Abstract: A substrate feed chamber that is equipped in a substrate processing apparatus is provided. The substrate feed chamber has a storage tray capable of storing simultaneously three or more substrate holding trays that hold substrates in a vertical or substantially vertical condition and a horizontal movement mechanism that moves horizontally the storage tray with respect to the substrate feed position in order to effect feeding-in or feeding-out movement of the substrate holding tray between any of the chambers of a group consisting of processing chambers and load lock chambers and, in addition, if required, has a rotary movement device that rotates the storage tray. Improvement in throughput in a substrate processing apparatus can thereby be achieved and increase in the ground-contacting area of the device as a whole can be prevented.

Abstract: An apparatus, mounted to a mold, for injecting air into a mold cavity and removing exhaust from the mold cavity, comprising: a blow cylinder body block mounted to the mold having a conduit to the mold cavity, wherein the blow cylinder body block comprises an insulator and the conduit has walls; a needle passing through the blow cylinder body block and the conduit, wherein the needle is connected to a piston, wherein the needle has a needle passage, and wherein compressed air is applied to the piston to extend the needle into the mold cavity and retract the needle from the mold cavity; and an insulator between the needle and the conduit walls.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention provides a modular application collaborator for providing inter-operability between applications including a plurality of connectors for communicating with a like plurality of applications and an interchange server. The interchange server includes an application collaboration module and service module. The service module transfers messages between connectors and the application collaboration module. The application collaboration defines the inter-operability between two or more applications. The interchange server service module includes a transaction service and an error service. Transactions are executed in the application collaboration module and the transaction service records each action and a compensating action for undoing an associated action.

Abstract: An ATM cell multiplexing apparatus comprising an AAL multiplexer for generating ATM cells from AAL type-2 user data, a buffer for cells to be sent for temporarily holding the ATM cells generated, and an ATM multiplexer for ATM-multiplexing ATM cells read out from the buffer for cells to be sent is configured. The buffer for cells to be sent comprises functions for discarding an ATM cell when the transmission wait time therefor exceeds a time-over period, and the AAL multiplexer comprises functions for giving priority to user data for which a higher quality of service is demanded than a discarded ATM cell, as the ATM cell to be generated immediately following the discard.

Abstract: A method of forming a water soluble biocidal film on a solid household, food preparation, or medical surface, which protects the solid surface against reinfection by microorganisms, includes providing a liquid biocidal composition comprised of, based on total weight of the liquid biocidal composition from 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of a phenolic biocide; from an amount effective to impart film-forming properties to the liquid biocidal composition up to 8 wt. % of a polyvinyl pyrrolidone polymer or copolymer; and an aqueous alcoholic solvent in which the phenolic biocide and the polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer or copolymer are dissolved; treating the solid surface with the liquid biocidal composition; and evaporating the aqueous alcoholic solvent to provide a clear film, wherein a ratio of the phenolic biocide to the polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer or copolymer is selected to range from 1:0.8 to 1:3 so that a complex there between is provided which dries clear.

Abstract: A PTC heater mainly comprises PTC ceramic sheets and cooling fins, and it comprises an inner support in which the PTC sheets are disposed, two electrode plates being disposed on both sides of the support and the PTC sheets to abut against the PTC sheets tightly, the cooling fins being disposed at the exterior of the electrode plates, insulating plates being mounted between the cooling fins and the electrode plate, in the interior of upper and lower ends of the two cooling fins, corresponding clamping grooves being formed through which the two cooling fins are clamped together, and elastic rods being inserted in the clamping grooves.

Abstract: Diesel fuels or blending stocks having high cetane number are produced from non-shifting Fischer-Tropsch processes, which directly convert carbon monoxide and hydrogen to diesel distillates over activated carbon supported cobalt based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. The activated carbon supported cobalt based catalysts comprise a substantially high dispersion of at least one of a zirconium component, an cerium component, a ruthenium component or a potassium component in porous carbon and elemental cobalt either deposited thereon or substantially uniformly dispersed therein, wherein the concentration of activated carbon in the catalyst is from about 20 to about 90 percent by weight, based on the weight of the catalyst, the concentration of elemental cobalt in the catalyst is from about 4 to about 50 percent by weight, based on the weight of the catalyst, the total concentration of the zirconium component, the cerium component, or a combination thereof in the catalyst is from about 0.

Abstract: The wiring structure provided to the semiconductor memory device comprises a main wiring layer and barrier metal layer each established in the substrate and is connected to the lower electrode of a capacitive element. The main wiring layer and lower electrode are isolated from each other by a barrier metal layer acting as a material impermeable to oxygen; as a result, the main wiring layer is not easily oxidized.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having an edge and having a surface with a plurality of electrodes. A film is mounted over the surface of the semiconductor chip, the film has first and second surfaces and has a device hole. The first surface of the film is oriented toward the surface of the semiconductor chip and so that the device hole exposes the electrodes of the semiconductor chip. Connecting conductors are disposed at the first surface of the film and extend into the device hole to the electrodes. Electrode pad holes are provided in the film, at positions between the device hole and the edge of the semiconductor chip to expose the conductors.

