Abstract: A surface treatment layer 11 is formed on a surface 10 of a through-hole 1 so that the surface 10 has an angle X of contact with solution L which is smaller than an angle Y of contact of a die 2 per se with the solution L. When the solution L is applied, the wetting action of the solution L relative to the through-hole 1 is improved so that the solution L can be extended over the surface treatment layer 11, eventually over the entire surface of the through-hole 1. Consequently, the entire surface thereof can be formed with a crystallized layer by performing water evaporation. As a result, molding at higher temperature can be realized, and high-density compacts can be stably obtained. Further, the solution L in which the lubricant is dissolved in a solvent into a homogeneous phase, is applied to a molding portion 1A, and then evaporated to thereby form crystals thereon, thus forming the crystallized layer.

Abstract: Apparatus for separating agricultural produce from stones and clods including at least one generally cylindrical separation assembly arranged to be impinged upon by a mixture of agricultural produce and at least one of stones and clods, the at least one generally cylindrical separation assembly including a plurality of generally mutually contiguous curved impact portions and a mounting assembly supporting the plurality of generally mutually contiguous curved impact portions, the mounting assembly including a metal principal support and at least one intermediate metal support element fixed to the metal principal support and to at least some of the plurality of generally mutually contiguous curved impact portions, the at least one intermediate metal support element having a resiliency greater than a resiliency of the metal principal support.

Abstract: A tunable bandpass filter (10) is provided. An RF signal is provided at an input of the tunable bandpass filter, and a level shifted control signal (V1, V2) inputted to the tunable bandpass filter (10) switches a first arrangement and a second arrangement of one or more tuning portions (15, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3) in or out of the tunable bandpass filter using a GaAs FET switch. The first arrangement is coupled to the second arrangement using an inductor (13). An RF signal having a desired predetermined frequency at an output of the tunable bandpass filter (10) is produced by the switching. The tuning portions include the GaAs FET switch (15), a first capacitor (17-1) connected at a first signal terminal of the GaAs FET switch and a second capacitor (17-2) connected between a second signal terminal of the GaAs FET switch and ground. Each of the tuning portions can be arranged in parallel with one another.

Abstract: An electrical pin field (200) includes a gasket (312), a support member (204) and a plurality of electrically conductive pins (202). The molded member has a main body (320) with a groove (310) formed therein. The groove is sized and shaped for receiving the gasket. The main body has a first and second retaining portion (316, 318) for retaining the gasket within the groove. The second retaining portion can have a chamfered edge (314) with a chamfered angle between fifteen and seventy degrees. The electrically conductive pins are integrated within the molded member.

Abstract: The invention enables a specification of a customized flow of pages for an interactive web application. Execution of page flows is differentiated from other aspects of execution. Instead of implementing continuations by using an entire procedure call stack, a separate, relatively small page flow stack is used to save state information relating to page flow. Additional resource economies may be achieved by analyzing a page flow processing program. In one embodiment, the invention is employed for expressing page flows associated with the checkout phase of an online store web application. An online store operator may define various kinds of common page flows that may then be provided to third-party merchants for use in customizing online store sites.

Abstract: A hydroxy fatty acid salt having an average particle diameter of from 5 ?m to 100 ?m with a composition of from 0.3 wt % to 2 wt %, and more preferably, from 0.5 wt % to 2 wt % is added to a raw material powder in powder metallurgy, and worm molding is performed. In addition, a hydroxy fatty acid salt having an average particle diameter of 50 ?m or less is attached on a mold in advance, and after that, the warm molding is performed. As a hydroxy fatty acid salt, 12-hydroxy lithium stearate is suitably used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for a production of fiber-reinforced plastic tubing on a cored bar. Therefore, according to the invention, a fiber-reinforced plastic intermediate material obtained by laminating plural fiber-reinforced plastic intermediate material layers one after another is put and sealed in a bag-like membrane material, an inside of the membrane material is depressurized and then the fiber-reinforced intermediate material is taken out of the bag-like membrane material and wound around the cored bar to mold the FRP tubing.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling bandwidth used to communicate between at least one client and a server. A history is accessed that includes information about communications between the at least one client and a server during a period of time. The history is employed to determine a send time at which a message could be sent without exceeding a bandwidth threshold. The bandwidth threshold indicates an upper limit for an amount of bandwidth allowed during a period of time to communicate between the at least one client and the server. A data structure is then modified to delay sending the message until at least the send time.

