Abstract: A regulator comprises a regulator valve and an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the regulator valve and comprises a control element for controlling the flow of fluid through the regulator valve. The regulator valve is equipped with a self-aligning valve port that includes a retaining portion, a biased portion disposed within the retaining portion, and a biasing member disposed between the retaining portion and the biased portion. The self-aligning valve port advantageously automatically adjusts to achieve sealed engagement with the control element of the actuator, thereby improving regulator performance.

Abstract: A method of generating a trend graph comprises storing a stream of data elements in a buffer having a storage capacity corresponding to a first number of data elements, compressing the stored data elements to fit within a display having a size corresponding to a second number of data elements smaller than the first number of data elements, detecting an event, and as a consequence detecting the event, compressing the stored data elements to occupy a reduced portion of the buffer.

Abstract: A monolithic backside-sensor-illumination (BSI) image sensor has a sensor array is tiled with a multiple-pixel cells having a first pixel sensor primarily sensitive to red light, a second pixel sensor primarily sensitive to red and green light, and a third pixel sensor having panchromatic sensitivity, the pixel sensors laterally adjacent each other. The image sensor determines a red, a green, and a blue signal comprising by reading the red-sensitive pixel sensor of each multiple-pixel cell to determine the red signal, reading the sensor primarily sensitive to red and green light to determine a yellow signal and subtracting the red signal to determine a green signal. The image sensor reads the panchromatic-sensitive pixel sensor to determine a white signal and subtracts the yellow signal to provide the blue signal.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to new azepino[4,5-b]indole compounds that may be used to modulate a histamine receptor in an individual. Novel compounds are described, including new 1,2,3,4,5,6-tetrahydroazepino[4,5-b]indoles. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.

Abstract: A process for removing impurities from a crude vegetable oil. The process involves mixing the crude vegetable oil with removal reagents and pumping the mixture through a multi-stage, hydrodynamic cavitation device. The mixture is subjected to hydrodynamic cavitation processes, which result in the repeated generation and collapsing of vapor bubbles of volatile components in the process fluid, leading to the formation of an emulsion of vegetable oil and a water-phase from the process fluid into an emulsion. The water-phase contains the impurities. The vegetable oil and water-phase are then separated. Lecithin may be made from the phospholipids in the water-phase after appropriate drying processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method, system and signal, and in particular to a method and system for communicating information in a digital signal. It has particular application to satellite or terrestrial packet-based multi-user radio communication systems. A method for communicating information in a digital signal comprising data symbols is disclosed, wherein the information is encoded in a sequence characteristic of pilot symbols distributed amongst the data symbols, such that a receiver is able to determine the sequence characteristic and retrieve the transmitted information. The invention allows information to be encoded into a sequence characteristic of pilot symbols, rather than relying on modulating such information onto the pilot symbols themselves. This allows a significantly larger number of pieces of information to be transmitted than hitherto possible, and the technique is more resistant to large frequency errors than prior techniques.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a velocity of a cooling fan using a timer and a temperature sensor in a set-top box (STB) are provided. An apparatus for controlling a velocity of a cooling fan in an STB may include a temperature sensor unit to change a resistor to be in inverse proportion to an internal temperature, using a thermistor, a timer unit to generate a pulse signal using a capacitor and the resistor of the temperature sensor unit, a switching unit to turn on/off applied voltage, using the generated pulse signal, and a power source unit to apply the voltage to the switching unit.

Abstract: Ion guides for use in mass spectrometry (MS) systems are described. The ion guides are configured to provide a reflective electrodynamic field and a direct current (DC or static) electric field to provide ion beams that are more spatially confined with a comparatively large mass range. Some ion guides are provided between the ion source and the first stage vacuum chamber of the MS system.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for monitoring the intra-abdominal pressure of a hospitalized patient includes a urinary catheter connected to a urine valve having selectable communication positions between a discharge end of the urinary catheter and either a drain or a fluid source. Preferably, the urine valve has a housing adapted to resist patient discomfort from leg-valve contact. One operable protective housing may be embodied as a separate tray component. Plumbing structure desirably maintains fluid supply and drain conduits in a substantially parallel arrangement to assist routing those conduits between a patient's legs. When the urine valve is oriented for communication to the fluid source, an infusion pump may be used to introduce a known quantity of fluid through the urine valve and into the patient's bladder where the fluid's pressure can be measured.

