220 results about "Rest period" patented technology

A method for charging a battery, such as a lithium based battery, which applies different charge pulses and discharge pulses to the battery, takes voltage measurements during those charge pulses, discharge pulses, and rest periods between the charge pulses and discharge pulses, and determines whether to terminate or to continue charging the battery. The full sequence of charge pulses, discharge pulses, and rest periods, includes a plurality of charge pulses (1), separated by rest periods (2) and followed by a rest period (3). This is then followed by a plurality of discharge pulses (4), separated by rest periods (5) and followed by a rest period (6). This is then followed by a plurality of extended charge pulses (7), separated by rest periods (8) and followed by a rest period (9). Then another discharge pulse (10) is applied, followed by a rest period (11). This is followed by a plurality of alternating charge pulses (13) and discharge pulses (12), separated by rest periods (13, 15) and followed by a rest period (16). Then another plurality of discharge pulses (17) is applied, separated by rest periods (18) and followed by a rest period (19). Open circuit voltage measurements taken during the rest periods, loaded circuit voltage measurements taken during the discharge pulses, and charge pulse voltage measurements taken during the charge pulses, are used to determine whether to continue or to terminate the charging of the battery.

The invention discloses a method and device for message pushing. According to the technical scheme, when a mobile terminal receives a message of an instant messaging application program which is correspondingly installed on the mobile terminal, a corresponding message prompting rule is determined according to a present scene state, and whether a no-disturbing rule corresponding to the message prompting rule exists or not is further judged. If the corresponding no-disturbing rule exists and a present condition conforms to a corresponding triggering condition, the message is pushed according to the no-disturbing rule. Therefore, different messages are pushed by the mobile terminal according to specific situations by adopting different message prompting rules and different no-disturbing rules. Under some special situations (such as the rest period of a user), unimportant messages are not prompted any more, so that unnecessary disturbance for the user is avoided.

A method and device for using topically applied acoustical vibrations to treat diseases and conditions in living organisms. This approach is non-invasive, and more specifically does not involve introducing chemicals or physically invading the organisms. One or more acoustical transducers are placed directly on the skin of the organism in certain locations, and specific vibration profiles designed to treat specific diseases and conditions are applied to the organism through the transducers. The treatment includes the regular application of various vibration pulse profiles that generally include sequences of pulses in which each pulse has a duration in the range of 0.5 to 10 seconds, is separated by rest periods in the range of 0.1 to 3 seconds, is modulated with an oscillatory signal in the frequency range of 1 Hz to 1,500 Hz, and has a pulse amplitude in the range of range from about 20 to 5000 microns.

In a blended inbound / outbound call center (100), an outbound call-pacing function (122) decides whether or not to initiate an additional outbound call for a particular skill. It determines (206) whether the number of available agents for the skill plus the number of resting agents for the skill exceeds the number of available inbound calls for the skill plus the number of outstanding outbound calls for the skill. It also determines (312) whether a target service time for the skill exceeds an estimated wait time of each of the available inbound calls for the skill assuming that pending outbound calls for the skill plus one take precedence over the inbound calls. If both determinations are affirmative, the call pacing function initiates (318) an additional call for the skill. If either determination is negative, the function forbears (321) from initiating an additional call for the skill. The number of available and resting agents may be incremented (206) by (a) a difference between the target service time for the skill and the present waiting time of the last-enqueued inbound call for the skill divided by the average rate of advance through the skill's call queue, or (b) the average amount of time that a newly-initiated outbound call for the skill takes to become available divided by the average rate of advance, plus the number of agents for the skill who are busy but expected to become available within a time period equal to (a) or (b), less the number of those agents that will receive a rest period upon becoming idle. The number of calls may be incremented (206) by the number of inbound calls that are expected to arrive within the time period (a) or (b).

