Abstract: A NVMe™ or NVMe-over-fabrics enabled device with video codec functionality may be seen to overcome scalability problem of known hardware assisted video codec solutions. The device of aspects of the present application may or may not have storage media. A host computer communicates with the device through NVMe™ commands. The device may be in one of many SSD form factors, such as U.2 or AIC. The device may be provided as a component in NVMe-enabled computers or NVMe-over-fabrics-enabled systems.

Abstract: A transmission shaft set includes a shaft for use in a motor for power output and an axle bush adapted to support the shaft, the shaft and the axle bush being respectively made of material of high toughness and material of high harness such that the hardness difference between the shaft and the axle bush is about Hv100˜Hv400, and the hardness of the axle bush is higher than the shaft.

Abstract: A fiber optics ferrule precision improvement apparatus controlled to insert a ceramic fiber optics ferrule calibrating axle into the inner diameter or onto the outer diameter of a fiber optics ferrule, so as to expand the inner diameter or compress the outer diameter of the fiber optics ferrule, calibrating the inner diameter or outer diameter of the fiber optics ferrule to the dimension tolerance and roundness approximately equal to the ceramic fiber optics ferrule calibrating axle, and keeping the tolerance of the fiber optics ferrule within 1˜3 &mgr;m. The fabrication of the ceramic fiber optics calibrating axle includes the steps of ceramic powder pre-treatment process, ceramic powder activation process, blank axle body formation process, sintering process, and high-precision grinding process.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high-density titanium alloy article is disclosed. The method comprises a mixing and granulating step, a high-pressure molding step, and a high-temperature sintering step. Moreover, by means of selecting proper size of titanium raw powder and granulating the titanium raw powder and other metallic powder into titanium-based grains, a titanium alloy article having a high density is obtainable.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a combination heat sink having a best heat transfer efficiency and a combination heat sink made thereby. The present method comprises steps (a) to (d). In step (a), the plurality of radiating fins are piled up by sparing the radiating fins apart from each other in a substantially parallel manner with the bottom edges thereof being oriented in a same direction. In step (b), a recess is formed on the top surface of the common surface. In step (c), a heat-conductive brazing alloy is applied to the recess of the common surface. In step (d), the plurality of radiating fins are joined with the common base by seating the bottom edges of the fins onto the recess of the common base and heating the brazing alloy.

Abstract: A fusion welding method for binding the surfaces of two metals including the steps of (a) coating a layer of a powdery media capable of forming eutectics with both the two metals for lowering the melting points of the two metals, onto at least one of the binding surfaces of the two metal to be bound; and (b) sintering, in a vacuum furnace, the two metals with said powdery media being coated on their binding surfaces as produced in step (a) until the two metals are fused together by eutectic welding, and the sintering temperature being controlled at a temperature higher than the eutectic points of the two metals and the powdery medium, but lower than the melting points of the two metals.

Abstract: An air pruning plant growth system comprising an air-pruning tray having a plurality of plant growth cells with upper elliptical openings within an upper plane, lower elliptical openings with diameters larger than the diameters of the upper elliptical openings within a lower plane spaced from and parallel to the upper plane, continuous, upwardly tapering, side walls joining the upper and lower opening, and a continuous, horizontal bottom wall joining the cells; and a support tray having an air permeable floor and upwardly extending tray side walls.

Abstract: A pneumatic seedling transplanter comprising a beating plate for a tray of seedlings to be planted in which the tray has open portions below the seedlings and the bearing plate has at least one opening which can be aligned with the open portions of the tray to permit a seedling to be dropped from the tray through the opening in the bearing plate, a guide tube below the opening in the bearing plate for guiding a dropped seedling downward to be planted, and a source of suction selectively applicable to the guide tube as an impulse of suction to quickly release the seedling to be planted from the tray and induce the seedling to fall through the opening in the bearing plate and into the guide tube and to continue to fall through the guide tube under the influence of gravity, the source of suction including first and second annular chambers, and a vacuum chamber in communication with the guide tube, whereby expansion of one of the annular chambers expands the vacuum chamber to create the impulse of suction and exp