Abstract: An exemplary thermal protection system includes a body having a first surface, at least one stationary thermal member disposed at least partially proximate the first surface and at least one heat producing device. An aperture, defined by at least one exterior edge can penetrate both the body and the stationary thermal member. At least a portion of the heat producing device can be disposed proximate the aperture. A moveable thermal member translatable between a first position and a second position, can be disposed proximate the stationary thermal member, the aperture, and the heat producing device when in the first position. When in the first position, a first portion of the moveable thermal member can overlap at least a portion of the stationary thermal member. When in the second position, the moveable thermal member can be disposed distal to the aperture and the at least one heat producing device.

Abstract: A shift register for use in an LCD is disclosed. The shift register provides better gate driving signals with the lower coupling effect. The shift register includes two switches. The control node of the first switch is electrically coupled to the control node of the second switch. One end of the first switch receives a clock signal, and the other end of the first switch is electrically coupled to one end of the second switch. The other end of the second switch outputs a gate driving signal. Both of the two switches are controlled by a control signal.

Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for male or female contraception are provided. The compositions include an effective amount of netrin-1 to reduce or inhibit sperm concentration in semen of males or to inhibit or reduce fusion of male gametes with female gametes in a female subject Still another embodiment provides a method for diagnosing male infertility by determining the amount of netrin-1 in a sample of epididymal fluid or semen from a male subject, comparing the amount of netting-1 in the sample to levels of netrin-1 in samples of epididymal fluid or semen from fertile males, wherein levels of netrin-1 in the sample from the male subject that are higher or lower than levels of netrin-1 in samples from fertile males are indicative of male infertility in the male subject.

Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal end, an output voltage terminal, a control power terminal, a low-voltage end, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage end, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a cascade unit coupled to the control power terminal, the first node, and the control module for controlling connection between the control power terminal and the first node according to the control signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor package substrate proposed by the invention includes a base body and a plurality of finger pads disposed on surface of the base body, wherein the finger pads are arranged in such a way that an angle is formed between connecting line of centers of two adjacent finger pads and the direction in which the finger pads are arranged. The finger pads are waterdrop shaped finger pads with arc ends and angle ends alternately disposed on surface of the substrate, alternately disposed waterdrop shaped finger pads and arc shaped finger pads, or alternately disposed arc shaped finger pads at a predetermined spacing. According to the present invention, distance between adjacent finger pads is reduced and problem of short circuit as a result of erroneous contact between bonding wire and adjacent finger pad is prevented.

Abstract: A magnetic antenna is provided. The magnetic antenna includes an antenna; and a magnetic piece configured near the antenna with a distance therebetween.

Abstract: Incinerator ashes, which is obtained after treating municipal solid waste, incinerator ashes or its plasma vitrified slag is made into mineral fibers. Cullet is added during manufacturing the mineral fibers for conditioning. The mineral fibers thus obtained have a good strength and could raise value of recycled product. In addition, it could reduce impact of the incinerator ashes to the environment and environmental protection is achieved.

Abstract: MEMS devices and methods for utilizing sacrificial layers are provided. An embodiment comprises forming a first sacrificial layer and a second sacrificial layer over a substrate, wherein the second sacrificial layer acts as an adhesion layer. Once formed, the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer are patterned such that the second sacrificial layer is undercut to form a step between the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer. A top capacitor electrode is formed over the second sacrificial layer, and the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer are removed in order to free the top capacitor electrode.

Abstract: A display panel including a pair of substrates, a color filter layer, and a display medium is provided. The substrates including a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel at least having a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, and a fourth sub-pixel. The color filter layer is disposed on one of the substrates and at least has a first color filtering pattern disposed in the first sub-pixel, a second color filtering pattern disposed in the second sub-pixel, a third color filtering pattern disposed in the third sub-pixel, and a fourth color filtering pattern disposed in the fourth sub-pixel. The display medium is disposed between the pair of substrates, wherein the display medium correspondingly disposed in the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, the third sub-pixel, and the fourth sub-pixel has thicknesses of T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively, and T1>T2>T3 and T1>T4>T3.

Abstract: An inkjet printer having a rolling mechanism for flattening ink droplets is disclosed. The inkjet printer includes a carriage track being connected to a work platform of the inkjet printer, a printing module slidably mounted upon the carriage track to allow lateral movement, and at least one rolling mechanism disposed on the sidewall of a inkjet printhead assembly of the printing module or independently mounted upon the carriage track, wherein the rolling mechanism can roll over the surface of print media and flatten the ink droplets thereon before drying, to form printed image layers with uniform thickness for increasing image quality and reliability of the inkjet printer.

