Abstract: Window grill clips which can be used to removably attach window grills to windows. The window grill clip has a window frame segment and a grill segment extending from the window frame segment at an upward inclined angle. An opening is defined through the grill segment. A tang connected to the grill segment has a first leg extending away from the grill segment and a second leg extending from the first leg and back toward the opening in the grill segment. The grill segment may have a tab which extends downward from and end of the grill segment opposite an end of the grill segment connected to the window frame segment. Window frame engagement spikes may be provided on the window frame segment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spinal disc endoprosthesis. The endoprosthesis has a resilient body formed of one or more materials which may vary in stiffness from a relatively stiff exterior annular gasket portion to a relatively supple central nucleus portion. Concaval-convex elements at least partly surround that nucleus portion so as to retain the nucleus portion and gasket between adjacent vertebral bodies in a patient's spine. Assemblies of endoprosthetic discs, endoprosthetic vertebral bodies, and endoprosthetic longitudinal ligaments may be constructed. To implant this endoprosthesis assembly, information is obtained regarding the size, shape, and nature of a patient's damaged spine. Thereafter, one or more prosthetic vertebral bodies and disc units are constructed in conformity with that information. Finally, the completed and conformed vertebral body and disc assembly is implanted in the patient's spine.

Abstract: A reinforcing ring surrounding a semiconductor element connected electrically to respective interconnecting portions through electrodes is provided as one body through suspending portions. A film circuit is produced by forming a ring in place of an outer lead for instance by applying a lead frame forming technique in which a laminate of three layers or more is used as a base, an inner lead is formed on one side and an outer lead is formed by a surface layer on another side. In this manner, in a film circuit composed of an insulating film and a plurality of interconnecting portions (leads) electrically connecting between electrodes and other electronic components of a semiconductor element on at least one principal plane of the insulating film, it is made possible to align a ring surrounding a semiconductor element with respect to the semiconductor element only by placing the film circuit on the semiconductor element, and in its turn to reduce assembly mandays of a semiconductor device.

Abstract: A non-blocking thermal laminating film is provided including a thermoplastic polymer base layer and a thermal laminating layer including an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer containing 28%-40% by weight vinyl acetate units and an anti-blocking amount of an anti-blocking agent. Preferred anti-blocking agents include low molecular weight polyethylene and EVA copolymers with 10% by weight or less vinyl acetate content. The thermal lamination films are specially adapted for use on modern digitally printed substrates including those printed with glycol-based inks, 100% solids inks and siliconized printed surfaces.

Abstract: An LDD structure of a thin film transistor for pixel switching is realized on a large glass substrate by low-temperature processes. A thin film semiconductor device for display comprises a display part and a peripheral driving part formed on a glass substrate (0). Pixel electrodes (9) and NchLDD-TFTs are arranged in a matrix in the display part. Thin film transistor PchTFTs and NchTFTs which constitute circuit elements are formed in the peripheral driving part. Each thin film transistor consists of a gate electrode (1), an insulating film (2) formed on the gate electrode (1), a polycrystalline semiconductor layer (3) formed on the insulating layer (2), and a high concentration impurity layer constituting a source (4) and a drain (7) formed on the polycrystalline semiconductor layer (3).

Abstract: Chewing gum bases, and resultant chewing gums, that are environmentally friendly are provided. The chewing gum base comprises approximately 3 to about 99% by weight poly(lactic acid) copolymers selected from the group consisting of poly(lactic acid-dimer-fatty acid-oxazoline) copolymers and poly(lactic acid-diol-urethane) copolymers.

Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided for reducing a crystal grain size while maintaining excellent ferroelectric properties so as to achieve a reduction in device size. A lower electrode, a ferroelectric layer and an upper electrode are formed on a substrate. The ferroelectric layer is formed into a plurality of stacked layers including an oxide of a layered crystal structure (Bi.sub.x (Sr, Ca, Ba).sub.y (Ta, Nb).sub.2 O.sub.9 .+-..sub.d). Proportion `y` of (Sr, Ca, Ba) in at least one of the layers is different from those of the other layers. That is, a variation in proportion `y` of (Sr, Ca, Ba) is provided in the ferroelectric layer. As a result, excellent ferroelectric properties are obtained and the crystal grain size of the oxide is reduced.

Abstract: An inspiratory tube intended to serve as at least part of an inspiratory line in a ventilator, has a tube wall, a distal end, a proximal end, a gas flow channel for carrying a flow of breathing gas and an opening in the wall at a specific distance from one end of the inspiratory tube, this opening being adapted for connection to an expiratory device (40). The inspiratory tube has a constriction in the gas flow channel between distal end of the inspiratory tube and the opening, a first channel that proceeds within the tube wall, generally parallel to the gas flow channel, and which opens into the gas flow channel between the distal end of the inspiratory tube and the constriction, and a second channel that proceeds within the wall, generally parallel to the gas flow channel, which opens into the gas flow channel between the constriction and the opening. The channels can be connected to a pressure gauge for determining the rate of flow and pressure of gas flowing in the gas flow channel.

