Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The container can be sealed by a lid structure and the lid structure may include a rotatable handle. The container may further have a holder used to engage the container and the holder and container may be configured to lock to each other.

Abstract: An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid can include a wall defining a recess. The slider can be configured to slide in the recess and can be configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening to aid in preventing spilling of contents of the container and an opened position where the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be consumed. The slider can be configured to be removable from the lid and can be replaced back on the lid. Additionally, the slider can be configured to lock into place on the recess in both the closed position and the opened position.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) communication method comprising generating, at a transmitter device, a primary signal and a secondary signal. Each of the signals comprise digital temperature data and digital humidity data. The secondary signal is a phase shifted representation of the primary signal. The HVAC communication method further comprises transmitting the primary signal and the secondary signal to a receiver device via a wireless link. The method continues by storing a look-up table that maps bit streams to temperature values and humidity values. The method continues by performing, at the receiver device, a comparison using the primary signal to execute error checking, and determining, at the receiver device, a temperature value and a humidity value using the look-up table based on the comparison.

Abstract: Containers can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The second outer wall can include a second end configured to support the container on a surface. The containers can include a removably engaged handle.

Abstract: A contact lens is placed on a patient's eye during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery and is supported by a contact lens mounting speculum having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while enabling alignment to an optical axis of the surgical microscope. The contact lens mounting speculum may be used with different patients, speculum blades, contact lenses (direct and indirect), and lens mounting positions.

Abstract: An indirect contact lens is mechanically coupled to a surgical microscope during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The indirect contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery but is supported by a surgical microscope attachment having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while remaining aligned to an optical axis of the surgical microscope.

Abstract: Methods for removing, reducing or treating the trace metal contaminants and the smaller fine sized cerium oxide particles from cerium oxide particles, cerium oxide slurry or chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) process are applied. The treated chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions, or the CMP polishing compositions prepared by using the treated cerium oxide particles or the treated cerium oxide slurry are used to polish substrate that contains at lease a surface comprising silicon dioxide film for STI (Shallow trench isolation) processing and applications. The reduced nano-sized particle related defects have been observed due to the reduced trace metal ion contaminants and reduced very smaller fine cerium oxide particles in the Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP polishing.

Abstract: Methods for removing, reducing or treating the trace metal contaminants and the smaller fine sized cerium oxide particles from cerium oxide particles, cerium oxide slurry or chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) process are applied. The treated chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions, or the CMP polishing compositions prepared by using the treated cerium oxide particles or the treated cerium oxide slurry are used to polish substrate that contains at lease a surface comprising silicon dioxide film for STI (Shallow trench isolation) processing and applications. The reduced nano-sized particle related defects have been observed due to the reduced trace metal ion contaminants and reduced very smaller fine cerium oxide particles in the Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP polishing.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a disposable cartridge suitable for use in detecting the presence of analytes in fluid samples. The cartridge is designed to provide “lab on a chip” capabilities and comprises a plurality of sample storage reservoirs and analytical compartments/channels. A valve system based on valve disks aids in securely transferring samples from storage reservoirs to analytical channels and detectors with minimal use of common channels, which reduces risk of cross-contamination.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (FIGS. 4 and 5A) is disclosed. The transponder includes first (RF) and second (GND) terminals. A first resonant circuit (500, 504, 508) is connected between the first and second terminals. A second resonant circuit (502, 504, 508) has a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency and is connected between the first and second terminals.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (FIGS. 4 and 5A) is disclosed. The transponder includes first (RF) and second (GND) terminals. A first resonant circuit (500, 504, 508) is connected between the first and second terminals. A second resonant circuit (502, 504, 508) has a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency and is connected between the first and second terminals.

Abstract: A semiconductor power device comprises a metal conductor (6) coupled to a semiconductor region (30) of the device, one or more bumps (8) formed in contact with the metal conductor (6) and a frame (14) formed of high conductivity material. The frame (14) comprises a connecting portion (18) for connecting to at least one of the one or more bumps (8) so as to provide an external connection to the semiconductor region (30) of the device.

Abstract: The present invention is a double-jointed, tendon-driven revolute joint, a decoupled tendon-driven wrist, an antibacklash mechanism, a robot control system, and a robot manipulator incorporating the double-jointed, tendon-driven revolute joint, decoupled tendon-driven wrist, and antibacklash mechanism. The robot manipulator is a microsurgical teleoperated robot with actuators located at an actuator base. The overall system architecture includes a slave robot manipulator coupled to an amplifier chassis which is coupled to a control chassis. The control chassis is coupled to a workstation with a graphical user interface. Components of the robot manipulator are categorized into a mechanical sub-system, an electronics sub-system, a servo-control sub-system, and a high-level software control sub-system.