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Apparatus for delivering a medicament to a user has a drug vault including pre-packaged product storage containers holding inventory pre-packaged medicament products, and containers holding inventory bulk medicament. A control system is operable to dispense bulk medicament from the bulk product storage containers, to package the dispensed inventory bulk medicament as dispensed packaged medicament products, and to pick and deliver medicament products to a delivery zone.

A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate processing section that processes a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner; a first traversing mechanism that laterally moves a first traverse holding portion along a first traversing path between a substrate transfer position and a substrate delivery position; a second traversing mechanism that laterally moves a second traverse holding portion along a second traversing path disposed below the first traversing path between the substrate transfer position and the substrate delivery position; an elevation mechanism that raises and lowers an elevation holding portion in the substrate transfer position; and a main transfer mechanism that conveys a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner between the substrate delivery position and the substrate processing section, the first and second traverse holding portions, and the elevation holding portion each holds a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner.

A radio control device used to control a motor for driving a mobile screen which includes a printed circuit to control the motor, power supply conductors for the motor and printed circuit, and an aerial which is connected to the printed circuit and coupled electromagnetically, with galvanic insulation, to at least one of the conductors. The device also includes a box in which the printed circuit, aerial and conductors are housed.

A bionanochip cartridge for analysis of multiple samples or analytes is provided herein, and the cartridge is dimensioned to take advantage of existing robotic microtiter plate handling equipment. Fluidics are specially designed to provide a small footprint and to prevent cross contamination.

The invention relates to the technical field of machinery, and discloses a laser radar multipoint distance measurement system on the basis of diffraction optical components. The laser radar multipoint distance measurement system comprises a laser signal transmitting device, a laser signal receiving device and a signal processing system. The signal processing system is connected with the laser signal transmitting device and the laser signal receiving device, the laser signal transmitting device comprises a pulse laser device, and a collimation system, a beam expansion system, a diffraction grating and a half-transmitting and half-reflecting mirror are sequentially arranged in a light emitting direction of the pulse laser device; the light emitting direction of the pulse laser device is positioned in a transmitting direction of the half-transmitting and half-reflecting mirror, and the laser signal receiving device is arranged in a reflecting direction of the half-transmitting and half-reflecting mirror. The laser radar multipoint distance measurement system has the advantages that laser light transmitted by the pulse laser device can be divided into a plurality of light beams at equal angles or unequal angles by the diffraction grating, and the light beams can be transmitted via the half-transmitting and half-reflecting mirror, then face media at to-be-measured distances, can be reflected by the media at the to-be-measured distances and then can be reflected to the laser signal receiving device by the half-transmitting and half-reflecting mirror.

An adult scale three-wheeled device facilitates movement for mobility challenged persons. The device is foot propelled while seated either through walking while seated or pedaling. The device is provided with a limited footprint for navigating confined areas while the individual is seated in a substantially standing position, with the pedals being repositionable so as to allow unobstructed walking while remaining seated. A lockable braking system prevents one or more wheels from turning. The device is collapsible for storage.

Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas production train, comprising at least one integrated process unit having a structural frame forming multiple process equipment floors. The at least one integrated process unit extends in vertical direction, wherein a height of the at least one integrated process unit is substantially equal to or larger than a width and a length of the at least one integrated process unit. The disclosure also provides a method of producing liquefied natural gas, using the LNG production train.

A method, apparatus, and system for lactation accommodation with a product table that utilizes in one locale the combination of a chair, counter, sink, splash guards and anti-microbial surfaces to construct lactation support for nursing mothers that meets food handling and health care standards. A vertical splash guard is placed between the pump table space and the sink table space to reduce splash from the sink onto the counter. The system includes a sink with countertop hole to accommodate a hands-free faucet with or without water temperature control levers, but has no other holes or seams that will permit microbial growth. The lactation accommodation comes in two sizes, one non-handicap accommodation with shorter length countertop spaces, and a second handicap accessible accommodation with longer countertop space and is wheelchair accessible. The apparatus includes a chair attached to the table or floor so that it cannot be removed from the installation.

A cleaning and separating system is provided for cleaning tanks (such as crude oil storage tanks), and other containers or enclosures. The cleaning and separating system invention fits within a limited space having a relatively small foot-print; preferably an 8 foot tall by 8 foot wide by 10 foot deep shipping container. Although components can be interchanged or modified to fit particular applications, the cleaning and separating system can include a heated working tank having an agitator and a heating element, a centrifuge feed pump, a separation device (such as, for example, de-sander, de-silter, centrifuge, shale shaker, hydrocyclone or other similar apparatus), a liquid effluent tank, an oil and water discharge pump, an auger, a clean water tank, a high-pressure sprayer and / or a rotating nozzle.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus and method for generating power from a renewable source of environmental water. The apparatus includes an upstanding structure adapted for support on ground adjacent to the renewable source of water having an elevated region relative to the ground. A conduit for water extends between the elevated region of the water supply and a water inlet. A gravity-operated energy converter supported by the structure is provided that causes water to descend vertically between the inlet and an outlet adjacent the ground while utilizing the weight of the water thus descending to drive at least one movable element and thereby produce power. Additional energy may be provided from buoyancy by causing empty and inverted water containers to ascend through a column of water fed by the renewable source of water.

