Abstract: A coating technique and a priming material are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the coating technique includes receiving a substrate and applying a priming material to the substrate. The applying of the priming material may include rotating the substrate to disperse the priming material radially on the substrate. In the embodiment, the priming material includes a solvent with at least six carbon atoms per molecule. A film-forming material is applied to the substrate on the priming material, and the application includes rotating the substrate to disperse the film-forming material radially on the substrate. The priming material and the film-forming material are evaporated to leave a component of the film-forming material in a solid form. In various embodiments, the priming material is selected based on at least one of an evaporation rate, a viscosity, or an intermolecular force between the priming material and the film-forming material.

Abstract: Water soluble porphyrin compounds useful in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as contrast agents. Particular compounds include manganese.

Abstract: An electrophoresis running tank assembly uses two opposed rows of LEDs to illuminate DNA-containing gel on a transparent tray positioned between the rows. A respective cylindrical lens is positioned horizontally between each row and a respective edge of the tray. The optical axis of the illumination light is midway between a bottom surface of the gel tray and a top surface of the gel.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board, an upper board, and a touch unit. The base board has an elongate opening having opposite opening ends respectively defined by two end walls. The upper board is disposed on and above the base board and includes a touched sensing member. The touch unit is mounted to the base board and includes two positioning seats, a contact element, and two resilient arms. The positioning seats respectively abut against the end walls. The contact element corresponding in position to the touched sensing member is disposed. Each resilient arm interconnects the contact element and a respective one of the positioning seats.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board unit and an upper board unit. The base board unit includes opposite side ribs, opposite top and bottom surfaces, an intermediate portion disposed at the middle of one side rib, two flanking portions flanking the intermediate portion and two slots formed respectively through the flanking portions. The base board unit includes two resilient arms extending from the intermediate portion into the slots, respectively. The upper board unit is disposed on and above the base board unit and includes opposite sides correspond respectively in position to the side ribs, and two touch sensing modules respectively correspond in position to and spaced apart from the resilient arms.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board unit, an upper board unit, and a touched unit. The base board unit has an elongate opening having opposite opening ends respectively defined by two end walls. The upper board unit is disposed on and above the base board unit and includes a touched sensing module. The touched unit is mounted to the base board unit and includes two positioning seats, a touched portion, and two resilient arms. The positioning seats respectively abut against the end walls. The touched portion corresponding in position to the touched sensing module-is disposed. Each resilient arm interconnects the touched portion and a respective one of the positioning seats.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board unit, a movable board unit, an actuating member and a noise reduction member. The base board unit has a distal end portion. The movable board unit overlaps and is connected to the base board unit, and has a free end portion movable toward or away from the distal end portion of the base board unit. The actuating unit includes a switch protruding from the free end portion and extending into the noise reduction member, and an actuating member protruding from the distal end portion. The noise reduction member is compressed by the distal end portion when the free end portion moves to the position adjacent to the distal end portion for the actuating member to actuate the switch.

Abstract: One of the broader forms of the present disclosure relates to a method of making a semiconductor device. The method includes exposing a photoresist layer to a radiation source and applying a hardening agent to the photoresist layer. Therefore after applying the hardening agent a first portion of the photoresist layer has a higher glass transition temperature, higher mechanical strength, than a second portion of the photoresist layer.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board unit, a movable board unit, an actuating member and a noise reduction member. The base board unit has a distal end portion. The movable board unit overlaps and is connected to the base board unit, and has a free end portion movable toward or away from the distal end portion of the base board unit. The actuating unit includes a switch protruding from the free end portion and extending into the noise reduction member, and an actuating member protruding from the distal end portion. The noise reduction member is compressed by the distal end portion when the free end portion moves to the position adjacent to the distal end portion for the actuating member to actuate the switch.

