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An ocular implant device that is insertable into either the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye to drain aqueous humor and / or to introduce medications. The implant can include a substantially cylindrical body with a channel member that regulates the flow rate of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber or introduces medications into the posterior chamber, and simultaneously minimizes the ingress of microorganisms into the eye.

A charging apparatus for electrically charging a capacitor storage type power source comprises a switching circuit for turning on / off the charge current, a current detection circuit for detecting the charge current, a voltage detection circuit for detecting the voltage of power source, a constant current control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the current value, a power control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the current value, the voltage value-and a power reference value, a constant voltage control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the voltage value and a voltage reference value, an OR circuit for selecting one of the error amplifying signals and a control circuit for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the error amplifying signal output from the OR circuit to turn on / off the switching circuit and control the charge current.

The present invention relates to a domain name service system and method thereof. According to the present invention, a domain name service can be provided through a mobile host and domain name servers having smallest hop counts, based on position information on the domain name servers included in external links. Therefore, a domain name service can be provided within a short time regardless of operating modes of the domain name servers. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce system traffic since the addresses of optimal domain name servers are provided to edge routers.

A method and apparatus for a base station including an antenna array calculates a direction of a weight vector of a transmission beam to maximize in-phase component power for a common channel signal in a transmission channel signal for transmission to a mobile station and to minimize a sum of quadrature-phase power component and interference power for other mobile stations inside and outside a cell due to a transmission channel signal for the mobile station.

A procedure for shutting down an operating fuel cell system includes disconnecting the primary electricity using device and stopping the flow of hydrogen containing fuel to the anode, followed by quickly displacing the residual hydrogen with air by blowing air through the anode fuel flow field. A sufficiently fast purging of the anode flow field with air eliminates the need for purging with an inert gas such as nitrogen.

A control method for a spinning cycle in a washing machine is disclosed. The control method for a spinning cycle in a washing machine includes (a) step of performing a water-draining by rotating a motor at a predetermined speed lower than a resonance generation speed and (b) step of performing a main-spinning by rotating the motor at a speed higher than the resonance generation speed. The control method for a spinning cycle in a washing machine according to the present invention has an advantageous effect that over-vibration caused by unbalance may be controlled and that remaining water within the drum is drained smoothly and vibration / noise of a washing machine is minimized.

A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO). A light portion of the VGO may be hydrotreated and subjected to fluid catalytic cracking to produce fuels such as gasoline. A heavy portion of the VGO may be recycled to the slurry hydrocracking reactor. FCC slurry oil may be recycled to the slurry for hydrocracking.

A computer method, system and apparatus for generating and tracking time expended by professionals in providing services to their clients on a realtime basis with all services performed through use of a computer including the realtime tracking and generation of billing entries with respect to the daily generation of Internet-based and local area network (LAN) documents and other Internet-based services such as preparation of e-mails and legal research, through integration with existing computer-based systems and programs.

The present invention relates to methods and user equipment of processing received data at a user equipment connected to a communications network. The processing comprises steps of receiving radio frames in a receiver of the user equipment, identifying the transport block sizes of the radio frame in the user equipment, and determining whether the received radio frame includes transport blocks that are not directed to the user equipment.

Techniques are provided for maintaining the visibility of a priority page in the background of a software application window while simultaneously displaying unrelated content from a content tab. The content displayed in the content tab can be obtained from a web page. A user can resize or minimize the content tab, but the background priority page is always visible in the window. The priority page can be a friends lists displayed in the background of an instant messenger application. Content from a content tab is simultaneously displayed in the instant messenger window with the friends list.

An apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO). A light portion of the VGO may be hydrotreated and subjected to fluid catalytic cracking to produce fuels such as gasoline. A heavy portion of the VGO may be recycled to the slurry hydrocracking reactor. FCC slurry oil may be recycled to the slurry for hydrocracking.

