Abstract: A magnetic stirrer is provided having a minimal overall height so that it is approximately plate-like and flat and its electrical stirring drive formed by magnetic coils is arranged with the driving ends of the magnetic coils approximately flush with the circuit board with the control circuit, wherein the axial dimension of the magnetic coils is smaller than its diameter. In addition, a cover made from non-ferromagnetic material, especially an adhesive film, which tightly seals the housing, is arranged over, and adhered to, the surface of the circuit board and the driving ends of the magnetic coils and lies in a common plane with an outer border of the housing.

Abstract: A solid-state image pick-up system according to the present invention comprises an image pick-up lens for making incident light from a subject form an image on an image pick-up surface, a light source alternately emitting a plurality of color light beams at a given period, a solid-state image pick-up device for receiving the subject light separated through the color separating section to convert it into a given subject picture signal, an image pick-up mode selecting circuit for selecting one of a standard mode for picking up a dynamic mode and a high-sensitivity mode for picking up a still picture, and a control section for controlling the period for the color separating section on the basis of the output of the image pick-up mode selecting circuit.

Abstract: A method of inspecting a conduit and a conduit inspection device are disclosed. The method relates to producing a primary magnetic field to induce a current in the conduit so that the currents produce a decaying secondary magnetic field influenced by the conduit. The secondary magnetic field is analysed by time domain analysis to provide an indication of the state of the conduit. The device which produces the primary magnetic field can be moved relative to the conduit so that the secondary magnetic field is detected at different positions along the conduit so that the state of the conduit at various positions along the conduit can be determined. The device for producing the primary magnetic field comprises a transmitter having at least one winding and a detector for detecting the secondary magnetic field comprising at least one inductor coil. A storage is provided for storing the data detected by the inductor coil and is coupled to the conductor coil by a communication link.

Abstract: The present invention has many aspects. One aspect of the invention is to perform equalization using a sliding window approach. A second aspect reuses information derived for each window for use by a subsequent window. A third aspect utilizes a discrete Fourier transform based approach for the equalization. A fourth aspect relates to handling oversampling of the received signals and channel responses. A fifth aspect relates to handling multiple reception antennas. A sixth embodiment relates to handling both oversampling and multiple reception antennas.

Abstract: An inflatable element in the form of a tension tube, and method of making same. The method involves forming a tube by a knitting process, then heatsetting the tube whilst simultaneously maintaining it under lengthwise tension. The tension in the tube is maintained during cooling of the tube. An option relaxation stage may also be included.

Abstract: The wheel hub of a bicycle is made of a single part of structural fiber based material, typically carbon fiber material, after reticulation in a mould which exploits the expansion of a core to obtain the application of a radial pressure to the tubular body consisting of layers of structural fiber based fabric.

Abstract: A multi-purpose paper, a manufacturing method thereof, and an application thereof are provided. The method of manufacturing the multi-purpose paper comprises steps of (a) providing a papermaking material and obtaining a clean paper pulp by treating the papermaking material, (b) adding at least one functional additive into the clean paper pulp to form the multi-purpose paper, and (c) processing the multi-purpose paper to form thereon an uneven surface structure. The cultivating paper has the combined functions of weed control, pest control, supplying the required nutrients to plants to help develop the root system, maintaining moisture and breath for the root system. The multi-purpose paper can be carriers of agricultural antagonistic microorganisms and serve as the basic functional substrate for weed control, pest control, sowing, growing seedlings, fertilization, fertilizer saving, manpower saving and organic cultivating.

Abstract: A communication system transmits and receives communications within a sectorized cell between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station. The communication system includes a unit for generating and shaping a beam; an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam; and a unit for directing the beam. The shaped beam is directed at a plurality of predetermined directions; either continuously or discretely.

Abstract: Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) is utilized throughout the entire cellular network and employs routing headers of the packets to ensure that the packets are routed via the gateway router (GR) to the end destination which is accomplished by a user equipment (UE) specifying the IP address of the gateway router as the IP address of an intermediate router in the routing header. Packets may also be routed to UEs from the GR through an intermediate router.

Abstract: Data from a plurality of communications is transmitted in a code division multiple access communication system. The transmitted communications are received at a receiver and converted into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is sampled to produce a received vector. An estimating device estimates channel responses as a channel response matrix and estimates a noise variance of the received communications. The noise variance is then scaled using a scaling factor derived from at least one gain factor determined for at least one received communication. The received communications are then equalized using the channel response matrix and the scaled noise variance to produce a spread data vector. The spread data vector is despread in order to detect data transmitted as part of the received communications. In an alternate embodiment, the channel response matrix is scaled instead of the noise variance.

Abstract: A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) for a code division multiple access (CDMA) telecommunication system utilizes a plurality of protocol layers including a physical layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer such that the MAC layer provides data to the physical layer via plurality of transport channels (TrCHs). Each TrCH is associated with a set of logical channels. The physical layer receives blocks of data for transport such that the transport blocks (TBs) includes a MAC header and logical channel data for a selected logical channel associated with a given TrCH. Each TB has one of a selected limited finite number of TB bit sizes. The logical channel data for each TB has a bit size evenly divisible by a selected integer N greater than three (3). The MAC header for each TB has a bit size such that the MAC header bit size plus the logical channel data bit size equals one of the TB bit sizes.

