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The present invention provides insertable medical devices having elastic surfaces associated with bioactive agent-containing microparticulates and a coating material. Upon expansion of the elastic surfaces the microparticulates can be released to a subject.

This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of the stomach muscles that occurs prior to and during eating. A second aspect of the invention is that it allows the physician to identify focal nerve sites in the stomach and upper duodenum that are associated with producing sensations of hunger and satiety. Nervous transmission from these sites can be modulated or blocked all together so as to minimize the sensation of hunger. A third aspect of this invention is that allows a physician to shrink selected portions of the innermost oblique muscle and middle circular muscle layers of the stomach. This can be performed in a physician's office using local anesthesia. Shrinkage of these muscles produces a feeling of satiety that enhances the patient's efforts to restrict his caloric intake.

A system and method for wireless communication with a welding system is provided. The system includes a welding system having a WAP client component and a wireless communication component facilitating post second generation mobile communications between the welding system and a WAP gateway component. The welding system can further include a global positioning component and/or a browsing component. The invention further comprises methodologies for facilitating wireless communication with a welding system.

A method and apparatus for catalytic production of carbon nanotubes. Catalytic particles are exposed to different process conditions at successive stages wherein the catalytic particles do not come in contact with reactive (catalytic) gases until preferred process conditions have been attained, thereby controlling the quantity and form of carbon nanotubes produced. The method also contemplates methods and apparatus which recycle and reuse the gases and catalytic particulate materials, thereby maximizing cost efficiency, reducing wastes, reducing the need for additional raw materials, and producing the carbon nanotubes, especially SWNTs, in greater quantities and for lower costs.

An method and system for hosting information exchange groups on a wide area network is disclosed, using various tools for promoting topical organization and self-evolution of the information exchange groups, and of a system of information exchange groups. These tools include methods for providing user rating of posts within the exchange group, for rating and ranking users of the exchange group, for rating and ranking links to related information pages and especially to related exchange groups operating according to the methods of the invention, and for continuously updating rating and ranking information. Additionally, methods are provided for users to found exchange groups, to filter information in exchange groups according to specified user preferences, and to protect private information from inadvertent disclosure to other users of the exchange group.

A process and apparatus for catalytic production of single walled carbon nanotubes. Catalytic particles are exposed to different process conditions at successive stages wherein the catalytic particles do not come in contact with reactive (catalytic) gases until preferred process conditions have been attained, thereby controlling the quantity and form of carbon nanotubes produced. The process also contemplates processes and apparatus which recycle and reuse-the gases and catalytic particulate materials, thereby maximizing cost efficiency, reducing wastes, reducing the need for additional raw materials, and producing the carbon nanotubes, especially SWNTs, in greater quantities and for lower costs.

Techniques for provision of on-demand utility services utilizing a yield management framework are disclosed. For example, in one illustrative aspect of the invention, a system for managing one or more computing resources associated with a computing center comprises: (i) a resource management subsystem for managing the one or more computing resources associated with the computing center, wherein the computing center is able to provide one or more computing services in response to one or more customer demands; and (ii) a yield management subsystem coupled to the resource management subsystem, wherein the yield management subsystem optimizes provision of the one or more computing services in accordance with the resource management subsystem and the one or more computing resources.

In an embodiment, a method and apparatus for generating a presentation is provided. The method considers characteristics of audio works and visual works when constructing the presentation. In some embodiments, the presentation may be automatically constructed.

A retractable chine assembly includes at least one chine which is hingebly mountable to a surface such as of an aircraft having a wing. The chine is preferably configured to be movable between stowed and deployed positions. The aircraft may include an engine nacelle which may be mounted on an underside of the wing. The nacelle may generate a nacelle wake that passes over the wing upper surface at high angles of attack and induces flow separation. The chine is preferably configured such that a vortex generated thereby interacts which the nacelle wake to delay flow separation and stall.

