Abstract: In a stacked display device with light-emitting units composed of organic layers and stacked together, the use of a stable material in at least a portion of a charge generation layer makes it possible to achieve improvements in environmental stability and also to attain an improvement in the efficiency of injection of charges from the charge generation layer into the light-emitting units. The display device can be readily fabricated. In a display device (11) provided with a plurality of light-emitting units (14-1)(14-2), each of which includes at least an organic light-emitting layer (14c), stacked together between a cathode (16) and an anode (13), and also with a charge generation layer (15) held between the respective light-emitting units (14-1)(14-2), at least a portion of the charge generation layer (15) is composed of an oxide or fluoride which contains at least one of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a response to a query. Multiple users' search engine activity in regard to a query is correlated. A response is provided based upon this correlated search engine activity information. For one embodiment of the invention, in the context of search engine result optimization, the user activity and/or user information of multiple users, during a search session, is correlated with queries to effect an evolving association between queries and the organization and presentation of documents. Systems in accordance with such embodiments employ the ability to store users' activity over the entire search session, thus making possible the correlation of a number of different types of user activity and user information. The use of correlated user input allows such systems to provide relevant search results without the limitations imposed by the key-word-based systems of the prior art.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device including an N channel MIS type transistor and a P channel MIS type transistor. The semiconductor device includes a first inter-layer film formed on the NMIS transistor and having a tensile stress, and a second inter-layer film formed on the first inter-layer film and a PMIS transistor and having a compressive stress, and the compressive stress in the second inter-layer film is relaxed on the upper side of the first inter-layer film.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser element having an advantageous vertical light confinement efficiency, a low threshold current and a low element resistance is provided. The semiconductor laser element has a substrate and a stacked structure formed thereon, where the stacked structure comprises a buffer layer, an n-Al0.6Ga0.4As cladding layer, an n-Al0.47Ga0.53As cladding layer, an active layer, a p-Al0.47Ga0.53As first cladding layer, an Al0.55Ga0.45As etching stop layer, a p-Al0.47Ga0.53As second cladding layer, a p-Al0.6Ga0.4As third cladding layer, and a p-GaAs contact layer. The second and third cladding layers, and the contact layer are formed as a stripe-patterned ridge, and serve as a current injection regions. Both lateral portions of the ridge are filled with an n-type current blocking layer and serve as non-current-injection regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05H229. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05H229. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05H229 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05H229 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: A system for generating electricity includes a pump operable to convert wave motion from a body of water into mechanical energy. The pump includes an input port through which an operating fluid can enter the pump and an output port through which the operating fluid can exit the pump. A first outlet line and a second outlet line are fluidly coupled to the output port of the pump. A first reservoir is fluidly connected to the first outlet line, and a second reservoir is fluidly connected to the second outlet line, both reservoirs being selectively capable of receiving operating fluid driven through the output port.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH887239. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH887239, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH887239 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH887239.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH027859. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH027859, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH027859 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH027859.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink liquid used in a printer device of the ink jet system for recording an image or letters/characters. A surfactant containing an organic compound represented by the following chemical formula 1: where m and n are integers not less than 1, is contained in an ink 2 to prevent blurring or bleeding from being produced at a point of deposition of an ink liquid droplet.

Abstract: A battery pack having a secondary battery is disclosed. The battery pack comprises at least one voltage converter; and switching means for switching an operation mode of the voltage converter to one of a charging mode and a discharging mode, in the charging mode, a charging voltage being output to the secondary battery, in the discharging mode, a voltage of the secondary battery being converted into a predetermined discharging voltage and the converted voltage being output.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05H270. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05H270. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05H270 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05H270 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention provides a battery, which can improve battery characteristics such as high temperature storage characteristics. The battery comprises a battery device, wherein a cathode and an anode are wound with a separator in between. The anode contains an anode material capable of inserting and extracting Li as an anode active material. An electrolytic solution is impregnated in the separator. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent, and an electrolyte salt such as Li[B(CF3)4] dissolved in the solvent, which is expressed by a chemical formula of Li[B(RF1)(RF2)(RF3)RF4]. RF1, RF2, RF3, and RF4 represent a perfluoro alkyl group whose number of fluorine or carbon is from 1 to 12, respectively. Consequently, high temperature storage characteristics are improved.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05Z855. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05Z855. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05Z855 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05Z855 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: A transfer pulse generator circuit for outputting a vertical register transfer pulse includes transfer pulse control means for controlling to set rise and fall timings of the vertical register transfer pulse to desired timings in a predetermined period.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH939349. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH939349, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH939349 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH939349.

Abstract: A mid-point call management node subject to monitoring through a workstation communicatively coupled thereto, provides call services (e.g., through extensible markup language (XML), and in particular call control extensible markup language (CCXML) and/or voice extensible markup language (VXML), instructions) for an inbound call received from an originating network at an originating point-of-presence (POP) associated with multiple, disparate call centers, the call services being provided in response to call management application instructions issued according to enterprise-specific strategies for optimizing call handling between the originating POP and domestic and/or international ones of the disparate call centers communicatively coupled thereto. Call center information (e.g., call load information) received at the management node from the multiple call centers may be used in connection with providing the call services.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH684476. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH684476, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH684476 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH684476.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV827360. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV827360, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV827360 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV827360 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV827360.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV886161. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV886161, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV886161 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV886161 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV886161.

Abstract: Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair unique to the TRM (103) in a memory located on the TRM (103), where the key pair comprises a TRM public key (150) and a TRM private key (190); retrieving the TRM public key from the TRM; encrypting a portion of the software application using the TRM public key (150); transmitting the encrypted software application to the TRM (103); and recovering and decrypting the encrypted software application using the TRM private key (190).