Abstract: The distortion compensation apparatus includes: a branching unit to branch a part of the output signal of an amplifier to a signal path to a distortion compensating unit; a switch to pass the output signal of the amplifier to the interference or branching unit; and a controlling unit to control an amount of the compensation of the distortion under a pass-permitted state in which the switch passes the output signal in response to a result of measurement of a signal transmitted through the signal path under a state where the switch is in an interruption state.

Abstract: A clipboard including a board having first and second surfaces, a clip integral with the first surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in the second surface, the recesses are adapted to receive one or more models.

Abstract: A transmission device capable of detecting and discarding duplicate data transmitted over Work and Protection paths of a ring network. An add/drop multiplexer adds/drops and cross-connects signals. When an FS-R control signal, for example, is received, a bridge distributes the signal output from the add/drop multiplexer to the Work and Protection routes of the ring network. When the signal distribution is executed by the bridge, a discard information inserter inserts discard information into the signal output to the Work route by the bridge. A discard information detector determines whether or not the discard information is included in the signal dropped by the add/drop multiplexer. A signal discarder discards the dropped signal, depending on whether the discard information is detected by the discard information detector.

Abstract: A process for stabilising a natural or synthetic organic polymer or copolymer obtained from a water based latex or emulsion of the polymer or copolymer comprising adding to the later or emulsion prior to coagulation of the polymer or copolymer a substantially water-free self-emulsifying liquid stabiliser mixture comprising (a) a phosphite or phosphonite stabiliser; (b) a phenolic antioxidant and (c) an emulsifying agent. The preferred stabiliser package is a blend of 2 parts by weight liquid phosphite stabiliser to 1 part by weight liquid phenolic antioxidant which has dissolved in it a fatty acid ester emulsifier.

Abstract: Included are a network information database for storing the statistical information collected from a router, a user request processing unit for accepting and processing a flow forwarding request from a user terminal connected to the network, a route control unit for searching for a route corresponding to the request from the user terminal by referring to the network information database, a load sharing control unit for executing such a load sharing process as to generate router setting information for sharing a transmission load of the network by referring to the network information database, and a router control unit for setting a router based on the route information determined by the route control unit and on the router setting information generated by the load sharing control unit.

Abstract: In a noncontact type radio tag communicating with an RFID reader/writer, a first planar antenna is arranged on one surface of a dielectric substrate, a ground plane with which a second planar antenna is integrally formed is arranged on the other surface of the dielectric substrate, and an IC chip is connected to the first and the second planar antenna with a feeder.

Abstract: In order to rapidly restoration at a time of fault occurrence without lowering usage efficiency of circuit resources, in a configuration in which a plurality of physical circuits are grouped and communication is carried out with transmission data being distributed, a circuit having the minimum traffic from among the grouped circuits is set as a standby circuit, and, a traffic in a fault circuit is transferred to the standby circuit in a lump when a fault occurs in another working circuit.

Abstract: A feed-forward amplifier having a signal cancellation loop including a cancellation node that includes a gain controller and a phase controller. Each controller provides a discrete tap steering signal and modulates the corresponding tap steering signal with a discrete tracer signal that takes on a preselected sequence of values. The sequence chosen so that the tracer signal is mutually orthogonal to each other tracer signal over a preselected period. A gain and phase adjuster connected to the outputs of the controllers provides a controlled gain change and phase shift in the signal cancellation loop, the magnitude of the gain change and phase shift controlled by the corresponding tap steering signals presented to the gain and phase adjuster by the controllers. A detector, the input of which is connected to the cancellation node and the output of which is connected to the controllers, outputs a measure of the envelope of the signal at the cancellation node.

Abstract: A communication terminal is provided with a transmission control unit for controlling a transmission mode in which a broadcast signal is transmitted a plurality of times, and a reception control unit for controlling a reception mode in which the broadcast signal transmitted from another communication terminal is monitored. The transmission control unit and the reception control unit execute the transmission mode and the reception mode cyclically and alternately. To achieve power saving, time reserved for execution of the transmission mode in a cycle is set to be longer than time reserved for execution of the reception mode in the cycle.

