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Presently, many variations of light treatment are used in health care. Prime examples are the in-vivo or ex-vivo photodynamic treatment (PDT) of skin diseases, cancer/tumors, psoriasis, mood disorders, bladder infections, promoting wound closure, recovering spinal cord injuries, and countering muscle/bone atrophy. PDT is a treatment that uses a drug, called a photo-sensitizer or photosensitizing agent, and a particular type of light. The invention relates to an improved PDT device.

The present subject matter discloses devices, systems, and methodologies for harvesting power from environmentally induced vibrations. Piezoelectric devices (24) and structures are disclosed that may be employed in combination with electro-magnetic (100) or capacitive (92, 94) elements to enhance the power harvesting capabilities of the piezoelectric devices (24). The electromagnetic (100) and capacitive (92, 94) elements may be used to assist in maintaining system mechanical resonance in order to maximize energy harvesting capabilities. Power harvesting devices and systems in accordance with the subject technology may concurrently operate as sensors in motion sensitive applications thus providing self-powered monitoring capabilities.

A head rest for motor vehicle seats has a center part and side parts that are arranged on either side of the center part and can be adjusted relative to the center part to provide lateral support of the head. At least one hollow body that can be filled with fluid is provided, by the filling of which the at least one side part is pivoted in the direction of the area in which the head is accommodated. Two lever arms pivotable about a respective pivot axis are provided, each having a first lever arm section and a second lever arm section arranged at the opposite end of the first lever arm section. The first of the lever arm sections lie in the stroke range of the hollow body and the second of the lever arm sections cooperates with a side part.

The invention provides a novel method for preparing an A-type molecular sieve membrane, which adopts preparation of the molecular sieve membrane in a flow system. The method comprises the following steps: a silicon source, an aluminum source, an alkali source and deionized water are prepared into precursor sol of A-type molecular sieve according to certain proportion first; a vector membrane tube which is precoated with A-type molecular sieve crystal seeds is fixed inside a synthesis reactor; the molecular sieve precursor sol which is heated to a given temperature is conveyed into the synthesis reactor through a slurry pump, and the precursor sol is driven to flow and circulate on the surface of an outer membrane of the vector membrane tube; and the A-type molecular sieve membrane can be obtained after flowing, circulating and crystallization for a definite time at the given temperature. The preparation method provided by the invention has the advantages that the preparation method can basically solve the problem of concentration gradient during the synthetic process of he molecular sieve, is favorable to the preparation of the uniform, continuous and compact molecular sieve membrane with superior separation performance, and is particularly suitable for preparing the molecular sieve membrane for industrial application.

In a metal bellows accumulator, a metallic bellows unit is disposed within a pressure space defined in a main shell, and one end of the metallic bellows unit is fixedly secured to one end wall of the main shell. The metallic bellows unit sections the pressure space into an outer chamber serving as a gas chamber in which a pressurized gas is enclosed, and an inner chamber serving as a liquid chamber communicating with a liquid port formed in the end wall of the main shell. A stopper (auxiliary shell) for limiting collapsing movement of the metallic bellows unit is disposed within the liquid chamber and has a communication passage hole. The liquid port always communicates with a liquid chamber to which an inner circumferential surface of a bellows portion of the metallic bellows unit is exposed via the communication passage hole.

A dual type flat panel display device including a first flat panel display device panel; and a second flat panel display device panel; wherein the first and second flat panel display device panels each include a pixel area including a plurality of scan lines arranged in a first direction, a plurality of data lines arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and pixel electrodes disposed in an area formed by the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines crossing the data lines; and a non-pixel area including a plurality of on/off switching devices at inputs of the scan lines or the data lines, wherein the switching devices are respectively connected to the plurality of scan lines or the plurality of data lines.

A contact force sensor package includes a substrate layer having a vibration detection unit and a pair of first junction pads that are electrical connection ports which are provided on an upper surface of the substrate layer, a flexible circuit substrate layer having a pair of second junction pads provided at a position corresponding to the first junction pads and electrically connected to the first junction pad, a vibration transfer unit having one side contacting the vibration detection unit and the other side contacting a human body and transferring a sphygmus wave of the human body to the vibration detection unit, and an adhesion layer formed between the substrate layer and the flexible circuit substrate layer to reinforce a junction force between the substrate layer and the flexible circuit substrate layer, the adhesion layer being not formed in an area overlapping at least the vibration transfer unit.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an SOI wafer at low cost and with high yield. It is another object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device including also bulk type MISFETs used as high voltage regions and a method of manufacturing the same without using complicated processes and increasing the size of a semiconductor chip. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises selectively epitaxially growing a single-crystal Si layer and continuously performing the epitaxial growth without bringing a substrate temperature increased during the growth to room temperature even once. An epitaxially grown surface is then etched and planarized. The substrate temperature is then cooled down to the room temperature.

