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This invention is directed to a partitioning device for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion. The device is particularly suitable for treating patients with congestive heart failure. The partitioning device has a frame-reinforced, expandable membrane which separates the productive and non-productive portions of the heart chamber. The proximal ends of the ribs of the frame have tissue penetrating elements about the periphery thereof which are configured to penetrate tissue lining the heart wall at an angle approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the partitioning device. The partitioning device has a hub with a non-traumatic distal end to engage the ventricular wall.

This invention is directed to a partitioning device for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion which is suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure. The partitioning device has a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members to help seal the periphery of the membrane against the wall of the patient's heart chamber. In one embodiment, the outwardly biased member is an expansive strand that extends between adjacent ribs of an expandable frame which reinforces the membrane. In another embodiment, the outwardly biased member is a hydrophilic body such as foam which swells upon contact with body fluid such as blood in the heart chamber. The reinforced membrane has a central hub with a distally extending support stem with a plurality of feet which extend radially from a centerline axis and preferably have ends that are aligned in a common plane. The ends of the pods which extend radially away from the centerline axis may be interconnected by flexible struts and / or webs.

An insulation structure of rotary electrical machinery which electrically insulates teeth of a stator from a winding wound on the teeth includes: an insulator made from hard insulation material, disposed on both axial ends of the teeth, and having a side wall disposed along a side surface of the teeth crossing to a circumferential direction thereof, and a high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet disposed along the side surface of the teeth and insulating the teeth from the winding, wherein an axial end portion of the high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet is disposed between the side wall of the insulator and the side surface of the teeth and is stacked on the side wall in a prescribed axial extent.

A polishing method is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer to a flat mirror finish. A method of polishing a substrate by a polishing apparatus includes a polishing table (100) having a polishing surface, a top ring (1) for holding a substrate and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface, and a vertically movable mechanism (24) for moving the top ring (1) in a vertical direction. The top ring (1) is moved to a first height before the substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, and then the top ring (1) is moved to a second height after the substrate is pressed against the polishing surface.

A semiconductor device includes a multilayer wiring board and a semiconductor chip mounted on the multilayer wiring board. Electrode pads of the semiconductor chip include: first electrode pads including electrode pads respectively disposed in the vicinity of corners of the back surface of the semiconductor chip; and second electrode pads other than the first electrode pads. Connection pads of the multilayer wiring board include: first connection pads connected to the first electrode pads via bumps; and second connection pads connected to the second electrode pads via bumps. The first connection pads are supported by a first insulating region made of a thermoplastic resin, and the second connection pads are supported by a second insulating region made of a thermosetting resin.

An electroluminescent display device includes: a substrate including: an active area, and bezel area outside the active area and including a bending area, a first organic insulation layer (OIL) in the active area, covering a first signal line extending from the active area to the bezel area, a second OIL in the bending area, the second OIL being in a same layer as the first organic insulation film, first and second touch electrodes crossing over each other and sealing the active area on an encapsulation layer above the first OIL with a third OIL therebetween, a first signal line link pattern connected to the first signal line, and on the second OIL in the bending area, and second and third signal lines respectively connected to the first and second touch electrodes, and on the second OIL in parallel with the first signal line link pattern.

The invention relates to a mixer (100) for a separate-stream nozzle of a turbojet, the mixer being designed to mix a hot inner stream from the combustion chamber of the turbojet with a cold outer stream from the fan of the turbojet. The mixer comprises an inner shroud (120) defining a flow channel for said hot inner stream, an outer shroud (110) disposed around the inner shroud (120) and co-operating therewith to define a flow channel for said cold outer stream, and a lobed structure (130) having lobes (1321, 1322) extending longitudinally from the trailing edges (110a, 120a) of said shrouds. The lobed structure (130) is made of a ceramic matrix composite material and is attached to the outer shroud (110) by flexible fastener tabs (140).

Partitioning devices that may be secured and sealed within a heart chamber for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion are described herein. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members. The reinforced membrane may have a central hub with a distally extending support stem with a plurality of feet which extend radially from a centerline axis and preferably have ends that are aligned in a common plane. These devices may be secured within the heart chamber by sealing them to the wall of the heart chamber, for example, by inflating an inflatable element on the periphery of the device. The non-productive portion may be filled with a material, including occlusive materials. Sealing and / or filling the non-productive portion formed by the devices described herein may help prevent leakage from the non-productive region. Also described herein are systems including these devices and methods of using them, which may be suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure.

A semiconductor packaging structure is provided. The structure includes a base layer comprising alloy 42; die attached on a first side of the base layer; and an interconnect structure on the die, wherein the interconnect structure comprises vias and conductive lines connected to the die.

