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A cannula insertion device includes a housing defining an opening for receiving therethrough a cannula and further defining a channel, and a cannula forming a lumen, the cannula adapted for sliding movement within the housing from a retracted position to an extended position. When the cannula is in the retracted position, the lumen is located remotely from the channel and the channel is in fluidic communication with the opening. When the cannula is in the extended position, the lumen is in fluidic communication with the channel.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-absorbent polysaccharide including the process steps of bringing into contact an uncrosslinked polysaccharide with a polyphosphate or a polyphosphoric acid as crosslinking agent in the presence of water to form a polysaccharide gel and crosslinking the polysaccharide gel. The invention further relates to a water-absorbent polysaccharide obtainable by this process, a water-absorbent polysaccharide, a composite, a process for producing a composite, a composite produced by this process, the use of the water-absorbent polysaccharides or of the composites as well as the use of polyphosphates.

An assisting-work management apparatus and an assisting-work management program that assure that a plurality of assisting works for a substrate-related-operation performing system are efficiently carried out by a plurality of workers. A responsible-worker determining portion 140 determines a responsible worker who carries out an objective work determined based on assisting-work occurrence information obtained by an assisting-work occurrence information obtaining portion 110, and an assigned-work informing portion 180 informs the responsible worker of the objective work assigned to the worker. The responsible-worker determining portion 140 can determine, based on pre-set worker information, current worker information, and worker intention information, an appropriate responsible worker who carries out an objective work.

When swaying motions of a trailer or semi-trailer of a car-trailer combination are encountered, input signals which are taken into consideration to calculate a reference signal frequently include also oscillation components, due to which driving dynamics control for stabilization of the car-trailer combination can become very unreliable. To enhance the reliability of driving dynamics control of this type, a method is disclosed in which an input signal (Y) is sensed that includes signal oscillations which are due to a swaying motion of the trailer or semi-trailer and are superimposed on a base component (YBasis) of the input signal (Y). A reference signal is calculated from the input signal (Y), in which case the calculation is executed in such a way that the reference signal by approximation corresponds to a reference signal which is determined from the base component (YBasis) of the input signal (Y). A correcting variable for influencing the driving behavior of the towing vehicle of the car-trailer combination is then determined depending on a deviation between the reference signal and a detected actual signal. Furthermore, the invention discloses a driving dynamics control system which is appropriate to implement the method.

A projector suspension device including a projection optical device having a reflecting mirror, and a suspension position adjustment mechanism, the suspension position adjustment mechanism includes: a pressing member which presses a first member and a second member; a screw member which, being fixed in the first member, passes through the second member; and a turning member which, by turning and engaging with the screw member passing through the second member, against the pressing force of the pressing member, adjusts the angle formed by the first member and second member, with a turning pivot set perpendicular to the axial direction of the screw member as the center.

In a process and apparatus for treating or processing containers (2) that are used for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain the same, cylindrical containers open at least at one end are automatically led past or pass through processing stations for treatment or processing by means of a conveying device, while said containers are jointly held by a carrier (25; 134) in a regular two-dimensional arrangement. The carrier comprises a plurality of openings or receptacles (32; 39; 87; 120), which determine the regular arrangement.According to the invention, the treatment or processing of the containers is performed on or in at least one of the processing stations while the containers are supported by the carrier. This opens up new possibilities for treating or processing the containers, for example when crimping metal lids or during freeze-drying.

The invention relates to a method for the contactless detection of the position of a butterfly-valve shaft of a butterfly valve connecting piece, the butterfly-valve shaft being driven by an electric actuator and having a magnet at one end, which is aligned in a contactless manner with a sensor that is located on a cover. An aim of the invention is to reliably guarantee the detection of the position of the butterfly-valve shaft, even over particularly long periods of time using a contactless position detection device. To achieve this, the sensor has a first and a second magnetoresistive sensor element, an approximately sinusoidal signal being generated in the first sensor element and an approximately cosinusodial signal being generated in the second sensor element by means of the magnet, during the rotation of the butterfly-valve shaft. According to the method, an approximately arc tangential signal is generated in the butterfly-valve connecting signal. The control signal is fed to the actuator that is located in the butterfly-valve connecting piece, to adjust the position of the butterfly-valve shaft.

