Abstract: An inkjet external ink manifold is provided that allows for use of a jet stack that does not internally contain ink manifolds. The external ink manifold has a manifold body that includes one or more ink manifold chambers and includes ports arranged to connect the chambers to one or more ink reservoirs. The external ink manifold further includes an adhesive layer overlying and sealing the ink manifold chambers. The adhesive layer includes a plurality of ports arranged to connect the external ink manifold chambers to the jet stack.

Abstract: Wireless network devices discover individual mesh nodes and networks of mesh nodes. An association is formed on the basis of peer-to-peer interactions at layer-1, layer-2 and/or higher layers of the Open System Interconnect (OSI) model. In particular, the system uses Beacon, Probe Request, Probe Response, Association Request, Association Response, and Disassociation frames and introduces a new Extensible Mesh Information Element (EMIE) used by mesh nodes to discover, authenticate, and associate with other peer nodes.

Abstract: A method of making a curved sensor is described. The method involves projecting portions of a curved three dimensional structure such as a hemisphere onto a two dimensional substrate in an outline pattern. The outline pattern typically serves as a perimeter of a sensor. After forming a sensor in the shape of the outline pattern, the two dimensional substrate is flexed to form a three dimensional sensor structure.

Abstract: In a method of separating acoustic signals from a plurality of sound sources comprising the following steps: disposing two microphones (MIK1, MIK2) at a predefined distance (d) from one another; picking up the acoustic signals with both microphones (MIK1, MIK2) and generating associated microphone signals (m1, m2); and separating the acoustic signal of one of the sound sources (SI) from the acoustic signals of the other sound sources (S2) on the basis of the microphone output signals (m1, m2), the proposed separation step comprises the following steps: applying a Fourier transform to the microphone output signals in order to determine their frequency spectra (M1, M2); determining the phase difference between the two microphone output signals (m1, m2) for every frequency component of their frequency spectra (M1 , M2); determining the angle of incidence of every acoustic signal allocated to a frequency of the frequency spectra (M1, M2) on the basis of the relative phase angle and the frequency; generating a sig

Abstract: An optical window is disclosed through which light can be shone to generate a waveform. Windows are hourglass-shaped, to better conform the shape of the windows to the distribution of light intensity. The optical window can be incorporated into a variety of optical devices.

Abstract: A cochlear implant system for a patient's cochlea includes an external processor and an implanted internal unit. The internal unit includes one electrode for inserting in the patient's cochlea, and an internal coil for driving the electrode. The external processor includes a microphone for outputting electrical sound signals in response to ambient or other sounds, an oscillator for generating an electrical analog carrier signal, and a modulator for modulating the carrier signal with the sound signals to generate a modulated signal. An external coil couples magnetically the modulated signal to the internal coil. The analog carrier signal has a frequency in the ultrasonic human range, i.e. greater than 20 kHz, such as 32 kHz or 80 kHz. This sampling at higher frequency results in clearer rendering of sounds, and a higher frequency range of rendered sounds.

Abstract: A test tray includes a rectangular shaped frame and a plurality of transport modules to receive a plurality of semiconductor devices. A precise location-determining unit mounted on both sides of the frame to precisely determines and fixes the test tray location. According to one embodiments, the precise location-determining unit includes a locking hole to receive a positioner, a bushing to prevent locking hole wear, a protection bar to cover the frame and the bushing. The test tray prevents yield reduction and handler malfunction, e.g., sudden stopping of the handler, by precisely fixing tray and semiconductor device position during loading, unloading, and testing. The test tray can be extensively without repair or replacement because locking hole, with protective bushing therein, enjoys little or no wear.

Abstract: A real-time communication architecture establishes a continuous connection between an enterprise network and a communication management system. The connection is continuously held open allowing mobile devices real-time access to enterprise email systems. The real-time communication architecture can support an entire enterprise email system or individual email users. The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Abstract: A method of accelerated remediation or bioremediation of contaminated material such as manure-contaminated material is provided comprising generating a treated contaminated material entraining air stream at a velocity sufficient for entraining the contaminated material therein. The contaminated material is entrained in the air stream and is then microenfractionated to form a microenfractionated contaminated material. Finally, the microenfractionated contaminated material is treated with a least one chemical amendment and/or one biological amendment thereby facilitating the accelerated remediation or bioremediation. The chemical amendment can comprise either a chemical oxidizing agent, a chelating agent, or a metallic reducing agent. The preferred metallic reducing agents are zero valent iron, zero valent zinc, zero valent tin, zero valent manganese and zero valent aluminum.

