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In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem comprising a transmission fiber, the optical subsystem capable of transmitting and collecting light of a predetermined range of wavelengths along a first beam having a predetermined beam size. The probe also includes an ultrasound subsystem, the ultrasound subsystem positioned within the sheath and adapted to propagate energy of a predetermined range of frequencies along a second beam having a second predetermined beam size, wherein a portion of the first and second beams overlap a region during a scan.

Drilling rig apparatus for connecting and disconnecting well pipe at a drilling rig. A remotely controlled power wrench assembly is mounted on a remotely controlled lifting mechanism attached to a base spaced about the well axis on the rig floor. The wrench assembly includes upper and lower wrenches carried by the lifting mechanism. The wrench assembly includes a lower wrench for gripping a lower box coupling of a drill pipe section at the well center. An upper wrench is provided for spinning an upper pin coupling into or out of threaded engagement with the lower box coupling. The upper wrench has two opposed spinner-roller pairs which translate between open and closed positions for spinning the upper pin coupling when in a closed position. The upper wrench also has two opposed jaw blocks which translate between open and closed positions for gripping the pin coupling in a closed position. The spinner roller pairs and the jaw blocks move in directions perpendicular to each other into and out of a cavity through which the well axis passes vertically. Torque cylinders are provided by which the upper wrench is torqued in a first or "torquing up" direction while the jaw blocks are gripping the pin coupling and in a second or "breaking loose" direction. A manipulator is pivotably carried on a rod supported from the wrench assembly. The manipulator includes a remotely controlled arm and hand assembly which captures a drill pipe section in its hand and transfers the drill pipe while being supported vertically by the drilling rig between the well axis and a position at the side-of the wrench assembly. The drilling rig apparatus includes a bore arranged and designed for placement on the rig floor around the well axis. A slot is provided between frame members for placement of a pneumatically remotely controlled power slip manipulator for setting and releasing slips in the rotary table for supporting the drill pipe string in the well bore during connecting and disconnecting operations of drill pipe sections.

The present invention is an optical electronic input device for identifying the coordinates of an object in a given area. The device may capture two-dimensional or three-dimensional input information, using a minimal number of optical units (one for two dimensional coordinates and two for three dimensional coordinates). The invention requires only basic optical elements such as a photo sensing unit, lenses, a light source, filters and shutters which may reduce manufacturing costs significantly. Since this device enables inputting the coordinates of an object in a set area, it may not only be used in systems such as optical touch screens, but also in virtual keyboard applications and in implementation for machine vision.

Drilling rig apparatus for connecting and disconnecting well pipe at a drilling rig. A remotely controlled power wrench assembly is mounted on a remotely controlled lifting mechanism attached to a base spaced about the well axis on the rig floor. The wrench assembly includes upper and lower wrenches carried by the lifting mechanism. The wrench assembly includes a lower wrench for gripping a lower box coupling of a drill pipe section at the well center. An upper wrench is provided for torquing and spinning an upper pin coupling into or out of threaded engagement with the lower box coupling. A manipulator is pivotably carried on a rod supported from the wrench assembly. The manipulator captures a drill pipe section and transfers the drill pipe section between the well axis and a position at the side of the wrench assembly. A slot is provided between frame members of the base for placement of a power slip manipulator for setting and releasing slips in the rotary table.

An improved electrical circuit that includes an embedded electrical component and an embedded voltage variable material (“VVM”) is provided. In one embodiment, the embedded VVM is provided as a voltage variable substrate, which is used in combination with an embedded electrical component, such as an embedded resistive material or an embedded capacitive material.

In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem comprising a transmission fiber, the optical subsystem capable of transmitting and collecting light of a predetermined range of wavelengths along a first beam having a predetermined beam size. The probe also includes an ultrasound subsystem, the ultrasound subsystem positioned within the sheath and adapted to propagate energy of a predetermined range of frequencies along a second beam having a second predetermined beam size, wherein a portion of the first and second beams overlap a region during a scan.

A programmable logic array integrated circuit has a number of programmable logic modules which are grouped together in a plurality of logic array blocks (“LABs”). The LABs are arranged on the circuit in a two dimensional array. A conductor network is provided for interconnecting any logic module with any other logic module. In addition, adjacent or nearby logic modules are connectable to one another for such special purposes as providing a carry chain between logic modules and / or for connecting two or more modules together to provide more complex logic functions without having to make use of the general interconnection network. Another network of so-called fast or universal conductors is provided for distributing widely used logic signals such as clock and clear signals throughout the circuit. Multiplexers can be used in various ways to reduce the number of programmable interconnections required between signal conductors.