The invention discloses a train energy-saving operation target speed curve optimization method comprising the following steps that S1, an optimization target is divided into multiple modes based on a hierarchical optimization method, and a mode switching relationship between any two adjacent modes is calculated based on a mode switching satisfaction area; S2, the speed value of a first constant speed mode and the speed value of the switching point of switching to a braking mode from a first coasting mode are calculated according to the mode switching relationship; S3, the position coordinates of the switching point of switching to the first coasting mode from the first constant speed mode are reversely calculated based on a two-way iterative method; S4, an initial target speed curve is obtained; S5, as for any one steep slope section, the part corresponding to the steep slope section in the initial target speed curve is optimized based on an average speed equivalent method; and S6, the target speed curve is optimized based on a multi-target satisfaction optimization method. Energy saving performance, punctuality, stability and safety of train operation can be effectively enhanced by the optimization method.

An automated banking machine is operative to authorize the installation, use, and / or configuration of ATM software applications and components. The machine may be provided with either an authorization key or a configuration certificate that is generated by a licensing authority. The machine is operative to authenticate the key or certificate prior to granting a user permission to install, run, and / or configure the software. The machine is operative to authenticate a configuration certificate by evaluating a digital signature associated with the configuration certificate. An authorization key may be authenticated by comparing it to a second authorization key generated responsive to inputted license information and one-way hash functions. The key or certificate may be associated with a plurality of configuration rules which specify the configuration software components and parameters for specific ATM software and hardware.

A cochlear stimulation lead having a pre-curved electrode array is provided. The molding process provides memory to the curved part of the lead. The lead may be made having a stylet insertion channel that extends from a slightly curved or substantially straight section and into the highly curved section of the lead. Because high compliance is desired for the lead in cochlear stimulation applications, the compliance is controlled not only by the taper at the distal end of the lead and overall lead thickness, but also by choosing the material hardness of the lead carrier / covering and employing compliant zigzagged conductor wire. In addition, differential lead compliance / stiffness can be achieved by using a stiff tubing that forms part of the stylet insertion channel.

A sea hybrid foundation is composed of a cylinder wall 1, a center column 2, a partition plate 3, an upper rib plate 4 and a lower rib plate 5. The invention is characterized in that the cylinder wall 1 and the center column 2 are connected to a whole steel structure through the partition plate 3, the upper rib plate 4 and the lower rib plate 5. The partition plate 3 divides the cylinder wall 1 to two cylinder cavities with one open end. The upper cylinder cavity is filled with fillers with larger specific weight, such as concrete 8. The lower cylinder barrel is homologous to a suction pile. The center column 2 and the inner part are arranged with a bottling pipeline 6 and a leveling pipeline 7. The lower end is respectively connected with the upper cylinder cavity and the lower cavity. The upper end of the bottling pipeline 6 is connected with the concrete pump on a construction supporting boat. The upper end of the leveling pipeline 7 extends to the construction supporting boat, is connected to the suction pump when the platform sinks and is connected to the mud injecting pump when the platform levels. The superiority of the invention is that a hybrid foundation form is provided for settling the problems of difficulty for sinking the cylindrical foundation and insufficient plucking resistance under the conditions of smaller water depth and higher bearing ability of topsoil. The invention also provides a settling plan for increasing the plucking resistance of the cylindrical foundation.

When a map image in the periphery of a vehicle position is displayed on a liquid crystal display in 3D, POIs existing in a first searching region within a first searching distance from a current position of the vehicle are searched in an area in the vicinity of the vehicle position by setting all types of points as search targets, POIs existing in a second searching region within a second searching distance from a second searching point are searched in an area distant from the vehicle position by setting only specific types of points as search targets, and icon symbols indicating types and positions of the points are displayed on the map image while being overlapped therewith based on the searched POIs.

There is provided herein an application-oriented backup and restore system, which leads the user through a plurality of different selectable steps to repair specific application errors / problems. The preferred embodiment minimizes the loss of user productivity and because of its easy and accessible layout and presentation it may eliminate the need for tech-support to repair the problem. The average user can initiate the steps, wherein the restore steps are explicitly directed to secure the safe storage of user created documents and files.

