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A method of wear leveling in a flash storage device comprising a plurality of data blocks is provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting a data error in a read of dynamic data from a first data segment of a first data block of the plurality of data blocks, correcting the data error, and moving the dynamic data from the first data segment to a second data segment in a second one of the plurality of data blocks.

An implant system and a method for controlling the natural and artificial microenvironments surrounding an implanted device using an artificial tissue system (ATS) and includes methods of diagnostic and testing related thereto. The ATS, among other things, induce better integration, function, and extended lifespan of the devices at the site of implantation. The ATS includes cells, such as naturally occurring, engineered, and / or artificial cells; matrices such as natural, engineered, artificial and / or hybrid matrices; tissue response modifiers (TRM); and / or cell response modifiers (CRM). The specific composition of the ATS is based on the nature of the tissue in which ATS-device combination is implanted and the nature of the implant device, as well as the required function and lifespan of the implanted device. Additionally, the ATS, as well as ATS-device combinations can be utilized in vitro to aid in the design of improved ATS, devices and ATS-device combinations for in vivo uses.

The stainless steel of the first embodiment includes C: 0.001 to 0.02%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.5%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ni: more than 3% to 5%, Cr: 11 to 26%, and either one or both of Ti: 0.01 to 0.5% and Nb: 0.02 to 0.6%, and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. The stainless steel of the second embodiment has an alloy composition different from those of the first and third embodiments and satisfies the formula (A): Cr+3Mo+6Ni≧23 and formula (B): Al / Nb≧10 and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. The stainless steel of the third embodiment has an alloy composition different from those of the first and second embodiments and includes either one or both of Sn: 0.005 to 2% and Sb: 0.005 to 1% and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities.

In an air actuated down-the-hole hammer for rock drilling, a piston reciprocates within a casing to impact against a rear anvil surface of a drill bit. A foot valve extends axially between the piston and the drill bit. The anvil surface is inclined downwardly in a radially outward direction to cause liquid on the anvil surface to be discharged in a direction away from the foot valve, to prevent damage to the foot valve which could occur if piston impacts were able to create high-speed liquid streams contacting the foot valve.

A light source device 100 includes: multiple semiconductor laser light sources 101; a base plate 102 having thereon an installation area on which the multiple semiconductor laser light sources 101 are installed and which is divided into multiple areas, thus dividing the multiple semiconductor laser light sources 101 on the installation area into the multiple groups such that each of the groups includes one of the multiple semiconductor laser light sources 101 or at least two of the semiconductor laser light sources 101 that are electrically connected in series; and a current control section 109 configured to conduct temperature control of the semiconductor laser light sources 101 by independently controlling a value of current flowing in each of the groups of the multiple semiconductor laser light sources 101 on the installation area.

Outdoor high velocity wall and pedestal mounted fans, devices, apparatus, systems and methods of operation. The fans can have water resistant motor housings with at most one rear wall located opening for allowing a power cord to pass therethrough. The switches and pull chains are connected to the fan only through the bottom of the motor housing. The bottom of the motor housing can have a drainage hole for allowing excess moisture to drain therefrom. The motor housing can be stainless steel. Additionally, the motor housing can have a powder coat finish on all parts to reduce corrosion. The motor can be an oversized inverted outdoor rated oscillating motor having improved gear mechanisms for big torques and reduces heat rise during fan operation. The fan can operate under hot and cold temperature extremes as well as during wet and dry environmental conditions.

The present invention relates to an interlocking container that has a wing provided on the exterior wall of a container body containing contents and fixes the other container body interlocked above the container body by means of the wing. The interlocking container includes a container body that includes a projecting portion bent downward, which is provided at the circumference of an exterior wall, a first groove grooved at an upper end of the projecting portion in a predetermined depth, and a hill portion that is provided at an entrance of the first groove and projects from an upper end of the projecting portion; a wing that includes a pair of hinges projecting at one side of the exterior wall, a support body hinge-coupled with the hinge, and a fixation projecting piece projecting on one end of the support body to form a predetermined angle to the support body, which fits in the first groove through the fixation projecting piece; and a cover that includes the projecting portion provided at the circumference of the exterior wall and the hill portion provided on the top surface of the projecting portion, which covers the upper part of the container body. According to the present invention, fastening force between interlocked containers is improved, contents stored in the container are prevented from being leaked to the outside, and a lifespan is also increased.

