A location service and method provides a location aware computing device that is extensible by allowing different types of location awareness providers operate with the service. The method includes receiving a request for a location context, acquiring data associated with a current location from one or more location detection devices, reconciling the acquired data for any inconsistencies concernin...

An apparatus and method useful for acquiring information from a subsurface formation penetrated by a wellbore contemplate the use of a tubular body adapted for connection within a drill string disposed in the wellbore. The tubular body is equipped with one or more protuberances (e.g., ribs) defining an expanded axial portion. A probe is carried by the tubular body at or near a first location withi...

An automated banking machine (10) accepts deposit items such as currency, checks, gift certificates or other items of value. Deposited items after being accepted in the machine and processed are moved to the container (260). The container includes an interior area (268) which is bounded by a shaker member (282) on which deposit items are supported. The machine is operative to control operation of ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lower the center of gravity of an engine unit and make the unit compact; to reduce cost, weight, gear noises and vibrations of the unit.

SOLUTION: Front/rear wheels are arranged at the front and the rear of the engine unit. A crankshaft 37 is arranged inside an engine body 21 in the vehicle width direction. Output shafts 83, 76 for driving the front/rear wheels are ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily maintain an equal speed and speed increase switch mechanism.

SOLUTION: A transmission part is provided with a first case and a second case. A PTO speed change mechanism for changing speed of a PTO shaft and a front/rear wheel speed change mechanism for changing speed of front/rear wheels are provided in the first case, and the equal speed and speed increase s...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an axle case for a vehicle and its manufacturing method with the small number of parts, light weight, large strength and easy mounting of a member and reinforcement.

SOLUTION: In the axle case 31, one of pipe bodies 32 is totally enlarged, a slit 34 is formed, it is further enlarged and a part 37 corresponding to a banjo is formed while an opening 35 is form...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traveling control device for a vehicle, capable of smoothly shifting lateral direction control to a driver following longitudinal direction control already shifted to the driver by brake operation, when the driver carries out the brake operation during operation of both of an inter-vehicle controlling type constant-speed traveling system and a lane keep system...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rail rolling stock capable of absorbing impact energy.

SOLUTION: In a body of the rail rolling stock comprising a hollow shape 40, an annealed hollow shape is used for the hollow shape 40 constituting an end of a base frame 30. A longitudinal direction of the hollow shape 40 is same as that of the body. The base frame 30 is formed by arranging a plurality ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flame retardant combination which is used for thermoplastic polymers, satisfies various fire resistance standards required in electric and electronic fields, and has a stabilizing action on plastics.

SOLUTION: A novel flame retardant/stabilizer combination for thermoplastic polymers contains 20-80 wt% of a phosphinate and/or a diphosphinate and/or a polyme...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of producing an Mo-based target material where the packing density of raw material powder into a pressurizing vessel is improved to reduce the deformation of a sintered compact, and further, the uneven distribution of its composition is reduced.

SOLUTION: In the production method, a green compact obtained by subjecting raw material powder with a mea...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the driveability and fuel economy of a system having a continuously variable transmission and an electronic throttle device.

SOLUTION: An ECU 46 sets the target primary rotational speed (target rotational speed on an input shaft 27 side) of the continuously variable transmission 26 according to a vehicle speed and an accelerator opening and the target thrott...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the rear part of a vehicle from being lowered by starting an engine after a brake operation is performed.

SOLUTION: This hybrid vehicle controller comprises a drive motor 2 in a torque transmission route from the engine 1 to drive wheels 54RR and 54RL. When the engine 1 is started with the drive wheels 54RR and 54RL braked, a torque suppressing a transmissio...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving performance auxiliary device for a vehicle capable of performing control of an accelerator pedal reaction force which does not give troublesome feeling to a driver even in lane alteration.

SOLUTION: The driving performance auxiliary device for a vehicle calculates a risk potential on a preceding vehicle ahead of a vehicle concerned, and performs co...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make compensation of a torque drop during the specified combustion control even for varied fuel properties.

SOLUTION: Calculation is made for a modification factor kal for modifying the first torque correction coefficient Ka1 in accordance with the air-fuel ratio on the basis of the specific gravity DST of the fuel, while calculation is made for a modification facto...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thrust needle bearing including a retainer formed through press working from a steel plate precluding the phenomenon wherein a roller wears in its abutting part to a retainer pocket guide surface even in its use condition with lean lubrication or poor lubricating characteristics, and prolonging the lifetime of the rollers and/or raceway rings.

SOLUTION: A ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive unit capable of switching between a continuously variable transmission state and a stepped transmission state, and a control device capable of reflecting the liking of a user in the switching.

SOLUTION: A transmission state switching type transmission mechanism 10 switchable between the electrically continuously variable transmission state and steppe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing inexpensive variator components of a toroidal type continuously variable transmission by improving the yield of materials while enhancing a strength and shortening a cutting time thereby suppressing the increase in a producing cost.

SOLUTION: In the method for producing the variator components 40 in the toroidal type continuously varia...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent or decrease the occurrence of bouncing when closing an switch valve while it intends to increase the armature suction force in a solenoid valve unit for driving the switch valve to open and close a high pressure liquid channel.

SOLUTION: This solenoid valve unit is formed so that one face is made to be a plane and the other to be a projection spherical face,...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a vehicle behind to approach one's own vehicle, resulted from performing braking force control to prevent the lane deviation.

SOLUTION: When the vehicle behind is present, a yaw moment limiting value MsD is set, wherein the limiting value MsD is set to a small value as a vehicle-to-vehicle distance D between the vehicle behind and one's own vehicle becomes ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron source used for an electron microscope capable of causing field emission of an electron beam at a low voltage and high efficiency.

SOLUTION: This electron source 1 is composed of a nano-tube 2, a cathode holder 4 to hold the nano-tube 2, and a coating part 40 to coat and fix the base end part 42 of the nano-tube 2 to the cathode holder 4 under a ...