A cooling system for use in a work machine is provided, in which an increase in the load imposed on a fan driving circuit and occurrence of abnormal noise can be prevented without fail by means of an inexpensive arrangement at the time of switching the rotating direction of a cooling fan. To this end, the cooling system comprises: (1) a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by the engine; (2) a forwardly and reversely rotatable hydraulic motor operated by hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; (3) a cooling fan driven by the hydraulic motor; (4) an electromagnetic selector valve for switching the rotating direction of the hydraulic motor between a forward direction and a reverse direction; (5) controlling means for controlling switching of the electromagnetic selector valve and controlling the hydraulic pump so as to minimize the discharge oil rate of the hydraulic pump during switching of the electromagnetic selector valve.

A method for obtaining an assist torque to be applied to a human joint, in a human assist system for applying an assist torque to the human joint to reduce load of muscles, and the human assist system are provided. The method comprises the step of obtaining a moment due to gravity, acting on a joint of each human segment, based on equations of force and moment balance on each segment. The method further comprises the step of obtaining an assist torque to be applied to the joint to compensate for the moment due to gravity, acting on the joint. The human assist system comprises a motor for delivering an assist torque to a joint and a motor driver for driving control of the motor. The system further comprises a controller for determining a desired value of an assist torque, comprising a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to obtain a moment due to gravity, acting on a joint of each human segment, based on equations of force and moment balance on each segment and then to obtain an assist torque to be delivered to the joint to compensate for the moment due to gravitational acceleration at the joint. The method provides a natural subdivision between the voluntary actuators which are responsible for forward progression of motion and the assist actuators which are responsible for preserving static equilibrium. This subdivision may mitigate the interference between voluntary control and artificial control.

A method for obtaining an assist torque to be applied to a human joint, in a human assist system for applying an assist torque to the human joint to reduce load of muscles, and the human assist system are provided. The method comprises the step of obtaining a moment due to gravity, acting on a joint of each human segment, based on equations of force and moment balance on each segment. The method further comprises the step of obtaining an assist torque to be applied to the joint to compensate for the moment due to gravity, acting on the joint. The human assist system comprises a motor for delivering an assist torque to a joint and a motor driver for driving control of the motor. The system further comprises a controller for determining a desired value of an assist torque, comprising a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to obtain a moment due to gravity, acting on a joint of each human segment, based on equations of force and moment balance on each segment and then to obtain an assist torque to be delivered to the joint to compensate for the moment due to gravitational acceleration at the joint.The method provides a natural subdivision between the voluntary actuators which are responsible for forward progression of motion and the assist actuators which are responsible for preserving static equilibrium. This subdivision may mitigate the interference between voluntary control and artificial control.

A cooling system for use in a work machine is provided, in which an increase in the load imposed on a fan driving circuit and occurrence of abnormal noise can be prevented without fail by means of an inexpensive arrangement at the time of switching the rotating direction of a cooling fan. To this end, the cooling system comprises: (1) a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by the engine; (2) a forwardly and reversely rotatable hydraulic motor operated by hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; (3) a cooling fan driven by the hydraulic motor; (4) an electromagnetic selector valve for switching the rotating direction of the hydraulic motor between a forward direction and a reverse direction; (5) controlling means for controlling switching of the electromagnetic selector valve and controlling the hydraulic pump so as to minimize the discharge oil rate of the hydraulic pump during switching of the electromagnetic selector valve.

When a fitting piece slipping out of a rail groove of a guide rail in connection with an excessive load on a shutter curtain is restored to the rail groove, the restoration is set to be reliably and noiselessly carried out. An posture holding bar 14 and fitting pieces 5 which are spaced from both right and left sides of the posture holding bar 14 at a predetermined interval are provided at the lower end portion of the shutter curtain 1, and a first guide body 15 for guiding the posture holding bar 14 to the opposing site to the rail groove 9a in the process of an opening / closing operation of the shutter curtain 1, and a second guide body 16 for guiding the fitting piece 5 at the lower end portion of the shutter curtain 1 to the opposing site to the rail groove 9a in conformity with a timing at which the posture holding bar 14 is positionally regulated to the opposing site to the rail groove 9a by the first guide body 15 are provided at the upper side of the rail groove 9a constituting the guide rail 4.

