Abstract: The present invention provides an automated system for asset tracking and management and utilizes near field Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology. RFID tags are attached to the assets, and RFID antennas (and corresponding readers) are strategically located in close proximity to read the tags. As applied to a rack or cabinet, near-field antennas are mounted along one of the mounting posts at each rack unit location such that when a piece of equipment (rack mounted or rail mounted) is installed at a particular rack unit space, the tag will be read and registered in an RFID management system. A magnetic field shaping arrangement ensures that crosstalk between adjacent rack positions is prevented. Ferrite elements are used to control the magnetic field.

Abstract: A memory storage device, a memory controller, and a method for identifying a valid data are provided. A rewritable non-volatile memory chip of the memory storage device includes physical blocks. Each of the physical blocks has physical pages. In the present method, logical blocks are configured and mapped to a portion of the physical blocks, wherein each of the logical blocks has logical pages. When a data to be written by a host system into a specific logical page is received, a substitute physical block is selected, the data is written into a specific physical page in the substitute physical block, and the address of a physical page in which a previous data corresponding to the specific logic page is written is recorded into the specific physical page. Thereby, a physical page containing the latest valid data can be identified among several physical pages corresponding to a same logical page.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a facile method of preparing 1,4-bis(chlorodifluoromethyl)benzene, comprising the steps of: (A) providing a reactant liquid of 1,4-bis(difluoromethyl)benzene; optionally (B) providing a light source for UV radiation; and (C) introducing chlorine gas into the reactant liquid at a temperature of 50-90° C. under a pressure above 1 atm to obtain 1,4-Bis(chlorodifluoromethyl)benzene. The invented facile method can be utilized in a batch process or a continuous process for effective production of 1,4-bis(chlorodifluoromethyl)benzene.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor. The surface cleaning apparatus comprises a main body comprising a front end and a rear end, and a plurality of wheels. A compartment may be positioned inwards of one of the wheels. The compartment may be accessible when the one of the wheels is moved to an open position.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, including a substrate, an electronic element, a plurality of metal members, and an insulating sheet. The electronic element includes a plurality of terminals. The substrate forms a recess with the electronic element disposed therein. The metal members are disposed on the electronic element and insulated from each other. Additionally, the metal members connect the terminals with the substrate. The insulating sheet connects to the metal members and is adjacent to the electronic element.

Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In certain example embodiments, the seed layer includes an oxide of zinc and gallium for lowering the stress of the layer and thus improving durability of the overall coating.

Abstract: A gate structure of a semiconductor device includes a first low resistance conductive layer, a second low resistance conductive layer, and a first type conductive layer disposed between and directly contacting sidewalls of the first low resistance conductive layer and the second low resistance conductive layer.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an accumulation control section controlling an accumulation operation in an imaging section; an accumulation start timing setting section setting a timing of accumulation start in the imaging section; and a flash light emission control section controlling the start and stop of light emission in the flash light emission section, wherein the accumulation control section instructs the flash light emission control section to start the flash light emission and causes the imaging section to start the accumulation based on an output of the accumulation start timing setting section, and the flash light emission control section causes the flash light emission to be started in response to the flash light emission start instruction of the accumulation control section and causes the flash light emission section to stop the light emission based on an appropriate light emission amount output by an exposure calculation section.

Abstract: An ESD test method for testing an object is disclosed. The object is activated and controlled to separate from a horizontal plane by a pre-determined distance. A first discharge voltage is provided to an external metal portion of the object. A first error is determined to have or have not occurred during the operation of the object each time after the first discharge voltage is provided to the external metal portion. The object is processed to eliminate the first error and then the first discharge voltage is provided to the external metal portion when the first error occurs during the operation of the object. The first error is induced by a hardware structure of the object. The object is moved to contact with the horizontal plane and a specific action is executed when the first error has not occurred during the operation of the object.

