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A multi-panel device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a hinge rotatably coupled to a first panel of the device via a first pin and rotatably coupled to a second panel of the device via a second pin. The first pin is engaged within a slot of the first panel to enable a lateral movement of the first panel relative to the second panel such that the first panel has a first range of motion relative to the second panel when the hinge is in an extended configuration and a second range of motion when the hinge is in a retracted configuration. The first range of motion is larger than the second range of motion.

An on-line benchmarking system and method that enables requesting users to define customized peer groups within an extensive database of participants, and to be compared with such customized groups in a wide range of performance categories. The system and method incorporates a range of detailed reporting options that not only present comparison data, but also financially quantify performance gaps and identify and rank a range of solution options.

The present system comprises a transmitting apparatus for digital broadcast which includes an original signal generating section, delaying section, information amount reducing section, and transmitting section. A receiving and reproducing apparatus for digital broadcast includes a signal reception front stage unit for receiving a high quality signal and a low quality signal, mode determining section and reproducing section composed of a delaying section and selecting section for selectively reproducing the high quality signal and the low quality signal. By employing time diversity, the transmitting apparatus sends the low quality signal having a smaller bandwidth and the high quality signal so that the low quality signal has a preceding time lag relative to the high quality signal, and the receiving apparatus reproduces broadcasting programs. Utilizing the frequency band for broadcast effectively, many broadcasting programs can be increased, and the investment for providing a gap filler can be minimized.

A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing formed from a radio opaque material with a cover formed from a radio transparent material. To implement a wireless interface, an antenna stack-up can be provided that allows an antenna to be mounted to a bottom of the cover. Methods and apparatus are provided for improving wireless performance. For instance, in one embodiment, a metal housing can be thinned to improve antenna performance. As another example, a faraday cage can be formed around speaker drivers to improve antenna performance.

A wireless communication system, and method therefore, dynamically selects a wireless communication mode for wirelessly communicating information to at least one wireless communication device (104). The method includes receiving at least one request for wireless communication of information to at least one wireless communication device (104). A total number of time-slots required for transmitting the wireless communication of information to the least one wireless communication device (104) is determined for each of a set of wireless communication modes. The total number of time-slots required for each wireless communication mode is compared to every other wireless communication mode of the set. A wireless communication mode is selected, based at least in part on the comparison of the total number of required time-slots, from the set of wireless communication modes for wirelessly communicating the requested information to the at least one wireless communication device (104).

A powdered magnetic material stator core with embedded stator windings and a method for its manufacture. Embedding the windings within a radially compacted powdered magnetic material stator core enables equivalent or better electromagnetic performance in a significantly reduced size. Radial compaction of the powdered magnetic material minimizes the distortion of the stator windings during compaction.

A method and apparatus for accumulating articles includes providing a conveying surface adapted to convey articles from an upstream direction towards the downstream direction. The conveying surface is divided into a plurality of tandem zones. Individual zones are activated to convey articles and deactivated to accumulate articles. A particular zone is actuated if no article is sensed in that particular zone and an article is sensed in an adjacent upstream zone. The particular zone and adjacent upstream zone are actuated sufficiently to position a first article at an upstream portion of the particular zone and re-actuated in response to sensing a second article at the adjacent upstream zone and deactuated with the first and second articles in the particular zone.

A self expanding flexible or balloon expandable flexible device includes a helical strut member helically wound about an axis of the stent. The helical strut member comprises a plurality of helical strut elements. A plurality of individual helical elements are helically wound about the axis of the device in the same direction of the helical strut member with the helical elements extending between and interconnecting points on subsequent windings of the helical strut member. The device can be a flow diverter, anchor, revascularization device or filter. A self expanding flexible bifurcation device can include at least one leg. The at least one leg comprising the helical strut member and the plurality of individual helical elements helically wound about the axis of the device in the same direction of the helical strut member with the helical elements extending between and interconnecting points on subsequent windings of the helical strut member.

A method for calibrating the position and orientation of a 6-DOF sensor system mounted on a multi-segmented structure, such as the human body, is provided. The method includes a stage for mounting the sensors on the body, a stage for acquiring the 6-DOF kinematics from those sensors, a calibration stage whereby the prior stages are used to determining the sensor-to-segment transformations that are most physiologically optimal during relative skeletal motions, and a stage that to periodically monitor and correct for sensor slippage.

An overhead rotary valve fitted into a cylinder head with diametrical polygonal openings formed therein for use in combination with an internal combustion engine, driven to bring intake and exhaust ports into and out of alignment with passages leading to and from the combustion chamber. Sleeve bearings are fitted in the cylinder head that provide surface sealing, and annular sealing members prevent the air/fuel mixture or exhaust gases from flowing into regions intermediate ports and individual cylinders. Utilizing this overhead rotary valve and associated seals and bearings increases the efficiency and performance of an internal combustion engine. The overhead rotary valve rotating, at one quarter the speed of the crankshaft, minimizes wear and noise levels, self cleans the ports, allows the engine to operate at higher rpm and imparts proper opening and closing of passages at the proper sequence of valve timing without concern of valve float. The instant invention removes the need for reciprocating intake and exhaust valves, camshafts, rocker arms, lifters, push rods, valve guides and retainers, and other related hardware for actuation, significantly increasing the reliability and effectiveness of the internal combustion engine, while reducing overall manufacturing costs.

A remote asset control system for optimized asset performance under a variety of circumstances, such as network communication path failures, software maintenance, software faults, hardware faults, hardware maintenance, computer system maintenance, computer system failure, undetected data errors, configuration errors, human error, power outages, malicious network attacks, and the like, having a means to create, modify, and delete asset policies, an object oriented asset policy inheritance scheme that generates composite asset policies, an asset policy transference and caching scheme, condition driven asset policy enforcement, permission-based asset policy mechanism for throttling energy or water consumption, asset replacement simplification, query capability to enumerate actual asset deviance as compared to the currently enforced composite asset policy, real-time control asset policies, atomic activation and deactivation of asset policies, which are part of the policy inheritance hierarchy, ensuring composite policy integrity, and multi-tiered telemetry caching and transference.

An electrical contact includes a first set of spaced apart cantilevered beams connected to a first rail, and a second set of cantilevered beams connected to a second rail. The first set of cantilevered beams project toward the second rail, and the second set of cantilevered beams project toward the first rail, wherein the first and second sets of cantilevered beams reside in alternating relationship. Each cantilevered beam is bowed and is outwardly tapered from its connected proximal to its unconnected distal end.

A retraction apparatus and method are disclosed that provide optimized access to a surgical site. In one form, a retraction frame has a retraction opening with two sets of blades operating therein. The blades are used to sequentially retract the tissue from about an incision. The sequential retraction of the blades generates only narrow gaps between the blades so that tissue and blood encroachment during the surgical procedure are minimized.

An image transfer system comprises an image bearer and an opposed member having a contact surface contacting a recording medium and opposed to a surface of the image bearer to form a transfer nip. A pressing device applies pressure to the transfer nip. An engaging and disengaging member engages and disengages the contact surface from the surface of the image bearer. A transfer bias device applies a transfer bias transferring an image formed on the image bearer onto the recording medium conveyed and pinched at the transfer nip. The image is composed of an adjustment pattern formed on a portion of the image bearer corresponding to an interval between recording mediums successively conveyed through the transfer nip. The engaging and disengaging device disengages the contact surface from the surface of the image bearer to form a gap therebetween when the adjustment pattern passes therethrough.