A profit give-back device, profit give-back method, program storage medium, profit give-back system, content providing device, content providing method, program storage media, and content providing system are disclosed. Profits give-back processing is performed according to the accumulated points proportionate to the number of times the content with a commercial video is provided to a client PC 4 ...

A computer implemented transaction system includes a server configured to host a World Wide Web site. The system has an interface for accepting inputs from visitors to the site, an input comprising an offer of, or a request for, a product or service classified according to a plurality (n) of predetermined criteria, an n-dimensional database for storing inputted offers or requests according to thei...

An intervertebral body fusion device has a wedge body, a cage component with a plurality of deployable spines having end plate penetrating teeth, and a contraction mechanism for drawing the wedge body into the cage component. The device is surgically placed intervertebrally into the spine from an anterior surgical approach. In its final surgically-implanted position, the wedge body is substantiall...

A flexible composite sheet 1 includes a fibrous assembly 2 and a plurality of narrow film strips 3 bonded to upper surface of the fibrous assembly 2. The narrow strips 3 are intermittently arranged so that the fibrous assembly 2 may be exposed between each pair of the adjacent narrow strips 3. Sides defining each of the narrow strips 3 are formed with tooth-like portions 12.

A composite sheet 2 includes a sheet-like fibrous assembly 12 and a plurality of thermoplastic film layers 11. Each of the layers 11 is formed on its upper surface with a plurality of grooves 31 extending from one side edge 21a to the other side edge 21b of the layer 11.

A sanitary article 10 includes an absorbent structure composed of a liquid-pervious topsheet 11, a liquid-impervious backsheet 12 and a liquid-absorbent core 13 disposed therebetween, an absorbent upper panel 1 which is formed with a fibrous web and attached to an upper surface of the topsheet 11. The absorbent upper panel 1 has a plurality of openings 2 extending through the panel 1 in its thickn...

A liquid discharge recording head comprising a recording head main body provided with a plurality of liquid flow paths communicated with a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, respectively, and energy generating means for generating energy utilized for discharging the liquid filled in the liquid flow paths from the discharge ports, and an orifice plate provided with a discharge por...

A light source for an external cavity laser comprises a semiconductor laser 1 having a first facet to which is applied an antireflection coating 1A and a second facet to which is applied a increased reflection coating 1B defining a predetermined reflectivity, lenses 5, 6, a diffraction grating 2, and a mirror 3, wherein a light emitted from the first facet is converted into a parallel light by the...

A method for decreasing the diffusion of dopant atoms in the active regio n, as well as the interdiffusion of different types of dopant atoms among adjacent doped regions, of optoelectronic devices is disclosed. The method of the present invention employs a plurality of InAlAs and/or InGaAlAs layers to avoid the direct contact between the dopant atoms and the active region, and between the dopant ...

The external resonator type laser light source of the present invention is equipped with a rotation mechanism for varying a selected wavelength according to the angle of a mirror (3) and a semiconductor laser (1) provided with a reflection preventi ve film (1A) on one end surface, and which converts outgoing light from an end surface on the reflection preventive film side of the semiconductor la...

This device comprises a frame carrying means for conveying blanks along a substantially planar path and two parallel shafts (10, 11), which are mounted so as to be rotatable on opposite sides of the plane of the path and comprising tool supports (19a, 19b, 20a, 20b) for inducing a shearing between the adjacent edges of a cutting line during their displacement, in order to break nicks on the cuttin...

The external resonator type laser light source of the present invention is equipped with a rotation mechanism for varying a selected wavelength according to the angle of a mirror (3), and a semiconductor laser (1) provided with a reflection preventive film (1A) on one end surface, and which converts outgoing light from an end surfa ce on the reflection preventive film side of the semiconductor la...

Bouton-poussoir (3) destiné à l'actionnement d'un organe de distribution, c et organe de distribution comportant un élément mobile entre deux positions, le bouton-poussoir comportant une tête (14) définissant une surface d'appui (26 ) pour l'utilisateur et un orifice de distribution, une base (10) et une parti e élastiquement déformable (15) reliant la tête (14) à la base (10), la tête étant apte ...

A method and system for managing process requests between and application program and an operating systems managing processes. Process requests and, in particular, file locking or unlocking requests from an application program written on one operating systems may causes files to be corrupted if the application program is ported to a new operatin g system without rewriting portions of the program c...

Portable and/or mobile IP hosts desiring to connect to the Internet can dynamically acquire a home address and other configuration information throu gh DHCP when powering up in a foreign network. A two-stage configuration procedure is used. First, the mobile host uses the M-IP protocol to establis h contact with an addressing element, referred to as a bootstrapping agent, that is usually co- loca...

Provided is a sanitary panty including a front part, a back part, a crotch part located between the front part and the back part, a waist portion formed by an upper edge portion of the front part and an upper edge portion of the back part, a pair of leg openings defined below joining portions of both side edges of the front part and both side edges of the back part, a suspending member extending o...

- Procédé et dispositif pour la propulsion d'un câble ou analogue à l'inté- rieur d'une gaine. - Selon l'invention, la propulsion dudit câble (2) dans la gaine (3) est ob- tenue par l'action combinée d'un courant d'un liquide sous pression (14) et d'un flux de gaz sous pression (12), la pression dudit gaz étant supérieure à la pression dudit liquide.; Method and device for propelling a cable or t...

A facility is provided to enhance the simultaneous transmission of optical signals of different data rates, for example, OC48 and OC192 signals. Specifically, a first stream of channels carrying signals of different data rates and a second stream of channels carrying signals each having the same data rate are supplied to respective inputs of an asymmetric wavelength combiner, which interleaves th ...

A pulsed solar simulator, and corresponding methods of solar simulation, consists of one or more mirrors (302) and a flashlamp (102) adjacent to the one or more mirrors (302). The flashlamp (102) produces pulsed light beams comprising wavelengths from 400 nm to 1800 nm, wherein one or more primary pulsed light beams (304) are directed at a target (104) and one or more secondary pulsed light beams ...

A desalinator is disclosed for removing dissolved solids from sea water or brackish water. The desalinator (10) comprising a casing (12) into which a pump (14) driven by a motor (16) pumps sea water or brackish water under pressure. A desalination cartridge (76) within the casing (12) includes semi-permeable material which acts as a reverse osmosis membrane and through which permeate is forced to ...