Abstract: An exemplary method for driving a display device is provided. At least one set of input signals is received. Finding the original signals being the same with the input signals in the signal transforming table is executed. The pixel driving signals is outputted. If at least one of the found second and third original signals is equal to zero, and the found first original signal is equal to neither zero nor maximal gray scale, at least one of the outputted second and third sub-pixel driving signals, and the outputted fourth sub-pixel driving signal are equal to zero. Then, at least one of the pixels of the pixel array is driven by the outputted pixel driving signals. The input signals is transformed into the pixel driving signals by use of the signal transforming table, thereby saving the cost and improving the displaying quality.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for forming an electronic device package, which includes providing a carrier substrate having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface; forming a cavity from the upper surface of the carrier substrate; disposing an electronic device having a conducting electrode in the cavity; forming a filling layer in the cavity, wherein the filling layer surround the electronic device; thinning the carrier substrate from the lower surface to a predetermined thickness; forming at least a through-hole in the electronic device or the in the carrier substrate; and forming a conducting layer over a sidewall of the through-hole, wherein the conducting layer electrically connects to the conducting electrode.

Abstract: A KVM switch expansion device includes a box disposed with multiple I/O ports thereon and containing a control component connected to those I/O ports; one or a multiple space is disposed to the box for accommodating expansion module at where other than those I/O ports are provided or the expansion module is separately provided in the form of another box to directly create telecommunication connection with the control component by means of a connection interface for the existing KVM switch to provide new user interface with an expansion module.

Abstract: A handgrip pivot structure is provided for a hand puller, including two spaced anus defining aligned holes, a shaft rotatably arranged between the arms, and a collar rotatably fit over the shat for being hand held by an operator to reciprocally sway the hand puller and thus tighten or loosen a cable. The present invention provide such a feature that two pivoting arrangements are provided respectively between the shaft and the collar and between the shaft and the holes of the arms, whereby 360 degree full-turn rotation of the handgrip can be realized with more smooth operation than the conventional structure and jamming and stress concentration can be effectively eliminated.

Abstract: A routing tool allows a user to create a set of routing templates, each specifying the shape of a routing corridor and identifying the corridor's terminal edges. Each routing template also specifies a set of constraints on routing of an unspecified number of conductors that are to be routed between the corridor's terminal edges. To direct the tool to create a routing plan for a particular set of conductors in a particular routing space, the user selects one of the routing templates and modifies the routing template if necessary to adjust the specified shape of the corridor to match that of the particular routing space or to adjust its specified routing constraints if necessary to accommodate any particular routing constraints to be imposed on that set of conductors. The routing tool then processes the modified routing template to generate the routing plan for routing the set of conductors between the terminal edges of the specified corridor in a manner that satisfies the specified routing constraints.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chip resistor and method for making the same. The chip resistor includes a substrate, a pair of bottom electrodes, a resistive film, a pair of main upper electrodes, a first protective coat, a pair of barrier layers, a second protective coat, a pair of side electrodes and at least one plated layer. The first protective coat is disposed over the resistive film, and covers part of the main upper electrodes. The barrier layers are disposed on the main upper electrodes, and cover part of the first protective coat. The second protective coat is disposed on the first protective coat, and covers part of the barrier layers. The plated layers cover the barrier layers, the bottom electrodes and the side electrodes. As a result, the chip resistor features high corrosion resistance.

Abstract: The snow cover of the invention has a main shade with fastening elements located at the upper end to be anchored on the car roof and other fastening elements on a lower end to be anchored on the car hood. The snow cover includes two triangular pendent self-stretched flaps each fastens to a pendant to stretch the main shade smoothly to neatly cover the windshield. When car doors are opened, two pendent self-stretched flaps slide quickly inside the car doors due to pendant principle. After the card doors are closed, two pendent self-stretched flaps are clamped by the car doors and the car body and held inside the car body. To move the snow cover, open the car doors, unfasten fastening elements at the upper and lower ends of the main shade, then the snow cover can be removed and stowed.

Abstract: A motor position signal processing apparatus electrically connected to a signal processor and an optical encoder of a motor control system includes a first switch, a second switch, a first signal integration amplifier, a first separator, a second signal integration amplifier, a second separator, a third signal integration amplifier, a third separator, a fourth separator and an inverter. An enable signal outputted by the signal processor is processed by the inverter to switch the operation to the first switch or the second switch. An incremental signal outputted by the optical encoder, a motor mechanical position and a reset correction signal are processed by the first, second and third signal integration amplifiers and transmitted to the signal processor for controlling the operation of a motor.

Abstract: A method for recovering reforming catalyst comprises obtaining spent reforming catalysts; immersing the spent reforming catalysts with different degrees of aging into a light solution to obtain immersed catalysts and allowing the light solution to enter pores in the spent reforming catalysts to lower a pseudo-skeletal density of each spent reforming catalyst to obtain immersed catalysts; immersing the immersed catalysts into a heavy solution that has a density greater than pseudo-skeletal density of the immersed catalysts and replacing the light solution in the pores in the immersed catalysts by the heavy solution to increase density of the immersed catalysts; and awaiting the immersed catalysts to settle in the heavy solution to obtain settled catalysts, wherein different settling velocities due to aging creates layers of settled catalysts. Therefore, the reforming catalysts with different degrees of aging are easily classified into different layers, which can be reused for cost saving.