The present invention relates to a trawl (1) for harvesting calanus or other organisms in a body of water. The trawl (1) comprises an outer net (6) and an inner net (8) located inside it, where the inner net (8) is divided up into a number of sections (81, 82, 83). Each section (81, 82, 83) has its own attachment point to the outer net (8), whereby the towing forces are distributed over the differ...

The disclosed herein traditional terracota yogurt bowl is adequately shaped for being functional and elegant and ensuring the best healthy packaging conditions for the packed herein product. Better and firm seating of the bowl is endured by a ring-like configuration 5, whereas the circular configuration 4 encountered at the base-and-side connection point prevents the formation of dangerous infecti...

Ένας νέος υποστηρικτής βιοπροσθετικών βαλβίδων, με κύριο χαρακτηριστικό του την ύπαρξη διαγλωχινικών συνδέσμων σε σχήμα καρδιάς και μεταδιαγλωχινικών συνδέσμων με επιμήκη ανοίγματα μετά ωοειδών · συγκλείσεων, επιτρέπει την άμβλυνση των επί των γλωχίνων εφαρμοσμένων δυνάμεων κατά την διάρκεια του καρδιακού κύκλου.; A novel support system for bioprosthetic cardiac valves with heart shape commissural...

A set of storage elements is programmed beginning with a word line WLn adjacent a select gate line for the set. After programming the first word line, the next word line WLn+ 1 adjacent to the first word line is skipped and the next word line WLn+2 adjacent to WLn+ 1 is programmed. WLn+ 1 is then programmed. Programming continues according to the sequence {WLn+4, WLn+3, WLn+6, WLn+5, ... } until a...

A method for operating a telephony device accounts for variations in international standards for certain telephony operations, including hook flash functionality, pulse dialing operations, tone dialing operations, jitter buffer size, debounce characteristics, transmitter and receiver gain, caller identification functionality, pulse signaling operations, and ringing operations. The method includes ...

A memory access mode detection circuit and method for detecting and initiating memory access modes for a memory device. The memory access mode detection circuit receives the memory address signals, the control signals, and the clock signal and generates a first mode detection signal in response to receipt of the memory address signals or a first combination of control signals. An first mode initia...

The present invention relates to a protein preparation having increased stability, comprising a stabiliser selected from the group consisting of non-polar and basic amino acids and having a pH of 4.0 to 5.2. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a method of stabilising protein preparations.

In an image/video encoding and decoding system employing an artifact evaluator a method and/or apparatus to process video blocks comprising a decoder operable to synthesize an un-filtered reconstructed video block or frame and an artifact filter operable to receive the un-filtered reconstructed video block or frame, which generates a filtered reconstructed video block or frame. A memory buffer ope...

A component mounting method of a multilayer printed wiring board includes a plurality of solder bumps to mount electronic components formed on both of or either of the front and back thereof, wherein when the solder bumps are formed of any of first, second, third and fourth solders, the first, second, third and fourth solders have different melting points and the melting points of the first, secon...

One aspect of the present invention relates to ionic liquids comprising a pendant Bronsted-acid group, e.g., a sulfonic acid group. Another aspect of the present invention relates to the use of an ionic liquid comprising a pendant Bronsted-acidic group to catalyze a Bronsted-acid catalyzed chemical reaction. A third aspect of the present invention relates to ionic liquids comprising a pendant nucl...

[PROBLEMS] To provide a jig for inspecting substrates and an inspection probe to be used for inspecting electrical characteristics of substrates to be inspected. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A jig (1) for inspecting substrates is composed of an inspection probe (2) wherein a first end section (23) is electrically in contact with a prescribed inspecting position (101) of a substrate (100) to be ins...

A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a anode electrode and a cathode electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, having high charging capacity, capable of maintaining excellent characteristics over a long period of time and excellent in discharge capacity retention in particular, is provided. The non-aqueous ...

A developer regulating member abutting against a developer carrying member carrying a mono-component developer to regulate the layer thickness of the developer on the developer carrying member has a supported portion supported by a support member, and an abutting portion abutting against the developer carrying member, the surface roughness parameters of this abutting portion satisfying the followi...

An apparatus for providing a sequence of video frames includes a video frame generator adapted to provide the video frames on the basis of the scene model. The video frame generator is adapted to identify within the scene model a scene model object having a predetermined object name or a predetermined object property, and to generate the sequence of video frames such that user-provided content is ...

The invention concerns a method for revoking access rights to an audio-visual programme received by a decoder (11) comprising the following steps: transmitting first messages (ECM) containing encrypted control words, each control word (CW) being used to descramble for a given time period the audio-visual signal received, second messages (EMM) comprising each data allocating user rights; decrypting...

A balanced crystal oscillator circuit comprising: a piezoelectric element Xtal ( 207; 215; 222,221; 313 ); a first oscillator subcircuit ( 202; 210; 218; 302 ) incorporating a transistor ( 204;212;220;304 ); and a second oscillator subcircuit ( 201;209;217; 301 ) incorporating a transistor ( 203; 211; 219; 303 ); wherein the transistors each have different types of transistor terminals (C,B,E; D;G...

A method and system is provided for programming the digital filter compensation coefficients of a digitally controlled switched mode power supply within a distributed power system. The distributed power system comprises a plurality of point-of-load (POL) regulators each comprising at least one power switch adapted to convey power to a load and a digital controller adapted to control operation of t...

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for preserving bandwidth in data networks. The method includes determining whether to perform functional redundancy processing for a current data set. Determining whether to perform functional redundancy processing for a current data set may be conducted according to redundancy rules. In performing functional redundancy p...

Heteroaromatic rhodium and iridium complexes (1, 2) are new. New heteroaromatic rhodium and iridium complexes are of formula (1) and (2). M = Rh, Ir; X = O, S, Se; Y = O, S, R-C=C-R, R-C=N; R = N, F, Cl, NO2, CN, 1-20C (cyclo)alkyl or (cyclo)alkoxy, optionally having non-neighboring CH2 group replaced by -O-, -S-, -NR1- or -CONR2- and optionally substituted by F, 4-14C (hetero)aryl optionally ...

Methods for managing wireless backhaul in a multi-tier wireless local area network are disclosed. The methods comprise maintaining a polling list wherein the polling list specifies the children to be serviced, transmitting a communication in the downstream direction to a child in the polling list, receiving exception communications from the child, and updating the polling list in response to the e...