Abstract: A register system for a data processing system includes an address encoder that generates an encoded address based on a processor mode identifier and a register identifier and memory comprising 2T?1 unbanked registers. The encoded address identifies one of the 2T?1 unbanked registers associated with one of the P processor modes. The encoded address comprises T bits. The register identifier identifies one of 2T?1 unbanked registers. The processor mode identifier identifies P processor modes, where T and P are integers greater than two.

Abstract: A power-generating wheel hub includes a hub shaft including a mounting section, and a bobbin including a tubular body sleeved around the mounting section, two flange plates connected respectively to two opposite ends of the tubular body, and a coil wound around the tubular body. Two magnetic yoke disks are sleeved on the mounting section adjacent respectively to outer faces of the flange plates, and each includes a plurality of angularly spaced-apart radial protrusions, and a plurality of indentations each formed between two adjacent ones of the radial protrusions. The indentations in the two magnetic yoke disks are staggered axially with respect to each other. Magnetic yoke claws respectively include radial arms inserted respectively into the indentations in the magnetic yoke disks and abutting against the outer faces of the flange plates, and axial arms extending axially from the respective radial arms and arranged annularly around the coil.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a dynamo hub includes a fastening component, a hollow insulating component formed with first and second accommodating spaces and a passage, and an electrode unit including at least one electrode plate that has a welding section disposed in the second accommodating space. The fastening component includes a metallic surrounding wall adapted to be sleeved on a hub axle of the dynamo hub, and having an inner surface formed with a positioning protrusion to be inserted into a groove in the hub axle, and a radial through hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and to be radially aligned with the groove in the hub axle. The first accommodating space retains the fastening component therein, and the passage is in spatial communication with the first and second accommodating spaces and is radially aligned with the radial through hole.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a dynamo hub includes a fastening component, a hollow insulating component formed with first and second accommodating spaces and a passage, and an electrode unit including at least one electrode plate that has a welding section disposed in the second accommodating space. The fastening component includes a metallic surrounding wall adapted to be sleeved on a hub axle of the dynamo hub, and having an inner surface formed with a positioning protrusion to be inserted into a groove in the hub axle, and a radial through hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and to be radially aligned with the groove in the hub axle. The first accommodating space retains the fastening component therein, and the passage is in spatial communication with the first and second accommodating spaces and is radially aligned with the radial through hole.

Abstract: A direct galvanic connection between a cable, having a preferred flat cross-section, and an electronic Printed Circuit Board (“Target PCB”) (228) by means of an intermediate PCB (“Interconnection PCB”) (200) allowing an impedance matched and length balanced electrical connection is described, thus offering ideal conditions for high speed and high frequency data connections. At the same time, the connection allows to keep the flexibility of a modular production and assembly workflow, typical of the use of well known connectors.

Abstract: A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a hub shell adapted to be rotatably mounted on a hub axle and having angularly displaced retreat bores for receiving pawls, respectively. An annular drive member is rotatably mounted on the hub axle and is rotated with a flywheel mounting cylinder. A circumferential surface of the drive member has a plurality of cavities confronting the retreat bores. Each cavity has first and second engaging walls which are mirror images of each other such that, when the drive member is rotated in one of clockwise and counterclockwise directions, coupling ends of the pawls are respectively engaged with the first or second engaging walls to drive rotation of the hub shell, and such that, when the drive member is rotated in the other one of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, the coupling ends are disengaged from the first or second engaging walls to be placed in an idle position.

Abstract: A hub and axle assembly includes a hub surrounding an axle. An inner surrounding surface of the hub has larger and smaller mounting segments defining therein first and second annular spaces, respectively. A tubular drive member includes a chainring carriage segment spaced apart from the axle by a first bearing mounting groove, a positioning segment which is insertable into the first annular space and which is spaced apart from the larger diameter segment by a second bearing mounting groove, and a pawl mounting segment insertable into the second annular space. A uni-directional mechanism is disposed between the pawl mounting segment and the smaller-mounting segment. First and second rolling-element bearing units are disposed in the first and second bearing mounting grooves, respectively, to stabilize rotation of the chainring carriage segment and the hub relative to the axle.

Abstract: A direct galvanic connection between a cable, having a preferred flat cross-section, and an electronic Printed Circuit Board (“Target PCB”) (228) by means of an intermediate PCB (“Interconnection PCB”) (200) allowing an impedance matched and length balanced electrical connection is described, thus offering ideal conditions for high speed and high frequency data connections. At the same time, the invention allows to keep the flexibility of a modular production and assembly workflow, typical of the use of well known connectors.

Abstract: A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a hub shell rotatably mounted on a hub axle, a plurality of pawls disposed respectively in retreat bores in the hub shell to be moved between driven and idle positions, a chainring carrier rotatably mounted on the hub axle, a surrounding drive member coupled with the chainring carrier and having an annular ratchet segment to be coupled with the pawls so as to form a uni-directional mechanism, and an annular barrier member that confronts an annular insertion opening in the hub shell, and a shielding member including a rim which is water-tightly engaged with the insertion opening, and an annular flexible web body which has a tubular tail portion that is kept in frictional contact with a protrusion of the annular barrier member.

Abstract: A hub driving assembly is adapted to uni-directionally transmit a driving force of a sprocket to rotate a hub, and includes a sprocket-mounting cylinder having retreat bores which respectively extend from a tubular end surface through an outer cylindrical surface, and positioning holes which extend axially from the tubular end surface. A plurality of pawls are disposed in the retreat bores, and are biased by biasing members in the retreat bores to be movable between a driving position, where the pawls extend radially and outwardly for engaging the hub, and an idle position, where the pawls retreat into the retreat bores. A barrier member includes a ring abutment and a plurality of inserts fitted into the positioning holes to bring the ring abutment into abutment against the tubular end surface so as to prevent removal of the pawls and the biasing members from the bores.