A fluid delivery system includes a laboratory instrument that operates using fluid retained in one or more containers. The containers are supported on a motor-driven lift that is configured to transport the containers between a lowered position suitable for handling and an elevated position suitable for the delivery of fluid to the instrument by gravity. The lift includes a bench-mountable base, a tubular column extending upward from the base, an elongated lead screw extending longitudinally through the column, a drive mechanism for rotatably driving the lead screw, a carriage slidably mounted over the tubular column and mechanically coupled to the lead screw, a platform removably coupled to the carriage for supporting the containers, and a control system for regulating operation of the drive mechanism. During operation, a slot provided in the column restricts travel of the platform along a predefined path that is linear in part and helical in part.

The disclosure describes a method of extraction for optimal recovery of rare earth elements (REE). This includes the optimization of a liquid-liquid extraction technique for economic extraction of REE from chemically complex brines. Through the use of a model, operating conditions are altered to increase separation efficiency. The technique achieves >98% recovery of all rare earth elements in one fraction, while using small volumes of sample and reagents. The method of the present invention recovers REE from previously unexploited waste streams, without need for development of new process equipment and while keeping a small footprint because of the volumes involved.

The invention discloses a solar jet-refrigeration auxiliary air-conditioning unit and a control method. The solar jet-refrigeration auxiliary air-conditioning unit comprises a main unit circulating system and a solar auxiliary circulating system. An auxiliary heat exchanger (5) is arranged between a first throttling valve (3) and an outdoor heat exchanger (4) of the main unit circulating system. An outlet of a circulating pump (6) communicates with an inlet of a solar heat collector (7), an outlet of the solar heat collector (7) communicates with an inlet of an ejector (9), an outlet of the ejector (9) communicates with an inlet of an intermediate heat exchanger (10), an outlet of the intermediate heat exchanger (10) communicates with an inlet of the circulating pump (6), the outlet of the intermediate heat exchanger (10) further communicates with an inlet of a second throttling valve (8), an outlet of the second throttling valve (8) communicates with an inlet of the auxiliary heat exchanger (5), and an outlet of the auxiliary heat exchanger (5) communicates with an inlet of the ejector (9). The key of the method lies in that when the outdoor environment temperature is higher than the critical value, a fan of the outdoor heat exchanger (4) operates at a low air gear. By adoption of the unit and the method, refrigeration energy consumption can be reduced.

A substrate processing system 100 and a substrate processing method process a plurality of substrates in a single-substrate processing mode by the cooperative operation of a first processing system and a second processing system. The substrate processing system 100 suppresses increase in cost and footprint and the reduction of yield and throughput. The substrate processing system 100 includes a first processing system 50 for processing substrates in a single-substrate processing mode and a second processing system 60 for processing substrates in a single-substrate processing mode. The second processing system 60 processes a substrate processed by a first process by the first processing system 50 by a second process, and the first processing system processes the substrate processed by the second process by the second processing system 60 by a third process. The first processing system 50 includes a first control means 30 for controlling a substrate carrying operation. The second processing system 60 includes a second control means 40. The first control means 30 (or the second control means 40) obtains information about processing time needed by the second processing system 60 (the first processing system 50) and controls a substrate carrying operation for carrying substrates between the first processing system 50 and the second processing system 60 on the basis of the obtained information.

An optical guide comprising a core that has a entrance segment that is rectilinear in an entrance direction, an exit segment that is rectilinear in an exit direction, and a transition segment between the rectilinear entrance segment and the rectilinear exit segment. The exit direction is different from the entrance direction so that light propagates between the entrance segment and the exit segment in a propagation direction that has a bend having an interior side and an exterior side. The transition segment comprises a region with a pseudo-index gradient, this region having an interior edge on the interior side of the bend and an exterior edge on the exterior side of the bend. The region with the pseudo-index gradient comprises trenches formed in the core in order to make a refractive index decrease from the interior edge to the exterior edge.

The invention relates to a pair of efficient driving type hidden height-increasing shoes and aims to improve structures of existing shoes. An intelligent electric control type lifting mechanism is introduced for each shoe, a hidden box type opening cavity (8) is formed in the position, corresponding to the heel area, of the bottom of a sole (2), an independent heel support block (7) is designed, a micro electric control support rod (5) is intelligently controlled on the basis of a specifically designed motor driving circuit (9), the independent heel support block (7) is controlled to move up and down and go in or out of an opening of the box type opening cavity (8), the height of a heel of the sole (2) is increased, and the shoe is convenient and rapid during actual use; the whole shoes adopt hidden design, and the appearance structure which the same with that of the existing shoes is kept to the greatest extent while the height increasing effect is realized.

