to the pendulum to maintain movement of the seat or bed. The rocker may also be comprised of a rechargeable battery that is used to power the coil and allow for the rocker to run continuously. The battery may be charged by the coil's interactions with the magnetic field or using at least one solar panel. The solar panel may also be used without a battery to provide energy to the rocker so that it may run continuously. The coil may be comprised of an electrically conducting wire (e.g., copper or aluminum wire).

A projection display apparatus comprises a liquid crystal unit assembly which includes a liquid crystal panel, an incident side polarizing plate and an emitting side polarizing plate which are arranged on an incident side and on an emitting side of the liquid crystal panel, respectively, and a color combining prism. The apparatus further comprises a fan; a duct which is connected to the fan and which is provided with an opening for supplying cooling air, wherein the opening is arranged near the liquid crystal panel and the incident side polarizing plate; a holder for holding the emitting side polarizing plate and the color combining prism; and a heat exchanger which is connected to the holder, wherein the heat exchanger uses liquid coolant.