Abstract: A switching element (1) for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine is provided, preferably for deactivating a valve. The switching element has an outer section (2), in addition to an inner element (4) that can be axially displaced in a bore (3) of the outer section. The outer section (2) and the inner element (4) are displaced away from one another by action of lost-motion spring elements (5) and can be coupled together in an axially-distant relative position, whereby at least one piston (6), which is situated in a bore (7) that runs transversally through the inner element (4), acts as a coupling element. An annular groove (8), into which the piston (6) can be partially displaced to adopt its coupling position, is located in the bore (3) of the outer section (2).

Abstract: A cellular network monitors the location of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The cellular network is also aware of the location of each data pump capable of communicating with the cellular network. The data pump capable of transmitting data at a high data rate. The cellular network coordinating a high data rate transfer between the WTRU and the data pump.

Abstract: A control device and method for adjusting the angular velocity ratio (?N(t)/?K(t)) between a camshaft and a crankshaft is provided. Various control devices and methods for rotating the camshaft relative to the crankshaft provide a drive which may advance and retard the camshaft in comparison to the crankshaft. Previous systems have the disadvantage that either two drives in different directions are necessary for each actuation direction or the drive must have right-handed rotation and left-handed rotation. In the control device and the method according to the invention, the advancing of the camshaft is achieved by a drive in the running direction of the camshaft and the retarding is achieved by a braking device. It has been shown to be especially advantageous if an electric motor in two quadrant mode is used as the drive, which may then also be used as the braking device. Such a control device and method are required for setting the control times in internal combustion engines.

Abstract: A coupling arrangement (1) with a first clamping ring (10) concentric to the axis of rotation (1a), a second clamping ring (20) oriented concentrically with the axis of rotation and grooved around its circumference, and with clamping bodies (30) oriented radially between the clamping rings (10, 20); which includes on at least one of the clamping rings projections (11) that are built into a shape like a ramp (10, 20), each of which is placed between two neighboring clamping bodies; and which includes a first retainer (15) and a second retainer (25), with which the clamping rings (10, 20) and the clamps (30) are held together.

Abstract: A network apparatus capable of automatically configuring connection polarity includes a random number generator of a plural order for generating a plurality of random numbers, and a plurality of connectors each of which is connected to a corresponding network cable. Each of the connectors includes a signal detector for detecting a network signal, for example, a fast link pulse or a normal link pulse from the corresponding network cable, and a polarity configurer coupled between the signal detector and the random number generator for selectively changing a connection polarity of a connector thereof in accordance with one of the random numbers generated by the random number generator when the signal detector fails to detect a network signal from the corresponding network cable.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for substantially nullifying vibration and deflection in a single point lens turning lathe having a rapidly reciprocating lens cutting tool and shuttle assembly. The apparatus includes three or more tool shuttles of similar mass mounted for reciprocating movement along respective generally parallel shuttle paths. The shuttles are reciprocally moveable by respective actuators along their respective shuttle paths. The shuttle and tool assemblies are moved by their respective actuators in opposite directions at a rate which causes forces generated by shuttle and tool assemblies moving in one direction to cancel forces arising from the shuttle and tool assembly movement in the opposite direction. Should an odd number of shuttle and tool assemblies be used, the amount of force generated by the mass moving in one direction may be compensated by having a different rate of movement, and hence a different stroke length from the mass moving in the opposite direction.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal (LC) panel is provided. The method mainly limits the distance ? between each of the small panel patterns and each of the gasket seal patterns to 0<?<0.25 mm, so as to eliminate the deformation on the periphery of the large LC panel, coming up in the small panel on the periphery of the large LC panel after the small LC panels are segmented from the large LC panel.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a color filter (CF) is provided. The method includes steps of providing a substrate and forming a dielectric layer thereon, performing a first lithography process with a first photoresist on the dielectric layer to form a plurality of first pixels, performing a second lithography process with a second photoresist on the dielectric layer to form a plurality of second pixels, wherein the second pixels overlap the first pixels, which the second pixels are next to, performing a third lithography process with a third photoresist on the dielectric layer such that the dielectric layer is covered with the third photoresist, and calendering a cylinder on the third photoresist to form a plurality of third pixels and to form a flat surface by the first, the second and the third pixels.

Abstract: In a time-division duplex (TDD) system, a reliable initialization scheme that is applicable to an automatic gain controller (AGC) at a base station is implemented in various forms depending on the availability of certain information such as signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), spreading factors and other parameters. A more accurate estimation of the initial control word of a gain-adjustable amplifier for one or more time slots is implemented. The scheme is applicable to AGC initialization for each time slot of the TDD system, but is also applicable to other systems of transmission, without limitation.