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Provided are implantable or surface mounted biomedical devices and related methods for interfacing with a target tissue. The devices have a substrate and device component supported by the substrate. The components of the device are specially configured and packaged to be ultra-thin and mechanically compliant. In particular, device thicknesses are less than 1 mm and have lateral dimensions between about 1 μm and 10 mm, depending on the application. Delivery substrates may be incorporated to assist with device implantation and handling. The devices can be shaped to provide injection in a minimally invasive manner, thereby avoiding unnecessary tissue damage and providing a platform for long-term implantation for interfacing with biological tissue.

The present invention provides a cutting element having a cylindrical body having a canted end face on which is formed an ultra hard material layer and a method of forming the same. One or a plurality of transition layers may be provided between the ultra hard material layer and the cutting element body.

An LCD module is provided for use in a hand-held portable phone, which is eminently improved in impact-resistant property. The LCD module includes an LCD panel, a mold frame for receiving and supporting the LCD panel, and a chassis for reinforcing the rigidity of the mold frame, wherein the mold frame and the chassis are integrally insert-molded.

A light-emitting module includes a power transmitting substrate disposed adjacent to a light guide plate (LGP). The power transmitting substrate includes first and second substrate portions positioned substantially perpendicular to each other. The first substrate portion faces a light incident surface of the LGP. The second substrate portion extends from the first substrate portion and is substantially parallel with a counter surface of the LGP. First and second light sources respectively emit light from a top and a side thereof, and are respectively mounted on the first and second substrate portions. The first and second light sources respectively emit light to the light incident surface. A receiving container supports the light-emitting module and contains the LGP.

An electronic component device includes a mount substrate including an outer electrode on one principal surface and a mount electrode on another principal surface, at least one substrate component including a terminal electrode on one principal surface, and that is mounted on the mount substrate by joining the terminal electrode to the mount electrode, and a sealing resin layer that is provided on the mount substrate on which the at least one substrate component is mounted. The sealing resin layer includes a region with a large thickness, and a top surface including an inclination.

The bandwidth or acoustical range of a nacelle or other type of acoustic structure is increased by acoustically coupling honeycomb cells together to form pairs of acoustic cells that have an effective acoustic or resonator length that is up to twice that of either acoustic cell taken alone.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode 11 having a positive electrode active material that can intercalate and deintercalate lithium, a negative electrode 12 having a negative electrode active material that can intercalate and deintercalate lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity. The positive electrode active material is a layered lithium transition metal composite oxide (for example, one represented by Li1+x(NiyCozMn1-y-z)1-xO2 (where 0≦x≦0.15, 0.1≦y≦0.6, and 0≦z≦0.5)) to which an IVa group element (Zr) and a Va group element (Nb) are added. According to these features, it is possible to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a selected element to be added to the lithium transition metal composite oxide to reduce the I-V resistance (improve the I-V characteristic), and thereby improving the output / input characteristics.

System, apparatuses, and methods for performing automated reagent-based analysis are provided. Also provided are methods for automated attachment of a cap to a reaction receptacle, and automated removal of a cap from a capped reaction receptacle.

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack comprising an anode (fuel electrode) and a cathode (oxidizer electrode), and a system startup run is conducted at the system startup to bring the fuel cell stack into a power extractable state (idle state). In the fuel cell system, air supply flow is controlled so that air in an amount larger than a reference flow required to bring the fuel cell stack into the power extractable state, is supplied to the cathode over a preset time from the start of air supply to the cathode, by estimating an amount of hydrogen present on the cathode, deciding an air supply flow increment to commensurate with the estimated hydrogen amount, and controlling an air supply flow, whereby air at a flow rate provided by adding the decided increment to the reference flow, is supplied to the cathode during the system startup run, thereby allowing to effectively restrict a disadvantage in that a high concentration of hydrogen is wasted during the system startup run, without deteriorating the efficiency of the fuel cell system.

The present invention relates to silicone hydrogels formed from mixtures comprising one or more hydrophilic high molecular weight polymers, one or more hydroxyl-functionalized silicone containing monomers, one or more crosslinkers and a compatabilizing diluent, but without a substantial amount of a reactive hydrophilic monomer or macromer.