A plasma treatment apparatus and method are provided, which have the capability of maintaining a stable discharge, achieving a sufficient plasma treatment, and reducing plasma temperature. In this apparatus, electrodes are arranged to define a discharge space therebetween, and a dielectric material is disposed at a discharge-space side of at least one of the electrodes. A voltage is applied between the electrodes, while a plasma generation gas being supplied into the discharge space, to develop the discharge in the discharge space under a pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure, and provide the plasma generated by the discharge from the discharge space. A waveform of the voltage applied between the electrodes is an alternating voltage waveform without rest period. At least one of rising and falling times of the alternating voltage waveform is 100 μsec or less. A repetition frequency is in a range of 0.5 to 1000 kHz. An electric-field intensity applied between the electrodes is in a range of 0.5 to 200 kV / cm.

A developmental toy for small children includes a contacting member is rotated by an electric motor and a controller that, in response to input from a sensor, signals the electric motor to move the toy from a starting position for an initial period of time in an initial direction and signals the motor to wait a resting period of time. If no further input is received from a child that is detected by the sensor within the resting period of time, the controller signals the motor to move the toy back in an opposite sense, toward the starting location.

A system and method for joint restoration by extracapsular means includes an actuator operable to apply a force to a portion of a bone to effect a change in the joint space geometry. One embodiment of the system includes an actuator operable to apply a cyclic loading to subchondral bone of a femur, wherein loads of a predetermined magnitude are alternately applied and released. Between periods of cyclic loading, rest periods are provided where no load is applied. Over time, the femoral joint surface is remodeled in accordance with the location, direction, magnitude, and frequency of the loading.

Battery formation protocols are used to perform initial charging of batteries with lithium rich high capacity positive electrode to result a more stable battery structure. The formation protocol generally comprises three steps, an initial charge step, a rest period under an open circuit and a subsequent charge step to a selected partial activation voltage. The subsequent or second charge voltage is selected to provide for a desired degree of partial activation of the positive electrode active material to achieve a desired specific capacity while providing for excellent stability with cycling. The formation protocol is particularly effective to stabilize cycling for compositions with moderate lithium enrichment.

A system and method for recording and depicting ultrasound images of a moving object are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, ultrasound images are acquired as the field of view of an ultrasound probe is advanced across the tissues of interest during a resting period between periods of relatively large-scale heart cycle motion. A series of images acquired during a particular resting period may be represented as a three-dimensional volume image, and the comparison of volume images from adjacent cardiac resting periods enables three-dimensional volume image modulation analysis which may be presented for a user as a moving volume image of the objects of interest within the field of view.

A system and method for joint restoration by extracapsular means includes an actuator operable to apply a force to a portion of a bone to effect a change 5 in the joint space geometry. One embodiment of the system includes an actuator operable to apply a cyclic loading to subchondral bone of a femur, wherein loads of a predetermined magnitude are alternately applied and released. Between periods of cyclic loading, rest periods are provided where no load is applied. Over time, the femoral joint surface is remodeled in accordance with the location, direction, magnitude, and frequency of the loading.

Methods and systems for inducing and passively detecting stable cavitation and / or inertial cavitation for targeted drug delivery across a biological membrane are disclosed. Such methods include administering vesicles having a nucleating agent and a therapeutic drug to a vascular system of a patient, and providing an active interval of ultrasonic exposure substantially throughout a targeted treatment zone. The ultrasonic exposure is produced by a source transducer at a specified fundamental frequency, amplitude, duty cycle, and duration. The methods also include detecting a scattered ultrasonic wave, where the scattered ultrasonic wave is received by a detection transducer. Detection of the scattered ultrasonic wave is indicative of stable and / or inertial cavitation. The ultrasonic exposure is provided intermittently in the active intervals separated by rest periods, and substantially less ultrasonic exposure is provided during the rest period than during the active interval.