A partitioning device for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion which is suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure. The partitioning device has a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members to help seal the periphery of the membrane against the wall of the patient's heart chamber. In one embodiment, the outwardly biased member is an expansive strand that extends between adjacent ribs of an expandable frame which reinforces the membrane. In another embodiment, the outwardly biased member is a hydrophilic body such as foam which swells upon contact with body fluid such as blood in the heart chamber. The reinforced membrane has a central hub with a distally extending support stem with a plurality of feet which extend radially from a centerline axis and preferably have ends that are aligned in a common plane. The ends of the pods which extend radially away from the centerline axis may be interconnected by flexible struts and / or webs.

An optical module has a structure for reducing the stress applied to a package. The optical module is structured so that an end face of a waveguide (37) of a planar lightwave circuit (30) is joined to a plurality of packages (40) storing therein optical elements so that the waveguide is optically coupled to the optical elements. The optical module includes a housing (3) storing therein a planar lightwave circuit and a plurality of packages in which an upper face of a protrusion (270) formed in the bottom section is fixed to the planar lightwave circuit (30). Each of the plurality of packages (40) is electrically connected to an electric part (22) provided in the housing (3) via flexible printed circuits (271a, 271b).

A solid electrolytic capacitor includes at least one capacitor element in which the other end of an anode lead extends beyond an exposed portion of an electrolyte layer exposed from a cathode layer. The solid electrolytic capacitor further includes: an anode terminal connected to the other end of the anode lead, a cathode terminal connected to the cathode layer, a resin layer and a resin outer package covering the capacitor element and the resin layer. The resin layer covering the exposed portion of the electrolyte layer, the other end of the anode lead, and a connecting part between the other end of the anode lead and the anode terminal. The resin layer includes a first resin layer covering the exposed portion and a second resin layer covering the first resin layer, the first resin layer being softer than the second resin layer.

A driveline system for an automotive driveline system includes a transmission device, a differential device, and a universal joint having a drive shaft presenting terminal ends and interconnecting the transmission and differential devices. A yoke is connected to each of the terminal ends of the drive shaft and presents an internal surface and an external surface having generally equal thickness defined therebetween to form a dish of the yoke having a tubular monolithic structure. The yoke portion includes a bottom and a pair of spaced lugs each presenting sloping side walls for reinforcing the lugs as said yoke is rotated around a longitudinal axis.

An antenna device includes a circuit board, an upper shield case, a lower shield case, and a power feeding member. The circuit board has high frequency circuits arranged thereon. The upper shield case and the lower shield case cover the circuit board. The power feeding member extends from an upper plate of the upper shield case. Radiation slots and are formed in the upper plate. The power feeding member includes a horizontal portion, a bent portion, and a drooping portion, and a front end of the drooping portion is mounted on a land of the circuit board and soldered thereto. The horizontal portion protrudes from a base end which is continuous to the upper plate in a horizontal direction. The bent portion is formed by bending a front end of the horizontal portion at a right angle. The drooping portion extends downward from the bent portion.

A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a first supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the first supporting plate being rotatable based on a first rotation axis extending in a first direction; a second supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the second supporting plate being rotatable based on a second rotation axis extending in the first direction so that the first and second supporting plates then face each other with the display panel folded therebetween; and a first tension application unit disposed at the first supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in a second direction crossing the first direction.

A field effect transistor includes a first semiconductor layer made of a first group III-V nitride; a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, made of a second group III-V nitride and having a gate recess portion for exposing the first semiconductor layer therein; and a gate electrode formed on the first semiconductor layer in the gate recess portion. A product of stress applied by the second semiconductor layer to the first semiconductor layer and the thickness of the second semiconductor layer is 0.1 N / cm or less.

A method for manufacturing vertically structured Group III nitride semiconductor LED chips includes a step of forming a light emitting laminate on a growth substrate; a step of forming a plurality of separate light emitting structures by partially removing the light emitting laminate to partially expose the growth substrate; a step of forming a conductive support on the plurality of light emitting structures; a step of lifting off the growth substrate from the plurality of light emitting structures; and a step of cutting the conductive support thereby singulating a plurality of LED chips each having the light emitting structure. The step of partially removing the light emitting laminate is performed such that each of the plurality of light emitting structures has a top view shape of a circle or a 4n-gon en” is a positive integer) having rounded corners.

A dielectric thin film element having a high humidity resistance is provided. A dielectric thin film element includes a capacitance section having a dielectric layer and a pair of electrode layers formed on the respective upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer 22. Furthermore, a protection layer is provided on the capacitance section, a pair of interconnect layers are drawn out to an upper surface of the protection layer, and external electrodes are formed to be electrically connected to the interconnect layers. Further, first surface metal layers cover a portion of the interconnect layers that extends along the inner surface of the openings and second surface metal layers are formed at end of the first surface metal layers.

