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A dual-mode pulse frequency modulation boost converter operates in a hysteretic mode during light load currents to regulate an output voltage using a substantially fixed peak switching current and operates in a continuous mode during heavy load currents to regulate the output voltage using a variable peak switching current. The boost converter senses load power to automatically switch between the hysteretic mode and the continuous mode.

PCT No. PCT / US97 / 17534 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 3, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 3, 1999 PCT Filed Sep. 30, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 14133 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 9, 1998A novel dental floss and gum massager made in the form of a strand, a tape or a sheet of polymeric material, said sheet having selectively positioned multiple sized holes for inserting though and holding by the fingers of the hands. The floss provides substantially very little constriction of blood flow surrounding the fingers as the floss is held taught and the peripheral edge of the floss is being manipulated and worked by the gripping, pulling, pushing, deforming, and guilding back and forth actions of the fingers during massaging of the gums and flossing of the teeth.

A dual-mode pulse frequency modulation boost converter operates in a hysteretic mode during light load currents to regulate an output voltage using a substantially fixed peak switching current and operates in a continuous mode during heavy load currents to regulate the output voltage using a variable peak switching current. The boost converter senses load power to automatically switch between the hysteretic mode and the continuous mode.

The power IC includes an output transistor M0 which controls a current flowing into an L load, a dynamic clamp circuit which clamps an overvoltage, and a clamp control circuit which controls the operation of the dynamic clamp circuit. The clamp control circuit activates the dynamic clamp circuit, which is normally inactive, upon detection of a back EMF by the L load.

According to one embodiment, a write-once type information storage medium comprises an organic dye based recording material having sensitivity at a wavelength of 405 nm and at a recording wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 700 nm, wherein, when absorbance of a maximum absorption wavelength in the vicinity of 405 nm is defined as 1, the absorbance is 5% or more at any wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 700 nm.

According to one embodiment, a write-once type information storage medium comprises a recording layer which is formed by mixing a plurality of organic dye based recording materials whose molecular weights are different from each other, and wherein a mixture ratio of organic dye based recording materials whose molecular weight is small is larger than a mixture ratio of organic dye based recording materials whose molecular weight is large.

A dose delivery device is disclosed where a dose can be set by rotating a dose setting member, whereby a push button is elevated from one end of the device a distance proportional to the set dose from a position fixed relative to the housing, and where the set dose can then be injected by pressing the push button back to its non-elevated position, through which motion a piston rod will move the same or a different distance due to a gearing mechanism being provided between the push button and the piston rod, where the gearing mechanism includes at least a first and a second thread on one or more parts that are rotationally coupled to each other, the first thread engaging a driver, the second thread engaging an element rotationally locked to the driver, one of the threads of the gearing mechanism being left-handed and the other one being right-handed.

An infusion set (101) includes a base (111) and an inserter (121) removably connected to the base (111). A catheter (134) is movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the inserter (121) to a second catheter position′ in which a free end of the catheter (134) is disposed externally of the base (111). An introducer needle (142) is located within the catheter (134) and is movable with the catheter (134) between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the inserter (121) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (142) is disposed externally of the base (111). A spring member (171) moves the catheter (134) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (142) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (134). The spring member (171) is disposed substantially entirely within the base (111) when the catheter (134) is in the second catheter position.

A controller for the hybrid system includes: an alcohol concentration detector that detects alcohol concentration of fuel; a demanded coolant temperature setting device that sets a demanded coolant temperature higher as the alcohol concentration increases; an internal combustion engine stopped state determination device that determines whether an internal combustion engine is stopped; an external electric power source connection determination device that determines whether a storage battery is connected to an external electric power source; and a coolant pre-heating device that supplies electric power to a coolant heater until coolant temperature of the coolant reaches the demanded coolant temperature if the internal combustion engine is in the stopped state and the storage battery is connected to the external electric power source.

The power IC includes an output transistor MO which controls a current flowing into an L load, a dynamic clamp circuit which clamps an overvoltage, and a clamp control circuit which controls the operation of the dynamic clamp circuit. The clamp control circuit activates the dynamic clamp circuit, which is normally inactive, upon detection of a back EMF by the L load.

Disclosed herein is a backlight control apparatus, including an LED backlight drive unit driving an LED backlight module and a control unit outputting an enable signal deterministic of whether to drive the LED backlight drive unit or not to the LED backlight drive unit, and stepwisely decreasing or increasing the duty ratio of a PWM control signal to control the brightness of the LED backlight module and outputting it to the LED backlight drive unit.

