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A novel shipping label is described that includes an electronically updateable visual display that can be updated throughout the shipping process to provide routing instructions to package handlers. Instructions shown on the updateable display can provide such information as an indication of a particular conveyor belt or vehicle or a particular location in a vehicle for the package to be placed. A label interface device for updating the new shipping label is also described herein along with systems for updating the shipping label over the course of the package delivery. In addition, novel methods of providing shipping services that are made possible by these devices and systems are included in the disclosure.

An active matrix OLED display has pixels with light emitting areas arranged in rows and columns and includes; a first pixel having a first height in the column direction and disposed in a first column of pixels and in a first row of pixels; a second pixel having a second height in the column direction and disposed in the first column of pixels and in a second row of pixels wherein the second row of pixels is adjacent to the first row of pixels and the first height being different than the second height; and a first select line arranged to drive only the first row of pixels and a second select lines spaced from the first select line arranged to drive only the second row of pixels wherein the emitting areas of the first and second pixels are disposed between the first and second select lines.

A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal / transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.

A mobile light tower (1) comprising a base unit (2) and at least one light (4a, 4b) connected to the base unit by an extendable mast (5), the base unit including a power source for powering the at least one light, the extendable mast (5) adapted to move between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the mobile light tower includes a controller (6) and a wind speed sensor (7), the controller adapted to lower the extendable mast to an intermediate position, between the retracted position and extended position, when the wind speed sensor (7) determines that a predetermined wind speed is exceeded.

This invention relates to apparatus and methods of delivering various compositions including medicaments to a variety of targets. The invention includes a dose administrator (1) which may be used for intranasal delivery of compositions or medicaments, such as live virus vaccines, to both humans and animals. An axial collapse prevention element (2) to prevent excessive axial deflection of the dose administrator (1) or a dose-location coordinate indicator (3) to facilitate the delivery of a dose to the desired target location may be coupled to the dose administrator (1). An intranasal probe (4) having a force dissemination contact surface (7) may be responsive to a first end of the dose administrator (1). The dose may be delivered from a conformable dose sequestration element (10) through an aperture which penetrates the dose delivery aperture element (5) and the dose may be caused to stream by coupling a stream delivery element (6) to the dose delivery aperture element (5). The force application element (12) which acts upon the dose may be separated from the dose by a fluid dose propellent (13). While the invention may be used for numerous applications, it specifically addresses the difficulties of delivering cold-adapted live equine influenza viruses intranasally to equids.

There is described a charge pump circuit (1) circuit comprising an input terminal, an output terminal (5) connected to an intermediate node (Ni), a ground terminal (4), a first fly capacitor module (21) with a first fly capacitor (Cfly1) having a first pin (211) and a second pin (212) and connected to the intermediate node (Ni); and a second fly capacitor module (22) with a first fly capacitor (Cfly2) having a first pin (221) and a second pin (222) and connected to the intermediate node (Ni); wherein each being adapted to successively charge and discharge a the first fly capacitor and the second fly capacitor, respectively, wherein the second pin (212) of the first fly capacitor module (21) is connected to the first pin (221) of the second fly capacitor module (22) by a direct connection.

A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal / transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.

A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal / transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.

In single crystal growth by means of a CZ method, a granular / lump polycrystalline raw material is additionally supplied into a raw material melt in a crucible through a vertical charging tube. A raw material accumulating section is provided at a site part way downward in the vertical charging tube working in such a way that a predetermined amount of the polycrystalline raw material is accumulated in the raw material accumulating section and the polycrystalline raw material in excess of the predetermined amount falls down. The polycrystalline raw material falling down in the vertical charging tube strikes against the accumulated raw material in the raw material accumulating section, thereby absorbing a shock of the falling raw material. The accumulated raw material works simultaneously as a protective member, thereby preventing breakage of the tube accompanying absorption of the shock from occurring. It is therefore possible to prevent melt splashing that is problematical when a lump raw material for recharge is charged using a vertical charging tube.

A cam follower assembly has an outer race and an inner race located therein. Rollers are located between the outer and inner races to enable the two races to rotate relative to one another. The surfaces of the inner race are lapped and subsequently treated using a cold plastic deformation process. This process is a dry mechanical process that involves applying a high energy flow of abrasive material in a carrier medium to the metal surfaces of the inner race. The present invention is not limited to treatment of the surfaces of the inner race, however, as the surfaces of the outer race as well as the surfaces of the rollers may be similarly treated.

This invention relates to a device to monitor the administration of a fluid through a conduit, such as intravenous fluid, and detect the completion of fluid delivery by monitoring the fluid level inside a chamber. The device will monitor, through an optical fluid sensor comprising a radiation source, two sensors, a logic means, and an indicating means, the bottom half of any “user supplied” drip chamber that is normally full during the administration of fluids. When the fluid level in the chamber drops below a predetermined level, the indicating means will initiate an electromechanical device that releases a pinching device to occlude the conduit. The pinching device is a rotary pincher that derives its force from a torsion spring and is held in the open position by the electromechanical device.

A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal / transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.

