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A programmable split-queue structure includes a first queue area for receiving entries, a second queue area for outputting entries input to said first queue area, and a queue overflow engine logically coupled to the first queue area and the second queue area. The queue overflow engine functions to transfer entries from the first queue area to the second queue area using one of two transfer modes. The queue overflow engine selects the most appropriate transfer mode based on a prescribed threshold value that can be dynamically programmed. An overflow storage area having high capacity may be provided in an external memory in order to increase the overall capacity of the queue structure.

The invention provides an apparatus in which recyclable materials are collected, analyzed, crushed, sorted and stored; interactive media content is displayed and coupons are printed, wherein the content is selected based upon location, material collected, user information, user responses, and other variables; information about the user, user responses, materials received and other variables are stored in memory; and rewards for providing recyclable materials are given to the user in the form of points, coupons, and / or cash.

A refrigerator in which a machine room and an air cooling chamber having an evaporator, are placed at a top of a cabinet to maximize the storage capacity of lower sections of storage compartments. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein. A top projection part is formed by projecting a rear portion of a top of the cabinet upward. The top projection part defines the air cooling chamber therein, such that the air cooling chamber extends upward from an upper portion of the storage compartment. The machine room is defined on the top of the cabinet at a position in front of the top projection part, and receives a compressor and a condenser therein.

Gate and storage dielectric systems and methods of their fabrication are presented. A passivated overlayer deposited between a layer of dielectric material and a gate or first storage plate maintains a high K (dielectric constant) value of the dielectric material. The high K dielectric material forms an improved interface with a substrate or second plate. This improves dielectric system reliability and uniformity and permits greater scalability, dielectric interface compatibility, structural stability, charge control, and stoichiometric reproducibility. Furthermore, etch selectivity, low leakage current, uniform dielectric breakdown, and improved high temperature chemical passivity also result.

Gate and storage dielectric systems and methods of their fabrication are presented. A passivated overlayer deposited between a layer of dielectric material and a gate or first storage plate maintains a high K (dielectric constant) value of the dielectric material. The high K dielectric material forms an improved interface with a substrate or second plate. This improves dielectric system reliability and uniformity and permits greater scalability, dielectric interface compatibility, structural stability, charge control, and stoichiometric reproducibility. Furthermore, etch selectivity, low leakage current, uniform dielectric breakdown, and improved high temperature chemical passivity also result.

The invention provides a method for preventing and treating regional farmland non-point source pollution through a farmland ditch and pond system. According to the method for preventing and treating the regional farmland non-point source pollution through the farmland ditch and pond system, an ecological pond is added to a farmland irrigation and drainage ditch based on arrangement and improvement of the farmland irrigation and drainage ditch according to a farmland surface runoff confluence track, the water flow speed of the farmland ditch is rapidly slowed down, the buffering capacity of a farmland system against water is reinforced, the cycle efficiency of farmland interior water sources and nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients is improved, the farmland non-point source sewage discharge is reduced, farmland nitrogen and phosphorus pollutant discharge is effectively cut down, and the method plays a greater role in protecting regional water environment.

A multi-functional cargo lid for a vehicle is provided that functions as a floor for a main storage area, a lid for a storage well, and as an elevated shelf. The cargo lid includes a first panel pivotally connected to a cargo lining behind a rear seat of the vehicle and a second panel pivotally connected to the first panel. When the cargo lid is in a first configuration the first and second panels are substantially horizontal and are flush with a floor of the vehicle. When the cargo lid is in a second configuration the first panel is substantially vertical and the second panel is elevated above the floor but remains substantially horizontal. A side latching device that pivots from each rear sidewall of the vehicle is adapted to receive and horizontally secure the second panel thereby securing the cargo lid in the second configuration.

An air-conditioning system with thermal storage system for storing cooling capacity. The storage system comprises a quantity of fill material that preferably comprises water or similar liquid that is located in a cavity in the ground. The fill material may also include a bed of gravel with the pool of liquid filling the void spaces in the gravel. Sidewalls of the cavity are preferably supported primarily by the mechanical properties of the earth and the fill material. The lower boundary of the cavity is impermeable liner. A cover that blocks solar radiation and preferably with thermal insulation covers the top of the fill material. A chiller and a pump supply cooled liquid during night or other times of reduced electrical costs and liquid from the storage flows through a liquid-to-air heat exchanger during peak demand periods.

