217 results about "Controling weight" patented technology

A wind blade spar cap formed of an integral, unitary 3-D woven material having constant thickness and variable controlled weight due to tapered width from the root to tip of the wind blade.

The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily points which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated point value is a function of measured calories, total fat and dietary fiber for serving sizes specified in readily estimatable units. A range or maximum number of points allotted per day may be calculated based on current body weight, caloric reduction to be achieved, physical activity level, and physical activity duration.

The present invention relates to a fruit and vegetable ferment beverage and a preparation method thereof. The beverage is prepared by using carrots, shii-takes, burdock roots, prunes, pineapples, mulberries, beta vulgaris and tomatoes as main raw materials, sorting, cleaning, drying and squeezing the raw materials, fermenting the squeezed raw materials with the addition of yeast, vinegar organism and lactic acid bacteria, and adding drinking water, brown sugar, isomaltooligosaccharide and L-malic acid as adjunct materials into the mixture. The beverage uses fruit and vegetable nutrient components of the raw materials for mutual promotion and mutual complementation to synergistically improve nutritional value of the whole beverage, and is fermented with three kinds of bacteria so that fruit and vegetable nutrients and beneficial metabolites of probiotics are preserved, making the beverage has effects in conditioning stomach and intestine, improving digestion and absorption, strengthening physical fitness, enhancing immunity, improving resistance, eliminating free radicals, delaying aging, preventing cancers, maintaining beauty and preserving countenance and controlling weight.

The invention generally relates to an intragastric space-occupying device configured to be positioned within a stomach of a mammal for treating excessive weight or obesity. The intragastric space-occupying device may include an inner rod and an outer rod surrounding the inner rod, the outer rod moveable along the inner rod, the outer rod being movable between an outer first position and an inner second position. The intragastric space-occupying device may also include a plurality of support structures, each support structure having a first end connected to the inner rod and a second end connected to the outer rod, the plurality of support structures being in a collapsed position when the outer rod is in the outer first position and being in an extended position when the outer rod is in the inner second position and a covering positioned on the plurality of support structures.

The invention discloses a low-sugar flavorful jam and a preparation method thereof which belong to the field of functional food. The jam is prepared with the following materials in percentage by weight: 5 to 35 percent of isomaltooligosaccharide, 1 to 20 percent of polydextrose, 0.01 to 0.5 percent of xanthan gum, 0.5 to 2 percent of pectin, 0 to 2 percent of dextrose, 0.05 to 0.15 percent of vitamin C, 0 to 0.15 percent of stevioside, 0.5 to 1.5 percent of other auxiliary materials and the balance of water. The jam is suitable for peoples in various classes and ages, particularly the group of people wanting to control weight and diabetics, the jam does not contain medicines, the materials can be easily obtained, the jam cannot be limited by regions and seasons, the equipment and the process are simple, and the cost is low.

The invention relates to a method for the fuzzy control of the temperature distribution of steel billet in a heating furnace. The method utilizes a compensation control component fuzzy reasoning module and a compensation control weighted integration component module to form a diffusion reasoning fuzzy controller of the temperature of the steel billet; the temperature deviation distribution between the temperature distribution of the steel billet and the perfect heating curve of the steel billet is used as input information of the fuzzy controller; for each adjusting point of the furnace temperature, one set of two-dimensional fuzzy controllers of the compensation control component fuzzy reasoning module is utilized to generate a set of furnace temperature compensation control components; and the compensation control weighted integration component module is utilized to integrate the set of the furnace temperature compensation control components so as to obtain the compensation dosage of the furnace temperature of each part. Through the dispersive fuzzy reasoning structure, the method solves the difficult problems that the prior fuzzy dynamic compensation control technology is difficult to effectively process high dimensional input information, can fully consider the temperature deviation distribution and the changing trend of the steel billet after the adjusting point of the furnace temperature in the process of adjusting the furnace temperature and better ensure the steel billet to be heated completes heating according to the perfect heating curve.

The present invention is sports equipment with remotely controlled balance weight selecting mechanism and its usage. The electrically or mechanically driven balance weight selecting mechanism may be remotely controlled. The usage includes selecting the balance weight iron with the selecting mechanism and setting down or on the selected balance weight iron with the actuating part and the auxiliary part.

The invention relates to an air-ground data link control management method which comprises the course of the link initialization of an airplane and a ground system, the establishment of the initialization link of the airplane and a ground station, an automatic tuning method of a ground base system and the multi-state link switching course, wherein the course of the link initialization of the airplane and the ground system comprises the following steps: the airplane searches in a public signal frequency band and the frequency band with service priorities, and the ground station also sends a ground broadcast frame in the present service frequency band and the public signal frequency band; the multi-state link switching course comprises the following steps: according to differences of switching control weights of the airplane and the ground station, if the ground system is required to be switched, and an airplane terminal has switching and initialization functions, the switching course of ground base requirements and airplane initialization is carried out, and if the airplane terminal is required to be switched and the ground station has switching and initialization functions, the switching course of air plane requirements and ground initialization is carried out. The flexible and automatic control and the link management with no gap switching of the airplane and the ground station can be guaranteed.

