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A display device having a multi-touch recognition function includes an integration module having a plurality of cameras integrated at an edge of a display panel; a look-up-table of a plurality of compensation angles in an range of about 0 to about 90 degrees corresponding to each of the plurality of cameras; and processor that detects a touch area using at least first and second images captured by the plurality of cameras, respectively, and compensates the detected touch area with one of the plurality of compensation angles.

A light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube structure includes a tube, a circuit board, a plurality of LED lamps, two electric connectors and a protecting cover. The tube includes a plurality of heat dissipating holes. The circuit board is installed in the tube. The LED lamps are installed on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the circuit board. The two electric connectors are connected to both ends of the tube and electrically coupled to the circuit board. The protecting cover is installed onto the LED lamp tube and includes a board, and through holes disposed on the board and corresponding to the heat dissipating holes. Therefore, the LED lamp tube structure achieves a good heat dissipating effect and enhances the life of the LED lamp tube.

Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging OLEDs. In some embodiments, photodiodes are fabricated with OLEDs during the TFT fabrication process. In some embodiments, the photodetectors may be disposed throughout the display in zones containing OLEDs. The photodetectors are used to control the display brightness and color for the OLEDs in areas around each photodetector based on ambient light, aging, and / or nearby objects. A controller makes driving strength adjustments to the OLEDs in each zone independent of other zones. Photodetectors disposed throughout the display may improve proximity sensing and provide additional functionality to the device.

A golf ball comprising a core comprising from about 25 to 75 parts of butyl or halobutyl rubber and having a coefficient of restitution of 0.683 to 0.750 and a compression of less than about 60; an inner cover layer comprising an ionomer and having a Shore D hardness of at least about 60; and an outer cover layer comprising a polyurethane or polyurea having a Shore D hardness of less than about 55; wherein the golf ball has a dimple coverage of 55% to 75%, a coefficient of restitution of 0.696 to 0.775, and an Atti compression of at least about 80.

An antenna structure for wearable electronic device has a device casing, an antenna ground structure joined with the device casing, a carrier connected to the device casing, and an antenna radiation structure joined with the carrier. Thereby, the antenna structure can be integrated into the original structure of a wearable device so that the volume of the wearable device can be reduced, which solves the difficulty in reducing the volume of a wireless communication device with a requirement of an antenna disposition in the prior art. In addition, a wearable wireless electronic device has the antenna structure so as to have the advantage of smaller volume relative to a wearable wireless electronic device in the prior art.

The invention provides a nanometer bionic wound-surface cover and a preparation method thereof. The nanometer bionic wound-surface cover comprises a nanometer bionic bracket and hydrosol attached to the bracket, wherein the hydrosol covers one or a plurality of cytokines. The preparation method for the nanometer bionic wound-surface cover provided by the invention comprises the steps of preparingan electrostatic-spinning solution, a cytokine-containing hydrosol solution and a crosslinker solution, preparing the nanometer bionic bracket by use of electrostatic spinning, using an ink-jet printer to print the cytokine-containing hydrosol solution onto the nanometer bionic bracket, and the like, wherein electrostatic spinning and printing can be repeated so as to form the wound-surface covers different in thickness. The preparation method adopts an in-situ autologous stem-cell engineering technique and adopts stem-cell chemotactic factors to attract autologous stem cells to directionally migrate, enter a wound surface and be differentiated according to designed requirements, thereby avoiding inconvenience caused by using viable cells, achieving rehabilitation effects the same with orbetter than that of using the viable cells and having broad application prospects.

A technique for allowing a first and second group of users to share access to a communication channel such as a wireless radio channel is disclosed. The first group of users can be a group of legacy users such as those that use digital CDMA cellular telephone equipment based on the IS-95 standard. The second group of users can be a group of web surfers that code their transmissions using one of multiple formats. The first group of users can share one modulation structure such as, on a reverse link, using unique phase offsets of a common pseudorandom noise (PN) code. The second group of users can share another modulation structure, but in a manner that is consistent and compatible with the users of the first group. Specifically, the users of the second group may all use the same PN code and code phase offset. Each channel used by the second group of users can be uniquely identified by a corresponding unique orthogonal code.

