396 results about "Close relatives" patented technology

There is provided a penetratable toothed fastener for clamping tissue during surgery. The toothed fastener includes first and second legs each having longitudinal rows of transverse teeth and a securing member configured to pass through the transverse teeth to hold first and second legs closed relative to each other and about tissue. A locking mechanism is provided to retain the securing member within the first and second legs of the toothed fastener. The toothed fastener additionally includes receptacles for the receipt of medicant materials and holes in the teeth to dispense the materials to clamped tissue.

The invention is concerned with automatic dropping outfit for coffee bag in coffee maker, includes the machine foundation, the first workpiece, the second workpiece, the driving system; the both sides of the second workpiece connect the clamping plate actively, the front end of two clamping plates are with the bar part in order to form the laying part for coffee bag that can open and close relativing to the second workpiece, sets the first axis on the front part of the clamping plates, sets the second axis on the rear part of the clamping plates, set the guide channel on the machine foundation in order to guide the top and bottom end of the first axis and the second axis, each pair of guide channel consist of the top guide channel and bottom guide channel, each pair of guide channel assorts with the first axis guide that can drive once open and close relativing to the second workpiece of the front end of the clamping plate during the return process of second workpiece; the coffee bag can drop between the bar part by the movement of the second workpiece of the driving system, and the assort of the first axis and the guid channel.

An MOS device is formed including a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and source and drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer proximate an upper surface of the semiconductor layer. The source and drain regions are spaced apart relative to one another. A drift region of the second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor layer proximate the upper surface of the semiconductor layer and at least partially between the source and drain regions, the drift region having an impurity doping concentration greater than about 2.0e12 atoms / cm2. An insulating layer is formed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the semiconductor layer. The device further includes a gate formed on the insulating layer at least partially between the source and drain regions, and a buried layer of the first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer in close relative proximity to and beneath at least a portion of the drift region. A substantially vertical distance between the buried layer and the drift region, and / or one or more physical dimensions of the buried layer are configured so as to optimize a power density of the device relative to at least one of an on-resistance and a maximum drain current of the device.

The invention relates to a mobile terminal and relative power management, wherein said method comprises: based on the power consumption levels of each communication module and function module of mobile terminal, grading the power level into several levels; setting electricity threshold value for each level; judging if the power of mobile terminal is lower than the threshold value; if it is lower, based on the priority, closing relative communication module or function module; said mobile terminal comprises: CPU, several communication modules and function modules connected to the CPU, a power module, a power checking module, and a multi-stage power manage module for dividing the communication modules and function modules into several grades and setting power threshold value for them. The invention can effectively utilize the power of battery.

To provide, in a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, especially of a foldable type, a hinge for portable terminal that not only has both functions of allowing a second casing having a display portion to turn in a horizontal direction relative to a first casing having a keyboard portion and of allowing the second casing to open / close relative to the first casing, but also is capable of preventing external leakage of a lubricating oil and is formed to be as compact as possible so that a mounting space can be saved. The hinge for portable terminal is a hinge coupling a first casing having a keyboard portion and a second casing having a display portion to each other, including: a rotary hinge part to which the first casing is coupled to be turnable relative to the second casing; and an opening / closing hinge part to which the second casing is coupled to be openable / closable relative to the first casing, wherein: the rotary hinge part has a fixed member attached to the first casing and a rotary member attached to the fixed member with a turn thereof being controlled via a first cam mechanism; and the opening / closing hinge part is provided in the rotary member and has an opening / closing member which is rotatably mounted with a rotation thereof being controlled to be in a perpendicular direction to a direction of the turn of the rotary hinge part via a second cam mechanism and to which an end portion of the second casing is coupled.

