Abstract: A sorting apparatus 10 which uses a sorting/conveying line 11 with branch destination, including a branch line 22 for sorting the commodities more than a quantity necessary for the branch destination and a surplus article returning line 23 for returning surplus commodities after removing a required quantity to the sorting/conveying line 11.

Abstract: A position control method by motor drive including of rotating a rotor of the motor drive according to the given target opening, and detecting the opening of a movable vane by an encoder, the motor drive opening and shutting a passage of an intake air pipe to a turbo charger of the automobile by the movable vane, and controlling the movable vane in the passage of the intake air pipe so that it reaches the target opening. The rotational position of the motor drive is controlled to the stop position in the direction where the movable vane is closed and the stop position in the direction where the movable vane is opened. The motor drive is controlled so that the passage of the intake air pipe becomes the target opening by setting the stop position as an operation reference position of the motor drive, and setting between the stop positions as the driving dynamic range motor drive.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for a provider to verify a client's secret identifier includes structure and steps for the client to scramble his/her predetermined secret identifier in a random way with random data. The scrambled data is transmitted to the provider, and the provider determines whether the client's secret identifier is present in the received scrambled data. Preferably, the provider rejects a transaction if the random data in the received scrambled data is substantially the same as random data received in a previous transaction corresponding to said client.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a ceramic armor plate. A backing element having a known two-dimensional size is provided. A plurality of ceramic armor tiles are placed side by side to form a layer of ceramic armor tiles on a front surface of the backing element, and the layer of ceramic armor tiles is affixed to the backing element. An abrasivejet cutter is used to cut continuously through at least two adjacent ceramic armor tiles of the affixed layer of ceramic armor tiles, and through a corresponding portion of the backing element affixed thereto, so as to delineate a portion of a ceramic armor plate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel having a first surface for displaying an image and a second surface different from the first surface, and a position information input device provided on a first-surface side of the liquid crystal display panel. The position information input device is made of a first substrate and a second substrate more easily deformable than the first substrate. A transparent insulation film is formed over a surface of the first substrate opposed to the second substrate, a first transparent electrode is provided on the transparent insulation film, and the transparent insulation film is located between the first substrate and the first transparent electrode.

Abstract: A susceptor for an apparatus fabricating a thin film on a substrate includes a body supported by a supporter therebelow; a laying groove at a top surface of the body; a temperature adjuster in the laying groove; and a cover covering the laying groove.

Abstract: A polyester laminate paper with excellent adhesiveness, thermal resistance, moldability and the like as prepared by laminating a polyester resin in a pellet form on at least one of the faces of a paper, the polyester resin containing a butylene terephthalate recurring unit as the main component and satisfying the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) the melt tension thereof at 250° C. is 0.5 to 2.5 mN; and (2) the difference (?IV) between the intrinsic viscosity of pellet surface part IV (S) and the intrinsic viscosity of pellet center part IV (C) is 0.1 or less.

Abstract: A method for refining the grain size of alloys which undergo ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transformation and an alloy produced therefrom. By subjecting the alloy to a timed application of a strong magnetic field, the temperature of phase boundaries can be shifted enabling phase transformations at lower temperatures.

Abstract: A variable valve timing controller includes an intake-valve and an exhaust-valve. When the engine is started, the intake-valve and the exhaust-valve are operated in a first mode in which the exhaust-valve is closed before top dead center and then the intake-valve is opened. When a first predetermined condition is met, the intake-valve and the exhaust-valve are operated in a second mode in which the opening time of the intake-valve in the first mode is advanced before top dead center.

Abstract: The disclosed device is directed toward a periodic combustion propulsion system. The periodic combustion propulsion system comprises at least one periodic combustion chamber configured to contain periodic combustion and at least one supersonic exhaust nozzle coupled to the at least one periodic combustion chamber. The supersonic exhaust nozzle is configured with a variable exhaust expansion ratio.

Abstract: A double diaphragm pump including an air manifold, two air chambers to either side of the air manifold, two pump chambers to either side of the air chambers and diaphragms extending between the air chambers and pump chambers are stacked together in horizontal assembly. Intake and discharge manifolds span this distance to intake and exhaust ports associated with the pump chambers. One-way valves having valve bodies with passages therethrough are arranged between the manifolds and the pump chambers. The valve bodies have inlet mounting surfaces and outlet mounting surfaces with circular attachment flanges radially extending from these mounting surfaces. The circular attachment flanges each define a central axis which on each valve body are parallel and laterally displaced from one another. Concavities extend inwardly from the valve bodies from the inlet and outlet mounting surfaces.

