Abstract: A stake for holding an irrigation pipe near a plant. The pipe comprising a first end portion and a second portion bendable relative to the first end portion. The stake comprising a distal retaining portion for holding the first portion of the pipe and first and second proximal retaining portions for optionally accommodating the second portion of the pipe. The stake is designed to allow the second portion of the pipe to be optionally moved from the first proximal retaining portion to the second proximal retaining portion without removing the first portion of the pipe from the distal retaining portion.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a sheet reversing mechanism is configured to take over and transfer, at a transfer speed Vr, a print sheet with an image already formed on one side being transferred at the transfer speed Vr from a first transfer mechanism, to stop the print sheet once, then to start transfer of the print sheet in an opposite direction, and to pass the print sheet to a second transfer mechanism at the transfer speed Vr. The first and second transfer mechanisms are located on upstream and downstream of a switchback reverse path for reversing print sheets respectively Upon lapse of a time T1 after detection of the print sheet by a print sheet detection unit, a transfer control unit drives the sheet reversing mechanism to start acceleration from a stopped state to the transfer speed Vr, the time T1 calculated based on the transfer speed Vr.

Abstract: A rod guide portion (5) is protruded on a frame body (4), and a lock rod (10) is disposed in the rod guide portion (5) so as to be freely movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A guide-side weak portion (13) and a rod-side weak portion (14) are provided on the rod guide portion (5) and the lock rod (10), respectively. A deadlock mechanism (15A) is provided, which locks a tip end side of the lock rod (10), the tip end side being cut off at the rod-side weak portion (14), at a position at a point of time when the lock rod (10) is cut off when the rod guide portion (5) and the lock rod (10) are cut off at positions of the guide-side weak portion (13) and the rod-side guide portion (14).

Abstract: Plural grooves or lands formed in an information recording carrier include at least a wobbling region and data is recorded wobblingly in this wobbling region by phase shift modulation while recorded digitally with a single or multiple waves as a channel bit.

Abstract: Disclosed are (i) a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups, (ii) a preparation method thereof and (iii) a chemosensor comprising the boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups. More particularly, the present invention provides a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl group, furyl (OC4H3) group or selyl (SeC4H3) group, which is represented by the following formula (1), a preparation method thereof and a chemosensor comprising the above boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups, characterized in that the chemosensor exhibits variations in colors and fluorescent properties caused by reaction of the boron-dipyrrin compound with metal ions, including, but not limited to, Cu2+ and Hg2+: 3-(R)-4,4-di(R)-8-(R)-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene ??formula (1) wherein R is any one selected from 2-thienyl group and 3-thienyl group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flash memory device having a high degree of integration and high performance. The flash memory device has a double/triple gate structure where a channel is formed in a wall-shaped body. The flash memory device has no source/drain regions. In addition, although the flash memory device has the source/drain regions, the source/drain region are formed not to be overlapped with a control electrode. Accordingly, an inversion layer is induced by a fringing field generated from the control electrode, so that cell devices can be electrically connected to each other. The flash memory device includes a charge storage node for storing charges formed under the control electrode, so that miniaturization characteristics of cell device can be improved. According to the present invention, there is proposed a new device capable of improving the miniaturization characteristics of a MOS-based flash memory device and increasing memory capacity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to light diffusion type light emitting diodes, more particularly, to a light emitting device having a large divergence angle by widely spreading an emitted light from a single color to a white color and a method thereof. The light emitting diode including the encapsulating layer according to the present invention is characterized by including at least two materials with different characteristics. According to the present invention, an encapsulating material for light emitting diode is mixed with at least two materials with a different polarity or a refractive index to easily form a light emitting diode. In addition, the light emitting diode die is bonded on the bottom surface of a cup, and an encapsulating material and microspheres are dispersed in the vicinity and upper portion of the light emitting diode and the entire light emitting diode, therefore the light emitting diode has a large and uniform divergence angle due to a light uniformly scattered and refracted.