A data scrolling apparatus and method for a mobile terminal. For this operation, if a touch-screen input is received from the user, determines whether a touch-screen input received from a user is an input for performing a touch-scroll function for moving a scroll bar. If it is determined that the touch-screen input is the input for performing the touch-scroll function, a touch-scroll area set according to a currently displayed scroll bar is displayed on a display unit. Further, when the touch-screen input is included in the scroll area, the scroll bar is moved according to the touch-screen input received from the user, and data items scrolled by the movement of the scroll bar are displayed on the screen. Accordingly, the user can easily move a scroll bar without using a separate tool or increasing the size of the scroll bar.

A knee bolster, disposed within the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, for absorbing energy from impact with the knees of an occupant of the automotive vehicle, the knee bolster assembly comprising a skin defining a show surface of the instrument panel, an inner panel secured to the skin, the inner panel including at least one male portion protruding therefrom in a direction away from the skin, at least one energy absorbing structure extending in a direction away from the inner panel, the energy absorbing structure having portions defining at least one recess therein, the male portions of the inner panel being received within the recess of the energy absorbing structures in a non-contacting alignment.

A tailgate structural configuration accommodates the housing of a supplemental tailgate internally within the tailgate. The tailgate is formed with an outer panel and an inner panel to define an internal cavity. The upper portion of the tailgate includes a C-channel frame member connected to both the inner and outer panels to support guide tubes telescopically housing the supplemental tailgate. To enhance structural stability, the tailgate further includes one or two transversely oriented strainers having formed therein flanged depressions or openings for the passage of the guide tubes vertically therethrough. Each guide tube is affixed to a mounting bracket that is detachably connected to the C-channel to support the guide tube within the tailgate. Positioning pins mounted on the mounting bracket affixed to the guide tubes engage locator holes in the C-channel for positioning the supplemental tailgate.

A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule. The ferrule includes an inner piece including silica and an outer piece including ceramic. The outer piece surrounds the inner piece and the inner piece extends beyond an end of the outer piece by a distance of at least 10 micrometers.

System and method for controlling cartridges to perform industrial operation(s). The system may include cartridge controllers coupled to the cartridges, timing and data routing logic coupled to the cartridge controllers, and controlling software coupled to the timing and data routing logic. Each of the cartridge controllers may be operable to detect and establish communications with a respective cartridge based on information retrieved from the cartridge, and adapt input / output signals of the respective cartridge according to instructions specified by the timing and data routing logic. The timing and data routing logic may be operable to synthesize data stream(s) from the adapted input / output signals, wherein each of the data stream(s) includes a respective subset of the adapted input / output signals received from a corresponding subset of the cartridges, and transmit the data stream(s) to the controlling software. The synthesized data stream(s) may appear as corresponding device(s) to the controlling software.

Luminaire optical assemblies intended for pole-mounted and similar applications and capable of effective I.E.S. cutoff performance while exhibiting desirable light distributions even with vertically oriented lamping, the invention contemplates in primary embodiments light-transmissive reflector / refractor combinations typically formed of glass, acrylics and the like, uplight shielding and reflector assemblies of a variety of configurations being disposed within the reflector / refractor combinations to produce desired cutoff characteristics while preserving daytime appearance during nocturnal operation. In certain embodiments of the invention, uplight is controlled by the several variations of the uplight shielding and reflector assemblies to cause light-transmissive portions of the reflector / refractor combinations to subtly glow and thus produce a desired appearance while also producing cutoff characteristics necessary to reduce urban sky glow and glare. The luminaire optical assemblies further permit achievement of I.E.S. cutoff with vertical tamping while maximizing efficiency.

Microtubule encapsulated microcapsules of a phase-change material and preparation thereof are provided. The microcapsules of a phase-change material consist of a phase-change material, truncated microtubules, and a polymer. The truncated microtubules are formed by truncating hollow tubular natural fibers into fiber segments with a length of 0.1 mm-5 cm. The diameter of the hollow tubular natural fiber is 0.1-1000 μm. The phase-change material is encapsulated in the truncated microtubules and the truncated microtubules are covered with the polymer. The microtubules have high energy storage density due to high hollowness, and can transfer energy stably due to the closed structure, transfer heat rapidly due to the very fine micro-tubular structures, and may be used for a long term in view of the heat and chemical stability.

