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Date |
| Engineering zymogen for conditional toxicity | 20110023194 | 20110127 |
| The ADP-ribosyltransferase, Vip2, exerts its intracellular toxicity in insects by modifying actin and preventing actin polymerization. Due to the nature of this toxin, expression of Vip2 in planta is lethal to the plant. Described herein are methods of making zymogens of toxic proteins that are benign in a non-target organism and are activated in a target organism. Disclosed herein are methods of engineering a random propeptide library at a terminus of a toxic protein and selecting for malfunctional variants in yeast. Using this method a selected proenzyme possesses reduced enzymatic activity as compared to the wild-type Vip2 protein, but remains a potent toxin towards corn rootworm larvae. The Vip2 zymogen can be proteolytically activated by corn rootworm digestive proteases.
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| Modular rotor blade for a power-generating turbine and a method for assembling a power-generating turbine with modular rotor blades | 20110020126 | 20110127 |
| A modular rotor blade for a power generating turbine allows simple replacement of individual rotor blade sections in case of damage to or malfunction of a section. The modular rotor blade includes at least two rotor blade sections, wherein each rotor blade section includes at least one connecting part having at least one conical opening. The connecting parts of adjacent rotor blade sections rest against each other such that the conical openings of the connecting parts are aligned with each other and form a continuous conical connecting opening. Receiving elements for receiving tensioning elements are arranged at the smaller diameter end of the conical connecting opening. A conical bolt corresponding to the continuous conical connecting opening is arranged therein, and at least one tensioning element passes... |
| Hearing aid device and processing unit and receiving unit for the hearing aid device | 20110019847 | 20110127 |
| A hearing aid device includes a processing unit and a receiving unit adapted to be coupled to transmit an electrical signal from the processing unit to the receiving unit. The processing unit has a wireless transmitter and a transmitter seal for covering the wireless transmitter and the receiving unit has a wireless receiver and a receiver seal for covering the wireless receiver. The electrical signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter to the wireless receiver wirelessly. The electrical signal may be transmitted by induction. The transmitter seal and the receiver seal prevent any environmental influences from acting on the hearing aid device and thus protect the hearing aid device from malfunctioning or becoming short circuited. Magnetic connectors and/or mechanical connectors are provided for a stable contact... |
| System and method for generator phase signal monitoring and control | 20110018504 | 20110127 |
| A vehicle electrical system comprises a generator and a control device coupled with the generator and operable to protect the generator from catastrophic failure while providing the electrical load in the electrical system with sufficient electrical power. The control device determines a loss of symmetry between two alternating phase signals generated by a first and second phase windings of a single or multiple stator generator. In particular, the control device determines a first and second average values of two of the two or more alternating phase signals and either limits or ceases the total electrical output current of the generator, via a generator output power controller, when the first average value differs from the second average value by a predetermined value. The control device may alternatively... |
| Programmable memory repair scheme | 20110016352 | 20110120 |
| The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices and methods, systems, and apparatus for testing and operating the same. A semiconductor memory device includes data storage elements and a repair circuit. The data storage elements include primary data storage elements and one or more redundant data storage elements, the primary data storage elements having respective addresses for memory access operations. The repair circuit is programmable by another semiconductor device separate from the memory device to recognize a malfunctioning address of the primary data storage elements and the programmed repair circuit is configured to reroute memory access from a primary data storage element having the recognized malfunctioning address to a corresponding redundant data storage element.
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| Electro-optic device and method for manufacturing the same | 20110012094 | 20110120 |
| Provided are an electro-optic device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes forming a bottom electrode on a substrate, forming a first insulation film to cross over the bottom electrode forming an organic film on the substrate where the bottom electrode and the first insulation film are formed, forming a top electrode film on the organic film, and forming a top electrode to cross the bottom electrode by removing a portion of the top electrode film through a laser-scribing process. Herein, in the forming of the top electrode through the laser-scribing process, an edge region of a bottom surface of the top electrode may be positioned corresponding to an upper side of the first insulation film. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the... |
| Nanowire and memory device using it as a medium for current-induced wall displacement | 20110007559 | 20110113 |
| )
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| Brake system comprising at least one conveying unit for redelivering brake fluid to the working chambers of a brake booster | 20110006596 | 20110113 |
| The invention relates to a brake system comprising an electromotive drive device for a brake booster having at least one piston, the at least one piston being driven by the drive device for pressure build-up and pressure relief in at least one wheel brake and being mechanically adjustable by means of a brake actuator, especially in the form of a brake pedal, only in the event of malfunction of the drive device, at least one decoupling valve for closing and opening the brake line being arranged in the brake line between every wheel brake and a working chamber of the brake booster. The brake system is characterized in that at least one delivery unit delivers, when required, brake fluid from a reservoir to the respective working... |
| Low friction roll | 20110005414 | 20110113 |
| A roll assembly with a roll and rotational bearings. The rolls exhibits a reinforcement with a fiber composite material which is located inside the roll. The reinforcement is located between the rotational bearings, and designed such that the roll is reinforced against bending stress. The roll assembly is optimized with a low moment of inertia and high stiffness in order to allow the roll assembly to be stopped faster in the event of malfunction and to ensure that the roll exhibits low bowing in the operational state.
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| Provisioning and redundancy for rfid middleware servers | 20110004781 | 20110106 |
| The present invention provides for the provisioning and redundancy of RFID middleware servers. Middleware servers can be automatically provisioned and RFID device/middleware server associations can be automatically updated. Some implementations of the invention provide for automatic detection of middleware server malfunctions. Some such implementations provide for automated provisioning and automated updating of RFID device/middleware server associations, whether a middleware server is automatically brought online or is manually replaced. Changes and reassignments of the RFID device populations may be accommodated.
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| Gas meter and gas safety system | 20110004353 | 20110106 |
| Setting safety function, as appropriate, according to a user environment is enabled, thereby enhancing safety function. According to selection information from a safety function selection unit 120, a function setting unit 116 sets arbitrary function among a plurality of functions as safety function pertaining to usage of a gas. When operating conditions for safety function are fulfilled, a monitoring unit 112 detects malfunction, which would arise during usage of a gas, and outputs a safety signal to a control unit 114 in accordance with the set safety function. In accordance with a safety signal from the monitoring unit 112, the control unit 114 cuts off a gas supply when an event fulfilling operating conditions for the set function has arisen. When an event fulfilling operating conditions... |
| Control device and method for an aerodynamic brake of a wind energy converter | 20110002772 | 20110106 |
| A wear-free, self-contained control device for an aerodynamic emergency brake of a wind energy converter is presented that comprises multiple components in order to provide a most effective means to control the rotation of a vertical axis wind turbine by a brake, which is able to activate itself without external actuation in malfunction situations and is able to shut down the vertical axis wind turbine. Therefore, a mass element is utilised to store mechanical energy which in turn is used to deploy an aerodynamic braking operation. It also represents a means to control and limit the amount of torque, as absorbed by the turbine in high-wind conditions, and thus provides the ability to harvest electrical/mechanical energy, beyond the normal operational wind speeds of turbines.
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| Nonvolatile memory device having a plurality of memory blocks | 20110002177 | 20110106 |
| A nonvolatile memory device 1 capable of preventing interference between a read operation and a rewrite operation, and capable of preventing malfunctions that may occur in the event the read operation and the rewrite operation are performed simultaneously between memory blocks is provided. The nonvolatile memory device 1 is provided with a plurality of banks, a rewrite control unit 2 to which a first power source line VCC1 and a first ground line VSS1 are connected and which is adapted to control a rewrite operation with respect to a bank i, and a read control unit 5 to which a second power source line VCC2 and a second ground line VSS2 are connected and which is adapted to control a read operation with respect to a... |
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| Device and method for determining a failure mode of a pneumatic control valve assembly | 20110001070 | 20110106 |
| A control valve assembly is capable of diagnosing malfunctions in the control valve assembly and discerning a location of a control fluid leak in the control valve assembly. The control valve assembly includes a control valve, an actuator and a positioner. The actuator includes an actuator vent in an actuator housing, the actuator vent being connected to a flow switch. By determining a flow condition through the actuator vent, the positioner determines whether a control fluid leak is located in a control line or in a diaphragm.
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| Wireless communication terminal and control method thereof | 20100332867 | 20101230 |
| In a PC card communication terminal that operates supplied with power from a host device, problems such as malfunctions due to a supply voltage drop at the time of high transmission output are prevented from occurring. A baseband processor (1106) selects a transmission-power upper-limit measurement mode when a PC card terminal (1103) is to be controlled for the first time. A supply voltage drop is measured by a voltage measurement circuit (1114) while a load value of a load circuit (1112) is being changed. The load value of the load circuit (1112) when the supply voltage decreases to a permissible lowest supply voltage is obtained. Using a conversion table stored in a memory (1107), the load value is converted into a transmission output and is set... |
| Method for protecting a cryptographic module and a device having cryptographic module protection capabilities | 20100332851 | 20101230 |
| A device and a method for protecting a cryptographic module of which the method includes: estimating a functionality of a circuit that is adapted to malfunction when a physical parameter has a first value different from a nominal parameter value at which the cryptographic module functions correctly. The cryptographic module malfunctions when the physical parameter has a second value different from the nominal parameter value and a difference between the first value and the nominal parameter value being smaller than a difference between the second value and the nominal parameter value. A cryptographic module protective measure is applied if estimating that the circuit malfunctions.
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| In-vitro device support for x-ray based kidney function test | 20100332254 | 20101230 |
| A system and method of diagnosing kidney syndromes using an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is described. The system includes an X-ray imaging device and an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) device. The IVD device is used to identify risk factors such as sensitivity to contrast agents, or to indicate or rule out other syndromes which may have symptoms similar to kidney malfunction. The level of blood components such as creatinine may be used, in conjunction with other medical data and IVD tests, to determine a risk score for the patient. The risk score may be used to recommend modifications to a baseline procedure such as change in the volume or type of contrast agent, the number of X-rays, or the performance of post-procedure dialysis.
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| Guanidine based compounds | 20100331384 | 20101230 |
| The adrenergic receptors or adrenoceptors are a family of G-protein coupled receptors split into α and β subclasses. The adrenoceptors have important roles in regulating a myriad of physiological conditions and their malfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a number of diseases. Disclosed herein are a series of novel guanidine and 2-aminoimidazoline compounds which are ligands of the alpha2-adrenoceptor (α2-ARs) subclass of adrenergic receptors. The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds. The compounds are suitable for use in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of α2-ARs associated disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, glaucoma and analgesia.
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| Sense amplifier and semiconductor integrated circuit using the same | 20100329056 | 20101230 |
| A sense amplifier resistant to malfunctions associated with offsets in inverter pairs is presented. The sense amplifier includes inverter pairs and a controller. Any one input terminal of the inverter pairs is electrically connected to a bit line and the other one input terminal is electrically connected to a /bit line. The controller is configured to precharge the bit line and the /bit line to a level corresponding to an offset of the inverter pairs in response to a first control signal. The controller senses a voltage difference of the bit line and the /bit line using the inverter pairs by connecting output terminals of the inverter pairs to the bit line pairs in response to a second control signal.
