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Method and device for extracting a specified image subject including an extracting condition of an extracting algorithm of a subsequent stage so as to be adapted to an extraction result by the extracting algorithm of a precedent stage, when specified image subject extracting algorithms are successively implemented. At the time of performing the specified image subject extracting algorithms in each stage by parallel processing, the method and device manage extraction states of each step and qualify extraction processing conditions in the subsequent stage in accordance with the extraction states in the precedent stages. The method and device perform a vote in an N-dimensional space of image characteristic quantity for each extraction area by the specified image subject extracting algorithm and then perform weighting of degree of certainty as the specified image subject based on an aggregation value of the vote within a section area for aggregation in the N-dimensional space.

An infrared sensor includes a first substrate made of a thermoelectric conversion material and a second substrate. The first substrate is supported by posts made of an electrode material while being spaced apart from the second substrate. A sensing electrode and lead portions connected thereto are provided on the first substrate. The sensing electrode and the lead portions are covered with an infrared-absorbing film. The posts are connected to the lead portions, and external terminal connection electrodes are connected to the posts.

The invention provides an electroluminescent device having a structure that may include a light-emitting layer composed of, for example, at least an organic polymer between an anode and a cathode, and may also include a thin-film layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cathode, the thin-film layer suppressing unnecessary current which does not contribute to light emission.

A system and method for limiting HC, CO, CO₂, and NO_x emissions in an internal combustion engine is provided. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a substantially carbon-free fuel, such as hydrogen (H₂), is used to fuel combustion in an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is operated, at least some of the time, at an equivalence ratio less than 1 and a boost pressure ratio greater than 1.

The present invention provides an electric vacuum cleaner equipped with a step-up converter circuit with a DC power supply as a drive source, which drives and controls the step-up converter circuit so as to refer to such a relationship as to decrease a variation in dust suction capability, determine an output voltage to be boosted according to the state of a load on a motor-driven blower, boost the output voltage, based on the result of determination and supply power to the motor-driven blower, thereby activating the step-up converter circuit with satisfactory efficiency. Thus, the dust suction performance of the electric vacuum cleaner is enhanced and the usage time of a battery per charge is lengthened.

A backlight unit is capable of preventing an error in positioning of a light-emitting diode light source. The backlight unit (1) includes a film-shaped lightguide plate (6) having at least one light source accommodating hole (6a), and at least one light source (L) having at least one light-emitting diode element disposed in the light source accommodating hole. A retaining portion (6b) provided on the peripheral wall surface of the light source accommodating hole pressingly engages the peripheral wall surface of the light source to support it.

The multi-speed transmission having rotatable shafts, planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4) and shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E). Carrier (ST4) of gearset (RS4) and the input shaft couple as shaft (1). Carriers (ST2, ST3) of respective gearsets (RS2, RS3) and the output shaft (AB) couple as shaft (2). Sun gears (SO1, SO4) of gearsets (RS1, RS4) couple as shaft (3). Carrier (ST1) of gearset (RS1) forms shaft (4). Sun gear (SO3) forms shaft (5). Ring gears (HO1, HO3) of gearsets (RS1, RS3) couple as shaft (6). Sun and ring gears (SO2, HO4) respectively of gearsets (RS2, RS4) couple as shaft (7). Ring gear (HO2) is shaft (8). In the flow of power, elements (A, B) are respectively between shafts (3, 4) and a transmission housing; element © is between shafts (1, 5); element (D) is between shafts (5, 8); and element (E) is between shafts (5, 7).

An LED lamp capable of adjusting a beam spread thereof mainly comprises an adjusting module disposed between a seated body and a cover unit. The adjusting module includes a holder connecting to the seated body, a motivating member traveling within an aperture of the cover unit, an engaging member propping the motivating member against the holder, and a lens disposed on the engaging member. Thereby, rotating the motivating member triggers the engaging member to either move protrudently outward or draw back inward with respect to the cover unit. Accordingly, a beam angle of LED members disposed on a circuit unit of the lamp holder is able to be increasingly condensed or spread, thence promoting the luminaire efficiency of the present invention.

An organic electroluminescence display panel that includes a plurality of first pixel areas, a plurality of second pixel areas, and a plurality of third pixel areas is provided. The organic electroluminescence display panel includes a first electrode layer, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer made of organic light-emitting material and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a reflective material. The organic layer is located on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is located on the organic layer. The material of the second electrode layer includes a transparent metal oxide conductive material. The thickness of the second electrode layer is a single thickness and is greater than 300 nm.