Abstract: In blow molding, each mold has two or more cavities, each respectively fed by two or more parisons. Each cavity fed by a separate parison may itself include two or more article cavities aligned with its parison.

Abstract: An insertion and encoder system monitors broadcasts from a first broadcasting system to determine the presence of segments that can be substituted in a second broadcast. In one embodiment, the system and method determines whether the first segment from the first broadcast had been sold for the second broadcasting system. In this example embodiment, if the first segment had not been sold for the second broadcasting system, it is substituted for a second segment. The system and method accesses an inventory of sold substitution segments and substitutes a sold segment for the unsold segment in real time. In one embodiment, sold advertisement segments are substituted for unsold advertisement segments that are broadcast to a wide audience over the Internet. Segments are selected in accordance with predefined criteria that can include user demographics and/or personal preferences.

Abstract: When an echo attenuation amount ACOM(i) is smaller than a desired echo attenuation amount ACOM, and an echo cancellation amount ACANC(i) is equal to or greater than a echo/noise ratio E/N(i), a block length computer increases the block length BL(i) and outputs that increased block length BL(i) to a block length controller. The echo canceler comprises such a block length computer and such a block length controller, wherefore the echo attenuation amount can ultimately be made to be equal to or greater than the desired echo attenuation amount.

Abstract: An optical waveguide device having a large difference in specific refractive index and manufacturing method therefor. An embedded silicon oxide layer of a Silicon on Insulator substrate is used as an under cladding 102, a core 103 is formed by processing the silicon layer of this Silicon on Insulator substrate, and an upper cladding 104 is formed by depositing a silicon oxide film on the surface of the Silicon on Insulator substrate. Because the difference in refractive index between silicon and silicon oxide is large, it is possible to achieve an optical waveguide with a large difference in specific refractive index. As a result of increasing the difference in specific refractive index of an optical waveguide, a smaller and lower-cost optical circuit can be achieved. In addition, because a Silicon on Insulator substrate is used, the number of manufacturing processes can be reduced.

Abstract: Depending on the working and application conditions, it may be desirable to equip fluid-operated percussion devices with a mechanism that protects against no-load strokes, particularly in the interest of avoiding undesired stress. In the present case, this protection mechanism is configured such that the control unit that influences the movements of the percussion piston is blocked by a safety element in the form of a multiple-position valve, and the percussion device is halted if the percussion piston overshoots the extended position occurring in normal operation by a defined distance, thereby assuming a no-load-stroke position. The safety element (21) that acts on the control unit (5) of the percussion device (1) is automatically controlled, notably such that it is not switched to be active until some time after the startup of the percussion device (1) acted on by the working pressure. The percussion device (1) can therefore start up without being influenced by the safety element (21).

Abstract: Systems and methods of maintaining data in a synchronized state by simplifying and automating the file conversion process in a continuous and mostly background manner are described. The system cycles through iterations and searches a specified source directory (and its subdirectories) for source files. Any source files it encounters for the first time are converted and stored at a specified destination, creating a destination file. A time and date stamp of the destination or converted file is stored in a database. For source files encountered for the second or subsequent time, the date and time stamps of all of these source files are compared against the database that contains file name, date and time information for the converted or destination files. The system automatically converts any source files that are newer than its corresponding destination file.

Abstract: The packet repeater machine in accordance with the present invention comprises a forward table, a forward destination registration part and a header conversion part. The forward table stores the relationship between the forward origination address and the forward destination address. The forward destination registration part registers the forward origination address and the forward destination address to the forward information storage means based on the input information from outside. The header conversion part compares a destination address, which is stored in a packet to be transmitted from a first network to a second network, and the forward origination address registered in the forward information storage means, and, if these addresses match, convert the destination address to the forward destination address. The packet repeater machine of the present invention executes processing for switching addresses as a part of packet relay processing.

Abstract: A trunk carries out mutual exchange of voice data and MAC frames used in a public telephone circuit. A SLIC carries out mutual exchange of voice data and MAC frames used by PBX telephone devices. Internet protocol telephone devices conduct communications using MAC frames. A LAN switch houses a trunk, SLIC, and Internet protocol telephone devices, and switches ports in accordance with the destination address contained in a MAC frame. A main CPU executes communications protocols for call origination processing, call reception processing and disconnection processing, by communicating with the trunk, SLIC and Internet protocol telephone device.