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| Automatic impedance adjuster and control method thereof | 20100327953 | 20101230 |
| Provided are an automatic impedance adjuster and a control method thereof. The automatic impedance adjuster includes: a pulse signal generating part for generating a pulse signal having a pulse width varied in response to a pulse width control signal; a signal processing part including a plurality of channels having a plurality of first input sensors and a pulse width correction channel having a second input sensor, not outputting the pulse signal when a touch object is in contact with the first and second input sensors, and outputting the pulse signal when the touch object is not in contact with the first and second input sensors; and a controller for outputting a non-contact state when the pulse signal is detected and outputting a contact state when the... |
| Incendiary dispensing system | 20100326263 | 20101230 |
| An incendiary dispensing system (10) comprises a casing (12), a supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18), an apparatus (14) for initiating and dispensing the incendiary capsules (18), and a loading mechanism (20). The casing (12) can be opened and closed to enable loading of the supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18). The casing (12) is provided with an aperture (22) to allow the dispensing of initiated capsules (18). The capsules (18) are formed as series connected belts (24). The loading mechanism (20) sequentially feeds the belts (24) to the apparatus (14) which initiates each incendiary and dispense the incendiary from the opening (22). The casing (12) is arranged for external mounting on an aircraft and may be ejected in the event of a malfunction.
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| System and method for preventing photography | 20100323608 | 20101223 |
| A method for causing the localized malfunctioning of a digital camera in a specified area; (102) to degrade photographic recording by the digital camera, comprising the steps of coupling the digital camera to a source of'electromagnetic interference (104, 106) and generating electromagnetic waves (108) of a frequency to interfere with the correct functioning of at least one electronic component of the digital camera.
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| Bi-stable display fail safes and devices incorporating the same | 20100323431 | 20101223 |
| A control circuit and method for controlling a bi-stable display having bi-stable segments each capable of transitioning between an on state and an off state via application of a voltage are disclosed. The voltage is provided to a display driver from a charge pump, and supplied to individual ones of the bi-stable segments via outputs from the display driver in accordance with display instructions provided by a system controller. Both a bi-stable segment voltage level of at least one of the outputs of the display driver and a charge pump voltage level of the voltage are detected and compared to a valid bi-stable segment voltage level and a valid charge pump voltage level, respectively. A malfunction signal may be provided to the system controller if either... |
| Elevator safety rescue system | 20100320035 | 20101223 |
| The elevator safety rescue system is an electro-hydraulic system particularly suited for use in rack and pinion drive elevators installed with tall towers, mines, smoke stacks, and other structures having relatively large elevations or depths. The system includes a positive displacement hydraulic pump driven by the output shaft of an electric elevator drive motor. An electro-hydraulic valve is electrically powered to maintain an open condition to allow unrestricted hydraulic flow through the pump during normal operation. In the event of an elevator malfunction, electrical power is terminated to the valve, causing the valve to close and thus requiring all hydraulic fluid to pass through a restrictor. The restrictor limits the flow of hydraulic fluid through the hydraulic pump, thus limiting its rotational speed and the rotational... |
| Ice maker, refrigerator having the same, and ice making method thereof | 20100319367 | 20101223 |
| An ice maker, a refrigerator including the ice maker, and an ice making method are provided. The ice maker includes a tray having a predetermined length and to which water is supplied to make ice. The ice maker is configured to mechanically separate the ice from the tray by using pistons which are driven by being pressed by structures. This allows the ice maker to have a reduced size, and a small occupation area, thereby implementing a slim configuration of a refrigerator. Furthermore, since an installation height of the ice maker is lowered, a path for supplying cool air may be shortened. This may prevent loss of cool air being supplied to the ice making chamber. Since the ice maker has a simplified configuration and precise... |
| Printhead substrate, inkjet printhead, and inkjet printing apparatus | 20100315455 | 20101216 |
| A detector circuit for detecting a malfunction of a circuit due to a low third power supply voltage that has the same amplitude and potential as an input signal is provided. Based on an output signal of the detector circuit, whether an output of a second power supply voltage generation circuit for activating a heater driving circuit is allowed or not is determined. When the third power supply voltage is low and the heater driving circuit operates improperly, no power supply voltage is supplied from the second power supply voltage generation circuit. Since no power supply voltage is supplied to the heater driving circuit, the heater driving circuit does not drive a corresponding heater.
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| Error detection system for g-suit | 20100315250 | 20101216 |
| Systems and method for reliable detection of errors in a pressure control system for a pilot's G-suit. Alarm systems for generating alarm signals in case of malfunctioning of the pressure control system. The systems may prevent the pilot from passing out with a high safeguarding against failure of the system during critical maneuvers.
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| Semiconductor device that suppresses malfunctions due to noise generated in internal circuit | 20100314779 | 20101216 |
| A semiconductor device includes a first pad row and a second pad row, a first ground potential supply electrode which is connected to a first interconnect provided near the first pad row, and a second ground potential supply electrode which is connected to a second interconnect provided near the second pad row. The first pad row includes a first pad connected to the first circuit within the chip and connected to the first interconnect via a first bonding wire, and includes a second pad connected to a second circuit within the chip and connected to the second interconnect via a second bonding wire crossing over the second pad row.
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| Semiconductor device | 20100314683 | 20101216 |
| Provided is a semiconductor device which scarcely malfunctions even when the device is used as a high-side element, and can keep a high breakdown voltage. In a semiconductor substrate having a main surface, a first p− epitaxial region is formed. At the main surface side of the first p− epitaxial region, a second p− epitaxial region is formed. At the main surface side of the second p− epitaxial region, an n-type drift region and a p-type body region are formed. Between the first and second p− epitaxial regions, an n+ buried region having a floating potential is formed to isolate these regions electrically from each other. Between n+ buried region and the second p− epitaxial region, a p+ buried region is formed which has a higher... |
| Fault detection and mitigation in hybrid drive system | 20100313849 | 20101216 |
| Fault detection and response systems and processes can be used for pumps, e.g., pump/motors used in hybrid vehicles. The fault detection systems determine when certain operating conditions, which may affect the proper operation of the system, occur. The response systems take appropriate action based on which fault conditions are triggered. Example fault detection systems and processes include detection systems for different types of leaks, sensor malfunctions, or operation errors.
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| Programmable memory repair scheme | 20110016352 | 20110120 |
| The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices and methods, systems, and apparatus for testing and operating the same. A semiconductor memory device includes data storage elements and a repair circuit. The data storage elements include primary data storage elements and one or more redundant data storage elements, the primary data storage elements having respective addresses for memory access operations. The repair circuit is programmable by another semiconductor device separate from the memory device to recognize a malfunctioning address of the primary data storage elements and the programmed repair circuit is configured to reroute memory access from a primary data storage element having the recognized malfunctioning address to a corresponding redundant data storage element.
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| Electro-optic device and method for manufacturing the same | 20110012094 | 20110120 |
| Provided are an electro-optic device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes forming a bottom electrode on a substrate, forming a first insulation film to cross over the bottom electrode forming an organic film on the substrate where the bottom electrode and the first insulation film are formed, forming a top electrode film on the organic film, and forming a top electrode to cross the bottom electrode by removing a portion of the top electrode film through a laser-scribing process. Herein, in the forming of the top electrode through the laser-scribing process, an edge region of a bottom surface of the top electrode may be positioned corresponding to an upper side of the first insulation film. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the... |
| Nanowire and memory device using it as a medium for current-induced wall displacement | 20110007559 | 20110113 |
| )
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| Brake system comprising at least one conveying unit for redelivering brake fluid to the working chambers of a brake booster | 20110006596 | 20110113 |
| The invention relates to a brake system comprising an electromotive drive device for a brake booster having at least one piston, the at least one piston being driven by the drive device for pressure build-up and pressure relief in at least one wheel brake and being mechanically adjustable by means of a brake actuator, especially in the form of a brake pedal, only in the event of malfunction of the drive device, at least one decoupling valve for closing and opening the brake line being arranged in the brake line between every wheel brake and a working chamber of the brake booster. The brake system is characterized in that at least one delivery unit delivers, when required, brake fluid from a reservoir to the respective working... |
| Low friction roll | 20110005414 | 20110113 |
| A roll assembly with a roll and rotational bearings. The rolls exhibits a reinforcement with a fiber composite material which is located inside the roll. The reinforcement is located between the rotational bearings, and designed such that the roll is reinforced against bending stress. The roll assembly is optimized with a low moment of inertia and high stiffness in order to allow the roll assembly to be stopped faster in the event of malfunction and to ensure that the roll exhibits low bowing in the operational state.
... |
| Provisioning and redundancy for rfid middleware servers | 20110004781 | 20110106 |
| The present invention provides for the provisioning and redundancy of RFID middleware servers. Middleware servers can be automatically provisioned and RFID device/middleware server associations can be automatically updated. Some implementations of the invention provide for automatic detection of middleware server malfunctions. Some such implementations provide for automated provisioning and automated updating of RFID device/middleware server associations, whether a middleware server is automatically brought online or is manually replaced. Changes and reassignments of the RFID device populations may be accommodated.
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| Gas meter and gas safety system | 20110004353 | 20110106 |
| Setting safety function, as appropriate, according to a user environment is enabled, thereby enhancing safety function. According to selection information from a safety function selection unit 120, a function setting unit 116 sets arbitrary function among a plurality of functions as safety function pertaining to usage of a gas. When operating conditions for safety function are fulfilled, a monitoring unit 112 detects malfunction, which would arise during usage of a gas, and outputs a safety signal to a control unit 114 in accordance with the set safety function. In accordance with a safety signal from the monitoring unit 112, the control unit 114 cuts off a gas supply when an event fulfilling operating conditions for the set function has arisen. When an event fulfilling operating conditions... |
| Control device and method for an aerodynamic brake of a wind energy converter | 20110002772 | 20110106 |
| A wear-free, self-contained control device for an aerodynamic emergency brake of a wind energy converter is presented that comprises multiple components in order to provide a most effective means to control the rotation of a vertical axis wind turbine by a brake, which is able to activate itself without external actuation in malfunction situations and is able to shut down the vertical axis wind turbine. Therefore, a mass element is utilised to store mechanical energy which in turn is used to deploy an aerodynamic braking operation. It also represents a means to control and limit the amount of torque, as absorbed by the turbine in high-wind conditions, and thus provides the ability to harvest electrical/mechanical energy, beyond the normal operational wind speeds of turbines.
... |
| Nonvolatile memory device having a plurality of memory blocks | 20110002177 | 20110106 |
| A nonvolatile memory device 1 capable of preventing interference between a read operation and a rewrite operation, and capable of preventing malfunctions that may occur in the event the read operation and the rewrite operation are performed simultaneously between memory blocks is provided. The nonvolatile memory device 1 is provided with a plurality of banks, a rewrite control unit 2 to which a first power source line VCC1 and a first ground line VSS1 are connected and which is adapted to control a rewrite operation with respect to a bank i, and a read control unit 5 to which a second power source line VCC2 and a second ground line VSS2 are connected and which is adapted to control a read operation with respect to a... |
| Device and method for determining a failure mode of a pneumatic control valve assembly | 20110001070 | 20110106 |
| A control valve assembly is capable of diagnosing malfunctions in the control valve assembly and discerning a location of a control fluid leak in the control valve assembly. The control valve assembly includes a control valve, an actuator and a positioner. The actuator includes an actuator vent in an actuator housing, the actuator vent being connected to a flow switch. By determining a flow condition through the actuator vent, the positioner determines whether a control fluid leak is located in a control line or in a diaphragm.
... |
| Wireless communication terminal and control method thereof | 20100332867 | 20101230 |
| In a PC card communication terminal that operates supplied with power from a host device, problems such as malfunctions due to a supply voltage drop at the time of high transmission output are prevented from occurring. A baseband processor (1106) selects a transmission-power upper-limit measurement mode when a PC card terminal (1103) is to be controlled for the first time. A supply voltage drop is measured by a voltage measurement circuit (1114) while a load value of a load circuit (1112) is being changed. The load value of the load circuit (1112) when the supply voltage decreases to a permissible lowest supply voltage is obtained. Using a conversion table stored in a memory (1107), the load value is converted into a transmission output and is set... |
| Method for protecting a cryptographic module and a device having cryptographic module protection capabilities | 20100332851 | 20101230 |
| A device and a method for protecting a cryptographic module of which the method includes: estimating a functionality of a circuit that is adapted to malfunction when a physical parameter has a first value different from a nominal parameter value at which the cryptographic module functions correctly. The cryptographic module malfunctions when the physical parameter has a second value different from the nominal parameter value and a difference between the first value and the nominal parameter value being smaller than a difference between the second value and the nominal parameter value. A cryptographic module protective measure is applied if estimating that the circuit malfunctions.