The invention provides a MOS transistor and a method for forming the MOS transistor. The MOS transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate stack on the semiconductor substrate, and including a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate in sequence; a source region and a drain region, respectively at sidewalls of the gate stack sidewalls of the gate stack and in the semiconductor; sacrificial metal spacers on sidewalls of the gate stack sidewalls of the gate stack, and having tensile stress or compressive stress. This invention scales down the equivalent oxide thickness, improves uniformity of device performance, raises carrier mobility and promotes device performance.

Provided are implantable biomedical devices and related methods for interfacing with a target tissue. The devices comprise a substrate, an electronic device supported by the substrate and a freely positionable injectable needle electronically connected to the electronic device by a deformable interconnect, where the injectable needle has one or more optical sources provided on a distal tip end. The injectable needle may further comprise a photodetector.

A stackable container has a bottom panel, upstanding sidewalls, upstanding end walls, and an open top. According to one aspect of the invention, narrow reinforcing flaps are attached to the upper edge of at least one of the side and end walls, defining a stacking ledge and reinforcing the walls against outward bulge. The reinforcing flaps extend over only a small portion of the height of the side or end wall, and corner post flaps extend from opposite ends of the reinforcing flaps, extending diagonally across interior corners of the container. According to another aspect, the side and / or end walls lean inwardly, defining a narrower footprint at the top of the container than at the bottom. In a specific embodiment one of the walls leans in more than the other. According to a further aspect, an indexing and aligning tab extends upwardly from an upper edge of the container, and a complementary notch is formed in a lower edge for receiving the tab when the containers are stacked. According to a still further aspect, stacking tabs extend upwardly from the upper edge of the container, and slots are formed in the bottom panel for receiving the tabs when containers are stacked. Locking flaps extend into the slots to frictionally engage and hold the tabs.

An inner cover supported to be rotatable in a panning direction is urged by an elastic member in a direction approaching a dome. When a shock is applied to a dome cover, the inner cover is pressed in a direction away from the dome and touches a supporting member of a fixing portion. As a result deformation of the dome can be suppressed, and a lens unit and a panning rotation unit can be protected. In addition, since the dome cover is suppressed, it is not required to provide a retraction mechanism in the lens unit. Moreover, since no rigidity of the dome cover is required, the dome cover can be reduced in wall thickness and increased in diameter, so that priority is given to optical performance of the lens unit.

An IC package includes: a multi-layered PCB having a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of conductive pattern layers stacked in sequence and a plurality of via-holes formed through the plurality of the insulating layers for an electrical connection between the layers; and an IC chip disposed in a core insulating layer of the plurality of the insulating layers to be embedded in the multi-layered PCB and including a plurality of input / output pads on their surface. The input / output pads disposed at an outermost area of the IC chip are coupled to outer terminals by connection members without passing through said via-hole, the remaining input / output pads except for the input / output pads disposed at the outermost area of the IC chip are coupled to the outer terminals through the via-hole.

A light-emitting module includes a power transmitting substrate disposed adjacent to a light guide plate (LGP). The power transmitting substrate includes first and second substrate portions positioned substantially perpendicular to each other. The first substrate portion faces a light incident surface of the LGP. The second substrate portion extends from the first substrate portion and is substantially parallel with a counter surface of the LGP. First and second light sources respectively emit light from a top and a side thereof, and are respectively mounted on the first and second substrate portions. The first and second light sources respectively emit light to the light incident surface. A receiving container supports the light-emitting module and contains the LGP.

The present invention relates to a heat exchanger including a partitioning plate and flow channels of at least two systems which are partitioned by the partitioning plate, in which the partitioning plate is made of a clad sheet having a base material made of stainless steel or a nickel-based alloy, and a clad layer having brazing properties and corrosion resistance to a corrosive fluid, an entire surface of the base material which is exposed to the flow channel of at least one system being coated by the clad layer. According to the present invention, the heat exchanger, in which the corrosive fluid flows, can be reduced in size, and the performance thereof can be enhanced. Furthermore, it is possible to simplify the manufacturing process of the heat exchanger.

An illumination assembly is adapted to illuminate a display module that is visible by reflecting environmental lights. The illumination assembly includes a substrate, a visual-light source, and a light guide. The substrate includes a top surface. The visual-light source is disposed on the top surface and is provided for emitting a visual light. The light guide is disposed corresponding to the top surface of the substrate. The light guide includes a light-incidence surface and a light-emergence surface. The visual light enters the light guide through the light-incidence surface and is reflected at least once. The visual light then exits the light guide through the light-emergence surface and travels along a light-emergence direction.

