Abstract: A treatment system and method for enhancing absorption of substances provided on a surface of a patient's skin, includes applying a substance to the surface of the patient's skin by way of a probe that provides at least one of: i) electrical pulses to the skin surface, and ii) vibrational pulses to the skin surface, in order to cause absorption of the substance within the patient's skin. At the same that the substance is applied to the skin, a gauze pad is provided between the probe and the patient's skin. The gauze pad allows for the probe to be moved over the surface of the patient's skin with less friction than if no gauze pad is used, in order to obtain easier movement of the probe with respect to the skin, and to obtain a more even application of the substance to the skin.

Abstract: A write buffer drives in a normal operation a level in potential of an I/O line pair in accordance with data externally input to be written, whereas a burn in write buffer is controlled in a test operation by a control circuit to drive the I/O line pair in level. A column address decoder in the test operation is controlled by the control circuit to select simultaneously a plurality of bit line pairs capable of coupling with a single I/O line pair.

Abstract: A composite reflecting surface for a linear LED array incorporates a truncated circular parabolic reflector surrounding each LED and a trough axially above the circular parabolic reflectors defined between parallel longitudinal reflecting surfaces. The short circular parabolic reflectors collimate wide angle light from the LED into a direction parallel to the LED optical axis. The longitudinal reflecting surfaces are linear parabolic surfaces altered to improve the vertical spread of the light radiation pattern. Longitudinal convex ribs project inwardly from the basic linear parabolic shape. The convex shape of the ribs “sprays” the light incident upon it in a vertically spread pattern. The composite reflecting surface makes use of light from a linear array of LEDs that would otherwise be wasted.

Abstract: Improved inductive apparatus having controlled core saturation which provides a desired inductance characteristic with low cost of manufacturing. In one embodiment, a pot core having a variable geometry gap is provided. The variable geometry gap allows for a “stepped” inductance profile with high inductance at low dc currents, and a lower inductance at higher dc currents, corresponding for example to the on-hook and off-hook states of a Caller ID function in a typical telecommunications line. In other embodiments, single- and multi-spool drum core devices are disclosed which use a controlled saturation element to allow for selectively controlled saturation of the core. Exemplary signal conditioning circuits (e.g., dynamically controlled low-capacitance DSL filters) using the aforementioned inductive devices are disclosed, as well as cost-efficient methods of manufacturing the inductive devices.

Abstract: A knee prosthesis includes a femoral component, a tibial component, a bearing and a control arm. The bearing is in articular bearing engagement with the femoral component and in sliding and rotational bearing engagement with the tibial component. Movement of the bearing relative to the tibial component is controlled by a control arm. Anterior and posterior extremes of the control arm include stops for limiting anterior and posterior movement of the bearing relative to the tibial component. At least one of the stops is removable relative to the control arm to facilitate implantation.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a visual display which is useful in roughly understanding the state of groupings and changes, by comparing expression data of genes from two experiments based on expression data of one sample common to both experiments. In order to compare data of expression levels obtained from different experiments each using two types of samples, three types of expression levels are displayed in three-dimension as mediated by the data of the common sample used in both experiments. Specifically, expression level data for Samples A and B and expression level data for Samples A and C are combined and converted into single three-dimensional data and displayed as points inside a sphere. Alternatively, expression states of each gene to Samples A, B and C are mapped on a sphere with respect to a ratio between Sample A and Sample B and a ratio between Samples A and C, and displayed as distribution on the surface of the sphere.

Abstract: A compressor wheel assembly comprises a compressor wheel (7) mounted to a rotating shaft (8), which extends through a bore provided along the rotational axis of the wheel (7). The wheel (7) is keyed to the shaft (8) such that rotation of the shaft (8) drives rotation of the wheel through the keying engagement.

Abstract: A valve gear with a cylinder suspending mechanism of an internal combustion engine, whose entire valve gear mechanism is downsized by efficiently arranging the configuration of the valve gear including the cylinder suspending mechanism. A low-speed drive rocker arm and a high-speed drive rocker arm are disposed in front and at the rear of an intake driven rocker arm so that pistons of low-speed and high-speed cylinder portions arranged side by side in the intake driven rocker arm may be pressed by operating operation arm portions extending from the respective drive rocker arms, to thereby arrange the low-speed and high-speed cylinder portions and the low-speed and high-speed drive rocker arms around the intake driven rocker arm to gather in one place.

Abstract: An image display device using transistors each having a polycrystalline semiconductor layer constructed so that drain and source regions are fully activated, and a manufacturing method thereof. The polycrystalline semiconductor layer is so provided that impurity concentrations are easy to control in LDD regions . The image display device further uses transistors having a gate electrode on an upper surface of the semiconductor layer with an insulating film therebetween, a drain region formed on one side of the gate electrode, and a source region formed on another side of the gate electrode. An activated P-type impurity is added to the area underlying the gate electrode, and an activated N-type impurity is added to the area excluding the area underlying the gate electrode.

Abstract: A micromachine package includes a first chip, a second chip, a spacer ring, a plurality of bumps, a plurality of leads, and an encapsulant. The first chip has at least one moveable structure. The second chip has at least one electrode for cooperating with the moveable structure of the first chip, and a plurality of pads disposed on one side of the second chip. The spacer ring is disposed between the first chip and the opposite second chip and surrounds the moveable structure. The bumps are disposed on the pads. The lead has a first surface, which is connected to the bumps, and an opposite second surface. The encapsulant encapsulates the first chip, the second chip, the spacer ring, the bumps, and the first surfaces of the leads, and the second surfaces of the leads are exposed out of the encapsulant.

