Abstract: A method and apparatus for transdermal drug delivery to be provided to a patient's skin, includes performing a dermabrasion treatment of the patient's skin so as to lower a skin impedance to below a first value. It also includes providing at least one burst of electrical pulses to the patient's skin that has been dermabrasion treated, wherein each pulses in the at least one burst of electrical pulses is stabilized with respect to a current amount.

Abstract: A rear door assembly for a motor vehicle includes an outer door panel and an inner panel. The inner panel is fixedly secured to the inner surface of the outer door panel. The inner panel has a main frame having a generally transversely extending opening and a frame member fixedly secured to the main frame. The frame member extends between opposite sides of the opening in the main frame and extends along a bottom edge of the window opening. The frame member has a transversely extending upper flange and a lower flange spaced apart from the upper flange. The frame member has a main wall extending between the upper and lower flanges and forming a generally U-shaped cross section therewith. The flanges are directly fixedly secured to the inner surface of the outer panel and forming a transversely extending support beam therewith.

Abstract: A modular device for the continuous degassing of reaction products, such as of a carboxylic acid or a polycarboxylic acid with a multi-functional alcohol suitable for application in the production of precondensates (or also prepolymers), has a heated enclosure in which a plurality of modules are stacked one above the other, each said module having a base. There is a vapor inlet to the uppermost module and a discharge port at the lower most module with at least one module intermediate the uppermost and lowest modules to provide space for expansion of the vapor. The base of each module preferably is concave and there are conduits that provide flow communication between the modules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for providing a destruction or detonation chamber (1, 9 and 27) intended for the destruction of ammunition products and other explosive products with an easily replaceable internal detonation and fragmentation protection (23-25). A particular characteristic of the detonation and fragmentation protection (23-25) according to the invention is that it comprises a large number of identical segments, which can take the form of a small number of inter-acting and mutually complementary variants, and which are all characterized in that they are relatively easy to handle and can be delivered to the interior of the destruction chamber (1, 9 and 27), where they are fitted in place through the closeable aperture (29), which in operation of the destruction chamber is used to charge the explosive material that is to be destroyed therein.

Abstract: A furniture member joining system includes a U-shaped fastener having first and second posts extending transversely from a post body. First and second post receiving bight inserts are each engageable with one of a first and second furniture member. The first post is slidably received in the first bight insert and the second post is slidably received in the second bight insert to releasably couple the first furniture member to the second furniture member.

Abstract: Provided is a desiccant dehumidifier characterized in that: external air is introduced through a cooling coil and an eliminator; the introduced external air is bifurcated into a desiccant rotor and a bypass line in front of the desiccant rotor; the external air bifurcated to the desiccant rotor passes through the desiccant rotor disposed at a dehumidifying section to perform dehumidification, and the bypass air passed through the bypass line is mixed with the air passed through the desiccant rotor behind the desiccant rotor to form suction air to be supplied through a suction fan; and a part of the external air bifurcated to the desiccant rotor passes through the desiccant rotor disposed at a purge section, and then passes through the desiccant rotor disposed at a recycling section via a recycling heater to form exhaust air to be exhausted through an exhaust fan, wherein ventilation air is introduced through a separate path on a path through which the external air is introduced and then mixed with the externa

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer structure wherein a first layer of a first material having an outer surface and a refracted index between 2 and 4 extends across an outer surface of a second layer having a refractive index between 1 and 3. The multilayer stack has a reflective band of less than 200 nanometers when viewed from angles between 0° and 80° and can be used to reflect a narrow range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectrum ranges. In some instances, the reflection band of the multilayer structure is less than 100 nanometers. In addition, the multilayer structure can have a quantity defined as a range to mid-range ratio percentage of less than 2%.

Abstract: A compact warning light employs LED lamps as a light source and has a lighthead configured for insertion into the reflector shells of a motor vehicle such as a sedan or SUV. The lighthead has a base and cover which define a sealed interior space surrounding the LED lamps. The base is constructed of heat conducting material and the LED lamps are secured to the base so that heat generated by the lamps is conducted away and dissipated by the base. The base may include a post for supporting a plurality of individually energized arrays of LED lamps. The cover may be optically clear, tinted or provided with facets or a surface texture.

Abstract: Overhead door assemblies having both interlocking and releasable guide assemblies, and multi-piece guide track assemblies for use with same are disclosed herein. An overhead door track configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first side portion formed from a first piece of material and a second side portion formed from a second piece of material. The first side portion has a first guide surface and a first retention surface. The second side portion has a second guide surface and a second retention surface. In one aspect of this embodiment, the first side portion is joined to the second side portion to define an open channel or gap region therebetween. The first and second guide surfaces extend from the gap region toward a first direction, and the first and second retention surfaces diverge from the gap region toward a second direction, opposite to the first direction. The first and second retention surfaces can be configured to movably retain a door guide member.