The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head which ejects liquid onto a liquid receiving medium; a conveyance device which conveys the liquid receiving medium in a conveyance direction relatively to the liquid ejection head, by moving at least one of the liquid receiving medium and the liquid ejection head; a liquid removal device which is arranged on a downstream side of the liquid ejection head in the conveyance direction and removes the liquid on the liquid receiving medium; a movement device which varies a distance between the liquid removal device and the liquid receiving medium, by moving the liquid removal device; an ejection volume determination device which determines a liquid ejection volume being a volume of the liquid ejected on the liquid receiving medium; and a liquid removal control device which determines whether or not to carry out liquid removal from the liquid receiving medium in accordance with the liquid ejection volume determined by the ejection volume determination device, and implements control for moving the liquid removal device in such a manner that the liquid removal device is placed in contact with the liquid on the liquid receiving medium if the liquid on the liquid receiving medium is to be removed, and the liquid removal device is not placed in contact with the liquid on the liquid receiving medium if the liquid on the liquid receiving medium is not to be removed.

A lead-in cable used to tow a streamer behind a vessel includes a replaceable portion removably connected between a portion of the lead-in cable attached to the vessel and the streamer. Alternatively a lead-in additional cable is inserted between a lead-in cable and a towed streamer. The replaceable portion or the lead-in additional cable covers a portion most likely to be damaged between the streamer and the towing vessel.

A nebulizing device includes a medicament storage module, a nebulizing unit, and a first waterproof gasket. In the medicament storage module, a coupling part is connected with an outer surface of a tubular sidewall and aligned with an outlet of the tubular sidewall, and includes an extension wall and a first recess where the nebulizing unit is disposed. The first waterproof gasket is disposed within the first recess and located on a side of the nebulizing unit farther from the outlet. In the first waterproof gasket, a first opening is disposed adjacent to the nebulizing unit, a second opening is disposed opposite to the first opening and located on a side of the first opening farther from the nebulizing unit, the size of the second opening is greater than that of the first opening, and the annular wall structure is connected to the first opening and the second opening.

Provided is a control method for automatically raising rotational speed, in which two sensors are respectively mounted to power input side and power output side of a torque converter for detecting the rotational speeds of an impellor wheel and a runner wheel of the torque converter. The two sensors are connected to an on-automobile computer, which comprises a control device that raises the rotational speed of the engine or motor of the automobile, when a gearshift lever of the automobile is switched from a neutral position into a drive position under the condition that the automobile is in the neutral position and is moved by inertia thereof at a speed higher than 35 KM / H, order to cause an increase of the rotational speed of the impellor wheel to have the rotational speed of the impellor wheel slightly lower than the runner wheel with a rotational speed difference less than 300 rpm.

It is desired to prevent generation of negative pressure in the bearing space and to prevent entry of foreign matter such as water into the bearing. A bearing is provided which includes an inner race (1), an outer race (3), rolling elements (5) disposed between raceways (2 and 4) of the inner and outer races and retained by a retainer (6), and seal assemblies (7) provided at the respective ends of the outer race (3). Each seal assembly (7) includes a seal case (9) fitted on one end of the outer race (3), and an oil seal (11) mounted in the seal case. A check valve (20) is mounted in the seal case (9) which allows only a flow of gas from outside the bearing into the bearing space. A filter (29) is mounted in a flow passage in the check valve which allows passage of gas and prevents passage of liquid and solids.