A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer chip including a multilayer structure and cover layers, the multilayer structure having a structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked and are alternately exposed to two edge faces of the multilayer chip, a main component of the plurality of dielectric layers being a ceramic, the cover layers being provided on an upper face and a lower face of the multilayer structure in a stacking direction; and a pair of external electrodes that are formed on the two edge faces, wherein each of the external electrodes has a smaller thickness on a corner portion of the cover layers, has a crook toward the internal electrode layers, and has a larger thickness on an area of the two edge faces where the internal electrode layers are extracted.

A conveyor chain link where the link is defined by a leading edge, a trailing edge, two opposed side edges, a load carrying upper surface, and a bottom face, wherein along the leading edge is provided a plurality of eye parts separated by openings and where the link along the trailing edge is provided with a plurality of eye parts separated by openings, such that the eye parts on the trailing edge of one belt link may be arranged in the openings arranged on the leading edge of an adjacent belt link, and the belt links may be connected either by inserting a traverse rod through apertures provided in the lateral direction in the eye parts or by fitting lateral notches provided on the sides of the eye parts along one edge in slots provided on the sides of the eye parts on the opposite edge, characterised in that between the leading and trailing edge and the side edges a load carrying surface is defined, where said surface at least for a part of the surface has a one sided inclination towards one side edge.

A light emitting device includes a substrate including gallium nitride, and a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, the semiconductor layer including an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer, in which an angle defined between a crystal growth plane of the substrate and an m-plane thereof is in a range of 3.5° to 6.

A mounting material alignment plate of the present invention is operative to place an electronic component to be mounted on a printed circuit board and has a plurality of bores that admit terminals of the electronic component to be placed. The mounting material alignment plate has first dents formed on one surface, on which the electronic component is located, around the individual bores, and second dents formed on another surface opposite to the one surface on which the electronic component is located.

In a liquid crystal display devices, a reduction in thickness with high luminance is achieved by laterally arranging two cold cathode fluorescent tubes in parallel to a main surface of the light guide plate along one side thereof and, at the same time, mutual interference in the pull-around disposition of power supply cables is eliminated. One of the cold cathode fluorescent tubes has a high-voltage-side electrode terminal thereof connected with one end of a high-voltage-side cable and a low-voltage-side electrode terminal thereof connected with one end of a flat cable. The flat cable has a midst portion mid-portion thereof bent at 90 degrees, and it traverses a lamp reflection plate, is further twisted at 90 degrees in the longitudinal direction, is further bent at 90 degrees and is merged with a pull-around path of the high-voltage-side cables.

A dielectric window performs three functions, namely, (1) extraction of a microwave, (2) generation and transmission of a surface wave, and (3) keeping the vacuum. An O-ring, which keeps the vacuum between the dielectric window and a chamber, is arranged so as to surround the vicinity of a bottom plate 1a of a microwave waveguide. Dielectric plates area arranged in parallel with each other in the dielectric window and performs only the transmission of a surface wave. The dielectric plates may be different from the dielectric window in at least one of a shape, a thickness, and a dielectric constant.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention an airbag device is provided. The airbag device comprises an airbag having at least one chamber, which can be filled with gas by a gas generator, and a ventilation opening in fluid communication with the chamber. The ventilation opening is sealed by an airbag section, which is detachably mounted to a fastening member, and is configured as an insertion opening for the gas generator.

The liquid crystal display device capable of reducing warp includes a liquid crystal display portion (6) and a backlight device (10) provided on a side opposite to a display surface of the liquid crystal display portion (6). The liquid crystal display portion (6) includes polarizing plates (1) and (2) and the backlight device (10) includes N (N≧1) optical members. When the N optical members are denoted by reference numerals 1, 2, . . . , and N in the stated order from a side on which the liquid crystal display portion (6) is provided, the optical member 1 is brought into intimate contact with the liquid crystal display portion (6) via an adhesive, and strain per unit length on the optical member 1 at least one of −10 to 10° C. and 40 to 70° C. is ⅕ or smaller of strain per unit length on the polarizing plates (1) and (2).