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An illumination system for a microlithography projection exposure apparatus for illuminating an illumination field (65) with the light from an assigned light source (11) comprises a pupil shaping unit (15, 30) for receiving light from the assigned light source (11) and for generating a predeterminable basic light distribution in a pupil plane (31) of the illumination system and a transmission filter (36) assigned to the pupil shaping unit (15, 30) and having at least one array of individually drivable individual elements for the spatially resolving transmission filtering of the light impinging on the transmission filter in or in proximity to a pupil plane (31, 35) of the illumination system, the transmission filter (36) being designed for generating a predeterminable correction of the basic light distribution. An illumination system of this type can generate a multiplicity of location-dependent intensity distributions in a pupil plane of the illumination system, a high transmittance being ensured. The location-dependent intensity distribution in the pupil plane generates an angle-dependent intensity distribution on the illumination field of the illumination system which can be optimized for a mask structure to be imaged.

The invention relates to a medical puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating the puncturing and comprising at the opposite end a hub, the hub comprising a handle part and a shield part being pivotable in relation to the handle part and further comprising locking means on the shield part and the handle part, the locking means being adapter to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part where the rigid needle is covered by this.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed that permit the transparent bridging of a broad range of backup storage devices, such that backup software will identify an intermediate device as a one of those storage devices and will transparently send their backup data-stream thereto as part of the existing standard backup process. Upon receipt of a backup data-stream from the backup software, the methods and apparatus provide for analysis of the data elements in the data-stream, collection of management information about those data elements, and storage of the management information in an easily accessible format for subsequent review and query by users and administrators of the original data. The same backup data-stream is stored on any standard backup storage device, including the imitated backup storage device.

An electrically driven brake booster 1 includes an input member 4 disposed in operative association with a brake pedal 12, an output member 5 disposed in operative association with the master cylinder 6, and drive transmitting means 10 for translating a rotating motion of a motor 9 into a linear motion to be transmitted to the output member 5. The drive transmitting means 10 comprises a rack 23 formed on the output member 5, and pinions 21, 22 disposed in operative association with the motor 9 and in meshing engagement with the rack 23. Also, reaction transmitting means 8 which transmits a brake reaction to the input member 4 and the output member 5 at a given proportion is provided. In comparison to conventional drive transmitting means, the drive transmitting means 10 of the present invention has a simple construction, a reduced weight and a better transmission efficiency. The provision of reaction transmitting means allows a correct brake control to be achieved on the basis of a brake reaction.

A gravity-fed drinking dispenser for unassisted self-administration of liquids by a bedridden user includes a non-pressurized liquid container adapted to be positioned above the user's head, a flexible tubing assembly connected therewith with a mouthpiece at its free end, and a normally closed solenoid valve between the container and the mouthpiece which, when opened, allows liquid to flow by gravity to the mouthpiece. A low-voltage D.C. electrical source connected with the solenoid valve supplies direct current thereto. Operation of the solenoid valve is controlled by an ergonomic pressure-sensitive microswitch connected between the power source and the solenoid valve, which has a generally oval-shaped housing with a bulbous upper portion shaped to receive the palm of the user and allow the user to put their fingers around it and actuate the microswitch by applying light pressure thereto for unassisted self-administration of liquids.

An implantable device particularly useful for implantation in the common carotid artery at its bifurcation with the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery for reducing the risk of a stroke, includes a base element for anchoring the device in the artery, and a deflector element for covering the inlet of the internal carotid artery. The deflector element is formed with openings of a size and configuration to deflect emboli in the blood to the external carotid artery without blocking blood flow through the external or internal carotid arteries. The deflector element is attached to a supporting portion of the base element to produce a composite construction. In one described embodiment, the base element is a coil having two opposing ends which overlap to permit expansion for deployment in the artery, and in a second described embodiment the base element is a tube expandable for deployment in the artery.

A hatch cover assembly for an access port includes a hatch which is adapted to cover the access port and a mechanism for applying a generally vertically-directed force to the hatch to raise it upwardly off the port, while maintaining the hatch in a generally-horizontal attitude. The assembly also includes a mechanism for mounting the hatch on the access port so that the hatch may be rotated about a generally vertical shaft from a closed position which covers the port to an open position which exposes the port, while avoiding any non-pivotal horizontal movement of the hatch with respect to the access port.