An MOS device is formed including a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and source and drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer proximate an upper surface of the semiconductor layer. The source and drain regions are spaced apart relative to one another. A drift region of the second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor layer proximate the upper surface of the semiconductor layer and at least partially between the source and drain regions, the drift region having an impurity doping concentration greater than about 2.0e12 atoms / cm2. An insulating layer is formed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the semiconductor layer. The device further includes a gate formed on the insulating layer at least partially between the source and drain regions, and a buried layer of the first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer in close relative proximity to and beneath at least a portion of the drift region. A substantially vertical distance between the buried layer and the drift region, and / or one or more physical dimensions of the buried layer are configured so as to optimize a power density of the device relative to at least one of an on-resistance and a maximum drain current of the device.

A portable ultrasound system includes a main screen included in a hinged portion of the portable ultrasound system configured to open and close relative to a main housing of the portable ultrasound system, a touchscreen included on a top surface of the main housing of the portable ultrasound system, and a touchpad included on the top surface of the main housing of the portable ultrasound system. The system further includes a processing circuit configured to perform general computing operations, configured to receive ultrasound imaging data, and configured to provide ultrasound information to at least one of the main screen, the touchscreen, or the touchpad.

A vehicle body side structure is provided to prevent deformation of a structural member due to deformation of a door during a side collision. The vehicle body structure reduces the possibility that the structural member contacts an occupant and obtains an excellent impact absorption effect when the door contacts the occupant. The vehicle body structure has a body side portion with the structural member, and a door coupled to the body side portion to open and close relative to the structural member. An energy absorption member is coupled to the door. A door engagement mechanism is coupled between the door and the side structural member. The door engagement mechanism is arranged to hold the door and the structural member together. A collision sensor generates a collision signal when a side collision is detected by the collision sensor. A door release mechanism is connected to the door engagement mechanism to release the door from the structural member in response to the collision signal. The energy absorption member can be a block of compressible material located in the door, or an air bag, or a frame member with a fragile portion.

A method and apparatus for providing an improved user interface for a wireless communication device is described herein. The wireless communication device comprises a main body including a first user interface, and a movable cover including a second user interface. When the movable cover is closed relative to the main body, the movable cover conceals at least a portion of the first user interface. To provide some of the functionality associated with the first user interface without having to open the movable cover, the present invention maps a soft key associated with the second user interface to a function assigned to a selected control or key of the first user interface.

A vehicle refueling assembly includes a housing through which an inlet pipe is accessed and a door assembly that can be opened and closed relative to the housing. The door assembly includes a hinge and a decorative panel. The hinge includes a seal received in a ledge of the housing when the door assembly is closed.

A folding portable terminal wherein a first housing (3) thereof which has a first display section (2) and a second housing (5) thereof which has a second display device (4) are connected to each other so that, in the process of opening and closing the first housing (3) and the second housing (5), the first and second housings (3, 5) can be opened and closed relative to each other in a folding manner about a hinge section (6). When the first housing (3) and the second housing (5) are opened and closed relative to each other on the hinge section (6), a front surface-side corner of a first affixed plate (7) (front surface-side corner of the first display device (2)) and a front surface-side corner of a second affixed plate (8) (front surface-side corner of the second display device (4)) are, in a side view, moved in a rectilinear path relative to the hinge section (6) with the front surface-side corners in contact with each other. As a result, the opening and closing operation can be performed smoothly with the front surfaces of the display devices made to continue with each other.

The invention provides a lane decision method for automatic driving vehicles based on a multi-objective decision matrix. The lane decision method includes the following steps that (1), a left lane, alane where the automatic driving vehicles are located and a right lane of the automatic driving vehicles are regarded as to-be-decided lanes, continuous-running distance and speed-limiting informationof each to-be-decided lane are collected, quantification is carried out on the information of each to-be-decided lane and evaluated information of each to-be-decided lane is obtained; (2), the information of barriers, closest relative to the vertical distance of the automatic driving vehicles, of the front side and the back side of each to-be-decided lane is collected, current location and speedinformation of the two barriers on the front and back and the location information after setting time are judged, and the relative distance the two barriers on the front and back relative to the automatic driving vehicles correspondingly at the current time and setting time is calculated; (3), integral evaluating information of the to-be-decided lanes is obtained by arranging the above informationand the decision matrix is formed; and (4), a decision lane is obtained by dealing with and calculating the decision matrix, so that the real-time independent lane deciding of the automatic driving vehicles is achieved.

