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A decorative light bulb includes an outer surface forming a decorative shape and one or more inert gases inserted within the decorative light bulb to create ethereal electrical arcing having a first color. A sensor signal which is characteristic of a pressure in the area of a fuel injector is filtered using the two filters, which have filter characteristics that differ from one another. It is suitable for generating a collimated beam bundle as a multicolor source for use in digital image generation.

An optical element used in an optical scanning apparatus includes a diffracting surface composed of a diffraction grating. A mechanical efficiency of the transmission is determined as a function of whether the power unit is operating in a power generation or regeneration mode, and the torque output of the power unit is estimated from that and other hydrostatic parameters. The low-noise amplifier also includes a feedback circuit in communication with the control terminal and the first terminal. The method is characterized by measuring a voltage between the first and second electron conducting layers during a period of the open circuit and controlling a pulse parameter of the voltage pulses dependent on the measured voltage, where the pulse parameter is one of pulse duration and pulse voltage.

A white balance control amount calculating device, provided in an electronic still camera, comprises an imaging device by which an image signal of a subject is sensed. The system detects if there is a substantial difference between, on the one hand, a power drawn from the primary unit and, on the other hand, a power required by the secondary device or, if there is more than one secondary device, a combined power required by the secondary devices. The average release time from the traps may be longer than the period of any present RF signals, thereby effectively immobilizing the surface conduction layer, which may substantially prevent capacitance and inductance changes due to the RF signals. The securing assembly has an anchor member that in a secured configuration maintains the rack frame in abutment with the pickup truck bed so that the rack frame is substantially fixing relative to the truck bed.

An arrangement for verifying a real model by using a virtual model is provided. Source of a test web page is configured to perform multivariate testing by placing a number of variable content sections into the source of the test web page. Utilizing PGM buffer made of Vdd devices in the cell array further save silicon area.

Multiple UV sterilizers may be connected in series in order to increase the microorganism kill rate. A first end of conduit is fluidically coupled to the interior cavity. Moreover, the party taking the short position is allowed to cash out early, without having to unwind the entire contract. A remote control is provided, and a foldable antenna attachable to the convective unit facilitates wireless communication with the controller unit. In one embodiment, a deformable lens is used in conjunction with an LED light source to provide the tunable focal length required for a camera flash device.

A novel organophosphorus composition and synthesis thereof, the composition being characterized by one phosphite moiety, one phosoxophite moiety, and a plurality of sterically bulky substituents. The combination includes a base deck having a retention cam surface adjacent a mounting pin, and an air diverter having a mounting aperture and a spring portion with a cam follower. In addition, the system facilitates evaluation of each invention disclosure by storing invention disclosure information input by users and sorting invention disclosures based on criteria input by the submitter as well as by other multiple users via the device. A multiplexer is provided to multiplex the control signals and memory transactions onto the interface such that a plurality of connections of said interface are shared by the control signals and the memory transactions.

The use of a solvent for bitumen extraction, either from mined oil sands or in situ. The active mass damper includes a support unit for supporting a weight movably and horizontally, a motor for driving the weight, and a controller for controlling the motor. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. The first range of formats does not include a format that is in the second range of formats. Thus, the database is continuously populated as routine, successful communications occur over the database.

A wheel house shell is adapted to and mounted on the contour of a motor vehicle wheel house and is provided with an air outlet opening having ribs or gills. The auxiliary display member causes a user to think that heshe is seeing a screen that appears larger than it really is. This improves the thermal stability of the high-dielectric-constant insulating film, suppresses the dopant penetration and, in addition, prevents electric characteristics of the interface with the silicon substrate from deteriorating. Moreover, these thatching elements last longer and are, therefore, more economical. In some cases, the method and apparatus combine the rapid heating rate of a sub-second anneal with a thermally conductive substrate to provide quick cooling for a silicon wafer. Also, a slice of an application call tree can be generated from a partition loaded into memory from a log.

Methods for modifying a central frequency of a channel following a change in channel width between wireless devices are disclosed. Temperatures of the sample material and heater are determined at the different heater temperatures for each configuration using, in each instance, radiance measurements taken after the temperatures of the heater and sample material have both stabilized. An off-hook detection circuit is connected to the PSTN tipring terminal and also connected to the ring detection terminal of the said microprocessor.

A microscale biosensor for use in the detection of target biological substances including molecules and cells is a microfluidic system with integrated electronics, inlet-outlet ports and interface schemes, high sensitivity detection of pathogen specificity, and processing of biological materials at semiconductor interfaces. For some embodiments, a grid task dispatcher may be configured to dispatch tasks in a manner that takes into account information about an entire workflow, rather than just an individual task. The optical sensor has an objective and a camera designed to capture an image of the measurement object.