Abstract: A foil-type switching element comprises a first carrier foil having a first electrode arrangement applied thereon and a second carrier foil having a second electrode arrangement applied thereon, said first and second carrier foils being arranged at a certain distance by means of a spacer in such a way that said first and second electrodes face each other in an active area of said switching element. At least said second electrode arrangement comprises a resistive layer which faces said first electrode arrangement. In response to a pressure acting on said switching element said first and second electrode arrangements are pressed together, the shape and/or the size of a mechanical contact surface between said first and second electrode arrangements being given by a mechanical response function depending on the amount of pressure applied. According to the invention, said resistive layer has a shape such that an electrical response function of said sensor is decoupled from said mechanical response function.

Abstract: A heating resistor type flow measuring device comprising a housing having a support part provided between a frame body and a connector and connected to the mounting part of a fluid passage, a flow rate detection element held on the frame body side of the housing, and an electronic circuit held on the housing and connected electrically to the flow rate detection element and the connector, wherein the electronic circuit is held on the frame body side of the housing and positioned in the fluid passage, a member with the rigidity higher than the material of the main structural member of the housing is formed integrally with the support part, the housing is fixed to the fluid passage through the member with high rigidity. A metal plate is inserted into the support part so as to increase rigidity.

Abstract: A wafer-level package structure, applicable to a flip-chip arrangement on a carrier, which comprises a plurality of contact points, is described. This wafer-level package structure is mainly formed with a chip and a conductive layer. The conductive layer is arranged on the bonding pads of the chip as contact points. The conductive layer can further be arranged at a region outside the bonding pads on the chip as a heat sink to enhance the heat dissipation ability of the package.

Abstract: This invention is about SiALON ceramics comprising an alpha SiAlON, a beta SiAlON and an intergranular amorphous and/or crystalline phase. Said alpha SiALON phase was prepared from a multi-cationic mixture including the element of calcium, at least one of yttrium and/or a rare earth element with atomic number greater than 62 and at least one of a rare earth element with atomic number equal or smaller than 62. The second phase, beta SiALON contains elements of Si, Al, O, N. The third phase, amorphous and/or crystalline intergranular phase contains in addition to elements of Si, AL, O, N, element of calcium, at least one of yttrium and/or a rare earth element with atomic number greater than 62 and at least one of a rare earth element with atomic number equal or smaller than 62. This material with its toughness, high fracture resistance and high temperature resistance is useful for cutting tool applications and components in machinery and engines.

Abstract: There is provided a valve timing control apparatus for an engine, which comprises a variable valve mechanism capable of varying at least one of an opening timing of intake valves and a closing timing of exhaust valves in an engine, an elapsed time detecting device that detects a time period elapsed after cold-starting of the engine, and a timing control device that controls the variable valve mechanism. The timing control device provides advance angle control such that the opening timing of the intake valves and/or the closing timing of the exhaust valves is advanced to be earlier than an exhaust top dead center until the elapsed time period detected by the elapsed time detecting device has reached a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A hand tool for deburring is provided, as well as a cutting blade to be inserted into the tool, the tool comprising a housing, and a rotatable holding device, the holding device being positioned in and being rotatable in the housing and having a chamber for releasably holding a cutting blade, the chamber running obliquely to the axis of rotation (z) of the holding device.

Abstract: This is an evaporative cooling electromagnetic separator. It includes a shell and an iron core installed inside the shell. A set of wire coil is winded around the iron core. Inside the shell is cooling medium, which is evaporative cooling medium or mixture of evaporative cooling medium and transformer oil. A condenser is installed on the top of the shell. On one side of the condenser is a steam gathering pipe, which joints with the shell from its top, and on the other side of the condenser is a liquid gathering pipe, which connects with the shell from its flank. The present invention will help to enhance the security, reliability and cooling capability of the electromagnetic separator, and possesses broad application perspective.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable, water purification device can be used to recover potable water from any water source. The manually operated device, requires no external power, is very lightweight, and removes salt and other impurities from source water while also disinfecting it. A symmetrical reverse osmosis (RO) membrane coupled with a pre-filter is used to remove salt and impurities from the raw water. Metal biocides are integratable to disinfect the permeate, improve wet storage and to significantly reduce biofouling within the RO membrane.

Abstract: A method of forming pre-solders on a substrate is provided. Firstly, a substrate is provided. The substrate includes an upper surface and a lower surface. There are several metal circuits and a solder mask both on the upper and the lower surfaces. Each solder mask covers parts of the corresponding metal circuits and parts of the corresponding surface for exposing parts of several pads of the corresponding metal circuits. Then, a patterned photo-resist film is formed on the upper surface. The patterned photo-resist film has several openings for exposing the upper-surface pads. Afterwards, several metal materials are formed in the opening by printing. Thereon, the metal materials are reflown to form several pre-solders on the upper-surface pads. Finally, the patterned photo-resist film is removed.