A tool for dragging wooden shipping pallets along the ground comprises a wheel-mounted base member that has an elongated handle attached to it. The base member supports a pair of jaw members that is pivotally joined to one another along with a pair of linkages pivotally joined at one end to the base member and at the other ends to the end portions of the jaw members. A tension spring is connected between the pivot points where the linkages join to the end portions of the jaw members to normally urge the jaws to be closed relative to one another. A cable or cord attaches at one end of the pivot joint between the two jaw members and extends along the length of the handle to a pull knob. Tension on the cable or cord acts against the force of the spring to open the jaw members.

This is a retractable-nib writing tool having a retractable writing body in a shaft tube and having a sealing lid and a sealing tube which seal the writing nib of the writing body in association with the forward and backward movements of the writing body. In this retractable-nib writing tool, the sealing lid and a guide tube fixed to the writing body are linked by a plurality of thin line portions, the sealing lid and thin line portions are formed integrally, and the sealing lid is opened and closed relative to the sealing tube by the forward and backward movements of those thin line portions. This retractable-nib writing tool can securely seal, when the writing body is retracted, the writing nib at the tip by the sealing lid and the sealing tube and thereby prevent the writing body from drying.

A method and apparatus for providing an improved user interface for a wireless communication device is described herein. The wireless communication device comprises a main body including a first user interface, and a movable cover including a second user interface. When the movable cover is closed relative to the main body, the movable cover conceals at least a portion of the first user interface. To provide some of the functionality associated with the first user interface without having to open the movable cover, the present invention maps a soft key associated with the second user interface to a function assigned to a selected control or key of the first user interface.

To provide, in a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, especially of a foldable type, a hinge for portable terminal that not only has both functions of allowing a second casing having a display portion to open / close relative to a first casing having a keyboard portion and allowing the second casing to turn relative to the first casing in a direction perpendicular to the opening / closing direction, but also is capable of preventing external leakage of a lubricating oil and is formed to be as compact as possible so that a mounting space can be saved. The hinge for portable terminal is a hinge coupling a first casing having a keyboard portion and a second casing having a display portion to each other, including: a rotary hinge part to which the first casing is coupled to be turnable relative to the second casing; and an opening / closing hinge part to which the second casing is coupled to be openable / closable relative to the first casing, wherein: the rotary hinge part has a fixed member attached to the first casing and a rotary member attached to the fixed member with a turn thereof being controlled via a first cam mechanism; the opening / closing hinge part is provided in the rotary member and has an opening / closing member which is rotatably mounted with a rotation thereof being controlled to be in a perpendicular direction to a direction of the turn of the rotary hinge part via a second cam mechanism and to which an end portion of the second casing is coupled; and the rotary hinge part operates from an instant when the opening / closing hinge part reaches a predetermined angle.

A cover for a multiplex and multi-directional receptacle set in which each of a plurality of receptacles is provided on a lateral side thereof with an insertion socket formed integrally therewith and having a through hole; a plurality of covers same as the said cover can cover the receptacles and each has a bent strip extended laterally thereof; the bent strip has a conical engaging block on its tailing end. The engaging blocks are used to be directly engaged in the through holes of the insertion sockets to form connection; so that the covers are kept at the sockets to be opened or closed relative to the sockets. Thereby, the covers are easily and firmly assembled at the sockets to be convenient for operation of a user to open or close, and an effect of saving material can be obtained.

