Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a portable hydrogen generation system for operating a vehicle powered by either the hydrogen internal combustion engine or a fuel cell using active metals such as sodium potassium, magnesium, aluminum or iron in the form of an emulsion, and a method thereof. The emulsion comprises a metal powder pre-mixed with oil. In the case of sodium, potassium and magnesium, the metal is reacting with water at or near room temperature. However, in the case of aluminum and iron, the metal is reacting with alkali hydroxide solutions. The system is controlled and managed by a microprocessor in order to generate hydrogen on demand at or near room temperature with a very high efficiency.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a semi-trailer with a combinable and removable cargo container body. The semi-trailer comprises a semi-trailer chassis assembly, a rear frame assembly, a front wall assembly, a pair of side wall assemblies and a roof assembly. The semi-trailer chassis assembly can be removably jointed to an integral made up of the rear, front and the pair of side wall assemblies. The roof assembly can be removably jointed to an integral made up of the rear, front and the pair of side wall assemblies. The side wall assemblies can be removably jointed to the rear frame assembly and the front wall assembly.

Abstract: A new computerized methods using a database system on a global network to administer film festivals. The methods include the filmmakers inputting film information into the database, which information becomes available to selected film festivals. The system preferably handles multiple submissions to different festivals, processes applications, provides simultaneous judging of a competition, and schedules film play times at the festivals.

Abstract: A method for effective weight loss without negative or harmful side effects as well as for the treatment of ailments in human patients. Treatment is achieved using a combination of acupuncture and magnets. The method includes the steps of placing several acupuncture needles into specified locations on the human body, removing the acupuncture needles, and placing several magnets onto the same locations that the needles previously occupied. Another important object of the present invention is to provide and effective method of coping with and managing diabetes.

Abstract: With the embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display can be produced at a low cost, which employs the COG technology, saves installation space, mounts LSIs, and, after the LSIs are mounted, can visibly check and inspect the mounted state thereof (that is, electrically connected states thereof) and lighting of the image displaying portion.

Abstract: A micro-welding electrode which is installed in a welding machine and applied to the electronics industry and spot electric welding industry. The micro-welding electrode includes two integrated electrodes which are made from high-temperature-resistant materials and has a placed insulation between the two electrodes. The insulation between the two parallel electrodes is an insulative chipbonder with the function of agglutination, fixation, insulation and separation, and allows for dispensing with an insulative rivet. Simultaneously, the tip of the two parallel electrodes is positioned into mutual Ohm contact. Not only can the electrode directly weld enameled wires but also has the quality of effectively welding bare wires, sheet metal and metal tapes. The electrode has a simple and reliable construction, is low in production cost, has a good quality of welding and allows for high work efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a field emitter array used in various devices including a nanotube-based display and a microwave-amplifying device. In prior art, an electron accelerated by an electric field collides, for example, with a phosphor on the screen. Light is emitted as a positive ion drops out of the phosphor. Destruction or deformation of the emitter's structure can occur if the positive ion becomes accelerated and collides with the emitter, which results in instability or interruption of the emitter's operation. According to the present invention, coating a carbon nanotube with a very thin semiconductor or insulating material with a high degree of hardness can protect the carbon nanotube from the external particles (particularly, positive ions). The thin layer also provides for easy electron emission under low voltage, thereby greatly improving the uniformity and stability of electron emission.

Abstract: Injection molded welted construction footwear according to the present invention includes a perforated midsole welted to an upper. The perforated midsole permits molten outer sole material to flow through the midsole during the molding process and fill the space between the insole and the midsole and thus sandwich the midsole. This technique forms outer soles to be durably and flexibly attached to the upper without use of traditional adhesives.

Abstract: The present invention is a self-acting valve, and it may specifically be used for air mattresses. This self-acting valve consists of a housing, a membrane and a base. After a quick inflation, the elastic airtight membrane positioned within the housing reverts to its original shape and instantly shuts off the outlets, which prevents air from leaking out. This valve is able to operate automatically to form a perfect airtight seal. The structure of this valve is simple, reliable, and practical, which makes it a new type of self-acting valve for an air mattress.