A multi-functional cargo lid for a vehicle is provided that functions as a floor for a main storage area, a lid for a storage well, and as an elevated shelf. The cargo lid includes a first panel pivotally connected to a cargo lining behind a rear seat of the vehicle and a second panel pivotally connected to the first panel. When the cargo lid is in a first configuration the first and second panels are substantially horizontal and are flush with a floor of the vehicle. When the cargo lid is in a second configuration the first panel is substantially vertical and the second panel is elevated above the floor but remains substantially horizontal. A side latching device that pivots from each rear sidewall of the vehicle is adapted to receive and horizontally secure the second panel thereby securing the cargo lid in the second configuration.

A locomotive underframe CNG fuel storage system including: a crashworthy enclosure including a removable side panel and a permanent side panel welded into place; and at least one CNG cylinder module, wherein each CNG cylinder module includes a plurality of CNG cylinders stacked vertically, secured to a vertical wall, and separated by a horizontal plate, wherein the horizontal plate extends towards but does not contact the vertical wall when the vertical wall is planar and, further wherein, the horizontal plate supports the vertical wall from moving further out of plane when vertical axial weight causes the vertical wall for move out of plane towards the horizontal plate.

Disclosed is a street sweeper. The street sweeper includes a water tank, a collection hopper delimiting a refuse accommodating space and having a filtering screen, water spraying nozzles connected to the water tank, brushes positioned close to the street, a refuse suction tube placed adjacent to the brushes, and a blower unit for inducing suction force in the refuse suction tube. The street sweeper is adapted for sucking and collecting refuse existing on the street through the refuse suction tube into the collection hopper while water is sprayed from the water spraying nozzles. An opening is defined through a bottom wall of the collection hopper. A water inlet hole to be communicated with the opening is defined through a wall of the water tank. A filter assembly is arranged between the opening of the collection hopper and the water inlet hole of the water tank.

Gate and storage dielectric systems and methods of their fabrication are presented. A passivated overlayer deposited between a layer of dielectric material and a gate or first storage plate maintains a high K (dielectric constant) value of the dielectric material. The high K dielectric material forms an improved interface with a substrate or second plate. This improves dielectric system reliability and uniformity and permits greater scalability, dielectric interface compatibility, structural stability, charge control, and stoichiometric reproducibility. Furthermore, etch selectivity, low leakage current, uniform dielectric breakdown, and improved high temperature chemical passivity also result.

An assembly for storing electrolyte in a carbonate fuel cell is provided. The combination of a soft, compliant and resilient cathode current collector and an inactive anode part including a foam anode in each assembly mitigates electrical contact loss during operation of the fuel cell stack. In addition, an electrode reservoir in the positive end assembly and an electrode sink in the negative end assembly are provided, by which ribbed and flat cathode members inhibit electrolyte migration in the fuel cell stack.

A method and apparatus using dual bounding boxes as dynamic templates for cartridge rack identification and tracking is disclosed. An imaging tape cartridge picker system includes a picker assembly, illumination sources disposed at the front of the picker assembly for illuminating an object, an imager disposed on the front of the picker assembly for gathering image data of the object and a processor, coupled to the imager and illumination sources, for thresholding the image data obtained from the imager and for controlling the illumination sources, wherein the processor uses bounding boxes to identify the location of a desired physical feature in the thresholded image. The processor identifies the location of the desired physical feature using the bounding boxes by finding a vertical feature of the desired physical feature by finding a valid vertical bounding box, determining whether a valid vertical feature is found, using the valid vertical feature as a reference point for the search for the horizontal feature and finding a valid horizontal bounding box of the desired physical feature when a vertical feature is positively identified, determining whether a valid horizontal feature is found and identifying a top-left intersection of the vertical and horizontal bounding boxes with the bottom-right corner of the desired physical feature when a valid horizontal feature is found.

The invention discloses a file access method and device, a node and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps of cutting at least one to-be-stored target file according to a preset rule; sending a request for storing the at least one to-be-stored target file to an initial target node in the plurality of nodes, so as to upload and store the block file which is not stored in the initial target node at present and the corresponding index in the plurality of block files on at least one node in the plurality of nodes; and in response to a file retrieval request, retrieving the requested to-be-retrieved target file from the distributed data storage system according to the indexes corresponding to the plurality of block files forming the requested to-be-retrieved target file. The single file uploaded to the distributed data storage system by the user is divided into a plurality of file blocks, and the consistency and availability of the file are ensured through the Hash algorithm, so that the reliability and the storage capacity of the distributed data storage system are improved.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a continuous flow of hydrogen by catalyzed hydrolysis of a complex hydride, which comprises at least adding continuously and at constant rate a fuel solution to a reactor comprising a complex hydride stabilized on a hydroxide on a cobalt boride catalyst that is added in excess inside said reactor. Sodium borohydride is preferably used, the hydroxide is sodium hydroxide and the catalyst is supported on nickel foam. Parameters and optimal conditions to achieve continuous production of hydrogen have been determined, which is essential in the operation of fuel cells. A facility comprising a semi continuous reactor designed to perform the above process, which needs no refrigeration is also an object of the present invention, as well as a washing and reactivation process of a catalyst of the type used in the process mentioned above.

