An integrated control system includes subsystem (1) with a driving system control subsystem controlling a driving system, a brake system control subsystem controlling a brake system, and a steering system control subsyste m controlling a steering system, a subsystem (2) stabilizing a current dynamic state of the vehicle, a subsystem (3) realizing a driving support function such as automatic cruisi...

A controller for an exhaust purifier performs idle-up to increase the idle speed of a diesel engine when an intake air amount, which is based on the atmospheric pressure and the engine speed, is less than a reference air amount of when a throttle valve is completely open and an EGR valve is completely closed during the regeneration of the filter. The controller performs idle-up by increasing the a...

A dental mirror includes a mirror assembly and a handle having an interior cavity. The handle further includes a non-circular aperture proximate one end, which communicates with the interior cavity. A push-arm extends through the aperture toward the mirror assembly and has a non-circular shape. The push-arm also has a wiper support, and a sponge is secured within the wiper support. The push-arm is...

A device is disclosed for locating and treating an infarct scar in a heart. The device includes a catheter, a collapsible heater and energizing means connected to the collapsible heater for energizing the collapsible heater to raise the temperature of the infarct scar to a temperature sufficient to reduce the surface area of the infarct scar.

The present disclosure includes but is not limited to an assay or test device, such as an immunological assay device, with positive and negative controls for each analyte of interest. In general, the device has a bi-fold, tri-fold or quarter-fold cassette, each folded side having one or more test strips contained therein. The device is compact and easily used by the worker. The present device is p...

The invention relates to subunit immunogenic or vaccine compositions which may comprise at least one polypeptide of Streptococcus equi and methods for preparing and/or formulating such compositions. The invention also relates to the use of such subunit compositions, such as a method for eliciting an immunogenic response or a protective immune response, which may comprise administering the composit...

The present invention relates to cDNA sequences from a region of amplification on chromosome 20 associated with disease. The sequences can be used in hybridization methods for the identification of chromosomal abnormalities associated with various diseases. The sequences can also be used for treatment of diseases.

A method, apparatus, and carrier medium carrying computer readable code. The apparatus includes a mobile robot arranged in operation to traverse an area, a first transceiver for a wireless network mounted on the robot and arranged in operation to communicate with a second transceiver to effect radio measurement operations for determining at each of a plurality of locations covering the area a meas...

A method and equipment which includes an illustrated-spot illumination-distribution data table for storing an illumination distribution within an illustrated spot and which calculates a coordinate position for a particle or a defect and the diameter of the particle on the basis of detection light intensity data about the particle or defect and the illustrated-spot illumination-distribution data ta...

A network controller for facilitating roaming of a mobile wireless communications device between access points communicates with at least one access point over a wired network which, in turn, communicate with a mobile wireless communications device over a wireless network. The network controller includes a data processing system including a protocol stack that facilitates a communication session b...

A pattern inspection apparatus including: an image detecting part for detecting a digital image of an object substrate; a display having a screen on which the digital image of the object substrate and/or a distribution of defect candidates in a map form are displayable; an input device for inputting information of a non-inspection region to be masked on the object substrate by defining a region on...

An electronic control system has a microcomputer monitoring section and an output controlling section. A microcomputer is prohibited from controlling control objects of a vehicle by a control prohibition section in the output controlling section and monitoring halting section halts the abnormality monitoring program executed by a monitoring section, when there is a heavy-load program processing re...

An illumination apparatus with a specimen slide holder, an illumination source, an optical cavity producing multiple reflection of illumination light to a specimen comprising a first and a second reflective surface arranged to achieve multiple reflections of light to a specimen is provided. The apparatus can further include additional reflectiv e surfaces to achieve the optical cavity, a slide for...

The present invention provides a process for production of an effervescent alcoholic beverage, the process comprising: a pH adjusting step in which the pH of a yeast-containing fermentate obtained by fermenting the raw material of an effervescent alcoholic beverage with the yeast is adjusted, and a storage step in which the fermentate is aged to yield an aged liquor. According to the present inven...

There is now provided a polyol composition containing a polyol having polyester linkages, an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic C4-C7 hydrocarbon blowing agent, an d a polyoxyalkylene polyether monool initiated with a C8-C24 fatty hydrocarbon having one alkylene oxide active hydrogen atom. We have found that the monool emulsifie s the C4-C7 blowing agent in the compound having polyester linkages, to form...

RÁDIO VIA INTERNET COM CONTRATANTE EXCLUSIVO. É constituída por uma rádio transmitida via internet (2), pertencente ao campo das comunicações, o qual tem recepção fechada para um espectador exclusivo (3) ou grupo de espectadores exclusivos da contratante e de seus patrocinadores (4), estarem direta ou indiretamente ligados ao público alvo deste e, da internet (5), também com a diferença de não est...

SACADOR DE ANEL ELÁSTICO DE MAIORES PROPORÇÕES. Trata de um dispositivo para retirada de anel elástico de maiores proporções. Almejando uma melhora na produtividade, quando da necessidade de retirada destes. O presente dispositivo proporciona uma melhora no campo produtivo, bem como oferece maior segurança na execução das tarefas, caracterizado pelo encaixe dos pinos (05), nos orifícios do anel el...

The invention relates to measuring devices used in measuring angular velocity, and, more specifically, to oscillating micro-mechanical sensors of angular velocity. In the sensor of angular velocity according to the present invention seismic masses ( 1 ), ( 2 ), ( 36 ), ( 37 ) are connected to support areas by means of springs or by means of springs and stiff auxiliary structures, which give the ma...

A health administration apparatus 10 is provided which is capable of dispensing with a troublesome measuring operation such as to wrap a tape measure or the like around a part of concern of a human body by automatically finding the abdominal circumference (waist size) or the lumbar circumference (hip size) of a human body. The health administration apparatus 10 is configured to allow entry of body...

Impact attenuating devices (1) for vehicles (5) with frame side members (9) are used in e.g. roadwork areas to protect road-users, men at work and equipment. The attenuator (1) is connected at the rear or front end of a vehicle (5) which is placed behind or in front of a roadwork. A vehicle havi ng not noticed the roadwork runs into the attenuator (1) which catches the vehicle. To be able to atten...