A support assembly and method is provided for suspending lightweight tools or other objects, such as hairdryers and the like. The assembly provides support and in particular embodiments, electrical power to the object suspended. In addition, the assembly provides management of the cord. Elevation of the object may be adjusted within a predetermined range of motion. The assembly exerts an upward fo...

When there is a preceding vehicle in a traveling direction of a subject vehicle, an ECU (100) computes a driver condition coefficient (K) that represents degree of change in the size of an image of the preceding vehicle as viewed from the driver is computed. The driving condition of the driver is detected from this driver condition coefficient (K) and used to provide an alarm indicative of the dri...

A vehicle state quantity prediction apparatus has sensors such as a GPS receiver that observe prescribed state quantities representing a movement state of a vehicle and a Kalman filter that inputs the state quantities observed by the sensors into a model of the movement state of the vehicle to predict a state quantity including the prescribed state quantities representing a movement of the vehicle...

Elektromagnetventil mit einem elektromagnetischen Kreis, der aus einer auf einen Spulenträger gewickelten Spule, einem Anker, einem einstellbaren Kern und einer Flussleiteinrichtung besteht, wobei der bewegliche Anker über Mittel gelagert ist und zumindest indirekt auf ein Ventilverschlussglied einwirkt, wobei die Mittel darin bestehen, dass ein in Achsrichtung des Elektromagnetventils verlaufende...

When a computed torque command value Tr* of a ring gear shaft as a drive shaft exceeds a maximum torque Tmax, skid occurring state control (step S118) triggered by detection of the occurrence of a skid calculates a torque restriction rate KT (= Tmax / Tr*) and restricts the torque output to the ring gear shaft to a maximum torque Tmax. In a next cycle of a drive control routine, a power demand Pr,...

An automatic transmission disposed in a case with a speed change mechanism disposed around an input shaft, a gear supported to a support wall of the case so as to transmit the output of the speed change mechanism to another shaft extending along the input shaft, and a rear cover portion integrated with the case, thereby eliminating a joint portion with the support wall supporting the gear removabl...

The present invention relates to method of treating a gastrointestinal motility disorder in a subject in need of treatment comprising coadministering to said subject a first amount of a compound having 5-HT3 receptor agonist activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof; and a second amount of at least one gastric acid suppressing agent (e.g., a proton pump inhibitor, ...

Methods of the invention separate a target nucleic acid from a sample by using at least one capture probe oligonucleotide that contains a target-complementary region and a member of a specific binding pair that attaches the target nucleic acid to an immobilized probe on a capture support, thus forming a capture hybrid that is separated from other sample components before the target nucleic acid is...

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property...

The present invention provides a method for on-line auction. According to the present invention including the steps of deciding whether there is an auction opened for a particular item, producing a new auction for the item if there is no auction opened for the item, withdrawing a present price inspection cash according to the request of a present price inspection by participants of the auction and...

The invention provides a mining machine (10) and a method of mining. The mining machine (10) includes a body (12), an arm (14) mounted on the body (12) for angular displacement relative to the body (12), a mining head (16) mounted on an end region (14,1 ) of the arm (14) for rotation relative to the end region (14,1 ) of the arm (14), drive means (18) for driving the mining head (16) to rotate rel...

A medical implant device includes a prosthesis adapted to replace at least a portion of a bone. The prosthesis includes a drug-eluting polymer adapted to deliver a drug to at least a portion of an area surrounding the prosthesis.; La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'implant médical incluant une prothèse adaptée pour remplacer au moins une partie d'un os. Ladite prothèse inclut un polymè...

The present invention involves wet shaving systems and methods of their use. The shaving system relates generally to a device and method of acquiring, processing and outputting significant data related to shaving, such that such information may be used by the user of the shaving system. A shaving system comprises a wet-shave razor (4), which includes a handle (16) and at least one razor cartridge ...

Injectable self-hardening calcium phosphate cements that are suitable for use as pharmaceutical carrier media for the delivery of bioactive compositions to calcified tissues in a subject are provided for herein.; Cette invention concerne des ciments de phosphate de calcium autodurcissants injectables qui sont appropriés pour être utilisés comme vecteurs pharmaceutiques pour administrer des composi...

A method of locating NAS context relating to a network access server session in a communication network is provided, the method comprising receiving an Accounting Stop Request for a PDP context associated to a network access server session, comparing an Accounting Session ID implemented in the Accounting Stop Request with Accounting Session IDs associated with active network access server sessions...

A retreaded tire capable of improving unbalance of the tire is efficiently produced. Retread rubber has the largest thickness in a joint part F on the circumference. Such a joint part F is arranged in a minimal location S (corresponding to a light location of static unbalance), in which a rubber gauge G as measured in a radial direction of the tire from a buffed surface K of a base tire D to an ou...

It is an object of the present invention to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass excellent in a sound-insulating property, which is preferably usable for a head up display and the like wherein a driver can look at the front view and an instrument display simultaneously without requiring to look down, and to provide a laminated glass. The present invention is directed to interlayer film...

A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer housing and a mechanical mechanism contained therein for rotating the sensor pack and ejecting one of the sensors from the sensor pack and through a sensor slot on the housing. The sensor dispensing instr...

The invention relates to a process for inspecting, by means of at least one sensor (6) sensitive to infrared radiation, hollow transparent or translucid objects (2) at high temperature leaving different moulding cavities (4). According to the invention, to inspect an object the infrared radiation taken into account for the sensitive sensor, and the infrared radiation reflected by said object and i...

A remote door access monitoring system includes a central monitoring component and a remote monitoring component. The central monitoring component includes an optical source, an optical power level receiver, and a microcontroller. The optical power level receiver is in communication with the microcontroller. The remote monitoring component includes an optical switch that is operably associated wit...