A vehicle body side structure is provided to prevent deformation of a structural member due to deformation of a door during a side collision. The vehicle body structure reduces the possibility that the structural member contacts an occupant and obtains an excellent impact absorption effect when the door contacts the occupant. The vehicle body structure has a body side portion with the structural member, and a door coupled to the body side portion to open and close relative to the structural member. An energy absorption member is coupled to the door. A door engagement mechanism is coupled between the door and the side structural member. The door engagement mechanism is arranged to hold the door and the structural member together. A collision sensor generates a collision signal when a side collision is detected by the collision sensor. A door release mechanism is connected to the door engagement mechanism to release the door from the structural member in response to the collision signal. The energy absorption member can be a block of compressible material located in the door, or an air bag, or a frame member with a fragile portion.

To provide, in a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, especially of a foldable type, a hinge for portable terminal that not only has both functions of allowing a second casing having a display portion to turn in a horizontal direction relative to a first casing having a keyboard portion and of allowing the second casing to open / close relative to the first casing, but also is capable of preventing external leakage of a lubricating oil and is formed to be as compact as possible so that a mounting space can be saved. The hinge for portable terminal is a hinge coupling a first casing having a keyboard portion and a second casing having a display portion to each other, including: a rotary hinge part to which the first casing is coupled to be turnable relative to the second casing; and an opening / closing hinge part to which the second casing is coupled to be openable / closable relative to the first casing, wherein: the rotary hinge part has a fixed member attached to the first casing and a rotary member attached to the fixed member with a turn thereof being controlled via a first cam mechanism; and the opening / closing hinge part is provided in the rotary member and has an opening / closing member which is rotatably mounted with a rotation thereof being controlled to be in a perpendicular direction to a direction of the turn of the rotary hinge part via a second cam mechanism and to which an end portion of the second casing is coupled.

A beverage maker assembly includes an outer cup and an inner cup which is removably received in the outer cup. A filtering unit is received in the inner cup and communicates with a drain hole defined in a bottom of the inner cup so that the beverage can flow to the outer cup. A cover is pivotably connected to a handle of the outer cup and has an operation portion extending radially from a periphery thereof. A pivotal portion extends from the operation portion and has an elongate hole. The pivotal portion is movably engaged with a recess defined in the handle by extending a pin through the handle and the elongate hole to pivotably connect the cover to the handle. The cover is easily opened and closed relative to the outer cup.

An improved forming tool apparatus for forming an article having a negative draft angle that locks the formed article within the forming tool. First and second forming tools are closed relative one another to define a forming tool cavity in which the article is formed and opened for removal of the formed article from the forming tool cavity. The first forming tool has a removable cavity wall segment having an undercut cavity wall that provides a desired shape to the formed article but locks the formed article against removal from the forming tool cavity. A pivot linkage normally establishes the removable wall segment in a forming position in which the undercut wall is poised for forming of the article and selectively pivots the removable wall segment out of the forming position when the forming tools are opened so that the undercut wall is pivotally lifted and releases the formed article for removal from the cavity.

The invention relates to a high-voltage line monitor and a shell of the high-voltage line monitor. The shell comprises a main part, a clamping part and a pressing board installed on the main part. The clamping part is provided with a movable clamping part. The main part is provided with a clamping part opened and closed relative to the movable clamping part. The movable clamping part is movably connected to the main part and provided with a containing cavity used for containing a cable. The pressing board jacks the containing cavity so that the cable can be received, the containing cavity can be loosened when pressed by the cable, and the movable clamping part and the clamping part can be closed. The shell of the high-voltage line monitor is provided with the movable clamping part, the movable clamping part and the clamping part can be movably opened and closed, and through cable triggering operation, a worker does not need to climb onto a high frame for assembly and disassembly, and assembly and disassembly can be achieved on the ground; disassembly is convenient, assembly and disassembly efficiency is greatly improved, and the shell is safer and more reliable. The shell can be assembled and disassembled without power outage and assembly and disassembly cost is greatly reduced.