All Prior Art

A state metric calculator for calculating state metrics of stages in a trellis of a sequence estimation technique is described. The floating point multiplier and the floating point adder are disposed between the crossbar operand multiplexor and the product-terms and summation buses, and are in parallel to each other. At least one color plane of the transformed image is upscaled, the one color plane corresponding to one of the color space dimensions of the second color space format, to provide the full color image in the second color space format.

A method of controlling synchronous running of a plurality of electronically commutated motors, each of which includes a stator having a stator winding, a permanent-magnet rotor, and at least one arrangement, associated with the respective motor, for sensing its rotor position and for generating a rotor position signal. The grate adapter unit is trimmed, either at the factory, at the contractor’s facilities or at the installation site, at the desired location to select a desired one of the mounting flanges that is appropriate for the collection grate to which the grate adapter is being fit. A roll awning is attached to the awning frame. In the common focal plane, an assembly of several matrix detectors are arranged and oriented on the superimposition zone of the image fields of the telescopes in the wavefront. Removed material from the first surface is monitored to detect fluctuations in a variable of composition in the layer, and removal of material from the first surface is terminated when the composition of monitored material meets a predetermined criterion. A plunger rod is secured to the plunger and extends outward from the container through the bottom cap.

A method of reducing the roughness profile in a plurality of patterned resist features. A head IC chip mounting portion is provided between the extending end and the other end of the suspension. Therefore, it leads to greater scalability of applications running on large parallel machines. The direct current power source is coupled electrically to the fan motor, and includes a storage battery and an electrical plug connected to the storage battery. The storage stable particles are formed by a solid state crystallization of allotropic organic compounds. The present invention provides a process for producing a vinyl polymer terminated with a group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, the process being characterized by adding a stable free radical compound as a polymerization inhibitor.

Transparent domes useful for covering at least a lens located on a scope’s distal face, taking the form of a single layer membrane affixed to the distal end of the scope, a solid cap attachable to and detachable from the distal end of the scope, or an inflatable and deflatable balloon having an exterior wall for contacting at least the lens at the scope’s distal face. Each sensor supplies measurement data x1, x2. The voltage generator provides a write voltage at a given target level that varies in accordance with an amount of current detected by the memory cell array by using a reference voltage. Adjusting the pH of the aqueous concentrate to be within the range of 4. Thus, there is provided a soft intraocular lens that can be inserted into an eye from a further smaller incision, without damaging an optical function as much as possible.

Embodiments of methods to securely bind a disk cache encryption key to a cache device are generally described herein. The IP network includes a conference server and at least one Call State Control Function. No matter if the top surface or the bottom surface faces downward after having the blades fixed with a shaft of a motor, the area of the front wind-confronting portion or the rear wind-confronting portion confronting air is always such minimized that air drag can be lowered. The asymmetry may be with respect to target element segmentation or structural dimensions. The vibration-insulation member becomes one body with the inner body member, and is interposed between the inner body member and the outer body member so that vibration transmitted from a power plant to a car body may be effectively dampened and absorbed.

A method and system for operating a network server to discourage inappropriate use are disclosed. A computing device performs an automated process to repeatedly check the adequacy of the serving cell that it is currently assigned to. An ice dispenser is located in one of the fresh food and freezer doors.

A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for reducing synchronization waits when unique sequential identifiers are being allocated for transactions committed to a database that are occurring in a multi-threaded server environment. A molding having an ink layer, wherein the molding is formed from an alicyclic structure-containing polymer, and the ink layer is provided after a pattern on the surface of the molding and has an index of wetting of at most 42 dyncm. The pulse generator includes a window comparator engaged with the analog memory, and is responsive to a portion of the pulse width modulated signal.

A device for collecting nasal secretions that comprises a container designed to fit about a patient’s nose. Additionally, a TCO layer having a haze % of at least 2% in the visible light wavelength range and a surface roughness of less than 0 nanometer RMS, and a photovoltaic device including such TCO-layer. The first member may include a plurality of radial projections defining recesses, wherein each graft is separately received in a corresponding recess. The cover is used to protect the reel from dust, sand and other foreign elements, and to hold various sundry items. A participant list associated with the communication identity and the first communication platform is passively configured to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from communication sessions in which the communication identity recently participated using the communication platform. By this procedure, crosstalk is eliminated.

The invention relates to a method for the automatic starting and stopping of an internal combustion engine. The system comprises means for monitoring execution of annotated logic code associated with a software component to determine whether a condition has been satisfied, wherein annotations in the logic code provide one or more details about the software component, the details being useful to a healing agent to correct a problem associated with said condition during the execution of the logic code. Since a guide tube having a smaller diameter than that of a pipe line to be repaired can be used, a sufficient gap is formed between the guide tube and the manhole, thereby allowing the operator to freely access the manhole during the lining operation for inspection and confirmation of a lining situation. Next, the soft-top is attached to the outside of the support structure.

The present invention pertains a controlling scheme for brake torque, which is applied, as a stand-by braking torque, to wheels of an automotive vehicle upon determination that operator braking action is imminent. The high pressure air output from an air compressor is transferred through a transfer tube to pass through the cooling tube of a cooling tank. A microprocessor is operably connected to the sensor for receiving and storing signals from the actuator. The multiply-charged analyte ions are subsequently fragmented by a variety of techniques and mass analyzed. The circular needle is rotated through an angle such that the circular needle passes through a portion of the skin, thereby \u201cself-suturing\u201d the hub to the skin of the patient.