Abstract: The Therapeutic Vibrator is a small barrel-shaped container housing a motor and at least one battery for the electric power source. The Therapeutic Vibrator is typically activated by an on/off switch or push-button at one end of the barrel, and when activated, the barrel will vibrate delivering massage to a specific body part. The barrel may comprise two halves that fasten together having recesses and cavities for battery (typically button-cell type), motor, switch wiring, etc. The barrel may then be contained within an appropriate vibrator body made from a material that is soft to the touch. The Therapeutic Vibrator may be used in a sex toy or in any other appropriate massaging device, such as small massagers for hands or faces.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to various systems for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient. The mitral valve repair system of the present invention comprises a guide catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one internal lumen formed therein, a therapy catheter capable of applying a suture to the tissue, and a fastener catheter capable of attaching a fastener to the suture. The therapy catheter and the fastener catheter are capable of traversing the internal lumen of the guide catheter. In addition, the present invention discloses various methods for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient.

Abstract: Provided is a fast handover method using a layer 2 (L2) and layer 3 (L3) combination. When a mobile node moves from a present region to another region, fast handover of the mobile node is provided using a location update function between handover control agents (HCAs), and data bicasting from an old HCA wherein the mobile node performs handover to a new HCA.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes an integrated circuit structure including a PMOS transistor including a first gate electrode; a first source region; and a first drain region; an NMOS transistor including a second gate electrode, wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are portions of a gate electrode strip; a second source region; and a second drain region. No additional transistors are formed between the PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor. The integrated circuit further includes a VDD power rail connected to the first source region; a VSS power rail connected to the second source region; and an interconnection port electrically connected to the gate electrode strip. The interconnection port is on an outer side of a MOS pair region including the PMOS transistor, the NMOS transistor, and the region between the PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor. The portion of the gate electrode strip in the MOS pair region is substantially straight.

Abstract: A hinge (200) is provided in connection with a mobile phone. The hinge includes a shaft (21), a cam (22), a sleeve (25), a torsion spring (24) and a compression spring (23). The shaft includes a first end with two rotatable blocks (211) formed thereon and a second opposite end. The cam includes a first cam end having a flat surface (2230), an intermediate portion (221), a second cam end. The cam surrounds the shaft with the rotatable blocks abutting against the flat surface and being rotatable relative to the cam. The sleeve includes a first end engaged with the second cam end of the cam, and a second end abutting the second end of the shaft. The torsion spring has an inner finger (242) coupled to the shaft, and an outer finger (241) coupled to the sleeve. The compression spring surrounds the intermediate portion of the cam.

Abstract: A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof, producing a paper ballot or sheet for the session by printing the selections on a sheet form or printing a sheet form including the selections, and optionally submitting the printed paper ballot or sheet for reading the selections printed thereon. The printed ballot or sheet may include an identifier for the selected template.

Abstract: A light emitting assembly (50) includes a metal circuit board (54) having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a light emitting module (52) mounted on the first surface of the metal circuit board, and a cooling module (58) attached to the second surface of the metal circuit board. A backlight device (90) includes a reflection plate (91), a diffuser sheet (93) disposed on the reflection plate and a plurality of light emitting assemblies (92) regularly arranged between the reflection plate and the diffuser sheet. Each light emitting assembly includes a metal circuit board (922) having a first surface and an opposite surface, a light emitting module (921) mounted on the first surface of the metal circuit board and a cooling module (923) attached to the second surface of the metal circuit board. The present light emitting assembly and backlight device can increase heat abstraction efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention includes a technique for making a dual voltage integrated circuit device. A gate dielectric layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate and a gate material layer is formed on the dielectric layer. A first region of the gate material layer is doped to a first nonzero level and a second region of the gate material level is doped to a second nonzero level greater than the first level. A first field effect transistor is defined that has a first gate formed from the first region. Also, a second field effect transistor is defined that has a second gate formed from the second region. The first transistor is operable at a gate threshold voltage greater than the second transistor in accordance with a difference between the first level and the second level.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing hood assembly for a vehicle includes an inner layer operatively secured to an upper layer having a first interface surface. The inner layer has opposing first and second surfaces defining a sinusoidal profile that is oriented to extend from the forward end of the vehicle towards the rearward end of the vehicle. The sinusoidal profile includes varying amplitudes and wavelengths along different regions of the hood assembly. The amplitudes and wavelengths are individually configured to provide regionally distinct predetermined levels of absorption and attenuation of kinetic energy imparted to the hood assembly by an object upon impact therebetween. Preferably, the hood assembly also includes a lower layer having a second interface surface; wherein the inner layer has a plurality of bonding surfaces attached to the first and second interface surfaces to thereby define a plurality of laterally oriented channels.