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| In-vitro device support for x-ray based kidney function test | 20100332254 | 20101230 |
| A system and method of diagnosing kidney syndromes using an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is described. The system includes an X-ray imaging device and an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) device. The IVD device is used to identify risk factors such as sensitivity to contrast agents, or to indicate or rule out other syndromes which may have symptoms similar to kidney malfunction. The level of blood components such as creatinine may be used, in conjunction with other medical data and IVD tests, to determine a risk score for the patient. The risk score may be used to recommend modifications to a baseline procedure such as change in the volume or type of contrast agent, the number of X-rays, or the performance of post-procedure dialysis.
... |
| Guanidine based compounds | 20100331384 | 20101230 |
| The adrenergic receptors or adrenoceptors are a family of G-protein coupled receptors split into α and β subclasses. The adrenoceptors have important roles in regulating a myriad of physiological conditions and their malfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a number of diseases. Disclosed herein are a series of novel guanidine and 2-aminoimidazoline compounds which are ligands of the alpha2-adrenoceptor (α2-ARs) subclass of adrenergic receptors. The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds. The compounds are suitable for use in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of α2-ARs associated disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, glaucoma and analgesia.
... |
| Sense amplifier and semiconductor integrated circuit using the same | 20100329056 | 20101230 |
| A sense amplifier resistant to malfunctions associated with offsets in inverter pairs is presented. The sense amplifier includes inverter pairs and a controller. Any one input terminal of the inverter pairs is electrically connected to a bit line and the other one input terminal is electrically connected to a /bit line. The controller is configured to precharge the bit line and the /bit line to a level corresponding to an offset of the inverter pairs in response to a first control signal. The controller senses a voltage difference of the bit line and the /bit line using the inverter pairs by connecting output terminals of the inverter pairs to the bit line pairs in response to a second control signal.
... |
| Automatic impedance adjuster and control method thereof | 20100327953 | 20101230 |
| Provided are an automatic impedance adjuster and a control method thereof. The automatic impedance adjuster includes: a pulse signal generating part for generating a pulse signal having a pulse width varied in response to a pulse width control signal; a signal processing part including a plurality of channels having a plurality of first input sensors and a pulse width correction channel having a second input sensor, not outputting the pulse signal when a touch object is in contact with the first and second input sensors, and outputting the pulse signal when the touch object is not in contact with the first and second input sensors; and a controller for outputting a non-contact state when the pulse signal is detected and outputting a contact state when the... |
| Incendiary dispensing system | 20100326263 | 20101230 |
| An incendiary dispensing system (10) comprises a casing (12), a supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18), an apparatus (14) for initiating and dispensing the incendiary capsules (18), and a loading mechanism (20). The casing (12) can be opened and closed to enable loading of the supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18). The casing (12) is provided with an aperture (22) to allow the dispensing of initiated capsules (18). The capsules (18) are formed as series connected belts (24). The loading mechanism (20) sequentially feeds the belts (24) to the apparatus (14) which initiates each incendiary and dispense the incendiary from the opening (22). The casing (12) is arranged for external mounting on an aircraft and may be ejected in the event of a malfunction.
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| System and method for preventing photography | 20100323608 | 20101223 |
| A method for causing the localized malfunctioning of a digital camera in a specified area; (102) to degrade photographic recording by the digital camera, comprising the steps of coupling the digital camera to a source of'electromagnetic interference (104, 106) and generating electromagnetic waves (108) of a frequency to interfere with the correct functioning of at least one electronic component of the digital camera.
... |
| Bi-stable display fail safes and devices incorporating the same | 20100323431 | 20101223 |
| A control circuit and method for controlling a bi-stable display having bi-stable segments each capable of transitioning between an on state and an off state via application of a voltage are disclosed. The voltage is provided to a display driver from a charge pump, and supplied to individual ones of the bi-stable segments via outputs from the display driver in accordance with display instructions provided by a system controller. Both a bi-stable segment voltage level of at least one of the outputs of the display driver and a charge pump voltage level of the voltage are detected and compared to a valid bi-stable segment voltage level and a valid charge pump voltage level, respectively. A malfunction signal may be provided to the system controller if either... |
| Elevator safety rescue system | 20100320035 | 20101223 |
| The elevator safety rescue system is an electro-hydraulic system particularly suited for use in rack and pinion drive elevators installed with tall towers, mines, smoke stacks, and other structures having relatively large elevations or depths. The system includes a positive displacement hydraulic pump driven by the output shaft of an electric elevator drive motor. An electro-hydraulic valve is electrically powered to maintain an open condition to allow unrestricted hydraulic flow through the pump during normal operation. In the event of an elevator malfunction, electrical power is terminated to the valve, causing the valve to close and thus requiring all hydraulic fluid to pass through a restrictor. The restrictor limits the flow of hydraulic fluid through the hydraulic pump, thus limiting its rotational speed and the rotational... |
| Ice maker, refrigerator having the same, and ice making method thereof | 20100319367 | 20101223 |
| An ice maker, a refrigerator including the ice maker, and an ice making method are provided. The ice maker includes a tray having a predetermined length and to which water is supplied to make ice. The ice maker is configured to mechanically separate the ice from the tray by using pistons which are driven by being pressed by structures. This allows the ice maker to have a reduced size, and a small occupation area, thereby implementing a slim configuration of a refrigerator. Furthermore, since an installation height of the ice maker is lowered, a path for supplying cool air may be shortened. This may prevent loss of cool air being supplied to the ice making chamber. Since the ice maker has a simplified configuration and precise... |
| Printhead substrate, inkjet printhead, and inkjet printing apparatus | 20100315455 | 20101216 |
| A detector circuit for detecting a malfunction of a circuit due to a low third power supply voltage that has the same amplitude and potential as an input signal is provided. Based on an output signal of the detector circuit, whether an output of a second power supply voltage generation circuit for activating a heater driving circuit is allowed or not is determined. When the third power supply voltage is low and the heater driving circuit operates improperly, no power supply voltage is supplied from the second power supply voltage generation circuit. Since no power supply voltage is supplied to the heater driving circuit, the heater driving circuit does not drive a corresponding heater.
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| Error detection system for g-suit | 20100315250 | 20101216 |
| Systems and method for reliable detection of errors in a pressure control system for a pilot's G-suit. Alarm systems for generating alarm signals in case of malfunctioning of the pressure control system. The systems may prevent the pilot from passing out with a high safeguarding against failure of the system during critical maneuvers.
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| Semiconductor device that suppresses malfunctions due to noise generated in internal circuit | 20100314779 | 20101216 |
| A semiconductor device includes a first pad row and a second pad row, a first ground potential supply electrode which is connected to a first interconnect provided near the first pad row, and a second ground potential supply electrode which is connected to a second interconnect provided near the second pad row. The first pad row includes a first pad connected to the first circuit within the chip and connected to the first interconnect via a first bonding wire, and includes a second pad connected to a second circuit within the chip and connected to the second interconnect via a second bonding wire crossing over the second pad row.
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| Semiconductor device | 20100314683 | 20101216 |
| Provided is a semiconductor device which scarcely malfunctions even when the device is used as a high-side element, and can keep a high breakdown voltage. In a semiconductor substrate having a main surface, a first p− epitaxial region is formed. At the main surface side of the first p− epitaxial region, a second p− epitaxial region is formed. At the main surface side of the second p− epitaxial region, an n-type drift region and a p-type body region are formed. Between the first and second p− epitaxial regions, an n+ buried region having a floating potential is formed to isolate these regions electrically from each other. Between n+ buried region and the second p− epitaxial region, a p+ buried region is formed which has a higher... |
| Fault detection and mitigation in hybrid drive system | 20100313849 | 20101216 |
| Fault detection and response systems and processes can be used for pumps, e.g., pump/motors used in hybrid vehicles. The fault detection systems determine when certain operating conditions, which may affect the proper operation of the system, occur. The response systems take appropriate action based on which fault conditions are triggered. Example fault detection systems and processes include detection systems for different types of leaks, sensor malfunctions, or operation errors.
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| 2-aminooxazolines as taar1 ligands | 20100311798 | 20101209 |
| R1, R2, R2′, X, Y, andn are as defined in the specification or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. The compounds of formula I are active on the TAAR1 receptor and are therefore suitable for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, substance abuse and metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
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| Intelligent signal booster | 20100311480 | 20101209 |
| The invention is a device for multi-band, multi-channel, wireless communications that automatically provides signal amplification when and where necessary, and that automatically avoids harmful interference to base stations and other parts of the communications infrastructure. The device is especially suitable for, but not limited to, cellular and PCS bands and channels. The invention is a unique combination of an adjustable gain, bidirectional amplifier, a GPS receiver, a processor, and one or more removable, non-volatile, updatable memory devices. Alternatively, the memory can be an internal device accessible via an electronic port such as a USB. In either case, the memory stores comprehensive information that determines if amplification is necessary at a particular location sensed by the GPS receiver. Because the memory devices are updatable, they therefore provide... |
| Structures and methods for automated tuning in wide range multi-band vco with internal reset concept | 20100308922 | 20101209 |
| Circuits and methods for automated real-time tuning of wide range frequency/delay voltage controlled oscillators (VCO) using a reset mechanism, to account for run-time variations such as power supply, temperature, reference clock frequency and input slew drift etc is described. It finds extensive applications in wide range, multi frequency band phase and delay locked loops. In one embodiment, an automated Jump-Down band switching structure and method for use in VCOs with a plurality of frequency bands is described. This involves monitoring the VCO's analog control voltage signal until it reaches a predetermined lower limit, at which time band switching to an overlapping lower frequency band is triggered by an internally generated reset signal, while simultaneously charging the analog control voltage to a limit in a pre-determined range... |
| Automatic bug reporting tool | 20100306593 | 20101202 |
| An apparatus and a method for detecting and reporting malfunctions in computer programs is described. A malfunction detector detects at least one type of a software malfunction as defined in a configurable malfunction library. A data collector collects data of the software malfunction. A crash reporter reports the crash report in a manner specified in a configurable reporting library corresponding to the type of software malfunction to one or more remote computers.
