A composition is provided. The composition may include a reaction product of a first composition having two or more anhydride moieties, a second composition having two or more hydroxyl moieties, and a third composition having at least one aziridine moiety. A method for forming a membrane from the composition is provided. A membrane formed from the composition is provided. Devices that include the ...

A carrier includes a base and a clear plastic top member connected to the base via a plurality of spaced binding bands with a receiving space formed between them for holding a handheld video device therein, and an arm band extended across and releasably secured to a lower side of the base for binding the carrier around a user's arm. The binding bands are length adjustably connected at a proximal e...

A wearable food holder includes a container portion having multiple walls defining an interior volume; a tray portion, the tray portion being movable relative to the container portion from a closed position to an open position to access the interior volume; one or more spikes, the spikes being positioned within the interior volume of the container portion when the tray portion is in a closed posit...

Disclosed is a haversack with safety guard having an insertion slot with a downwardly faced opening. A saddle with a central tunnel is provided right above the opening by sewn to the surface of the insertion slot. The haversack is provided with a carrying belt which being fastened its one end to an upper portion of the haversack by sewing, while the other end thereof is free to pass through the sa...

Backpack and counterbalance systems using load balancing pockets to be worn during active movement. The load balancing pockets of such system are arranged in the following way: a gap is created between the pockets so that the feet of the wearer are visible through the gap; the sides of the pockets do not hinder the natural swing of the arms when walking or running; this positioning is maintained w...

Embodiments of the invention are described that provide automated and efficient optimization of camera settings. In certain embodiments of the invention, both focus and exposure settings are determined based on an analysis of compressed images taken of a frame. Based on this analysis, the camera focus and exposure settings are set to provide a preferred image quality of the particular frame. This ...

Improved performance in reflectance photometry is obtained by employing an optical fiber to direct collimated light to a test area and to return both diffuse and specular light from the test area. Specular light is prevented from reaching a light detector by a spatial filter, while diffuse light is collected and measured.

A method for characterizing a surface of a sample object, the method including dividing the surface into pixels which are characterized by a parameter variation, and defining blocks of the surface as respective groups of the pixels. The method further includes irradiating the pixels in multiple scans over the surface with radiation having different, respective types of polarization, and detecting ...

The present invention relates to ionizing radiation-crosslinking PBT resin pellets having a high reflow resistance and a high mechanical strength which are suitable for lead-free soldering. In the present invention, there is provided an ionizing radiation-crosslinking polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets comprising a crosslinking agent capable of acting upon exposure to an ionizing radiation, ...

A method and apparatus for estimating the pose of a mobile robot using a particle filter is provided. The apparatus includes an odometer which detects a variation in the pose of a mobile robot, a feature-processing module which extracts at least one feature from an upward image captured by the mobile robot, and a particle filter module which determines current poses and weights of a plurality of p...

The present invention relates to a process of recovering aromatic dicarboxylic acids with low metal contaminants from manufactured articles and/or articles contaminated with PVC or chlorinated compounds, made of or containing aromatic polyester resins, such as beverage bottles, fibers and films, or from waste from processing of these resins. In particular, the invention relates to the recovery of ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology easy in moving up to its position, by acquiring the position for placing its article, even when the article placed in a place for shielding a radio wave of a GPS is moved once to the other place.

SOLUTION: A mark and RFID are imparted to a movable tray. A carrying robot has a camera, a reader and a sensor. The carrying robot detects a position o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective material for producing a magnetic compacted product having good soft magnetic properties and high strength.

SOLUTION: A process for powder-metallurgical preparation of soft magnetic products having high tensile strength and soft magnetic properties comprises (a) treating particles of an atomised or sponge iron powder with phosphoric acid to form...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for creating three-dimensional shape model data in which the external shape of a product and each part are connected with each other at high speed and with high precision.

SOLUTION: A plurality of target marks are attached to the external surface of each part constituting an external surface and are measured by a measuring means to acquire overall t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection method and inspection apparatus capable of clarifying a defect detected with elastic scattered light and composition of an inspecting object plane, or a defect on the surface of an inspecting object and composition inside the inspecting object by improving the S/N ratio by removing the inelastic scattered light from received scattered light, stably...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direct drawing waterless lithographic printing original plate capable of attaining both microdot reproducibility and printing adaptability.

SOLUTION: The direct drawing waterless lithographic printing original plate has at least a heat insulating layer, a heat sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer in this order on a substrate. The heat sensitive laye...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an increase in starting time of an apparatus even when both types of disks are present, one type which performs recording on a groove track and the other which performs recording on a land track.

SOLUTION: An optical disk 101 is a type which performs recording on a groove track, and an optical disk 107 is a type which performs recording on a land track. The ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat conductive substrate capable of surely positioning a conductor for circuit formation, and to provide a manufacturing method thereof.

SOLUTION: In the heat conductive substrate obtained by embedding a conductor 2 for circuit formation, a floating island 6 formed by making a portion of the conductor 2 for circuit formation independent, and a connection ...

Disclosed is a mold attaching/detaching apparatus in a tire vulcanizer, having locking/unlocking means configured so as to perform an engagement and disengagement by utilizing the relative movement between a top plate and bottom plate of the tire vulcanizer in a horizontal direction, and capable of being inexpensively constructed by simplifying the structure and operation of the locking/unlocking ...

A method of operating a control panel in a security system that includes a door entry security device in a housing suitable for mounting within a recess of a doorjamb or door of a premises. The control panel is programmed to register a system arm/disarm device and a door closure device, both with the same identification number, such that the control panel recognizes that identification number to b...