A prosthetic foot including a ground-engaging base in the form of a generally planar and resiliently flexible foot bed which extends between two or more platforms to form one or more flexible hinges therebetween. The platforms include a toe platform, a mid-section platform and a heel platform. A support shank is disposed above the platforms so as to be generally positioned above an ankle area of the foot. A first spring extends from the toe platform to the support shank. A second spring extends from the support shank to the mid-section platform. A third spring extends from the support shank to the heel platform. Typically, the springs are curvilinear springs.

The invention is related to structures used for providing fault tolerance in computer data networks. According to the invention, fault tolerance is achieved by redundancy, i.e. by using at least two network nodes in parallel. The network nodes have at least two physical network interface to a network, only one of which is active during normal operation. In the case of two network nodes being used, both of these have two physical network interfaces to the same network. A first network interfaces on the first node has the same IP and MAC address as one interface on the second node, and the second network interface on the first node has the same IP and MAC address as the other interface on the second node. The IP and MAC addresses of the two interfaces of each node are different, whereby the two nodes provide a first IP address and a corresponding first MAC address, and a second IP address and a corresponding second MAC address. In normal operation, a first node of the two nodes handles traffic directed to the first IP address and ignores the traffic directed to the second IP address, and the second node handles traffic directed to the second IP address and ignores the traffic directed to the first IP address. The two nodes monitor each other for fault conditions, and if one of the nodes show signs of failure, the other node activates the other of its interfaces and starts handling traffic directed to both IP addresses.

An optical fiber array having a V-groove chip with a front portion and a rear portion. The optical fibers are disposed in the V-grooves. The optical fibers are bnonded (e.g. glued) to the V-groove chip in the rear portion of the chip. The optical fibers are not bonded to the front portion of the chip. Preferably, the optical fibers have endfaces that are flush with a front face of the chip. The optical fibers extend from the rear portion. In use, the optical fiber array is pressed against V-grooves of an integrated optics chip or optoelectronic submount. Since the optical fibers are not bonded to the front portion, they can move slightly to fit precisely into V-grooves of the IO chip or submount. Hence, optical fiber alignment is improved. Also, there is no danger of residual adhesive preventing close contact between the optical fibers and IO chip.

A guard for a power-feed drill having a fluid inducer protects an operator from coming in contact with a rotating drive assembly. The drive assembly is enclosed by a cylindrical housing having a slotted opening through which a fluid inducer connection extends. The guard comprises a rotatable tube concentrically disposed within the housing and sleeved over the drive assembly so as to cover the opening presented by the slot. The fluid inducer connection passes through a helical groove in the tube.

A plastic lid for a can of the type comprising a tubular body (10) having an upper end (13) for the seating of the lid (20) comprising a sealing portion (21), removably seated on the tubular body (10) and provided with an upper edge (21b), a seal portion (25), to be ruptured upon the first opening of the lid (20), having an upper ring (25b) which is incorporated to a lower skirt (25a), said upper ring (25b) and said lower skirt (25a) being respectively seated onto and around part of the upper end (13), said upper ring (25b) being incorporated through radial bridges (26), to said upper edge (21b), the seal portion (25) presenting an interruption (25c) extending through the width of the upper ring (25b) and through at least part of the height of the lower skirt (25a). The sealing portion (21) incorporates a gripping tab (27) which is manually operable only when part of the seal portion (25) is ruptured.

A spray gun includes a body, a hole defined thereof, and a nozzle portion. The nozzle portion includes an air-inducting device communicating with the hole, with the air-inducting device including a bore for allowing liquid to flow through and a plurality of retaining sections. Each retaining section includes an elastic element and a detent disposed therein. The nozzle portion also includes a positioning ring having a plurality of engaging portions disposed on an end and an air cap including two horns and a plurality of outlet holes adapted for allowing liquid to flow out. The engaging portions are adapted for receiving the detent. The air cap includes two horns and a plurality of outlet holes adapted for allowing liquid to flow out, with the air cap engaging with the positioning ring.

An improved acoustical floor/ceiling, or wall assembly affixed to a support structure, the assembly using laminar panels. A first one of the laminar panels includes a constraining layer of material with a layer viscoelastic glue on the constraining layer and a layer of material of a first composition on the layer of viscoelastic glue. A second one of the laminar panels includes a constraining layer of material with a layer of viscoelastic glue on the constraining layer of material and a layer of material of a composition different than that of the layer of material in the other laminar panel. In one assembly the material in the first laminar panel is cellulose-based material or wood, and the material in the second laminar panel is gypsum board. Constraining layers of material of metal, cellulose-based material, wood and petroleum-based products such as plastic, vinyl or rubber, ceramic, composite are employed.

A vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a cleaner body incorporating a suction motor, an inlet hose, and an outlet hose; a suction brush; a cyclone unit for separating dirt from air, the cyclone unit discharging the air after the dirt is separated; a dirt collection bin for collecting the separated dirt, the dirt collection bin being removably arranged below the cyclone unit; an engagement unit for allowing the dirt collection bin to be removably fitted in the cleaner body, the engagement unit having at least one engagement projection and at least one engagement groove; and a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection to be correctly engaged in the engagement groove.

The present invention provides a method of driving an active matrix display device in which one frame comprises a plurality of sub-frames each comprising a write time and a hold time and gray scale driving is brought about by the cumulative effect of the hold times. Gray scale display driving is carried out by randomly scanning scan lines other than one predetermined scan line in a predetermined sequence in the hold time of each sub-frame corresponding to the one predetermined scan line so that any one sub-frame is not written to any one scan line more than once and one frame is such that in each of the scan lines, the writings and the hold time of each of the sub-frames is ensured to bring about gray scale display. Through this means, the frame period is shortened.

A light transmissive temperature control apparatus, a bio-diagnosis apparatus including the transmissive temperature control apparatus, and a method of diagnosing biochemical reaction using the bio-diagnosing apparatus are provided. The light transmissive temperature control apparatus includes at least one tube which is formed of a light transmissive material and configured to contain a sample; and a temperature control unit which accommodates at least a part of the at least one tube which is transparent, guides light to be irradiated onto the at least one tube, and controls a temperature of the at least one tube.

A process for manufacturing a structural panel includes determining structural loads to be placed upon the structural panel. The structural panel is manufactured from at least two generally parallel and spaced-apart thin-shell cementitious skins that are joined by a truss. The thickness of each cementitious skin is selected to meet the structural loads to be placed thereon and each skin is shaped to center reinforcement in the skin.

The invention relates to a shaving device which comprises a shaving head (1) having at least one cutting blade (5) and two skin-supporting members (11, 13), said cutting blade comprising a cutting edge (7) extending perpendicularly to a shaving direction (X) of the shaving head, and said skin-supporting members, viewed in the shaving direction, being arranged, respectively, in front of and behind said cutting blade, and defining a contact surface (17) between the shaving head and a skin surface (53) to be treated. The cutting blade and the skin-supporting members are mounted to a sub-frame (9), which is coupled to a main frame (19) and can be displaced with respect to said main frame against a spring force (F_S).

According to the invention, the main frame comprises two further skin-supporting members (21, 23) which, viewed in the shaving direction, are arranged, respectively, in front of and behind the sub-frame and extend substantially in said contact surface. As a result, a contact force (F_C) between the skin surface and the skin-supporting members of the sub-frame and hence a skin curvature (w₂) between the skin-supporting members of the sub-frame, i.e. at the location of the cutting member, is mainly determined by the value of said spring force and, accordingly, substantially independent of a pressure force (F_P) exerted by a user to press the shaving head against the skin surface.

A hub unit wherein the axis is prevented from deflecting for use in electrically assisted bicycles. A single fixing support shaft (57) has opposite ends projecting outward respectively from opposite ends of a hub (7) enclosing a motor (9) and a planetary gear reduction mechanism (6) therein and having inner teeth (66a) in mesh with planetary gears (65). The rotor (4) of the motor (9) has a tubular rotating shaft (44) rotatably fitted around the support shaft (57) and is therefore rotatable free of deflection of its axis relative to the support shaft (57). The hub unit is more simplified in construction and easier to assemble than the conventional hub unit wherein the rotating shaft of the rotor (4) is separate from the support shaft (57).

A centrifugal separator for separating oil from a gas stream, particularly for venting the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, having a housing (2) in which the flow guiding means are arranged. The flow guiding means are connected to a drive shaft (3). A gas inlet (5) opens into the housing (2), and a gas outlet (6) and an oil outlet (7) lead out of the housing (2). An easily produced and functionally reliable arrangement is obtained if the housing (2) is non-rotatably mounted and an impeller (14) with blades (11) that produce a centrifugal flow is disposed in the housing (2) such that it is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (4) of the drive shaft (3).

Vehicle-starting-engine-torque restricting means 86 is provided to restrict engine torque T_E upon starting of a vehicle with engine 8 used as a vehicle drive power source, so that a required output of first electric motor M1 which generates a reaction force corresponding to the engine torque T_E can be made smaller than in the case where the engine torque T_E is not restricted. Namely, the vehicle-starting-engine-torque restricting means 86 eliminates a need of increasing the maximum output of the first electric motor M1 to generate the reaction force corresponding to the engine torque T_E, making it possible to reduce the required size of the first electric motor M1.