Abstract: An internal temperature difference preventing structure for a refrigerator, including an evaporator installed in an upper portion of a refrigerating space inside a main body of the refrigerator, an air blast fan installed in front of the evaporator for blowing air toward a rear part of the evaporator, a discharge duct, including a discharge port downwardly extended from the rear part thereof, for guiding cool air, generated by the evaporator and the air blast fan, from a front part of the upper portion inside the main body to a rear part of the upper portion inside the main body, and a discharge guide portion for guiding the cool air, guided by the discharge duct to the rear part of the upper portion inside the main body, to the discharge port.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine of the present invention features separate compression and expansion cycles. The engine includes a separate compressor device which pressurizes air by a ratio greater than 15 to 1, at least one two stroke combustion cylinder and a compressed air conduit for transferring compressed air from the compressor to the at least one combustion cylinder. An air injection valve injects the compressed air into the combustion cylinder during the second half portion of the return stroke of the combustion cylinder. The compressed air is mixed with fuel and combusted for expansion during a power stroke. In this engine compression occurs only to a minor degree in the combustion cylinder. Accordingly, the compression ratio of the present engine may be significantly higher or lower than the volumetric expansion ratio of the combustion cylinder thus resulting in corresponding increases in either power density or thermodynamic efficiency respectively.

Abstract: A vehicle cargo bed extender adapted to be used in conjunction with a vehicle having a cargo bed. The present invention includes a pair of sidewalls spaced from one another, a center wall extending between the pair of sidewalls, the pair of sidewalls and the center wall cooperating to define a bed extender having an open end. Each of the pair of sidewalls of the bed extender include a pivot assembly disposed between the sidewall of the bed extender and a sidewall of the cargo bed and including a pivot axis defined by a post, and a slot adapted to slidingly accept the post. The post and the slot cooperate to facilitate both pivotal movement of the bed extender and rectilinear longitudinal movement of the bed extender relative to the cargo bed of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are a silicon- and magnesium-containing porous hydroxyapatite, and a preparation method thereof which comprises the steps of performing a hydrothermal treatment of a natural coral and performing a solvothermal treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising two different thermoplastic resins (component A and component B), conductive carbon black (component C), and conductive carbon black having a larger specific surface area than that of component C or hollow carbon fibril (component D), said thermoplastic resin composition having an island-and-sea micro structure constituted by component A and component B, component C existing mostly in the island phase, and component D existing mostly in the sea phase.

Abstract: A system and method for inspecting an object, the system and method comprising a source for generating a penetrating radiation beam for irradiating the object, the beam having, for each instant of time, an instantaneous energy spectrum of intensity, a shaper for modulating the generated beam, thereby creating a shaped beam, the shaper comprising at least a first section and a second section, the first section attenuating the intensity of a portion of the generated beam by a first attenuation factor and the second section attenuating the intensity of another portion of the generated beam by a second attenuation factor, and at least one detector for detecting the shaped beam after the shaped beam interacts with the object. The source may scan a beam across an object while the source and at least one detector are moving on a platform capable of highway travel or on an inspection module movable with respect to the object.

Abstract: A removable filter for separating and filtering slurry liquid from solid particles includes one or more filter sections connected by a filtrate conduit. Each section comprises a plurality of vertical, hollow, sintered metal filter elements horizontally arranged across a manifold connected to a hollow filtrate conduit. The sections are vertically stacked and connected by the conduit(s) to form the filter which is removably secured in the slurry by means which permit it to be removed vertically up and out of the top of the reactor. This filter has a high surface area to volume ratio and is useful for removing the liquid hydrocarbon products from a slurry hydrocarbon synthesis reactor and can easily be replaced without having to drain out the slurry.

Abstract: The invention includes a method for dewatering and/or desalting a water-in-oil emulsion comprising introducing a plurality of streams of the emulsion into the electrostatic field under opposed flow whereby the water coalescence is enhanced. The invention also includes an improved electrostatic apparatus for dewatering and/or desalting a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a plurality of horizontally directed nozzles positioned to introduce a plurality of streams of the emulsion into the electrostatic field under opposed flow conditions.

Abstract: A process for the extraction and recovery of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons (C2+) from LNG. The process covered by this patent maximizes the utilization of the beneficial cryogenic thermal properties of the LNG to extract and recover C2+ form the LNG using a unique arrangement of heat exchange equipment, a cryogenic fractionation column and processing parameters that essentially eliminates (or greatly reduces) the need for gas compression equipment minimizing capital cost, fuel consumption and electrical power requirements.

Abstract: A weak light detector (40) which can detect two-dimensional weak radiation at a high speed with high precision. The fluorescence from the DNA chip (46) is incident on a detection part (56) of a detection unit (52). The detection unit (56) has a detection module with a number of detection transistors being placed to correspond to cells of the DNA chip (46). The detection part (56) performs photoelectric conversion of the incident fluorescence (photon) to emit electrons, and amplifies the electrons to make them incident on the detection module. The detection transistors are switched based the Hadamard matrix to operate. A data processing unit (54) reads an output signal of the detection part (56), then performs Hadamard inversion, and determines the detection transistor which outputs the signal.