A method and apparatus for leveling travel trailers is provided by placing a first pair of remotely operable jacks at the lower front corners of the trailer, placing a left and right pair of remotely operable jacks on each side of the trailer close to the axle hangers, mounting front to back and side to side level sensor on the trailer, and then operating the first pair of jacks to elevate the trailer when disconnecting the trailer from the towing vehicle and establishing a front to back level status by reference to the sensor output and then operating the left and / or right pair of jacks to establish a side to side level status by reference to the sensor output.

A system and a method for receiving and feeding used beverage containers (UBC) uses at least one conveyer and a receptacle with a variable volume for receiving batches of UBC's. The batch receptacle has a small footprint. An annular rotating ring located at the upper edge of the receptacle circumscribes a piston when placed in the upper position. The receptacle has a receiving cylinder. The receiving cylinder has a piston, which is moved by at least one actuator. The system provides a very effective and very small receptacle for all kinds of packaging which has to be returned either for refill or for reuse of the material, or the system can be used for collecting highly polluting used articles such as batteries or other containers containing chemicals. The receptacle has a variable volume that can be filled up with UBC's.

The invention provides an electroacoustic transducer. The electroacoustic transducer comprises elastic sheets and a shell, wherein the shell is formed in a manner that a first sub shell is fixedly bonded to a second sub shell, the elastic sheets are bonded to the first sub shell in an injection molding manner, the first sub shell is provided with bonding faces which are used for being bonded to the second sub shell, the elastic sheets are bent to form bent parts at the bonding faces, the second sub shell is provided with dodging structures which are used for dodging the bent parts, and the bent parts are located at the inner side of the edge of the shell. A manufacturing method of the electroacoustic transducer comprises the following steps of: (1) performing injection molding on the first sub shell at a position corresponding to the bonding parts of the sheet-shaped elastic sheets; (2) performing injection molding on the second sub shell; and (3) fixedly integrating the first sub shell with the second sub shell in a bonding manner, wherein the elastic sheets are bent to form the bent parts from the bonding faces at the end parts of the first sub shell prior to the (3). The electroacoustic transducer and the manufacturing method thereof have the advantages that the occupied space of the elastic sheets can be effectively controlled, the mounting space occupied when the electroacoustic transducer is assembled on a terminal product is saved, and the miniaturization of the terminal product is favored.

The invention relates to intelligent matching type height increasing shoes. The intelligent matching type height increasing shoes are improved on the basis of an existing shoe structure, and an intelligent matching type electric lifting mechanism is introduced. According to each shoe, a hidden box type open cavity (8) is formed in the position, corresponding to a rear foot sole area, of the bottom surface of a shoe sole (2), an independent heel supporting block (7) is designed and is controlled to move up and down and enter or exit from an opening of the open cavity (8) on the basis of the operation of a micro electric supporting rod (5), and height of the shoe sole (2) is increased. Meanwhile, mutual communication of the left shoe and the right shoe is realized in combination with a designed radio frequency module (9), intelligent correction and consistency of heights of the left shoe and the right shoe is realized according to the heel height change obtained through detection by a designed distance measuring sensor, the practical application is convenient and quick, and the whole shoes adopt hidden design, therefore, the same appearance structure with existing shoes is maintained to the greatest extent while the height increasing effect is realized.

The invention discloses a supporting device for overhaul and maintenance of electrical equipment and a use method. The supporting device solves the problem that an overhaul lifting device is large insize and low in safety in the prior art, and has the advantages of being reasonable and compact in structure setting and being capable of effectively ensuring the safety of workers. According to the specific scheme, the supporting device for overhaul and maintenance of the electrical equipment comprises a base, a man carrying basket and protection guardrails, wherein the man carrying basket can rise or fall relative to the base, clamping grooves are formed in the four sides or two opposite sides of the man carrying basket, and the sides of the protection guardrails are inserted in the clampinggrooves of the man carrying basket and connected with first lifting mechanisms, so that the protection guardrails can rise or fall along the clamping grooves of the man carrying basket.

The invention provides a high heat radiation cable. The cable comprises M cable cores, a heat conducting layer (30), a heat radiation sheath (50) and an external sheath (60) which are arranged from inside to outside in turn, wherein M>=3. The heat conducting layer (30) wraps the periphery of the cable cores, and the heat conducting layer (30) is provided with an internal layer contacting the cablecores and an external layer relative to the internal layer. The high heat radiation cable is characterized in that the internal layer and the external layer of the heat conducting layer (30) form theM-pointed-start-shaped fractal image in the cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the cable, the M-pointed start shape includes M acute angles pointing to the outside of the cable cores and M blunt angles pointing to the inside of the cable cores, and the perimeter ratio of the fractal image to the M-pointed start shape is greater than the area ratio of the fractal image to the M-pointed start shape. The heat conducting layer having the specific shape is arranged in the cable so that the heat radiation performance of the cable can be effectively increased without increasing the diameter of the cable, the problem of damage to the cable caused by poor heat radiation can be avoided, the risk of spontaneous combustion of the cable can be reduced, and the waste of electric energy caused by the increasing cable resistivity along with temperature increasing can also be effectively avoided.