The present invention includes an endoluminal sleeve having a stomach sleeve portion, an antral sleeve portion, and an intestine sleeve portion. The endoluminal sleeve includes a flexible core layer which is formed from a self-expanding material. The flexible core layer in the stomach sleeve portion can self expand to grip the stomach. The antral sleeve is located in the pyloric antrum and is connected to the stomach sleeve portion and the intestine sleeve portion. The intestine sleeve portion is connected to the antral sleeve through a junction. The junction contains non-self-expanding material allowing the pyloric sphincter to properly function. The intestine sleeve portion is located in the small intestines. The intestine sleeve portion can have fenestrations, roots, a nutrient delivery layer, a nutrient delivery cover, an outer shell with a plurality of holes, and/or a semi-porous skin for nutrient delivery to the small intestines.

According to one embodiment, a method comprises scheduling, by a weighted proportional-share scheduler, access of competing flows to a computing service in accordance with respective weights assigned to the competing flows. The method further comprises autonomously determining, by a controller, based at least in part on received performance measurement for the flows, values of the respective weights assigned to the competing flows for achieving respective performance goals desired for the competing flows. When determined by the controller that the values of the respective weights assigned to the competing flows should be changed for achieving the performance goals, the controller communicates the changed values of the respective weights to the weighted proportional-share scheduler.

The invention belongs to the technical field of plant gene engineering, disclosing a separated and cloned major gene GS5 capable of controlling the width and the weight of a rice grain and the DNA sequence of the allelic gene of the major gene GS5. The DNA sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO.1 (Zhenshan 97B) and SEQ ID NO.3 (H94) and contains 10 exons. The amino acid sequence of the major gene and the amino acid sequence of the allelic gene are shown as SEQ ID NO.2 and SEQ ID NO.4. By using two large-grain rice varieties and two small-grain rice varieties for comparative sequencing, in an approximately 6.1kb range, 22 common base differences exist between the large-grain variety and the small-grain variety, wherein 18 mutations are in a promoter area, 4 mutations are in a code area and 5 amino acids are caused to be changed. By using a transgenic technology, GS5 transgenic rice plants are obtained and express that the width and the weight of the rice grain are obviously improved when being compared with the control width and the control weight of the rice grain. The character changes are quite coincident with the two genotype expressions of a Zhenshan 97 near-isogenic line and a GS5 near-isogenic line. The invention additionally discloses a method of near-isogenic line breeding, gene cloning and gene transfer and application thereof.

Dietary supplements comprising Citrus aurantium extract and a methylxanthine, with or without St. John's wort extract and L-Phenylalanine for controlling weight wherein fat is lost and lean body mass preserved.

The invention discloses a sucrose-free biscuit rich in corn dietary fibers. The biscuit comprises the following components: 70 to 90kg of self-raising flour, 4 to 6kg of resistant starch, 4 to 6kg of inulin, 22 to 30kg of corn oil, 4 to 6kg of malt flour, 2 to 3kg of dextrin, 4 to 6kg of radish seed, 8 to 12kg of fresh corn kernels, 30 to 40kg of maltitol, 4 to 6kg of xylitol, 0.01 to 0.03kg of ammonium hydrogen carbonate, 0.3 to 0.5kg of sodium bicarbonate, and 10 to 25kg of water. The sucrose-free biscuit rich in the corn dietary fibers is prepared by adopting a plurality of dietary fiber raw materials and the resistant starch which has durable satiety and can reduce blood sugar and promote the discharge of fat as well as the inulin with the functions of blood fat reduction and cholesterol reduction, and also has the effects of controlling weight and losing weight.

A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. The first and second hydraulic systems have electronically controlled valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to various lifting, folding, and down pressure cylinders.

The invention discloses a weight management service system and method. The weight management service method includes the following steps: an information collection terminal system collects weight information and health information of customers; a risk assessment analysis system analyzes health information data and assesses weight health conditions of the customers; a weight risk total assessment system formulates a scientific and reasonable weight management scheme according to physical conditions of the customers; an interference system implements a weight interference plan according to the formulated weight management scheme; an effect evaluation system monitors physical conditions of the customers after interference and performs effect evaluation for a weight control and health promotion scheme; the interference scheme is adjusted according to weight and physical conditions of the customers, and the next weight management service cycle is implemented. The weight management service system and method can accurately assess health risks, effectively master health conditions of the customers, formulate the scientific weight management scheme and perform health interference, effectively control weight of the customers, reduce chronic disease incidence rate of the customers, and achieve the purpose of preventing diseases and promoting health.

A method of preparation of brominated polystyrene combustion inhibitor with low molecular weight by active/controllable polymerization. Brominated polystyrene with controllabel low molecular weight is prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) or reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (FATRP), comprising using organic halogen as initiator, adding azo-initiator, catalyst of low valent metal halogen and ligand into FATRP, then obtaining narrow distributed brominated polystyrene with low molecular weight by bulk polymerization, suspension polymerization, emulsion polymerization. The polystyrene is mixed with alkyl halide, alkyl aluminium halide, dehydrant, brominated by bromine to get narrow distributed brominated polystyrene with low molecular weight. Polystyrene or brominated polystyrene of different molecular weight can be respectively obtained by controlling weight of added monomer or bromine. The obtained brominated polystyrene combustion inhibitor with low molecular weight has high content of bromine, good compatibility with matrix, great heat durability and ageing resistance, little influence on impact resistance of basic resin.