Abstract: A flashing assembly that incorporates a plurality of overlapping flashing sections that are each preferably formed from a sheet material. Each section includes opposite edge portions that are arranged about a generally V-shaped configuration. Joining the sections together is at least one clinch joint that is substantially formed and registered upon the overlapping edge portions of at least two different overlapping flashing sections. The clinch joint is adapted to releasably fasten the at least two sections. Various modifications include one or more additional clinch joints that are also substantially formed upon the same overlapping edge portions of the first clinch joint and the V-shaped configuration that forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees. In other variations of the preceding modifications, the clinch joint is a mechanical press fit interference joint or a welded, press fit, or adhesive joint, or some combination or permutation thereof.

Abstract: Peak power of a coherent light beam generated by a laser and injected into an optical fiber is chosen so that the spectrum of the light beam emanating from the fiber, for illuminating particles, includes Raman lines.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a multi-waveform wireless sensor network based on widely distributed sensor nodes operating in wireless local area networks and gateway connection to an operations center via wide area network protocol. The scaleable network consists of a tiered structure of sensor nodes within wireless local area networks using an ad hoc protocol to form the network and at least one gateway node within each LAN to provide a link to an operations center. The sensor network can be used to detect and track Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive events.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component for spatial grid supporting systems comprising filler material, especially for retaining walls and/or noise-abatement walls. Said component comprises the following characteristics: a closed or open, single-element or multi-element frame body (RK) is provided, said frame body comprising at least one longitudinal member (LTF) which extends essentially along the front of the supporting system on the front side in relation to the mounting position. The frame body also comprises at least one cross member (QT) which extends at an angle, especially at a right angle, in relation to the longitudinal member. Said longitudinal member (LTF) has, at least in sections, a polygonal, especially square, cross-section which is defined by longitudinal surfaces which are essentially, or at least in sections, plane, said cross-section extending in a normal direction (N) to a frame plane (E—E) which is defined by the longitudinal member and the cross member.

Abstract: An electronic component of the invention has: a substrate; first to third terminal portions disposed on the substrate; and at least one spiral conductor portion disposed between the first and second terminal portions. The third terminal portion is not electrically connected to other portions of the substrate, and the first and second terminal portions are electrically connected to or disconnected from each other. In the electronic component, the number of production steps is smaller, the cost is lower, and a more highly accurate inductor component is realized as compared with a laminated electronic component in which emphasis is put on increase of the capacitor component. It is possible to realize an electronic component having accurate band- or low-pass filter characteristics.

Abstract: A photo-sensitive element for electro-optical sensors, includes a photo-sensitive reception member, a current conversion circuit to convert the current generated by the photo-sensitive reception member into a voltage signal, and an amplification and reading circuit. The current conversion circuit includes a P-channel transistor used as an ideal key and piloted with a voltage that can vary between a high feed voltage and a low feed voltage. The photo-sensitive element is taken to a reset state if the pilot voltage of the transistor is low, and to an integration state if the pilot voltage is high.

Abstract: Overload protecting operation is performed by controlling the current peak value of a switching device 1 through the use of a comparator 8, a NAND circuit 5, and so on according to variations in feedback current being input to a feedback signal control circuit 11, internally setting the overcurrent protection of switching device 1 through the use of a clamp circuit 12, charging a capacitor 34 when having fallen below a specified current smaller than current required for the overcurrent protection for a fixed time period, and detecting rise in voltage VOL at the capacitor 34 to a constant voltage to stop switching operation. By achieving the overload protection under normal load and the overcurrent protection against peak load in a single switching power supply unit, problems such as the complexity of the unit and an increase in the element count of the control circuit are solved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitter conforming to the EER method in a wide frequency band at high efficiency. For this purpose, the amplitude component of a modulated signal is input to the power supply terminal of a high-frequency power amplifier 130, the I and Q quadrature signals thereof are input to the high-frequency input terminal of the high-frequency power amplifier 130, and the original modulated signal is obtained from the output of the high-frequency power amplifier 130. A collector voltage is supplied from DC—DC converter group 615 having output voltages being different sequentially to an emitter follower 729 via a switch group 621.

Abstract: An amplitude component and a phase component of a modulated signal are inputted into a power supply terminal and an input terminal of an RF power amplifier, respectively, and a modulated wave that is produced by demodulating an original modulated signal is obtained from the RF power amplifier. A supply voltage is supplied to an emitter follower and an operational amplifier via a switch group from a DC-DC converter group whose output voltages are sequentially different. As the supply voltage, any pair of outputs of DC-DC converters by the switch group is selected according to levels of the amplitude component, and provides them to the emitter follower and the operational amplifier. The emitter follower performs a DC conversion of the provided supply voltage to provide it to the RF power amplifier.

Abstract: A storage apparatus and method may store received data streams that each have data blocks distributed over a plurality of transmission frames. Adjacent memory addresses are allocated to store the data streams. For each data stream, a set of adjacent allocated memory addresses is assigned to store the corresponding data blocks such that sets having adjacent memory addresses are assigned to the data streams in an order of the data streams defined by a descending number of frames containing a data block of the respective data stream. Data of each received data block are stored at the assigned memory addresses of the storage component as each data block is received. The set of memory addresses assigned to each data stream are de-allocated, after the stored data stream is retrieved, such that the sets of memory addresses are de-allocated in the reverse order they were assigned to the data streams.