A packaging container (10; 100) for transporting and displaying a plurality of individually packaged products (25; 25′) is formed from a blank and comprises at least a base (14; 14′) and side walls (20, 22; 20′, 22′). Tabs (60; 102, 104) are provided along opposing side walls and project into the interior volume for contact with products (25; 25′) to hold them in an upright or display position. Each tab (60; 102, 104) comprises a portion of the side wall which is bent inwardly out of the plane of the side wall about a fold line (62; 62′) leaving an aperture in the side wall. Prior to bending, each tab is surrounded about its free edge(s) by a cut-out (63, FIG. 4) such that the surface area of the tab is less than the surface area of the aperture.

The component, fully integrated onto a monolithic substrate, includes a tuner, a demodulator, and a channel decoder. The overall filtering is carried out in two parts, a baseband analog filtering and a digital Nyquist filtering removing the information of adjacent channels. It outputs a stream of MPEG data.

A method is provided to minimize travel distance and time between correction locations on a substrate when polishing a local area of a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, using a location specific polishing module. A correction profile is determined and a recipe based on the correction profile is used to polish a substrate. A polishing pad assembly traverses between a first correction location and a second correction location using the combined motion of a substrate support chuck and a support arm coupled at a first end thereof to the polishing pad assembly. The chuck rotates about a center axis thereof. The positioning arm may sweep about a vertical axis disposed through a second end of the support arm. The combined motion of the chuck and the positioning arm causes the polishing pad assembly to form a spiral shaped polishing path on the substrate.

A method for modifying bitumen with waste rubber powder, including a first step of mixing rubber powder with an aromatic oil in proportions of 98-60% and 2-40% respectively, and a second step of mixing the rubber powder from the first step with bitumen in proportions of 3-30% and 97-70% respectively, at a temperature of 140-200° C. and for a time of 5-40 minutes. The method is advantageous mainly in that the bitumen can be modified in a shorter time than with known methods, and in that the specifications of the modified bitumen can be controlled in such a way that it becomes commercially useful, thereby contributing to the solution of the environmental problem of too many tyres.

A muzzle loading bullet gas check has external recess and ridge system, and / or an internal locking ridge system. The preferred gas check has an opening or recess on its front end for receiving and frictionally engaging a rearwardly extending post of the bullet, the opening also preferably including an internal radial ridge for gripping the post and / or locking with an indent on the post. The barrel-interacting part of the gas check has one or more external recesses and adjacent radial ridges / edges protruding relative to the recesses, which serves to reduce the total surface area of the gas check contacting the bore. The recesses do not touch the bore of the firearm, resulting in less friction and easier loading, while the outer ends / surfaces of the ridges / edges do touch the bore to retain the bullet in the bore during handling and hunting and to effectively capture gasses after the firing explosion.

This invention relates to apparatus and methods of delivering various compositions including medicaments to a variety of targets. The invention includes a dose administrator (1) which may be used for intranasal delivery of compositions or medicaments, such as live virus vaccines, to both humans and animals. An axial collapse prevention element (2) to prevent excessive axial deflection of the dose administrator (1) or a dose-location coordinate indicator (3) to facilitate the delivery of a dose to the desired target location may be coupled to the dose administrator (1). An intranasal probe (4) having a force dissemination contact surface (7) may be responsive to a first end of the dose administrator (1). The dose may be delivered from a conformable dose sequestration element (10) through an aperture which penetrates the dose delivery aperture element (5) and the dose may be caused to stream by coupling a stream delivery element (6) to the dose delivery aperture element (5). The force application element (12) which acts upon the dose may be separated from the dose by a fluid dose propellent (13). While the invention may be used for numerous applications, it specifically addresses the difficulties of delivering cold-adapted live equine influenza viruses intranasally to equids.

A system and method for a table that is convertible between a first configuration and a second configuration. The convertible table generally includes a base and a top comprising a plurality of panels. The panels interact to form the top of the table in both configurations. In the first configuration, the panels are combined to produce a lesser surface area than the panel configuration once expanded. This may be accomplished by any number of combination techniques such as by variations of stacking, staggered, or in any other manner that generally provides for a top with less surface area than the top of the second configuration. In the second configuration, at least two of the panels may be positioned adjacent to each other to form a substantially uniform surface. The surface area of the expanded top is generally larger than the surface area of the top in the first configuration.

A muzzle loading bullet gas check has external recess and ridge system, and / or an internal locking ridge system. The preferred gas check has an opening or recess on its front end for receiving and frictionally engaging a rearwardly extending post of the bullet, the opening also preferably including an internal radial ridge for gripping the post and / or locking with an indent on the post. The barrel-interacting part of the gas check has one or more external recesses and adjacent radial ridges / edges protruding relative to the recesses, which serves to reduce the total surface area of the gas check contacting the bore. The recesses do not touch the bore of the firearm, resulting in less friction and easier loading, while the outer ends / surfaces of the ridges / edges do touch the bore to retain the bullet in the bore during handling and hunting and to effectively capture gasses after the firing explosion.