The invention relates to an electrical design field and discloses a power battery management system and a method thereof. Estimation algorithm of cell state of charge (SOC), a heat management technology, a safety management and other new technologies are researched and implemented. The system in the invention comprises a safety management subsystem, a heat management subsystem, an optimization subsystem and the like. The safety management subsystem is used for monitoring charged states of cell monomers; determining whether the cell monomers are in discharge end states according to charged states of cell monomers and terminating cell discharges if the cell monomers are in discharge end states. The heat management subsystem is used for detecting temperatures of cell monomer surfaces; determining upper limits of temperature ranges in cell monomers according to temperature history information of cell monomer surfaces; determining temperature distribution information of a cell box consisting of all cell monomers; controlling an operating temperature of the battery according to temperature distribution information so that the operating temperature is in a range of preset temperatures. The optimization subsystem is respectively connected with the safety management subsystem and the heat management subsystem, and is used for controlling working states of the safety management subsystem and the heat management subsystem. In the invention, the safety management, the heat management and the like are applied in a management field of a power battery, which can improve safety performance, prolong service life, raise usage efficiency, give fully play to cell potential and guarantee the safety of using.

A blasting nozzle for a blasting apparatus includes an inlet for attachment to the outlet hose of the blasting apparatus, an accelerating portion, and an outlet portion through which an accelerated abrasive-laden jet can be ejected. The outlet portion has an interior surface that flares outwards to define a single outlet orifice but that also defines a transverse cross-section profile having at least two lobes between which is at least one splitter element. In use, the abrasive within the jet is directed by the splitter element into one or other of the two lobes within the single egressing jet. The overall effect is such that the abrasive distribution transversely across the jet is much more even than in a conventional blasting nozzle.

Data indicative of the durations of multiple instances of different phases of a traffic control signal in a given time period is determined. The data is used to obtain data indicative of a distribution of the durations of each phase. The distribution data is used to obtain data indicative of a probability of the traffic control signal having a given phase at one or more future time. The probability data may be used to provide an expected waiting time when arriving at the signal at a future time and/or a speed recommendation for a vehicle approaching the signal.

The invention provides an energy-storage voltage-balanced power electronic electric energy converting system and a control method thereof. The energy-storage voltage-balanced power electronic electric energy converting system is composed of an energy storage module, a voltage-balanced converter, a power-grid-side inverter, a power grid load, an energy-storage-side inverter and an independent load. Through control over the high-frequency soft-switching voltage-balanced converter, balanced control over an energy storage unit or module is realized, the service life of energy storage equipment is prolonged, the use cost is reduced, and meanwhile, multiple routes of isolation direct voltage are provided for the power-grid-side inverter. The energy storage unit or module is charged and discharged through the electric energy converting system, electric isolation of energy storage and a power grid is realized, interaction is formed with the power grid, and the purposes of peak load shifting, harmonic suppression and reactive compensation are realized. The energy-storage voltage-balanced power electronic electric energy converting system is realized through modularized design and has the advantages that electric isolation of the power grid and the energy storage side is realized, control is simple, the size is small, the efficiency is high and the cost is low.

A method of allocating an award in an auction wherein an award for a given auction round is allocated amongst a plurality of highest ranked bidders including at least a first ranked bidder and a second ranked bidder is disclosed. The method provides an incentive to the first ranked bidder and the second ranked bidder to each improve their respective bids during the conducting of the auction. The method includes adopting a formula for allocating the award amongst at least the first ranked bidder and the second ranked bidder, conducting the electronic auction, and allocating the award between at least the first and second ranked bidders in accordance with the formula and the bids of the first and second ranked bidders. A factor of the formula is an actual bid differential between a bid of the first ranked bidder and a bid of the second ranked bidder. Furthermore, application of the formula to bids of the first and second ranked bidders causes a first portion of the award allocated to the first ranked bidder to increase, and a second portion of the award allocated to the second ranked bidder to decrease as a magnitude of the actual bid differential increases.

