Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pen-type wireless transceiver for a mobile communication terminal using Bluetooth. The pen-type wireless transceiver includes a pen type body, an LED, a pattern type antenna, a speaker, an LCD display, a button unit, a battery, a microphone, a Bluetooth controller, an audio interface, a main board, a battery supervisor, a replaceable ballpoint ink container, a locking projection, threaded parts, a pen clip and a guard pad.

Abstract: A door drop stop safety system which is adapted to be installed on existing building overhead doors which employ a central axle; slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors which contains structure for raising and lowering the the door including a rewind box including an inertia reel and a length of strap. The inertia reel allowing normal motion, but is adapted to lock as soon as a predetermined rate of rotation is reached due to the door beginning to free fall. The system includes structure means for mounting the rewind box on an existing door, including slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors.

Abstract: A manually activated Peltier device was placed in direct contact with a cortical slice. Seizures terminated within seconds of the onset of cooling, sometimes preceding a detectable drop in temperature measured near the top of the slice. Activation of the Peltier did not stop seizures when slices were no longer in direct physical contact with the device, indicating that this was not a field effect. When cooling was shut off and temperature returned to 33° C., the bursting sometimes returned, but a longer term suppressive effect on seizure activity could be observed. In two experiments, a custom computer program automatically detected seizure discharges and triggered a TTL pulse to activate the Peltier. In these experiments the Peltier automatically terminated the slice bursting in less than four seconds. When the Peltier device was placed in contact with the normal, exposed cortex of a newborn pig, we found that the cortical temperature rapidly decreased from 36° C. to as low as 26° C., at a depth of 1.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the controlled delivery of volatile compounds is shown for the use in the treatment of honeybee colonies for different honeybee diseases. The method delivers the volatile compounds through the use of microporous membranes. The membranes can be in the form of microporous hollow fiber membranes or microporous flat sheet membranes. The membranes allow for the controlled release of the volatile compounds by the adjustment of the exposed surface area. This allows for delivery of the effective amount of compound during different seasons of the year. In the case of hazardous compounds such as the delivery of formic acid for the treatment of honeybees for parasitic mites the exposure to the beekeeper is minimized and no handling of liquid formic acid is necessary.

Abstract: A case for a folding-type mobile telephone is shown which is divisible into two sections, each section having a room. The room of one section is for the body of the phone and the room of the other section is for cover. Each section has elastic portions and the sections snap together so that the case can fit a wide variety of phone models, regardless of size. An antenna fixing strap is also provided so that the phone will not easily fall out of the case.

Abstract: A method is shown of predicting failure of resistive element heaters using a compiled database of measured ratiometric factors affecting heater life. The method can either be carried out actively, by continuously measuring known factors affecting heater life and decrementing a count of the remaining heater life, or the method may be carried out passively by estimating the operating profile and the averages within each segment of the profile, of the factors affecting heater life.

Abstract: A garden tool is shown that has the compactness and general shape of a conventional straight shaft weeder. However, certain angles are formed in the shaft to facilitate easier use, particular by those with limited flexibility.

Abstract: A hair retaining device is shown which uses a slender oversized roller and oversized hair pins (usually two). The device is intended for wearers with long hair. The hair beyond the neck is rolled on the roller and pinned to the nape of the neck, thus giving the wearer with long hair the appearance of a short hair haircut.