Abstract: Many patients suffer from diseases and surgical damage that result in failure of the stomach and intestinal tract to contract and relax normally in order to transfer contents distally. Electrical stimulation applied to one or more sites on the surface of the gastrointestinal viscera can treat this problem by triggering or altering muscle contractility. The present invention provides such stimulation by implanting leadless microstimulators in or on the walls of the viscera that can be programmed or controlled from a source outside the body.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a 3-D image file. In a preferred embodiment, the 3-D image file is produced using a source including a set of graphics instructions. The source data is produced, for example, by translating a data set into graphics instructions by a translation application. The graphics instructions are then converted into movie file commands by a graphics converter. In a preferred embodiment, the graphics instructions are converted by a set of procedures which contain storage and display information for each of the graphics instructions. Each command corresponds to a specific graphics instructions, and contains information for instructing a display software application to display a characteristic of a 3-D image. The commands are then recorded in the output 3-D image file.

Abstract: Naphtha is selectively hydrodesulfurized in the presence of a sulfided, treated catalyst comprising at least a Group VIB metal catalytic component, to produce sulfur-reduced naphtha with reduced olefin loss due to saturation. The catalyst is treated with hydrogen, a selectively deactivating agent which deactivates its hydrogenation activity, and a protective agent which preserves its hydrodesulfurization activity during the treatment.

Abstract: Through co-action between auxiliary triangular structural frames, which are each constructed at opposite ends of a truss girder or arch girder, and a cable stretched between the auxiliary triangular structural frames, an upwardly directed force is exerted to the truss girder or arch girder, thereby effectively inducing a load resisting force. A reinforcement structure of a truss bridge or arch bridge is comprised of a truss girder or arch girder, a first and a second end of which are each provided with a main triangular structural frame. The main triangular structural frame is provided at an inner side thereof with an auxiliary triangular structural frame. The auxiliary triangular structural frame is joined at vertexes thereof with frame structural elements at respective sides of the main triangular structural frame.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit device fabricating process for forming MISFETs over the principal surface in those active regions of a substrate, which are surrounded by inactive regions formed of an element separating insulating film and channel stopper regions, comprising: the step of for forming a first mask by a non-oxidizable mask and an etching mask sequentially over the principal surface of the active regions of the substrate; the step of forming a second mask on and in self-alignment with the side walls of the first mask by a non-oxidizable mask thinner than the non-oxidizable mask of the first mask and an etching mask respectively; the step of etching the principal surface of the inactive regions of the substrate by using the first mask and the second mask; the step of forming the element separating insulating film over the principal surface of the inactive regions of the substrate by an oxidization using the first mask and the second mask; and the step of forming the channel s

Abstract: A testing apparatus of a magnetic recording medium for conducting a test on the magnetic recording medium by using reproduced data obtained through reproduction of the magnetic medium, including a plurality of conversion means for converting the reproduced data into digital data, holding means for holding the digital data converted by the plurality of conversion means, data processing means for performing a calculation process on the digital data held by the holding means in relation to a magnetic characteristic of the magnetic recording medium, and analysis processing means for performing an analysis to determine whether or not information obtained by the data processing means satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to propose an etch channel sealing structure characterized by excellent impermeability to moisture and resistance to temporal change of the diaphragm in the pressure sensor produced according to the sacrificial layer etching technique, and to provide a pressure sensor characterized by excellent productivity and durability. After a very small gap is formed by the sacrificial layer etching technique, silicon oxide film is deposited by the CVD technique or the like, thereby sealing the etch channel. Further, impermeable thin film of polysilicon or the like is formed to cover the oxide film. This allows an etch channel sealing structure to be simplified in the pressure sensor produced according to the sacrificial layer etching technique, and prevents entry of moisture into the cavity, thereby improving moisture resistance. Moreover, sealing material with small film stress reduces temporal deformation of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A multi-chips module assembly package mainly comprises a first package, a second package and an intermediate substrate. The intermediate substrate includes an opening, at least a via and a plurality of circuit layers, wherein the second package is accommodated in the opening. The via has an inner wall, and a plurality of separated electrically conductive layers, which is formed on the inner wall and connected with the corresponding circuit layers. The first package electrically connects with the second package through the intermediate substrate, and the intermediate substrate is interposed between the first package and the second package. At least an insulator is formed in the via, and the separated electrically conductive layers are separated from each other. After the intermediate substrate is interposed between the first package and the second package, there will be not enough space between the intermediate substrate, the first package and the second package for disposing conductive devices therein.

Abstract: An organic device has a hole current-electron current conversion layer which comprises a laminate of an electron transportation section and a hole transportation section. The electron transportation section includes a charge transfer complex formed upon an oxidation-reduction reaction between a reduced low work function metal and an electron-accepting organic compound, the reduced metal being produced upon an in-situ thermal reduction reaction caused upon contact, through lamination or mixing by co-deposition, of an organic metal complex compound or an inorganic compound containing at least one metal ion selected from ions of low work function metals having a work function of not more than 4.0 eV, and a thermally reducible metal capable of reducing a metal ion contained in the organic metal complex compound or the inorganic compound in vacuum to the corresponding metal state, and the electron transportation section having the electron-accepting organic compound in the state of radical anions.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for delivering a composition to a bird are disclosed. A selected dosage of the composition may be delivered directly to one or both nostrils of the bird. The deliveries are performed through one or two fluid passages that are preferably in direct fluid communication with the birds' nostrils. Delivery of the composition may limited to only one nostril or both nostrils of each bird. The nostril or nostrils to which the selected dosages are delivered may be isolated from fluid communication with ambient atmosphere during the delivery process. The isolation may be provided by a conformable seal. The beak of the bird may be restrained in a closed position during delivery of the composition.

