Abstract: A compression member for use in a showerhead electrode assembly of a capacitively coupled plasma chamber. The member applies a compression force to a portion of a film heater adjacent a power supply boot on an upper surface of a thermal control plate and is located between the thermal control plate and a temperature-controlled top plate. The member is composed of an electrically insulating elastomeric material which can work over a large range of compressions and temperatures.

Abstract: A light-receiving device of the present disclosure includes a light-trapping sheet, and a photoelectric conversion section optically coupled thereto. The light-trapping sheet includes: a light-transmitting sheet; and a plurality of light-coupling structures arranged in an inner portion of the light-transmitting sheet. The light-coupling structure includes first, second and third light-transmitting layers. A refractive index of the first and second light-transmitting layers is smaller than that of the light-transmitting sheet; and a refractive index of the third light-transmitting layer is larger than those of the first and second light-transmitting layers. The third light-transmitting layer has a diffraction grating parallel to the light-transmitting sheet. At least a part of the photoelectric conversion section is located along an outer edge of at least one of the surfaces of the light-transmitting sheet.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for a hard disk is disclosed. The fixing apparatus for a hard disk is used to accommodate a hard disk and includes a fixing bracket and a quick release device. The fixing bracket includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall include a front perforation and a front fixed element, respectively. The quick release device includes a pair of resilient arms pivotally connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, so that each of the resilient arms can be rotated respectively relative to the first sidewall and the second sidewall to form a first state and a second state.

Abstract: Embodiments of a handheld probe are described. The handheld probe may have a housing. The housing of the handheld probe may have a handle section and a probe shell section that is configured to house a probe. The handle section may have a hexagonal-shaped profile so that the handheld probe can be positioned on a flat surface of the hexagonal-shaped profile. In some embodiments, the handle section may have a center hole that is configured to accept a cable. The cable may be potted in the center hole filled with epoxy to prevent moisture from getting into the cable. In some embodiments, the probe shell section may be configured to have a thin wall so that the handheld probe can have a rapid response to temperature changes. A tip of the probe shell section may also be silver brazed to help with fast temperature response.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking items is provided. The method includes retrieving, from empty food packages in garbage containers, data associated with multiple attributes of multiple consumed food products from the empty food packages. Package data objects associated with the data are generated. The package data objects include identification numbers and attributes associated with the empty food packages. The package data objects are transmitted to a central processing server for generation of aggregated data. The aggregated data is analyzed with respect to nutritional content of the multiple consumed food products.

Abstract: A touch display device includes a display panel, a plurality of first sensing-series and a plurality of second sensing-series. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of pixel structures and the display medium located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sensing-series are on the first substrate. The second sensing-series are on the second substrate.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp that includes components structured to be simply coupled to each other. The vehicle lamp includes a light source unit that emits light, a metal plate onto which the light source unit is mounted on a surface thereof and dissipates heat generated from the light source unit, and a fixing plate that is coupled to the metal plate and supports the metal plate. A coupling protrusion is formed on any one of the metal plate and the fixing plate, a coupling groove coupled to the coupling protrusion is formed in the other one of the metal plate and the fixing plate, and the metal plate includes two or more walls that face each other and a connection surface which connects the walls.

Abstract: A molded structure according to the present invention is formed from a molding resin which includes at least a thermosetting resin, a thermoplastic resin, and an electrically insulating inorganic filler subjected to a surface treatment with a coupling agent, and which contains the coupling agent in an amount 0.5 times to 2 times the amount of the coupling agent necessary to cover the total surface area of the inorganic filler. Thus, the adhesion is improved between the resin and the inorganic filler in the molding resin, and a molded structure can be achieved which has a high thermal conductivity and high dimensional stability.

Abstract: A method (100) that provides image processing of X-ray images that is particularly effective for the alignment of stent images and that, ultimately, provides stent image quality enhancement.

Abstract: A system and method can support security management in a network environment. A switch in the network environment includes a switch chip, which is configured with a secure management key (M_Key) prior to one or more external links becoming operational. Furthermore, a local daemon in the switch can monitor the secure M_key on the switch chip, and persistently store a current M_key used by a local subnet manager (SM). The current M_key is a state that is dynamically updated in a fabric in the network environment.

Abstract: The scattered light from the measurement target substance passes through a light receiving window, and is received by a detector for +? scattered light and a detector for ?? scattered light which are arranged symmetrically to each other across an optical axis at an equal angle or an equal interval in a vertical direction. A light source is fixed by a light-source holder (that is a base member on which the light source is arranged), and the detectors are arranged on and fixed to a detector holder (that is a base member on which the detectors are arranged). In this manner, drift of the light quantity data caused by the thermal deformation of the optical system can be corrected by comparing values of the light quantity data of the detectors.