Abstract: A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a hub shell rotatably mounted on a hub axle, a plurality of pawls disposed respectively in retreat bores in the hub shell to be moved between driven and idle positions, a chainring carrier rotatably mounted on the hub axle, a surrounding drive member coupled with the chainring carrier and having an annular ratchet segment to be coupled with the pawls so as to form a uni-directional mechanism, and an annular barrier member that confronts an annular insertion opening in the hub shell, and a shielding member including a rim which is water-tightly engaged with the insertion opening, and an annular flexible web body which has a tubular tail portion that is kept in frictional contact with a protrusion of the annular barrier member.

Abstract: A Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) system comprises N+1 shift registers. N+1 logic gates having first inputs communicate with outputs of corresponding ones of said N+1 shift registers. N+1 programmable registers store a corresponding CRC coefficient of a 3rd to Nth order CRC polynomial key word, wherein N is an integer greater than two. N+1 multiplexers communicate with outputs of corresponding ones of said N+1 logic gates. At least N of said N+1 multiplexers communicate with corresponding ones of at least N of said N+1 programmable registers.

Abstract: A hub is provided to prevent straight spokes from pressing against each other. The hub includes spoke-mounting seats each having two first sides opposite to each other along an axis of the hub, two opposite second sides interconnecting the first sides, a first slot extending inwardly and axially from one of the first sides, a second slot extending inwardly and circumferentially from one of the second sides and meeting the first slot, a third slot extending inwardly and axially from the other first side, a fourth slot extending inwardly and circumferentially from the other second side and meeting the second slot, and a partition separating the first and second slots from the third and fourth slots. The second and fourth slots are staggered circumferentially and are inclined with a plane perpendicular to an axis of the hub.

Abstract: A bicycle hub is adapted to be connected to a wheel rim by a plurality of spokes, each having-an insert portion to interconnect bent and head portions. The hub includes a hub shell rotatable about an axis, and an annular spoke mounting flange which extends radially from the hub shell, and which has a plurality of recesses, each extending from an outer radial surface of the flange axially to terminate at a recess base surface, and outwardly and radially to an outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of mounting holes extending from an inner radial surface to be communicated with the recess base surface. The head portion of each spoke abuts against one of the recess base surface and the inner radial surface so as to dispose the insert portion in the mounting hole. The bent portion and the head portion are confined in the corresponding recesses for protection purposes.

Abstract: A small generator with collective multiple magnetic poles includes a magnet, multiple magnetic poles arranged in an annular shape and facing to the magnet, an annular iron core having its outer circumference combined with the multiple magnetic poles spaced apart and equidistantly. The iron core forms magnetic circuits for the magnetic poles so as to let magnetic lines of force to pass through. A sheet-shaped coil is combined on each magnetic pole so that when the magnet is rotated around the iron core with the magnetic poles, the sheet-shaped coil may generate alternate electric current. The sheet-shaped coils are quickly made by mechanical process, with magnetic wires requited for the coils reduced a lot.

Abstract: A pedal-operated crank drive assembly for a bicycle includes a crank axle, a crankset rotatably disposed on the crank axle and including a tubular mount portion which surrounds the crank axle, a crankarm having a drive delivering head which is coupled to the crank axle to be rotated therewith and which has a plurality of angularly displaced recesses, a plurality of pawls disposed respectively in the recesses to be movable between driving and idle positions, and an annular toothed member disposed on the tubular mount portion to couple with the pawls to form a uni-directional mechanism. A plurality of biasing members are disposed to bias a respective one of the pawls to the driving position. A flexible annular shield member is disposed to prevent entry of extraneous dirt into the drive delivering head.

Abstract: A hub driving assembly is adapted to uni-directionally transmit a driving force of a sprocket to rotate a hub, and includes a sprocket-mounting cylinder having retreat bores which respectively extend from a tubular end surface through an outer cylindrical surface, and positioning holes which extend axially from the tubular end surface. A plurality of pawls are disposed in the retreat bores, and are biased by biasing members in the retreat bores to be movable between a driving position, where the pawls extend radially and outwardly for engaging the hub, and an idle position, where the pawls retreat into the retreat bores. A barrier member includes a ring abutment and a plurality of inserts fitted into the positioning holes to bring the ring abutment into abutment against the tubular end surface so as to prevent removal of the pawls and the biasing members from the bores.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating carbohydrate metabolism in a host are provided. In the subject methods, diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) activity (specifically DGAT1 activity) is modulated, e.g., reduced or enhanced, to achieve a desired insulin and/or leptin sensitivity, thereby modulating carbohydrate metabolism, e.g., increasing or decreasing blood glucose levels, glucose uptake into cells and assimilation into glycogen. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions for practicing the subject methods. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including the treatment of hosts suffering conditions associated with abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, such as obesity or diabetes.

Abstract: A method for generating a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) in a system including steps of creating a circuit comprising a plurality of registers wherein each of the plurality of registers is associated with a corresponding logic gate, and programming a subset of the plurality of registers to have a value of zero and programming a corresponding subset of the logic gates to have a value of zero. The step of programming is based on a pre-selected polynomial key word.

Abstract: A small generator with collective multiple magnetic poles includes a magnet member, multiple magnetic poles arranged in an annular shape and facing to the magnet member, a iron core having its circumference connected with the multiple magnetic poles as integral, and multiple sheet-shaped coils respectively fitted on the magnetic poles. When the magnet member is rotated around the magnetic poles, the coils may generate electric current.