Abstract: The invention provides an automatic auto-sensing flood protection roller shutter with auto-locating reinforced column, including a door plate, which is composed of a plurality of door panels; a casing, the interior thereof is provided with a motor, a hydraulic pump, an automatic controller, an uninterruptible power system, a storage device, a downward-pressing hydraulic cylinder and a driving device; two frames mounted on two sides of the door plate; a storage device; a downward-pressing hydraulic cylinder; a sideward-pressing hydraulic cylinder; a water level detector; a reinforced column, which is provided behind the door plate, and a vertical motor provided at the upper end thereof and another horizontal motor provided in the driving device, and the inner chamber at the lower end of the reinforced column being provided with a bolt and a vertical motor; and a driving device; thereby, the roller shutter according to the invention may achieve advantages of safe operation for waterproof and flood protection.

Abstract: An LED AC drive circuit, comprising: a rectification unit, a current-limiting unit, M LED units and M?1 connected/disconnected control connection lines; each LED unit comprising ni LEDs connected in series, wherein 1?i?M, and n1+n2+ . . . +nM=N, 1?M?N, and N is determined by formula (I). The M LED units are connected sequentially to the positive end of the rectification unit and to the current-limiting unit connected to the negative end of the rectification unit; the first LED unit comprises switches connected in series at the negative end of the LED string; the ith LED unit comprises switches connected in series at the positive end of the LED string and switches connected in series at the negative end of the LED string, wherein 1?i?M?1; and the Mth LED unit comprises switches connected in series at the positive end of the LED string.

Abstract: A sensor integrated circuit includes a rectifier, a power supply module, an output control circuit and a detecting circuit. The rectifier is configured to convert an external power supply into a first direct current power supply. The power supply module includes a voltage regulator configured to generate a second direct current power supply different from the first direct current power supply. The detecting circuit is powered by the second direct current power supply and configured to detect an inputted signal and correspondingly generate a control signal.

Abstract: A method for reducing noise is used to divide a received voice into plural voice segments and set a predetermined energy value. The energy of voice segment which is higher than the predetermined energy value is determined as normal voice and outputs directly, and the energy of voice segment which is lower than the predetermined energy value is determined as noise and will be processed.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved process for the preparation of amino-substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole compounds of formula I, such as the compound 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(n-propylamino)benzothiazole. The invention further relates to an improved synthesis of (R)-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(n-propylamino)benzothiazole. The invention also relates to the methods and intermediates associated with the synthetic process.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a thermal inkjet printhead stack with an amorphous thin metal protective layer, comprising an insulated substrate, a resistor applied to the insulated substrate, a resistor passivation layer applied to the resistor, and an amorphous thin metal protective layer applied to the resistor passivation layer. The amorphous thin metal protective layer can comprise from 5 atomic % to 90 atomic % of a metalloid of carbon, silicon, or boron. The film can also include a first and second metal, each comprising from 5 atomic % to 90 atomic % of titanium, vanadium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, rhodium, palladium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, iridium, or platinum. The second metal is different than the first metal, and the metalloid, the first metal, and the second metal account for at least 70 atomic % of the amorphous thin metal protective layer.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an optical assembly, comprising a base body and a wave filtering apparatus. A first slot is disposed on an upper surface of the base body. A total internal reflection surface and a connecting part are formed in the first slot. The total internal reflection surface reflects collimated light formed by a first lens from a light emitting apparatus. The wave filtering apparatus comprises a first part removably connected to the connecting portion, and a second portion forming a beam splitting surface. The wave filtering apparatus has a light-pervious optical coating at least on the beam splitting surface of the apparatus, and is configured to split the collimated light reflected from the total internal reflection surface into a first beam and a second beam. The first beam travels towards the side where the third lens is located, and the second beam travels towards a photoelectric detection apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a ventilating fan including a ventilating fan body located on the indoor side, an outdoor pipe hood located on the outdoor side, a ventilating fan mounting member located between the ventilating fan body and the outdoor pipe hood, and a panel removably mounted to the front of the ventilating fan body, the ventilating fan mounting member includes a cylinder and a flange, the outdoor pipe hood includes a pipe hood base and a back cover, the pipe hood base includes a base plate with a circular opening and a pipeline fixing ring removably mounted to the base plate; and, a hollow expansion pipe being connected to the cylinder of the ventilating fan mounting member at one end and connected to the pipeline fixing ring at the other end. The present invention has advantages of easy mounting of the expansion pipe.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel hindered phenol compound of Formula (I) (wherein the groups R and R? are as defined in the specification), preparation thereof and use thereof as an antioxidant. By using the hindered phenol compound of this invention as an antioxidant, it is possible to produce a lubricant oil composition exhibiting excellent oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures.