The present invention relates to a polymeric composition which has an excellent combination of properties for use in making seals and gaskets for utilization in appliances, automotive applications, and building applications, such as window glazing gaskets. These polymeric compositions offer excellent dimensional stability, low compression set, outstanding sealing characteristics, low temperature flexibility, heat resistance and ultra-violet light resistance. The present invention more specifically discloses a polymeric composition having excellent characteristics for utilization in manufacturing seals and gaskets including dimensional stability, low compression set and outstanding sealing characteristics, said polymeric composition being comprised of a blend of (A) a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, poly phenylene ether, polystyrene, and styrene containing copolymer resins, (B) an elastomeric polymer selected from the group consisting of block copolymer comprising a first polymeric block that is comprised of repeat units that are derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer and a second block that is comprised of repeat units that are derived from a conjugated diolefin monomer, wherein the repeat units in the second block are hydrogenated, and wherein the repeat units in the second block are elastomeric in nature, and a crosslinked olefinic elastomer, (C) a high molecular weight crosslinked diene elastomer comprised of repeat units that are derived from conjugated diene monomer selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butadiene and isoprene, wherein the high molecular weight diene elastomer has a weight average molecular weight of at least about 200,000, and (D) an oil.

An electronically-controlled damper arrangement includes a valve assembly. The valve assembly features a valve slide that carries at least two pistons. The first piston controls flow through two separate flow paths while the second piston controls damping provided by the valve slide. The first piston being both axially moveable and radially moveable within a valve housing.

According to an embodiment, a storage medium includes a transparent resin substrate having a concentric or spiral groove and a recording film formed on the groove on the transparent resin substrate, a recording mark being formed by irradiation of a laser beam, wherein a reproduction durability count in a case where reproduction is continuously carried out by a laser beam is 1,000,000 or more.

A guard device for machines such as pressbrakes, guillotines, stamping machines and the like, in the case of which a first machine part performs working movements toward a second machine part. At least one photoelectric detector, more especially a laser photoelectric detector, has its light beam extending perpendicularly to the direction of working movement and is able to be so positioned between the two machine parts at one thereof that its light beam is at a safety distance from such machine part, such safety distance being able to be set by means of a guard device arranged adjustably on this one machine part, such guard device bearing the at least one photoelectric detector. A halting mechanism is adapted to arrest the working movement on interruption of the light beam and a switching off mechanism serves for switching off the halting mechanism directly prior to interruption of the light beam. Furthermore there are mechanisms for the performance of a first movement of the guard device as far as interruption of the light beam by the machine part bearing the guard device and the performance of a second movement of the guard device in the opposite direction, the displacement or distance traveled, which sets the safety distance, in the second movement being able to be predetermined by an electrical measuring and / or control device. Accordingly for such adjustment no additional adjustment photoelectric detector is required and the adjustment may be performed in a simple manner by a single operator.

A black out correction device according to the present invention comprises a correction level storage, a comparator and a selector. The correction level storage memorizes a signal level equal to an original signal level of a sampled signal outputted from an image sensing device when a black out is generated in a video created based on the sampled signal as a high-brightness clamping level. The comparator compares the signal level of sampled signal to a reference level for judging whether or not the black out is generated. The selector selects and outputs the high-brightness clamping level when a result of the comparison by the comparator shows that the signal level falls below the reference level, while selecting and outputting the sampled signal when the comparison result shows otherwise.

An electronically-controlled damper arrangement includes a valve assembly. The valve assembly features a valve slide that carries at least two pistons. The first piston controls flow through two separate flow paths while the second piston controls damping provided by the valve slide. The first piston being both axially moveable and radially moveable within a valve housing.

The present invention provides a HPT having high sensitivity and extensive wavelength band characteristics. The collector and barrier layer (5) is formed on the photo-absorption layer (6), wherein the energy level in the conduction band is higher than that of the photo-absorption layer (6), the energy level in the valence band is almost equal to or higher than that of the photo-absorption layer (6) and is a relatively wider gap semiconductor than the photo-absorption layer. The base layer (4) formed on the collector and barrier layer (5), is a relatively narrow gap as compared with the collector and barrier layer (5), wherein the energy level in the conduction band is equal to or higher than that of the collector and barrier layer (5) in the boundary of the collector and barrier layer (5). The emitter layer (3) formed on a base layer (4) is a relatively wide gap as compared with the base layer (4), and the energy level in the valence band is the first conductivity type semiconductor layer lower than that of the base layer (4).

A nose plug has two nostril plugs and a bridge section interconnecting the two plugs. The nostril plugs has a generally symmetrical body along an extending axis, having sides that are tapering or bulging, to better conform to nostril cavities. The nostril plugs are shaped, sized and structured from a resilient material (e.g., open or closed cell foam), which can be compressed and inserted into and filling the cavities of the nostrils of a patient to seal the breathing air passages through the nose. The nostril plugs are securely lodged in the nostrils under expansive force of the resilient material. The nose plug device may be constructed with the nostril plugs and bridge section connected in a monolithic structure.