Abstract: A system for measuring output voltage from a photodetector. The system includes a photodetector that generates a photodetector output signal, a ramp generator that generates a ramp signal and a comparator that outputs a signal level based on which of the two signals is larger. The voltage level of the output of the phototransistor determines how long it will take for the ramp voltage to catch up and cross over the phototransistor voltage. The crossover time determines the width of an output signal and is directly proportional to the voltage level. A microcontroller can then determine the pulse width by multiple samplings and therefore determine photodetector voltage.

Abstract: A method of programming a NAND-type flash memory device having bitlines and wordlines, and memory strings composed of memory cells serially connected between string select transistors coupled to each of the bitlines and ground select transistors coupled to a source line. The method comprises of applying a first voltage to one or more unselected wordlines, then applying a predetermined bitline voltage to an unselected bitline, and then applying a second voltage to the unselected wordlines, and concurrently applying a third voltage to a selected one out of the wordlines. Thus, a program disturbance phenomenon can be prevented.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for document imaging is disclosed. The apparatus uses a flatbed scanner with a selectively opaque/transparent liquid crystal platen. The platen is divided into controllable segments defined by an electrode pattern formed within the platen itself. These segments can each be selectively made transmissive or opaque by applying appropriate voltages to the segment electrodes. An advantage of the invention is that it can operate without a platen cover, since the area of the platen not covered by the original can be made opaque. The opaque part of the platen directs imaging light back into the system, shielding a user's eyes and helping to create a white background if the platen is imaged.

Abstract: A delay circuit in accordance with the present invention provides high-resolution changes in the time delay by utilizing a slope controller that generates an intermediate signal having sloping edges in response to edges in an input signal. A delay time controller generates an output signal having edges that begin when the level of the intermediate signal reaches a certain level. The overall time delay of the delay circuit can be varied by varying the slope of the edges of the intermediate signal, or by varying the level of the intermediate signal at which the delay time controller begins generating an edge in the output signal, or by varying both parameters. The slope controller and delay time controller can be realized with a plurality of tri-state inverters coupled in parallel for operating responsive to one or more select signals. By implementing the inverters with pull-up and pull-down transistors having different sizes, the overall time delay can be varied with very high resolution.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cell array blocks, an address transition detecting pulse generator to generate address transition detecting pulse signals by detecting the transition of a plurality of addresses, a global row decoder having a plurality of groups of pre-decoders and a main decoder to generate a plurality of global word line signals of a plurality of memory cell array blocks by decoding the plurality of addresses, and a plurality of block row decoders having a plurality of decoding cells to respond to block control signals for selecting a plurality of memory cell array blocks and a plurality of pulse control signals combined with the address transition detecting pulse signals to output a plurality of global word line signals generated by the global row decoder as a plurality of local word line signals.

Abstract: A clock signal generator and method for generating a clock signal which is synchronized with an input composite video signal. The generator comprises a synchronizing separator for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from an input composite video signal; a burst separator for separating a color burst signal from the input composite video signal; a phase error detector for receiving the horizontal synchronizing signal, detecting a phase error and outputting a phase error signal for a previous horizontal period; a phase change detector for receiving the color burst signal, detecting a phase change of the color burst signal, and outputting a phase change signal for a present horizontal period; an adder for adding the phase error signal and the phase change signal; and a clock signal generator for receiving an output of the adding means and generating a clock signal which is synchronized with the input composite video signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protecting circuit, capable of consuming a high voltage or overcurrent applied to a semiconductor circuit device and thereby protecting the circuit device from the instant ESD impact. The ESD protecting circuit according to this invention has only two wells and a highly doped region which brings an N-well into an electrical connection with the P-well. Accordingly, the present invention provides effects of reducing the area of the ESD protecting circuit and removing an instant ESD impact.