A method and apparatus stimulating a vagus nerve of a patient. The apparatus includes a pulse generator having an adjustable pulse output parameter and adapted to be electrically coupled to the vagus nerve. The pulse generator generates pulses for a burst period that is followed by a rest period. The apparatus also includes a respiration sensor coupled to the pulse generator. The respiration sensor detects the inspiration and the expiration phases of the respiration. The pulse generator generates stimulation pulses during both the detected inspiration and expiration phases. The pulses are delivered with the output parameter adjusted to provide greater stimulation strength during the inspiration phase than during the expiration phase.

In order to offer a new and useful device in being able to objectively assess the psychological state when a subject performs an assignment, a psychological state assessment device is configured to irradiate a specified measurement site in the brain of a subject with near infrared light of a specified wavelength, to obtain time change data indicating time change data for the amount of blood and / or amount of blood components respectively while performing a task and while at rest, and to assess the psychological state of the subject while performing the assignment based on time change data during the rest period in comparison with time change data while performing the task.

Controlling accesses to target devices such as disk drives by modifying the duty cycle profile of those devices to improve device reliability is disclosed. The utilization of a target device is monitored, and if a device is being overused, that device is given a rest period by reserving it for a special initiator that does not send any commands to the device for a certain period of time. This reduced utilization has the effect of increasing the reliability of the target device. This period of time also adds a delay to the processing of commands for the target device being overutilized so that the device becomes less responsive. This performance penalty creates pressure on system administrators to reduce the number of commands sent to that target device and / or move data to proper devices (that can handle the high number of accesses).

The vibration capsule device disclosed herein comprises a movement generation unit, a movement control unit, a wireless communication unit and a power supply. The movement control unit provides instructions to the movement generation unit, which generates movements in configurable frequencies and duty cycles. The power supply unit provides power to the movement generation unit through movement control unit, which also decides work period and rest period for the capsule device. The vibration capsule device further comprises a capsule movement detection unit, which comprises at least one sensor unit and provides information to the wireless communication unit.

This disclosure provides a nonvolatile memory device that uses pulsed control and rest periods to mitigate the formation of defect precursors. A first embodiment uses pulsed bitline control, where the coupling between a memory cell channel and a reference voltage (selected in response to the bitline) is pulsed when it is desired to change state in the associated memory cell. Each pulse may be chosen to be less than about (20) nanoseconds, while a “rest period” between pulses typically is chosen to be on the order of about a hundred nanoseconds or greater (e.g., one microsecond). Because bitline control is used, very short rise times can be enabled, enabling generation of pulse durations of (50) nanoseconds or less. In other embodiments, these methods may also be more generally applied to other conductors (e.g., wordline or substrate well, for program or erase operations); if desired, segmented wordlines or bitlines may also be used, to minimize RC loading and enable sufficiently short rise times to make pulses robust.

The invention relates to a hair-care composition containing an efficient anti-hair-loss compound agent. The hair-care composition comprises long-chain alcohol, a cationic surface active agent, a thickening agent, essence, a preservative, a chelating agent, water and an anti-hair-loss compound active matter, wherein the anti-hair-loss compound active matter accounts for 0.1 to 10 percent of weight of the composition and is a composition of hydrolyzed soy protein, amino acid, amino sugar, vitamin B complex, zinc salt, ginseng essence, May burdock root essence, organic silicon and polyquaternium. By virtue of the hair-care composition, the hair growth can be promoted, the ratio of a growing period to a resting period of hair is improved, forming of healthy scalp and healthy hair is promoted, and the hair loss speed of a hair loss patient is returned to be normal.

A method and battery charger for charging one or more batteries includes a pulse generator, a detector and a processor communicably coupled to the pulse generator and the detector. A recovery / discharge circuit is electrically connected to each battery, and one or more energy storage devices are electrically connected to each of the recovery / discharge circuits. A charging pulse group, which includes a positive pulse, a rest period and a negative pulse, is determined based on one or more battery parameters using the processor and the detector. The charging pulse group is generated using the pulse generator, and sequentially applied to each of the batteries. Energy is recovered from each of the one or more batteries using the recovery / discharge circuits during the negative pulse, and the energy is stored in the one or more energy storage devices. The battery parameters are monitored and the charging pulse group may be adjusted.