The present invention is an optical electronic input device for identifying the coordinates of an object in a given area. The device may capture two-dimensional or three-dimensional input information, using a minimal number of optical units (one for two dimensional coordinates and two for three dimensional coordinates). The invention requires only basic optical elements such as a photo sensing unit, lenses, a light source, filters and shutters which may reduce manufacturing costs significantly. Since this device enables inputting the coordinates of an object in a set area, it may not only be used in systems such as optical touch screens, but also in virtual keyboard applications and in implementation for machine vision.

The present invention comprises a universal coupon redemption system and method for redeeming both paper and electronic coupons that eliminates fraud. The system and method provides verification, validation and authentication of coupon redemption transactions in a third party environment while eliminating the need to ship coupons to manufacturers for reimbursement. In one embodiment, the system and method also advantageously addresses the increasingly complex identification of coupons by removing the encoded redemption requirements from the coupon itself and moving the redemption requirements to a third party coupon processing appliance.

An external programmer module adapted for physical and electrical connection to existing clinical monitoring and / or therapy instrumentation is provided for achieving bi-directional communication with an implantable medical device (IMD). The programmer module includes telemetry circuitry necessary for communicating with an IMD and a connector that allows electrical connection to a clinical instrument such as a patient monitor or external defibrillator. The connector is adapted to connect the programmer module with the power supply of the clinical instrument and may connect the programmer module with one or more features or subsystems of the clinical instrument, such as, a central processing system, a printer, an electronic storage medium, a user interface, a communications interface, or graphical display. The programmer module is enclosed in a housing adapted for physical mating with the clinical instrument, either on the outside of the clinical instrument or within an open bay designed to receive auxiliary devices.

A micro electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) device INCLUDES a MEMS substrate and at least one MEMS structure on the MEMS substrate. In addition, there is at least one battery cell on the MEMS substrate coupled to the at least one MEMS structure. The at least one battery cell includes a support fin extending vertically upward from the MEMS substrate and a first electrode layer on the support fin. In addition, there is an electrolyte layer on the cathode layer, and a second electrode layer on the electrolyte layer. The support fin may have a height greater than a width. The first electrode layer may have a processing temperature associated therewith that exceeds a stability temperature associated with the second electrode layer.

An improved electrical circuit that includes an embedded electrical component and an embedded voltage variable material (''VVM'') is provided. In one embodiment, the embedded VVM is provided as a voltage variable substrate, which is used in combination with an embedded electrical component, such as an embedded resistive material or an embedded capacitive material.

A trace unit is provided which is configured to generate items of trace data indicative of processing activities, of a data processing unit. The trace unit comprises a trace indexing unit configured to associate an index value with at least a subset of the items of trace data generated by the trace unit. The trace indexing unit is configured to generate each index value as one of a predetermined sequence of index values, wherein an n+1th index value in the predetermined sequence can be determined from only an nth index value in the predetermined sequence.

This invention relates to a telescopic vacuum cleaner tube comprising a first inner tube, a second inner tube, and an outer tube, wherein the first and second inner tubes are arranged to form first and second telescopic links relative to first and second end portions of the outer tube, respectively. The outer tube forms the intermediate tube of the three-part tube while at the same time being fully accessible in any position, whereby one common grip for operating both of the two respective telescopic links, formed by the first and second inner tubes and the intermediate outer tube, of the three part telescopic tube is obtained.

A Pivoting Rod Holder for securing fishing rods in a variety of positions while they are in use is described. A rod holder tube is a component of a pivoting rod holding system, which has as its additional components a base with a plurality of catch indentations, a collar, a retaining plate, and a plunger-operated locking mechanism at the base of the rod holder tube. A rod placed in the rod holder tube can be locked into any position along a 360 degree axis by simply pulling the rod holder tube up till it is parallel with the catch indentations in the base, spinning it into the desired position, and pulling back firmly on it. This pushes the plunger-operated locking mechanism at the base of the rod holder tube into one of the catch indentations in the base, where it is secured. To release, the rod holder tube is pushed on until the plunger-operated locking mechanism is popped out of the catch indentation in the base. It can then be reset using the same process as above or can be re-stowed by returning it to the vertical position and pushing down.