An engine driven welding machine which is favorable in operability and has high reliability and reliably performs idle stop and restart is provided. An engine driven welding machine in which a welding generator is driven by an engine, and the aforesaid engine performs an idle operation when a welding operation is stopped is characterized by including an engine stop signal forming circuit IT which forms a stop signal for stopping an operation of the aforesaid engine when time of the aforesaid idle operation exceeds a predetermined time, a direct-current power supply PS connected to an output terminal of the aforesaid welding machine, voltage detecting means VS which detects a voltage change of the aforesaid output terminal, a restart detecting circuit RS which forms a restart signal for restarting the aforesaid engine when the detected voltage by the aforesaid voltage detecting means shows a predetermined change mode for starting the welding operation, and an engine control circuit EC which stops the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid stop signal, and restarts the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid restart signal.

A fuel cell system includes a first heating mechanism for supplying part of an exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell stack after consumption in power generation reaction to a reformer, a second heating mechanism for supplying the remaining exhaust gas to a heat exchanger and supplying heat generated in the heat exchanger to the reformer, a condenser where the exhaust gas discharged from the reformer and the heater exchanger is supplied, a flow rate regulator valve provided downstream of the condenser for regulating the flow rate of the exhaust gas supplied in the reformer, and a control device for controlling the flow rate regulator valve such that operation condition values during a thermally self-sustained operation of the fuel cell system are maintained. A method of operating such a fuel cell system is also provided.

A power supply control system for a vehicle that is provided with a lead-acid battery with comparatively high output density and low energy density, and a lithium-ion battery with comparatively low output density and high energy density. On an engine start that accompanies an ignition operation of a vehicle operator, power is supplied to a starter from the lead-acid battery and the engine is started. On an engine restart that accompanies an idling stop control, power is supplied to the starter from the lithium-ion battery and the engine is started.

In an antistatic structure of a fuel pipe, the fuel pipe to be charged in contact with a fuel, and a brake pipe connected electrically to a vehicle body are coupled to each other through a conductive clamp in at least one portion.

Helical winding is reliably carried out in a plurality of patterns at different angles in a short period of time. A filament winding apparatus for winding fiber bundles onto the surface of a mandrel includes a helical winding head for use in helical winding of the fiber bundles onto the mandrel. The helical winding head includes at least two guide arrays, each including a plurality of guide portions disposed along a circumferential direction of the mandrel, and a repositioning mechanism capable of repositioning the guide portions by rotating each guide array relative to another.

A cap opening system which can handle various containers having caps and container bodies of different sizes is disclosed. In this system, when a cap of a container is to be opened, a container body of the container is gripped by a container body holding apparatus to raise the container body upward. A top surface of the cap is detected as a reference surface when the cap interrupts an optical beam. Based on the height of the reference surface, the cap is positioned with respect to the cap handling apparatus. Alternatively, a cap receiving member is provided underneath the cap handling apparatus to perform positioning of the cap with respect to the cap handling apparatus.

A semiconductor element drive device which individually drives semiconductor elements configuring a power converter includes plural protection circuits which detect information necessary for carrying out a protection operation for the semiconductor elements, an alarm signal output circuit which, having set therein pulse signals with pulse widths differing from one of the plural protection circuits to another, continuously outputs a pulse signal corresponding to a protection circuit, among the plural protection circuits, which has first detected that a protection operation is necessary, as an alarm signal during a period in which it is detected that the protection operation is necessary, and a notification signal output circuit which, when the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output circuit, outputs one pulse thereof equivalent to the set pulse width as a protection operation notification signal.

An object of the present invention is to reliably carry out warning braking in a situation where the warning braking is needed and a crew can recognize the warning braking, and prevent the crew from feeling an unnatural sensation due to the warning braking in a situation where the warning braking is needed but the crew cannot effectively recognize the warning braking. If an obstacle is present ahead of the vehicle, the driver does not carry out brake operation, the driver is looking aside, and the vehicle may collide with the obstacle, the maximum target deceleration Gbt2max for the warning braking is computed. If automatic travel control is not carried out or if automatic travel control is being carried out and its target deceleration Gbt4 is less than a reference value Gbt4s smaller than the maximum target deceleration Gbt2max, the warning braking is carried out. However, when the target deceleration Gbt4 for the automatic travel control is larger than the allowable reference value Gbt4s for warning braking, the warning braking is not carried out.

