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There is disclosed a method for treating anal incontinence in women. The method comprises accessing the rectum or colon or anus though an incision in the vagina and implanting a powered restriction device on the rectum, colon or anal sphincter. There are also disclosed methods for energizing and controlling the restriction device.

The invention utilizes a layered manufacturing process to produce an article (2) having at least one small-diameter fluid conduction vent (6) produced during the layered manufacturing process. The invention also includes articles (2) containing at least one small-diameter fluid conduction vent (6) wherein the article (2) and the small-diameter vent or vents (6) are simultaneously produced by a layered manufacturing process.

A backlight apparatus is provided that enables a balance of brightness to be maintained over the entire area of a display screen and long life to be achieved. The surface of substrate 130 is opposite the rear surface of liquid crystal panel 110. LEDs 140 are placed on the surface of substrate 130. LED drive circuits 150 supply LEDs 140 with a current that causes LEDs 140 to emit light that illuminates liquid crystal panel 110. LED drive circuits 150 supply a lower current to LEDs 140 placed in an area having a higher ambient temperature within the surface area of substrate 130.

The invention relates to cochlear implants and to improved methods of operating such implants. We describe cochlear implant apparatus comprising an audio signal processing unit with a wired or wireless coupling to an implantable cochlear stimulation device, wherein said audio signal processing unit has an audio input to receive an audio signal representing a sound, wherein said implantable cochlear stimulation device includes an electrical pulse generator coupled to an electrode array for intracochlear stimulation, wherein the apparatus is configured to apply stimulation to said electrode array to represent said sound, wherein said stimulation comprises application of an electrical pulse across two intracochlear electrodes of said electrode array, and wherein said electrical pulse has a pulse waveshape which is asymmetric under an operation comprising inverting the waveshape about a zero level and then time reversing the waveshape.

The invention utilizes a layered manufacturing process to produce an article (2) having at least one small-width fluid conduction vent (6) produced during the layered manufacturing process. Such small-width fluid conduction vents (6) may have any desirable cross-sectional shape, orientation, and curvature. The invention also includes articles (2) containing at least one small-width fluid conduction vent (6) wherein the article (2) and the small-width vent or vents (6) are simultaneously produced by a layered manufacturing process.

The present invention relates to a camera device, wherein the camera device comprising a base with a fillister; a body with a spherical unit and a neck; and a camera configured onto the body. The spherical unit fits the fillister to form a joint allowing a wide range of rotation in all direction. The base further comprises a first fixing unit and a second fixing unit. Therefore, the camera device is able to be easily mounted onto a targeted surface; and, the camera field of view is able to be rapidly optimized toward a specific direction.

A cut of a piezoelectric resonator uses a quartz plate having an electric axis, mechanical axis, and optic axis on an X axis, Y axis, and Z axis, respectively. An X′ axis is set by rotating the X axis with an angle of 3–30 degrees in a clockwise direction about the Z axis. A Z′ axis is set by rotating the Z axis in the clockwise direction with an angle of 33–36 degrees about the X′ axis. The quartz plate has sides parallel to the X′ axis and Z′ axis, respectively. Furthermore, the plate has sides parallel to X″ axis and Z″ axis, respectively, which have been rotated in the clockwise direction with angles of from −35 degrees to −2 degrees about a Y′ axis that is the thickness direction of the cut of the piezoelectric resonator.

The invention belongs to the technical field of design and manufacture of underground coal mine shoving and transporting equipment and in particular relates to an underground coal mine narrow type operation vehicle. Problems that the labor intensity of workers is great, the operation environment is severe and certain potential safety hazards exist because materials in roadways of medium and small coal mines are mainly conveyed, loaded and unloaded by means of manpower are solved. The underground coal mine narrow type operation vehicle comprises a tipping bucket, a front frame, a rear frame, a cab, a diesel engine, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a hydraulic oil tank, a make-up water tank, an air filter, a fuel tank, a waste gas treatment tank and a gas storage tank, wherein the front part of the front frame is hinged with a tipping bucket base through a big arm and a dumping cylinder; the tipping bucket is arranged on the tipping bucket base; the rear side of the front frame is provided with a front frame hinging seat; the front side of the rear frame is provided with a revolving support; a hinging frame is arranged on the revolving support; a rear frame hinging seat connected with the front frame hinging seat is arranged on the hinging frame; and the front frame is connected with the rear frame through the front frame hinging seat, the rear frame hinging seat and a steering cylinder.