The invention relates to an ultrahigh heat density cooling system, which comprises air conditioning equipment, wherein the air conditioning equipment comprises two layers of cooling cycles; a refrigerating host machine and a cooling terminal are arranged separately; and the cooling terminal and cooled equipment form a totally-enclosed air circulating system. The refrigerating host machine and cooling terminal equipment are arranged separately, and the cooling terminal and cooled equipment form the totally-enclosed air circulating system, so that the air supply distance is shorter when the cooling terminal is closer to the cooled equipment, and heat and mass transfer with the outside does not exist. By adopting the ultrahigh heat density cooling system, cooling effect is remarkably enhanced, the system runs without being interfered by external factors and a machine room environment is not influenced; furthermore, the cooling terminal is separated from the refrigerating host machine, sothat vibration produced by a compressor is avoided, and noise is greatly lowered.

A therapeutic apparatus (100) comprising: a radio therapy apparatus (102) for treating a target zone (146) of a subject (144), wherein the radio therapy apparatus comprises a radio therapy source (110) for generating electromagnetic radiation (114), wherein the radio therapy apparatus is adapted for rotating the radio therapy source about a rotational point (116); a mechanical actuator (104) for supporting the radio therapy apparatus and for moving the position and / or orientation of the rotational point; and a magnetic resonance imaging system (106) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (170) from an imaging zone (138), wherein the target zone is within the imaging zone, wherein the magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnet (122) for generating a magnetic field within the imaging zone, wherein the radio therapy source is adapted for rotating at least partially about the magnet.

The electrically driven parking device for automobile includes one parking switch module comprising one casing, one switch rack, one circuit board, one infrared emitting tube and one infrared receiving tube; one parking button with one connected board with one through hole sliding between the infrared emitting tube and the infrared receiving tube; and one executing mechanism comprising one casing, one permanent magnetic DC motor, one speed reducer, one copper sleeve, one screw rod, one braking rope and one rope joint connected to the back wheel braking rope. The present invention is for the driver to control parking electrically while showing the brake state and alarming for fault prompt.

An ocean platform crane comprises a foundation pillar (3), a slewing bearing (4) and a rotary table (5). The foundation pillar (3) is of a hollow structure with two ends open, the bottom of the foundation pillar (3) is fixed onto a platform (1), a through hole is arranged in the middle of the rotary table (5), the rotary table (5) is rotatably matched with the foundation pillar (3) through the slewing bearing (4), the inner diameter of the through hole of the rotary table (5) and the inner diameter of the foundation pillar (3) are larger than the outer diameter of a pile leg (2), the lower portion of the pile leg (2) penetrates through the rotary table (5) and the foundation pillar (3), and safety gaps are reserved between the pile leg (2) and the inner wall of the rotary table (5) and between the pile leg (2) and the inner wall of the foundation pillar (3). The foundation pillar is of the hollow structure with the inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the pile leg, and the pile leg is arranged in the foundation pillar, so that valuable space of the platform is saved, structural arrangement on the platform is facilitated, a boom cannot contact with the pile leg when the crane slews, normal operation of the crane is guaranteed, and structural safety of the crane and the pile leg is protected.

A steam conditioning system for discharging bypass steam into a condenser of a steam powered generating plant and other uses. The system includes a steam conditioning device comprising an inner evaporative core and an outer shell. The core may be formed of a tubular piping section disposed at least partially inside the outer shell forming an annular space therebetween. An inlet end of the core receives steam from a piping header fluidly connected to an upstream desuperheating pressure reducing station which injects liquid coolant into the steam stream. Steam discharges through the core outlet end into the outer shell, reverses direction, and flows into the condenser. In one embodiment, the steam conditioning device may be disposed inside the dome of the condenser except for the inlet end. The device intends to increase flow residence time to evaporate entrained carryover coolant droplets in the incoming steam before release to the condenser.

An implantable medical device has a hermetically sealed housing with at least one feedthrough therein for a conductive path between an RF antenna carried by the housing, and an RF telemetry circuit contained in the housing. The feedthrough has a feedthrough housing with a capacitor element therein having first and second capacitor plate configurations, with a first of the capacitor plate configurations being connected to the RF antenna and a second of the capacitor plate configurations being connected to the RF telemetry circuit. The feedthrough functions both as a hermetic seal and as a galvanic isolation for voltage protection of the components of the RF telemetry circuit, and other circuitry in the sealed housing connected thereto.