The invention relates to a lateral shock absorption damper suitable for a bridge structure. A triangular steel plate adopts a soft steel with good plasticity, the characteristics that a triangular plate has a total cross section and reaches the yielding energy consumption are utilized, so that the utilization rate of the energy consumption of the basic components of the triangular steel plate can be maximized. A lateral structure that spherical crown surfaces and smooth surfaces are alternatively arranged is arranged between the components of the triangular steel plate so as to transfer horizontal lateral earthquake force, the application points of the spherical crown surfaces and the smooth surfaces can freely slide, the lateral structure can clearly define the lateral stress application points of the triangular steel plate, and the longitudinal displacement requirements of a main beam can also be satisfied. The lateral shock absorption damper is a novel shock absorption and energy consumption metal damping device which has stable performance, comprehensive functions and low cost, not only can satisfy the lateral static load and wind load requirements on the bridge structure in the normal suitable state, but also can be cooperated with a longitudinal damper, so that the required longitudinal displacement requirement is met, and thus, shock absorption and energy consumption are carried along the lateral bride direction of the bridge structure.

A container has openings at each end and has two compartments for holding two complementary materials. The container stands on either end and can dispense one of the two materials from each end. In one embodiment the container is separable into two individual containers. The individual containers are attached together using various means such as shrink wrap material, perforated strips, interlocking sections and the like.

Methods of performing medical procedures, and methods of making bone-growth-promoting compositions useful in performing medical procedures are provided. Apparatus useful both in methods of performing medical procedures, and in methods of making bone-growth-promoting compositions useful in performing medical procedures, are provided. The bone-growth-promoting compositions made according to the disclosed methods are biocompatible, and are adapted to stimulate bone growth when positioned in contact with, or in the vicinity of, a bone of a mammal.

A method of finding defects in sealing material formed as a frame line on a glass plate includes irradiating the frame line of sealing material. A temperature of the irradiated sealing material is measured and a change of the temperature caused by a nonuniformity in sealing material is detected. Another aspect features a method of hermetically sealing a thin film device between glass plates. Sealing material is dispensed on a cover glass plate in the form of a frame line cell. The sealing material is pre-sintered onto the cover glass plate and cooled. A laser beam is moved around the frame line on the sealing material. A temperature of the sealing material contacted with the laser beam is measured. A change in the temperature (ΔT) caused by a nonuniformity in the sealing material is measured. Further aspects include a feedback process, infrared imaging and use of delta temperature data to increase sensitivity of temperature measurement data.

Pharmaceutical formulations containing at least one compound of Formulae I-XXVI herein and at least one surfactant. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients may also be included in the formulations. The formulations of the present invention are suited for use in single unit dosages.

There is provided a scroll compressor which can surely supply an optimum quantity of lubricating oil to a refrigerant compressing section and restrain a decrease in compression efficiency caused by gas leakage. An oil supply passage 35 whose discharge port is open to a joint surface of a main frame 3 and a fixed scroll 4 is provided, and a throttle pin 353 is inserted in the oil supply passage 35 with a predetermined clearance to regulate the inflow quantity of lubricating oil O. Also, a groove-shaped connecting portion is formed in the joint surface on the main frame side to connect the discharge port to a compression chamber 43.

The invention discloses a nutritional health food with the function of improving gastrointestinal function and a preparation method thereof. The nutritional health food can be used for regulating the intestinal flora to improve the gastrointestinal function from the aspects of increasing the probiotics type and quantity, increasing the probiotics nutrient substance, inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria and enhancing the immunity of human body. According to the preparation method, probiotics powder such as lactobacillus plantarum is used as the main raw material, and edible fungi extracts and modified dietary fibers are scientifically compounded; saussurea involucrata culture extracts which are capable of remarkably enhancing the immunity of human body, resisting inflammatory and easing pain, and have the functions of oxidation resistance, radiation resistance and fatigue resistance are used, so that while the intestinal probiotics flora types is increased, the fix planting capacity of the endogenous probiotics and exogenous probiotics in the intestinal tracts of human body is remarkably enhanced, and fix planting time of the endogenous probiotics and exogenous probiotics in the intestinal tracts of human body is prolonged remarkably, the growth and reproduction of the harmful bacteria, particularly the Gram negative bacteria, in the intestinal tracts are effectively inhibited, the forming of the probiotic floras in the intestinal tracts is fully regulated and the nutritional health food which is good in probiotic property, capable of remarkably enhancing the immunity of human body and has the effect of improving the gastrointestinal function is prepared.