Abstract: A flexible display has a display layer, a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer and a flexible substrate. The display layer has a plurality of display units. The TFT layer has a plurality of pixel control circuits and a plurality of sensing circuits. The pixel control circuits are configured to control operations of the plurality of display units. Each of the sensing circuits is configured to generate a deformation signal according to deformation of the flexible display. The flexible substrate and the TFT layer are stacked.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus includes multiple antennas, a switching unit, a grounding layer, connecting lines and a dielectric substrate. The antennas are configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves. The connecting lines are configured to connect the switching unit and the antennas. The switching unit is configured to selectively feed signals to the antennas through the connecting lines. The grounding layer serves as a reference of zero potential, and by setting the shape or size of the grounding layer and the distance from the grounding layer to the antennas, the grounding layer is further configured to restrain a transmitting direction of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the antennas. The dielectric substrate is configured to allow the grounding layer to be printed thereon, and the dielectric substrate is further configured to allow the antennas, the switching unit and the connecting lines.

Abstract: A bearing device of embodiment is usable for a hydraulic machine having a rotary shaft of a vertical shaft, with a water tank storing lubrication water, and a bearing pad supporting a skirt member on the rotary shaft in the lubrication water. The bearing device has a first supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from the radial direction, and a second supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from a bottom portion side in an axial direction. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the first supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the second supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens for a mobile device comprising four lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. By controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may exhibit better optical characteristics. Furthermore, the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.

Abstract: A transformer coupled capacitive tuning (TCCT) circuit for an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) chamber includes a matching circuit including a first switched capacitor circuit and a first inductor. The first switched capacitor circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first capacitor connected to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal, a second capacitor connected to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal, and a first switch in communication with at least one of the first capacitor and the second capacitor to vary a capacitance value between the first terminal and the second terminal. A power splitter communicates with the matching circuit and an inductive coil of the ICP chamber.

Abstract: A method and system of implementing continuous deployment of scripts in languages that only support single deployment. The method and system may develop incremental scripts based on differences between a pending script and an implemented script.

Abstract: A method for command processing in a memory controller includes receiving a serial input signal including a series of binary digits, capturing the binary digits at ones of odd locations or even locations of the serial input signal to form a first sub-series, capturing the binary digits at other ones of the odd locations or the even locations of the serial input signal to form a second sub-series, comparing the first and second sub-series, and performing a command represented by the first sub-series, if the first and second sub-series are complementary to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an airflow particle sorter, comprising: a top-sealed sorter main body, a discharge port, an outtake tube and at least one directing-intake port; the inner space of the sorter main body, from the above to the bottom, includes, a straight tube zone and a cone zone, the conical bottom of the cone zone is connected to the straight tube zone; the discharge port is located at the bottom of the cone zone; the directing-intake port is installed in the upper part of the straight tube zone in a tangential direction of the straight tube zone, and is communicated with the inner space of the sorter main body; the outtake tube is hermetically inserted into the top of the sorter main body, and extends downwardly to the lower part of the straight tube zone, and the outtake tube has a sealed bottom end; the lower part of the outtake tube is installed with at least one directing-outtake port, which communicates the outtake tube with the inner space of the sorter main body, the directing-outtake

Abstract: An integrated circuit memory device includes an array of non-volatile, charge trapping memory cells, configured to store data values in memory cells in the array using threshold states, including a higher threshold state. Retention check logic executes to identify memory cells in the higher threshold state which fail a threshold retention check. Also, logic is provided to reprogram the identified memory cells.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor integrated circuit includes an electronic circuit arranged on a semiconductor substrate, and input ports and first and second output ports extending out from a housing. The electronic circuit includes a magnetic field detection circuit and an output control circuit. The magnetic field detection circuit is configured to detect an external magnetic field and generate magnetic field detection information. The first output port outputs the magnetic field detection information to an outside of the housing. The output control circuit is configured to control, based at least on the magnetic field detection information, the integrated circuit to operate in at least one of a first state in which a current flows from the second output port to an outside of the integrated circuit and a second state in which a current flows from the outside of the integrated circuit to the second output port.