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A surgical drill includes a drill bit, a driving device connected and electrically coupled to the drill bit, and a smart module electrically coupled to the driving device. In a bone drilling work, the smart module monitors an electrical signal of the driving device, and if the electrical signal shows a step drop, the smart module will send a stop command to the driving device to stop the operation of the driving device.

A tubular electrode (215) and a tubular magnet (216) are installed on an external section of a processing furnace (202) for an MMT device. A susceptor (217) for holding a wafer (200) is installed inside a processing chamber (201) of the processing furnace. A gate valve (244) for conveying the wafer into and out of the processing chamber; and a shower head (236) for spraying processing gas in a shower onto the wafer, are installed inside the processing furnace. A high frequency electrode (2) and a heater (3) are installed inside the susceptor (217) with a clearance between them and the walls forming the space. The clearances formed between the walls forming the space in the susceptor and the high frequency electrode and the heater prevent damage to the high frequency electrode and the heater even if a thermal expansion differential occurs between the high frequency electrode, the heater and the susceptor.

A fixture (30) adapted to permit the heated exchange of a liner (14) from an operating vertical furnace (10). The fixture is adapted to secure to the base of the liner (14) to both unlock and lower the heated liner, such as a silicon carbide liner, at an controlled rate. The fixture is also adapted to elevate a new liner into the operating vertical furnace at a controlled rate to control the rate of heating of the liner as it is inserted into the operating vertical furnace. The fixture includes an inner ring (34), a low-friction Teflon® ring (36), and an outer ring (38) permitting the rotation of the inner ring within the outer ring. Advantageously, the low friction ring comprises a flanged portion and a vertical portion allowing rotation of the inner ring within the outer ring even when elevated at extreme temperatures exceeding 500° C.

In an active matrix semiconductor display device in which pixel TFTs and driver circuit TFT are formed on the same substrate in an integral manner, the cell gap is controlled by gap retaining members that are disposed between a pixel area and driver circuit areas. This makes it possible to provide a uniform cell thickness profile over the entire semiconductor display device. Further, since conventional grainy spacers are not used, stress is not imposed on the driver circuit TFTs when a TFT substrate and an opposed substrate are bonded together. This prevents the driver circuit TFTs from being damaged.

A surgical instrument for applying fasteners includes a drive motor, a replaceable loading unit having an end-effector assembly, and an adapter configured to releasably couple a replaceable loading unit to the drive motor. The adapter includes a strain gauge having a drive circuit coupled thereto. The strain gauge and the drive circuit are configured to directly measure a driving force in the adapter.

A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation includes a power generation system, a transmission section, and an equipment load section. The power generation system includes a turbine generator that generates electricity that is used to power equipment in the equipment load section. The equipment in the equipment load section conditions and pressurizes fluid that is injected into a wellbore for fracturing the formation. The power generation and equipment load sections are distal from one another are separated by a long distance. The transmission section connects the power generation and equipment load sections, and thus spans the long distance between these sections.

A portable electric fastening tool operating from a power supply. The motor moves a piston which compresses air against a sealed chamber. The piston is coupled to a fastener impacting anvil and is released after sufficient energy is stored in the air chamber. The air energetically expands pushing the piston and fastener driving anvil into the substrate. The actuation is governed by a control circuit and initiated from a trigger switch. The stored energy delivered from the motor is coupled to the output anvil and drives the nail. At least one position of the output anvil is sensed and once the nail is driven, the power can be disconnected from the motor. This method uses a rack and a pinion to drive the piston thus reducing wear and increasing efficiency of the device. Elastic bumpers are used at the end of the stroke to limit stresses during the impact. The electrical control circuit and sensors allow precise control and improve safety. An intermediate clutch is used to increase reliability and performance. The power supply is preferably a rechargeable low impedance battery pack.