Abstract: Thermal batteries using molten nitrate electrolytes offer significantly higher cell voltages and marked improvements in energy and power densities over present thermal batteries. However, a major problem is gas-evolution reactions involving the molten nitrate electrolytes. This gassing problem has blocked the advantages offered by thermal batteries using molten nitrates. The solution to this problem is the use of chloride-free molten nitrate electrolytes. Most important is the avoidance of potassium perchlorate (KClO4) or any other chlorine-containing substances that can decompose to produce chloride ions in any thermal battery component. The Fe+KClO4 pyrotechnic used to activate thermal batteries is a key example. The decomposition of such substances into chloride ions (Cl?) results in passivating-film breakdown and gas-producing reactions with the molten nitrate electrolyte. These reactions largely involve the lithium-component of the anode used in thermal batteries such as Li—Fe (LAN), Li—Si, and Li—Al.

Abstract: Overhead door guide assemblies, guide tracks, and guide track support brackets are disclosed herein. An overhead door track assembly configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein, and a curved track segment operably coupled to the vertical track segment. The curved track segment includes a first guide surface spaced apart from a second guide surface to define a first gap region that movably receives the door guide members as the door moves away from the opening. The track assembly further includes a non-vertical track segment operably coupled to the curved track segment. The non-vertical track segment includes a third guide surface spaced apart from a fourth guide surface to define a second gap region that movably receives the door guide members from the curved track segment.

Abstract: Overhead door assemblies having both interlocking and releasable guide assemblies, and guide track assemblies for use with same are disclosed herein. An overhead door track configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a first side portion spaced apart from a second side portion to define a channel or gap region therebetween. The first side portion has a first guide surface and a first retention surface. Similarly, the second side portion has a second guide surface and a second retention surface. In this embodiment, the first and second guide surfaces diverge outwardly from the gap region in a first direction, and the first and second retention surfaces diverge inwardly from the gap region in a second direction, opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A method for visualizing the execution of a software program especially in an embedded system. A plurality of interconnected program modules are displayed on a display device wherein at least one of the modules has at least two mutually exclusive different modes of functionality. A unique color is assigned to each mode of functionality. During the execution of the software program, the mode of functionality for each program module during execution of that module is selected as a function of software parameters of the software program. The color of the software module on the display device is then changed to correspond to the color assigned to the selected mode of functionality for the program modules during the execution of the program.

Abstract: A coupling structure of a heat transfer plate and a gasket for use in a plate type heat exchanger. The heat transfer plate has a groove for receiving the gasket. The coupling structure includes a protrusion formed at a first surface of the gasket, a recess formed at a second surface of the gasket having the same shape as the protrusion, and an inverted U-shaped prominent portion formed at the bottom of the gasket groove of the heat transfer plate. A prominent portion of the heat transfer plate is tightly inserted into the recess of the gasket, and the protrusion of the gasket located under the prominent portion of the heat transfer plate is inserted into a recessed internal space of the prominent portion.

Abstract: An indicator device includes an indicator module, a control module, and a communications module. The indicator module is configured to emit a plurality of light signals. The control module is operationally coupled to the indicator module and is configured to operate the indicator module based on one of a plurality of logic functions stored in the control section. The communications module is operationally coupled to the control section and is configured to receive an input signal corresponding to one of the logic functions.

Abstract: A safety system for powering an outdoor light is provided. The system includes a breakaway cable which runs from the luminaire pole to the junction box. The breakaway is connected to a switch which is opened when the breakaway cable is pulled, for example when the luminaire pole is struck. The device may also include a visual indicator at the junction box which indicates whether power is being supplied to the luminaire.

Abstract: Synthesis gas is produced though a cyclic method where the first step of the cycle includes reforming a hydrocarbon feed over a catalyst to synthesis gas in a first zone of a bed and the second step reheats this first zone. A hydrocarbon feed is introduced to a bed along with CO2 and optionally steam where it is reformed into synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is collected at a second zone of the bed and an oxygen-containing gas is then introduced to this second zone of the bed and combusted with a fuel, thereby reheating the first zone to sufficient reforming temperatures. Additionally, a non-combusting gas can also be introduced to the second zone to move heat from the second zone to the first zone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wafer level package and method for making the same. The method of the invention comprises: (a) providing a metal layer, the metal layer having a first surface and a second surface; (b) forming a plurality of first caves and a plurality of second caves on the first surface; (c) forming a cover in each first cave and around each first cave and forming a conductive portion in each second cave and around each second cave; (d) disposing a wafer onto the covers and the conductive portions; and (e) removing the metal layer. Whereby the process of the invention will be shortened and the cost will decrease. The method of invention provides the conductive portions used for convenient leads connecting with outer components and further decreases the size of the package.