Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for enabling a user of a personal computer, a television, or the like to relieve his or her fatigue without difficulties. The present invention provides a fatigue relief supporting apparatus wherein the apparatus has image generating means for generating an image of a predetermined object which shuttles on a screen of an image display device in a horizontal direction and displaying the object image on the screen of the image display device, and wherein the user looks down to follow the object image with the user's eyes to relieve the user's fatigue.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus, systems and methods for adding a humidity-controlled system to a thermogravimetric instrument. A humidity-controlled controlled chamber incorporates a housing, a humidifier, a sample chamber, a reference chamber, Peltier devices, humidity and temperature sensors, and gas transmission lines into a single unit. This single unit along with an electronic control unit and mass flow controllers provide a humidity-controlled system designed to control the atmosphere of TGA sample and reference chambers simultaneously. A system comprising an arm, motorized linear actuator an electric control unit, allows a humidity-controlled chamber to be automatically opened and closed, in turn, allowing reference and sample chambers to automatically be accessed.

Abstract: A system for allowing BT, WDCT, and 802.11 transceivers to operate in close proximity with a minimum of interference, is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for avoiding interference between a first FHSS device and other RF devices using 802.11 or FHSS protocols is disclosed. The first FHSS device initially detects the presence of an interfering RF device (“interferer”), for example a device employing 802.11 protocol, and adjusts the frequency of channels used for operation of the first device accordingly to avoid overlap with the 802.11 band. In the presence of an additional interferer, for example, a second FHSS device emitting an interfering signal, the first FHSS device may segregate its operation channels to achieve maximum frequency separation from an 802.11 and second FHSS device. In addition, the first and third devices may also multiplex their transmit/receive timing to avoid interference in time domain.

Abstract: A protective eyewear apparatus including a base substantially oval in shape, an upper bar connected to the base, a lower bar connected to the base, and a main support bar connected to the upper bar and the lower bar. Another embodiment includes two eyepieces attached by a flexible bridge member, in which an eyepiece comprises a base generally oval in shape and defining an opening, and an upper and lower bar spanning the opening and connected to the base.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a sports equipment handle, such as a lacrosse stick handle, that includes a hollow tubular lacrosse stick shaft defining a slot substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a rib disposed in the slot. The shaft and the rib comprise separate structures. In a cross-section of the shaft taken substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal shaft axis, the slot has an opening smaller than a width of the rib such that the rib is retained within the slot. The rib is moveable within and removable from the slot. The rib can be specially located and structured to provide the shaft with structural and tactile features that correspond to and accommodate the way in which a player moves his hands along the shaft and grips the shaft, to enhance the player's control of the shaft when performing various skills.

Abstract: A plurality of relative orientation detection filters having orientation coefficients that represent a relative orientation of a connected sequence of pixel drawing regions with their pixel values distributed in a predetermined pattern in a buffer memory having the same structure as an image memory, and a plurality of smoothing filters having smoothing coefficients for corresponding relative orientations, are prepared. A rendering unit draws an image to the buffer memory. A relative orientation of an edge in this image is detected by means of selecting out one relative orientation detection filter that is most suitable for the relative orientation in question. Pixel values for the edge are smoothed by using the smoothing filter according to the detected relative orientation. Then, drawing data including the smoothed pixel values are written into the image memory.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating and/or updating a security policy within a computerized system protected by at least one security package, comprising: (a) Providing at least one trusted source within the system, capable of issuing a report detailing the structure and/or attributes of the system and/or security flaws within the system; (b) Periodically operating said at least one trusted source in order to periodically issue said report; (c) Importing each trusted source report into a security correcting unit, and forming one consolidated file containing the details from all said reports; (d) Importing into said security correcting unit the attributes files of all the security packages; (e) Separately comparing the content of said consolidated file with each of the imported attributes files, and updating each attributes file with the security information included within said consolidated file, information which is missing from the said attributes file, and is relevant to said attributes file; an

Abstract: Bandwidth usage in a radio communication device is readjusted to eliminate overlapping communication system bandwidth. The readjustment is made in consideration of communication channel quality and other activity in the spectrum in which the radio communications are desired. Using this information, a communication link is set up to avoid overlapping with other radio communications already present in the band. Frequencies at which significant degradation in the communication occurs are also avoided. In addition, for frequency hopping devices, hop sequence is readjusted in accordance with the newly assigned channels.

Abstract: System and methods are described for dynamically controlling operation of a rheometer. A program is created on a programming interface for executing a test upon a sample in a rheometer by receiving user selections of a plurality of nodes and connections of each node to another node according to directional connection indicators. Nodes indicate steps for performing a test upon a sample or configuring a rheometer for performing a test upon a sample. Scripts are created for generating a sequence of instructions to the rheometer. The scripts include instructions for performing steps indicated by each of the selected nodes and in accordance with the directional connection indicators. Low-level instructions are downloaded from the scripts for execution in the rheometer, and drivers in the rheometer are instructed for performing the downloaded instructions.