In a method, ventilator and ventilator control unit for determining an end-expertorial lung volume (EELV) for a mechanically ventilated patient, a breathing gas is provided to the patient that has a first fixed N2 / O2 gas composition, at least until the N2 / O2 gas composition in air expired from the patient is constant. At least once, at a first predetermined point in time, the N2 / O2 gas composition in the breathing gas is changed to a second fixed composition. The change in the N2 / O2 gas composition exhaled by the patient for each breath is measured until a second point in time at which the level of expired O2 in at least two subsequent breadths is substantially stable. The measurement is made downstream of the expiratory tube of the ventilator. The total gas volume is determined for each breath, and the EELV of the patient's lungs is determined based on the change in O2 level between the first and second points in time.

The power supply apparatus is directed to enable a battery to be properly controlled for charging / discharging. A detection unit 21 detects battery voltage V, battery current I and battery ambient temperature T. A battery capacity calculation device 23 and a discharging rate calculation unit 25 estimate battery capacity and discharging rate respectively. A discharge-allowable-duration calculation unit 26 calculates discharge-allowable-duration. This discharge-allowable-duration is used for restriction the discharge-duration of the battery 6. The battery 6 is charged with the output of the generator. Charging current is restricted in accordance with upper-limit-charging-current that is calculated in an upper-limit-charging-current calculation unit 27.

An integrated circuit using high-performance bipolar and CMOS transistor elements on a single chip is fabricated by a simplified process requiring minimal, if any, changes in the process used for forming either type of device in accordance with a variety of possible device designs. The method according to the invention makes maximal use of self-aligned and self-masking processes to reduce the number of processing steps. The number of processing steps is further reduced by performing some steps concurrently on different device types. Further, the masking steps which are employed are reasonably misregistration tolerant, resulting in high manufacturing yield for the process. Consequently, the process according to the invention substantially eliminates the existence of trade-offs between element performance, integration density and process complexity and cost when plural technologies are integrated on the same chip.

A satellite signal tracking method performed by a receiver that receives a satellite signal from a positioning satellite, the satellite signal tracking method including: computing a first Doppler frequency using a received signal obtained by receiving the satellite signal, computing a second Doppler frequency using the first Doppler frequency and a signal from the sensor unit including at least an acceleration sensor, and acquiring the satellite signal using the second Doppler frequency.

A solid-state image pickup device is provided which includes a substrate; a transistor formed on the substrate; a photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode connected to a drain or a source of the transistor, a semiconductor layer stacked on the first electrode, and a second electrode stacked on the semiconductor layer; an insulating layer disposed on the second electrode; and a bias line formed on the insulating layer to be connected to the second electrode, in which the insulating layer contains at least an inorganic insulating film, and the bias line is connected to the second electrode via a contact hole formed in the insulating layer, and a side surface of the semiconductor layer is in contact with the inorganic insulating film.

An actuator latch mechanism of a hard disk drive locks an actuator when the hard disk drive is not operating, and the actuator includes a swing arm rotatably installed to a base member, a VCM coil coupled to one end portion of the swing arm, and a magnet facing the VCM coil. The actuator latch mechanism includes a notch portion protruding from the end portion of the swing arm; a latch lever pivotally installed to the base member and having a hook engaging the notch portion at one end thereof when the actuator is locked; a protrusion protruding from an edge of the magnet toward the latch lever; a first iron core installed to the end portion of the swing arm and applying a first torque to the swing arm by a flux generated from the protrusions; and a second iron core installed to the other end of the latch lever and applying a second torque to the latch lever by the flux generated from the protrusion.

The invention relates to a heat-exchanger module (1) comprising at least one fluid circuit comprising at least one fluid-circulation channel (13), at least one cell containing a phase-change material (PCM) such as a metal alloy or salt, at least the cell(s) being defined by walls (10) of at least one first metal plate (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) which can be welded, diffusion welded or brazed onto a second metal plate (10.1, 10.2, 10.3). The invention relates to the related manufacturing methods as well as to the uses at high temperatures.

Each burst of an OFDM signal which is transmitted, for example, on the basis of the IEEE 802.11a / g WLAN Standard contains a preamble with a sequence of ten short training signals. The DC offset is derived from the mean value of the signal over a measurement section of the training signal sequence, with a first subsection of the measurement section in time being weighted with a rising weighting function, and a last subsection of the measurement section in time being weighted with a falling weighting function. A central subsection, which is not weighted, may be located between the two. The signal is accumulated in this way over the measurement section, and the result is divided by the sum of the weights of the subsections. Using this procedure, the averaging process has better filter characteristics than the noise contribution from the actual signal.