Abstract: A weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine has motors mounted on an assembly board and controlling rods each movably connected to a corresponding one of the motors by a controlling thread and each controlling rod having a weft hole in a distal end thereof so as to allow weft to pass through the weft hole. Springs are each mounted around a corresponding one of the controlling rods to provide a recovery force to the corresponding controlling rod. The movement of the controlling rods by the motors is able to drive the weft to a specific position for selection by the strap weaving machine.

Abstract: A rear shock assembly for a bicycle has a pair of chain stays, a pair of seat stays, a lever and a shock absorber. The pair of chain stays is pivotally connected to the frame of the bicycle. A rear fork tip is formed on one end of each chain stay. One end of each seat stay is pivotally connected to one of the rear fork tips. The lever is pivotally connected to the frame of the bicycle. The lever has a central connection point, a first end pivotally connected to the pair of seat stays and a second end. The shock absorber is pivotally connected between the second end of the lever and one of the rear fork tips. With such an arrangement, the leverage of the rear shock assembly is reduced and is nearly unity. The force applied to the shock absorber is reduced. The useful life of the shock absorber is prolonged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for extracting the oleaginous substances from sporoderm-broken Ganoderma spores using SCF—CO2. The method contains the steps of: (1) inducing germination of Ganoderma spores by incubating the spores in a nutritional solution; (2) activating the Ganoderma spores by placing the germination-induced spores in a well ventilated culture box kept at constant temperature and humidity; (3) breaking the Ganoderma spores by a mechanical means to obtain the sporoderm-broken spores; and (4) extracting the oleaginous substances from the sporoderm-broken spores using a supercritical fluid—carbon dioxide (SCF—CO2) extraction method. The preferred supercritical conditions include 5 M to 60 M Pa of pressure; 32° C. to 85° C. of temperature; and 5 kg/h to 80 kg/h of flow capacity rate. The total extraction time in SCF—CO2 is between 0.5 hour to 6 hour.

Abstract: The present invention describes (1) an immortal cell line derived from grouper and a method for establishing the cell line; (2) methods for mass producing and purifying aquatic viruses using the immortal cell line from grouper; (3) an anti-NNV antibody and a method for producing the anti-NNV antibody; and (4) a vaccine of NNV and a method for protecting fish against NNV infection. The present immortal cell line is derived from the grouper and is susceptible to the viral families of Birnaviridae such as Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV); Herpesviridae such as Eel Herpes Virus Formosa (EHVF); Reoviridae such as Hard Clam Reovirus (HCRV); and Nodaviridae such as Nervous Necrosis Virus (NNV).

Abstract: A racket includes a frame, a Y-shaped throat integrally extending from the frame, a shaft integrally extending from the throat and a handle formed on the free end of the shaft. An end piece is attached to a free end of the handle. The end piece includes a rod integrally formed in the end piece perpendicular to a plane that contains the elements of the racket. The throat includes two hollow arms each having a slot defined to face the frame. The shaft and the handle are hollow. The longitudinal strings near the middle portion of the frame can pass through the slot into the shaft, loop around the rod and pass through the shaft and the slot to lengthen the strings. The lengthened string can absorb the reactive force and prevent the players from sustaining sport injuries.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for producing a nitrogen-silicon containing stainless steel layer on a metal. The method includes a pack cementation process involving the use of silicon nitride, silica and sodium fluoride as the source materials.

Abstract: A structure of shaft member has been developed in which the shaft member is made to be hollow to reduce its weight, installation into a ball bearing or a paper feed roller can be easily carried out and then an appropriate coupling of force can be attained between it and the objective member, wherein the shaft member 1 of the present invention relates to the hollow shaft member of metallic material in which it is fitted to the objective member having holes of bearing 2 and the like therein, its circular sectional plane is divided into three or more outer arcs mi (1,2,3 . . . ) and three or more inverse directed inner arcs ni (1, 2, 3 . . . ) are formed among the outer arcs, the hollow member is inserted into the objective member with the outer arcs and the inner arcs being compressed inwardly and deformed, and the objective member and the shaft member are coupled to each other by a resilient restitution force generated under said compression and deformation in order to satisfy a certain condition.

Abstract: Chimeric proteins containing a cellulose binding domain (CBD) situated between two independent desired proteins of different lengths can be contemplated for use in a wide range of applications. In addition to its affinity to cellulose due to the presence of the CBD, various properties can be adopted to the chimeric protein by means of introducing the desired proteins upstream and downstream of the CBD. For example, a chimeric protein is produced in Escherichia coli in large quantities by joining a thioredoxin, a CBD and a short peptide composed of 3 amino acid (i.e., Arginine-Glutamate-Asparate). This chimeric protein can be further purified in simple steps and added to cell culture to enhance cell attachment to a surface made up of cellulose.

Abstract: The invention discloses an on-spot hydrophilic enhanced slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a hydrophobic material and a compound bearing functional groups such as anhydride, imide, cyclic amide, and cyclic ester, and application of the hydrophobic copolymer onto an organic or inorganic substrate. The resulting slide has the properties of on-spot hydrophilic/hydrophobic dynamic conversion, as well as on-spot hydrophilic enhancement for the preparation of high-density and high-efficiency bio-chip/microarray.

