Author: priorartbot

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for measuring a relative utility for each of a plurality of goals which comprise a system objective. A user identifies desired optical transceiver operational features, each of which may be implemented using specific microcode. Each oxide film consists of an oxide film of the same type as the neighbouring oxide film, but the oxygen ratios in the compositions of neighbouring oxide films differ from each other. The method of adjusting timing of fuel injection further includes adjusting a pre-stroke of a plunger of a fuel injector assembly. Also disclosed are blades and cartridges made from the material, and methods and apparatus making and using the material.

Compact features provide faster and more efficient gathering and storage of a sufficient reservoir of heated water to heat a shaving mirror to non-fogging temperature. A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer provided in this order on a support wherein said magnetic layer comprises a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder and has a coercive force equal to or higher than 143 kAm. The mast assembly is raised to an upright position whereby a rear portion of the mast extends over the wellhead.

Some of a plurality of alignment marks formed in advance on a substrate are selected, and the positions of the selected alignment marks are detected in turn. The disclosed technique begins with a remote procedure call by a remote procedure call client to a server to establish an initial client-server connection. In response, configuration data may be sent to the requesting computer which configures a protocol on the requesting computer and establishes a secure connection with the other networked computer.

In a portable phone having installed therein a PHS and a WLAN, the PHS is used for standby as long as the PHS is in the coverage area. The invention also describes the use of these compounds for treatment of estrogen-deficiency-induced diseases and conditions as well as the use of an 8\u03b2-substituted estratriene structural part in the total structures of compounds that have a dissociation in favor of their estrogenic action on bones rather than the uterus. , for a motor vehicle, having an electric motor, which transmits a steering-assist force via a belt transmission to a ball-screw transmission for displacing vehicle wheels, includes a cam, via which the ball-screw transmission andor electric motor is supported in a steering-gear housing.

An active cache, for use by On-Line Anaytic Processing systems, that can not only answer queries that match data stored in the cache, but can also answer queries that require aggregation or other computation of the data stored in the cache. The system includes a data communication server, having a plurality of interface units, for facilitating data communication between a moving object and one or more ground terminals via a radio communication path. This receiving pocket may be arranged so that the drive element is inserted coaxially with respect to the pivot axis of the flap or transversely thereto, or if the receiving pocket extends into the interior of the duct, the pivot flap is provided with a corresponding cut-out. The system allows a user to select desired execution icons from an icon select palette that provides lists of execution icons which are registered in advance. The cushion includes a blanket for covering the infant adapted to be placed on the top surface. A frequency bin echo path characteristic estimator uses the far-end signal amplitude spectrum in the frequency bins determined to have a frequency component by the frequency bin component detector and the near-end input signal amplitude spectrum of corresponding frequency bins to estimate the echo path characteristics of the frequency bins.

A system is provided that allows encrypted content to be distributed to users over a communications network. The liquid propellants are formed from aqueous solutions of solid oxidizers in liquid oxidizers and water soluble liquid fuels and formulated to have a freezing point less than \u221210\xb0 C. The DC power is injected into a tap that is installed between the power supply and a system board using the DC power. If the provisional, traffic priority level is greater than a new traffic priority level the traffic is admitted and rejected if the updated priority level is less than the new traffic priority level. Furthermore, the monitor adjusts the performance level of the computer in response to the real-time sampling of CPU activity and temperature levels.

The present invention relates to novel subtilases from wild-type strains of Bacillus, especially the Bacillus strains ZI344, EP655, P203, EP63, ZI120, ZI130, ZI1342 and ZI140, and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. An external operation body is operable to linearly move and rotate the movement interlock axle. The ability of certain embodiments to fold into a compact size for storage while providing ease-of-use of a full-sized keyboard when unfolded for typing makes them well suited for laptop computers. Upon being outbid, the agent determines whether to place an additional bid in a further auction. The instrument support panel is affixed to the outer end portion of the support arm. Also disclosed is a gene coding for the modified glucose dehydrogenase of the invention, a vector comprising the gene of the invention and a transformant comprising the vector, as well as a glucose assay kit and a glucose sensor comprising the modified glucose dehydrogenase of the invention.

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for exposing pre-diffused IP blocks in a semiconductor device for prototyping based on hardware emulation. Electrical contact is provided on a surface of the ink ejectors common with the ink ejecting nozzles thereby avoiding vias to another surface. When a client completes an assigned routing task, it requests that the server update the PCB master design with the route found by the client for its assigned pin pair.

A system for on-line property prediction for hot rolled coils in a hot strip mill of a steel plant, including a unit for capturing the chemistry from the steel making stage and providing the data on rolling schedule. The multi-core holey fiber comprises a plurality of cores arranged separately from each other, and a cladding surrounding the plurality of cores wherein the cladding has plurality of holes arranged in a triangular lattice shape to create hole layers around the plurality of cores. The third group optical system includes a triplet lens formed with a negative lens, a positive lens, and a negative lens. The vehicle detector circuit detects a vehicle as it approaches the cycle or pedestrian and emits a detection signal.

A method of feedforward phase recovery on a data stream is described. In the illustrated and described embodiment, objects or patterns comprising faces are detected. The user is able to specify input regarding any permitted version modifications for the modules listed. Central land portion row chamfer portions 24 are formed at obtuse angle portions of the central land portion row 18. A second, stationary scrub brush, mounted at an angle in relation to the first scrub brush, is positioned on the lower surface of the implement to allow the user the option to use the scrub brush implement as a manual scrub brush as well, by applying pressure on the handle section of the implement to clean ingrained soiled surfaces.