An adverse weather headlamp assembly that comprises a foreground shield with two sides that taper up from a bottom portion to form a triangular shaped shield. The foreground shield can be movable between a blocking position and a pass-through position. In combination with a cutoff shield, the foreground shield reduces the amount of emitted light that can be reflected off of a wet or icy road in adverse weather conditions in order to reduce glare, while still allowing enough light to be emitted for the driver to adequately see the road.

Provided is a drive device and a drive method of a light emitting display panel in which shadowing generated due to the lighting ratio of light emitting elements and a dimmer setting condition can be reduced to a level at which there is no problem for practical use. An analog video signal is supplied to a drive control circuit 11 and an A / D conversion circuit 12 and is converted into image data which corresponds to each pixel in the A / D conversion circuit 12 to be written in an image memory 13. The image data is read out of the image memory 13 for each scan, and the drive control circuit 11 obtains a rate of EL elements which are to be controlled to emit light (lighting ratio of light emitting elements for each scan). Based on the lighting ratio and dimmer setting data, precharge control data is read out of a look up table 14, and a precharge voltage VAM based on the precharge control data is supplied to a data driver 2. Thus, the precharge amount in the parasitic capacitances of the light emitting elements is changed, and as a result, the occurrence rate of shadowing can be restrained.

A device and a method for controlling vehicle speed in a vehicle equipped with brake cruise control when the vehicle is travelling downhill are provided. The method involves driving a vehicle downhill with the brake set speed set to a first brake set speed; detecting a current vehicle speed; automatically applying a brake torque using at least an auxiliary brake to maintain the first brake set speed; and detecting a manual application of a vehicle service brake, in order to decrease vehicle speed. If a control unit detects that the driver is applying the service brake, then the control unit is automatically arranged to set the brake set speed to a second brake set speed that is lower than the first brake set speed; and to apply a brake torque using at least the auxiliary brake if a detected current vehicle speed exceeds the second brake set speed.

An infusion set (101) includes a base (111) and an inserter (121) removably connected to the base (111). A catheter (134) is movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the inserter (121) to a second catheter position' in which a free end of the catheter (134) is disposed externally of the base (111). An introducer needle (142) is located within the catheter (134) and is movable with the catheter (134) between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the inserter (121) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (142) is disposed externally of the base (111). A spring member (171) moves the catheter (134) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (142) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (134). The spring member (171) is disposed substantially entirely within the base (111) when the catheter (134) is in the second catheter position.

A polarization element includes a plurality of metallic thin lines that extend in one direction on one surface of a substrate, a protecting layer that is provided on the plurality of metallic thin lines, and a cavity portion that is surrounded by two metallic thin lines which are adjacent to each other, the substrate, and the protecting layer. Each end portion of the plurality of metallic thin layers has a forward tapered shape in a cross-section parallel to the one direction, and the protecting layer extends from the upper portion of the plurality of metallic thin lines to the one surface of the substrate through each end portion.

A method for photon counting for pixels in a pixelated detector is disclosed, wherein for each of the pixels, one or more neighbouring pixels are defined. The method comprises receiving a charge in one or more of the pixels and comparing for each of the pixels the charge with a trigger threshold. If the charge in a pixel is above the trigger threshold, the charge is registered in the pixel after a registration delay, wherein the registration delay is dependent on the level of the charge received in the pixel in such a way that a registration delay decreases with increasing charge. A counter for a pixel is incremented when the charge is registered and an increment of a counter of the neighbouring pixels is inhibited. Pixelated semiconductor detectors are also disclosed.

The marine propulsion set (1, 1′, 1″) comprises: at least one pod (2) that is mechanically connected to a support strut (3, 3′, 3″); a propeller (4) that is situated at the aft end of the pod and that has at least two blades (14); and an arrangement of at least three flow-directing fins (50 to 55, 3′A) that are fastened to the pod (2). This arrangement of fins forms a ring (5) that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the pod (2), said ring lying within a zone (Zx) that is situated between the central portion of said support strut (3, 3′, 3″) and the propeller. The propulsion set further comprises a nozzle (6) that surrounds, at least in part, the propeller (4) and said ring (5). Each of said blades (14) presents an end with an edge (7) coming flush with the inside wall of the nozzle (6) so that the propeller (4) constitutes the rotor of a screw pump.

A method is provided for controlling a power tool (1) when a material (W) is being worked, including the steps:the rotational speed of a drive (20) of the power tool is set to a first value;a first temperature value is measured;the first temperature value is compared to a pre-specified threshold value;the rotational speed of the drive (20) is reduced from the first value to a second value if the first temperature value exceeds the pre-specified threshold value for a pre-specified first period of time;a second temperature value is measured;the second temperature value is compared to the pre-specified threshold value; andthe rotational speed of the drive (20) is raised from the second value to the first value if the second temperature value has fallen below the pre-specified threshold value for a pre-specified second period of time.