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The present invention is directed to a method for delivering cytokines to the central nervous system and the lymphatic system by way of a tissue innervated by the trigeminal nerve and / or olfactory nerve. Cytokines include tumor necrosis factors, interleukins, interferons, particularly interferon-β and its muteins such as IFN-βser17. Such a method of delivery can be useful in the treatment of central nervous system disorders, brain disorders, proliferative, viral, and / or autoimmune disorders such as Sjogren's disorder.

A control method of a memory system for accessing an updated data between a host and the memory system is provided. The host has storage space which is divided into a plurality of logical segments to access the data. The system includes a high density memory and a low density memory, and the high density memory includes a plurality of physical segments to access the data. The control method includes the following steps: first, providing a LDM table in the memory system to indicate the allocation information of the low density memory; finally, deciding where the data is written to is according to its properties and the LDM table.

A dispenser comprises a housing that has a removable tamper proof protective cap and tamper proof ring and is threaded to a container. The container, which is the main package, holds the supplemental component. The housing holds the first component into a plunger type chamber in a fully retracted position and is sealed from the supplemental component. The chamber has a delivery end that is closed before use. When pushed all the way in, the chamber's delivery end becomes open and delivers the first component into the main package.

The present invention disclosed one of a pair of elastic shoes including a shoe body having a heel portion, and an elastic mechanism mounted on the heel portion of the shoe body. The elastic mechanism includes a plurality of air cells, and a plurality of plastic sleeves. The relatively higher elastic plastic sleeves are mounted around the air cells to produce a restoring force instantaneously when being subjected to the pressure, so that the elastic mechanism has an excellent resilience. Thus, the elastic shoe has excellent elasticity and shock-absorbing effect to provide a comfortable sensation to a user.

Disclosed is an LED flashlight using a high-luminance LED as a lamp. The LED flashlight has a conductive barrel, a conductive tail cap, and a head section. The head section includes a conductive head cap, an insulation case, a lamp module, first and second connecting conductors and a collimator lens. The conductive head cap is detachably coupled to a front end of the conductive barrel and has a transparent window. A front end of the insulation case is inserted into the head cap towards the transparent window. A slot is formed at an outer wall of the insulation case. The lamp module is assembled into an inner rear end of the insulation case and has an insulating substrate including an LED. An anode and a cathode electrode of the LED are formed at a peripheral portion of the lamp module. The lamp module has an insulating substrate formed at a rear surface thereof with a metal layer connected to a positive electrode of a battery. The first connecting connector has a U-shape and is inserted to peripheral portion of the insulating substrate. A first end of the second connecting connector is installed in the slot of the insulation case and a second end of the second connecting connector extends into the insulating case. The collimator lens assembled into the insulation case between the transparent window and the insulation substrate.

The invention relates to a device for splinting and / or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases.

Improved hard surface cleaning compositions having an acidic pH, providing good removal of soap scum stains, and further feature low levels of irritability to the user. The compositions comprise about 0.1-10% by weight of an acid sequestrant constituent; about 0.1-10% by weight of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic solvents; about 0.001-1% by weight of a single constituent which exhibits both anionic surfactant and hydrotrope properties; about 0-20% by weight of one or more optional constituents; the balance to 100% by weight of water, wherein the aqueous hard surface cleaning composition exhibits a pH of 7 or less, especially a pH of about 5 or less. Although acidic, the improved hard surface cleaning compositions feature low irritability to the eyes and skin of consumers. The compositions also provide disinfecting effects.

The invention provides a data writing method for writing data sequentially in a cross-point memory cell array having a variable resistive element whose electric resistance is changed by application of an electric stress. When data is sequentially written in memory cells in the same row or column, the writing order of the memory cells to be written is determined according to the length from an electric connection point to a selected memory cell to be written and the increase / decrease direction of the electric resistance of each selected memory cell changed by data writing, the electric connection point being between a write voltage applying circuit, which applies a data writing voltage to a same wiring of the selected word line or bit line connected to the selected memory cell, and the same wiring, and the data writing is executed based on the determined writing order.

A display panel structure includes a substrate, plural gate lines and data lines arranged on the substrate, plural pixel units, and plural dummy pixel units. The substrate has a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The gate lines and data lines are extended from the display region to the peripheral region. The pixel units are disposed at the display region. The dummy pixel units are disposed at the peripheral region, and include a first region, a second region, and a third region. The dummy pixel units of the first region and the second region are arranged along a first direction and a second direction, respectively. The dummy pixel units of the third region are arranged between the first and second regions. The dummy pixel units of the third region include one of the gate lines and one of the data lines.