A touch panel comprising a substrate, a touch element, a first grounding electrode, an insulation layer and a second grounding electrode is disclosed. The touch element is disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The first grounding electrode is disposed on the first surface to surround the touch element. The insulation layer is disposed on the first surface to cover the touch element and the first grounding electrode. The second grounding electrode is disposed on the first insulation layer or on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface. Therefore, the ESD can be conducted to the grounding end G of the circuit component through the enclosed first grounding electrode, and the signal interference between the touch panel and display can be shielded by the second grounding electrode to enhance anti-ESD and anti-noise abilities of the touch panel.

A solar battery module device (14), wherein an bottom-side end part (22) is fixed onto a placing surface (23) by fitting the top-side end part (19) as one-side of a rectangular shape of a rectangular flat plate-like solar battery module (16) to the engagement part (20) of an upper frame (21) forming a frame (17) from the lower side of a roofer and by fitting a fixing cover (27) to a lower frame (24) in a state in which the bottom-side end part (22) as the opposite-side of the rectangular shape of the solar battery module (16) is placed on the placing surface (23) of the lower frame (24) forming the frame (17). According to the solar battery module device of the present invention, operations such as installation work and maintenance and inspections for the device can be easily and safely performed without damaging the solar battery module (16).

Reliability of a flexible electronic device is improved. Damage due to curving in a flexible electronic device is prevented. The present inventor has reached an idea of setting an allowable value of a radius of curvature at the time of curving a flexible electronic device. The electronic device includes a sensing portion which determines a three-dimensional shape of the curved region. When a curving with a radius of curvature smaller than the allowable radius of curvature is detected, an alert is sent to a user.

A system and method for controlling the inflation, ablation, and deflation of a balloon catheter. The system includes a balloon catheter, a console, having a pressurized gas or liquid inflation source, and an umbilical system to deliver pressurized coolant to the balloon catheter. The system comprises a PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) controller or other pressure-sensing device that monitors the amount of pressure and volume within the balloon catheter. During inflation, the pressure and / or volume of fluid within the balloon is maintained at a target amount in order to provide sufficient mechanized pressure against the desired target region. The system limits the inflation pressure such that a safe quantity of gas would be released should a leak occur. If the amount falls below a certain threshold level, gas or fluid egress is presumed and the inflation process is halted. In one embodiment, an intermediate console is placed between the console and the balloon catheter and coupled thereto. If a leak is detected, a shut off valve in the intermediate station is activated and the flow of pressurized coolant is interrupted. The balloon catheter can be re-inflated by a separate coolant source in the intermediate station or by a syringe. A further embodiment provides a second balloon to envelope the first balloon and in order to provide a safety vacuum between the two balloons.

A display and a mobile device are provided that can prevent damage to the display panel due to impact such as a fall. The display includes: a display panel; an upper metal frame that is disposed on the display panel, and houses the display panel; and a first buffer member that is made of a cushioning material, and is interposed between the upper metal frame and the upper face of the display panel.

Apparatus and methods for removing tissue from an intervertebral disc are disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. Other apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, an inner guide tube, a cutting head, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. The elongated guide tube has a bendable end. The apparatus are generally configured to extend and withdraw a rotary cutting member while controllably bending the bendable end of the guide tube.

Provided is a reflection film for a backlight optical system as a constituent of a display having a high quality by preventing damage on a light guiding plate, especially a polyolefin-based light guiding plate, with intrinsic performances of the reflection film such as an optical characteristic, a blocking property, tractability and the like sustained. A reflection film used in a backlight optical system consisting of a light source, a light guiding plate and a reflection film, wherein a resin layer containing particles with elasticity is provided on a surface, in contact with the light guiding plate, of the reflection film. The reflection film contains particles with elasticity therein. It is preferable that the particles with elasticity each have a cushioning property and elasticity and a rubber hardness (JIS K6253) of 50 or less. Specifically, the particles with elasticity each are preferably made of silicone, crosslinked polyacrylate ester, polyurethane or the like. The diameters of the particles with elasticity are preferably in the range of from 1 to 60 μm.