Abstract: An equalizer and a related equalizing method for equalizing signal reflection caused by a stub at a transmitting end are provided. The equalizer includes a summing device and a delay device. The summing device is utilized for adding a feedback delay signal to the input signal to generate the equalized signal. The delay device is coupled to the summing device, and utilized for delaying the equalized signal to generate the feedback delay signal. Wherein the delay device has a variable delay time and the variable delay time is a non-integer multiple of a bit time of the input signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for information organization and exchange by providing a data store of interconnected items of information that together form an intent-driven taxonomy. This allows users to easily discover and exchange real-time items of information across applications.

Abstract: A ball screw has a chain received in a circulation path of the ball screw, and the chain comprises a plurality of partition portions and a connecting portion for connecting the partition portions, a plurality of rolling elements are retained in the chain in such a manner that between each two neighboring partition portions is arranged a rolling element, each of the rolling elements is partially in contact with the return passage of each of the return assemblies to define receiving spaces in the return passage for accommodation of the connecting portion, so that the chain can be moved more smoothly in the return passage, and the manufacturing cost of the return assembly is reduced.

Abstract: A dual cantilever beam relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystal accelerometer is provided. A flexural sensing structure is provided that employs at least two piezoelectric cantilever beams having their longitudinal axes disposed in a substantially parallel arrangement with each beam containing at least one relaxor-based single crystal transduction element having its polarization axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the beam. One end is mounted to a rigid base and the other end can be mounted to a seismic proof-mass or can be free, wherein the base is subjected to dynamic excitation from either mechanical or acoustical origin. The flexible sensing structure can optionally be encapsulated in a viscoelastic material having a mechanical compliance and loss that is substantially greater than that of the flexible sensing structure.

Abstract: The invention is drawn to a composition comprising an isolated mixture of cytotoxic anti-CD20 antibody molecules produced in a transgenic avian. The antibody molecules have a heavy chain and a light chain whose amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 4 and 5 and exhibit an increased level of cytotoxicity as compared to anti-CD20 antibody molecules produced in CHO cells.

Abstract: A network system with QoS management and an associated management method are provided. The network system comprises a switch network, a target device, and at least a source device for issuing a packet to the target device via the switch network. The switch network comprises a flow control unit, a switch unit and a scheduling unit. The flow control unit determines whether to output a high priority packet according to a target priority level and a high priority bandwidth quota of the source device, and directly outputs a low priority packet. The switch unit determines a packet forwarding sequence according to a packet arbitration policy. The scheduling unit determines the sequence for packets to enter the target device. The scheduling unit updates the target priority level as the priority level of a packet entering the target device, and informs the flow control unit of the updated target priority level.

Abstract: An optical sense-control system, for receiving a first light and second light, includes a first optical filter, a second optical filter, and an optical detection module. The transmission of the first light having a majority intensity in a first wave-length band is greater than the transmission of the second light having a majority intensity in a second wave-length band in the first optical filter, the first wave-length band is less than the second wave-length band, and the transmission of the second light is greater than the transmission of the first light in the second optical filter. The optical detection module is used for creating a first control signal while the first light emitting through the first optical filter at a first zone is detected and a second control signal is created while the second light emitting through the second optical filter at a second zone is detected.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for preferentially and selectively heat treating conductive coatings such as ITO using specifically tuned near infrared-short wave infrared (NIR-SWIR) radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coating is preferentially heated, thereby improving its properties while at the underlying substrate is kept at low temperatures. Such techniques are advantageous for applications on glass and/or other substrates, e.g., where elevated substrate temperatures can lead to stress changes that adversely effect downstream processing (such as, for example, cutting, grinding, etc.) and may sometimes even result in substrate breakage or deformation. Selective heating of the coating may in certain example embodiments be obtained by using IR emitters with peak outputs over spectral wavelengths where the conductive coating (or the conductive layer(s) in the conductive coating) is significantly absorbing but where the substrate has reduced or minimal absorption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as Fatty Acid Binding Protein (“FABP”) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 4-hydroxypyrimidine-5-carboxamides useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.