Abstract: An example switched-mode power supply includes an input for receiving an input voltage from a voltage source, an output for providing an output voltage to a load, and a transformer having a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a conductive shield disposed between the primary winding and the secondary winding. The power supply also includes a neutralization signal generator circuit coupled to the conductive shield to apply a neutralization signal to the conductive shield to reduce a common mode noise between the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer. The neutralization signal has an adjustable amplitude and/or phase. Other example power supplies and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: An industrial equipment includes a cavity configured to store a coolant, and a cooling acceleration device which is accommodated in the cavity and is put in the coolant stored in the cavity. The cooling acceleration device includes a passage formation portion in which a tubular passage extending in a horizontal direction is formed, and an introduction portion configured to introduce molten material dropped into the cavity to the passage formation portion.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a housing of an LED display device includes the steps of: (a) filling a first material into a first mold assembly at a first place to form a cover with a plurality of first display holes, followed by moving the cover to a second place, filling a second material into a second mold assembly and the cover to seal one of the plurality of the first display holes via a plurality of first transparent members; and (b) disposing an ink layer on a display side of the cover in such a manner that the ink layer covers the display side of the cover and that the first transparent member in each of the first display holes is exposed from the ink layer.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first layer over a substrate; forming a patterned photoresist layer over the first layer; applying a solution over the patterned photoresist layer to form a conformal layer over the pattern photoresist layer, wherein the conformal layer further includes a first portion over a top surface of the patterned photoresist layer and second portion extending along sidewalls of the patterned photoresist layer; selectively removing the first portion of the conformal layer formed over the top surface of the patterned photoresist layer; and selectively removing the patterned photoresist layer thereby leaving the second portion of the conformal layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a housing of an LED display device includes the steps of: (a) filling a first material into a first mold assembly at a first place to form a cover with a plurality of first display holes, followed by moving the cover to a second place, filling a second material into a second mold assembly and the cover to seal one of the plurality of the first display holes via a plurality of first transparent members; and (b) disposing an ink layer on a display side of the cover in such a manner that the ink layer covers the display side of the cover and that the first transparent member in each of the first display holes is exposed from the ink layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting display has a circuit board, a spacer, a phosphor film, and a housing. The circuit board is provided with at least one light source. The spacer is disposed on a top surface of the circuit board. The spacer has a through hole which runs through the spacer from top to bottom and corresponds to the at least one light source and the phosphor film respectively. The housing has a reflecting portion and an accommodating space below the reflecting portion. The reflecting portion is located over the phosphor film. The accommodating space accommodates the circuit board, the spacer, and the phosphor film. The present disclosure also provides a method for forming the light-emitting display.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions (e.g. cells and transgenic animals) and methods relating to engineered Ig loci that permit expression of particular antibodies or antibody segments while still permitting recombination and/or maturation process for antibody optimization.

Abstract: Audio Frequency Load Control (AFLC) signal processing electronics added to a power factor correction (PFC) unit allowing the AFLC system to operate without the need of large and heavy passive bypass or blocking filters at the PFC installations. The AFLC signal processing electronics a first group of additional electronics tuned to the AFLC frequency for detecting the AFLC carrier signal; and a second group of additional electronics for driving an AFLC impedance switch that is connected in parallel with an AFLC impedance. The AFLC impedance is connected in series with the PFC capacitors, and is sufficiently large to offer significant impedance in series with the PFC capacitors that allows the AFLC signal to bypass the PFC unit.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions (e.g. cells and transgenic animals) and methods relating to engineered Ig loci that permit expression of particular antibodies or antibody segments while still permitting recombination and/or maturation process for antibody optimization.

Abstract: A high-efficiency system for conducting power factor (PF) and harmonics correction in an electrical network, comprising a controller; a digital PFC capacitor array comprising two or more passive PFC capacitors, providing fine steps increments in the PF correction; and linear PFC capacitor arrays, providing coarse steps increments in the PF correction. The PF correction in coarse steps increments and fine steps increments allow a total or near total PF correction without overcompensation. Optionally, the system further comprises a lower power active power filter (APF) configured to only target and eliminate or minimize harmonics in the electrical network.

Abstract: An energy saving alternate current (AC) series voltage regulator comprises an AC high frequency (HF) series voltage buck power regulator, a bypass contactor (K1), a bidirectional AC semiconductor device (S1) connected in parallel with the bypass contactor and a control circuitry. Under the condition of an input AC mains voltage (Vin) drops below a specified and set optimum energy savings voltage or a lower selected voltage point, the control circuitry transitions both the slow bypass contactor and the fast bidirectional AC semiconductor device, then the AC high frequency (HF) series voltage buck power regulator are switched out to save the AC high frequency (HF) series voltage buck power regulator internal power electronics usage. Under this condition, the lower input AC mains voltage is directly delivered to an electrical load by the contactor bypass system, hence achieving more energy savings.