Abstract: A hand/pneumatics dual operation vacuum pulling device includes an elongate shank and a slidable backward ram fit to the shank. The shank has an end to which a suction cup is attached. The shank has an upper end to which a handgrip having a pressure relief seat is mounted. A ramp stop section is formed below the pressure relief seat. The handgrip can selectively and switchably couple with a hand-operating pump piston to form a hand-operating vacuum pulling device, or couple with a pneumatic operation seat to form a pneumatically-operating vacuum pulling device. For hand operation or pneumatics operation, the vacuum pulling device is allowed to easily switch between the two modes according to the availability of power supply and the site of use, thereby achieving an excellent device for one device having two ways of use.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a flow visualization of network traffic. A scoring function is used to prioritize which traffic paths are displayed in the visualization.

Abstract: A hand-operated vacuum pulling device includes a shank, over which a backward ram is slidable fit. The shank has a front end to which a suction cup is attached and a rear end to which a handgrip defining a cylinder and having a pressure relief seat is attached. The pressure relief seat forms a ram stop at a joint thereof with the shank. The handgrip has a rear end to which a ring-shaped cover assembly is attached. The piston assembly is manually operable to induce a vacuum inside the cylinder. And then, the ring-shaped cover assembly can be manually operated to pull the piston assembly backward for repeated operation of the piston assembly to thereby make a spring contained in the piston assembly stiffer and increase the suction power of the suction cup. The backward ram can be quickly moved backward to impact the ram stop for improving pulling effect.

Abstract: A phosphorous flame retardant primarily includes hexachlorotriphosphazene (HCP) having poly(oxyalkylene)amine substitutes. The poly(oxyalkylene)amine includes at least two end groups. The phosphorous flame retardant can further include layered silicate clay. The layered silicate clay can be intercalated and modified with the poly(oxyalkylene)amine substitutes of HCP to effectively promote thermal stability. The flame retardant, phosphazene-poly(oxyalkylene)amine adducts, can be applied to a polymer. By the cross-linking between them, the flame-retarding property of the polymer can be improved. Also provided is a method for producing the flame retardant of phosphazene-poly(oxyalkylene)amine adducts and application thereof to a polymer.

Abstract: A funnel structure includes a funnel body, which has a top surface made inclining at a predetermined slope and a circumferential wall forming opposite cut-offs for stably holding an oil bottle that pours oil into an oil case and has a bottom end forming a joint tube and a first key, an extender, which has a top end forming a first joint bore and a first keyway for receiving and jointing the first joint tube and the first key and a bottom end forming a second joint tube and a second key, and a conic cap, which forms a second joint bore and a second keyway for receiving and jointing the second joint tube and the second key. The conic cap has a bottom end forming a round tube and two opposite projections to mate inward-projecting flanges and notches forming in an oil feeding port of the oil.

Abstract: A mechanical-combination door lock has a housing assembly, a lever assembly, a disable mechanism and a combination mechanism. The housing assembly is adapted to securely mount on a door. The lever assembly is mounted though the housing assembly and has a lock body, a lock bolt, an outer lever, an inner lever, a lock core, a lock rod and a linking gear wheel. The disable mechanism is mounted in the housing assembly above the lever assembly and has a retaining ring, a resetting resilient element and a turning rod. The combination mechanism is mounted in the housing assembly and has a pintle, multiple sleeves and multiple wheels. The mechanical-combination door lock has mechanical-combination detection and resetting functions and is allowed to be temporarily disabled while the door is open.

Abstract: A dismounting device is provided for efficiently and effectively dismounting an environment-friendly oil filter from an engine. The device includes an oil storage container that forms an oil discharge mouth and includes an oil guide tube extending into an internal oil storage space thereof. The oil guide tube has an exposed upper end carrying a pusher in which a central bore is defined and communicating the internal oil storage space of the container. The pusher has an upper portion forming a threaded section that is engageable with an internal thread of an oil discharge opening of the oil filter and a push tube extendable into the oil filter to open an internal valve of the oil filter so that oil remaining in the filter is allowed to flow into the central bore of the pusher and is conducted by the oil guide tube into the oil storage space of the container.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for enhancing light directivity of a lighting apparatus. The method for enhancing light directivity of a lighting apparatus, comprising providing a light source module that comprises at least one light emitter; and providing a reflecting device that surrounds said light emitter or said light source module to reflect light emitted from said light emitter and direct the light toward a same direction, wherein said reflecting device comprises a first surface, said first surface comprises at least two planes in which every two planes are connected with an included angle more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, said reflecting device surrounds one light emitter or surrounds said light source module.

Abstract: An axial hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB) is disclosed herein. The HMB has a first electric magnet, a second electric magnet, and a rotor being between the two electric magnets. The rotor has a permanent magnet (PM) structure facing the two electric magnets by its two sides. By doing so, the power consumption can be lower by a bias magnetic flux provided by the PM structure; the equilibrium point of the rotor can be adjusted by the magnetic force of the two electric magnets, which will not change the magnetic characteristic of the PM structure.

