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A phase detecting device includes a power input unit that receives an AC voltage; a phase detector that detects zero-crossing points of the AC voltage, and outputs a phase detecting signal when the zero-crossing points of the AC voltage are detected; and a power switch that selectively cuts off a flow of AC into the power input unit in response to a mode control signal. In a preferred embodiment, the guide device generally includes a support member having first and second arms mated thereto. A stabilizer or off-center stabilizer may be provided to further deflect the outsert portion of the logging tool toward an earth formation to increase detector proximity to the formation. The heat produced by the fuel cell stack is dissipated to the marine environment for heat management of the fuel cell power system. The saw blade section has a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece.

The invention relates to a compact two-group zoom optical system which has an angle of view of 70\xb0 or greater at the wide-angle end and satisfactory image-formation capability all over the zoom range while maintaining a zoom ratio of 3 or greater. The first transmission schedule allocates bandwidth for the first network node to transmit data to a second network node. A method for sealing the pores of a porous PET graft includes the step of coating at least one surface of said graft with at least one polyurethane, or mixtures and combinations thereof. In a case where the user inputs the disclosure statement into one of the input forms of the plurality of disclosure items, second input control means inputs, into the input form, the disclosure statement that is input into the input form of another disclosure item associated with the disclosure item.

The disclosure concerns a system including a modular dispensing system, at least one dispensing head at a counter, a transfer unit located remotely from the counter, and piping extending from the transfer unit to the counter. The airport-located subsystems are coupled by way communication paths, such as land line telephone links, to a remote flight operations control center. The increased surface area of the spinneret hole contacting the lower viscosity polymer flow compensates for the viscosity differential between the polymer components that would otherwise result in dogleg bending of the extrudate. A second metal layer formed on the electrode layer and the electrode layer are patterned by using a second half-tone mask or the gray-tone mask to form an upper circuit pattern, a sourcedrain pattern and an upper capacitance pattern. The processor also commands the modulating shut-off valve to move to the initial open position, determines when a predetermined event occurs, and commands the modulating shut-off valve to remain in the initial open position until the predetermined event occurs period. Particularly, foods and other oral products or treatments containing sporulation-deficient Brevibacillus strain when administered to a subject can inhibit or reduce the number of pathogens in the subject and improve the health of the subject.

A turret-type spray nozzle assembly having a rotatable turret which carries a plurality of spray nozzles and which is rotatable on the nozzle body for locating a selected one of the turret nozzles in an operative spray position. The device restrictively engages each of a subject’s hands so that neither is free to insert a false specimen into a container. The deposition of the coating can cover less than the total circumference of the wire. The apparatus also includes at least one magnetic component which creates a static magnetic field that is arranged to deflect charged particles away from the opening and the surface of the object. In this state, a second position of the bonding tool is detected. The positive side and negative side switch circuits may be provided in a buck boost configuration or two half bridge configurations.

Protruding part of a mechanism body is connected to a base frame by screws, and other protruding part is connected to an auxiliary connecting metal fittings by the screws. The bolt is substantially located within the housing and is biased by the spring into an extended position. Each unit shift register in the odd and even drivers receives a selection signal in the second previous row and activates its own selection signal two horizontal periods later. In a preferred embodiment, the system receives a channel signal, detects a program start or stop marker within the signal, and controls the EPG or the recording device to perform acts corresponding to the detection of a start or stop instruction.

A connector housing includes one or more cavities for receiving corresponding conductors used to electrically communicate one or more circuits. Moreover, it comprises a control unit for controlling the detection unit, the X-ray generator and the correction unit, a radiographing condition memory accessible by the control unit, a radiographing button for making a radiographing request to the control unit, a radiographing mode setting unit for setting a radiographing mode in the control unit, and a photo timer having an AE function. Teeth on the washer, positioned at right angles to the plane of the washer, are forced into each of the two metal pieces when the fastener is tightened, making electrical connection between the two metal pieces. The variation power sample unit is for determining the variation in power sample values of the modulated illumination field as the modulated illumination field is moved with respect to the slit opening and for determining whether the variation in power sample values has changed significantly since a previous scan. Methods of making and using the extended use device also are disclosed.

A dome camera includes an inner cover covering a camera lens and a semi-spherical outer cover covering the inner cover, the camera lens being rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction. The clock deskew circuitry, at the receiver side, receives data signals and a forwarded clock signal from a transmitter. Preferably, a ventilation valve is also actuated the movable part. Each packet flow is mapped to a corresponding virtual tunnel end point that distributes each packet of the packet flow. This, as a result, allows the refrigeration apparatus to operate at a COP close to an ideal condition. In more specific embodiments, a ligation involves reacting a first peptide having a protected cysteyl group at its N-terminal and a phenylthioester at its C-terminal with a second peptide having a cysteine residue at its N-termini and a thioester at its C-termini to form a ligation product.

A compact utility knife includes a blade holder slidably connected to a handle. The magnetic filed sensor includes a first sensor element arrangement including at least a first and a second sensor element for sensing the first magnetic field component, which includes a first measurement field component andor a first calibration field component, with respect to a first spatial axis in the reference point. Using this synchronization, the frequency offset choices and timing offset choices can be advantageously bounded within predetermined ranges. Optionally, a copolymerization reaction between an alpha-olefin and \u201cT\u201d reagent takes place initially to incorporate some \u201cT\u201d molecules in the polyolefin main chain, and the incorporated \u201cT\u201d units then behave as chain transfer agents for reacting with the propagating polyolefin chains to form side chains.

Nanoparticles that facilitate imaging of biological tissue and methods for formulating the nanoparticles are provided. A film made of tantalum silicides is suitable to use as the second layer of the halftone phase shift film. Light rays emanating from structures within the eye pass through the cornea and contacting portion of the lens and first reflect from the anterior reflecting surface as a positive reflection in a posterior direction. Most applications that utilize nanoparticles can benefit from this invention.

An electronic device including in any sequence: a semiconductor layer; and a phase-separated dielectric structure comprising a lower-k dielectric polymer and a higher-k dielectric polymer, wherein the lower-k dielectric polymer is in a higher concentration than the higher-k dielectric polymer in a region of the dielectric structure closest to the semiconductor layer. In one example, motion vectors are determined for a current frame, using sampled pixel information from a reference frame. The controller in the output circuit detects an output voltage and sends detected results to the primary-side coil assembly as a feedback for primary-side coil assembly to regulate the PWM or PFM action of the switch in a specific way to maintain voltage stability. The small bottom electrode contact area reduces the reset current requirement which in turn reduces the write transistor size for each bit. The device possesses multiples of pins serving as contacting points that are capable of treating multiples points on a patients hand. Therefore, the recording operation may be resumed at a user’s desired time.