Abstract: An OFDM receiver includes an inter-symbol interference suppressing unit to modify to a predetermined content a portion of a dominant wave included in a received signal and a predetermined content a portion of at least one delayed wave included in the received signal, a tentative demodulation unit to demodulate a signal including the unmodified dominant wave and the modified delayed wave to output a tentatively demodulated target symbol, and an inter-carrier interference suppressing unit, that includes first and second units to respectively further modify in response to the tentatively demodulated target symbol, the modified portion of the modified delayed wave, and the modified portions of the dominant wave and of the modified delayed wave, and a selecting unit to select one of the first and second units in response to a delay profile.

Abstract: Methods of weaving decorative rope chains are disclosed. Chain links having gaps are assembled with all of the gaps oriented in the same direction. Accordingly, the links are interconnected one into the next in a helix configuration with each of the gaps facing in the same direction. One or more wire strands may be intertwined in the valleys of the helix configuration and remain in place to retain the helix configuration. The resulting rope chain itself may be used to form links for forming new types of chains.

Abstract: An apparatus for the provision of a block flange of a manhole aperture or the like, in particular for fluidized bed reactors for the oxychlorination of ethylene, oxygen and HCl, having a wall flange fixed in the reactor wall, is intended to provide a solution whereby all other auxiliary measures can be dispensed with and the expense associated therewith can be eliminated without the functionality of the system suffering as a result and without undesirable deposits being formed in these areas. This is achieved in that the flange surface (5) pointing inward and downward in the direction of gravity is of beveled design, at least in some areas.

Abstract: A method used in equalization processing is provided, in which a reference signal is received and a change point of transmission line characteristics is detected. A basic frequency signal of fluctuation period of the transmission line characteristics is extracted, and vectorized. The vector is adjusted such that vectors corresponding to two change points become symmetrical with respect to X axis. Then, fluctuation interval of transmission line characteristics is judged by comparing X component of the vector with a reference value. As a result, equalization processing is performed in accordance with the fluctuation.

Abstract: A firearm bore light includes a miniature light source with a removable head. The removable head is configured with a plastic light tube that is adapted to be inserted into the bore end of a firearm. Another optional head allows the device to be used as a miniature flashlight. High intensity LEDs are used for the light source to provide optimal operation in virtually any lighting conditions.

Abstract: In a call setup process for setting up a call for a mobile station of the network, respective uplink and downlink channels are allocated between the mobile station and a first one of a plurality of base transceiver stations of the network. The mobile station and at least one further base transceiver station of the plurality, neighbouring the said first base transceiver station, are provided with call setup information for use by the mobile station and the or each further base transceiver station to allocate respective uplink and downlink channels between the further base transceiver station concerned and the mobile station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting medium which includes a container and a liquid core. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the liquid core includes an aqueous solution or mixture of a water-soluble polymer. The refractive indices of the liquid core and that of the container may be different. However, the aqueous solution or mixture may have a lower or higher refractive index than that of the container. The mixture may be completely transparent or translucent and have a color other than clear. The container may be of any material that is translucent or transparent and be of any color. The raw materials for the light emitting medium in accordance with the present invention are less costly than known light guides and offer numerous advantages when compared to other illumination light guides. Water advantageously is a major raw material of the present invention. The water-soluble polymer component may be used in relatively minute amounts.

Abstract: The pulse tubes (165, 175) and regenerators (160, 170) contained within a cryopump housing (210) are arranged in a way that facilitates the fabrication and installation of the cryopanels (265). The pulse tubes and regenerators are located in a common plane in the center of the cryopump housing and the cold (second stage) panels (265) that are pitched parallel to the plane with the tubes.

Abstract: In an apparatus which estimates characteristics of a surrounding noise only when an input signal is soundless and performs a noise reduction or suppression of the input signal based on the estimated result, a signal noise ratio is estimated from the input signal, and an automatic switch or an automatic adjustment is performed so as to execute a noise reduction only when the signal noise ratio is good, otherwise to avoid the noise reduction or make the noise reduction degree smaller.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved means of quickly warming a pulse tube (165) by shifting the phase relation of flow to the warm end of the pulse tube relative to flow to the warm end (117) of the pulse tube relative to flow to the warm end of the regenerator (160) using a “four valve” concept and the “active buffer” concept. Several different pulse tube configurations and valve timing relations that are effective at reversing the cycle from the normal mode, which produces cooling at the pulse tube heat station, to a reverse mode that produces heating are disclosed.