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The present invention relates to a device for augmenting an alarm signal generated by an analyte monitoring device, e.g., the GlucoWatch(R) (Cygnus, Inc., Redwood City, Calif.) biographer glucose monitoring device, for improving the alarm signal's effectiveness in alerting the user, and / or for communicating the signal to a person or person(s) other than the user, or to a trained assistance animal.

A pit (52) is formed in a substrate comprising a silicon wafer (51) on a surface of which a silicon oxide thin layer (53) is formed. A sandwich structure (60) comprising a piezoelectric layer (62) and lower and upper electrodes (61, 63) joined to both surfaces of the piezoelectric layer is disposed so as to stride over the pit (52). The upper surface of the lower electrode (61) and the lower surface of the piezoelectric layer (62) joined to the upper surface of the lower electrode are treated so that the RMS variation of the height thereof is equal to 25 nm or less. The thickness of the lower electrode (61) is set to 150 nm or less. According to such a structure, there is provided a high-performance thin film bulk acoustic resonator which are excellent in electromechanical coupling coefficient and acoustic quality factor.

Tunable dielectric materials including an electronically tunable dielectric ceramic and a low loss glass additive are disclosed. The tunable dielectric may comprise a ferroelectric perskovite material such as barium strontium titanate. The glass additive may comprise boron, barium, calcium, lithium, manganese, silicon, zinc and / or aluminum-containing glasses having dielectric losses of less than 0.003 at 2 GHz. The materials may further include other additives such as non-tunable metal oxides and silicates. The low loss glass additive enables the materials to be sintered at relatively low temperatures while providing improved properties such as low microwave losses and high breakdown strengths.

This invention relates to a blend of biodegradable polymers comprising: (A) about 5% to about 95% by weight of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer (A) having a glass transition less than about 0° C., (B) about 5% to about 95% by weight of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer (B) having a glass transition greater than about 10° C., and (C) about 0.25 to about 10 weight % of at least one compatibilizer (C), said percentages being based on the total weight of the polymer blend; where the polymer blend has a higher zero shear melt viscosity than polymers (A) and (B) separately.

This invention relates to a blend of biodegradable polymers comprising:(A) about 5% to about 95% by weight of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer (A) having a glass transition less than about 0° C.,(B) about 5% to about 95% by weight of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer (B) having a glass transition greater than about 10° C., and(C) about 0.25 to about 10 weight % of at least one compatibilizer (C), said percentages being based on the total weight of the polymer blend;where the polymer blend has a higher zero shear melt viscosity than polymers (A) and (B) separately.

Novel two-phase yellow phosphors are disclosed having a peak emission intensity at wavelengths ranging from about 555 nm to about 580 nm when excited by a radiation source having a wavelength ranging from 220 nm to 530 nm. The present phosphors may be represented by the formula a[Srx(M1)1−x]zSiO4.(1-a)[Sry(M2)1−y]uSiO5:Eu2+D, wherein M1 and M2 are at least one of a divalent metal such as Ba, Mg, Ca, and Zn, the values of a, x, y, z and u follow the following relationships: 0.6≦a≦0.85; 0.3≦x≦0.6; 0.85≦y≦1; 1.5≦z≦2.5; 2.6≦u≦3.3; and Eu and D each range from 0.001 to about 0.5. D is an anion selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, S, and N, and at least some of the D anion replaces oxygen in the host silicate lattice of the phosphor. The present yellow phosphors have applications in high brightness white LED illumination systems, LCD display panels, plasma display panels, and yellow LEDs and illumination systems.

This invention relates to a blend of biodegradable polymers comprising:(A) about 70% to about 80% by weight of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer (A) having a glass transition less than about 0° C.,(B) about 30% to about 20% by weight of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer (B) having a glass transition greater than about 10° C.;said percentages being based on the total weight of the polymer blend;wherein said polymer blend has a notched Izod impact strength according to ASTM D256 of at least 7.5 ft-lbs / in.