The invention discloses waste garbage recycling processing equipment for production of solar panel components. The waste garbage recycling processing equipment structurally comprises a garbage recycling device, a machine body, a viewing window, a lifting lug, a fixing bracket, a containing frame, connecting blocks and movable wheels. The garbage recycling device is mounted in the machine body. Theside face of the viewing window is embedded into the front surface of the machine body. The top of the machine body is vertically connected with the bottom of the lifting lug. The back of the fixingbracket is fixedly connected with the front side of the right end of the machine body. The connecting blocks are sequentially connected into a rectangular structure and arranged at the bottom of the containing frame. The side faces of the movable wheels are movably connected with the interiors of the corresponding connecting blocks. By the adoption of the garbage recycling device of the waste garbage recycling processing equipment for production of the solar panel components, the garbage smashing processing effect is remarkable, the working efficiency is high, the operation is easy and fast, besides processed garbage can be compacted, the occupied position of the garbage is reduced, placing and transportation are more facilitated, and the practical value of the equipment is increased.

A robot vision-based automatic rivet placement system and method. The automatic rivet placement system includes: an industrial robot installed on a frame, a multi-functional end effector, a rivet blowing mechanism, a detection disk, and a rivet holding tray. The multi-functional end effector consists of a flange disk, a support frame, an industrial CCD camera, a laser displacement sensor, a spring, a mixing rod, and a vacuum nozzle. The multi-functional end effector is connected to a terminal end of the industrial robot via the flange disk. The industrial CCD camera is installed directly in front of the support frame, and is used to acquire a rivet image and measure a rivet parameter. The laser displacement sensor is installed at a side surface of the support frame, and is used to measure a rivet depth.

A loading and unloading station, comprising: a frame, on top of which a cassette intended for the carrying and storage of loads can be placed; at least two supporting arms connected to the frame in a pivotable manner so that the supporting arms can pivot around substantially horizontal pivot axes to a substantially horizontal position, in which the supporting arms are placed under the cassette, and to a substantially vertical position, in which the supporting arms extend through the cassette; at least one supporting beam, on top of which the load can be placed and to which said at least two supporting arms are connected in a movable manner; and said supporting arms are fitted both to lift the supporting beam from below the cassette through the cassette above the cassette, and to lower the supporting beam back under the cassette; and said supporting arms are further fitted to keep the supporting beam substantially horizontal.

A submodule charges or discharges an energy store and contains a capacitor unit and a power semiconductor circuit having power semiconductors that can be switched on and off. The capacitor unit and the power semiconductor circuit are connected to each other such that, after actuating the power semiconductors, the voltage released at the capacitor unit or a zero voltage can be produced at output terminals of the submodule. In order to provide a submodule allowing individual adaptation of the charging operation to the requirements of the energy store which, is cost-effective, the energy store is connected to the submodule via a DC-DC regulator. The regulator is connected to the capacitor unit and is configured to convert a capacitor voltage into a charge voltage that is required for charging the energy store, and to convert a discharge voltage released at the energy store during discharge into the capacitor voltage.

Proposed is a rehabilitation exercise device for upper and lower limbs. The rehabilitation exercise device is characterized by including: a first support supporting a user's hand or foot; a second support supporting a user's forearm or calf; a pair of first hinges rotatably connecting the first support and the second support to each other; a third support supporting a user's upper arm or thigh; a pair of second hinges rotatably connecting the second support and the third support to each other; and a distance adjustment part configured to adjust a distance between the first support and the third support by adjusting length of the second support.

Digital precoding filter for a transmission filter (6) for minimizing the chrest [sic] factor of the signal (y) output by the transmission filter (6), having a modulo adder (22) of the source data symbols which are received from a data symbol source (2) at a signal input (15) of the precoding filter (4), and added with fedback filtered transmission data symbols to transmission output data symbols (p) which are output to the downstream transmission filter (6) via a signal output (41) of the precoding filter (4); and a digital feedback filter (36) which filters the transmission output data symbols present at the signal output (41) and feeds them back to the modulo adder (22), and that [sic] a digital correction filter (39) is connected to the signal output (41), the filter coefficients of the digital correction filter (39) being set as a function of the normalized pulse response of the transmission filter (6) in the case of that sampling phase (τ) for which the output signal of the transmission filter (6) has a maximum value.

A method for placing a media file in a virtual three-dimensional space is provided. First position information of a visual residence area of a target object in the virtual three-dimensional space within each first preset time period is obtained, the visual residence area indicating an area to which an eye of the target object is directed in the virtual three-dimensional space. Visual distribution information of the target object in the virtual three-dimensional space is obtained based on the first position information within a second preset time period, the second preset time period including the first preset time period. A target placement position is generated in the virtual three-dimensional space based on the visual distribution information. A media file is provided at the target placement position in the virtual three-dimensional space.

A novel hybrid maize variety designated X4M830 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize lines. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X4M830 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X4M830 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the hybrid seed X4M830, the hybrid plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and trivial modifications of hybrid X4M830. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize lines derived from hybrid maize variety X4M830 and to the maize lines derived by the use of those methods.