Abstract: An ionomeric particulate composition made by suspension polymerization is provided. The composition comprises at least one vinyl monomer; an acid monomer; a metal oxide; at least two surfactants, one of which is a monomer surfactant; and polyacrylamide. The particulates' size can be controlled by use of the polyacrylainide and various surfactants, and not through the conventional means of homogenization. Particle size in the range of less than 10 micrometers can be made. The ionomeric particulate is made in the absence of a chain transfer agent and thus can have high molecular weight.

Abstract: Zincselenide (ZnSe) thin films were grown on quartz glass and GaAs(100) substrates by continuous wave (CW) CO2 laser with ion beam assisted deposition. The ZnSe thin films are applied for multilayer anti-reflection coatings and blue light emitting devices. There are advantages to this technique over the Ion-Beam coating, MBE, MOCVD and PLD methods for fabricating layered semiconductors. It is cheaper and safer than Ion-Beam coating, MBE, MOCVD and others. It is cheaper and safer to heat the target locally by using a continuous wave laser so that contaminations and heat radiation are reduced. It is also cheaper and safer to avoid the splash of PLD.

Abstract: A track device comprises a first track and a second track slidably received in the first track. An engaging member is mounted to an end of the first rack and includes at least one positioning block. The second track further includes two hooks for engaging with two ends of a pressing member mounted to the second track. The pressing member includes a protruded portion that can be pressed. The pressing member further includes at least one notch defined by two parallel walls. When the second track is pulled outward along a longitudinal direction, the notch is engaged with the positioning block of the engaging member of the first track, thereby providing a better positioning effect. When the protruded portion of the pressing member is pressed, the notch is disengaged from the positioning block, thereby allowing disengagement or engagement of the second track from or into the first track.

Abstract: A track device comprises a first track, a second track slidably received in the first track, and a third track slidably received in the second track. The first track includes a retaining block having an upper side and an underside side. Each of the upper side and the underside side of the retaining block has a first end having an inclined surface tapering toward a longitudinal axis of the retaining block. Each of the upper side and the underside side of the retaining block further has a second end with an engaging portion. The second track is slidably received in the first track and has a clamping member mounted thereto. The clamping member includes a main body with two opposite sides and two resilient legs each having an intermediate portion connected to an associated side of the main body. Each resilient leg further includes a first end extending beyond the main body and a second end extending beyond the main body.

Abstract: A retaining structure. The retaining structure includes a retaining member on a first track and a pressing block on a second track slidably received in the first track. The retaining member has two resilient legs and the pressing block has two protrusions. When the second track is mounted in the first track and pulled outward to a predetermined position, the legs of the retaining member press against inner sides of the protrusions of the pressing block to prevent inadvertent inward movement of the second track in the first track. When the second track in the predetermined position is pushed inwards by an appropriate force, the protrusions of the pressing block press to deform the legs of the retaining member to allow the protrusions of the pressing block to move across the retaining member, thus allowing inward movement of the second track in the first track.

Abstract: A relevancy ranking and clustering method and system that determines the relevance of a document relative to a user's query using a similarity comparison process. Input queries are parsed into one or more query predicate structures using an ontological parser. The ontological parser parses a set of known documents to generate one or more document predicate structures. A comparison of each query predicate structure with each document predicate structure is performed to determine a matching degree, represented by a real number. A multilevel modifier strategy is implemented to assign different relevance values to the different parts of each predicate structure match to calculate the predicate structure's matching degree. The relevance of a document to a user's query is determined by calculating a similarity coefficient, based on the structures of each pair of query predicates and document predicates.

Abstract: A track device comprises a first track and a second track. An engaging member is mounted to an end of the first rack and includes at least one leg and at least one operative wall. The first track further includes an upper longitudinal lip and a lower longitudinal lip. The second track is slidably received in the first track and guided between the upper longitudinal lip and the lower longitudinal lip. A pressing block and a resilient member are mounted to the second track. The pressing block includes a pressing leg and a shoulder. The pressing leg presses against an end of the resilient member. The end of the resilient member includes a tappet plate. Another end of the resilient member includes a pressing portion. The shoulder of the pressing block abuts against the leg of the first track.

Abstract: An organic particulate-filled adhesive is provided comprising ionomeric particulate dispersed in a polymer matrix containing water-soluble polymer or water-dispersible polymer. The adhesive preferably contains a plasticizer. If desired, in some formulations, the adhesive can contain additives, such as opacifying agents, skin cleansers, skin moisturizers, vitamins, and herbal extracts. The adhesive can have pressure sensitive adhesive properties, although such properties are not necessary. The adhesive can be formulated so as to be useful as a repulpable adhesive and as a cosmetic adhesive.

Abstract: A control circuit to allow the use of an unbuffered DIMM in a system with a registered-DIMM-only chipset. The control circuit is for receiving an address signal and control signal outputted from the registered-DIMM-only chipset. Then, according to the DIMM installed into a memory module socket, the control circuit controls a transmitting module or buffering module to selectively output the address signal and control signal of the DIMM to the memory module socket. In a system with a registered-DIMM-only chipset, users can selectively use a registered DIMM or an unbuffered DIMM installed in the memory module socket according to actual condition.

Abstract: An organic particulate-filled adhesive is provided comprising ionomeric particulate dispersed in a polymer matrix containing water-soluble polymer or water-dispersible polymer. The adhesive preferably contains a plasticizer. If desired, in some formulations, the adhesive can contain additives, such as opacifying agents, skin cleansers, skin moisturizers, vitamins, and herbal extracts. The adhesive can have pressure sensitive adhesive properties, although such properties are not necessary. The adhesive can be formulated so as to be useful as a repulpable adhesive and as a cosmetic adhesive.