This magnetic element for writing by magnetic field or heat assisted spin transfer comprises a stack consisting of:a free magnetic layer, also called storage layer or switchable magnetization layer (51), of which the magnetization direction is switchable between two nonwrite stable states, both directed out-of-plane and substantially perpendicular to the plane of said layer, and of which the magnetization is spontaneously reoriented from substantially perpendicular to the plane to substantially in the plane under the effect of the rise in temperature during the writing;at least one reference magnetic layer (50, 55), called pinned layer, of which the magnetization is oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of said layer;a nonmagnetic spacer (52) inserted between the two layers;means for making an electric current flow perpendicular to the plane of said layers.

The invention comprises a foam insulating panel having an outer surface and a reinforcing member adhered to at least a portion of the outer surface of the foam insulating panel. An insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed.

The present invention provides devices and methods for the cryogenic storage of biological material. Devices of the invention are useful for storing material at a cryogenic temperature. The devices include a temperature chamber defined by a thermally-conductive container and at least one layer of thermal insulation surrounding the thermally-conductive container. Some embodiments utilize one or more heat sources thermally connected to the thermally conductive container. Other embodiments are arranged so that no net flow of heat occurs from the temperature chamber when the temperature chamber is at a set target temperature. Also provided are methods of using the devices.

The present invention provides devices and methods for the cryogenic storage of biological material. Devices of the invention are useful for storing material at a cryogenic temperature. The devices include a temperature chamber defined by a thermally-conductive container and at least one layer of thermal insulation surrounding the thermally-conductive container. Some embodiments utilize one or more heat sources thermally connected to the thermally conductive container. Other embodiments are arranged so that no net flow of heat occurs from the temperature chamber when the temperature chamber is at a set target temperature. Also provided are methods of using the devices.

An acoustic sensor and a method of fabricating an acoustic sensor are provided. The acoustic sensor includes at least one photonic crystal structure and an optical fiber having an end optically coupled to the at least one photonic crystal structure. The acoustic sensor further includes a structural portion mechanically coupled to the at least one photonic crystal structure and to the optical fiber. The at least one photonic crystal structure, the optical fiber, and the structural portion substantially bound a region having a volume such that a frequency response of the acoustic sensor is generally flat in a range of acoustic frequencies.

This invention relates to a blend of biodegradable polymers comprising:(A) about 15% to about 60% by weight of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer (A) having a glass transition less than about 0° C.,(B) about 85% to about 40% by weight of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer (B) having a glass transition greater than about 10° C.;said percentages being based on the total weight of the polymer blend;wherein said polymer blend has a unnotched Izod impact strength according to ASTM D256 of at least 9 ft-lbs / in at 23° C. In one embodiment, the polymer blend has a unnotched Izod impact strength according to ASTM D256 at least 20 ft-lbs / in at 23° C.

The invention discloses an electronic voltage transformer using data fusion technology and an error calibration method thereof. The error calibration method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a secondary measured voltage by using a capacitive voltage divider and a sampling resistor R, accessing the voltage to a data acquisition processor for sampling, and tracing the frequency of the voltage; accessing a signal of a temperature sensor to the data acquisition processor, and computing the temperatures of measuring points; dynamically computing a divided voltage ratio of the capacitive voltage divider according to the temperature variation of the measuring points by using data acquisition device processing software so as to modify a transformation ratio error of the transformer; dynamically computing phase deviation according to signal frequency variation by using the data acquisition device processing software so as to modify a phase error; and outputting a digital sampling value through an optical fiber interface. The device is simple in structure, safe and practical; errors caused by manufacturing factors, temperature and signal acquisition circuits and the like can be effectively modified and restrained; and the measuring accuracy, temperature stability and transient performance of the electronic voltage transformer according to a capacitive voltage division principle are improved.

A method of forming a silicon oxide layer comprising initiating formation of a silicon oxide layer on a surface of a silicon layer by an oxidation method using wet gas at an ambient temperature at which no silicon atom is eliminated from the surface of the silicon layer, and then, forming the silicon oxide layer up to a predetermined thickness by an oxidation method using wet gas.