Abstract: A digging implement (10) including an extendable linkage (12) including a bucket (14) and a thumb assembly (34) for holding materials in the bucket (14). The thumb assembly (34) is configured to rotate as the linkage (12) extends, and both the bucket (14) and the thumb assembly (34) are independently operable.

Abstract: A dialog device includes at least one screen displaying responsive objects on at least two interactive windows. An actuatable cursor control device of the dialog device has a device for displacing a cursor on one of the interactive windows to designate and confirm a responsive object, so as to initiate execution of an associated function. An actuatable auxiliary control device of the dialog device controls an auxiliary object marker without affecting the control of the cursor. The actuatable auxiliary control device includes a device for discretely displacing the auxiliary object marker on an interactive window and confirming a responsive object indicated by the auxiliary object marker, so as to initiate execution of an associated function.

Abstract: A data distributor distributes interleaved data strings and outputs them to puncturing sections in a frame unit. A puncturing instructing section refers to a rate matching table to output information on data to be punctured to a plurality of puncturing sections. Each puncturing section performs the judgment processing on whether puncturing is to be performed only for parity bits according to the rule of an arrangement of information bits and parity bits for each frame and then performs puncturing. This enables to reduce processing for turbo-coded data after interleave processing and to perform light-load rate matching.

Abstract: An influence of a switching noise caused by a horizontal shift clock to an oscillation frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator should be eliminated, to prevent an image shift in a PAL skip period. For this purpose, an odd number line horizontal shift clock from an odd number line horizontal shift clock generator and an even number line horizontal shift clock from an even number line horizontal shift clock generator are switched by a horizontal shift clock switching circuit, to be input to a color LCD panel. The horizontal shift clock switching circuit selects and outputs either the odd number line horizontal shift clock or the even number line horizontal shift clock according to a line identifying signal, in a normal period. By contrast, in a PAL skip period a selecting state of the shift clock is inverted immediately upon start of a PAL skip period, from a selecting state right before the start of the skip period, and the selecting state is again inverted in half a cycle of a horizontal scanning period.

Abstract: A tool generally consisting of a handle, an implement pivotally connected to the handle, a first magnetic element mounted on the implement having a magnetic field of a selected polarity intersecting a path disposed circumferentially relative to the axis of the pivotal connection and a second magnetic element mounted on the handle having a magnetic field of a polarity of one of the same or the opposite of the selected polarity intersecting the circumferential path whereby dependent upon the angular relationship of the handle and the implement, the magnetic fields will have the effect of one of a first interaction, producing no motive force for angularly biasing the implement relative to the handle, a second interaction producing a repellant motive force for angularly biasing the implement relative to the handle and a third reaction producing an attractive motive force for angularly biasing the implement relative to the handle.

Abstract: A pharmaceutically acceptable alendronate salt in an amorphous form.

Abstract: A method and device for carrying out switchover on a radio frequency landing system of an aircraft between a first input of a radio frequency receiver, which input is connected to a first antenna disposed on a lower part of the aircraft and receives a first signal, and a second input of the radio frequency receiver, which input is connected to a second antenna disposed on an upper part of the aircraft and receives a second signal. On initialization, switchover occurs to the input whose signal exhibits the highest level. After the initialization phase, a first value of a parameter, in relation to the aircraft, and a second value of this same parameter, in relation to the runway, are determined. The difference between these first and second values is computed, and switchover occurs to one of the first and second inputs as a function of this difference.

Abstract: A high pass filter is disposed to an output part of a gain control amplifier. A gain control signal change detector detects a change of a gain control signal from the gain control amplifier. Upon detection of a change of the gain control signal, a counter and a clock generator generate a cancel pulse which has a certain width, and using the cancel pulse, a first switch cuts an AC signal which is fed to the gain control amplifier. Further, using the same cancel pulse, a second switch reduces the time constant of the high pass filter. Through this operation, a transient response of a DC offset is eliminated.

Abstract: Null detectors 108-1 to 108-3 detect the directions of null points of the respective radiation patterns formed for mobile stations 101-1 to 101-3 and output information indicative of detected null-point directions to notifying section 109, notifying section 109 notifies estimators 110-1 to 110-3 of all null information, and estimators 110-1 to 110-3 estimate the directions where mobile stations that cause interference with the respective stations 101-1 to 101-3 exist, and generate reception weights using null information.

Abstract: An electrically-driven fan 1 comprises a base portion 2; a bearing portion 11; a stator 13 including iron core portions 15 and coils 16; a rotor 4 including a rotary shaft 20 and a cylindrical magnet 22; blowing blades 5; and a rotor position detector 23 which is disposed on a side of the cylindrical magnet 22 near to the base portion 2, with a gap of predetermined width relative to the cylindrical magnet 22; wherein the cylindrical magnet 22 includes a thin-walled portion 24 in which an effective thickness of one end part thereof near to the rotor position detector 23 is made smaller than an effective thickness of the other end part thereof.