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| Method for detecting abnormality in fluid supply line using fluid control apparatus with pressure sensor | 20090326719 | 20091231 |
| A method for detecting abnormality in a fluid supply line is provided that uses a fluid control apparatus with a pressure sensor so that abnormality of malfunction and sheet leaks of a plurality of valves incorporated into the fluid supply line can be checked easily, promptly and accurately by operating the flow rate control apparatus possessing the pressure sensor. Specifically, using a fluid supply line provided with the flow rate control apparatus possessing the pressure sensor equipped with a flow rate setting mechanism, a flow rate/pressure display mechanism, and/or a flow rate self-diagnosis mechanism, abnormality of the control valves, installed with the flow rate control apparatus and on the upstream side and downstream side thereof. is detected by using the pressure value displayed and/or the value... |
| 1h-indazoles, benzothiazoles, 1,2-benzoisoxazoles, 1,2-benzoisothiazoles, and chromones and preparation and uses thereof | 20090325939 | 20091231 |
| The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), activation of nAChRs, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the α7 nAChR subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
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| Fuel cell system | 20090325031 | 20091231 |
| A fuel cell system is provided, which does not malfunction when started below a freezing point nor require a large force to open a purge gas introduction valve. The purge gas introduction valve 42 that introduces a cathode gas into the anode is installed in the bypass pipe that bypasses a humidifier. A plunger 44 that is supported and kept movable in the purge gas introduction valve is kept exposed to the cathode gas atmosphere when the purge gas introduction valve 42 is kept closed. The valve body 45 in the purge gas introduction valve 42 comprises a first pressed portion 45a to act for closing the purge gas introduction valve 42 and a second pressed portion 45b to act for opening the purge gas introduction... |
| Fiber-optic long-haul transmission system | 20090324233 | 20091231 |
| An ultra-long fiber-optic transmission system is configured in accordance with the current telecom standards and particularly advantageous for transmission data at a long distance which may exceed 400 km between adjacent nodes. The disclosed system has at least one intermediary amplifying node provided with a supervisory optical channel (SOC) which comprises a transponder operative to select the direction in which a supervisory channel signal (SCS), carrying information about the fiber break and malfunction of WDM channels, is transmitted along the SOC. The transponder further includes a receiver operative to measure the power of incoming and a Raman controller coupled to the receiver and to either turn or turn off a pump of Raman amplifier based on determination of whether the measured power of the SCS is... |
| Semiconductor memory device and reset control circuit of the same | 20090323442 | 20091231 |
| The semiconductor memory device includes a reset control circuit that monitors a reset signal at an enablement time point of the reset signal input and outputs monitoring signals corresponding to a state of the reset signal. The reset control unit also enables and outputs a reset control signal when the states of the monitoring signals are equal, and ends the monitoring of the reset signal in synchronization with the enablement of the reset control signal. An internal circuit receives the reset control signal, and the reset control signal controls the initialization of the internal circuit. When the reset signal maintains the enablement state for a predetermined period, the reset control signal is enabled, making it possible to prevent reset malfunction associated with a glitch occurring in... |
| Medical emergency alert system and method | 20090322513 | 20091231 |
| A medical emergency reporting system and methodology that utilize a wearable monitoring device to continuously monitor key physiological parameters of a person, and when measurements exceed programmed threshold levels, it will automatically issue a medical emergency alert along with location information to a remote monitoring center via a wireless network and the Internet for immediate local response. This system will also provide manual emergency alert activation, continuous updates with key physiological measurements to the emergency response personnel along with the medical history of the subject as well as redundancy in emergency alert reporting and malfunction diagnosis to assure ultimate accuracy, immediacy and reliability for the person that requires medical assistance.
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| System and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator and refrigerator employing same | 20090322470 | 20091231 |
| A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator and a refrigerator employing this system is provided. This system and method allows the drawer to substantially immediately and automatically stop when the drawer encounters an obstacle. This type of automatic control of the drawer may enhance the safe operation of the drawer, prevent injuries to users, and prevent overload and subsequent malfunction of a drive motor used to move the drawer.
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| Diagnosis of a cracked multi-chamber solid-electrolyte gas sensor | 20090321279 | 20091231 |
| A diagnosis method and a gas sensor that is adapted to perform the diagnosis method are described for detecting a damage of a gas sensor causing a malfunction, particularly a crack, wherein the gas sensor has at least two chambers with one chamber comprising a reference gas. The method includes pumping out gas of one of the chambers, measuring a value of a variable being proportional to the concentration of the gas as a function of time, comparing the measured variable value and/or the measured time to a predetermined threshold, detecting a damage of the sensor if the measured variable value and/or the measured time is outside the interval of normal mode of operation defined by the corresponding predetermined threshold.
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| Automatic sensor-calibration method | 20090319215 | 20091224 |
| Provided is an automatic sensor-calibration method in which a state change of a sensor, caused by aging characteristics or contamination of the sensor, is sensed by a sensor input unit to adjust, according to the sensed state change of the sensor, a slice level used as a criterion for a light receiving device to determine whether a medium exists, or the slice level is adjusted according to the sensed state change of the sensor and a current level of a light emitting device is adjusted when the slice level reaches a preset absolute slice level, or when contamination of the sensor is removed, the current level of the light emitting device is reduced to a minimum step, the slice level is set, and then the current... |
| Gateway control apparatus for vehicles and travel information recording method thereof | 20090319119 | 20091224 |
| A gateway control apparatus for vehicles includes a receiver receiving travel state information sent from sensors and vehicle ECUs through interfaces, a first memory storing the travel state information, a determination unit determining occurrence of a vehicle accident or an ECU malfunction based on the travel state information, a second memory, and a controller allowing the second memory to store malfunction information of an associated ECU among the travel state information if the ECU malfunction has occurred, and allowing the first memory to store pre-accident travel state information and post-accident vehicle state information with reference to an accident occurrence time point if the vehicle accident has occurred. The gateway control apparatus enables not only data communication between the ECUs having different communication modes, but also accurate... |
| System and method of detecting and diagnosing pacing system malfunctions | 20090318997 | 20091224 |
| A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system includes the steps of receiving a biopotential signal, detecting a pacing system malfunction, detecting a cause of the malfunction, and displaying the detected malfunction and detected cause of the malfunction. A pacing system is also disclosed herein. The system includes an electrode array that receives a biopotential signal associated with the pacing system. A malfunction detector applies a malfunction logic to the biopotential signal to identify a pacing system malfunction and applies a morphology logic to the biopotential signal to identify a morphology of the biopotential signal. An output generator receives an indication of the identified pacing system malfunction and the identified cause of the malfunction and creates an output indicative of the identified pacing system... |
| Method, composition, and device, for the treatment of amylase malfunctions / inactivity in association with saccharides (mainly polysaccharides) based diseases | 20090317371 | 20091224 |
| Physiological protein and enzyme complex having active Trimethylglycine, active amylases, active lipases, and active proteases, of human (saliva enzymes), yeast, plant, fungi, and or microbial origin, preferably digestive enzyme complex such as, Trimethylglycine, 4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase; Exo-1,4-α-glucosidase; Beta-fructofuranosidase; Protease (3.0); Pectinase; Lipase; Cellulase; Lactase; Malt Diastase, or digestive enzyme complex containing proteins and enzymes for the treatment of high levels of saccharides and correction of amylases malfunctioning activity or inactivity in the body. The invention also relates to the production of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for such treatment. A preferred variant of the invention relates to use of this enzyme complex having Trimethylglycine, amylolytic, lipolytic, and proteolytic activity, especially salivary, gastric, pancreatic and intestinal enzyme complex for the treatment of malfunctioning, or absent amylases enzymes activity but not... |
| Temperature control apparatus and optical transmission device using same | 20090316741 | 20091224 |
| A temperature control apparatus that performs stabile temperature control operation, besides avoiding generation of unwanted noise. A thermo-control device cools or heats an object according to a supply current that a thermo-control driver provides according to a specified control voltage. A temperature sensor observes the temperature of the object. A variable voltage controller varies the control voltage such that the observed temperature of the object will be a specified reference temperature. The variable voltage controller begins to operate in alternate setting mode when the control voltage is expected to enter a voltage range in which the thermo-control driver could malfunction. During that mode, the variable voltage controller outputs a first control voltage and a second control voltage alternately at predetermined intervals. The first and second control... |
| Automatic and dynamic logon mechanism in satellite networks | 20090316616 | 20091224 |
| In a satellite communication network, a link between a remote terminal and a traffic processor located at the hub may be used for providing services over a satellite link, such as traffic routing, protocol acceleration, data compression and data encryption. Aspects of this invention relate to methods and apparatus for automatically and dynamically associating remote terminals with traffic processors. These methods may be used for simplifying the satellite network's configuring process, especially for large scale networks, for offering load balancing between traffic processors and for offering an efficient automatic redundancy mechanism when a traffic processor malfunctions.
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| Memory malfunction prediction system and method | 20090316501 | 20091224 |
| A memory malfunction prediction system and method, such as those that sequentially stress each row of memory cells in an array by decreasing the refresh rate of the row. Prior to doing so, the data stored in the row can be copied to a holding row, and a CRC value for the data can be generated and stored. After the test, the data stored in the row being tested can be read, and a CRC value for the data can then be generated. This after test CRC value can be compared to the stored pre-test CRC value. In the event of a match, the row can be considered to be functioning properly, and the next row can then be tested. If the CRC values do not... |
| Earth leakage circuit breaker | 20090316312 | 20091224 |
| The present invention relates to an Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCB) used as an electric switch for an electrical circuit which employs a double breakage method of determining whether leakage occurs based on total leakage voltage of a total leakage current detected by a zero-phase current transformer 20 and automatically cutting off the supply of power from a power supply, and determining whether leakage occurs based on the net leakage voltage of a net leakage current synchronously detected by a synchronous detector 90 and automatically cutting off the supply of power from the power supply, so that there are advantages in that the rate of incidence of malfunction of the ELCB is reduced and the leakage breaking function of the ELCB is effectively improved, thereby considerably... |
| Switching regulator and operation control method | 20090316311 | 20091224 |
| In a switching regulator, a low voltage malfunction prevention circuit controls operations of a PWM comparator and a output buffer circuit, such that when a power source voltage is lower than a predetermined value, a switching transistor is forcibly turned off, and when the power source voltage is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the switching transistor is turned on/off in accordance with pulse signals from the PWM comparator. Furthermore, the low voltage malfunction prevention circuit generates a second reference voltage that is lower than a first reference voltage and that rises quickly in accordance with the rise of the power source voltage. The state of the power source voltage inside an IC is detected by comparing the first reference voltage with the second... |
| Cooling system for power transformer | 20090315657 | 20091224 |
| A system for cooling a power transformer which generates heat, when driving a load, includes cooling devices located about the transformer which are powered to remove excessive heat from the transformer. The cooling devices may include fans to blow air onto the transformer and pumps for circulating a coolant about the transformer. The cooling devices of interest have a motor (e.g., a fan motor or a pump motor) which is energized in response to given temperature (heat) conditions. In systems embodying the invention, the currents flowing through the motors of cooling devices are sensed and monitored to determine whether the cooling devices are functioning correctly and to substitute functional cooling devices for those which are malfunctioning. The importance of sensing the motor currents and substituting operational... |
| Apparatus for measurement of volume-or-mass-flow of a medium | 20090315545 | 20091224 |
| The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring volume- or mass-flow of a medium flowing through a measuring tube (2) in the direction of the measuring tube axis (3), and includes: A magnet system (6, 7) producing a magnetic field (B) passing through the measuring tube (2) essentially transversely to the measuring tube axis (3); at least one measuring electrode (5) coupled with the medium (11); a reference component (17) lying at a defined potential, wherein the reference component (17) is connected with a resistance (20); and a control/evaluation unit (8), which, on the basis of measurement voltage induced in the at least one measuring electrode (4, 5), delivers information concerning volume- or mass flow of the medium (11) in the measuring tube (2). For the... |
| Method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of automated egg removal | 20090314691 | 20091224 |
| Methods and apparatus are provided that automatically determine whether or not eggs designated for removal from an egg carrier have been removed by an egg removal apparatus. Light is emitted along a path above and across an egg carrier as an egg picker moves to pick up an egg. The length of time that the light path is blocked when the egg picker is moved is measured and used to determine whether or not the egg has been removed from the carrier. Another apparatus and method is provided for detecting a malfunctioning egg picker. A detection device detects a number of eggs in the egg carrier. A control device monitors the egg picker and the detection device. The control device calculates the number of eggs in... |
| Washing machine using steam and method for controlling the same | 20090314040 | 20091224 |
| A washing machine using steam and a method for controlling the same is disclosed. The washing machine with a steam generator (100) selectively supplying steam inot a drum (30) according to the present invention includes a course select part (420) for a user to select a wash course, a steam select part (430) for a user to select whether steam washing is operated and a controller (440) for controlling the steam generator (100) based on a wash course selected from the course select part (420) (an inputted wash vourse) and a signal selected from the steam select part (430). The present invention has an advantageous effect thtat convenience is improved for a user to use the washing machine using steam as well as washing performance is... |
| Device management using event | 20090313326 | 20091217 |
| In related art, the terminal can receive a particular task from a server, and perform the received particular task, only after the terminal reports to the server that a particular event has occurred. But, according to the present invention, the server provides the particular task in advance of the occurrence of the particular event. Therefore, the particular task can be performed by the terminal as soon as a particular event is occurred, so a waste of the network resources can be reduced. Meanwhile, according to the present invention, a routing service is provided between elements within the terminal, so that the elements within the terminal can be separated. In addition, according to the present invention, a source number and a registration number are used for the... |
| Multi-carotenoids compositions and methods | 20090312287 | 20091217 |
| A stable nutritional supplement composition for oral administration comprising, in one form, about 71% by weight, of a tomato extract containing therein at least 2% to 10% by weight of lycopene, 0.25% to 2% by weight of phytoene, and 0.2% to 2% by weight of phytofluene, and about 29% by weight, of a suitable encapsulating matrix. A suitable encapsulating matrix is an edible oil exemplified by soya oil, pumpkin seed oil, grape-seed oil and the like. The tomato extract may additionally comprise one or more of at least one carotene selected from the group comprising .beta.-carotene, .gamma.-carotene, and .delta.-carotene, a phytosterol, a tocopheral and a phospholipid. The tomato extract may be further processed into oleoresin emulsions, or into beadlets, or into dry powders. Methods for ameliorating... |
| Polymorphisms in the human cyp2b6 gene and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications | 20090311696 | 20091217 |
| Described are general means and methods of diagnosing and treating the phenotypic spectrum as well as the overlapping clinical characteristics with several forms of inherited abnormal expression and/or function of the CYP2B6 genes. In particular, polynucleotides of molecular variant CYP2B6 genes which, for example, are associated with insufficient metabolization and/or sensitively of drugs, and vectors comprising such polynucleotides are provided. Furthermore, host cells comprising such polynucleotides or vectors and their use for the production of variant CYP2B6 proteins are described. In addition, variant CYP2B6 proteins and antibodies specifically recognizing such proteins as well as transgenic non-human animals comprising the above-described polynucleotide or vectors are provided. Described are also methods for identifying and obtaining inhibitors for therapy of disorders related to the malfunction of the CYP2B6 gene... |
| Driver circuit, display device, and electronic device | 20090310734 | 20091217 |
| To suppress malfunctions in a shift register circuit. A shift register having a plurality of flip-flop circuits is provided. The flip-flop circuit includes a transistor 11, a transistor 12, a transistor 13, a transistor 14, and a transistor 15. When the transistor 13 or the transistor 14 is turned on in a non-selection period, the potential of a node A is set, so that the node A is prevented from entering into a floating state.
