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In a coating and developing apparatus that forms a resist film on substrates such as semiconductor wafers, and develops substrates exposed by an aligner, times after the aligner unloads substrates until heating units (PEB) start heating the substrates are kept uniform. Exposed wafers are prevented from being left stagnant in an interface portion disposed between a region in which resist is coated and developed and the aligner. In the region in which resist is coated and developed, a first transferring means that successively executes transportation cycles to transfer substrates from upstream side modules to downstream side modules in a flow of processes of substrates. N heating units (PEB) are disposed (n is for example 5). Exposed wafers loaded into the heating units (PEB) are unloaded by the first transferring means after (n−1) cycles including the transferring cycle of the first transferring means have elapsed.

An LED lamp adapted for lighting includes a heat sink (30), a bowl-shaped cover (20) attached to a bottom portion of the heat sink, a lamp seat (10) secured below the cover, a plurality of LEDs (54) mounted on an outside surface of the heat sink, and a plurality of heat pipes (40) contacting with interior face of the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of fins (34, 36) extending from sidewalls thereof. The cover has a plurality of apertures (220) defined on lateral wall thereof. The heat generated by the LEDs can be transferred to the heat sink evenly via the heat pipes, and is then dispersed to ambient air efficiently and rapidly.

A midsole structure for a shoe which improves a ride feeling and stability of the midfoot portion of the sole assembly during running. The sole assembly 1 of the shoe includes the upper plate 3 disposed on the upper side of the midfoot portion M and formed of a hard elastic member, the lower plate 4 disposed under the upper plate 3 to form the void S with the upper plate 3, formed of a hard elastic member, and having a downwardly convexedly curved shape, the midfoot outsole 6 attached on the bottom surface 4a of the lower plate 4, having the ground contact surface 6a, and provided discretely in the longitudinal direction from the outsole 5 of the heel portion H and the outsole 7 of the forefoot portion F of the sole assembly 1, and the connections 8, 9 provided on the front and rear ends of the midfoot portion M and interconnecting the upper plate 3 with the lower plate 4 in the vertical direction.

A touch system comprises overlapping coordinate input sub-regions defining a generally contiguous input surface. Each coordinate input sub-region generates pointer coordinate data in response to pointer contacts thereon. When a pointer contact is made on a region of a coordinate input sub-region that overlaps with an adjacent coordinate input sub-region, each overlapping coordinate input sub-region processes acquired images to derive pointer data and triangulates the position of the pointer using the derived pointer data. Thereafter, the triangulated positions generated by the overlapping coordinate input sub-regions are processed in accordance with defined logic thereby to determine the position of the pointer contact relative to the touch surface.

In a data transfer system, when transferring data which has been transferred to a storage in a PC, to a mobile terminal connected to the PC, the PC acquires the file format of the data and the file format which can be processed by the mobile terminal and determines whether the conversion of the file format is necessary. When the conversion of the file format is necessary, the PC issues a request for a conversion to a format converter. The format converter acquires data from the PC and transfers the data back to the PC while performing conversion. The PC transfers the converted data to the mobile terminal.

A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point, at the Call Control level. A capability acceptance is returned from the terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point to the originating signalling point at the Call Control level, if the terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point accepts a preference sent by the originating signalling point.

A method for sorting mail to a case having a plurality of slots is described, wherein each slot corresponds to a destination. The method includes steps of loading a mail piece to be sorted into a delivery robot, determining for the mail piece a destination slot the mail piece is to be delivered to, moving the delivery robot along a rail disposed at the front of the case near the slots into proximity with an open end of the destination slot, inserting the mail piece from the delivery robot into the associated slot, and returning the delivery robot to a loading station whereby the cycle may be repeated. Such a method, when using a large number of robots moving along a common rail system, can sort a large volume of mail in carrier delivery order.