The present invention provides systems and methods for reducing intraocular pressure, thereby to treat glaucoma and other disorders. The systems of the present invention include a shunt insertable across the clear cornea and a delivery device for inserting the shunt in the transcorneal position. The shunt has a body with a head at one end and a foot at the opposite end, and a channel therethrough permitting the passage of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber to the external surface of the cornea. A removable filter is positioned within the channel to regulate aqueous humor outflow and to resist the incursion of microorganisms.

The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a voltage control circuit that generates a control voltage for deactivating a field effect transistor by a gate voltage. The voltage control circuit controls a voltage so as to substantially minimize the leakage current which flows when the field effect transistor is inactive with respect to a device temperature.

The present invention can reduce warpage while minimizing unnecessary wiring of an electronic component embedded substrate by including an electronic component; a first wiring layer; and a second wiring layer, wherein at least one of the number of layers and wiring density of the first wiring layer is greater than at least one of the number of layers and wiring density of the second wiring layer and a first insulating portion is made of a material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than a second insulating portion.

An interactive, computer network based system presents consumers with multimedia brand information via a browser-based interface called the GraffitiWall™. Consumers can use the GraffitiWall™ to modify and display a sponsor's brand information in any way desired. Consumer modifications are immediately communicated to the other member consumers and the advertiser / sponsor. Consumers can rate the GraffitiWall™, or portions thereof, and email the GraffitiWall™. An archive of GraffitiWalls™ is maintained by the system. Consumers participate in online focus groups, one-to-one interviews and discussions, as well as games and promotions pertaining to the brand. Interaction with consumers through focus groups, one-to-one interviews, discussions, games and promotions allows the hosting company to reinforce brand equities; speak directly to their target audience; test new and updated products and services; and encourage participation to a brand via purchases and signups by rewarding the participant with coupons, samples, gift certificates, and the like. An ongoing dialogue between business and consumer, as well as consumer-to-consumer, nurtures customer participation, loyalty and satisfaction, and builds a community housed within the company's brand.

Methods and apparatus for generating a signal with a signal generator comprising a tool body disposed in a tubular member. A first and second electromagnets are disposed within the tool body such that the second electromagnet is opposite the first electromagnet. A power supply selectively provides electrical current to the first and second electromagnets so as to displace the tubular member and generate a signal in the surrounding formation.

The translation of virtual guest addresses to host physical addresses in a virtualized computer system provides a compound page table that may simultaneously support nested-paging and shadow-paging for different memory regions. Memory regions with stable address mapping, for example, holding program code, may be treated using shadow-paging while memory regions with dynamic address mapping, for example, variable storage, may be treated using nested-paging thereby obtaining the benefits of both techniques.

A multi-bit flip-flop includes a plurality of multi-bit flip-flop blocks that share a clock signal. Each of the multi-bit flip-flop blocks includes a single inverter and a plurality of flip-flops. The single inverter generates an inverted clock signal by inverting the clock signal. Each of the flip-flops includes a master latch part and a slave latch part and operates the master latch part and the slave latch part based on the clock signal and the inverted clock signal. Here, the flip-flops are triggered at rising edges of the clock signal. Thus, the multi-bit flip-flop operating as a master-slave flip-flop may minimize (or, reduce) power consumption occurring in a clock path through which the clock signal is transmitted.

The invention provides a precision humidity control system and a wine cabinet. The precision humidity control system comprises a humidifying module, a dehumidifying module and a controller; the humidifying module is used for ultrasonic humidifying and automatically controls a humidifying water level; the controller controls running of the humidifying module and the dehumidifying module. The invention further provides the wine cabinet with the precision humidity control system. The wine cabinet comprises a box, a door, a refrigerating system and the precision humidity control system; the refrigerating system comprises a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser; the precision humidity control system comprises the humidifying module, the dehumidifying module and the controller; the humidifying module is used for ultrasonic humidifying and automatically controls the humidifying water level; humidifying water for the humidifying module is mainly from condensation circulating water of the evaporator; the controller controls running of the humidifying module and the dehumidifying module. A humidifying unit is modularized, miniaturized and integrated to a liner, no space of the liner is wasted, and when the wine cabinet stops refrigerating, the humidity can still be adjusted to allow dehumidification and precision humidity control.