The apparatus includes a pump for circulating pressurized fluid in a wellbore. A control device controls the pump which a conduit interconnects to the wellbore. A downhole transducer detects changes in fluid pressure at a downhole location and generates signals accordingly. A processor generates actuator commands based on the signals. Actuators activate a downhole tool based on the actuator command. A modulating valve modulates the fluid pressure. A remote transducer detects the pressure remotely from the downhole transducer. The control device causes the pump to generate acoustic signals in the fluid via wave forms which the downhole transducer detects. The modulating valve generates wave forms in the fluid. The control device sends control signals via the fluid to the downhole transducer. Consequently the processor actuates the tools. Following correct actuation the modulating valve generates signals via pressure changes which the remote transducer receives to indicate successful tool deployment.

An appliance comprises a moving member, a drive motor, and a linkage drivingly connecting the drive motor to the moving member, the linkage including first and second magnetic coupling members The magnetic clutch may have first and second magnetic coupling members. Each magnetic coupling member has a first surface, which includes at least first and second magnets. Each of the first and second magnets have an outer pole and the outer poles of each of the first magnets and the outer poles of each of the second magnets are of reverse polarity, wherein at least one of the first and second magnetic coupling members is moveably mounted with respect to the other of the first and second magnetic coupling members in a direction perpendicular to the first faces.

A hand-guided power tool has a drive motor and a drive element connected to and driven by the drive motor. A working tool is connected to the drive element and driven by the drive element. A braking device is correlated with the drive element, wherein the braking device in a first state, in which the braking device is applied, blocks the drive element and in a second state, in which the braking device is released, releases the drive element so that the drive elements can rotate freely. The braking device has a brake lever and a sensor that detects the first and second states of the braking device. A control unit is provided, wherein an output signal of the sensor as a state signal of the first state or the second state is supplied to the control unit. The control unit, based on the state signal, controls devices of the power tool.

The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus for robotic refueling of satellites. The system may include a dedicated refueling satellite launched directly from either earth, or alternatively it could be launched from another larger mother spacecraft or space station in which the refueling satellite is ferried into space in the case of the larger space craft or it may be stored on the space station until needed from which it can be launched. The system includes a robotic arm, suitable tools which can be affixed to the end effector of the robotic arm required for accessing, opening and closing the fuel fill valve on the satellite being serviced, storage and retrieval stations on a tool caddy on which the tools and various fuel fill valve caps are stored. The system is under teleoperation by a remotely located operator, for example located on earth, in the mother station or in the space station. Cameras are included focussed on the robotic arm and end effector and images are transmitted to the operator to allow the operator to direct and control the refueling procedure. The system may also be configured to be operated autonomously under computer control.

A tank main body accommodates a heat exchanger including a heating medium pipe. A plurality of heat exchanger fins are coupled to the heating medium pipe to divide the interior of the tank main body into a plurality of spaces. A hydrogen storage alloy is provided in the spaces. An absorption portion is provided in the spaces. The absorption portion is deformed by a force generated by expansion of the hydrogen storage alloy, thereby absorbing the force. Therefore, the heat exchanger is prevented from being deformed or damaged even if the bulk density of the hydrogen storage alloy is reduced due to expansion and pulverization of the hydrogen storage alloy.

A method of operating a memory system, which includes a memory controller and at least one non-volatile memory, includes storing, in the memory system, temperature-dependent performance level information received from a host disposed external to the memory system, setting an operation performance level of the memory system to a first performance level, operating the memory controller and the at least one non-volatile memory device according to the first performance level, detecting an internal temperature of the memory system, and changing the operation performance level of the memory system to a second performance level that is different from the first performance level. The operation performance level is changed by the memory controller of the memory system, and changing the operation performance level is based on the temperature-dependent performance level information and the detected internal temperature.