With the goal of presenting a waveform compression and expansion apparatus with which the sound quality of such things as musical tones that are expressed by waveforms is satisfactory following the compression and expansion of the waveforms of the musical tones etc., a method and system for waveform compression and expansion is disclosed in which all of the multiple number of band divided waveforms that comprise the original waveform which has been band divided are apportioned to at least two kinds of compression and expansion formats and form a multiple number of compressed and expanded waveforms by compression or expansion an identical amount only in the direction of the temporal axis.

The present invention provides a hot melt adhesive suitable for use in disposable products, which can be applied at a high speed and provides excellent in adhesion in a wet state and low-temperature coating, with little odor. The hot melt adhesive for disposable products comprises: (A) a propylene homopolymer having a melting point of 100° C. or lower obtained by polymerizing propylene using a metallocene catalyst; and (B) a wax modified with carboxylic acid and/or carboxylic acid anhydride. The wet adhesion of the hot melt adhesive is improved when the wax is modified with maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride.

The invention relates to a microstrip patch antenna (1) for mobile satellite communications comprising a first electrically conducting ground plane (4) having at least one opening (7), at least one patch radiating element (2), at least one first dielectric layer (L2) disposed between the first electrically conducting ground plane and the patch radiating element and more particularly between the at least one opening and the patch radiating element, at least one feed line (6) for providing signal energy in a contactless manner to or from the patch radiating element through the opening and a second dielectric layer (L3) disposed between the feed line and the first electrically conducting ground plane wherein the antenna further comprises a second ground plane (8) and a third dielectric layer (L4) disposed between the second ground plane and the feed line.

A method may be used for designing an electrical circuit. The method may be implemented using a device that includes hardware. The method may include the following steps: generating a schematic model that represents the electrical circuit; placing representations of a set of elements of the electrical circuit for forming a pre-route layout model; and using the pre-route layout model and a set of layout-dependent effect parameter values to perform a pre-route simulation. The set of layout-dependent effect parameter values may pertain to the set of elements of the electrical circuit.

To minimize distortion of the engine, the invention provides an assembly (1) for aircraft comprising a rear portion (3a) of an aircraft, a motor (10), a nacelle (8) and a suspension pylon (4) of the engine on the rear part, the assembly also comprising hooking means (7) of the engine on a rigid structure (6) of the mast, the fastening means comprising two engine mounts (7a) designed to ensure the recovery of axial forces of thrust generated by the engine .; According to the invention, the rigid structure (6) of the mast has a first portion (6a) surrounding in part the motor, said first portion comprising an outer skin forming a portion of an outer aerodynamic surface of the nacelle (8), and the two engine mounts (7a) are arranged diametrically opposite at the rear of the rigid structure (6), being connected to the first portion (6a).

An illumination system including at least one laser light source, a wavelength conversion device, and a two-dimensional (2D) anisotropic diffusion sheet is provided. The laser light source emits a laser beam, and the wavelength conversion device is located on a transmission path of the laser beam. The 2D anisotropic diffusion sheet is located on the transmission path of the laser beam and between the laser light source and the wavelength conversion device. Besides, the 2D anisotropic diffusion sheet allows the laser beam to have an increasing degree of a divergent angle in a first direction greater than an increasing degree of a divergent angle in a second direction. The first direction is substantially parallel to a slow axis of the laser beam. A projection apparatus is also provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide an optical transmission module and method capable of suppressing occurrence of multiplexed reflection light, thereby making it possible to easily carry out an optical coupling operation at low cost. A loss generator 4 having an attenuation factor determined based on an extinction ratio of a modulation signal Sm is provided to attenuate reflection light in a transmission path 5, thereby making it possible to provide a low-cost optical transmission module 10, which ensures a practically satisfactory efficiency, without providing an optical isolator component. Also, in the optical transmission module 10, the intensity of light is adjusted by the loss generator 4. Thus, it is possible to realize the optical transmission module using an optical mounting technique with such accuracy as employed for an ordinary module.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an oligonucleic acid derivative characterized by using a phenoxyacetic acid derivative anhydride as an acylating agent and a pyridine derivative as the acylation reaction activator, in a capping step for protecting the 5′-hydroxyl group of a ribose of an oligonucleic acid derivative.