A vehicle parking control system includes a range-switching device 26 that operates in conjunction with a shift lever 61, which is operated by an operator, and that switches a shift range of an automatic transmission 20 and switches a parking mechanism 27 that is provided in the automatic transmission 20 to an engaged state and a released state; an electric parking brake unit 50 that is operated b...

The oil scooping device (2) has oil recycling element (3), which has a wiper ring (10) for lying at an outer surface of one of the mechanical parts. The mechanical parts rotate relative to each other around a rotational axis. A channel is provided with oil from wiper ring and opens out in a ring channel (7) coaxially to the rotational axis (A). An oil-scooping wheel is connected with one of the me...

A doorway mounted body exercise apparatus has upper and lower horizontal bars bridging the doorway and carrying respective pulleys and, a rearwardly protruding weight set supporting arm which can be swung between either lateral side to the rear of the doorway to accommodate left and right hand hinged doors and can be retracted into the doorway to permit the door to be completely closed while still...

When the electric vehicle (10) is to be towed by a towing vehicle (40), the two vehicles (10,40) are connected by a connection tool (46), and a drive motor prioritization control unit (44) is connected to the communication network (31) by a communication cable (53). Power from a battery (43) is then supplied to the low voltage line (32) by a power supply cable (55), and the inverter (18) is contro...

This invention relates to an optical film cutting method, which includes: a laser beam generation step of performing a waveform shaping of a laser beam to generate a laser beam having a rectangular waveform, and a cutting step of irradiating an optical film with the laser beam obtained by the laser beam generation step and having a rectangular waveform to thereby cut the optical film; as well as t...

In six rows of molten processed regions 13 1 , 13 2 , the molten processed region 13 1 closest to a front face 17a of a metal film 17 opposing a front face 3 of an object to be processed 1 acting as a laser light entrance surface is formed by irradiating a silicon wafer 11 with a reflected light component of laser light L reflected by the front face 17a of the metal film 17. This can form the mol...

The present inventions relates to the use of LEF-1 or functional fragments or homologs thereof, or enhancer or inducer of LEF-1 expression, activity or LEF-1 mediated signalling for the preparation of a pharmaceutical for preventing or treating all types of cytopenia of the myeloid or lymphoid lineage. In particular, the present invention relates to the treatment of severe congenital neutropenia. ...

A centrifuge blood processing system for separating fluid components comprising a first light source (12) comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes in optical communication with the centrifuge blood processing system for providing an incident light beam for illuminating an observation region on the centrifuge blood processing system, a light collection element (14) in optical communication w...

The invention relates to a paper shredder, particularly a multifunctional paper shredder, comprising a housing, an upper cover, a lower cover, a paper feed opening, a trash compartment for shredded paper, a motor, paper shredding blade edges and paper shredding blade axes, wherein furthermore a CD feed opening, a CD trash compartment, CD shredder blade edges and CD blade axes are provided in the h...

A method for measuring a color value such as brightness or intensity of a sample which comprises: measuring color values for a plurality of color standards using a reference color measurement device to obtain a matrix Y that contains the measurements of the color standards as measured by the reference color measurement device; measuring the same plurality of color standards with a field color meas...

3-Methylbenzyl isobutyrate (3-MBIB) is new. Independent claims are also included for (1) preparation of 3-MBIB in one or more steps; and (2) products comprising a carrier or substrate in direct contact with a sensorily-effective amount of 3-MBIB.; Beschrieben wird 3-Methylbenzylisobutyrat und seine Verwendung als Riechstoff, insbesondere zur Vermittlung einer grün-fruchtigen Kopfnote in einer Riec...

A jig main body is engaged with and guided to an edge side of a workpiece to be moved along a longitudinal direction of the workpiece. Herein, a tape portion protruded from the workpiece is folded back while being pressed by a first pressing part provided to the jig main body prior to a top of the edge side. Then, the folded tape portion is pressed by a second pressing part provided to the jig mai...

The present invention relates to a method for processing a photoresist-coated board, a method for manufacturing a stamper for a recording medium and a method for manufacturing a recording medium which can form a fine raised and depressed pattern having a uniform width after development even in the case where a laser beam having a relatively long wavelength is used for forming pre-pits on a recordi...

The method for the determining of production-relevant material properties in a web fed printing press entails first establishing a defined basic state at fixed print positions, then carrying out a specific variation of one of the control components influencing the web tension in the web path, and then from the result of this change on a drive component and/or the web tension deriving information r...

The invention relates to an automobile that is equipped with a gear type transmission comprising the first torque transfer path between the input and output shafts formed by mesh type clutches (19, 20, 21) and second torque transfer path between the input and output shafts formed by transfer torque variable systems (203, 204), and actuators (27, 205) for selecting the torque transfer path. When wh...

A blood processing assembly comprises a frame (70) rotatable about a rotational axis (82) and a blood processing chamber (18) carried by the frame (70) for rotation about the rotational axis(82). An umbilicus (100) has one end coupled to the blood processing chamber (18) along the rotational axis (82) and an opposite end held in a non-rotating position along the rotational axis (82). A mid region ...

This invention relates to apparatus for forming groups of battery plates. The apparatus has dual plate supplies 11, 11' and 13, 13' arranged to feed, respectively, main conveyors 15, 15' and envelopers 12, 12' so that each main conveyor 15, 15' only needs to travel at a speed which will deliver up to about 150 plates per minute whereby the apparatus can supply up to around 300 plates per minute to...

This invention provides a process for the preparation of an apertured, three-dimensional film comprising a plurality of disconnected macrofeatures thereon, comprising: positioning a film across an outside surface of a three-dimensional topographical support member that is a unitary structure, said outside surface being contoured and comprising a plurality of disconnected macrofeatures; and deform...

A blood separation chamber (18) is provided for rotation about an axis. In one implementation, the blood separation chamber (18) comprises a base (388) that includes formed walls that define a hub (120). A separation channel (126) extends about the hub (120). Flow passages (142, 144, 146) extend between the hub (120) and the separation channel (126). The hub (120) enables attachment of external tu...

In the present invention, there is disclosed a method for detecting at least one characteristic parameter of fire and alarm triggering during a fire if a defined first value of fire characteristic parameter is exceeded by a corresponding fire parameter, consisting in, that the additional monitoring of the second higher value of characteristic parameter of fire is carried out. If said second value ...