A data writing method for a memory storage device having physical unit unions is provided, wherein each of the physical unit unions includes upper physical units and lower physical units. The method includes partitioning the physical unit unions into a storage area including a data area and a spare area; configuring logical units for mapping to the physical unit unions of the data area; and receiving update data from a host system. The method also includes: selecting several physical unit unions from the spare area as buffer physical unit unions; writing the update data only to a part of each of the buffer physical unit unions; and moving the update data from buffer physical unit unions to the storage area by using a copy procedure. Therefore, the time of performing a write command can be shorten and the lifespan of the memory storage device can be prolonged effectively.

Disclosed are a thermal spray coating material which greatly improves corrosion resistance, as compared to conventional Al2O3 and Y2O3 crystalline coatings and Al—Y—O and Al—Zr—O amorphous thermal spray coatings, a production method of the coating material, and a coating method using the same. The thermal spray coating material has a chemical formula of Y2xZr1-xOx+2, where x ranges from 0.19 to 0.83, preferably from 0.35 to 0.69. Accordingly, it is possible to produce a coating material for use in a chamber of vacuum plasmas equipment or internal parts of the chamber can be produced, which improves the corrosion resistance of a protective coating film upon ceramic thermal spray coating and lengthens the lifespan of parts.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an AMOLED display device and a structure thereof. The method for manufacturing the AMOLED display device includes, before formation of a gate electrode (3), first depositing and subjecting an inorganic film a plasma bombardment treatment to form a gate reflection prevention layer (2) and, before formation of source / drain electrodes (71) and a data line (72), first depositing and subjecting an inorganic film to a plasma bombardment treatment to form an etching stop and source / drain reflection prevention layer (6), so as to provide the AMOLED display device with an excellent effect of preventing reflection of external surrounding light, increase display brightness of the AMOLED display device, extend the lifespan of the AMOLED display device, and reduce the thickness and manufacturing cost of the AMOLED display device. The structure of the AMOLED display device includes a gate metal reflection prevention layer (2) and an etching stop and source / drain reflection prevention layer (6) so as to achieve an excellent effect of preventing reflection of external surrounding light, increased display brightness, extended lifespan, a reduced thickness, and a lowered manufacturing cost.

A lifespan extending agent that is safe for animals, and can easily be ingested in a form that resembles foods. A lifespan extending method is also disclosed. In the lifespan extending agent, a rare sugar usable as a sweetener is contained as an active ingredient.

An x-ray tube has an evacuated, rotatable housing in which are arranged a cathode designed to emit an electron beam and an anode interacting with this cathode, and two quadrupole magnet systems arranged outside of the housing and spaced apart from one another that are provided to influence the electron beam.

A method for controlling movement of an elevator car during an emergency stop includes the steps of determining the load of the car; determining the travel direction of the car; and monitoring the speed of the car. When the car is determined to be either lightly loaded and travelling downwards, or heavily loaded and travelling upwards, brake torque is applied only when the speed of the car reaches zero, as slowing of the car can be accomplished solely by virtue of the balancing factor of the car's counterweight.

A breathing mask having an elongated body having inhalation and exhalation compartments, each of which having openings and valve members over the openings and filters, and a hood assembly having a hood cover, made of a fabric to cover the top, nape and sides of a wearer's head, a transparent face shield connected to the hood cover, which has an upper portion of sight and a lower portion for breathing; the breathing mask is inserted into a hole inside the face shield and secured to it by means of a seal.

A process of fabricating weather resistant signage by screen printing indicia on a UV-treated impregnated polyester protective film using a Cellosolve acetate-based ink. The resulting sign is extremely resistant to solar UV, thus preserving the indicia brightness and clarity for a very long period of time even under the most extreme conditions. The screen printing process of the preferred embodiment comprises the steps of first preparing a film image, then preparing a fabric mesh ranging from 125 to 230 mesh for black and white images and ranging from 355 to 425 mesh for halftone color images. The fabric mesh is attached to a stencil and the film image is attached to the stencil. The combination is placed into a vacuum frame for exposure to high intensity light, after which the stencil is washed with pressurized water, dried by fan, taped and touched up for pinholes or other blemishes. The ink used in the preferred embodiment comprises a clear base having Cellosolve acetate, SC-150 aromatic solvent, VITEL PE-200, VITEL PE-222 and VITEL PE-307 solvent-based coating resins, as well as thinner and resin and other ingredients. The preferred embodiment of the invention uses a unique substrate for the sign material. Generally, the substrate comprises a UV treated, impregnated polyester protective film.

