A laser beam processing machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a laser beam application means for applying a laser beam to the workpiece held on the chuck table, a processing-feed means for moving the chuck table and the laser beam application means relative to each other in a processing-feed direction (X), and an indexing-feed means for moving the chuck table and the laser beam...

A pipeline processor architecture, processor, and methods are provided. In one implementation, a processor is provided that includes an instruction fetch unit operable to fetch instructions associated with a plurality of processor threads, a decoder responsive to the instruction fetch unit, issue logic responsive to the decoder, and a register file including a plurality of banks corresponding to t...

In one implementation, a real-time controller is provided. The real-time controller includes a multi-thread processor adapted to execute at least two threads of program code. The multi-thread processor includes an execution pipeline, and a thread control unit to control the execution pipeline to execute media processing related program code as a first thread and system level program code as a seco...

A method for manufacturing a portion of an electrochemical-based test strip comprising includes forming a metal electrode(s) with an upper surface on a surface of an electrically-insulating substrate. The method also includes treating the upper surface of the metal electrode(s) with a hydrophilicity-enhancing composition to form a treated upper surface on the metal electrode with hydrophilicity-en...

This invention is related to a tissue ablation system and method that treats atrial arrhythmia by ablating a circumferential region of tissue at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a circumferential ablation member with an ablation element and also includes a delivery assembly for delivering the ablation member to the location. The circumferential ablation...

A method of generating a mask of use in printing a target pattern on a substrate. The method includes the steps of (a) determining a maximum width of features to be imaged on the substrate utilizing phase-structures formed in the mask; (b) identifying all features contained in the target pattern having a width which is equal to or less than the maximum width; (c) extracting all features having a w...

The present invention provides a method of transferring a financial, investment or pricing risk from an initial entity to an ultimate entity by means of an intermediate entity. The initial entity acquires a risk of financial, investment or pricing loss and the intermediate entity provides an insurance policy to the first entity against a predetermined insured risk, being at least part of the risk ...

Expanded beads including cell walls which define a plurality of cells and which comprise a base resin containing a polypropylene resin, each of the beads having a through hole extending therein from one end to the other end. The expanded beads have a maximum diameter Do (mm), an average cell diameter L CV in a radial direction, an average cell diameter L CH in a circumferential direction and a m...

A petroleum well having a wireless power and data communication system is provided. The well uses the tubing and/or casing to communicate with and power a plurality of devices, such as sensors and controllable valves. An electrically isolating portion of a tubing hanger at the surface of the well and a ferromagnetic choke downhole may electrically isolate the tubing from the casing and provide a c...

A system for processing emails incorporates means for dealing with previously unknown viruses. The system monitors email traffic patterns to identify patterns characteristic of a virus outbreak and takes corrective action when an outbreak is detected. Individual emails are analysed and, if any one of the constituent parts contains content in which it is possible to contain a virus, characteristic ...

A method is disclosed for forming silicided gate electrodes and unsilicided poly resistors. After patterning a semiconductor material for the gate electrode and resistor structures, a first dielectric layer is used to protect a poly resistor that is not to be silicided, then a first silicidation is performed for partially siliciding the gate electrode of the transistor. If the gate electrode is th...

In a non-volatile memory device comprising a carrier substrate and a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell contains a memory material in the form of an electrically polarizable material and has a capacitor-like structure with a pair of electrodes contacting the memory material. Pairs of electrodes are arranged in an array and the plurality of memory cells are formed with pairwise combination...

Electro-optical device adapted for taking an electronic image of a given portion of the skin surface in a semiautomatic manner and for transferring the electronic image. The device is comprising an image recording unit, a lighting unit, a data storage unit, an operating means, power source, a contact optical unit (23) provided with contact glass plate for taking a contact picture, and a common hou...

The present invention provides a vascular catheter apparatus for temperature measurement of vascular tissue, comprising a flexible body, at least one resiliently biased projection depended from the body, a sensor carried by the projection and an electrical carrier for transmitting temperature data at the vascular wall from the sensor to a remote device. The electrical carrier may be coiled around ...

A protective coating is made by polymerizing in water an amino oxysilane having at least one primary amine group to control pH and water solubility, the amino oxysilane comprising a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group containing up to 12 carbon atoms, and having multiple hydrolyzable side groups selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, alkoxy and alkoxyalkyl groups having...

To provide an IC card, which secures satisfied flatness of the card surface to achieve good printing properties on the card surface. An IC card has a core layer which includes a plurality of sheet materials wherein inner core sheets adjacent to an IC module have through holes formed in a region corresponding to the IC mounted portion, wherein a relationship A=(B 1 +C 1 )±30 mum is satisfied, where...

A liquid pharmaceutical composition of a GABA analog comprising at least one polyhydric alcohol containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms having a pH of about 5.5 to about 7.0 and additionally a two-component liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a first component comprising a powder mixture comprising a GABA analog and a solid polyhydric alcohol, and a second component comprising a liquid base are de...

Compounds having phosphonic acid groups or a derivative thereof, corresponding to the general formula (I) €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ A-[P(O)(OH) 2 ] p €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein A means a residue of a linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon residue with n carbon atoms, whereby said residue may be substituted by hydroxyl and/or ca...

The invention relates to a razor having a handle and a replaceable cartridge and to a method for connecting and disconnecting the cartridge from the razor handle. According to the invention, the razor (10) has a cartridge connecting structure including a movable latching member (44) to release the cartridge from the said cartridge connecting structure, the latching member (44) including a prominen...

A water-retardant film lamina is disclosed. The printable prepared layer (referring to printing papers like label stock) is laminated on top with a film of biaxial oriented polypropylene (BOPP) to retard the encroachment of water; or a printable prepared layer is applied on top of the film of biaxial oriented polypropylene (BOPP). Further, the biaxial oriented polypropylene (BOPP) can be laminated...