A powder recycling system includes a powder feeder, a remaining powder collector, a bridge breaker, a block powder filter, a cyclone separator, a particulate filter cleaner, an air pressure generation device and an electrostatic precipitator. The powder feeder provides a construction powder to a construction platform. The remaining powder collector for collects the remaining powder. The cyclone separator is used to separate the large-size powdery particles and the small-size powdery particles of the remaining powder from each other through a rotating gaseous stream. The large-size powdery particles fall down to the powder feeder due to gravity, and the small-size powdery particles of the remaining powder is removed from the rotating gaseous stream and transmitted to the particulate filter cleaner. After the small-size powdery particles of the remaining powder are filtered by the particulate filter cleaner, the suspended small-size powdery particles are transmitted to the electrostatic precipitator.

A high power LED lamp comprises a container having a cavity to fill with a liquid, a light source module for providing a high power LED source light to penetrate through the liquid, and an axial thermal conductor having a first portion nearby the light source module and a second portion extending in the liquid along an axial direction of the cavity to far away from the light source module to evenly transfer heat from the light source module through the liquid to the container.

The invention relates to a high-quality transfer method of graphene prepared by a chemical vapor deposition method. The method comprises the following steps: a, spinning a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) thin layer having even thickness on the surface of graphene prepared on a copper foil substrate with the chemical vapor deposition method; b, dissolving the copper foil; c, laminating; and d, and removing PMMA. By using the method provided by the invention, graphene can be stably, reliably and high-quality transferred, and the impurities in graphene are less, thereby ensuring the completeness and good property of prepared graphene not to be damaged and meeting the requirement of researching and applying graphene. After the method provided by the invention is adopted, complete and less-impurity-containing graphene can be stably, reliably and high-quality transferred, and thus a reliable guarantee for representation, research and application of graphene is provided.

A substrate processing apparatus 8 for feeding a processing liquid and processing a substrate W with the processing liquid comprises holding member 22 for holding the substrate W, and a lower side member 42 which is moved relatively with respect to the back surface of the substrate W held by the holding member 22 between a processing position A near the substrate undersurface and a retreat position B remote from the substrate undersurface. The processing liquid is fed between a gap between the lower side member 42 moved to the processing position A and the back surface of the substrate held by the holding member 22, and the substrate undersurface is processed. A cleaning processing unit 221a as one embodiment of the liquid processing apparatus comprises a spin chuck 22 for holding a wafer W substantially horizontally, a stage 224 substantially horizontally below the wafer W held by the spin chuck 223, and a cleaning liquid discharge openings 241 for feeding a required cleaning liquid into a gap between the wafer W held by the spin chuck 223 and the stage 224. The stage 224 has the surface coated with a hydrophobic polymer so that the surface has wetting which allows a contact angle of the cleaning liquid to be above 50E. A layer of the cleaning liquid is formed in the gap between the wafer W held by the spin chuck 223 and the stage 224 to subject the wafer W to the liquid processing.

A biocompatible surgical silk mesh prosthetic device employs a knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh device, especially when the mesh device is cut. An example prosthetic device employs a knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes. The at least two yarns include a first yarn and a second yarn extending between and forming loops about two nodes. The second yarn has a higher tension at the two nodes than the first yarn. the second yarn substantially prevents the first yarn from moving at the two nodes and substantially prevents the knitted mesh from unraveling at the nodes.

A motor-driven centrifugal compressor includes a journal air bearing having a bump foil and a top foil for restraining a bearing shaft in a resting state and forming an air layer between the top foil and the bearing shaft in a rotating state. The top foil and the bump foil are fixed to an inner circumferential surface of a ring member, which is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of a first stationary holding member of the ring member. The first stationary holding member has a coolant water channel defined therein. The bearing shaft, the air layer, the top foil, the bump foil, and the coolant water channel are arranged in the order named along a normal direction.

A liftable slide cover mounting structure consisting of two hinges, two metal sheet bracket mechanism, two sliding rails, two gears, two gear racks and two supplementary support mechanisms. Subject to the use of the sheet plate bracket mechanisms to hold the sliding rails instead of zinc alloy sliding rail holders, the weight of the liftable slide cover mounting structure is minimized. Further, when the cover panel is opened from the base member, the sheet plate bracket mechanisms are forced into engagement with the supplementary support mechanisms to support the cover panel in position for enabling the user to operate the display screen of the cover panel positively.