A surface-treated film, a transparent rigid layer and a transparent relaxing layer are laminated in this order to form a transparent laminate. Particularly, the transparent relaxing layer is made of an adhesive. The dynamic storage modulus G′ of the transparent rigid layer at 20° C. is not lower than 2×108 Pa. On the other hand, the dynamic storage modulus G′ of the transparent relaxing layer at 20° C. is not higher than 1×107 Pa. The transparent laminate is directly laminated onto a visual surface side (pen-input side) of a liquid crystal panel provided as an image display panel so that the transparent relaxing layer is placed inward. Thus, a pen-input image display device is produced.

An illuminating fabric product includes an elongated fabric ribbon adapted to be selectively folded to form a decorative fabric product, and a light string longitudinally extended along the fabric ribbon, wherein the light string includes a power supply, a plurality of spacedly apart illuminators provided at the fabric ribbon, and an electric wire electrically linked the illuminators with the power supply. When the light string is folded within the fabric ribbon to form the decorative fabric product, the illuminators are adapted for generating a light effect to produce an illuminating effect for the decorative fabric product.

A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and then adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals.

Implantable devices such as stents having a biosoluble coating with linear over time mass loss are provided. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the implantable device.

A hexagonal wrench holding assembly has a holding mount and a protecting cover. The holding mount has a body. The body has multiple mounting grooves, a pivotal base and a locking recess. The protecting cover is pivotally connected to the holding mount and has a casing. The casing is pivotally connected to and mounted around the body and has two ends, a pivotal rod and a locking protrusion. The pivotal rod is formed on one of the ends of the casing and is pivotally connected to the pivotal base. The locking protrusion is formed on the other end of the casing and is locked with the locking recess to allow the protecting cover holding securely with the holding mount and this can provide a burglarproof effect.

First and second through-side field effect transistors are connected between first and second high frequency signal input / output terminals, and an antenna, respectively. The first and the second high frequency signal input / output terminals are connected with one end of the first and the second shunt-side field effect transistors, respectively. A series resonant circuit including a shunt capacitor and a bonding wire is connected between the other end of the first and the second shunt-side field effect transistors, and a ground.

A crossbow has a stock assembly and a bow assembly. The stock assembly has a body, a retainer and a buffering spacer. The retainer is made of hardened plastic and has a vibrating frequency, a bolt groove, a mounting hole and a holding protrusion. The buffering spacer is made of hardened plastic and has a shape corresponding to the retainer, a vibrating frequency different from the vibrating frequency of the retainer, a gap, a through hole and a holding hole. The bow assembly is securely connected to the stock assembly and has a mounting base, two bow arms, a bowstring and a fastener. The different vibrating frequencies between the buffering spacer and the retainer can destroy the transmission of the shock wave between the retainer and the buffering spacer to disperse and reduce the impact force of the crossbow after shooting a bolt.

A colored curable composition including a polymer dye in which the polymer dye is one or more members selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of at least one of a dye monomer represented by the following formula (P) and a colorless monomer having at least one ethylenic double bond, and a polymer derived from the dye monomer represented by the following formula (P). In formula (P): Ra1, Ra2 are H, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; L1 is represented by (L-1) to (L-4); i=0 or 1; Q is represented by formula (1), wherein: Ra3, Ra4 are H, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; R1 is an aliphatic group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, acyl group, or an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group; R2 is H or a substituent; X1 is —CR3═, or N(R3 is H, or a substituent); and A is a coupler residue.

The trampoline with inflated base includes a generally toroidal shaped inflatable tube having an open center area. A mesh rebound member extends over the open center area and is secured around its entire periphery to the tube on the upper surface of the tube member. The tube includes a singular air duct or a plurality of air ducts extending radially which allow communication of air between the space interior to the tube and the space exterior to the tube.

A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals.

An electrical connector socket includes an insulating base, a first group of signal terminals, a second group of signal terminals, and a third group of signal terminals. The first group of signal terminals includes first terminals for transmitting a first signal. The second group of signal terminals includes second terminals and third terminals, and the second terminals and the third terminals are used for transmitting a second signal. The third group of signal terminals includes fourth terminals, the second terminals are located between the first group of signal terminals and the third group of signal terminals, the fourth terminals are used for transmitting a third signal, and the first group of signal terminals and the third group of signal terminals are used for transmitting a fourth signal.