An optical device wafer processing method including a protective plate attaching step of attaching a transparent protective plate through a double-sided adhesive tape to the front side of a sapphire substrate constituting an optical device wafer, the double-sided adhesive tape being composed of a sheet capable of blocking ultraviolet radiation and adhesive layers formed on both sides of the sheet, wherein the adhesive force of each adhesive layer can be reduced by applying ultraviolet radiation; a sapphire substrate grinding step of grinding the back side of the sapphire substrate; a modified layer forming step of applying a laser beam to the sapphire substrate from the back side thereof to thereby form a modified layer in the sapphire substrate along each street; a protective plate removing step of removing the protective plate in the condition where the double-sided adhesive tape is left on the sapphire substrate; and a wafer dividing step of breaking the sapphire substrate along each street where the modified layer is formed, thus dividing the optical device wafer into individual optical devices in the condition where the double-sided adhesive tape is left on the sapphire substrate.

A pixel structure of a display apparatus includes an electrode line, at least one ultra small light-emitting diode, and a connection electrode. The electrode line includes a second electrode separated from a first electrode and at a same level as the first electrode on a base substrate. The at least one ultra small light-emitting diode is on the base substrate and has a length less than a distance between the first and second electrodes. A connection electrode includes a first contact electrode connecting the first electrode to the ultra small light-emitting diode and a second contact electrode connecting the second electrode to the ultra small light-emitting diode.

An image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel, a hollow shaft, a base, electric wiring, and a protection member. The lens barrel has a lens and an image pickup device embedded therein. The hollow shaft is rotatable about an axis intersecting with an optical axis of the lens. The axis serves as a central axis of the hollow shaft. The base supports the lens barrel in a rotatable manner by using the hollow shaft. The electric wiring extends through the inside of the hollow shaft to electrically transmit an image pickup signal of the image pickup device. The protection member is provided in the hollow shaft so as to prevent the electric wiring from coming into contact with the hollow shaft.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for diagnosing an abnormality in a cell balancing circuit. The apparatus may include a plurality of cell balancing circuits respectively connected to a plurality of battery cells included in a battery pack for balancing the voltages of the battery cells, a diagnosis resistor respectively installed between the cell balancing circuit and a cathode terminal and an anode terminal of the corresponding battery cell, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage difference of the balancing circuit corresponding to each of the battery cells, and a control unit for turning on or off a cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed and for determining whether there is an abnormality in the cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed, based on a variation pattern of a voltage difference of a cell balancing circuit adjacent to the cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed that is measured by the voltage measuring unit.

The cap is a durable flexible head covering foundation article to be used on the head of a person under an artificial head covering. The body is dome shaped and contains a smooth inner layer to protect the natural hair and hairline and to retain / provide moisture to the natural hair thereby lessening breakage along the hairline and the hair itself that can be caused by artificial head coverings. The body also includes a smooth or textured outer layer with notches above / framing the top of the ears enabling it to conform to the head of the wearer. The body further includes a reinforced rim allowing for lasting or durable stretch memory of the perimeter of the cap. The present invention contains zero to multiple openings allowing for attachment of the artificial head covering to the natural hair of the wearer.

A conducting cord includes an outer layer, an aluminum foil layer mounted in the outer layer, an insulating layer mounted in the aluminum foil layer, a signal line module mounted in the insulating layer, and at least one ground wire mounted in the aluminum foil layer. When the signal lines produce a static electricity, the static electricity is conducted through the electrically conducting inner face of the aluminum foil layer into the ground wire and is conducted outwardly from the ground wire. Thus, when the conducting cord is placed in a computer, the conducting cord will not produce an electromagnetic wave to prevent the electromagnetic wave from damaging other electronic parts of the computer.

A pulmonary visceral pleura anastomosis reinforcement device may be positioned in proximity to a pulmonary pleural stabilizer or conduit to be inserted into a lung. The reinforcement device provides structural reinforcement and aids in preventing damage to the visceral pleura during insertion of a conduit or other device into the lung.