A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point, at the Call Control level. A capability acceptance is returned from the terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point to the originating signalling point at the Call Control level, if the terminating signalling point or signalling transfer point accepts a preference sent by the originating signalling point.

A biocompatible surgical scaffold made from a multi-filament silk yarn for soft tissue reconstruction. The scaffold incorporates regions of varying stretch having different physical and mechanical properties that allow contouring to the required soft tissue shape to be replaced or repaired. The porous structure allows tissue in-growth, while the mesh degrades at a rate which allows for a smooth transfer of mechanical properties to the new tissue from the silk scaffold.

A tool stocker includes main stockers for holding a plurality of tools detachably mounted on a main spindle for machining a workpiece, an auxiliary stocker for holding and transferring tools to and from the main stockers, and a tool transfer mechanism for transferring tools between the main stockers and the auxiliary stocker. The auxiliary stocker includes a plurality of tool pods for removably supporting the tools therein, a rail in sliding engagement with outer surfaces of the tool pods, a chain for moving the tool pods in sliding engagement with the rail, and a motor for actuating the chain. The rail has a recess defined therein in alignment with the tool transfer mechanism, such that the tools transferred by the tool transfer mechanism pass through the recess.

A biocompatible surgical silk mesh prosthetic device employs a knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh device, especially when the mesh device is cut. An example prosthetic device employs a knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes. The at least two yarns include a first yarn and a second yarn extending between and forming loops about two nodes. The second yarn has a higher tension at the two nodes than the first yarn. the second yarn substantially prevents the first yarn from moving at the two nodes and substantially prevents the knitted mesh from unraveling at the nodes.

A method of using a biocompatible surgical silk mesh prosthetic device in body aesthetics and body contouring, the surgical mesh employing a knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh device, especially when the mesh device is cut. An example prosthetic device employs a knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes. The at least two yarns include a first yarn and a second yarn extending between and forming loops about two nodes. The second yarn has a higher tension at the two nodes than the first yarn. the second yarn substantially prevents the first yarn from moving at the two nodes and substantially prevents the knitted mesh from unraveling at the nodes.

A three-dimensional fabric structure in a form of a pocket for use in a breast reconstruction surgical procedure such as single-stage or two-stage breast reconstruction. The silk scaffold employs a knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh or scaffold device, especially when the mesh or scaffold device is cut. An example scaffold device employs a knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes.

This invention relates to thermally conductive liquid crystalline polymer compositions. The composition is comprised of a liquid crystalline polymer and metal particles. At least about 90% by weight of the metal particles have an average particle size larger than 200 μm. In other embodiments of the invention, the average particle size of the metal particles is larger than 420 μm. Aluminum flakes are exemplary metal particles for use in this invention. The thermally conductive liquid crystalline polymer composition is useful for the manufacture of cookware and has sufficient thermal conductivity to provide browning during cooking. The composition is useful for the manufacture of oven cookware such as cooking pans, sheets, trays, dishes, casseroles, and the like.

A knitted scaffold comprising at least two silk yarns in a knit direction and a yarn member diagonal to the knit direction to thereby provide a knitted fabric or mesh for surgical use that can retain its shape and / or resist collapse when opposing forces are applied at an angle from the knit direction. The knitted scaffold may include at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes. The at least two yarns can include a first yarn and a second yarn extending between and forming loops about two nodes. The second yarn has a higher tension at the two nodes than the first yarn. The second yarn substantially prevents the first yarn from moving at the two nodes and substantially prevents the knitted mesh from unraveling at the nodes.

A two-stage insulated bidirectional DC / DC power converter is disclosed. A two-stage insulated bidirectional DC / DC power converter according to an embodiment of the invention has the characteristic of including: an LLC resonant converter operating at a constant duty ratio; a bidirectional converter joined to a front part of the LLC resonant converter and configured to perform a booster converter function of outputting the input voltage at a consistent input voltage for the LLC resonant converter, and a buck converter function of reducing the voltage by way of the LLC resonant converter and then outputting a consistent voltage; and a bidirectional converter control unit configured to control changes in an input voltage of the bidirectional converter and regulate an output voltage of the LLC resonant converter to thereby maintain a consistent input voltage of the LLC resonant converter, such that the LLC resonant converter operates at a constant duty ratio.