Abstract: To produce an anti-flame film, nanoscale silicate platelets (NSP) are first diluted with water or an organic solvent; the dispersion is then dried on a surface to remove the water or organic solvent and finally an almost inorganic and flexible film with a thickness of 1 to 1,000 ?m is obtained. The film has a regularly layered alignment of primary platelet (1 nm thickness) structure. The NSP film has excellent anti-flame and heat insulation properties that can effectively shield a flame of more than 800° C. without apparent deformation in shape. The NSP can be blended with polymers with a composition over 30% or preferably 70% of NSP to make composite films with significant improvement in flame and heat shielding.

Abstract: A parts stand includes a base that is coupled to and supports a coupling collar with a cylindrical section thereof. The coupling collar is coupled to and supports a tray. A support collar is then assembled thereto and another tray is further assembled. Guide blocks of the tray engage lug plates of the support collar. Afterwards, the support collars is coupled to another support collar, and the another support collars is fit into another tray, so that the trays are vertically and sequentially stacked. The parts stand may further include a coupling tube composed of tubular sections extending internally the parts stand and a coupling bar composed of bar segments extending internally through the coupling tube. The coupling bar is secured to a bottom cap and a crown tray with bolts to facilitate smooth rotation of the trays of the parts stand. The trays form storage chambers for storing parts.

Abstract: A request for video advertisements is received and video advertisements that can be provided in response to the request are identified. Performance features associated with the video advertisements are identified and are provided as input to a video advertisement performance model trained to estimate a play through rate for each of the video advertisements. The video advertisements are ranked based on the estimated play through rates for the video advertisements provided by the video advertisement performance model, and one or more video advertisements are provided in response to the request according to the ranking of the video advertisements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing artificial implants, comprising 1) acquiring the pre-operation three dimensional volume image and the post-operation three dimensional volume image of the operation portion, thereby respectively producing the pre-operation target image and the post-operation target image including the target; 2) aligning the pre-operation target image with the post-operation target image so as to generate the aligned image; 3) acquiring the difference image of the incised part in the target based on the aligned image; 4) building the three dimensional model of mold points of the incised part based on the difference image; and 5) manufacturing the artificial implant having the same shape with the incised part based on such three dimensional model of mold points.

Abstract: A matrix sensing apparatus with architecture having reduced quantity of required sensing lines is disclosed. The matrix sensing apparatus includes a plurality of driving lines, a plurality of sensing lines and a matrix sensing region. The matrix sensing region includes a plurality of sensing areas. Each sensing area includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a sensing unit for generating a sensing signal. The first transistor is coupled to the sensing unit and a corresponding sensing line. The second transistor is coupled to the first transistor, a first corresponding driving line and a second corresponding driving line. The first transistor together with the second transistor functions to control the signal connection between the sensing unit and the corresponding sensing line based on the driving signals of the first and second corresponding driving lines.

Abstract: An omni-direction rotatable dual-cup suction device includes two suction cups, which are respectively combined with and in communication with two evacuation structures, so that the two evacuation structures can evacuate air from the suction cups to induce vacuum suction forces. The two suction cups are respectively provided with a mounting seat and an attaching seat for securely coupling the two evacuation structures. The mounting seat includes a pillar fixed thereto. A collar receives a ball end of a bar therein and is attached to the pillar. The ball-ended bar is coupled to a threaded rod, which extends through an internally-threaded locking knob and received into the attaching seat to be secured by a nut. With such an arrangement, one of the suction cups can be attached to a planar fixture surface, while the other suction cup can be used to hold an article and is orientation adjustable in any direction.

Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a first ferrite element. The first metal layer is disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer and has a first circuit area, a second circuit area and a first metallic neck connecting the first circuit and the second circuit areas. The second metal layer is disposed on a lower surface of the dielectric layer and has a third circuit area, a fourth circuit area and at least a second metallic neck connecting the third circuit and the fourth circuit areas. The orthogonal projections of the first and the second metallic necks on the upper surface are not overlapped. The first ferrite element is disposed on the upper surface and overlays at least one of the orthogonal projections of the first and the second metallic necks on the upper surface.

Abstract: A circuit board including a first patterned metal layer and a second patterned metal layer is provided. The first patterned metal layer has metal blocks and spiral structures. A gap is kept between any two adjacent metal blocks. Each of the spiral structures is electrically connected between any two adjacent metal blocks. The second patterned metal layer is disposed beside the first patterned metal layer and has jumper segments. Each of the jumper segments has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. Each of the spiral structures has an outer end and an inner end. The outer end is connected to one of the two adjacent metal blocks. The inner end is electrically connected to the first end of one of the jumper segments, and the second end of the jumper segment is electrically connected to the other one of the two the metal blocks.

Abstract: A measurement correcting system including a field measuring unit and a processing unit is provided. The field measuring unit simultaneously senses a first signal to be measured and a second signal to be measured which have opposite polarities and substantially the same magnitude, and generates a first output signal and a second output signal correspondingly. The processing unit determines the first signal to be measured according to the first output signal and the second output signal. A measurement correcting method is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for enhancing light directivity of a lighting apparatus. The method for enhancing light directivity of a lighting apparatus, comprising providing a light source module that comprises at least one light emitter; and providing a reflecting device that surrounds said light emitter or said light source module to reflect light emitted from said light emitter and direct the light toward a same direction, wherein said reflecting device comprises a first surface, said first surface comprises at least two planes in which every two planes are connected with an included angle more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, said reflecting device surrounds one light emitter or surrounds said light source module.