The invention relates to a single-phase earth fault direction judgment and processing method of a small current grounding system. In terms of a fault direction judgment method, the session which a single-phase fault point belongs to on a main line is judged according to zero-sequence currents, zero-sequence voltage and the included angle relation between the zero-sequence currents and the zero-sequence voltage tested through a section switch on the main line where a single-phase earth fault occurs, the fault session is isolated according to the judgment result, and normal power supply of a non-fault session line is guaranteed to the largest extent. According to the judgment and processing method, the single-phase earth fault session of the main line can be automatically isolated, and power supply reliability of a power distribution network is improved; additionally, according to the single-phase grounding direction judgment method, a main line boundary function is embedded in the section switch of a 10kV feeder line, the range in power failure caused by the single-phase earth fault can be shortened to the largest extent, and accordingly reliability and safety of power supply are improved.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a fuel injection system (10) of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injection system (10) comprising a high-pressure pump (16) associated with a quantity controlling valve (15) having a solenoid valve (22) electromagnetically actuatable by a coil (21) for supplying fuel, the quantity control valve (15) controlling the quantity of fuel supplied by the high-pressure pump (16) and the coil (21) of the solenoid valve (22) having a first current value applied thereto, in order to close the same for supplying fuel to the high-pressure pump (16), the first current value being reduced to a second current value when the solenoid valve is closing (22), such that the radiation of audible sound arising from the closing of the solenoid valve (22) is at least partially reduced.

The invention relates to a aluminum and its alloy surface direct electroplating method. Its features are that the aluminum alloy is no need special pre-processing before electroplating; it is put in bath after chemical polishing; the bath is added complexation film removing film; electroplating is adopted direct current or impulse current; the pulse frequency is 50-100Hz; duty factor is 10%-30%; current density is 2-8A / dm2. The formed plating layer is uniform and compact. The plating layer and the aluminum foundation base have good binding power. The invention overcomes the defect of cockamamie steps, forward product quality and bad plating layer binding in traditional aluminum and its alloy electroplating. It is simple and convenient aluminum and its alloy surface processing method satisfied their high quality surface processing and performance demand.

This invention provides a printing apparatus which employs a print head constructed to minimize a memory area to hold ejection data and not requiring a sophisticated manufacturing technology and thus realizes a print mode to perform a higher-than-normal-resolution printing, making it possible to form a high quality image when needed. For each of cyan and magenta that make large contributions to the formation of an image, four nozzle arrays are allocated. For each of the remaining colors, two nozzle arrays are allocated. For cyan and magenta, the interval between adjoining nozzles of the paired two arrays is set to ¼ the nozzle pitch. For cyan and magenta, all of the four nozzle arrays are used in the high resolution print mode and, in the normal print mode, only two of the four nozzle arrays are used for printing. Of the paired adjoining nozzle arrays, only one is used.

A swim and skin-dive snorkel for providing positive end-expiratory pressure for pressure-balanced exhalation.The snorkel may include inhalation and exhalation conduits. Air can be exhaled into a chamber and released when exhalation pressure within the chamber exceeds a threshold pressure. The threshold pressure that must be overcome to achieve exhalation may be balanced against the compressive forces of the ambient water pressure acting against the user's chest and lungs, which may greatly reduce the resting expiratory flow rate, the minute respiratory rate, and therefore the overall work of breathing. The exhalation pressure may be linearly matched to the ambient water pressure as a function of dive depth, thereby discouraging exhalation while diving. A purge valve may also be placed at the lower aspect of the snorkel.