The invention relates to a laser frequency stabilization and power stabilization optical path system for an SERF atomic gyroscope. The system comprises two parts: a saturated absorption frequency stabilization system, and a liquid crystal laser power stabilization and beam shaping system. The saturated absorption frequency stabilization system is used for performing frequency stabilization on pumping light of the SERF atomic gyroscope, and a liquid crystal laser power stabilization system is used for performing power stabilization on the pumping light of the SERF atomic gyroscope, wherein a flat top beam shaping module is used for shaking a laser spot, so that the laser spot changes from laser with Gaussian distribution energy into flat top laser with uniform energy distribution. The laserfrequency stabilization and power stabilization optical path system provided by the invention is reasonable in optical path layout, compact in structure, convenient to install and adjust, and simplein experimental operations, and provides a basis for the development of a high-precision miniaturized SERF atomic gyroscope.

Provided is a five-in-one control drive system of a pure electric sport utility vehicle (SUV). The five-in-one control drive system of the pure electric SUV comprises a drive motor, a five-in-one controller, a battery management system (BMS), a decelerator, a differential mechanism, a vehicle-mounted power storage battery set, a vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply and a fuse box. The drive system further comprises a vehicle chassis and an installation cabin which is arranged at the end, close to a front vehicle head, of the vehicle chassis. The space in the installation cabin is sequentially divided into an upper space body, a middle space body and a lower space body from top to bottom. Storage battery modules of the vehicle-mounted power storage battery set are installed on the vehicle chassis and in the middle space body of the installation cabin. The five-in-one controller, the BMS, the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply and the fuse box are installed in the upper space body of the installation cabin. The drive motor, the decelerator and the differential mechanism are installed in the lower space body of the installation cabin. The five-in-one control drive system is small in size, the compact and reasonable arrangement structure of the drive system facilitates reasonable distribution of front and back axle loads, and accordingly safety and comfort of the whole vehicle are improved.

The invention generally relates to imaging systems and more particularly to integrated architectures. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an integrated system including a work station and a patient area, in which the work station is remote from the patient area and the work station is operably associated with the patient area.

The invention relates to a cooling method for an oil-immersed transformer and a system thereof, and aims at providing a two-cycle cooling method for the oil-immersed transformer; the transformer oil of the oil-immersed transformer transmits heat to liquid evaporation cooling medium with low temperature by a heat exchanger, and the liquid evaporation cooling medium is vaporized after the temperature thereof rises; gaseous evaporation cooling medium is condensed into liquid by a condensing device, and the liquid reflows to the heat exchanger; another purpose of the invention is a cooling system of the oil-immersed transformer, and the oil-immersed transformer, the heat exchanger and the condensing device are connected together by a pipeline; the transformer oil is stored in the oil-immersed transformer and passes through the oil line part full of the heat exchangers of the pipelines, and the liquid evaporation cooling medium is stored in the evaporation cooling medium part of the heat exchanger; the adopted evaporation cooling medium is fluorocarbon. The cooling method and the system for the oil-immersed transformer solves the problem of large occupying field of the transformer cooling device and outside natural environmental impact and have the advantages of small occupy area, low noise, low energy consumption, safety and reliability.

A high purity, high precision pump capable of pumping more than one type of chemistry or process fluid without requiring cleaning or changing of surfaces contacting the processing fluid. The pump employs a single drive mechanism coupled in parallel with multiple pumping chambers, each capable of handling a different type of manufacturing fluid. The pump can be utilized as part of a single stage or multi-stage pump system.

A serviceable filtering oil removal cartridge for use in a compressed air assembly of a vehicle air brake system includes a housing having a first end and a second end. A filtering element is disposed within the housing for agglomerating and removing oil from compressed air entering the oil removal cartridge. A load plate is disposed within the housing for supporting the filtering element. The load plate includes a connecting portion dimensioned to allow the oil removal cartridge to be removed and installed as a single unit. The connecting portion is preferably a threaded annulus.

An apparatus for testing and researching aquatic species is provided. The apparatus includes a housing rack for housing a tank. The apparatus further includes one or more dividers for dividing the at least one tank into one or more compartments. The apparatus further includes a collection channel and a downspout in each compartment for draining of water from each compartment. The apparatus further includes one or more lids for covering the one or more compartments.