Abstract: A method for processing ballots having page numbers comprises imaging the ballot; determining the page numbers from the images and whether the page numbers are in a sequence. If the page numbers are in a page number sequence, then decoding the voting selections marked on the ballot.

Abstract: A touch window including a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a first conductive film and a pad is provided. The second transparent substrate is disposed on one side of the first transparent substrate, and the area of the first transparent substrate is larger than that of the second transparent substrate. The first conductive film is disposed on the second transparent substrate and is located between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The pad is disposed on the same side of the first transparent substrate as the second transparent substrate being disposed.

Abstract: Embodiments of method of manufacturing an implantable pump, including providing an upper layer comprising a dome structure for housing a drug chamber and a cannula in fluid communication with the drug chamber, providing a middle deflection layer adjacent the drug chamber, providing a bottom layer comprising electrolysis electrodes, and bonding the upper layer, middle deflection layer, and bottom layer to form the pump.

Abstract: A cleaning assembly for a surface of a roller has a dry-ice container, a connector and an injector. The dry-ice container contains CO2. The connector has two ends and one end connects the dry-ice container. The injector is mounted on the other end of the connector, is coupled with the connector and the dry-ice container and allows CO2 to be sprayed out of the injector toward the surface of the roller. Because CO2 is solid when it is sprayed out of the injector toward the surface of the roller, the solid CO2 provides enough kinetic energy to residues in cells of the roller. Therefore, the residues can be removed from the cells. Additionally, after the solid CO2 impacts the surface of the roller, the solid CO2 sublimates directly to a gas CO2, so there is no stain or other spot to be remained on the surface of the roller.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus is configured to project a pattern of an original illuminated by an illumination system onto a substrate by a projection optical system to expose the substrate, and comprises a light-shielding member configured to define a position at which light falls on an image plane of the projection optical system, an illuminance sensor configured to measure an illuminance on the image plane, and a controller configured to detect a position, on the image plane, of the illuminance sensor, wherein the controller is configured to detect the position of the illuminance sensor based on the output from the illuminance sensor obtained while moving the light-shielding member so that a position at which light falls on the image plane moves along the image plane.

Abstract: A nanogenerator includes a first frame, a second frame, a first conductor, a second conductor, an array of nano-rods, and an array of electrodes. The second frame engages the first frame. The first conductor is fixed to a first inner surface of the first frame facing the second frame. The second conductor is fixed to a second inner surface of the second frame facing the first frame. The array of nano-rods extends from a first surface of the first conductor toward the second frame. The array of electrodes extends from a second surface of the second conductor toward the first frame. The array of electrodes corresponds to the array of nano-rods. The hardness of the array of electrodes is being greater than that of the array of nano-rods.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a printed circuit board, a plug fixedly and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, an electromagnetic shielding cover configured for encompassing the printed circuit board, a reinforced frame configured for framing the plug and the electromagnetic shielding cover to the circuit board and, a housing configured for housing the printed circuit board, the plug, the electromagnetic shielding cover and the reinforced frame therein.

Abstract: A transformer includes a primary winding coil, a winding frame member, multiple first three-dimensional conductive pieces, a second three-dimensional conductive piece, a magnetic core assembly and a fixing plate. The winding frame member includes a first winding frame and a second winding frame for winding the primary winding coil thereon. The first three-dimensional conductive pieces are respectively sheathed around the first winding frame and the second winding frame of the winding frame member. The second three-dimensional conductive piece is arranged between the first three-dimensional conductive pieces. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the first three-dimensional conductive pieces, the first winding frame, the second winding frame and the second three-dimensional conductive piece.

Abstract: The present invention innovatively discloses a relay thermal conductor being made of material with better thermal conducting characteristics, wherein one end or face of the relay thermal conductor is thermal conductively coupled with the first thermal body for heating or cooling; while another end or face of the relay thermal conductor is thermal conductively coupled with the interface thermal conductor, wherein the interface thermal conductor having higher specific heat capacity is used as the thermal conduction carrier between the relay thermal conductor and the second thermal body.

Abstract: A secondary cell featuring a transient rise in temperature once charged to saturation is coupled and thereby forms a composite structure with a charging assembly by mutual engagement of conductive contacts provided on either part. The force of union generated by the coupling compresses a thermosetting prestressed means which is a spring or other prestressed element the coupling brings the contacts into conduction to initiate charging. The stress is released once charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation, followed by cutoff of the charging current to the secondary cell.