The present invention provides a method for transmitting uplink data and control information in a wireless mobile communication system that supports multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas. The method comprises: setting a rank of uplink control information to a rank of uplink data; multiplexing a first control information item out of the control information with the data; channel interleavi...

An orthotic device for use with an individual's footwear is customised to the individual's therapeutic, comfort and footwear requirements by using, as a template for its manufacture, an existing orthotic device that has been previously created for that individual. The therapeutically contoured shape of the existing device is captured in a malleable layer that sets to be self- supporting, so to all...

A surveillance apparatus, a monitoring station and a surveillance assembly for monitoring work performed in a confined space. The surveillance apparatus includes a housing; a 5 magnetically attachable mounting assembly attachable to the housing to mount the housing to a magnetically permeable structure; and a video camera, wherein an electrical cable coupled to the video camera extends outwardly f...

An eyeglass retainer device attachable to an eyeglass frame includes a plurality of flexible tubular segments which are interconnected to form a string of flexible tubular supports and adjustable to change the length of the string. One or more clamps are employed to lock the flexible tubular segments against movement once adjusted.

Provided is a coating composition which can form a hard coat layer with excellent transparency and excellent scratch resistance on the surface of an optical resin substrate such as a plastic lens, and which exhibits long-term storage stability. The coating composition comprises (A) composite metal oxide fine particles, (B’) a hydrolyzate obtained by hydrolysis of (B) a hydrolyzable organosilicon c...

An example of a vertically operating door includes a flexible panel comprising two pliable sheets of material with a plurality of pads or mats of thermal insulation between the two sheets. In some examples, a plurality of horizontally elongate baffles made of pliable strips of material are installed between the two sheets. The baffles effectively divide one large interior volume between the sheets...

A method of forming a swimming pool shell is described using a reinforcing section with high performance fibres. Those fibres are preferably selected from carbon fibres, basalt fibres and aramid fibres, particularly 5 Kevlar. The reinforcing sections are located preferably intermediate walls of a fibre glass pool shell formed according to standard construction principles. The invention extends to ...

A BLISTER PACK Abstract A blister pack (1) to provide a disposable tamper evident dose administration aid. The pack (1) including: a first sheet (5), the first sheet (5) being of card material and 5 having a plurality of holes (10). A backing sheet (20) securable to the first sheet (5). A plurality of pockets (15) extending at least partly through the holes of the first sheet. The pockets being pr...

A Fan 5 A pedestal fan (10) comprises a base (16) housing an impeller (64) and a motor (68) for rotating the impeller to create an air flow, an air outlet (14), and a telescopic duct (18) for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. (Figure 1)

A combination sandwich press and grill device has a lower housing with 5 a lower cooking surface and an upper housing with an upper cooking surface. The upper housing is carried by a U shaped frame.

A ventilation system for ventilating particulate materials disposed in a storage bin is provided. 5 The ventilation system comprises an extendable elongated hollow body for being disposed in proximity of a center of the storage bin and oriented substantially vertical. The body comprises a plurality of body sections and when extended has a length approximately equal to a distance between a bottom p...

-17 A method of reducing the salinity near the surface of land by passing the water used to irrigate the land through a conduit or the like located in a water pipeline and which has located therein a member which has an electric potential and which causes the water and any entrained particles entering the device to effect a torturous path to thereby condition the water and then supplying the water...

Disclosed herein is a turning motion assistance device for an electric vehicle, adapted to effectively reduce tire wear of the vehicle while at the same time ensuring appropriate turning response. A turning motion assistance device for an electric vehicle including steered wheels 101 and 102, driving wheels 103 and 104, motors 105 and 106, and a steering wheel 108 for controlling a steering angle ...

USE OF DOCOSATRIENES, RESOLVINS AND THEIR STABLE ANALOGS IN THE TREATMENT OF AIRWAY DISEASES AND ASTHMA The present invention is generally drawn to novel isolated therapeutic agents, termed resolvins, generated from the interaction between a dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), cyclooxygenase II (COX-2) and an analgesi...

According to an aspect of the invention, a toner cartridge (35) includes a container body (35a), a first 5 cover (35b), and a second cover (35c) The container body (35a) contains toner and that has an opening portion (35d) provided on an outer face of the container body (35a) and a guide piece (35b2) provided on the outer face. The first cover (35b) opens and closes the opening portion (35d). 10 T...

A dishwasher (10) for the batch washing of wash items (20) comprises a wash chamber (24), which is arranged to accommodate wash items (20) and in which spray members (34a-b) for spraying out washing liquid and rinsing liquid are disposed; a wash tank (28), which is arranged to contain washing liquid which during a wash phase shall be supplied to the wash chamber (24) via the spray members (34a-b);...

This invention relates to a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct comprising: the exogenous gene and a response element; wherein the exogenous gene is under the control of the response element and binding of the DNA binding...

Abstract An end cover part (3) which is used to close an end of a cylindrical body (2), and transmits a driving force of a rotatable driving shaft (4) to the cylindrical body (2), 5 includes a cover member (5) having a tubular portion (6) into which the driving shaft (4) is to be fitted, and a to-be-fitted portion (7) which is disposed in a flange-like manner in a periphery of the tubular portion ...

PROTECTIVE SHEATH FOR SECURING A BLADE OF A CUTLERY 5 A protective sheath (10) is provided for removably securing a blade within the sheath (10). The sheath (10) includes walls (28, 32, 34, 36, 38) forming a cavity (30) to receive the sheath (10) within the cavity (30). The sheath (10) also includes a concave detent portion (52) having at least one arm (54) for removably and frictionally securing ...

The present invention relates to an amplification and/or detection method that can dispense with the contaminants in a liquid biological sample containing nucleic acids of interest to be amplified, the method including the following steps: a) chemically or enzymatically treating the biological sample to enable one type of base of said nucleic acids of interest to be converted into another type of ...