A tennis ball pickup device, including a first barrel in form of a hollow cylinder; a second barrel in form of a hollow cylinder arranged in the first barrel, and capable of moving telescopically up and down and / or moving rotatably therein; a first barrel cover arranged outside the first barrel; a second barrel cover, in which a resilient stopper is arranged, being replaceably hooded on the second barrel; and further including a solar battery being chargeable by sunlight and adapted for provision of electrical energy; a LED display arranged longitudinally on and along the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for displaying current time and score; and a speaker arranged on the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for playing sound. The barrel cover could be replaceably hooded on the barrel, whereby extending the lifespan thereof.

A tungsten-including diamond like carbon film, comprises an amorphous carbon base of a film type; and tungsten added to the carbon base in an atomic state. A manufacturing method of a tungsten-including diamond like carbon film comprises: (a) fixing an objective body to a supporter in a vacuum chamber of complex coating equipment; and (b) spraying an ion beam toward the objective body and controlling a content of tungsten sputtered toward the objected body upon controlling an Ar fraction. A dental device coated with a tungsten-including diamond like carbon film, is manufactured by the aforementioned manufacturing method of a tungsten-including diamond like carbon film. According to such a structure, the carbon film and the objective body employing the film have the mechanical characteristic, and improved durability as the residual stress is lowered.

Disclosed is a method for extending lifespan in a subject. By screening for mutations that enhance resistance to multiple stresses, the invention identified multiple alleles of alpha-1, 2-mannosidase I (mas1) which, in addition to promoting stress resistance, also extended longevity. Meanwhile, longevity enhancement of a subject is also observed when either the expression of mas1 or its downstream gene Edm1 is reduced. Furthermore, this invention also found that the down-regulating mas1 and Edm1 may extend longevity by modulating DR (Dietary Restriction). Thus, via molecular biology techniques, the expression of the target genes such as mas1 and Edm1 can be regulated, and the lifespan extension for a subject also can be achieved.

One aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery that is capable of preventing a vent from being oxidized by preserving a plating layer of a surface of a vent.An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery, including: an electrode assembly for performing charging and discharging operations; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly combined to an opening of the case and sealing the case. The case includes a vent at one side, and the vent has a plurality of ends in a thickness direction of the case and includes a plating layer on its surface.

A floating fastener includes a socket fastened to a first board member, a locking device axially slidably mounted in the socket and adapted for locking the socket and the first board member to a second board member, and an insulative barrel including a flexible barrel body attached onto the socket, a cap for capping on the barrel body to shield the locking device in the socket and to protect the socket and the locking device against corrosion and a flexible connecting strip connected between the barrel body and the cap.

Methods for the treatment of AL amyloidosis associated with the deposition of misfolded immunoglobulin light chain proteins and corresponding uses related to an antibody, such as a 2A4 antibody, or a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the antibody.

A method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disease characterized by insufficient autophagy is provided, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition that inhibits N-deacetylase N-sulfotransferase (NDST), Further provided is a method of identifying a modulator of autophagy.

Proposed are a metal part for a process chamber and a method of forming a thin film layer of the metal part for the process chamber. More particularly, proposed are a metal part for a process chamber and a method of forming a thin film layer of the metal part for the process chamber, wherein the metal part is installed in a process chamber used in a display or semiconductor manufacturing process or constitutes a part of the process chamber, and a large thickness of the thin film layer of the metal part for the process chamber is easily secured, thereby achieving an extended lifespan by preventing cracks of the metal part for the process chamber, while preventing outgassing due to pores.

Provided is an electrolyte of a lithium-sulfur battery. The electrolyte of the lithium-sulfur battery may include: a base electrolyte including lithium salt and an organic solvent; and an electrolyte additive, in which the electrolyte additive includes a metal nitrate.