Abstract: A curtain assembly a top box and a first curtain and a second curtain are connected to the scrolling mechanism in the top box. The second end of the first curtain is connected to the second end of the second curtain by multiple securing units which are fixed to a transverse bar on the second curtain. Multiple restriction members each include a clamping part and an elongate plate which extends perpendicularly from the clamping part. The second curtain includes multiple transverse sections separated by section rods which extend through passages defined transversely in the second curtain. Each passage communicates with two notches which are located corresponding to two sides of the first curtain. The clamping parts of the restriction members are inserted through the notches and clamp the section rods, and the elongate plates are located outside of the first curtain.

Abstract: The embodiments of methods described in this disclosure for trimming back nitride spacers for replacement gates allows the hard mask layers (or hard mask) to protect the polysilicon above the high-K dielectric during trim back process. The process sequence also allows determining the trim-back amount based on the process uniformity (or control) of nitride deposition and nitride etchback (or trimming) processes. Nitride spacer trim-back process integration is critical to avoid creating undesirable consequences, such as silicided polyisicon on top of high-K dielectric described above. The integrated process also allows widening the space between the gate structures to allow formation of silicide with good quality and allow contact plugs to have sufficient contact with the silicide regions. The silicide with good quality and good contact between the contact plugs and the silicide regions increase the yield of contact and allows the contact resistance to be in acceptable and workable ranges.

Abstract: A shower curtain assembly includes a shower curtain having multiple slits defined between the through holes and the top edge of the shower curtain. Multiple ring units are connected to the shower curtain and located corresponding to the connection areas respectively. Each ring unit includes a first part and a second part. The first part is a ring-shaped part with a gap defined radially therethrough and the gap is located corresponding to the slit. The second part is a substantially horseshoe-shaped part having a first end and a second end. The first end is bent to form a first closing portion and the second end is bent to form a second closing portion which is overlapped on the first closing portion so as to close the second passing hole. A shower rod separates the slits, the gaps and the overlapped closing portions when installed to the shower curtain.

Abstract: A shower curtain ring assembly includes multiple curtain ring units each have a ring and a clamping portion extending from the ring, the shower rod extends through the rings. Each clamping portion includes two extensions with an entrance defined between two distal ends of the two extensions and a slot is defined in the two extensions so as to accommodate the first and second parts and the shower curtain. The shower curtain includes first and second collars connected thereto and the first and second collars are engaged with a periphery of the passage. The first and second collars push the two extensions outward so as to be retained between the passage between the extensions. Therefore, the shower curtain can be connected to or removed from the shower rod without removing the shower rod from the rings.

Abstract: The window blind includes a plurality of blind elements spacedly supported between upper and lower supports and configured to have a plurality of stationary blinds and a plurality of adjustable blinds alternating with the stationary blinds, and a blind controlling arrangement including a first controlling cord set, a second controlling cord set, and a plurality of control members selectively coupling with the first controlling cord to retain the adjustable blinds in position in responsive to the first controlling cord. When the first controlling cord is pulled, only the adjustable blinds are upwardly lifted to adjust a relative distance between the stationary blind and adjustable blind, so as to adjust a light permitting range therebetween.

Abstract: A method for estimating internal multiples in seismic data. The method includes selecting a subset from a set of regularly sampled seismic data based on a low-discrepancy point set. The method may then include integrating one or more depth integrals of the inverse-scattering internal multiple prediction (ISIMP) algorithm over each data point in the subset. After integrating the depth integrals, the method may then include integrating a function of the integrated depth integrals using a quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) integration over the subset, thereby generating an estimate of the internal multiples.

Abstract: A method for routing data, using a stateless routing protocol includes communicating data between a source host and a destination host in a network with a plurality of hosts. Each host in the network has a unique numerical address. The method comprises determining a least common ancestor host of the source host and the destination host using the unique numerical address of each of the source and destination hosts. The data is sent from the source host to the least common ancestor host, and then sent from the least common ancestor host to the destination host. Alternatively, the data can be routed using a stateful routing protocol in which each host records the address of its neighbors and forwards the data to the neighbor host that is closest to the destination host.

Abstract: The invention is comprised of one or more variably conductive thermal switches. The thermal switches are sandwiched between two thermal conductors (e.g., heat pipes). Within each thermal switch is an array of micro-switches with a number of finger-like structures that are electrically actuated to form one or more thermal connection between two thermally conductive layers. The net thermal conductance of the switch is scalable based on the number of activated micro-switches. By changing the thermal conductance between the source and the sink, the temperature of the source may be adjusted based on the needs of the system in which it is employed.

Abstract: A Roman shade includes a top box and a shade including a first layer and a second layer is connected to the top box. The first layer includes multiple pocket portions formed thereon and the pocket portions each are defined by folding a part upward to define a passage which extends transversely through the first layer. Multiple first holes and second holes are defined through the first layer. The pocket portion is located between the first and second holes. The second layer is located on a first side of the first layer and two control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box and a lower end of each control rope extends through the first hole from the first side of the first layer and passes over a second side of the first layer and then extends through the second hole in sequence.

Abstract: Disclosed are a biomass chemical toner composition and a method for manufacturing the same. First, a biomass resin is mixed with a first hydrophobic resin to form organic particles. The organic particles, a second hydrophobic resin, and a pigment are mixed by emulsion aggregation to form cores. Subsequently, a third hydrophobic resin is formed on the surface of the cores, and the third hydrophobic resin is further heated and coalesced to form a continuous structure encapsulating the cores. Accordingly, the biomass chemical toner obtained from the described method has good anti-humidity, good charge stability, and low fusing temperature.