A film roll comprising a heat-shrinkable polystyrene based resin film wound into a roll, characterized in that, each of the samples taken out from the roll exhibits, in a heat shrinkage test under the condition of the immersion in a hot water at 85° C. for 10 sec, a heat shrinkage rate in the main shrinking direction of within ±5% relative to an average rate of the total samples; a heat-shrinkable polystyrene based resin film taken from the roll; a heat-shrinkable label comprising the film; a method for producing the heat-shrinkable polystyrene based resin film roll which comprises using raw material chips having a specific form, or using a hopper having a specific shape for feeding raw material chips to an extruder, or limiting the variation of the surface temperature of a film in a specific production step to a specific range.

A truck bed assembly within which the width dimension of the bed's cargo space can be selectively adjusted, the assembly including laterally movable sidewalls that are constructed so as to widen the bed floor surface as they are moved outward as well as a laterally expandable tailgate that lengthens and shortens as the sidewalls are laterally expanded and retracted.

An emergency lighting system for an aircraft has photoluminescent material arranged to define an escape path to the exits. The photoluminescent material is encapsulated within a track of predetermined length for securing to the floor of the aircraft. The track comprises a one piece housing formed with a longitudinally extending slot and the photoluminescent material is provided by an insert that is a push-fit in the slot from one end of the housing. The housing is closed at both ends to seal the slot and prevent ingress of dirt or fluid. In a modification the housing is compressed with the insert in place to reduce the height of the track and optionally to provide the track with anti-slip characteristics.

A razor blade assembly that is capable of creating a stubble-like appearance via a manual, low-cost razor. The assembly includes a spacer that maintains a gap or clearance between a blade edge and a surface to be shaved. This gap or clearance facilitates an effect of a shadow- or stubble-like appearance upon the surface.

A novel and useful frameless supplemental window for fenestration incorporating infiltration blockers suitable for use with existing windows. The supplemental window, in one embodiment, comprises plastic sheet material with bullnose edging around it. Corner braces add rigidity and strength to corners in several embodiments. An attachment mechanism secured either to the sheet material or the bullnose edge functions to fasten and / or seal the supplemental window to an existing window. Infiltration blockers fastened to the sheet or bullnose prevent or minimize air leakage around various window elements. The bullnose edging and infiltration blockers function to substantially enclose (i.e. trap) a volume of air between the window pane and the plastic sheet material. The supplemental window is configured such that the layer of air enclosed is of an optimum thickness within a preferred range of 0.15 to 0.75 inches to maximize thermal insulation properties of the supplemental window.

The invention provides an auto-sexing breeding method of early-maturing excellent type yellow-shank partridge chickens. The method comprises the steps that a Qingyuan partridge chicken rapid-feathering line which grows fast in early stage, a Qingyuan partridge chicken slow-feathering line which has prominent reproductive performance and a Guangxi partridge chicken rapid-feathering line are adopted, the grandparent generation selects cocks and hens of the Qingyuan partridge chicken rapid-feathering line, the paternal line selects cocks of the Qingyuan partridge chicken slow-feathering line, and the maternal line selects hens of the Guangxi partridge chicken rapid-feathering line; the parent generation selects cocks of the Qingyuan partridge chicken slow-feathering line, and the female parent selects yellow-shank slow-feathering hens produced by hybridizing the cocks of the Qingyuan partridge chicken slow-feathering line with the hens of the Guangxi partridge chicken rapid-feathering line; for slow-type early-maturing excellent yellow-shank partridge chickens, the cocks are slow-feathering cocks, the hens are rapid-feathering hens, and autosexing is achieved according to the feathering speed. Compared with traditional Qingyuan partridge chickens, commercial generation autosexing according to the feathering speed is achieved, the market age of the hens is 10 days ahead of schedule, the egg laying performance of the parental generation can be improved by 15% or above, the feed conversion rate is decreased by 0.2, and the breeding profit is increased.

A spinning shoe having an upper and sole member in which the sole member has a spinning assembly in the forefoot. The spinning assembly is placed within a recess in the forefoot region of the sole member. Thus, the user may walk about in the spinning shoe in a normal mode or spin about a vertical axis by placing the user's weight on the forefoot region and then spin about on the vertical axis.

A positioning rack module for supporting a computer at a backside of a display device includes a movable frame. The movable frame includes a movable frame body to be disposed at the backside of the display device, and a first receiving portion formed in the movable frame body for receiving the computer. The movable frame body is operable to move relative to the display device between a hidden position and an exposed position. The movable frame body is hidden behind the backside of the display device when disposed at the hidden position. The movable frame body extends beyond a lateral side of the display device when disposed at the exposed position.