A deployment pack containing a number of electric road flares is provided. The pack is attached to an emergency vehicle. The pack is adapted to deploy a single flare at a time. Each flare includes two, battery-operated, light emitting diodes (LEDs), pulsed at a predetermined rate. Each LED is placed adjacent reflective material to extend or direct the light pulsing from the LED. The pack provides battery charging means to each electric road flare while contained in the pack interior. The pack also provides means for activating each flare before it is deployed from the pack. Each flare contains two metallic roads providing means for flare retrieval by a magnetic pick-up tool.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel or the like in which it is easy to enlarge a size of the display panel. A display panel according to exemplary embodiments includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer which are optically transparent, a conductivity-variable layer which is provided on the first transparent electrode layer, and an electroluminescent layer which is provided between the conductivity-variable layer and the second transparent electrode layer, and which emits light by applying a voltage thereto.

A phase shifting network including a main power divider having a main input, first and second main outputs, and means for dividing power received at the main input between the first and second main outputs. A first differential phase shifter is provided. The first differential phase shifter has a first input, first and second outputs, and a first phase shift adjuster which can be moved to adjust the phase difference between the first and second outputs. The first input is connected to the first main output and the first differential phase shifter is configured to divide power from the first input between the first and second outputs. A second differential phase shifter is also provided. The second differential phase shifter has a second input, third and fourth outputs, and a second phase shift adjuster which can be moved to adjust the phase difference between the third and fourth outputs. The second input is connected to the second main output and the second differential phase shifter is configured to divide power from the second input between the third and fourth outputs. A control system is configured to drive the first phase shift adjuster and the second phase shift adjuster, such that the degree of adjustment of one of the phase shift adjusters is dependent upon the degree of adjustment of the other phase shift adjuster. The phase difference between the first and second outputs, the second and third outputs, and the first and fourth outputs is substantially equal.

Proposed is a pyrolysis reactor for processing solid municipal and domestic wastes by means of a pyrolytic reaction in the pyrolysis chamber without access of oxygen to the reaction system. The reactor is characterized by containing two waste-feeding screws which have tapered shapes, a gap between the outer surfaces of the threads, are inclined in the vertical plane and converge towards each other in a horizontal plane in the direction from the inlet to the outlet end. The gap is adjustable with diminishing toward the outlet end.

The invention discloses an interior wall coating using shell powder as a main component, which is prepared by using shell calcium carbonate and shell calcium oxide as main materials, using redispersible latex powder as an adhesive, adding nano titanium dioxide, anion powder and cellulose ether as functional addition materials, mixing and stirring. Because no harmful substance is added in the interior wall coating, the interior wall coating not only can not emit harmful gases, such as formaldehyde, benzene, ammonia gas, TVOC and the like, but also has the functions of adsorbing and decomposing the harmful gases and has a certain breath humidifying function; and meanwhile, the interior wall coating has the characteristics of simple transportation and construction, and spraying construction can be carried out by only adding pigment and water and uniformly mixing.

A side airbag apparatus includes a side airbag having a plurality of partitioned chambers therein to be inflated and deployed in a space between a side wall portion of a body of a motor vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed inside the body. An inflator has an approximately cylindrical shape and blows gas out for inflating and deploying the side airbag from one side in a longitudinal direction of the inflator. A cylindrical member is disposed in a manner so as to cover the one side in the longitudinal direction of the inflator and has a squeezing portion for restricting a flow path of the gas blown out from the inflator.

A container having a top wall, which has at least one top wall region that can be perforated to form a feed opening for feeding a liquid; a bottom wall, which has at least one bottom wall region that can be perforated to form an outlet opening; and at least one chamber, which is surrounded by chamber walls and in which a base product and an adjustment element are located. The adjustment element is arranged such that it can be moved from an idle position to a working position and, when in the working position, opens at least one chamber wall. A chamber wall has at least one opening, on or in which a component of the adjustment element is detachably fastened when in the idle position. The component of the adjustment element closes the opening in the chamber wall.

A permanent magnet motor includes a rotor including a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets located inside the rotor core and establishing a plurality of magnetic poles. In the permanent magnet motor, the permanent magnets include a plurality of types of permanent magnets having different coercive forces. The types of permanent magnets are disposed so that each one type constitutes one magnetic pole.