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| Arrangement and method for deactivating electrical elements when malfunctioning | 20090310269 | 20091217 |
| Arrangements (1) are provided with electrical elements (11,21) for, in a feeding mode, receiving feeding signals and, in a non-feeding mode, not receiving the feeding signals, and with circuits (12,22) for, in the feeding mode, detecting malfunctions of the electrical elements (11,21). The circuits (12,22) comprise active switches (13,23) for, in response to detection results, deactivating the electrical elements (11,21) in both modes, in other words in the feeding mode as well as the non-feeding mode. The electrical elements (11,21) for example comprise light emitting diodes, incandescent lights or loudspeakers etc. The active switches (13,23) for example comprise bistable micro-relays or semiconductor switches such as non-volatile power semiconductor switches such as one time programmable flash power MOSFETs etc. Preferably, the arrangements (1) are integrated arrangements.
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| Boost circuit and power supply device | 20090309565 | 20091217 |
| The objective of this invention is to provide a boost circuit that reduces power consumption and prevents malfunctioning when the input voltage becomes greater than a target voltage for the output voltage. Control circuit module 5 sets both control signals HCNT2 and LCNT2 to low level “L” when the conditions “output voltage VBoost is higher than voltage OVREF” and “voltage (VIN+VOFFSET) is higher than output voltage VBoost” are satisfied. With this, in boost circuit module 7, switch SWH will be off and switch SWL will be on to forcibly switch to mode B. In mode B, because switch SWH is on, output voltage VBoost will be near input voltage VIN, and the power consumption can be reduced.
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| Anti-slip pipe threading wrench | 20090308208 | 20091217 |
| This invention relates to a standard pipe threading wrench and prevents an inherent malfunction when ratcheting. This type of wrench has been on the market for many decades unchanged. To use the wrench the die is inserted into the wrench head. The die, with attached wrench, is slipped over the end of an unthreaded pipe. The wrench handle is used to rotate the die and cut tapered threads into the pipe end. The wrench head rotates the die in one direction and ratchets in the opposite direction, allowing the user to reassert leverage on the handle from the same position. The ratcheting action is accomplished via a tapered and spring loaded pawl in the wrench head. The ratcheting teeth are in the die. The pawl also... |
| Hinge assembly with an oil-retaining collar | 20090307873 | 20091217 |
| A hinge assembly with an oil-retaining collar has a barrel, a pintle assembly mounted in the barrel and an oil-retaining collar mounted around the barrel and is filled with lubricant to allow the pintle assembly to rotate smoothly. The oil-retaining collar prevents the lubricant from flowing out of the barrel and prevents a plastic housing of an electronic device from being corroded and electronics from malfunctioning.
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| Integrated circuit board with jtag functions | 20090307547 | 20091210 |
| In an integrated circuit board, a plurality of integrated circuits to be checked are connected together in a star shape. Operation clock data for JTAG of each integrated circuit and check data for checking each integrated circuit are stored. When an integrated circuit to be checked is specified, operation clock data for JTAG and check data for the specified integrated circuit are determined. With an operation clock for JTAG according to the determined operation clock data for JTAG, the determined check data is input to the specified integrated circuit. Based on the check data and output data output from the integrated circuit to which this check data is input, the integrated circuit board determines a malfunction in the integrated circuit, and then stores the determination result... |
| System controled by data bearing records including check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine | 20080314972 | 20081225 |
| A banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records includes an automated banking machine which includes a deposit accepting device. Data read from a user card through operation of a card reader in the machine is used to determine if the data on the card corresponds to an account of an authorized machine user. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are returned to a user of the machine.... |
| Method of detecting a malfunction of an encoder for a vehicle drive system | 20080315909 | 20081225 |
| A method of detecting a malfunction of an encoder used in a vehicle drive system includes determining an error of a motor speed based on an estimated motor speed, wherein the estimated motor speed is a function of measured current over a predetermined interval of time. The method further includes determining a maximum allowable error of the motor speed at the measured current. Yet further, the method includes comparing the error of the motor speed with the maximum allowable error of the motor speed, thereby detecting the malfunction of the encoder.
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| Method for treating skeletal disorders resulting from fgfr malfunction | 20080317739 | 20081225 |
| The invention provides materials, reagents, systems, and methods for identifying agents useful for treating diseases resulting from abnormal (e.g., excessive) FGF receptor signaling. The invention also provides (therapeutic) agents thus identified, and methods of using such agents in treating such diseases. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to the treatment of various craniofacial disorders, or Craniosynostosis, that result from FGFR (e.g. FGFR2) malfunction, such as Crouzon, Apert, Jackson-Weiss, Pfeiffer Syndromes, Crouzon+acanthosis nigricans, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata, and non-syndromic craniosynostosis (NS). The methods comprise administering to the individuals a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of the FGFR2c-FRS2 signaling. The inhibitor inhibits signaling by antagonizing FGFR2c-FRS2 interaction, inhibiting the expression and/or subcellular localization of wild-type or mutant FGFR2c and/or FRS2, inhibiting the kinase activity of FGFR2c (e.g. for... |
| Fuel injection valve | 20080308657 | 20081218 |
| The fuel injection valve has a first groove cut in the periphery surface of the needle valve and the second grooves cut in a seat surface of the nozzle tip. The first groove is provided so that the needle valve is rotated by flow of the fuel in the first groove caused by reciprocating motion of the needle valve, and the upper and lower ends of the first groove are opened to the outside so that a part of fuel can be introduced in to the groove. The second grooves are twisted or tilted in the same direction as the rotating direction of the needle valve and are cut along the circumferential direction of the nozzle tip. The second grooves have an edge part for scraping... |
| Drive system and control method of the same | 20080309165 | 20081218 |
| In response to a system-off instruction, the drive system control technique of the invention controls individual motors of an electric cooling water pump and an electric cooling fan to stop (step S100), waits for elapse of a preset reference time period since start of the control of stopping the motors (step S110), and turns off a relay to disconnect a supply of electric power from a battery to a CPU of a control unit (step S120). Inactivation of the relay after elapse of the preset reference time period since start of the control of stopping the motor disconnects the supply of electric power to the control unit in the state of sufficiently low back emf generated by the motors. This arrangement effectively prevents malfunction of the... |
| Vehicle accessory touch switch | 20080309170 | 20081218 |
| A touch switch for controlling accessory equipment of a vehicle in such a manner that malfunctions caused by factors such as changes in atmospheric conditions, receipt of an electromagnetic impulse, or the like can be avoided. A vehicle accessory touch switch comprises a touch section having a sensor conductor plate which is touched by an operator, a capacitance measurement section which measures a change in electrostatic capacity of the sensor conductor plate to a ground conductor as a sensor conductor plate capacity change, and a control section which controls accessory equipment according to comparison between the sensor conductor plate capacity change and a control judgment value, wherein the vehicle accessory touch switch controls the accessory equipment according to an operator touching the touch section, a sub-conductor... |
| Timing controller, liquid crystal display including timing controller, and method of driving liquid crystal display | 20080309606 | 20081218 |
| A timing controller that can reduce malfunctions, a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the timing controller, and a method of operating the LCD, in which the timing controller includes a counter providing a converting enable signal; an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter converting a user command signal into a digital user command signal in response to the converting enable signal; and a control signal generator generating a module control signal that corresponds to the digital user command signal.
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| Method and apparatus for improving drx operation in a wireless communications system | 20080311932 | 20081218 |
| In order to avoid system malfunction, the present invention provides a method for improving Discontinuous Downlinik Reception (DRX) operation for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. The method includes stopping a timer when the UE allocated with a dedicated HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier (H-RNTI) moves from a CELL_PCH state to a CELL_FACH state due to an uplinik data transmission, wherein the timer is started when the UE enters the CELL—PCH state and is utilized for determining a time length for using a first DRX cycle.
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| Debug circuit | 20080313499 | 20081218 |
| The present invention provide a debug circuit which has a structure in which a conversion block latches plural internal signals which are supposed to be effective in finding a cause of a malfunction and are outputted from a selection block, using a signal that is outputted from a timing generation block, converts these signals into serial data, and outputs the serial data to an output block, thereby observing plural signals in the LSI using fewer external pins, and performing analysis of the malfunction of the LSI speedy and reliably.
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| Debug circuit | 20080313517 | 20081218 |
| The present invention provide a debug circuit which has a structure in which a conversion block latches plural internal signals which are supposed to be effective in finding a cause of a malfunction and are outputted from a selection block, using a signal that is outputted from a timing generation block, converts these signals into serial data, and outputs the serial data to an output block, thereby observing plural signals in the LSI using fewer external pins, and performing analysis of the malfunction of the LSI speedy and reliably.