Abstract: A timing generating apparatus includes a master timing module adapted to receive an external reference clock and to generate a coarse timing pulse signal. A slave timing module is coupled electrically to the master timing module and receives the coarse timing pulse signal, from which a fine timing pulse signal is generated. A calibration module coupled electrically to the master timing module and the slave timing module receives the coarse timing pulse signal and the fine timing pulse signal, determines a phase difference value between the two, and generates a phase compensation signal corresponding to difference between the phase difference value and a predetermined phase difference value. The slave timing module includes a delay control unit and a voltage-controlled delay unit, which introduce a phase delay into the coarse timing pulse signal so as to generate the fine timing pulse signal.

Abstract: The invention discloses a universal Contact Image Sensor (CIS) carriage for a flatbed scanner which can be adapted to various guiding and supporting structures, thereby to simplify the structure of the scanner and reduce the manufacture cost and maintenance fee. The CIS carriage consists of a bar-shaped carriage for holding a CIS module, a plurality of elastic elements, and a CIS module. The CIS carriage is lifted up to contact tightly with the bottom surface side of the sheet table to assure the sheet in focus, thereby to generate stable picture quality of images.

Abstract: A micro-adjusting device of the bicycle brake holder is composed of a cap, an adjusting seat, a ferrule, an elastic body, and an adjustment bolt. The cap is mounted on the adjusting seat which is engaged with the ferrule fastened with the bicycle brake holder. The elastic body has a horizontal end which is fastened with the cap, and a vertical end which is received in a through hole of the head of the adjustment bolt. The adjustment bolt has a threaded body which is adjustably located in an adjustment slot of the bicycle brake holder. The adjustment bolt is securely located at a position in the adjustment slot of the bicycle brake holder by a fastening nut which is engaged with the threaded body of the adjustment bolt.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lightweight foamed ceramic body from components comprising: (a) at least one expandable volcanic mineral; (b) at least one alkaline earth metal oxide, hydroxide, or carbonate, (c) at least one inorganic binder and (d) a foaming stabilizer, the method comprising: (1) sintering and expanding a mixture of components (a) to (d); (2) mixing the sintered and expanded material with water; (3) grinding the mixture of sintered and expanded material with water to form a ground mixture; (4) drying said ground mixture to form a dried mixture; (5) crushing said dried mixture to form a fine powder; (6) shaping said powder into a desired form to form a powder form; and (7) sintering said powder form. The ceramic material is preferably manufactured in a tunnel-type kiln. The resulting foamed ceramic is not only light in weight, but excellent in insulating properties due to its discrete cell of closed cellular structure. The foamed ceramic is useful in structural and building materials.

Abstract: A micro-adjusting device of a bicycle brake holder is composed of a cap, an adjusting piece, an adjusting seat, an elastic body, a ferrule fastened with the bicycle brake holder, and an adjusting bolt. The adjusting seat is engaged with the cap via the adjusting piece. The elastic body has a horizontal end which is located in an arcuate recess of the adjusting seat, and a vertical end which is located in a notch of the adjusting seat. The microadjustment of the bicycle brake holder is attained by rotating the adjusting bolt to bring about a displacement of the adjusting piece so as to cause the horizontal end of the elastic body to displace in the arcuate recess of the adjusting seat.

Abstract: An arm and hand ultra violet protection sleeve for driving includes a special graded fabric sun-block sleeve for UV protection while driving. The UV-proof sleeve is constructed of special graded soft and smooth irritation free fabric material, and with an elongated air ventilating chamber-like cavity extended from the upper arm portion down to the wrist area and from the wrist, a cuff extends in arch over the back of the hand which ends over the tip of the fingers, and with fastening elements and openings to both ends, so that the sleeve can be held in place gently and worn comfortably while driving. The UV protection sleeve can effectively narrow down and reduce the chance of drivers contracting any type of skin damage or health hazardous skin diseases from the intrusion of ultra violet radiation.

Abstract: Magnetic media having a backside coating containing polymeric acrylate particles are provided. The polymeric acrylate particles are prepared from about 50-98 parts by weight of at least one kind of polymerizable di(meth)acrylate monomer of the formula:CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.1 C(O)O--X--O(O)CCR.sup.1 .dbd.CH.sub.2wherein each R.sup.1 is independently H (for diacrylates) or CH.sub.3 (for dimethacrylates) and X is a divalent branched or unbranched aliphatic or aromatic linking group; and about 2-50 parts by weight of at least one kind of polymerizable hydroxyl-containing monomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides:A core-shell insert latex composition comprising latex particles, each latex particle comprising:(a) a core comprising a (co)polymer comprising (meth)acrylate ester;(b) a shell, surrounding the core, comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises:(i) a nitrogen-bearing ethylenically-unsaturated free-radically polymerizable monomer;(ii) at least one (meth)acrylate ester of about a C.sub.1 to about a C.sub.14 alcohol; and(iii) an optional ethylenically-unsaturated free-radically polymerizable silane monomer; wherein the nitrogen-bearing ethylenically-unsaturated free-radically polymerizable monomer comprises from about 15 to about 60 percent by weight of the shell and further wherein the core comprises from about 40 to about 85 percent of the weight of the total core-shell latex particle.The invention also relates to the use of the core-shell latex composition as a binder or primer for coatings and adhesives.