Abstract: A method of registering a network is applied to a mobile station. The mobile station has a first network module and a second network module. The first network module is for accessing a first network having a third network module. The second and third network modules are for accessing a wideband network. The method of registering the network includes the following steps. First, the second network module transmits an identification code to the third network module via the wideband network. Next, the first network stores the identification code. Finally, the first network notifies, via the first network module, the mobile station that registering succeeds.

Abstract: A window curtain includes a blind body, a curtain cover, and a connecting unit provided for operatively attaching the curtain cover to the blind body. The blind body is formed by a plurality of honeycomb shaped blind element and a controlling cord extending through the blind elements to controllably and foldably operate the blind body between an extended and folded position. The connecting unit has one or more connection parts being selectively provided at the blind elements at regular intervals between the top and bottom of the blind body, so that the curtain cover being attached to the blind body via the connection parts to define a plurality of sections of the curtain cover. Thus, the curtain cover is able to be controllably operated via the blind body in a cordless manner to increase the safety and enhance the aesthetic of the window curtain.

Abstract: An integrated micro-combustion power generator converts hydrocarbon fuel into electricity. The integrated micro-scale power generator includes a micro-machined combustor adapted to convert hydrocarbon fuel into thermal energy and a micro-machined thermoelectric generator adapted to convert the thermal energy into electrical energy. The combustion reaction in the combustor flows in a path in a first plane while the thermal energy flows in a second plane in the generator; the second plane being nearly orthogonal or orthogonal to the first plane. The fuel handler in the combustor is adjacent and thermally isolated from the thermoelectric generator. The fuel handler may include a nozzle and gas flow switch, where the frequency of activation of the gas flow switch controls the amount of the fuel ejected from the nozzle.

Abstract: A structure and method for repairing SDRAM by generating a Slicing Table of Fault Distribution and using the size of SDRAM page as the partition basic block. The Slicing Table of Fault Distribution is generated at each booting or memory-testing, and the elemental range of the number of detected defects is formed. When the number of detected defects exceeds the elemental range, the limits of another partition block with a lower rate of defects are used to cure the defect. The repair bit is also encoded according to the Slicing Table of Fault Distribution, pointing to the remapping bit so that the access operation occurs at the remapping bit. As such, the cost of producing, testing and repairing SDRAM is greatly reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate; and a passive polysilicon device disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The passive polysilicon device further includes a polysilicon feature; and a plurality of electrodes embedded in the polysilicon feature.

Abstract: A signal processing method and device for measuring the input rate of an FM micro-gyro having a modulation frequency FM and having an oscillator sense element having a nominal frequency FOSC is disclosed. In a first aspect of the invention, the method comprises defining a first time interval TWN and a second time interval TWP and measuring the first time interval and the second time interval by counting the number of periods of a predetermined reference frequency. The nominal frequency of the oscillator sense element FOSC is measured along with the modulation frequency FM. From these measurements, the proof mass period NW is calculated. The time difference ?t is calculated from the above measurements. The method then comprises calculating a modulation M that produced the measured ?t, preferably using an iterative method. From the above, the input rate ? is calculated by dividing M by a sensitivity S of the FM micro-gyro.

Abstract: A micro-combustion power system is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the invention is comprised of a housing that further comprises two flow path volumes, each having generally opposing flow path directions and each generally having opposing configurations. Each flow path volume comprises a pre-heating volume having at least one pre-heating heat exchange structure. Each flow path volume further comprises a combustion volume having a combustion means or structure such as a catalytic material disposed therein Further, each flow path volume comprise a post-combustion volume having at least one post-combustion heat exchange structure. One or more thermoelectric generator means is in thermal communication with at least one of the combustion volumes whereby thermal energy generated by an air/fuel catalytic reaction in the combustion volume is transferred to the thermoelectric generator to convert same to electrical energy for use by an external circuit.

Abstract: A guiding structure includes a base and a guiding unit. The base has an opening, and an inner wall of the base, facing the opening, is formed with at least one first guiding element and at least one first restricting element disposed adjacent to the first guiding element. The guiding unit is inserted into the opening and has at least one second guiding element and at least one second restricting element. The second guiding element is correspondingly coupled to or separated from the first restricting element by deforming, bending, rotating or displacing. The first guiding element is disposed corresponding to the second guiding element.

Abstract: A control device for blinds includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilting unit, the transmission unit includes a case in which a coil spring and a gear unit are received. The coil spring is connected between the gear unit and the case. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling rods which are rotated with a transmission rod. Each scrolling rod has a lift cord wrapped thereon and extending through slats of the blinds. The tilting unit includes two tilt members connected to two respective end sections of the two scrolling rods. Two tilt cords have two respective positioning members which are clamped in two clamp grooves of the two tilt members and the tilt cords extend through the slats. The gears in the gear unit can be adjusted so as to cooperate with slats of different weights.

Abstract: Peer-to-peer mobility management in heterogeneous IP networks provides a peer-to-peer mobility module operable to intercept a data packet received at a communication protocol layer of an Internet Protocol communication stack. A translation table may be stored on memory device. The translation table stores real address of one or more network interfaces and a corresponding virtual address. The peer-to-peer mobility module may be further operable to modify the intercepted data packet using the real address and virtual address stored on the translation table.