Abstract: A method for hydrolyzing an ester is provided. In accordance with the method, a compound A is provided which has first and second ester moieties. The compound is reacted in a liquid medium with a base having the formula MaXb, such that the first ester moiety is converted to a carboxyl moiety and the second ester moiety remains, wherein the ratio [Xk?]:[A] in the liquid medium is no greater than 1.6, and wherein k>0.

Abstract: A method is provided for treating swimmer's ear and other types of otitis externa. The method comprises (a) diagnosing an instance of swimmer's ear in a patient; and (b) applying to the meatal tissues of the external ear of the patient, in a single application, a volume of a pharmaceutical composition preferably within the range of about 0.1 ml to about 1.5 ml. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a corticosteroid disposed in a viscous medium, and preferably also includes an antifungal agent. The corticosteroid is preferably betamethasone or a betamethasone derivative, and the concentration of the corticosteroid is preferably within the range of about 0.45 mg to about 0.9 mg per gram of the pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A robotic hub assembly is provided which comprises a spacer configuration (101) that includes first (103) and second (105) spacers disposed in opposing relation to each other, and a device, such as a pin (111), for restricting the relative motion of the first and second spacers in a lateral direction.

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body.

Abstract: An LED light source (101) is provided which comprises an LED module (103) containing an LED (113); a heat sink (107) disposed about the periphery of the LED module; and a tabular synthetic jet ejector (105) disposed on said LED module and being adapted to direct a plurality of synthetic jets across surfaces of said heat sink.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a synthetic jet ejector is provided. The method includes (a) taking a first measurement DCR0 of the DC resistance of the coil; (b) adjusting the actuator drive voltage Vd to achieve a desired maximum displacement dmax1 at a frequency f1; (c) measuring the input current Iin and input voltage Vin; (d) calculating the back electromagnetic frequency BEMF, wherein BEMF=Vin?Iin*DCR; and (e) storing the calculated value of BEMF in a memory device associated with the synthetic jet actuator.

Abstract: A temperature sensing glove (101) is provided. The glove includes a temperature sensor (131); a plurality of memory locations; and an assigning algorithm (121, 123) for assigning a temperature reading made by the temperature sensor to one of the plurality of memory locations.

Abstract: A robotic is provided which comprises a hub (203); (b) a first lower arm (209) comprising first (213) and second (215) lower arm segments and having a first set of upper arms (229, 231) attached thereto; and (c) a first adjusting means (241) for adjusting the height of the first lower arm segment with respect to the second lower arm segment.

Abstract: A LED lamp includes: a first base body including a first mating portion; alight emitting unit including a printed circuit board and a LED chip; a second base body including a second mating portion; a plug disposed in the first base body, and including an insulating tube, a first electrical contact formed on an inner surface of the insulating tube, and a second electrical contact formed on an outer surface of the insulating tube; a socket formed in the second base body and including a third electrical contact to electrically contact the first electrical contact, and a fourth electrical contact to electrically contact the second electrical contact; a first wire electrically connecting a positive electrode of the LED chip to the first electrical contact; and a second wire electrically connecting a negative electrode of the LED chip to the second electrical contact.

Abstract: A method for the production of a robust, chemically stable, crystalline, passivated nanoparticle and composition containing the same, that emit light with high efficiencies and size-tunable and excitation energy tunable color. The methods include the thermal degradation of a precursor molecule in the presence of a capping agent at high temperature and elevated pressure. A particular composition prepared by the methods is a passivated silicon nanoparticle composition displaying discrete optical transitions.

Abstract: A container (101) for contact lenses is provided which comprises a chamber (105) adapted to store an ophthalmic lens in a fluid medium, a window for viewing a lens disposed in the chamber, and a UV light source adapted to illuminate the lens with UV radiation.

Abstract: A waterproof press key includes a key body, a rigid support component, and a waterproofing ring. The key body is made of a resilient material, and includes a top wall and a surrounding wall extending downwardly from the top wall. The rigid support component includes a supporting portion that is disposed at the surrounding wall. The waterproofing ring projects from the outer wall surface of the surrounding wall. The supporting portion overlaps with at least a part of a height section of the surrounding wall from which the waterproofing ring projects to thereby enhance the waterproofing effect of the waterproof press key.

Abstract: A thermal management system is provided herein. The system comprises a substrate (141), a synthetic jet ejector (103), and a vibration isolation element (107) adapted to releasably engage said synthetic jet ejector and said substrate.

Abstract: Methods synthesizing nanowires in solution at low temperatures (e.g., about 400° C. or lower) are provided. In the present methods, the nanowires are synthesized by exposing nanowire precursors to metal nanocrystals in a nanowire growth solution comprising a solvent. The metal nanocrystals serve as seed particles that catalyze the growth of the semiconductor nanowires. The metal nanocrystals may be formed in situ in the growth solution from metal nanocrystal precursors. Alternatively, the nanowires may be pre-formed and added to the growth solution.

Abstract: A wrist assembly (311) for a robotic arm or other mechanical device is provided. The wrist assembly comprises a first arm (313) which terminates in a first radius (317), a second arm (315) which terminates in a second radius (319), and a first band (331) that is devoid of weld joints and that extends around a portion of each of said first and second radii.

Abstract: A thermal management system is provided herein which comprises a synthetic jet ejector (201) driven by an acoustic resonator (209).

Abstract: A light source (101) is provided which comprises (a) a housing element (107); (b) a heat sink (109); (c) a first flow channel element (111) which, alone or in combination with said housing element, creates (i) a first set of flow paths (221) for the flow of fluid in a first direction through the light source, and (ii) a second set of flow paths (223) for the flow of fluid in a second direction through the light source; (d) a set of synthetic jet actuators (143, 145) having at least one member and being in fluidic communication with said first set of flow paths; and (e) a set of LEDs (113) containing at least one member and being in thermal contact with said heat sink.

Abstract: An apparatus for observing the interior of a blast furnace system includes a visible light guiding unit which defines a light path along a viewing axis that is radial to an upright axis of a furnace wall body of a blast furnace and which is adapted to be secured to a furnace blowpipe to permit the light path to be in visual communication with a tuyere, a beam splitter which is disposed in an accommodation space in the tubular mount to split a beam of light propagating along the light path into a horizontal component so that the operator can observe furnace condition through a peeping hole, and a vertical component, and a video camera system which includes an elongate casing connected to the tubular mount, and a video camera disposed in a cooling chamber of the casing to capture a light image from the vertical component of the light beam.

Abstract: A thermal management system (101), comprising (a) a synthetic jet actuator (103), and (b) a processor (107) in communication with the synthetic jet actuator, the processor being adapted to receive programming instructions, and being further adapted to modify the operation of the synthetic jet actuator in response to the programming instructions.