Abstract: A solid-state imaging device including a number of pixels, each of which having a photoelectric converting portion, and which are arranged one-dimensionally or in a two-dimensional matrix. The solid-state imaging device includes a peripheral wiring portion with a multilayer structure provided around at least part of the photoelectric converting portion in each of the number of pixels and a light-shielding interlayer connecting material connecting layers of the multilayer structure to each other at least part of the peripheral wiring portion. The light-shielding interlayer connecting material is capable of reflecting or absorbing visible light.

Abstract: A method and system to preview video content. The system comprises an access component to receive a search request and a loader to simultaneously stream a plurality of videos associated with the search request. The system may further comprise a trigger to detect a pointer positioned over a first video and a mode selector to provide the first video in a preview mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05T103. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05T103. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05T103 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05T103 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: An optical device is disclosed. The optical device includes: a polymerizable liquid crystal monomer hybrid-aligned in the optical device; and a first polymerizable liquid crystal monomer aligned at a given angle to an alignment processed surface; and a second polymerizable liquid crystal monomer hybrid-aligned relative to the alignment processed surface; wherein viewing-angle dependence of a phase difference of the optical device is controlled by a ratio of the amount of the first polymerizable liquid crystal monomer to the amount of the second polymerizable liquid crystal monomer.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH456030. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH456030, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH456030 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 CH456030.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a variable-gain amplification circuit, wherein the sources of first and second MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors) are tied to a common connection point connected to a current source. An input signal is supplied to the gates of the first and second MOSFETs. The drains of the first and second MOSFETs are connected to the sources of third and fourth MOSFETs respectively whereas the drains of the third and fourth MOSFETs are connected to two output terminals respectively, a gain control voltage is supplied to the gates of both the third and fourth MOSFETs. When control is executed in order to lower the gain control voltage supplied to the gates of both the third and fourth MOSFETs, other control is also executed in order to raise a bias voltage applied to the gates of both the first and second MOSFETs.

Abstract: Matches between search queries and potential targets of such search queries are automatically brokered by (i) comparing search criteria specified in the search queries with profile criteria describing the potential targets, and (ii) reporting instances of acceptable correspondence between the search criteria and the profile criteria, provided that access controls associated with the profile criteria of the targets permit such reporting in light of access levels assigned to the search inquiries. Initiators, using client applications at various remote locations, may formulate the search queries and the brokering may be performed at one or more server locations communicatively coupled (e.g., via the Internet) thereto. The profile criteria may include portions of rich descriptive profiles of the potential targets.

Abstract: Variable aperture and actuator assemblies are provided for a radiation detector housing in an imaging system. The variable aperture assembly includes a ring mounted over the housing's window, a plate having a first aperture disposed over the window, an aperture blade operatively coupled to the ring so the blade moves laterally relative to the first aperture, and an aperture drive mechanism having a body and an actuator coupling member extending at an angle from the body. The drive mechanism is adapted to drive the blade laterally away from the first aperture when the member is moved in a first lateral direction, and over the first aperture to define a second aperture disposed over the window when the member is moved in a second lateral direction. The actuator assembly has an actuator and an actuator arm adapted to engage the actuator coupling member to control the lateral movement of the member.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV688430. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV688430, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV688430 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 CV688430 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 CV688430.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5864369. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5864369. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5864369 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5864369 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods using the properties of supercritical water to allow raw air including a contaminant to be combined with water and to be purified in a supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) process. A supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) air purifier will generally take in a mixture of water and raw air which includes oxygen via a pumping and mixing apparatus, put the mixture into a supercritical water reactor (SCWR), and run the resultant effluent stream through a system for separating the water from the resultant clean air and the other relatively harmless outputs of the supercritical water reactor (SCWO).

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining paths for flows within a multi-stage network made up of clusters of processing nodes. The flow paths may be determined without knowledge of whether or not packets of a particular flow will actually traverse specific ones of the clusters within the multi-stage network. In various implementations, the nodes of the multi-stage network may be coupled to one or more physical network switches through respective physical interfaces and a virtual connectivity grid superimposed thereon and configured through the use of a flow routing framework and system management framework to group the nodes into a number of clusters. The nodes of each cluster are configured to perform similar packet processing functions and the clusters are interconnected through virtual networks to which the nodes are communicatively coupled via virtual interfaces overlaid on top of the physical network interfaces.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH261787. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH261787, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH261787 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 CH261787.

Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide novel DNA molecules that encode glyphosate resistant EPSPS proteins and plants containing these new proteins. The plants that express the new EPSPS proteins are themselves tolerant to the herbicidal effects of glyphosate.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH790896. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH790896, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH790896 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 CH790896.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH464638. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH464638, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH464638 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 CH464638.

Abstract: A vibrating gyrosensor includes a support substrate on which a wiring pattern having lands is formed. A vibrating element is mounted on a surface of the support substrate. The vibrating element includes a base part having a mounting surface on which a number of terminals connectable to the lands is formed. A vibrator part integrally projects from a side of the base part and has a substrate-facing surface coplanar with the mounting surface of the base part. The vibrator part has a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer which are laminated on the substrate-facing surface. The vibrator part vibrates when an AC signal is applied between the first and second electrode layers. The central electric field strength of the AC signal is set at a position shifting to the positive direction from the center of a hysteresis loop of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: A vibrating gyrosensor includes a support substrate on which a wiring pattern having a plurality of lands is formed, and a vibrating element mounted on a surface of the support substrate. The vibrating element includes a base part having a mounting surface on which a plurality of terminals, and a vibrator part integrally projected in a cantilever manner from one of the sides of the base part and having a substrate-facing surface coplanar with the mounting surface of the base part. The vibrator part has a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer, which are formed on the substrate-facing surface in that order. Furthermore, a reinforcing part is formed at the base end of the vibrator part so that the sectional area of the vibrator part gradually increases toward the base part.