Abstract: A locking mechanism comprises an elongate body having first and second rails each having a first end and a second end and a void disposed therebetween. Lock slots are disposed in the first end of each rail and a pad is connected to each of the rails at the second ends to join the first and second rails. A mid bar is rotatably connected to the first and second rails and positioned within the void. An extension is disposed on a second end of the mid bar, wherein the extension provides a visual indication of both a locked state and an unlocked state.

Abstract: A wing, comprising a structure, an outer skin, and a leading edge device comprising a moveable body with a leading and a trailing edge and a support and actuation mechanism for attaching said moveable body to a structure of a wing and guiding a substantially circular motion of said moveable body, around a hinge line, between a retracted position and at least one deployed position. Said leading edge device further comprises at least one guiding device comprising a track and a follower with a roller. The track follows a substantially circular arc substantially centered on the hinge line. The roller is arranged to be guided by the track and hold down said moveable aerodynamic surface so as to substantially restrict lift-off of its trailing edge from the outer skin of the wing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a package having an inner shield and a method for making the same. The package includes a substrate, a plurality of electrical elements, a molding compound, an inner shield and a conformal shield. The electrical elements are disposed on the substrate. The molding compound is disposed on a surface of the substrate, encapsulates the electrical elements, and includes at least one groove. The groove penetrates a top surface and a bottom surface of the molding compound and is disposed between the electrical elements, and there is a gap between a short side of the groove and a side surface of the molding compound. The inner shield is disposed in the groove and electrically connected to the substrate. The conformal shield covers the molding compound and a side surface of the substrate, and electrically connects the substrate and the inner shield.

Abstract: A marine power system comprises a motor for providing propulsion. It also comprises an energy storage unit (ESU) for storing and supplying energy to the motor. A prime power system is connected to the ESU and motor for selectively providing energy to these subsystems through a bus. The motor selectively receives energy from the prime power system and the ESU and can supply regenerative braking energy to the bus. The system can also accommodate multiple generator sets providing system power. The ESU can also provide starting power for the prime power system. Alternately, the prime power system drives a mechanical power system output shaft connected to the motor, and the marine system comprises an alternator driven by the prime power system output shaft. The ESU can transmit energy to the alternator. The prime power system can be located on a tugboat displacing a barge carrying the energy storage unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a safety tire having a puncture-resistant, bulletproof, and leakproof capability between about ?45° C. to about 120° C. without any damaging process to the inside wall of the tire, but just by spray coating a layer of leakproof and hermetically-repairing macromolecular material with a thickness of about 2 mm to about 8 mm to the inside wall of the tire that does not have an inner tube. The present disclosure also provides the components of the leakproof and hermetically-repairing macromolecular material and the method to prepare the puncture-resistant bulletproof and leakproof safety tires.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of their use to adhere a variety of materials together are disclosed herein. The compositions include at least tetra calcium phosphate, an effective amount of a compound that is structurally similar to phosphoserine, and can be mixed with an aqueous solution. The compositions provide adhesive and cohesive strength in both wet and dry environments and exhibit significant bond strength upon curing.

Abstract: A mixer for mixing and/or blending product, such as granular material, includes a chopper disposed above an agitator assembly. The chopper preferably includes two sets of intersecting chopper blades that rotate in opposing synchronized motion in a zone of fluidized flow of product caused by the agitator assembly. A shroud above the chopper can be used to redirect product sprayed upwardly from the chopper blades back laterally into the zone of fluidized flow of product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filtration cell that comprises a tank with a bottom wall (2) and four side walls extending upwards from the bottom wall as well as an upward opening, the four side walls including two opposite longitudinal walls (3, 5) as well as a front facing wall (4) and a rear facing wall connecting them, a filtration bed (7) supported in the tank, an outlet opening for discharging the filtrate, and a covering flap (24) protruding outwards from the top of one of said longitudinal walls, the longitudinal wall (5) opposed to that fitted with the flap including a lower portion (25) extending upwards from the bottom wall (2) and an upper portion (26) extending slantedly upwards and inside the tank from the top of said lower portion (25), and/or the front facing wall (4) comprises a bottom portion (27) extending upwards from the bottom wall (2) and a top portion (28) extending slantedly upwards and inside the tank from the top of said bottom portion (27).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit substrate having a first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes at least one power/ground plane. The power/ground plane includes at least one plane edge and plurality of grid lines. Each grid line has a width. The grid lines intersect each other to define a plurality of first grid holes, wherein the distance between the first grid hole that is closest to the plane edge and the plane edge is 1.5 times the width. Thus, the influence on the resistance of power signal and ground signal caused by the first grid holes is reduced, power integrity is improved, and heat generation is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silicon substrate having through vias and a package having the same. The silicon substrate includes a substrate body, a plurality of through vias and at least one heat dissipating area. The substrate body has a surface, and the material of the substrate body is silicon. The through vias penetrate the substrate body, and each of the through vias has a conductive material therein. The heat dissipating area is disposed on the surface of the substrate body and covers at least two through vias. The heat dissipating area is made of metal, and the through vias inside the heat dissipating area have same electrical potential. Thus, the heat in the through vias is transmitted to the heat dissipating area, and since the area of the heat dissipating area is large, the silicon substrate has good heat dissipation efficiency.