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| Irrigation shutoff device | 20080302987 | 20081211 |
| An irrigation shutoff device (1) that is operational with and fluidly connected to a sprinkler (44) or irrigation valve (37) wherein the irrigation shutoff device (1) has a propeller (10), a coil (11), a timing rod (5) and a timing bar (4) located within a housing (26) and at least one switch (12 and 13). The propeller (10) and coil (11) are located on a first end (47) of the timing rod (5) and a dial adjustment timer (6) is located on a second opposite end (48) of the timing rod (5). The timing rod (5) extends through the timing bar (4) and the at least one switch (12 and 13) is located a predetermined distance between the first and second ends (47 and 48) of... |
| Semiconductor device and noise measuring method | 20080306697 | 20081211 |
| Provided is a semiconductor device for outputting only the necessary information from non-periodic noise information to the outside. An analysis object information extracting section specifies analysis object information used to analyze noise associated with a malfunction from the non-periodic noise information having a large amount of information and extracts only the specified analysis object information from the noise information. A communication section outputs the extracted analysis object information to the outside. Thus, the amount of the information can be reduced and the noise information can be outputted by an inexpensive communication section such as a serial communication device.
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| Apparatus and method for identifying a defect and/or operating characteristic of a system | 20080306705 | 20081211 |
| An apparatus and methods for identifying a defect and/or an operating characteristic of a system being monitored (and/or one or more of the system's components) are described. In an embodiment, orthogonally related data monitored by two or more detectors may be fused to determine whether a component of a system is defective and/or malfunctioning. Additionally or alternatively, data from a first detector may be determined to be accurate using non-orthogonally related data outputted by a second detector. Both types of determinations may be made with minimal or no false indications, which lowers the cost of operating the system being monitored. Embodiments of the invention may also be configured to forecast and/or prevent accidents and/or damage to the system being monitored by predicting whether a defect and/or... |
| Method for detecting the angular position of a knob for the gas of a motorcycle | 20080295801 | 20081204 |
| A method for detecting the angular position of a gas knob of a motorcycle; the method presents the steps of: detecting simultaneously four mutually redundant measurements of the angular position of the gas knob by means of two mutually independent angular-position sensors forming part of an acquisition system; making a cross comparison two by two between the four measurements for diagnosing any possible malfunctioning of the angular-position sensors; and determining the angular position of the gas knob, using at least one measurement supplied by an angular-position sensor operating properly.
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| Multilayer printed wiring board | 20080296052 | 20081204 |
| A package substrate free of malfunction or error even with an IC chip in a high frequency range, particularly an IC chip with a frequency exceeding 3 GHz, is provided. A conductor layer 34P on a core substrate 30 is formed to have a thickness of 30 μm and a conductor circuit 58 on an inter layer resin insulating layer 50 is formed to have a thickness of 15 μm. By making the conductor layer 34P thick, it is possible to increase a volume of the conductor itself and decrease resistance. Further, by employing the conductor layer 34 as a power supply layer, it is possible to improve a capability of supplying power to the IC chip.
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| System and method for transferring trays within a test handler | 20080297140 | 20081204 |
| A handler for handling semiconductor chips during a testing process includes a loading position at which packaged chips are loaded into a test tray, and an unloading position at which the packaged chips are unloaded from the test tray. The test tray follows a path through the handler from the loading position to the unloading position, and from the unloading position to the loading position. By separately performing the loading and unloading operations at these different positions within the handler, malfunctions in loading and unloading pickers that load and unload the chips may be reduced. Further, a malfunction in one picker performing one operation may be prevented from influencing operations of the other picker performing another operation. Additionally, collision between the loading picker and the unloading... |
| Liquid crystal display, electronic device, and method for controlling brightness of illumination unit of liquid crystal display | 20080297466 | 20081204 |
| A liquid crystal display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel, an illumination unit for the liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of photodetectors, and a control unit Cnt to control the brightness of the illumination unit. The photodetectors are TFT ambient light photosensors LS1 to LS3, for example, which produce outputs that require time to reach a predetermined value, which the time is correlated with the intensity of ambient light. Detection circuits coupled to the photodetectors include circuits (Cmp1 to Cmp3) logically inverted when an output from the TFT ambient light photosensors LS1 to LS3 reaches a predetermined value. The control unit Cnt includes a discrimination implement Maj that determines that the intensity of ambient light has changed... |
| Method and apparatus for managing downlink discontinuous reception operation in a wireless communications system | 20080299996 | 20081204 |
| A method for managing downlink discontinuous reception associated with paging for a user equipment of a wireless communications system is provided in order to avoid system malfunction due to inappropriate use of configuration. The method includes initiating a radio resource control, hereinafter called RRC, connection establishment procedure to request a network terminal for an RRC connection, receiving a request accepting message including a first information element for indicating the UE an assigned RRC state to be entered and a second information element for providing configuration corresponding to the downlink discontinuous reception, and ignoring the second information element when the assigned RRC state is a state for allocation of dedicated radio resources.
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| Irregular detection device and fuel injection system using the same | 20080300771 | 20081204 |
| In a fuel injection system, an ECU judges occurrence of cylinder misfire based on a variation of the number of rotation speed of a diesel engine when an ignition judgment condition is satisfied after the diesel engine starts. If there is a non-ignition cylinder, the increased number of rotation speed of the diesel engine becomes in general smaller than a predetermined value. The ECU gets a common rail pressure corresponding to the non-ignition cylinder, and then judges whether or not a correct pressure variation occurs. The ECU then judges the occurrence of malfunction of the fuel injection valve when the decreased value of the corresponding common rail pressure is out of a normal range, The ECU judges the condition of each cylinder based on the judgment... |
| Multi-agent hot-standby system and failover method for the same | 20080301489 | 20081204 |
| The present invention discloses a multi-agent hot-standby system and a failover method for the same, which utilize a plurality of cascaded standby servers to monitor and detect a plurality of application servers, wherein a standby server is parallel connected with all the application servers, and the cascaded standby servers monitor each other. When one application server malfunctions and sends an abnormal heartbeat signal to the standby server directly connected thereto, the standby server immediately replaces the malfunctioning application server. At the same time, another standby server cascaded to the original standby server immediately replaces the original standby server and succeeds to detect and monitor all the application servers. Thereby, the multi-agent hot-standby system and the failover method for the same of the present invention can exempt... |
| Steering apparatus for a vehicle having front and rear steerable wheels | 20080289897 | 20081127 |
| An apparatus (10) for turning steerable wheels (28, 124) of a vehicle (12) in response to input to a driver control interface (14) includes a sensor (18) for monitoring steering input to the driver control interface (14) and for providing a steering input signal indicative of the monitored steering input. Front and rear steering systems (24, 110 and 120, 126) are actuatable for turning front and rear sets of steerable wheels (28, 124), respectively. A controller (22), upon a malfunction of the front steering-system (24, 110), actuates only the rear steering system (120, 126) in response to the steering input signal.
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| Self-amplifying electromechanical friction brake | 20080289913 | 20081127 |
| The present invention relates to an electromechanical disk brake (1), having a self-amplifying device (10) equipped with a wedge mechanism. According to the present invention, the disk brake (1) is embodied with a lockable, automatically releasing support (17) for a friction brake lining (4). It is thus possible to provide a self-locking design for the disk brake (1) with a negative brake coefficient C* because in the event of a malfunction, it is possible to release the disk brake (1) by releasing the support (17). This enables a powerful self-amplification, as a result of which the disk brake (1) requires little braking force and braking energy.
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| Switch control device, switch control method, and converter using the same | 20080290850 | 20081127 |
| A switch control device, a switch control method, and a converter using the same are disclosed. The converter includes: a switch; an energy transfer element that converts input energy into output energy according to a switching operation of the switch; and a switch control device that generates a first signal, which is maintained at a first level during a first interval starting from a first time at which the switch is turned on by using a feedback signal corresponding to the output energy and is then gradually lowered from the first level to the feedback signal during a second interval, and controls the switching operation of the switch by using a second signal corresponding to a current flowing at the switch and the first signal. A... |
| System and method for remote diagnosis and repair of a plant malfunction with software agents | 20080291014 | 20081127 |
| A system and method for the remote diagnosis and repair of a plant malfunction in an automotive vehicle. The method includes the step of sending a plant malfunction diagnostic request to the remote station. Thereafter, the remote station transmits a software agent selected as a function of the nature of the malfunction from the remote station and to the vehicle. Upon execution, the software agent collects plant data relevant to the malfunction and transmits that collected data from the vehicle and to the remote station. The remote station analyzes the data to diagnose the cause of the plant malfunction and, if necessary, transmits additional diagnostic software agents to the vehicle to complete the diagnosis and then generates an output signal as a result of that analysis.... |
| Electric power steering apparatus | 20080294313 | 20081127 |
| An electric power steering apparatus includes a first torque command value calculating means that calculates a first torque command value on the basis of steering torque detected by a steering torque detecting means, a malfunction torque detecting means that detects malfunction of the steering torque detecting means, and a self aligning torque estimating means that estimates self aligning torque transmitted from a road surface to a steering mechanism, and the apparatus further includes a second torque command value calculating means that calculates a torque command value on the basis of the self aligning torque estimated by the self aligning torque estimating means, and an switching means that selects the second torque command value calculating means.
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| Control apparatus for internal-combustion engine | 20080294327 | 20081127 |
| Provision is made to avoid a fuel discharge timing and a fuel injection timing during the ordinary operation of the engine from being limited, by, upon the activation of an engine, making a high-pressure fuel pump perform high-pressure-fuel discharge operation prior to initial fuel discharge operation by a fuel injection valve and based on the condition of the resultant fuel-pressure rise, performing a diagnosis on whether or not a malfunction exists in a high-pressure fuel system.
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| Engine controller | 20080294329 | 20081127 |
| An engine controller for a vehicle equipped with an emission reduction apparatus determines whether the emission reduction apparatus has malfunction. When it is determined that the emission reduction apparatus has malfunction an execution of an idle shutdown control process is permitted. When a predetermined condition is established during an engine idling, the engine is automatically shut down. On the other hand, when it is determined that the emission reduction apparatus has no malfunction, the execution of the idle shutdown control process is prohibited.
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| Apparatus and mehtods for diagnosing motor-resolver system faults | 20080284366 | 20081120 |
| Apparatus and methods are provided for diagnosing faults in multiple, associated motor-resolver systems. One apparatus includes a swapping circuit coupling a first resolver to a first or second decoder, and a swapping circuit coupling a second resolver to the first or second decoder. One method includes applying a signal from a resolver to a first decoder to determine that the first decoder is malfunctioning if the first decoder continues to generate a fault signal, and applying a signal from a different resolver to a second decoder to determine that a motor associated with the first decoder is malfunctioning if the second decoder generates a fault signal. Another method includes transmitting a signal from a resolver to first and second decoders, transmitting a signal from a different... |
| Localization of driver failures within liquid crystal displays | 20080284760 | 20081120 |
| Methods and apparatus for determining whether a malfunctioning pixel in a large area substrate, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, is due to the pixel itself or to the driver circuit for that pixel and for localizing any driver circuit defects are provided. In an effort to localize the driver circuit defects, test pads coupled to the input and/or output of certain driver circuits may be fabricated on the substrate. The voltage or charge of these test pads may be detected using any suitable sensing device, such as an electron beam, an electro-optical sensor, or an electrode in close proximity to the surface of the pixels and/or drivers capacitively coupled to the pixel or driver. For some embodiments, the defective driver circuits may be... |
| System and method of static pattern removal from movies captured using a digital ccd camera | 20080284854 | 20081120 |
| An efficient and robust mechanism for static pattern removal from movies captured with a digital CCD camera. A correction map of malfunctioning underexposed CCD pixels is provided and applied to each image in the affected shot to correct the malfunctioning pixels. The correction map may be associated with the specific images in a given shot or with a particular CCD camera. The entire process, other than possibly the initial step of determining which shots to correct, is fully-automated on a computer workstation. The computer generates the correction map, applies it to each image and validates the correction. This is a considerably more efficient approach than one in which a technician must determine there is a problem of under exposure, identify the malfunctioning pixels in each frame... |
| Hotel entry door handle release hook | 20070295168 | 20071227 |
| This device opens hotel entry doors, when the electronic card key lock malfunctions. Its intended use is to gain immediate entry (without damage) when card keys are lost, during medical emergencies, when lithium batteries are dead, and will not take a charge from an external device, or when the lock mechanically malfunctions. Or when drilling out an expensive lock, only to replace it with another expensive lock, or drilling on a hotel entry door lock @ midnight, or three in the morning is not an option. Also works on service doors.