A water filtering device includes a filter bag and an outer bag. The filter bag is internally provided with a first and a second filter unit. The first filter unit is connected at upper ends to a top opening of the filter bag to form a lower folded section and define a first water filtering space in the filter bag. The second filter unit is fixedly connected to a water outlet on a bottom of the filter bag and defines a second water filtering space in the filter bag. A filter material is provided in the second water filtering space. The outer bag covers the filter bag, such that a water storing space is formed between the outer bag and the filter bag. The water filtering device is conveniently portable and saves any assembling procedure, and can effectively filter water and store the filtered water.

The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising Norovirus antigens and adjuvants, in particular, mixtures of monovalent VLPs and mixtures of multivalent VLPs, and to methods of conferring protective immunity to Norovirus infections in a human subject.

A double walled glass container comprising an inner glass vessel for containing a liquid beverage is nested and hermetically sealed to an outer glass vessel, forming a unitary assembly with a co-extensive planar surface between inner and outer vessels. Said inner vessel is so constructed as to provide a gap between the two vessels wherein the interstitial space is an insulating air gap providing an insulating effect between the inner and outer vessels. The inner vessel also extends above the hermetic seal creating a single wall drinking rim. In addition, a customizable brand name or logo can be applied to the outer face of the inner vessel such that it is protected from the harsh environment of chemical cleaning and everyday use.

A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed through a gaming terminal and a game value placed as the bet, determines a resulting symbol from a plurality of symbols, rotates the wheel based on an operation of the lever in one of the plurality of gaming terminals, whose lever has been activated, stops the rotation of the wheel so that the pointer points a symbol arrangement area with the resulting symbol, and awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area in which the bet is placed through the gaming terminal.

A hand tool rack has an elongated base bracket, multiple clamping elements, two hangers and a lock. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is detachably mounted on the baseboard. The clamping elements are movably mounted on the rail bracket of the base bracket. The hangers are movably mounted on the base bracket and each hanger has two mounting arms and a hanging arm. The mounting arms of the each hanger are clamped on the baseboard. The hanging arm is formed with the mounting arms of the hanger for hanging on a tool cart. The lock is detachably connected to the base bracket to provide a burglarproof effect and has a display clamp and a container clamp. The display clamp has a display panel and a catching bracket. The container clamp has a container panel and a container casing.

A stabilizer for chlorine-containing resins of the invention consists of a polyol mixture composed of pentaerythritol and condensates thereof, wherein, with respect to the total amount of the polyol mixture, the content of pentaerythritol having a degree of condensation (n) of 1 is 0 to 10% by mass and the total content of pentaerythritol and condensates thereof having a degree of condensation (n) of 1 to 3 is 5 to 30% by mass. A chlorine-containing resin composition of the invention contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a chlorine-containing resin, 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of the above-mentioned stabilizer for chlorine-containing resins.

A display device is provided that comprises a liquid crystal display panel (2) for displaying an image by spatial light modulation. The image is represented by a plurality of image elements each having an image data value (7). The display device further comprises a display controller (1) arranged to determine a signal voltage to be applied to the panel (2) for each image element in dependence upon its image data value (7) and a secondary data value (8) for the element, there being a predetermined mapping between the data values and the signal voltage. The secondary data values (8) are arranged to vary across the image so as to introduce variations in luminance as a result of the mapping. The mapping and secondary data values (8) are mutually arranged to take account of the signal voltage to on-axis luminance response of the panel (2) so that the luminance variations introduced on-axis tend to balance locally through spatial averaging to, and hence would not be perceivable by, an on-axis viewer (3). The panel (2) furthermore has a non-linear off-axis luminance to on-axis luminance relationship, so that at least some of the luminance variations introduced off-axis do not balance locally through spatial averaging to, and hence would be perceivable by, an off-axis viewer (4).

The trampoline with inflated base includes a generally toroidal shaped inflatable tube having an open center area. A mesh rebound member extends over the open center area and is secured around its entire periphery to the tube on the upper surface of the tube member. The tube includes a singular air duct or a plurality of air ducts extending radially which allow communication of air between the space interior to the tube and the space exterior to the tube.