Abstract: A fluid pump (100) having a homopolar motor (110). The homopolar motor includes a rotatable disk (115) defining at least one impeller (120). The impeller can include an orifice within the rotatable disk. The rotatable disk can be at least partially disposed within a cavity (145) defined in the substrate (105), such as a ceramic substrate, a liquid crystal polymer substrate, or a semiconductor substrate. A closed loop control circuit (335) can be included to control the rotational speed of the rotatable disk. For example, the control circuit can control a voltage source or a current source that applies voltage across the rotatable disk. The control circuit also can control a strength of a magnet (310) that applies a magnetic field (305) substantially aligned with an axis or rotation (155) of the rotatable disk.

Abstract: A blood purification device allows controlling a false alarm and allows detecting accurately an abnormality in a patient who is undergoing a blood purification treatment or in the device which is running. The hemodialysis equipment includes blood circuit made of an arterial blood circuit having an arterial needle at its end and a venous blood circuit having a venous needle at its end; a blood pump; a dialyzer purifying the blood flowing in blood circuit; a venous blood pressure sensor which can detect pressure of a patient's blood flowing in the venous blood circuit; a venous blood pressure monitoring means for comparing a base value of the pressure measured by the venous blood pressure sensor or pressure predicted to be measured with a predetermined alarm-threshold. The device also has a venous blood pressure monitoring means allows updating the predetermined alarm threshold at a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the position of an optical head of a disc during high speed recording. In one embodiment of the method, an optical disc has a plurality of tracks. The method comprises implementing CLV recording by said optical drive, determining a wobble signal based on address information contained in said plurality of tracks of said optical disk and determining a wobble clock signal based on said wobble signal. The method further comprises decoding said wobble clock signal by a decoder, said decoder to provide a sync clock signal to an encoder loop circuit, said sync clock signal based on said wobble clock signal generating an encoder clock signal using said encoder loop circuit. In addition, the method comprises comparing said sync clock signal to said encoder clock signal to provide a position command to position the optical head of said optical drive.

Abstract: A combined desulphurization and pre-reforming processing unit converts logistic fuels such as JP-5, JP-8, gasoline, and diesel with high sulfur content levels, into a mixture of hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water without any sulfur or higher hydrocarbons. The fuel is processed at lower temperatures with sulfur-resistant materials in order to break down all the heavy hydrocarbons into methane and carbon oxides while capturing the sulfur simultaneously. The resulting feed is passed to a methane reforming system to generate additional hydrogen with no effects of coking or sulfur poisoning on the reforming system. The unit itself operates in a cyclic manner in order to regenerate the bed.

Abstract: Among a plurality of parameters concerning a film forming condition, different parameter values are set for one parameter and the same predetermined values are set for other parameters to manufacture two pieces of film structures including a high-dielectric constant film or ferroelectric film formed on a substrate. The film characteristics of the respective film structures are analyzed by a spectroscopic ellipsometer, a film structure in which the ratio of the presence of an accompanying dielectric film is smaller, is determined to be good by comparing the analysis results, and a parameter value set for the manufacture of the good film structure is determined. Then similar processing is performed, to specify an optimal parameter value for one parameter, and similar processing is also performed for other parameters to specify an optimal parameter value for the other parameters.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a baseband processing circuit, which is arranged to detect an indication of a rate of movement of the terminal. The baseband processing circuit is coupled to cause the RF transceiver to scan periodically for access points that are available to communicate with the mobile terminal at a scan rate that is selected responsively to the indication, and upon detecting an available access point, to establish a wireless connection between the terminal and the available access point.

Abstract: A yoke assembly is constructed by retaining integrally a yoke ring having positioning holes aligned with pole claws arranged equally on the inner circumference and a yoke ring having positioning holes aligned with the space between pole claws arranged equally on the inner circumference by a retaining cylinder made of a resin. The retaining cylinder has a pin hole remaining after pulling out a common positioning pin inserted into the positioning holes during molding.