Abstract: A first reticle set designed for manufacturing dies with a limited number of cores is modified into a second reticle set suitable for manufacturing at least some dies with at least twice as many cores. The first reticle set defines scribe lines to separate the originally defined dies. At least one scribe line is removed from pairs of adjacent but originally distinctly defined dies. Inter-core communication wires are defined to connect the adjacent cores, which are configured to enable the adjacent cores to communicate during operation without connecting to any physical input/output landing pads of the resulting more numerously cored die, which will not carry signals through the inter-core communication wires off the P-core die. The inter-core communication wires may be used for power management coordination purposes or to bypass the external processor bus.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprising a display, a visual input configured to capture motion or stop photography as visual data, a memory comprising instructions, and a processor coupled to the display, the input device, and the memory and configured to execute the instructions by receiving visual data from the visual input, determining a position of the feature relative to the UE if the visual data comprises a feature of a first area of a location, and generating a model of the first area of the location based on the position of the feature. The disclosure also includes a method comprising receiving data indicating a position of a feature of a location relative to a UE, and generating a model of the location based on the position of the feature.

Abstract: A stator adapted to be used in a transverse flux electrical machine (TFEM) includes a plurality of phases comprising respective halves sized and designed to receive therein a plurality of cores about a rotational axis. The halves can be separated in angular portions sized and designed to be assembled together and further locate cores therein in respective predetermined positions. A TFEM phase assembly and a kit of phases components sized and designed to assemble a stator are also encompassed by the present application.

Abstract: Hydrogenated pyrido[4,3-b]indoles, pyrido[3,4-b]indoles and azepino[4,5-b]indoles are described. The compounds may bind to and are adrenergic receptor ?2B antagonists. The compounds may also bind to and antagonize adrenergic receptor ?1B. The compounds may find use in therapy, e.g., to (i) reduce blood pressure and/or (ii) promote renal blood flow and/or (iii) decrease or inhibit sodium reabsorption. The compounds may also be used to treat diseases or conditions that are, or are expected to be, responsive to a decrease in blood pressure. Use of the compounds to treat cardiovascular and renal disorders is particularly described.

Abstract: A multimedia comment system and a multimedia comment method are disclosed herein. The multimedia comment system includes a video unit and a comment unit. The video unit can provide a video content for a client device. The comment unit can make the client device render a multimedia comment interface related to the video content, in which the multimedia comment interface has a multimedia comment button. When a commentator selects the multimedia comment button, the comment unit allows the commentator to perform operation of a multimedia comment on the video content.

Abstract: A phase module of a transverse flux electrical machine (TFEM) includes a pair of halves adapted to receive therein a plurality of cores and a coil therein. The cores are discretely located in the phase with radially angularly distributed core-receiving spaces. The plurality of cores and the coil are secured in the halves with resin. The proximal radial portion of the phase module is bored to define the interior diameter of the phase module. A method of assembling a phase module and a kit thereof are encompassed by the present application.

Abstract: Disclosed illustrative embodiments include modular power infrastructure networks, distributed electrical power infrastructure networks, methods for operating a modular power infrastructure network, and methods for fabricating a modular power infrastructure network.

Abstract: A wireless local area network (WLAN) device comprising a processor, a transceiver coupled to the processor, a switching mechanism coupled to the transceiver, a beamforming antenna assembly coupled to the switching mechanism, and a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna assembly coupled to the switching mechanism. Included is an apparatus comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that cause the processor to calibrate a WLAN device, select an optimal antenna configuration, track the WLAN device performance, and wait for a triggering event. Also included is an adaptive antenna method comprising calibrating a WLAN device, selecting an optimal antenna configuration, tracking the WLAN device performance, and waiting for a triggering event.

Abstract: A seal disk for a fluid flow control valve, such as a fluid regulator, has a body formed of elastomeric material having a first hardness at a seal face and a second hardness spaced apart from the seal face along the thickness. The elastomeric material is softer at the seal face and harder spaced away from the seal face.

Abstract: A slam-shut safety device includes a valve body, a valve disc, a reset pin, a and a guide collar. The valve disc is shiftable between an open position spaced away from a valve seat, and a closed position seated against the valve seat. The reset pin operatively is coupled to the valve disc and shiftable between an untripped position placing the valve disc in the open position and a tripped position placing the valve disc in the closed position. The guide collar includes a hollow cylindrical portion slidably supported in a guide bore and extending at least partly over the reset pin at a location adjacent to the valve disc. The guide collar is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the guide bore for providing added structural integrity and protecting the reset pin from bending forces.

Abstract: A phase digitizing system includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), multiple phase accumulators and a processing device. The ADC generates sample segments of digital signal waveform samples based on an analog composite input signal received in a measurement channel, the composite input signal includes a first signal having a first frequency F1 and a second signal imported from a reference channel having a second frequency F2. The processing device is coupled to the phase accumulators, and digitally processes each sample segment with outputs of the phase accumulators, and continually generates digital phase data The processing device further provides increment values to each of the phase accumulators based on the digital phase data, causing an output of a first phase accumulator to represent an instantaneous phase of the first signal, and an output of a second phase accumulator to represent an instantaneous phase of the second signal.