Abstract: A door lock able to be unlocked by a key or a remote controller, has a body and a bolt provided inside the body. The bolt has a recess defined therein, and a tooth formed at a bottom side of a first end thereof. Two upper sheets and two lower sheets are respectively provided in an upper portion and a lower portion of the recess. Four links are pivotally connected end to end by four pivot pins to form a rhombic structure and respectively provided between the upper sheets and between the lower sheets. Two torsion springs are provided between the sheets and respectively mounted on two transversal pivot pins and pushing against two longitudinal pivot pins. An upper cam is mounted at an upper side of the bolt. A lower cam is mounted at a lower side of the bolt. The upper cam and the lower cam each have two tongues for pushing the upper sheets and the lower sheets inwards, and pushing the bolt to transversally move.

Abstract: A display unit has multiple illuminators provided in a housing of the unit. The display unit has a right prism composed of at least four side faces each with a unique color and being detachably connected with a step motor. The display unit is able to provide the necessary brightness by means of the illuminators when the ambient light is not sufficient.

Abstract: The invention describes an adaptive, sensory-motor encoder for a visual prosthesis or for an acoustic prosthesis and equipped with a central control unit for signal processing functions, monitoring functions, control functions and external intervention functions as well as with a group of adaptive spatio-temporal filters for the conversion of sensor signals into stimulation impulse sequences, whereby a bi-directional interface is provided for coupling the encoder with an implantable microstructure (2) for stimulation of nerve or glial tissue on the one hand, and on the other hand for function monitoring of brain function.

Abstract: A gaming machine has a display arrangement for displaying symbols that are related to a game, and a controller that determines in response to a predetermined input signal whether or not the game condition will be transferred to a specified game condition that is advantageous to the player and controls the display arrangement to display a display mode corresponding to the result of the determination. The display mode includes a special symbol for informing that the game condition is transferred to the specified game condition by showing a predetermined stop state when a symbol variation is stopped, and a predictive symbol for predicting the stop state of the special symbol. The predictive symbol is provided as plural kinds of symbols having respective relationship. The gaming machine can provide to a player an indication of the possibility to transfer to a special game condition depending on the meaning of the relationship of the symbols that are displayed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for motor vehicles to monitor and automatically report to authorities aggressive driving behavior of other vehicles. The camera 10 takes images from the rear view of the vehicle 14 and preferably also from the front. For example, when a vehicle 14 is at a certain MPH and is being followed too closely by another driver (for an extended period of time—ten seconds or more) this event can trigger the system to capture and transmit the rear view images of the offending vehicle. These images are then uplinked to the local law enforcement agency that in turn will determine whether or not a citation or ticket should be automatically mailed to the offender. If the offending driver continues to harass the driver with the system and in doing so drives past the victim, similar images are captured from the frontal view of the vehicle.

Abstract: A wind instrument having a relative pure tone is disclosed. The wind instrument includes a tubular body, a secondary treble key, and a control shaft adapted to be rotated by the secondary treble key. The control shaft is pivotally connected to the tubular body and is securely formed with two spaced transverse pieces having respective apertures defined in alignment. A bar has a pair of opposed, egg-shaped ends, and each of the egg-shaped ends defines a threaded hole therein and a plurality of splits around the threaded hole. A pair of adjusting screws is threadedly engaged with the threaded holes respectively. Therefore, the egg-shaped ends of the bar can be fitted in the apertures of the transverse pieces with no clearance therebetween by adjusting the adjusting screws in the threaded holes carefully.

Abstract: A combination plug has an outer housing, a plug base inserting into the outer housing, and a conductor body retaining in the plug base. A fuse guard pivots in a front portion of the outer housing to enable easy access to the fuse. The conductor body defines two pairs of holes matching different specific power wires. The conductor body is inserted in the plug base for assembling power wire conveniently and safely.

Abstract: The invention provides novel anthracene compounds useful in the treatment of allergic, inflammatory, and tumor conditions and therapeutic compositions containing such compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds of the invention are novel 1,8-dichloro-anthracene derivatives or analogs thereof. According to the practice of the invention, there are provided 9-substituted 1,8-dichloro-anthracene compounds of the Formula III: wherein R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-6 carbons and may be substituted with one or more of the groups R1, wherein R1 represents the groups selected from COOH or an ester alky thereof having 1 to 4 carbons, —OH, halogen, NO2, CH3O, CH3CH2O, phenyl and CH3CH2CH2O.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel anthracene compounds useful in the treatment of allergic, inflammatory conditions, tumor conditions and therapeutic compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of the present invention are 9-acyloxy-substituted 1,5-dichloroanthracene or analogs thereof. According to the practice of the invention, there are provided 9-acyloxy substituted 1,5-dichloroanthracene compounds according to formula III: wherein R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons which may be substituted with one or more groups of R1, or R represents phenyl or benzyl which may be substituted with one or two groups of R2; wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, —NO2, —OCH3, OCH2CH3, and —OCH2CH2CH3; and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbons, halogen, —NO2, —OCH3, —OCH2CH3, and —OCH2CH2CH3.

Abstract: A Christmas bulb socket has a bulb seat and a bulb holder with a corresponding bulb. The socket is made from a resilient material and the bulb holder is designed to accommodate similar types of bulbs whereby two filament feet of the bulb are tightly retained in the seat and holder by a notch defined in a bottom face of the bulb holder.