In single crystal growth by means of a CZ method, a granular / lump polycrystalline raw material is additionally supplied into a raw material melt in a crucible through a vertical charging tube. A raw material accumulating section is provided at a site part way downward in the vertical charging tube working in such a way that a predetermined amount of the polycrystalline raw material is accumulated in the raw material accumulating section and the polycrystalline raw material in excess of the predetermined amount falls down. The polycrystalline raw material falling down in the vertical charging tube strikes against the accumulated raw material in the raw material accumulating section, thereby absorbing a shock of the falling raw material. The accumulated raw material works simultaneously as a protective member, thereby preventing breakage of the tube accompanying absorption of the shock from occurring. It is therefore possible to prevent melt splashing that is problematical when a lump raw material for recharge is charged using a vertical charging tube.

Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values are efficiently calculated using an improved linear feedback shift register (LFSR) circuit. CRC value generation is separated into two sub-calculations, which are then combined to form a final CRC value. A programmable XOR engine performs logic functions via a table lookup rather than via a random logic circuit. LCRC and ECRC calculations are performed using a single shared LFSR circuit. Multiple links share the same CRC value generator. One advantage of the present invention is that CRC values are generated using smaller and fewer LFSR circuits relative to conventional circuit designs. As a result, a CRC value generator utilizing the disclosed techniques consumes less surface area of an integrated circuit and consumes less power, resulting in cooler operation.

A muzzle loading bullet gas check has external recess and ridge system, and / or an internal locking ridge system. The preferred gas check has an opening or recess on its front end for receiving and frictionally engaging a rearwardly extending post of the bullet, the opening also preferably including an internal radial ridge for gripping the post and / or locking with an indent on the post. The barrel-interacting part of the gas check has one or more external recesses and adjacent radial ridges / edges protruding relative to the recesses, which serves to reduce the total surface area of the gas check contacting the bore. The recesses do not touch the bore of the firearm, resulting in less friction and easier loading, while the outer ends / surfaces of the ridges / edges do touch the bore to retain the bullet in the bore during handling and hunting and to effectively capture gasses after the firing explosion.

Fabric Tube Propulsion Drive is a system for propelling medical devices through hollow body organs and within body cavities without causing trauma to the body surfaces upon which it operates. Fabric Tube Propulsion Drive consists of a hollow tube surrounded by a continuous loop of elastic fabric or mesh. Within the tube is a motor drive system that moves the fabric through the lumen of the tube such that the fabric on the outside of the tube can continuously interface with the body part through which the Fabric Tube Propulsion Drive is operating, and thereby drive the whole device through the body cavity or over the surface in question. Furthermore, the motor drive system can selectively apply tension to the fabric over specific areas within the tube to cause flexion of the whole tube.

An optoelectronic device including a substrate, a half-boat-shaped material layer, a deep trench isolation structure, and an optical waveguide is provided. The substrate has a first area. The half-boat-shaped material layer is disposed in the substrate within the first area. The refractive index of the half-boat-shaped material layer is lower than that of the substrate. A top surface of the half-boat-shaped material layer is coplanar with the surface of the substrate. The deep trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate within the first area and located at one side of a bow portion of the half-boat-shaped material layer. The optical waveguide is disposed on the substrate within the first area. The optical waveguide overlaps a portion of the deep trench isolation structure and at least a portion of the half-boat-shaped material layer.

The invention is an annular arrow fletch arrow stabilizer are therefor provided. The annular arrow fletch is used for; stabilizing arrow flight, providing better clearance and functionality then conventional fixed glued tail feathers, the invention can be used with light emitting diode arrow nocks. The invention improves current arrow shaft stabilization technology with reduced assembly labor cost, the elimination of facial and or face mask interference issues providing more clearance, improved accuracy, repeatable production with the consistent injection mold production of the annular arrow fletch, easy replacement of the annular arrow fletch in the field, and improved arrow storage. The annular arrow fletch incorporates a metallic contact point, which will work with all light emitting nocks. The design of the annular arrow fletch is so that it is affixed to an arrow by an arrow nock and comprises of an annular wing, a central elongated cylindrical cylinder with a cap and a plurality of fins with micro-groves and a metal contact. In use, the annular arrow fletch is affixed at the aft end of the arrow by an arrow nock prior to launch.

Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values are efficiently calculated using an improved linear feedback shift register (LFSR) circuit. CRC value generation is separated into two sub-calculations, which are then combined to form a final CRC value. A programmable XOR engine performs logic functions via a table lookup rather than via a random logic circuit. LCRC and ECRC calculations are performed using a single shared LFSR circuit. Multiple links share the same CRC value generator. One advantage of the present invention is that CRC values are generated using smaller and fewer LFSR circuits relative to conventional circuit designs. As a result, a CRC value generator utilizing the disclosed techniques consumes less surface area of an integrated circuit and consumes less power, resulting in cooler operation.

Brush holder assemblies are detailed. The assemblies may employ rails, rather than boxes, for supporting brushes. They additionally may extend along all, or substantially all, of the lengths of the brushes for enhanced support of the brushes.