Abstract: An invention is provided which comprises a welding carriage having a base, rear wheel assemblies disposed at one end of the base, a first front wheel assembly attachment member disposed on a second side of the base, and a first front wheel assembly configured to removably engage with the front wheel assembly attachment member to securely couple with the base. The welding carriage may also include a second front wheel assembly attachment member disposed on a second side of the base, and a second front wheel assembly configured to removably engage with at least the at least one front wheel assembly attachment member to securely couple with the base. The carriage may also include at least two welding attachment portions, where both welding attachment portions have the same cross-sectional characteristics.

Abstract: A rheometric system includes an optical encoder coupled to a rotating shaft and configured to detect a rotational position of the shaft with respect to a reference. The rotational information is forwarded to a program or memory. An optical rotation plate is mechanically fastenable to the rotating shaft. A laser is provided to probe optical properties of a fluid sample proximate to the optical rotation plate. The system includes a detector system for measuring laser light scattered or transmitted through the sample chamber. The detector system is coupled to a memory that stores optical data collected after light impinges on the optical plate. Experimental fluid sample optical data and background optical data are each stored as a data structure that creates a point by point map of rotational position of the sample plate with the optical data collected thereat.

Abstract: A golf club head of this invention includes a face, a plurality of score line grooves formed on the face, and a plurality of striations formed on the face. The angle formed by an arrangement direction of the plurality of striations and the score line grooves is between 40 degrees and 70 degrees, inclusive, as viewed clockwise from a toe side end of the score line grooves.

Abstract: A lacrosse head is provided that includes a base and two sidewalls connected to the base. Each of the sidewalls includes an upper rail, a lower rail, and a transverse rail. The transverse rail is connected to the upper rail and the lower rail and disposed outwardly of the upper rail and the lower rail. A scoop is connected to the two sidewalls opposite to the base. Various configurations and geometries are disclosed, which comprise the several embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: A modulated differential scanning calorimeter that accounts for heat flow due to evaporative solvent loss. The calorimeter modulates the temperature applied to a sample and a reference to determine the amount of heat flow that is due to evaporation. By calculating the amount of heat flow due to evaporation, the user can determine how much of the heat flow of any given well is due to the process of interest as opposed to evaporation.

Abstract: In a computer-implemented system for managing a database system with structured data records, two internal databases separate from one another are maintained, an interface for an input at least of parts of a structured data record into one of the databases is provided, at least one interface for communicating with an external database system is provided, in order to communicate between one of the internal databases and the external database.

Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining synchronization of a base unit and a portable unit in a low-power mode are provided. The base unit and the portable unit communicate with each other via wireless frequency hopping radio communications links. The base unit and the portable unit switch to a synchronization state in a synchronization period during the low-power mode. During the synchronization period, the base unit transmits one of a first and a second link synchronization messages. The portable unit is required to respond to the second link synchronization. If the base unit receives a response from the portable unit within a predetermined number of periods, the base unit and the portable unit switch back to the low-power mode. Otherwise, the base unit and the portable unit are switched to a SEARCH state to search for a synchronized communications channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for minimizing extraneous forces and calculating corrected weights of samples based on buoyancy factors for a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). The TGA includes a balance chamber and a furnace configured to heat a sample. A null balance is provided in the balance chamber and is used to measure the sample weight change during heating. The furnace includes a cylinder open at the top to receive a sample. The bottom of the cylinder is closed except for a small hole that allows a thermocouple to pass through. An infrared heat source may be provided to heat the cylinder. The balance chamber can be thermally isolated from the furnace using an actively cooled plate and a system of heat shields disposed between the furnace and balance chamber. A thermocouple disk is further provided to limit gas flow in the furnace and increase reliability of sample weight measurements.

Abstract: To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 therein is engaged with the lens barrel 12 and a rotatable manually-controlled member 30 is fitted around that lens barrel. The abutted member 20 moves back and forth in the direction of an optical axis K in response to the rotation of the manually-controlled member 30. A user can move the abutted member 20 and the objective lens 40 back and forth by controlling the manually-controlled member 30. A magnified image can be photographed with the manually-controlled member 30 at its advanced position while a demagnified image can be photographed with the manually-controlled member 30 at its retracted position. The focal point of the objective lens 40 falls on the center of an end of the abutted member 20 located at the position for shooting a magnified image.

Abstract: A method for identifying a fraudulent account application includes receiving a new account application comprising a plurality of identity-related fields and linking the identity-related fields associated with the new account application with identity-related fields associated with a plurality of historical account applications. The links form a graphical pattern on which statistical analysis can be performed to determine the likelihood that the new account application is fraudulent. The statistical analysis can comprise comparing the graphical pattern to a known, or normal graphical pattern in order to detect differences, or anomalies occurring in the graphical pattern associated with the new account application.

Abstract: A method of gasifying organic materials (carbonaceous compounds) such as coal and fossil fuel and their mixtures including gasifying wastes into syngas, and an apparatus thereof. The apparatus is suitable to gasify carbonaceous wastes without secondary pollutants formed from oxidation. Further, the apparatus can be used in a system to drive a fuel cell.