Abstract: A system for printing a page designated by a page description language representation has a first print unit for printing a color on a first portion of the substrate and a second print unit for printing the color on a second portion of the substrate. A first RIP determines and rasterizes the first portion of the page description language representation to generate a first raster image representation that is used by the first print unit to print a first portion of the page on the first portion of the substrate. A second RIP determines and rasterizes the second portion of the page description language representation to generate a second raster image representation that is used by the second print unit to print a second portion of the page on the second portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of submitting content on behalf of a client to multiple service providers includes the steps of receiving a request from a client to submit content to a plurality of service providers and retrieving client login information necessary to submit the content to the plurality of service providers, logging on to the service providers using the client login information. The method also includes the steps of identifying service providers that include a human verification request before submitting the content, developing a queue of the human verfication request, and dispatching the human verification requests to one or more processing consoles used by operators who do not have knowledge of the underlying content submission request. The method further includes the steps of submitting responses to the human verification request through a processing console and submitting the content to each of the plurality of service providers through a client device.

Abstract: A helicopter having a rotor, a fuselage, and a transmission connected functionally to the rotor; the helicopter has a supporting body supporting at least the transmission, and connecting means having a first connecting member and at least one second connecting member connected to the supporting body and the fuselage respectively; and the connecting means have elastic means interposed between the first and second connecting member.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a functional agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the principal substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to apply the functional agent directly to the substrate or to an intermediate surface. The principal substance may be an ink, a dye, a marking substance other than an ink, or a carrier for any other type of substance.

Abstract: The invention relates to an implant layer positioning system comprising a device that can be fixed to a bone section and is used to plan the positioning of implants in order to enable corrective operations to be performed on the bone with optimum bone contact. Said device reproduces the geometry of at least one section of the implant and can be freely oriented by the operator towards accessible parts of the bone. The inventive system also comprises a control unit which virtually evaluates the relevant implant parts, on the basis of the navigation data of the tracked device and the data input of the planned corrective operation, in the form of three-dimensional geometry bodies in fluoroscopy sketches or other referenced image or geometry data.

Abstract: The invention provides a control unit for at least one electric motor, wherein the control unit performs open-loop or closed-loop control of the motor speed of the electric motor in such a way that in the case of control values in specific ranges which are typical of a fault when the setpoint value is being predefined, such a fault being, for example, a line break, a voltage failure or a short circuit, the control unit drives the motor with a predefined setpoint value which differs from the current control value.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for determining a position and a change in the position of an anatomical structure. The system utilizes a surgical navigation system and a substrate that is capable of being removably mounted to an outer surface of a patient's body. The substrate includes a sensor that is tracked by the surgical navigation system and an ultrasonic imaging device that determines the position of an anatomical structure relative to the sensor. The concatenation of the position of the sensor and the relative position of the anatomical structure allows a global position of the anatomical structure to be determined by a computer system and displayed to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate having optional circuits and a structure of flip chip bonding. The substrate includes a substrate body, at least one substrate pad, a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace. The substrate body has a surface. The substrate pad is disposed on the surface of the substrate body. The first conductive trace is connected to a first circuit, and has a first breaking area so it forms a discontinuous line. The second conductive trace is connected to a second circuit, and has a second breaking area so tit forms a discontinuous line. The second conductive trace and the first conductive trace are connected to the same substrate pad. Thus, the substrate can choose to connect different circuits, so the substrate can be applied to different products by connecting the desired circuit, thus reducing the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for determining a position and a change in the position of an anatomical structure. The system utilizes a surgical navigation system and a substrate that is capable of being removably mounted to an outer surface of a patient's body. The substrate includes a sensor that is tracked by the surgical navigation system and a fiber optic device that determines the position of an anatomical structure relative to the sensor. The concatenation of the position of the sensor and the relative position of the anatomical structure allows a global position of the anatomical structure to be determined by a computer system and displayed to the user.