Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed. The arrangement comprises at least one semiconductor structure configured to convert a primary radiation into a secondary radiation; an encapsulation layer covering the at least one semiconductor structure; and at least one reflective layer arranged on the encapsulation layer. The semiconductor structure is arranged in a center of the arrangement, and a lateral extent of the arrangement is chosen such that an optically resonant condition is fulfilled for a wavelength of the secondary radiation in the encapsulation layer. Methods for producing an arrangement and an optoelectronic device are also disclosed.

Abstract: An inductor is proposed that comprises: a magnetic inner core, a coil wound around the inner core, and a heat conductor arranged within the inner core and accessible from outside the inner core and the coil for conducting heat from the inner core to outside the inner core. The inner core is of a first material having a first thermal conductivity and the heat conductor is of a second material having a second thermal conductivity that is greater than the first heat conductivity.

Abstract: An exercise device (10) for swallowing rehabilitation with a variable resistance, the exercise device (10) comprising an exerciser body (20) forming a support, chin receiving means (30) movably connected to the exerciser body (20), exercising means (50) for creating resistance when the chin receiving means (30) is moved towards the exerciser body (20), and a lever arm (32, 70) connected to the exerciser body (20) via a fulcrum (45, 75) and configured to interact with the exercising means (50), wherein the exercising means (50) or the fulcrum (75) is displaceable to provide a variable resistance against movement of the chin receiving means (30) towards the exerciser body (20).

Abstract: The method of painting flowers with a makeup brush or a specially made brush utilizes a brush with a plurality of attached bristles (conical or cylindrical) forming peripheral arcuate bristle segments. Bristle segments are cut/trimmed to form arcuate voids forming bristle fence slats (spaced apart). Central bristles are trimmed/cut to form a central void in the bristle head, forming a bristle fence about the void. The slats, loaded with petal flower color paint, are placed gently at a nascent flower location on a substrate. Sometimes prior, a dollop of ovary flower color is placed at the nascent center flower location before the loaded bristle fence slats are pressed about the ovary flower center. The special brush with the central void and the bristle fence slats may be made by the painter or manufactured.

Abstract: A backing ring assembly is for a railcar axle assembly including a shaft with a central axis and a bearing mounted on the shaft. An annular backing ring is disposeable upon the shaft between the bearing and a shaft enlarged section and has a central axis, an inner surface extending about the axis and defining a central bore for receiving the shaft and a retention surface facing away from the shaft enlarged section when the backing ring is disposed upon the shaft. A retainer includes an annular body, disposeable about the shaft enlarged section and having an inner surface sized to frictionally engage with the shaft enlarged section cylindrical surface, and at least one coupler connected with the annular body. The coupler(s) engage with the ring retention surface to releasably connect the retainer annular body with the backing ring to retain the ring at a fixed position on the shaft.

Abstract: A backing ring assembly is for a railcar axle assembly including a shaft with a central axis and a bearing mounted on the shaft. An annular backing ring is disposeable upon the shaft between the bearing and a shaft enlarged section and has a central axis, an inner surface extending about the axis and defining a central bore for receiving the shaft and a retention surface facing away from the shaft enlarged section when the backing ring is disposed upon the shaft. A retainer includes an annular body, disposeable about the shaft enlarged section and having an inner surface sized to frictionally engage with the shaft enlarged section cylindrical surface, and at least one coupler connected with the annular body. The coupler(s) engage with the ring retention surface to releasably connect the retainer annular body with the backing ring to retain the ring at a fixed position on the shaft.

Abstract: A hinged closure apparatus may comprise a first limb, a second limb, and a locking mechanism coupled with at least one of the first limb or the second limb. The first limb may have a first elongated panel with a first hinged end and a first free end opposite the first hinged end, and a first sealing member coupled with the first elongated panel and extending along a length of the first elongated panel. The second limb may have a second elongated panel with a second hinged end and a second free end opposite the second hinged end, and a second sealing member coupled with the second elongated panel and extending along a length of the second elongated panel, wherein the second hinged end may be movably coupled with the first hinged end. The locking mechanism may be adjustable to be in a locked position such that the first free end may be removably fastened with the second free end and a seal may be formed between a surface of the first sealing member and a surface of the second sealing member.

Abstract: An audio headset system for a mobile phone or other audio player includes a pair of earpieces, each including a speaker in a housing and configured to provide audio output, the housing configured for positioning with respect to a user's ear to direct audio output to the ear; and a pair of accelerometers configured to provide acceleration information representative of acceleration of the respective earpieces, wherein together the acceleration information provided from both accelerometers is representative of angular motion in a horizontal plane of the head of a user. The angular motion may be used as inputs to carry out functions of the mobile phone, e.g., to provide sound adjustments for three dimensional stereophonic sound, to provide navigation information to a user, to play games, and so on.