Abstract: A bus connection for connecting a field device to a field bus whereby the bus connection has a circuit for sending and receiving databus signals and for generating at least one regulated operating voltage, and the regulated operating voltage is generated from a bus voltage supplying the field bus, characterized in that a controllable resistor is provided for generating an additional operating voltage; circuitry means are provided, controlling the controllable resistor as a function of the bus voltage such that the input voltage of the circuit is regulated at its minimum required power supply voltage; and the sum of the regulated operating voltage and the additional operating voltage is supplied to the field device as the power supply voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a linear electric motor having a fixed primary comprising a stator divided into a number of sections, including a translating secondary having an operative length longer than any two adjacent sections of the stator in the form of a reaction plate, and a connecting means for connecting only those sections of the stator that are at least partially covered by the reaction plate. The position of the reaction plate relative to the stator is determined by monitoring current in the active representative sections. Power is supplied to each stator section individually, with power supplied in a modulated manner to end active stator sections only partially covered by the reaction plate. A measurement of the current to the active representative section is used to control output voltage to all energized stator sections and is used to determine the change in position of the reaction plate.

Abstract: An adhesive patch containing a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, comprising a support and an adhesive layer laminated on this support, wherein the adhesive layer contains a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent having a carboxyl group or its salt, and polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 1000 or more.

Abstract: A blasting cartridge comprising an elongated sleeve extending along an axis A and having a first end and a second end; the first end has a first sleeve closure with an opening for holding a detonator; the second end has a second sleeve closure; a space is provided between the first sleeve closure and the second sleeve closure for holding a blasting explosive; wherein the second end is provided with a connector means for releasably connecting the second end of the cartridge with a first end of an adjacent cartridge and comprising a firing pin means for impinging upon a detonator in the first end of the adjacent cartridge when the blasting explosive is detonated by actuation of the detonator in the first end of the cartridge.

Abstract: Use of an adsorbent and a sealed package (e.g. an overwrap) to protect a pharmaceutical product in a solid state in the presence of a reducing sugar.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the prevention of incontinence, especially urinary incontinence, with an expandable balloon (3) that is connected to at least one fluid conduit (6) by means of which the volume of the balloon (3) can be adjusted. The band is embodied as a porous tube (1). The balloon (3) is located inside the porous tube.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an osteogenic synthetic peptide, derived from bone morphogenetic protein-7, consisting of a sequence of 15 amino acid residues. Provided are also a pharmaceutical composition and a medium composition comprising the same. Having remarkable activity related to promoting osteoblast differentiation, the osteogenic synthetic peptide is very useful in the treatment of osteoporosis, bone defects and/or osteoarthritis.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an orientation of a document including Korean text are presented. A binarized pixel image is created from the document image. Contiguous pixels are grouped and labeled using a bounding box. A spanning stroke may be detected from a group of the contiguous pixels. The orientation of the document is determined by comparing counts associated with spanning strokes in the left, right, top, and bottom halves of the bounding boxes.

Abstract: A method for differentially detecting a multimeric form from a monomeric form of a multimer-forming polypeptide in a biosample includes (a) contacting the biosample to a capturing antibody recognizing an epitope on the multimer-forming polypeptide to capture the monomeric form, multimeric form or monomeric and multimeric forms; (b) contacting the monomeric form, multimeric form or monomeric and multimeric forms captured to a detecting antibody recognizing an epitope identical to or overlapped with the epitope of step (a); and (c) detecting the formation of a multimeric form-detection antibody complex.

Abstract: A device (10) is provided for the reading out of information from a transponder (14) arranged at an object (12), said device comprising an optoelectronic sensor (24), a reading device (16) able to excite the transponder (14) to radiate the information and able to read out the radiated information and a control (26) which is made for a control of the reading device (16) and of the sensor (24) as well as for an evaluation of the read out information. In this connection, the optoelectronic sensor (24) can determine a movement pattern of the object (12) and the control (26) is made only to evaluate the read out information with objects (12) of a preset movement pattern. A corresponding method is furthermore described.