A double-acting synchronizer comprises a shaft (31), first and second gearwheels (29, 30) rotatably mounted on said shaft (31), a sleeve (11) which is axially displaceable along said shaft (31) between a position in which it locks the first gearwheel (30) to the shaft (31) and a position in which it locks the second gearwheel (29) to the shaft (31). A single conical friction surface (24) is formed between a first baulk ring (17) and the first gearwheel (30), and multiple nested conical friction surfaces are formed between a second baulk ring (16) and the second gearwheel (29).

A manufacturing device for a synthetic resin hollow molded body molds a first split assembly member, a second split assembly member, and a third split assembly member by a first injection, and joints each of contact portions of the three members with a corresponding contact portion by a second injection. The manufacturing device includes an ejecting mechanism which moves the second split assembly member in a die opening/closing direction, a rotating mechanism which rotates the third split assembly member around a shaft center in the die opening/closing direction, and a sliding mechanism which slides the second split assembly member and the third split assembly member in a direction perpendicular to the die opening/closing direction. According to the manufacturing device, while the dies are open after the first injection, the three members are made different by the ejecting mechanism, and then the three members are made to face one another by the rotation mechanism and the sliding mechanism in the die opening/closing direction.

A twine box is provided for an agricultural baler. The twine box permits ready access to twine balls housed therein because all twine balls are located on a single row or tier. The twine balls are not compartmentalized and thus relocation of twine balls within twine ball groups is facilitated. Twine ball separators are employed to secure, locate and separate twine balls when the baler is operating. The twine ball separators may serve to maintain twine balls in a staggered configuration whereby it is possible to house a greater number of twine balls in a given space. The twine ball separators do not interfere with the movement of twine balls within the twine box during reloading of twine. The single row twine box allows the baler operator to access the twine balls from the ground and permits moving of twine balls without the need to cut and retie twine.

A disposable assembly contains a concentrated liquid food product and comprises an eductor and a microfiltration device. A water inlet of the eductor is configured for connection to an external source of water. A gas inlet of the microfiltration device is configured for connection to an external source of gas and an outlet of the microfiltration device is configured for discharging a foamed food product created by the microfiltration device from the disposable assembly. A system for preparing a foamed food product comprises a product preparation apparatus for preparing said foamed food product, and such a disposable assembly. The apparatus comprises a water source, a water heater and water pressurizing means configured for detachable connection to the eductor of the disposable assembly. The apparatus further comprises a pressurized gas source and gas pressurizing means configured for supplying pressurized gas to the microfiltration device. In a method for preparing a foamed food product heated water is supplied to the water inlet of said eductor for entraining concentrated liquid food product out of the holder and for mixing said concentrated liquid food product with the heated water.

A light source may comprise a housing, a window mounted in a front plane of the housing, a window length spanning a front plane length, and a linear array of light-emitting elements within the housing. The linear array may be aligned with and emit light through the window, and the linear array may span the window length, wherein first and last light-emitting elements of the linear array are positioned adjacent to widthwise edges of the window, and wherein window sidewalls at the widthwise edges are aligned flush with housing sidewalls.

In a tail lamp unit (2) for a motorcycle, a reflection member (21) includes a first reflection section (31), a second reflection section (32) and a third reflection section (33). A first partition section (41) and a second partition section (42), produced as individual components separated from the reflection member (21), are disposed rearwards of the reflection member (21). The first partition section (41) separates a first container space (S1) for disposing a right flasher bulb (26) and a third container space (S3) for disposing a tail lamp bulb (25). The second partition section (42) separates the third container space (S3) and a second container space (S2) for disposing a left flasher bulb (27). The first and second partition sections (41, 42) may be disposed either in parallel to each other or at an interval gradually backwardly reduced.

A refrigerant cycle device capable of preventing inflow of a liquid refrigerant into a compressor and having a compact structure is disclosed. The refrigerant cycle device includes a compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure reducing device, an evaporator, and a heat exchanger to heat-exchange a refrigerant discharged from the gas cooler and a refrigerant discharged from the evaporator. The heat exchanger includes a first passage connected to an outlet of the gas cooler and a second passage connected to an outlet of the evaporator. The refrigerant in the first passage flows downward, and the refrigerant in the second passage flows upward.

A decompression device of an internal combustion engine which is arranged compactly with reduced number of parts is provided. Typically, the device comprises a push-up rod which is disposed on a circumference of a cam shaft of the engine, within a range in the circumferential direction corresponding to a compression stage of the engine, and which protrudes outwardly in the radial direction of the cam shaft with respect to a base face of an exhaust-side cam face. The push-up rod is supported movably in the cam shaft direction between a decompression operating position, at which the push-up rod is inserted into a width-wise range of a bottom face of an exhaust-side tappet and a decompression non-operating position, at which the push-up rod is retreated from the width-wise range of the bottom face. Moreover, in the case of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having two cam shafts, a common solenoid is interlocked with the push-up rods provided on both the cam shafts and, thus the single solenoid can decompress the cylinders.