A method and system for forming reversible resistivity-switching elements is described herein. Forming refers to reducing the resistance of the reversible resistivity-switching element, and may refer to reducing the resistance for the first time. Prior to forming the reversible resistivity-switching element it may be in a high-resistance state. The method may comprise alternating between applying one or more first voltages having a first polarity to the memory cell and applying one or more second voltages having a second polarity that is opposite the first polarity to the memory cell until the reversible resistivity-switching memory element is formed. There may be a rest period between applying the voltages of opposite polarity.

A plasma treatment apparatus and method are provided, which have the capability of maintaining a stable discharge, achieving a sufficient plasma treatment, and reducing plasma temperature. In this apparatus, electrodes are arranged to define a discharge space therebetween, and a dielectric material is disposed at a discharge-space side of at least one of the electrodes. A voltage is applied between the electrodes, while a plasma generation gas being supplied into the discharge space, to develop the discharge in the discharge space under a pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure, and provide the plasma generated by the discharge from the discharge space. A waveform of the voltage applied between the electrodes is an alternating voltage waveform without rest period. At least one of rising and falling times of the alternating voltage waveform is 100 mu sec or less. A repetition frequency is in a range of 0.5 to 1000 kHz. An electric-field intensity applied between the electrodes is in a range of 0.5 to 200 kV / cm.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a television volume control method and system, and relates to the field of display. The method and system can solve the problem that when a television is turned on, sudden volume is large and disturbs other people. According to the television volume control method, when a television receives a turn on order, the process of a mute turn-on mode is executed, and the method specifically comprises the steps that system time is obtained, whether the system time is in a preset rest period is judged, if the system time is in the preset rest period, the television is turned on in a mute mode, and if the system time is not in the preset rest period, the television is turned on normally.

The invention discloses a hair growth composition, wherein fullerene is dissolved in an acceptable external application carrier such as grease, and then the fullerene and other components are compounded through solubilizing or emulsifying to form the composition beneficial for hair and scalp. According to the present invention, the composition can achieve the long hair growth period of mice, shorten the hair rest period of mice, make hair lush, dense and black, significantly increase the number of hair follicles, and effectively promote the secretion of the endothelial growth factors of hair;and the composition is suitable for various problems of alopecia, hair loss, damage on hair and the like, can solve the problems of people with alopecia and hair loss, can provide effects of hair fixation, hair growth, hair development and the like within a short time, and has wide application prospect.

Methods, devices, and systems are presented for compensating for gyroscopic drift in a stabilized gimbal system mounted on a vehicle. When the vehicle is parked and the gimbal is not being commanded to move by an operator, encoders or resolvers of the gimbal stabilized system are read and periodically read thereafter. When the vehicle begins to move or the gimbal is commanded to move, the last periodic reading of the resolvers is used to determine the amount that the gimbal has moved during the rest period. A gyroscopic drift rate is computed by dividing the amount of angular movement by the time period between the readings, and the gyroscopic drift rate is used for corrections while the vehicle is moving or gimbal is commanded to move. Each time the vehicle stops, the gyroscopic drift rate is re-computed and updated. The gyroscope can be heated until the drift rate is constant with respect to temperature, further helping the calibration.

The invention discloses a liquid state blast furnace slag granulation and multi-roller residual heat recovery system. The liquid state blast furnace slag granulation and multi-roller residual heat recovery system comprises a first level vaporized roller granulation bin, a second level vaporized roller storage bin, a third level roller cooler and a residual heat recovery system, wherein a material inlet of the first level vaporized roller granulation bin is provided with a liquid state slag flow groove and a granulation device; the first level vaporized roller granulation bin, the second level vaporized roller storage bin and the third level roller cooler are connected in series, and are all provided with vapor-water inlets and outlets; the residual heat recovery system comprises a water feeding pump, an oxygen removing device and a vapor bag which are communicated through water pipes. According to the invention, high-grade saturated steam can be produced by utilizing residual heat of a blast furnace slag in a gradient mode, and the waste slag utilization grade is improved by the rapid cooling of solid slags; the continuous running in the integral process is not affected by the resting period of a blast furnace.