Provided are a diaphragm, a diaphragm valve, and a method of manufacturing a diaphragm capable of increasing a flow rate (Cv value) of gas without degrading long-term durability even when a displacement amount is increased. A diaphragm (1) has an outer diameter Φ of 10 to 35 mm and includes a dome portion (1D) in a dome shape and a flange portion (1T) formed continuously at a peripheral edge of the dome portion (1D) via a boundary portion (1K), the boundary portion (1K) has a radius of curvature R of 0.6 mm or more on a convex side of the dome portion (1D), and the diaphragm is formed of a cobalt-based super-alloy.

A circuit board includes an insulating substrate; a metal circuit sheet joined to a first principal surface of the insulating substrate; and a heat dissipating sheet made of metal and joined to a second principal surface of the insulating substrate, the second principal surface being opposite the first principal surface. The thickness of the heat dissipating sheet is at least 3.75 times the thickness of the metal circuit sheet. The size of metal grains contained in the heat dissipating sheet is smaller than the size of metal grains contained in the metal circuit sheet, and decreases with increasing distance from the second principal surface of the insulating substrate.

A rotational angle detecting sensor has a cylindrical housing including an end wall at a first end thereof. A covering member covers the second open end of the housing. A rotary shaft extends through the end wall of the housing and includes a large-diameter portion having a shoulder surface and rotatably received in the housing. A rotational angle detector is disposed between the inner surface of the covering member and the end surface of the large-diameter portion of the rotary shaft. An actuate groove is formed in the inner surface of the end wall of the housing concentrically with the rotary shaft. A stopper pin is attached to the shoulder surface of the large-diameter portion of the rotary shaft so as to be movable in the groove. The stopper pin abuts against the circumferential ends of the groove, thereby limiting the rotational range of the stopper pin.

Methods, systems and polished overlays utilizing an uncoupling membrane between a substrate (e.g., floor) and a deposited polishable overlay. The overlay may be a self-leveling, polishable overlay. An uncoupling membrane is secured to substrate followed by directly depositing a polishable overlay over and contacting the uncoupling membrane. The uncoupling membrane secures the polishable overlay to the substrate without use of a primer / broadcast sand layer. The polishable overlay may fill voids in the uncoupling membrane and may be deposited over the uncoupling membrane to a thickness residing above a top surface of the uncoupling membrane. The polishable overlay may be polished once cured whereby the uncoupling membrane reduces stresses in the overlay layer during polishing.

An object of the invention is to provide a shock absorbing member enabled to reduce stress applied at the moment of impact to each part serving as an attaching portion. The shock absorbing member 10A includes a pressure receiving wall portion 11A to be pressed at the moment of impact, a side wall portion 21A formed on one end portion side in a direction H perpendicular to a longitudinal direction L of the pressure receiving wall portion 11A to extend along the longitudinal direction L towards a rear of the pressure receiving wall portion 11A, a plurality of vertical ribs 31A that are formed on the other end portion side of the pressure receiving wall portion 11A opposite to the one end portion side, on which the side wall portion 21A is formed, that are provided towards the rear of said pressure receiving wall portion 11A to intersect with the longitudinal direction L, that are arranged like rows to the longitudinal direction L, and flange portions 41A and 51A respectively formed on one end portion side of the side wall portion 21A, which is opposite to the pressure receiving wall portion 11A, and on one end portion side of each of the vertical ribs 31A, which is opposite to the pressure receiving wall portion 11A.

A method for pre-treating a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell is disclosed. According to the method of the invention, the MEA is subjected to multiple wet / dry cycles prior to assembly of the MEA into the fuel cell stack. The pre-treatment wet / dry cycles of the present invention eliminate or reduce the irreversible dimensional changes which occur in the polymer electrolyte membrane in the MEA throughout the wet / dry cycles of fuel cell operation. This reduces stress applied to the MEA throughout wet / dry cycles which occur during operation of the fuel cell. Consequently, the formation and propagation of pinholes in the membrane is reduced, increasing the lifetime of the MEA.

A display device includes a flexible display panel, and an accommodation section configured to house the flexible display panel and provided with at least one movable guide member being movable and a plurality of fixed guide members configured to support the flexible display panel, where a distance between the at least one movable guide member and the plurality of fixed guide members at a time of pull-out is different from that at a time of housing.

A mounting substrate has one main surface (a first main surface). An electronic component has a first face, a second face, and a side face, and is provided on the one main surface of the mounting substrate. A solder bump is disposed between the mounting substrate and the electronic component, and electrically connects the mounting substrate and the electronic component. A resin layer is provided on the one main surface of the mounting substrate to cover the electronic component. The first face is a face of the electronic component at a side opposite to the mounting substrate. The side face of the electronic component is in contact with the resin layer. A space is provided between at least a part of the first face and the resin layer in a thickness direction of the mounting substrate.

An imaging device according to the disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate including an effective pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are disposed, and a peripheral region provided around the effective pixel region; an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided on side of the semiconductor substrate on which a light receiving surface is disposed; a first sealing layer provided on the semiconductor substrate; a recess provided in the first sealing layer on the effective pixel region; and a light shielding film provided on the first sealing layer on the peripheral region.