Disclosed is a choke transformer used in liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight driver, comprising a winding base on which a plurality of spacers are formed and having a hollow structure, a core received within the winding base and a plurality of windings wound between two neighboring ones of the plurality of spacers as a winding set, each winding set having windings of different characteristics; ...

A computer system has an aggregated plurality of hybrid network resources. The hybrid resources support both offloaded connections with a first set of clients and conventional connections with a second set of clients. The conventional and offloaded connections are established through a common physical connection to a network. A unique protocol address is assigned to each of two or more active ones...

A marker-free motion capture apparatus having a function of correcting a tracking error and a method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a grouping unit for grouping feature candidates located within a threshold distance on a three-dimensional space at a previous time; a feature point selecting unit for generating a first curve connecting a predetermined number of feature points, and se...

A method of calibrating a video image to the scene imaged is provided for which a vehicle image transit can be associated with the transit of the real-world vehicle. A path is determined by a tracking point for at least one vehicle image. A measuring vehicle image is selected, wherein the measuring vehicle image is associated with a known dimension of the real-world measuring vehicle. At a point o...

Method for determining organ-dependent parameters for image post-processing and image processing device The invention relates to a method for the automatic determination of one or more organ-dependent parameters for image post-processing, having the following steps: recording of a raw image and the execution of image preprocessing on the raw image data in order to generate a preprocessed image, de...

A waveguide receiving light which propagates through free space is configured with a coupler and delivery fiber. The coupler, including a GREEN or multimode fiber, has a protective coating and so does the delivery fiber. Upon splicing of the coupler to the delivery fiber, the protective coatings of the respective coupler and delivery fiber are spaced apart exposing thus end regions of the respecti...

A cardiac rhythm management system modulates the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses based on heart rate variability (HRV). An HRV parameter being a measure of the HRV is produced to indicate a patient's cardiac condition, based on which the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses is started, stopped, adjusted, or optimized. In one embodiment, the HRV pa...

A navigation system in a subject vehicle includes a display unit for displaying a map, a position detection function for detecting a current position and a traveling direction of the subject vehicle, a storage function for storing map data and facility data for displaying a facility icon on the map, a road recognition function for recognizing a road and a lane of the road where the subject vehicle...

A global server load balancing (GSLB) switch serves as a proxy to an authoritative DNS communicates with numerous site switches which are coupled to host servers serving specific applications. The GSLB switch receives from site switches operational information regarding host servers within the site switches neighborhood. When a client program requests a resolution of a host name, the GSLB switch, ...

Diente artificial, que o cuyas regiones incisivas o cuyas regiones de esmalte se componen de un material con elevada resistencia a la abrasión, conteniendo: ** ver tabla**; A dental material with a high abrasion strength contains - (a) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate (20-50%); - (b) a crosslinking (meth)acrylate (1-20%); - (c) a fragmentary polymer from components (b) and (e) (2-30%); - (d) a part...

A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag using an expanded detection zone are described. The method involves generating a detection zone having a first perimeter; generating a deactivation zone having a second perimeter, with the second perimeter being substantially within the first perimeter to form an expanded zone between the first and second perimeters; detecting an electronic ...

The invention relates to cementing compositions which are particularly suitable for squeeze cementing operations, comprising an aqueous phase, a micro-cement, and an aqueous suspension comprising a vinyl acetate type polymer obtained by chemically cross-linking a polyvinyl compound, a nanolatex and an anionic surfactant with a cloud poi nt of more than 80 .degree.C.

COMPOSIçãO DE GEL ADITIVO; GEL ADITIVO; PROCESSOS PARA FORNECER UM OU MAIS ADITIVOS A UM FLUIDO FUNCIONAL EM UM DISPOSITIVO DE CONDICIONAMENTO DE FLUIDO; DISPOSITIVO DE CONDICIONAMENTO DE FLUIDO E USO DE UM GEL ADITIVO. Trata-se do princípio de que géis aditivos podem fornecer aditivos a um fluido funcional com o tempo. De acordo com a presente invenção, descobriu-se que um gel aditivo compreenden...

A washing machine and a method for supplying water thereof are disclosed. The washing machine comprises a supply valve for supplying cold/warm water into a tub, a water level detection unit for detecting a water level in the tub, and a microcomputer for performing an intermittent water supply and a continuous water supply by controlling an amount of water supplied to the tub from the water supply ...

A method for encapsulating a flip chip in one step is disclosed. The flip chip is immersed in a polymer bath to apply a coating of the polymer to the surface of the flip chip except for the distal end of the conductive projections on the flip chip electrically conductive pads. The coated flip chip is exposed to ultraviolet light or heat (e.g., IR radiation) so that the coating is at least partiall...

A flow balancing system for long screen sections particularly useful in high viscosity hydrocarbon production features an annular flow path whose height and length can be varied to provide a predetermined resistance to a given flow rate of a material of a given viscosity. In assembling a long length of screen sections, greater resistance configurations are placed closer to the wellhead end of the ...

A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising pluralities of ceramic honeycomb structures each having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by cell walls, which are bonded in the direction of the flow paths, predetermined flow paths being sealed by plugs, plugs formed at one end of at least one honeycomb structure being bonded to at least part of plugs formed at one end of a honeycomb structure adjacent...

A solder composition includes a reflow-wetting element that is an intermetallic both pre-reflow and post-reflow. The intermetallic releases the reflow-wetting element upon heating. The solder composition includes the intermetallic first phase in a bulk-solder second phase. A method of assembling a microelectronic package includes the intermetallic in a solder. A computing system also includes the ...

A botulinum toxin pharmaceutical formulation free of animal derived proteins, comprising a botulinum toxin and a recombinant albumin, suitable for therapeutic administration to a human patient, and methods for treating patients with various diseases and afflictions with the formulation.

According to the present invention, water repellant curable compositions comprise: (i) one or more polyacid; (ii) one or more polyol comprising at least two hydroxyl groups; (iii) one or more reactive waterproofing agent chosen from a C5 to C30 alk(en)yl monocarboxylate of a (poly)ethoxylated trihydric polyol, C5 to C30 alk(en)ylamine (poly)alkoxylate, C5 to C30 alk(en)yl diamine (poly)alkoxylate,...