An appliance, a system and a method correct habits of an oral cavity of a patient. The appliance is preformed or is custom-made in an open position or in a closed position. The appliance prevents the patient from breathing through an oral cavity of the patient and encourages the patient to breathe through a nose of the patient. The appliance corrects abnormal swallowing patterns, finger sucking habits, thumb sucking habits, abnormal tongue posturing, abnormal lip posturing and / or speech problems. A slot is formed on a top portion of the appliance to receive teeth of the patient for wearing the appliance. A shelf is formed on a bottom portion of the appliance to move a tongue of the patient to a correct position within the oral cavity during swallowing movements and / or during resting periods between the swallowing movements since there is more room above the shelf from a hollow area above of the shelf which is more comfortable for the patient. First projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to move the tongue to the correct position within the oral cavity. Second projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to prevent tongue thrusting by the tongue during the resting periods and / or during the swallowing movements. Third projections are formed on the appliance to move lips to a closed position during resting periods and / or the swallowing movements.

An appliance, a system and a method correct habits of an oral cavity of a patient. The appliance is preformed or is custom-made in an open position or in a closed position. The appliance prevents the patient from breathing through an oral cavity of the patient and encourages the patient to breathe through a nose of the patient. The appliance corrects abnormal swallowing patterns, finger sucking habits, thumb sucking habits, abnormal tongue posturing, abnormal lip posturing and / or speech problems. A slot is formed on a top portion of the appliance to receive teeth of the patient for wearing the appliance. A shelf is formed on a bottom portion of the appliance to move a tongue of the patient to a correct position within the oral cavity during swallowing movements and / or during resting periods between the swallowing movements since there is more room above the shelf from a hollow area above of the shelf which is more comfortable for the patient. First projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to move the tongue to the correct position within the oral cavity. Second projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to prevent tongue thrusting by the tongue during the resting periods and / or during the swallowing movements. Third projections are formed on the appliance to move lips to a closed position during resting periods and / or the swallowing movements.

A method for detecting acid stratification in a battery includes the following steps: determining a first state of charge value during a load period of the battery on the basis of an estimated open-circuit voltage, determining a second state of charge value during a rest period of the battery following the load period on the basis of a measured open-circuit voltage, comparing the first state of charge value to the second state of charge value, and detecting acid stratification when a defined deviation of the first state of charge value from the second state of charge value is exceeded.

A device for emitting volatile compositions comprising a capillary element, a channel in fluid communication with the capillary element, an emitting orifice having a forward tilt from about +5 degrees to less than about +90 degrees, and a decoupled piezoelectric actuator for emitting the volatile composition through the emitting orifice. In some embodiments, the device is a plug-in air freshener and reduces surface deposition and improves scent noticeability through improved containment of perfumes during the rest period.

A method of and system for removing phosphorus from wastewater using a waste sludge that has a high affinity for phosphorus. So the waste sludge can be used in a flow-through contact reactor to remove the phosphorus from a wastewater stream, the waste sludge is pelletized. The waste sludge pellets are packed into one or more flow-through contact reactors. In the configuration described herein, phosphorus removal is maximized by flowing the wastewater through the reactor(s) in a “pulsed” manner, rather than continuously. Thus, wastewater is flowed through the reactor(s) for a period of time and stopped for a period of time. By giving the sludge absorbent a rest period, the absorption capacity of the sludge is increased significantly, thus decreasing the frequency of regeneration or replacement of the sludge. Sludge regeneration can be accomplished with a stripping step using an alkaline solution of pH 13, followed by rinsing with water.