Abstract: The embodiment of this invention is an apparatus that provides for a cassette-to-cassette batch demounting process wherein the apparatus has two cassettes for holding and separating semiconductor substrates. A first cassette is placed on top of a second cassette, using the first cassette as the top cassette that holds the semiconductor substrate and the support substrate, and the second cassette at the bottom as a bottom cassette that receives the semiconductor substrate after demounting process. The semiconductor substrate is loaded with its support substrate into a slot in the top cassette. The top cassette will let only the semiconductor substrate to descend to the bottom cassette while blocking the support substrate from exiting the top cassette. The two cassettes are then soaked in a hot solvent that can dissolve or melt an adhesive that adheres the semiconductor substrate to the support substrate in order to weaken the cohesive force between the two substrates.

Abstract: This invention deals with a spot electrical welding machine which is technically applied to the electronics industry and micro-electronic industry. A spot electrical welder optimally directly welds enameled wires, fine wires or relevant thin sheets of metal, and metal tapes with &PHgr; 0.02 mm-&PHgr; 0.80 mm. This spot electrical welder comprises of an electrode, a main processor which functions as a power supply control, and a weld head which is composed of an electrode clamp and an adjusting device of electrode force. Due to the special structure of the electrode's tip which has a certain resistance Ohm contact, the main processor circuits provide for a proper work current while wedding enameled wires and further eliminates the need for insulation by hand. In addition, the spot electrical welder makes weld points even and steady, allows for simple and convenient operation and lowers welding time.

Abstract: According to a burner of the present invention, a stable combustion is obtained in a wide range from a high-load operation condition to a low-load operation condition even in the case of low quality solid fuel such as brown coal. The amount of air supplied from additional air holes or additional air nozzles 12 can be adjusted depending on the combustion load of furnace 41. At a low load, the amount of air supplied from additional air holes or additional air nozzles 12 is increased, whereby the oxygen concentration in a recirculation zones 19 formed downstream of the outside of a fuel nozzle 11 exit, permits a stable combustion. At a high load, the amount of air supplied from additional air holes or additional air nozzles 12 is reduced, whereby a flame is formed in a position far from the fuel nozzle 11. This suppresses thermal radiation onto a solid fuel burner 42 structure and a furnace 41 wall.

Abstract: An anti-slip fluorescent electronic energy-saving lamp comprises a fluorescent tube or bulb and a lamp cabinet within which the electronic parts are installed. The outer shell of the lamp cabinet is of a surface of revolution, on which an anti-slip ring is mounted. The anti-slip ring is made of anti-slip materials and the ring sectional plane of the anti-slip ring is in parallel with the circular sectional plane of the outer shell of the lamp cabinet. Thanks to the anti-slip ring mounted outside the outer shell of the lamp cabinet, the fluorescent electronic energy-saving lamp of the present invention is easy to grasp and will not be easily to fall to the ground and break into pieces in installation and usage. Since the anti-slip ring is made of rubber or plastic, it can be made into various colors, which is helpful for identification and decoration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive stacked type reflection liquid crystal display, which can be obtained by stacking two liquid crystal display panels, and a method for producing the same, wherein a two-layered type reflection liquid crystal display is produced, having a blue display panel 10 and a yellow display panel 20 stacked therein, which is provided with segment electrodes 5a and 5a′, common electrodes 5b and 5b′, and glass substrates 1, 2, 1′ and 2′ in a state where two liquid crystal layers 3 and 3′, the selected and reflection wavelengths of which are mutually different from each other, are placed therebetween. The fluctuation characteristics of the reflectivity with respect to drive voltages of two liquid crystal layers 3 and 3′ are adjusted so that these characteristics are made coincident with each other.

Abstract: A designer tampon applicator, plunger and withdrawal string is disclosed. The disclosed invention decreases the embarrassment and removes the stigma of menstruation by converting a feminine hygiene product requiring maximum discretion into a high-fashion accessory suitable for public display and personal or intimate adornment. The disclosed invention also allows use of a larger tampon pledget providing greater absorption of and a more effective barrier to menstrual flow. Furthermore, the designer withdrawal string provides a highly visible reminder a tampon is in place and very effective means of removing the tampon.