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| Time-limiting protection and control circuit for protecting an element by limiting a pulse width of an input pulse | 20070296484 | 20071227 |
| A time limiter protects a light emitting diode coupled to an output of a current driver by preventing the light emitting diode from working overtime under a high current and from being overheated and burnt down, no matter whether a pulse width of an input pulse is larger or shorter than a delay time of the time limiter. The input pulse may be a periodic continuous input pulse, or a continuously-enabled pulse generated from a run-time error of software or hardware. The time limiter should be coupled with a discharging circuit for discharging the capacitor in the RC circuit while a periodic continuous input pulse was inputted, to keep the precise original pulse period and pulse width of the enabling signal to be outputted, and to... |
| Multi-carotenoids compositions and uses therefor | 20070298097 | 20071227 |
| A stable nutritional supplement composition for oral administration comprising about 71% by weight, of a tomato extract containing therein at least 2% to 10% by weight of lycopene, 0.25% to 2% by weight of phytoene, and 0.2% to 2% by weight of phytofluene, and about 29% by weight, of a suitable encapsulating matrix. A suitable encapsulating matrix is an edible oil exemplified by soya oil, pumpkin seed oil, grape-seed oil and the like. The tomato extract may additionally comprise one or more of at least one carotene selected from the group comprising β-carotene, γ-carotene, and δ-carotene, a phytosterol, a tocopheral and a phospholipid. The tomato extract may be further processed into oleoresin emulsions, or into beadlets, or into dry powders. Methods for ameliorating the effects of... |
| Centralized work distribution management | 20070299953 | 20071227 |
| Distribution of network maintenance tasks is managed in a centralized manner. Information associated with components of a communication network, such as status, malfunctions, technical specifications, and the like, is collected from various data sources and tickets for repair or maintenance tasks are made available to technicians in a centralized list. Tickets are categorized in the list, which may be filtered based on individual technicians' credentials. Tasks accepted by technicians are blocked until they are completed or returned to the system. Feedback associated with progress of task completion is received from the assigned technicians. Managers are enabled to monitor and modify assignment of tasks. Updated information relating to network status and/or maintenance operations may be provided to relevant databases.
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| Multi-layer wiring, method of manufacturing the same and thin film transistor having the same | 20070289769 | 20071220 |
| A multi-layer wiring for use with thin film transistors (TFTs), methods of manufacturing the multi-layer wiring, and TFTs employing the multi-layer wiring are provided. In one embodiment, the multi-layer wiring includes a main wiring and a sub-wiring on the main wiring. The main wiring includes a first metal and the sub-wiring includes an alloy wherein a majority of the alloy is the first metal. The multi-layer wiring can exhibit decreased electrical resistance and a reduced tendency to develop malfunctions such as hillocks or spiking. The multi-layer wiring can also exhibit improved contact characteristics with other conductive elements of TFT display devices.
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| Printed circuit board and circuit structure for power supply | 20070290324 | 20071220 |
| In a printed circuit board, a semiconductor including plural power supply terminals and a semiconductor chip is mounted onto a mounting surface of a printed wiring board, and a bypass capacitor for reducting a power ground noise is provided. Another bypass capacitor, which is connected to the bypass capacitor only within an IC chip is provided to inhibit the power ground noise from causing not only a variation in timing of the IC chip and a malfunction thereof but also a malfunction of another IC chip and the generation of an EMI noise in a case where the power ground noise propagates to a power supply side.
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| Discharge lamp lighting apparatus | 20070290626 | 20071220 |
| There is provided a discharge lamp lighting apparatus including common lines to which the low voltage side outputs of step-up transformers having a plurality of discharge lamps connected thereto are connected, wherein the low voltage side outputs connected to the common lines include two kinds of outputs in an equal number at which respective lamp currents are phase-shifted by 180 degrees from each other. The discharge lamp lighting apparatus further includes: malfunction detecting circuits which is composed of sense resistors to sense the lamp currents synthesized on the common lines and comparators to compare with a sense voltage with a predetermined reference voltage, and which outputs a malfunction detecting signal when the sense voltage exceeds the reference voltage; and a protection circuit to stop driving of... |
| Method and apparatus for repeating wireless signals bidirectionally and synchronously | 20070291668 | 20071220 |
| A method and an apparatus for repeating wireless signals bidirectionally and synchronously are provided in the present invention, specially used for repeating wireless signals emitted from the base station and terminal devices bidirectionnally and synchronously in the TDD system. Said apparatus comprises: a receiving and transmitting antenna set, a frequency selection and bidirection RF amplication circuit, and a synchronization extraction and control device. Signals emitted from the base station and terminal devices are received and repeated by the receiving and transmitting antenna set. The synchronization control information is extracted from signals emitted from the base station by the synchronization extraction and control device to control the frequency selection and bidirection RF amplication circuit, thereby synchronously repeating signals received bidirectionally. By using the present invention, synchronously repeating... |
| Method for replacing mobile router in mobile internet service system having multiple mobile routers | 20070291697 | 20071220 |
| Provided is a method for replacing a function of mobile router for a mobile Internet service in a multiple mobile router and multiple prefix structure. The method includes the steps of: at a second mobile router, detecting a malfunction of a first mobile router using a router notifying interval of the first mobile router when the first mobile router is malfunctioned; at the second mobile router, notifying the prefix of the first mobile router through the ingress Internet interface of the second mobile router; and at the second mobile router, registering prefix binding information of the first mobile router to the home agent through the egress Internet interface of the second mobile router.
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| Fibre channel dynamic zoning | 20070291785 | 20071220 |
| Zone information is automatically and dynamically configured and managed in a fibre channel storage area network upon detection of network events. Some examples of events that trigger automatic dynamic zone updates include virtual port creation, intrusion/anomaly detection, arbitration decision completion, misconfiguration detection, and device malfunction. The newly created/updated zones are propagated through the fibre channel fabric and provide access control.
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| Automated repair analysis using a bundled rule-based system | 20070294090 | 20071220 |
| A method for diagnosing a device malfunction includes receiving a request for repair from an electromechanical device, wherein the request includes identification of the malfunctioning device, data related to the configuration and state of the device, information on the level of access to the device, and a description of the device malfunction. A repair analysis procedure may be automatically selected based on the information received, and at least one automated test may be executed. The repair analysis procedure may be represented by a diagnostics tree having a plurality of nodes, where each node may include different numbers of tests. The tests may include the download of software to the device. Results from the test or tests may be used to move through the diagnostics tree and... |
| Apparatus and method for scanning slave addresses of smbus slave devices | 20070294436 | 20071220 |
| An apparatus and a method are provided to scan the slave addresses of plural slave devices connected to a system management bus (SMBus). By means of signal simulation corresponsive to an address section of SMBus Packet Protocols, a scan process unit of the apparatus generates plural scan packets and sends to the SMBus for plural address acknowledgements from the corresponding slave devices. Therefore, the distribution of the slave addresses may be easily discovered by the scan method without causing any malfunction of the slave devices.
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| Dual computer for system backup and being fault-tolerant | 20070294574 | 20071220 |
| The present invention is to provide a computer for backup and being fault-tolerant comprising a CPU connected to an I/O port, a dual-port memory, a memory address decoder, a bus tri-state buffer, and an arbitration circuit, where the CPU can access data of the dual-port memory based on a decoded memory address of the memory address decoder, first and second ports of the dual-port memory are connected to input and output of the bus tri-state buffer respectively, and an output of the arbitration circuit is connected to an enable terminal of the bus tri-state buffer. Thus, when two identical computers are connected together as a dual computer system, both computers can perform the same operations, compare and change operation data each other via the I/O port... |
| Collaborative web-based airplane level failure effects analysis tool | 20070294594 | 20071220 |
| Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving system malfunction effects data including at least one malfunction and a plurality of direct and indirect effects associated with each of the at least one malfunction and storing the received system malfunction effects data, are described herein. The embodiments may also facilitate a user in viewing and/or modifying the system malfunction effects data, and the viewing includes presenting the data in a relational fashion, with each malfunction linked to one or more direct effects, and each direct effect linked to one or more indirect effects.
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| Method for responding to errors occurring during operation of a networked medical system | 20070294603 | 20071220 |
| In a method for responding to errors that occur during operation of a medical system, having a number of computer workstations connected via a network, upon failure of a system component that is necessary for proper operation of a system program, while the system program is running on one of workstations, a display is presented at the workstation that indicates at the workstation which portions of the system program can still be used, and which portions of the system program can no longer be used due to malfunctioning of the component. Via the network, an automatic notification is transmitted to a workstation associated with a person who is responsible for correcting the malfunctioning component.
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| Synchronous flexographic printing press with fluid distribution and control system | 20070283826 | 20071213 |
| In a synchronous flexographic press having plural operational modes either processing or cleaning fluid is continuously pumped from a selected one of a plurality of reservoirs onto a pre-doctor blade forming a pre-doctoring nip with and terminating in inwardly spaced relation to opposite ends of an anilox roll metering surface. Fluid continuously runs off the terminal ends of the blade and into a trough at all times in gravity fluid communication with at least one of the reservoirs for return flow to a reservoir under the influence of gravity. A programmable logic controller (PLC) operates a fluid distribution valve to select the mode of operation (processing or self-cleaning) and provides appropriate response to malfunction. An impression roll, and the anilox roll are located at the same... |
| Semiconductor element drive device, power conversion device, motor drive device, semiconductor element drive method, power conversion method, and motor drive method | 20070285046 | 20071213 |
| The present invention provides a high-reliability IGBT drive device that is capable of avoiding an accident such as an upper/lower arm short circuit when a malfunction occurs due to a potential change at a connection point between series-connected IGBTs. High- and low-voltage side IGBTs are complementarily ON/OFF controlled before and after dead time. A reset pulse that turns OFF the high-voltage side IGBT is generated during the dead time as described in the following example. The reset pulse is generated (1) immediately before an ON instruction for the low-voltage side IGBT, (2) in such a manner as to have a period that begins immediately before the ON instruction for the low-voltage side IGBT and overlaps with the ON instruction, (3) continuously during the dead time, (4)... |
| Arrangement for and method of projecting an image with safety circuitry | 20070285625 | 20071213 |
| Red, blue and green lasers respectively emit a plurality of red, blue and green laser beams having respective output powers. The beams are optically focused and collinearly arranged to form a composite beam which is swept by a pair of scan mirrors in a pattern of scan lines on a projection surface, each scan line having a number of pixels. A controller causes selected pixels to be illuminated, and rendered visible, by the composite beam to produce an image. A safety circuit detects a malfunction of at least one of the lasers and the scan mirrors, and deenergizes the at least one of the lasers and the scan mirrors upon detection of the malfunction.