Abstract: Hatchling processing methods and systems that provide for the processing of hatchlings at a plurality of processing stations, with the hatchlings being transferred between stations using an automated conveying system. Each of the hatchlings is retained in a hatchling carrier designed to be conveyed by the automated conveying system. Each of the hatchling carriers is preferably designed to retain only one hatchling at a time. The systems and methods may also include identification tags that may be used to direct the hatchling through the processing system with the automated conveying system. The identification tags may be associated with the hatchlings themselves or they may be associated with the hatchling carriers.

Abstract: An apparatus for the combustion of organic waste such as poultry litter/manure, cow manure and swine manure, and/or human waste, and/or biomass using a moving grate over a stationary perforated plate to convert organic waste into usable energy. The unprocessed fuel is fed into the combustion chamber through a feed hopper by a moving grate being continuously pulled over a stationary perforated plate. The raw fuel is metered using a guillotine gate apparatus to control the depth of the fuel bed on the moving grate. Temperature controlled combustion air is directed under the stationary perforated plate (under fire air) into discreet controllable under fire air zones to initiate and drive the combustion process. The stationary plate is sectioned to match the discreet under fire air zones with holes and/or slots (perforations) shaped and sized for proper under fire air distribution and pressure drop through the plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vaccine against herpes simplex virus (HSV) comprising an invasive but attenuated or non-pathogenic bacterium, which bacterium comprises a coding sequence encoding a HSV antigen in a form that enables said coding sequence to be transferred to a host cell of a human or animal host which the bacterium is capable of invading and to be expressed in said cell to form said antigen without the introduction of an antimicrobial agent to lyse the bacterium. The invention also provides similar vaccines against other viruses.

Abstract: A pumpjack speed control system includes a user interface, a controller and a variable speed drive. The user interface includes a mathematical representation of the pumpjack geometry which permits the conversion of rod speed profiles to crank speed profiles.

Abstract: A die is mounted within an extrusion die assembly to pivot with respect to the die body and thereby adjust the concentric position of the die with respect to the tip and the product to be coated. Spherical surfaces are formed in an intermediate support module to engage mating surfaces formed on the die holder. The spherical surface surround the die holder and are clamped together by screws which are limited in tightening, to avoid binding the pivotal movement between the spherical surfaces and the die holder.

Abstract: A terrain clearance measuring radio wave being emitted from an airplane is received, and changes in electric field intensity of the radio wave is input and recorded to a computer, whereby the time of occurrence of a sharply appearing peak value of the changes permits accurate measurement of the point-blank passing time, independent of flight frequency.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer with increased oil resistance and decreased compression set compared to conventionally cured thermoplastic elastomers may be made from a dynamically vulcanized blend of propylene resin and ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated diene elastomers via a curing system containing a free radical initiator, a first co-agent including diene-containing polymers with a 1,2-vinyl content greater than 50% by weight, and a second co-agent including multifunctional acrylates containing at least two acrylate groups, multifunctional maleimides containing at least two imide groups, or mixtures of both, where the elastomer gel content in the modified blend is at least 97%.

Abstract: In response to changes in an input binary digital signal, a 3rd order cosine pulse waveform, which, when it is changed in the increasing direction, has “0” level in a first period of T/12 (T corresponding to one-half cycle of the binary digital signal), is changed as a waveform of (h/2)(1+cos(3?t/T)+?/4) in the next period of 4T/12 (?5T/12?t??T/12) and has an h (constant) level in the remaining period of T/12, and when it is changed in the reducing direction, has the h level in the first period of T/12, is changed as a waveform of (h/2)(1+cos(3?t/T)??/4) in the next period of 4T/12 (T/12?t?5T/12) and also has “0” level in the remaining period of T/12. By using this pulse wave, a flat part is generated in a time width of T/12 with respect to a judgment point. It is thus possible to improve the immunity to the effects of digital signal jitter, obtain change judgment with a sole single pulse and reduce the circuit scale and the power consumption.

Abstract: A flow rate sensor detects the flow rate in a pulsating condition including a large amount of the reverse flow. Upstream temperature sensors and downstream temperature sensors are formed in both sides of a heater, parallel resistors are formed in the external side of a thin film portion (cavity), and the downstream temperature sensors are connected at the contacts. The upstream and downstream temperature sensors are respectively allocated to the four sides of the bridge circuit so that the sensors of the same type are not side by side and the electrodes are balanced when the flow rate is zero. The upstream temperature sensor is cooled during the forward flow, while the downstream temperature sensor is influenced by the heater but virtual change is rather small and potential difference between the electrodes becomes larger. During the reverse flow, the downstream temperature sensor is cooled but virtual change is rather small.

Abstract: An under-bump-metallurgy layer is provided. The under-bump-metallurgy layer is formed over the contact pad of a chip and a welding lump is formed over the under-ball-metallurgy layer. The under-bump-metallurgy layer comprises an adhesion layer, a barrier layer and a wettable layer. The adhesion layer is directly formed over the contact pad. The barrier layer made from a material such as nickel-vanadium alloy is formed over the adhesion layer. The wettable layer made from a material such as copper is formed over the barrier layer. The wettable layer has an overall thickness that ranges from about 3 ?m to about 8 ?m.