Apparatus is disclosed for detecting a discontinuity or impedance irregularity in an active line, a neutral return line and/or an earth return path of an electrical power distribution network. The apparatus includes means for measuring a change in voltage and/or current flow associated with a deliberate switching of a known impedance and/or a naturally occurring random switching of an impedance in...

An activity log system for patient handling equipment, for example a hoist, comprises an accelerometer (3) mounted on the patient handling equipment (10, 11, 12, 13). The accelerometer together with a microprocessor logs data over time, so that movement of the equipment is measured and recorded. The data collected is transmitted to a main control unit (15), in contact with other activity log syste...

Neutral lipid formulations for nucleic acid delivery are provided according to the invention. The neutral lipid formulations include hydrophobically modified polynucleotides and fat mixtures. Methods of using the neutral lipid formulations are also provided.

A flexible stabilization assembly includes a flexible inner core, an outer spacer with an off -axis lumen that re-ceives the inner core, and at least one end cap located on either end of the spacer and rotationally fixed with respect to the spacer. Bone screws cooperating with the end cap and spacer include structure for close cooperation and engagement with the end cap. When implanted, the flexib...

A humidifier 10 has a water circuit 20 that switches the flow of water between a first flow state, in which hot water introduced from a first inlet 21 flows through a first heat exchanger 32 and flows to a first outlet 22 and in which cold water introduced from a second inlet 23 flows through a second heat exchanger 42 and flows to a second outlet 24, and a second flow state, in wh...

A technique of enabling a singer to auditorily recognize how to change the way of singing is provided. The CPU (11) of a karaoke device (1) associates model voice data stored in a model voice data storage area (14c) with inputted learner voice data in a time axis direction. Then the CPU (11) shifts the pitch of the learner voice data so that it may coincide with the corresponding pitch of the mode...

A communication system provides for an expedited Mobile Internet Protocol handoff by allowing a mobile station that is engaged in a communication session with a first access network to obtain Internet Protocol connectivity information associated with a second access network via the first access network. A tunnel is then established between the mobile station and the second access network via the f...

A game system according to the present invention is provided with a CPU 361 including a winner determining section 361c for determining a winner advancing to the second round every time a competition game of each combination constituting the first round finishes, a combination determining section 361d for fitting the winner determined by the winner determining section 361c in a selected combinatio...

A technique for rate verification of an incoming serial alignment sequence includes receiving an incoming serial stream. A determination is then made as to whether an align sequence is recognized in the incoming serial stream. When an align sequence is recognized, a check is made to determine if an appropriate number of align primitives are received during a predetermined number of clock periods. ...

Systems and methods are provided for static file system (SFS) differencing and updating. The differencing and updating includes portion-level differencing and block-level updating of units of an original image (referred to as blocks). The differencing and updating splits SFS images into portions based on block information and the image structure. A delta file is generated for each portion (portion...

A method conveying a furnace bottom mantle constructing a furnace bottom mantel for a blast furnace in advance at a location other than the blast furnace foundation, installing bricks in the furnace bottom mantel, and conveying the mantel over the blast furnace foundation, wherein the mantel is conveyed while keeping the flexure amount of the top surface of the bricks installed in the furnace down...

A method for rate control for encoding video sequence, wherein the video sequence comprises a plurality of Group Of Pictures, wherein each Group of Picture comprises at least and I-frame and an Inter-frame, the rate control method comprising the following steps for the encoding of the. Inter-frame in the Group of Picture: determining a desired frame rate based on an available bandwidth of a channe...

A photo diode is formed on a silicon substrate and comprises a light receiving region, an intermediate region, a contact region, a shield layer, and an electrode. The light receiving region is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate and includes a diffusion region of a first conduction type forming a pn-junction. The intermediate region includes a diffusion region of the first conduction ty...

The system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas (200) for displaying program schedule information (255). In addition, the system also has areas (220) that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another embodiment, the system has areas (250) for displaying messages to the user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a polishing pad excellent in polishing rate and superior in longevity without generating center slow. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with the polishing pad. Disclosed is a polishing pad having a polishing layer consisting of a polyurethane foam having fine cells, wherein a high-...

A polishing pad generates very few scratches on a surface of a polishing object, and is excellent in planarization property. The polishing pad has a high polishing rate and is excellent in planarization property. The polishing pad grooves become very little clogged with abrasive grains or polishing swarf during polishing and, even when continuously used for a long period of time, the polishing rat...

An object of the present invention is to provide a polypropylene polymer film superior in convenience in handling that does not generate troubles such as wrinkling, elongation or breakage during processing at a high temperature of 80°C to 120°C, independently of the conveying method used in the drying step, and an adhesive film having the polypropylene polymer film as its carrier. Provided are a p...

The invention relates to a reciprocating piston machine comprising at least one piston (6) which is received in a cylinder and is provided with at least one piston ring (9) arranged in an associated piston ring groove (8). According to the invention, the lower side of the contact surface subjected to pressure is applied to the lower lateral flank of the associated piston ring groove (8). The aim o...

The invention relates to crosslinked polymerizates which are capable of absorbing, which are based on partially neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomers that carry acidic groups, which exhibit improved properties, in particular, with regard to their ability to transport liquids when in a swollen state, and which have been subsequently crosslinked on the surface thereof with a combinatio...

A device for adjusting the valve lift (1) of the valves of a combustion engine comprising a lever (3) being driven by a camshaft (4), pushed against the cam-shaft (4) by a spring, which cooperates with at least one valve engagement means and is positioned by a positioning means (6).