Abstract: A winding assembly for an electric generator includes a stator core having a relatively cylindrical inner shape. Also included is a rotor core coaxially rotatable within the stator core, wherein the rotor core includes an input shaft. Further included is a rotor winding support structure on the rotor core and comprising a surface disposed at an angle relative to the input shaft and extending radially outward from the input shaft toward the stator core. Yet further included is a rotor winding bundle disposed along, and supported by, the surface of the rotor winding support structure.

Abstract: In order to improve degradation of receiving sensitivity caused by analog characteristics degradation in an optical receiver, the optical receiver includes: the first coefficient computing unit for computing the first equalization filter coefficient for compensating the first waveform distortion caused and formed by an optical transmission path; the second coefficient calculating unit for predetermining the second equalization filter coefficient for compensating the second waveform distortion caused and formed by an analog characteristics degradation of components; a coefficient operating unit for performing operation to the first equalization filter coefficient and the second equalization filter coefficient and outputting the third equalization filter coefficient; and a waveform equalization processing unit including a waveform equalization filter for performing an equalization process to an input signal including the first waveform distortion and the second waveform distortion based on the third equalizatio

Abstract: A vortex generation apparatus including a vortex generator that deploys in response to deployment of a wing leading edge lift augmentation device. The vortex generator deploys into a position to generate vortices over a main wing body upper surface region trailing the vortex generator.

Abstract: A display unit includes: a display section; and a barrier section including a plurality of first electrodes, one or a plurality of second electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer, the first electrodes and the second electrodes being disposed in different layers or a same layer to face each other, the liquid crystal layer being disposed outside the first electrodes and the second electrodes, in which the electrodes, the second electrodes, and the liquid crystal layer configure a plurality of liquid crystal barriers extending in a first direction and being arranged side by side in a second direction, each of arrangement regions of the first electrodes has a plurality of sub-regions extending in the first direction and being arranged side by side in the second direction, and each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of slits or a plurality of first branch portions belonging to each of the sub-regions.

Abstract: A reference selection method includes receiving a plurality of volumes imaging an object of interest (211), determining a plurality of features of the plurality of volumes (212), receiving a set of weak learners for determining a threshold and polarity separating positive and negative features of the plurality of features (213), and learning a selection function based on the features and combining the weak learners, wherein the selection function selects a reference image from the plurality of volumes (214).

Abstract: Described is a data communication protocol, in which a client and server negotiate in a manner that does not require the client to retry negotiation when servers are not capable of the client-desired protocol. In one example implementation, the desired protocol is SMB 2.0 or greater. The protocol describes a create command with possibly additional context data attached for built-in extensibility, and a compound command comprising a plurality of related commands or unrelated commands. A multi-channel command requests data transfer on a separate data channel, a signed capability verification may be used to ensure that a secure connection is established, and the protocol provides the ability to transfer extended error data from the server in response to a request.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus that can maintain surface temperature of an ultrasound probe within a safe range, without reduction in performance. The ultrasound probe includes a casing, a transducer, an electronic circuit, and a heat-transfer construction. Elements of the transducer are aligned at one end of the casing and send out ultrasound waves in accordance with their respective delay times. The electronic circuit, disposed in the casing, includes a delay circuit setting delay times and pulsers for generating pulses in accordance with the delay times, the pulses being sent to the transducer. While the electronic circuit is being energized, the heat-transfer construction disposes a member having a low heat conductivity at least either between the electronic circuit and the casing or between the electronic circuit and the transducer. Thereby, heat from the electronic circuit is conducted to the other end of the casing.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for testing optical fiber systems by providing a near-end and far-end harness that loops the set of fibers in the fiber system together. The near-end harness has an interface to connect to the tester. The tester then effects testing on the entire set of fibers, which are looped together by the configuration of the two harnesses creating a single optical path that traverses the entire set or subset of fibers in the network, so a launched test signal propagates through the entire set of looped fibers, providing measurement results for the fibers.

Abstract: There is provided a light diffusing element of a thin film, which has high light diffusibility and a small depolarization factor. A light diffusing element according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first region having a first refractive index; a refractive index modulation region having a substantially spherical shell shape, which surrounds the first region; and a second region having a second refractive index, which is positioned on a side of the refractive index modulation region opposite to the first region. The light diffusing element has a haze of 90% to 99.9% and a depolarization factor of 0.2% or less.