The invention relates to an air-permeable tongue for shoes (1) which adapts to an individual instep and can be connected to shoes, the tongue comprising the following: a flexible yet rigid tongue part (1), which substantially represents the outwardly facing upper face of the tongue and which has an elongate tongue shape having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3) and substantially consists of a rigid, solid material; and padding (14), which is arranged beneath the rigid tongue part (1) toward a foot in order to protect the foot from pressure points by the rigid tongue part (1) after the shoe has been fastened; the rigid tongue part (1) being characterized in that an inner elongate slot (6; 6a; 6b), and extending therefrom inner transverse slots (7), are introduced into the tongue part substantially in the center along the longitudinal axis of the rigid tongue part (1), whereby rigid segments, which in their interior are not interrupted by the elongate slot (6; 6a, 6b) or by transverse slots (7), are produced between said elongate slots and transverse slots, and whereby narrowed and thus flexible material webs (5) are also produced at connecting points between the rigid segments, wherein, by means of said material webs, the rigid tongue part (1) can be deformed and adapt to the instep, and being further characterized in that the padding (14) has an inner elongate slot (14b), which is substantially congruent with the elongate slot (6; 6a, 6b) in the rigid tongue part (1).

A contactless power transfer system, including a coil configured to supply or receive power contactlessly via magnetic coupling, a bridge circuit having two direct current (DC) terminals and two alternating current (AC) terminals, and a smoothing capacitor connected between the DC terminals. A load is connectable to either end of the smoothing capacitor. One of the AC terminals is connected to one end of the coil via a first capacitor. The other of the AC terminals is connected to the other end of the coil. The bridge circuit includes two serially-connected circuits each having upper and lower arms, each arm having a semiconductor switch and a diode in reverse parallel connection. A second capacitor is connected in parallel to the semiconductor switch of an upper arm, or of a lower arm, or to two semiconductor switches respectively of an upper arm and of a lower arms, of the bridge circuit.

An organic electrolyte battery that through inhibition of any oxidative decomposition of organic electrolyte under high voltage, attains an enhancement of cycle characteristics and is further capable of attaining a realization of high energy density. There is provided organic electrolyte battery (10) comprising positive electrode material (2) and negative electrode material (4) and, interposed therebetween, organic electrolyte (6), wherein positive electrode active material particles (8) as a constituent of the positive electrode have surfaces at least partially coated with attachment (12) with electronic conductance and ionic conductance not easily oxidized even when supplied with oxygen from the positive electrode active material. The above attachment (12) is composed of microparticles of inorganic solid electrolyte with ionic conductance (14) and microparticles of conductive material with electronic conductance (16). In a polymer lithium secondary battery, the microparticles of inorganic solid electrolyte consist of any one of lithium-containing phosphates, silicates, borates, sulfates, aluminates, etc., or a mixture thereof.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a graphene and manganese dioxide nanocomposite material, comprising: (1) stirring and mixing graphite, potassium nitrate and concentrated sulfur evenly, adding potassium permanganate, and reacting at 30-40° C. for 20-40 minutes , add deionized water at room temperature, add hydrogen peroxide after reacting for 15 to 30 minutes to obtain graphite oxide; (2) disperse the above graphite oxide in water, add hydrazine hydrate, and react at 95°C for 1 to 24 hours to obtain graphene (3) ultrasonically disperse the graphene in a saturated potassium permanganate solution, add acid, and react at 60-80° C. for 1-5 hours to obtain graphene and manganese dioxide nanocomposite material. The invention has the advantages of simple reaction, easy control, convenient operation and simple process; the obtained composite material has broad application prospects and can be used for catalysts, biosensing materials, electrode materials of lithium ion batteries and supercapacitor electrode materials, and the like.

An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen located at a remote position from the powder spray booth, and, a number of feed hoppers located proximate the booth which receive powder coating material from the powder kitchen and supply it to automatically or manually manipulated powder spray guns associated with the booth. Oversprayed powder coating material is removed from the booth interior by a powder collection and recovery system which transmits the oversprayed powder back to the powder kitchen for recirculation to the powder spray guns.