A storage device and an interface chip thereof are provided, wherein the interface chip can be applied to the storage device. The interface chip comprises a slave interface circuit, a master interface circuit, and a control circuit. The storage device comprises a memory controller and a non-volatile (NV) memory, and the NV memory comprises a plurality of NV memory chips. The slave interface circuit is arranged for coupling the interface chip to the memory controller. The master interface circuit is arranged for coupling the interface chip to a set of NV memory chips within the plurality of NV memory chips. A hierarchical architecture in the storage device comprises the memory controller, the interface chip, and the set of NV memory chips. The control circuit is arranged for controlling operations of the interface chip.

A storage device and an interface chip thereof are provided, wherein the interface chip can be applied to the storage device. The interface chip comprises a slave interface circuit, a master interface circuit, and a control circuit. The storage device comprises a memory controller and a non-volatile (NV) memory, and the NV memory comprises a plurality of NV memory chips. The slave interface circuit is arranged for coupling the interface chip to the memory controller. The master interface circuit is arranged for coupling the interface chip to a set of NV memory chips within the plurality of NV memory chips. A hierarchical architecture in the storage device comprises the memory controller, the interface chip, and the set of NV memory chips. The control circuit is arranged for controlling operations of the interface chip.

The invention discloses an automatic certificate access device which comprises a batch certificate storage unit, a card book storage unit and a mechanical access unit. The batch certificate storage unit is used for receiving card type certificates and / or book type certificates in batch, and pushing out a single card type certificate and / or book type certificate each time; the card book storage unit is of a rotatable cylindrical structure, and a book type certificate storage space column and a card type certificate storage space column are arranged along the circumference of the cylindrical structure at intervals; the card book storage unit can receive an instruction to rotate to a specified position; and a main body of the mechanical access unit is of a mechanical arm structure, and the mechanical access unit can receive an instruction to move to the specified position. The automatic certificate access device can safely and efficiently store and manage book type certificates and card type certificates, so that the defects that card storage and book storage cannot operate independently and the storage efficiency is low are overcome.

The invention provides an auxiliary seat storage structure. The auxiliary seat storage structure includes an auxiliary seat that is disposed between a pair of exterior seats and has a seat back rotatably coupled to a seat cushion by a recliner and a rail that is installed in a vehicle width direction. The auxiliary seat is configured to slide into an internal cavity at a lower end of the exterior seat. The auxiliary seat slides along the rail when the auxiliary seat is folded and simultaneously adjusted downward and is stored in a lower cavity of the exterior seat. A passageway cavity is maximized, the number of operating steps are minimized and the auxiliary seat can be stored regardless of whether an occupant is seated on the exterior seat.

The invention discloses a dust collecting device of vacuum duster, which comprises the following parts: one-time cyclone, which connects cyclone guide; grid, which is set in the cyclone guide; two-time cyclone, which possesses multiple two-time dust barrels to connect cyclone unit on the exterior of flow guide, wherein the cyclone flow guide forms inlet to connect inlet pipe to flow air; a couple of outlet and inlet sucks or discharges air along circumferential direction, which is set according to regular distance.

An electromechanical machine includes at least one coil made from a material that becomes electrically superconducting when its temperature is below a critical temperature. A functional part is contained in an internal volume of a thermally insulating and fluid-tight enclosure of the machine. A wall of the insulating enclosure is traversed in a fluid-tight fashion by at least one shaft for transmitting mechanical power between the functional part located in the internal volume of the insulating enclosure and a space outside the insulating enclosure. The functional part can be used as a heat sink, pre-cooled to maintain the temperature conditions for maintaining superconductivity inside the insulating enclosure.

The invention relates to the shaping of pixels of a data page for holographic recording, to a holographic recording medium including data pages with shaped pixels, and to apparatuses for writing to or reading from such holographic recording media. According to the invention, a device for modulating a light beam to generate a data page having a plurality of pixels applies a spatially varying pixel size over the data page. An apparatus for writing to holographic recording media includes such a device for modulating a light beam, while an apparatus for reading from holographic recording media includes an adapted detector means for detecting the data page having a plurality of pixels with a spatially varying pixel size.