Abstract: In an electronic brake of a vehicle, it is to be prevented that an actuator that is arranged on each wheel of the vehicle and that comprises a self-locking mechanism effects an undesired continuous blocking of the wheel. For this purpose, an energy storage unit is arranged directly at the actuator, which, on the basis of a suitable control mechanism, ensures the release of the actuator for the respective wheel in case of failure of the current supply. In addition, given a changeover to such an emergency operation, the supply line is interrupted on the basis of a controlled switch, in order to ensure release of the actuator even in the case of a short-circuit.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate secured with a flexible adhesive to a first side of a printed circuit board that belongs to a module and has circuit structures is provided. The ceramic substrate is contacted to the circuit structures with bond connections. The terminal elements are formed by approximately spherical accumulations of solder attached on the backside of the printed circuit board, these solder accumulations being connected to the circuit structures on the first side of the printed circuit board via through-contactings.

Abstract: In many communication service, such as for example virtual card calling (VCC), authentication methods are used to check the access authorization of the caller to the communication service, and thus to prevent possible misuse. A chance-controlled fee assessment is used to prevent possible misuse of the communication service.

Abstract: An anaesthetic delivery system has a ventilation arrangement with an inspiration gas pathway for conducting inspiration gas to a patient and an expiration gas pathway for conducting expiration gas away from the patient, and a filter element serially connected to both the inspiration and the expiration gas pathways. The filter element retains anaesthetic from expiration gas passing therethrough and releases the retained anaesthetic into inspiration gas passing therethrough. A supply of flushing gas is communicable with the filter element to flush the retained anaesthetic from the system without passing to the patient.

Abstract: A nozzle includes a body, a substantially rectangular foot, air slots and a flow restrictor. The body directs a stream of hot air into the substantially rectangular foot. The foot has a top and bottom surface that includes air slots. The foot also has an outlet across one end for the air flow. A flow restrictor is positioned in the foot, substantially along the outlet to create a back flow of pressure within the foot. The back flow of air causes an even distribution of air across the foot and out the air slots. Thus, increasing radiant heat across the surfaces of the foot.

Abstract: A thin film semiconductor device comprising a thin film transistor (TFT) having a thin film semiconductor on an insulation substrate to define an element region, and a hygroscopic interlayer insulating layer which covers said element,a hydrogenation treatment which comprises said interlayer insulating layer provided thereon a capping layer for blocking hydrogen diffusion, so that water entrapped by the interlayer insulating layer may be decomposed to generate hydrogen which is allowed to diffuse into the thin film transistor provided on the side opposite to that of the capping layer.

Abstract: A telecommunication system whereby a switching and control point controls the useful channels via at least one radio transmission unit which has a useful channel connection message for a useful channel connection communicated to it from the switching center. The useful channel connection message contains at least a switching point address and a channel address for the useful channel identification that were previously offered by the switching center. The switching and control point interprets the useful channel connection message and decides whether connection control is initiated via the radio transmission unit in the radio communication network and a useful channel connection between communication terminal equipment is conducted via the radio transmission unit for the transmission of useful information in the identified useful channel.

Abstract: A method for imaging an area of investigation is based on a source half-tone picture of the area of investigation. The source half-tone picture is composed of individual picture elements to which are allocated the source gray scale values corresponding to the morphology of the area of investigation. A framing mask operation produces modified gray scale values from the source gray scale values as a function of a preassigned brightness value and a preassigned contrast value which are fed to a display device. The preassigned contrast value is controlled as a function of the preassigned brightness value or the preassigned brightness value as a function of the preassigned contrast value.

Abstract: The invention proposes that a casting mold be provided with a lining for the manufacture of a crystal body. The lining is removed from the casting mold together with the crystal body that has solidified in the lining and the lining serves as a protective cap for the crystal body. Additional functional layers for the protective cap or the scintillator plate can be integrated into the lining.

Abstract: A semiconductor component having a control structure for modulating the conductivity of a channel region wherein a small-area gate electrode of the proposed component covers the substrate only over a length L.sub.gd .apprxeq.L.sub.dep (L.sub.dep :=width of the space-charge zone in the substrate). An auxiliary electrode conductively connected to the source metallization and extending up to the edge of the symmetry unit is embedded in the gate oxide and is arranged spaced from the gate electrode. It sees to a comparatively uniform field distribution in the edge region of the gate electrode and thus prevents the electrical field strength in the semiconductor from reaching the critical value of approximately 10.sup.5 V/cm that triggers surge ionization.

Abstract: A one-component epoxy resin for coverage of bare chips and for underfilling of flip chips is disclosed. Two polyol components are combined in the inventive epoxy resin which decidedly improve the properties of the resin with respect to coefficient of expansion, shrinkage stress, substrate adhesion, and reactivity.

Abstract: A method for restoring subscriber-related or terminal equipment-related information in the databank system of a mobile radiotelephone network, wherein a control means of a first communication network always communicates subscriber-related or, respectively, terminal equipment-related information to the databank system of the mobile radiotelephone network whenever a subscriber or its terminal equipment can be reached for the first time within the first communication network. The control means also communicates this information to the databank system when more than a defined time duration has elapsed since the last communication of these information.