Author: priorartbot

A side impact airbag and deployment system including an inflator is provided. The FET has a halo diffusion self-aligned to the bottom portion of the T and an extension diffusion self aligned to the top portion. There are four wires crucial to the design, essentially a pair of \u201ctwo-wire waveguides\u201d.

The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample by providing non-gel based methods for size fractionation. A mode selector sets a selected one of a regular photographing mode and a macro photographing mode adapted to image pickup at a nearer distance of close-up than the regular photographing mode. Angled projections in the dispensing end of the carton near the top panel and bottom panel prevent the top layer of containers from rolling out. A predetermined contrast enhancing solution is disposed on the in-vivo defect area, which is adapted to interact with at least one cell anomaly, such as basal cell carcinoma, located on the in-vivo defect area for optically enhancing the cell anomaly.

Minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic devices and methods for inverting and closing a diverticulum. A wafer is loaded on a susceptor and the susceptor includes at least one pocket whose bottom surface is inclined. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second MOS transistors are N-MOS transistors disposed in a common P-well and the drift region of the first MOS transistor further comprising a P-drift region.

A secondary drying process is disclosed for removing residual solvent from drug-containing particles that have been formed by solvent-based processes, the secondary drying process utilizing a combination of vacuum, agitation, and a stripping gas. Sensor means are provided between said body with the seat for engagement with the union and said locking means, said sensors detecting the relative position of the said locking means with respect to the body and emitting a corresponding signal. A plurality of stacked conductive bumps are formed on the first contact pad. It refers to a preferential etching at the semiconductor-barrier layer interface. The protein array elements may be attached directly to a organic functionalized mirrored substrate by a binding reaction between functional groups on the substrate and protein.

The present invention is directed to a method for providing storage acceleration in a data storage system. An annular end closure is fixed within an annular igniter retainer thereby forming an annular wall for retention of an associated igniter. The assembly translator is equipped to identify the corresponding geometric entities within the post-translation representations to be constrained. The active substance can either be of lethal or non-lethal characteristics.

Included are embodiments for utilizing a scanning threshold. When a rotor and the magnetic poles of a stator do not face each other in a first mode, a control unit of the stepping motor drives the rotor to a facing position, and shuts off the current in a coil. The phase shifter core has an input port for receiving an input signal, an output port for outputting an output signal, and connection ports.

An encoder generating a decoded signal with an improved quality by scalable encoding by canceling the characteristic inherent to the encoder and causing degradation of quality of the decoded signal. The resonance frequency of the resonator is tunable by changing a distance between a) an outer plate and b) a ceramic disc and an end cap where the ceramic disc is located between the outer plate and the end cap. In one embodiment, a logical field may represent an aggregate data value calculated from the elements appearing in a column of a relational table in an underlying physical data source.

A maximum likelihood detector provides improved performance in the presence of multiple user interference, particularly performance of a multiuser receiver for asynchronous CDMA. In one embodiment, the operative electrode has a shape that is different from the array of electrodes. Preferably, the filter is or includes a layer that has been integrated with the sensors by a semiconductor integrated circuit fabrication process. An in-cylinder pressure sensor for detecting an in-cylinder pressure of an engine may be used to determine the presence or absence of the preignition, in the same manner. The invention also provides methods that are useful for managing storm water flow and inhibiting the flow of pollutants, debris, and other contaminants into drainage systems. The capture rate change may be effected gradually to avoid jerks and jumps.

A transmitter includes a fractional N synthesizer, a baseband digital modulation stage coupled to the fractional N synthesizer in a first modulation mode, and a baseband IQ modulation stage also coupled to the fractional N synthesizer and reusing the fractional N synthesizer in a second modulation mode. Displays showing the contents of play lists are arranged and displayed so that the contents become continuous in sequence in a playback sequence from content that is currently being played back from a display of an operation element that causes an image of a playback process to appear or from a display showing the content which is currently being played back. In the preferred embodiment the ultrasonic welding apparatus includes a sonotrode removal mechanism for extracting the sonotrode from the reed. The invention provides a transmitter and a receiver for implementing the method.

A test handler is provided for testing electronic devices having light-emitting elements. In response to a request for a particular asset, a central office may identify a data type and a temporal segment based on metadata associated with the request. The syntactic expressions are manipulated to form a third representation of the digital design. The first section of the first duct includes a fifth portion that extends to a sixth portion.