The coupling head (1) for rail vehicles has a housing (2) which is closed off by an end plate (4). The endplate and the coupling housing are detachably interconnected. The coupling head housing has no construction details which apply to only one type of rail vehicle, while the construction details which do apply to rail vehicle type are provided in or on the end plate. A compensating element (6) i...

A method for producing an optical fiber preform which comprises a glass article preparation step of preparing a water-free glass article (11'), a rod stretching step of heating and stretching the water-free glass article (11'), and an integration step of integrating the water-free glass rod (11) and a glass pipe (12), wherein in the rod stretching step, the water-free glass article (11') is heated...

During a starting operation or a low-speed drive of a vehicle on a slope, the drive control of the invention sets a gradient-corresponding rotation speed Nθ as a rotation speed of an engine to output a required driving force against a longitudinal vehicle gradient θfr (step S110), and sequentially sets a low-μ-road correction rotation speed Nlow upon identification of a low-μ-road drive condition,...

A substrate processing apparatus including a transport chamber having an end and defining more than one substantially linear substrate transport zone where each transport zone extends longitudinally along the transport chamber between opposing walls of the transport chamber and at least one of the more than one substantially linear substrate transport zones is configured as a supply zone for enabl...

By adopting a workpiece transfer apparatus, which grips a workpiece by use of a predetermined grip device and transfers the workpiece between press apparatuses each of which drives a die, including a transfer control device for controlling a position of the grip device based on a resultant target value obtained by combining a die position of a press apparatus located on an upstream side of a workp...

Embodiments of the present invention are directed in general to novel aluminate-blue phosphors. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed to use of the novel aluminate-based blue phosphors in white light illumination systems, and in display applications such as back lighting in liquid crystal displays (LCD's) and plasma display panels (PDPs). Embodiments of the present invent...

Novel aluminate-based green phosphors are disclosed having the formula M1-xEuxAlyO1+3y/2, where M is at least one of a divalent metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Mn, Zu, Cu, Cd, Sm, and Tm; 0.1

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The present invention discloses a method and system for maintaining privacy for transactions performable by a user device having a security module with a privacy certification authority and a verifier. The system comprises an issuer providing an issuer public key PKI; a user device having a security module for generating a first set of attestation-signature values DAA1; a privacy certification aut...

A method of storing a file in a memory. An explicit command is issued to a file system to store the file in accordance with a desired performance characteristic of the file such as enhanced write performance, enhanced read performance or enhanced latency performance. The file system stores the file in the memory in accordance with the desired performance characteristic. Preferably the desired perf...

Crosslinkable compositions especially useful as one component sealants include a basic nitrogen compound and an oxathiazine or derivative thereof as an antimicrobial. Despite the presence of the basic nitrogen compound, the compositions are resistant to coloration both before and after cure, while yet exhibiting antimicrobial activity.

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for monitoring transactions for a set of known nodes in a network data processing system. Cache data is received from a router in the data processing system. The cache data includes an identification of the set of known nodes sending data packets for transactions onto the network data processing system. The transactions are tracked for the set of node...

An easily unsealable container closure having re-sealing performance and comprising a closure member having an opening portion that has been formed in advance, and an unsealing tab which is so fitted to the outer surface side of the closure member as to cover the opening portion and is hermetically adhered to the periphery of the opening portion, wherein the unsealing tab includes a flexible tab m...

Provided are a conductive polymer-carbon nanotube composite including a carbon nanotube and a conductive polymer filled therein, and a method of manufacturing the same. The conductive polymer-carbon nanotube composite where a conductive polymer is filled in a carbon nanotube is manufactured by introducing a monomer of the conductive polymer into the carbon nanotube using a supercritical fluid tech...

Methods of creating a secure channel over which credit card personalization data can be transmitted over the air (OTA) are provided. In particular, Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA) may be used to establish a secure communication channel between the user equipment (UE) and a personalization application server or bureau acting as a network application function (NAF) server. An user equipmen...

The invention solves the problem of reducing interference in simultaneous wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth signal handling, especially in voice over IP communications via a WLAN telephone to a Bluetooth headset. The invention sets up a voice link between the terminal and the headset by establishing sniff anchor points in the ACL link for assigning relative priorities to the WLAN and Bluetooth ACL...

A knockdown structure and assembly method are provided so as to prevent cracking of the sealant, reinforce the junction between sections, and improve the livability of the structure. A structure's body is assembled by using a mortar-powder mixed adhesive to join together a plurality of sections that are made of foam polystyrene and that constitute the parts of a structure having a predetermined sh...

A semiconductor memory that reduces the power consumption of a memory cell array without exercising control by a microprocessor. The semiconductor memory comprises a memory cell array, a switch for turning on/off power corresponding to row addresses of the memory cell array, an address control section for exercising sequence control on the basis of a write pointer (WP) generated at the time of a w...

A bearing holder (66) having a bearing (67) rotatably supporting a crankshaft (14) is fixed so as to face an opening (11k) of the engine case (11). A gas-liquid separation chamber (83) is formed between a cover member (68) covering the opening (11k) and the bearing holder (66). Therefore, by utilizing the bearing holder (66) as a part of the wall surface of the gas-liquid separation chamber (83), ...

The invention includes antibodies that provide superior anti-coagulant activity by binding native human TF with high affinity and specificity. Antibodies of the invention can effectively inhibit blood coagulation in vivo. Antibodies of the invention can bind native human TF, either alone or present in a TF:FVIIa complex, effectively preventing factor X or FIX binding to TF or that complex, and the...