Abstract: A mobile patient chair includes a seat portion and an undercarriage coupled to and supporting the seat portion, where the undercarriage includes a frame having a set of rollers and a rocking mechanism coupling the seat portion to the frame. The chair has a rolling mode, whereby the set of rollers rotate and allow the mobile patient chair to move from a first location to a second location and a rocking mode, whereby the rocking mechanism is operable to move the seat in a substantially forward and backward translating movement relative to the frame. A lockout member renders the rolling mode and the rocking mode mutually exclusive.

Abstract: A mobile patient chair and method of transferring a patient include providing a mobile patient chair with a seat portion and an undercarriage supporting the seat portion, where the undercarriage includes a set of four wheels providing mobility to the patient chair, a left wheelchair-type wheel coupling member, a right wheelchair-type wheel coupling member, and a pair of levers operable to move the wheelchair-type wheel coupling members away from a flooring surface upon which the patient chair is supported. The method includes manipulating each of the levers in a first direction, coupling wheelchair-type wheels to the wheelchair-type wheel coupling members, manipulating the levers in a second direction, and manipulating the coupled wheelchair-type wheel to cause the mobile patient chair to move.

Abstract: A mobile chair and method for exercising in the chair include a mobile chair that includes a seat portion, an undercarriage coupled to and supporting the seat portion, the undercarriage including a frame, a rocking mechanism coupling the seat portion to the frame and movable relative to the frame, and a set of rolling wheels coupled to the frame, and at least one exercise handle mechanically coupled to the frame and shaped to extend above a lower portion of the seat portion. The method includes sitting in the seat portion and applying a sufficient force to the at least one handle to cause the seat portion to move in a substantially lateral direction relative to the frame.

Abstract: A mobile patient chair includes a seat portion and an undercarriage coupled to and supporting the seat portion, where the undercarriage includes a frame having a set of rollers and a rocking mechanism coupling the seat portion to the frame. The chair has a rolling mode, whereby the set of rollers rotate and allow the mobile patient chair to move from a first location to a second location and a rocking mode, whereby the rocking mechanism is operable to move the seat in a substantially forward and backward translating movement relative to the frame. A lockout member renders the rolling mode and the rocking mode mutually exclusive.

Abstract: An audio headset system for a mobile phone or other audio player includes a pair of earpieces, each including a speaker in a housing and configured to provide audio output, the housing configured for positioning with respect to a user's ear to direct audio output to the ear; and a pair of accelerometers configured to provide acceleration information representative of acceleration of the respective earpieces, wherein together the acceleration information provided from both accelerometers is representative of angular motion in a horizontal plane of the head of a user. The angular motion may be used as inputs to carry out functions of the mobile phone, e.g., to provide sound adjustments for three dimensional stereophonic sound, to provide navigation information to a user, to play games, and so on.

Abstract: A device and method for sealing an inflated balloon includes providing a balloon-tying pump nozzle that has an air nozzle defining an air passageway adapted for communicating air between an air-collection chamber of an air pump and the environment and a balloon-neck-engaging extension adjacent to and extending substantially parallel to the air nozzle, the balloon-neck-engaging extension defining a channel between the balloon-neck-engaging extension and the air nozzle, wherein the channel is sized to accept a neck of a standard party balloon therein while inhibiting a lip of the standard party balloon from passing therebetween.

Abstract: A method for selecting audio data to be played back in an audio reproduction device, and an audio reproduction device are described.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a receptacle for communicating information via a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit different from the first communication circuit, the receptacle including a plurality of electrically conductive contacts having a predefined arrangement. The electronic device further includes a detection circuit and a configuration circuit. The detection circuit is operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of contacts, and the detection circuit is operative to detect an electrical state of the at least one contact. The configuration circuit is operatively coupled to a first group of contacts of the plurality of contacts, and the configuration circuit is operative to communicatively couple the first group of contacts to the first communication circuit or the second communication circuit based on the detected state of the at least one contact.

Abstract: A device and method for identifying an accessory device connected to a first port and a second port of an electronic device by determining an impedance of the accessory device across the first port and the second port is provided. The electronic device generally includes a first port (e.g. a universal serial bus) configured to receive a first connector from an associated accessory device and a second port (e.g. an audio port) configured to receive a second connector from the associated accessory device. The electronic device includes circuitry coupled to the first port and the second port for determining an impedance associated with the accessory device as measured across the first port and the second port. An identification of the accessory device is then made based on the impedance of the electronic device.

Abstract: An automatic antenna identification system is provided that includes a connector to which a plurality of different antennas tuned to different respective frequencies or frequency bands may be connected. In addition, the system includes circuitry that automatically identifies which antenna of the plurality of different antennas is connected to the connector based on the respective frequency or frequency band of the antenna.