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| Capacitive switch of electric/electronic device | 20070285872 | 20071213 |
| A capacitive switch of an electric/electronic device is provided. The capacitive switch includes a plurality of contacts which are disposed at a front of a control panel; a plurality of capacitive sensors which are disposed at a rear of the control panel, respectively face the contacts, and detect capacitance variations caused by static electricity that affects the contacts; and a plurality of void removal elements which are respectively disposed between the capacitive sensors and the contacts, remove a plurality of voids between the capacitive sensors and the contacts, and are formed of an elastic material so as to be able to compensate for various sized voids. Therefore, it is possible to easily remove various sized voids between the contacts and the capacitive sensors using the void... |
| Image forming apparatus and conveyance malfunction decision method | 20070286656 | 20071213 |
| Preventing a paper jam as much as possible when actual paper size differs from designated paper size with increasing throughput by starting conveyance of a second sheet before detecting the length of a first sheet. Unless a register sensor has detected the rear edge (step S303), start of feeding the next sheet is checked (step S304). If started, a prescribed value 1 is applied (step S305). If not started, a prescribed value 2 is applied (step S306). Unless the rear edge is detected before a timer measures “estimated time+prescribed value” (step S307), a paper jam decision is made (step S308). If the rear edge is detected before the timer measures the “estimated time+prescribed value” (step S303), the processing is completed without making a paper jam decision.... |
| Carrier unit of substrate transfer apparatus | 20070286711 | 20071213 |
| In the present invention, a base 43 of a robot 27 is fixed to a fixing portion 53 of a frame divided body 50. The base 43 allows force exerted from a robot main body 27A to be transmitted to the fixing portion 53 of the frame divided body 50. Contrary, the fixing portion 53 of the frame divided body 50 has rigidity which can prevent the force exerted from the base 43 of the robot 27 from being transmitted to a main body constituting member 51. Accordingly, the base 43 of the robot 27 has only to possess a function for connecting the robot main body 27A and the frame divided body 50. Therefore, even though reducing its rigidity, transmission of vibration to the wafer... |
| Data communication device, data communication system, and data communication method | 20070288780 | 20071213 |
| A data communication device performs stable data communications without a malfunction in a system downsized by realizing bi-directional data communications using two terminals. The data communication device includes: a signal terminal (IN) for inputting a received signal having portions of different duty ratios and a constant pulse frequency; a reference voltage terminal (GND) for inputting a first reference voltage; a clock generation circuit for generating a clock signal according to the received signal; a data signal generation circuit for generating a data signal by identifying a duty ratio of the received signal; a transmission circuit for outputting a transmission signal to the signal terminal; and a regulator circuit for generating power supply voltages of the clock generation circuit, the data signal generation circuit, and the transmission... |
| Sealing device | 20070278747 | 20071206 |
| A sealing device is high quality, reduces malfunctions in forming a sealing section, and improves durability of the sealing section. In the piston member 11, a part of the outer peripheral skirt section 13 is made as a stepped section to form a part having a smaller diameter (thinner wall) than the end section of the outer peripheral skirt section 13 in the side of the multiple disc clutch 4 in the axial direction, and the end section of the elastomeric member 7 forming the sealing lip 71 is fixed to the stepped section.
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| Seat recliner for vehicles | 20070278836 | 20071206 |
| Disclosed herein is a seat recliner for vehicles. The seat recliner of the present invention includes a support bracket, which is mounted to a seat frame, a guide holder, which is coupled at a first end thereof to the support bracket, and a slide holder, which is rotatably coupled to the guide holder between the support bracket and the guide holder. The seat recliner further includes at least one rotating bracket, which is coupled to the slide holder, a clutch unit, which controls the engagement between the guide holder and slide holder, and a control unit, which controls the clutch unit. The slide holder has a stop unit, which protrudes towards the support bracket, and the support bracket has a stopper, which contacts the stop unit... |
| Processor core stack extension | 20070282928 | 20071206 |
| In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for controlling stack overflow. The techniques described herein utilize a portion of a common cache or memory located outside of the processor core as a stack extension. A processor core monitors a stack within the processor core and transfers the content of the stack to the stack extension outside of the processor core when the processor core stack exceeds a maximum number of entries. When the processor core determines the stack within the processor core falls below a minimum number of entries the processor core transfers at least a portion of the content maintained in the stack extension into the stack within the processor core. The techniques prevent malfunction and crash of threads executing within the processor core... |
| Process for operating a water-bearing domestic appliance and domestic appliance | 20070272602 | 20071129 |
| The sensor system of a water-bearing domestic appliance, in particular a washing machine comprising program control, supplies measured data, which can be evaluated for controlling the programs. Sensors are thus used to monitor the function of the mechanical drive of the domestic appliance. If a malfunction occurs in the drive system, e.g. if the V-belt for the washing drum splits, an alerting signal is triggered. According to the invention, the measured values of the sensor system taken when the drive unit is idle and in motion are evaluated in relation to one another and are optionally compared with a stored set value.
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| Apparatuses for processing sheet material | 20070272730 | 20071129 |
| The invention relates to apparatuses for processing sheet material, such as bank notes. Since a diverting device, located in the transport path, itself has means for transporting even poor-quality sheets through between diverting elements of the diverting device without jamming, and/or a transport monitoring of the position of the sheets in the transport path is only carried out after traversal of an alignment unit, particularly reliable operation of the processing apparatus with a low probability of jams and malfunctions is possible.
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| Rotation brake method and device for working machine | 20070273316 | 20071129 |
| To stop, in an emergency, a revolving superstructure quickly from rotating while preventing damage of a mechanical brake. A revolving superstructure is driven swiveling using a permanent magnetic-type swiveling electric motor; in an emergency, such as a malfunction in a drive or control system for the swiveling electric motor, allowing electric power generated in the electric motor due to inertial rotation to be consumed in an external braking resistor so as to make an electric braking action; and a mechanical brake is activated to stop the rotation and hold the stopped revolving superstructure when a rotation speed of the revolving superstructure becomes equal to or lower than a preset value.
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| Shift register circuit and image display apparatus equipped with the same | 20070274433 | 20071129 |
| Malfunction caused by leakage current of the transistor and shift in threshold voltage is prevented in the shift register in which the signal can be shifted bi-directionally. The bi-directional unit shift register includes a first transistor Q1 for providing a first clock signal CLK to an output terminal OUT, a second transistor Q2 for discharging the output terminal OUT based on a second clock signal, third and fourth transistors Q3, Q4 for providing first and second voltage signals Vn, Vr complementary to each other to a first node, which is a gate node of the first transistor Q1, and a fifth transistor Q5 connected between the first node and the output terminal OUT. The fifth transistor Q5 is in an electrically conducted state based on the... |
| Malfunction preventing device for refrigerator and method thereof | 20070276543 | 20071129 |
| The present invention relates to a malfunction preventing device and a method thereof, which ignores an input signal produced by electricity capacity variation because of moisture to prevent a malfunction of a refrigerator. A malfunction preventing device for a refrigerator includes an inputting part in which a static electricity switch is provided to produce an input signal, and a controlling part that ignores a first input signal inputted in a wait mode, wherein there is no inputted signal from the inputting part for a predetermined delaying time period in the wait mode. A method for preventing a malfunction of a refrigerator includes performing a wait mode in that there is no input signal produced by static electricity for a predetermined delay time period, and ignoring a... |
| Pre-assembled hot water heater mixing valve for hot water heaters | 20060289066 | 20061228 |
| A pre-assembled hot water heating mixing valve for securement to a hot water outlet pipe of a hot water heater. The mixing valve has a hot water inlet port coupling. A cold water coupling is secured to a cold water inlet port of the valve and adapted to be secured to a domestic water supply. A domestic tempered water coupling is secured to the tempered water outlet port of the valve and adapted to be secured to a domestic hot water distribution pipe. The cold water and domestic hot water couplings are pipe couplings having an inner lining which is non-conductive to die-electric currents inside the couplings caused by different adjoining metals, whereby to substantially prevent foreign matter due to deterioration of these metals at their... |
| Voltage regulator with improved protection and warning system | 20060290324 | 20061228 |
| This invention discloses a vehicle electrical system voltage regulator with improved electrical protection and warning means that discerns and responds to regulator, generator, or vehicle electrical system operation and malfunctions. The regulator includes monitoring, control, and protection circuits with a phase signal monitor, a field switching circuit that operates the field coil in response to electrical power demands, and a field enable switch in series with the field regulating switch. The phase monitor and protection circuit ascertains and transmits generator rotational motion for use by the monitoring and control circuit in discerning the various operating conditions. The monitoring and control circuit operates on the field switching circuit to meet the electrical power demands and provide multi level fault protection to include field switching circuit reconfiguration to... |
| Environmental equipment alarm circuit verification system and method | 20060290487 | 20061228 |
| A system is provided for verifying operation of a plurality of alarm systems in a plurality of environmental equipment systems that comprises a plurality of first communication nodes and a plurality of second communication nodes. Each second communication node is typically mounted within a yard to about six hundred yards from respective first communication nodes. The first communication nodes send a first verification signal, e.g., a heartbeat signal to verify the alarm systems to the second communication nodes at first predetermined intervals. The plurality of second communication nodes detect when the first verification signal is not received at the first predetermined intervals. The second communication nodes then determine whether to send a malfunction notification to a server base on predetermined criteria. The second communication nodes may... |
| Electron emission display device and driving method thereof | 20060290645 | 20061228 |
| Disclosed are an electron emission display device and a driving method thereof, which protect a drive circuit such as a display region or a data driver when the data driver operates erroneously. The display region receives a data signal from a data driver and a scan signal from a scan driver to display an image. A timing controller provides a drive signal to the data driver and the scan driver to drive the data driver and the scan driver. A data sensor senses whether the data driver is malfunctioning. A power supply unit supplies an electric drive source to the display region, the data driver, the scan driver, the timing controller, and the data sensor. In case of data driver malfunction, the data sensor is capable... |
| Process for the detection of a malfunction in a device for wire sawing and device for practicing said process | 20060292712 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a process for the detection of malfunctions, in particular the detection of breakage of a wire in a wire sawing device. The process consists in applying an alternating signal to the layer of wires (4) of the sawing device and measuring the variations of voltage or current at the terminals of the layer of wires. In a modification, there are measured variations of voltage induced by the layer of wires forming a primary circuit in an antenna (9) forming the secondary circuit of a resonant system. The invention also has for its object the device for practicing the process of the invention.
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| Robotic floor care appliance with improved remote management | 20060293788 | 20061228 |
| A robotic floor care appliance with flexible web-enabled scheduling and status information/diagnostics systems. The robotic floor care appliance is supplied with a wireless network interface unit, which enables the appliance to establish network connections with remote network entities. The appliance may be provided with web and/or e-mail server(s) to enable the user to easily access the status/diagnostic information of the appliance and to furnish scheduling information to the appliance via various web-enabled protocols. The status/diagnostic information may be displayed to the user as a web page or sent to the user via e-mail. The scheduling information may be received from the user and transmitted to the appliance via HTTP protocol. The appliance may use web or e-mail connections to automatically notify the user of the status... |
| Maintenance process and device for a radionavigation installation of an aircraft | 20060293803 | 20061228 |
| The maintenance device (1) comprises a first means of recording (7) for recording on a first recording medium (8) first events relating to data external to the aircraft, received by said radionavigation installation (2), a second means of recording (10) for recording on a second recording medium (11) second events relating to malfunctions occurring on board the aircraft, and means (13) for making it possible to analyze said first and second events recorded on said first and second recording media (8, 11), so as to determine whether said radionavigation installation (2) should or should not be disassembled.
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| Electronic control system with malfunction monitor | 20060293831 | 20061228 |
| An electronic control apparatus for a vehicle consists of a microcomputer and a monitor module. The microcomputer includes a vehicle-mounted actuator controller and a controller monitor. The controller monitor works to monitor the validity of a monitor subject associated with an operation of the actuator controller based on a value computed by the microcomputer and associated with the validity of the monitor subject and its expected value. The controller monitor monitors the malfunction of the actuator controller based on the validity of the monitor subject. The microcomputer outputs the computed value and the expected value to the monitor module. The monitor module monitors the malfunction of the controller monitor based on comparison between the computed value and the expected value. Specifically, the monitoring of the actuator... |
| File management method and apparatus to manage driver files necessary to drive a device connected to terminal | 20060294078 | 20061228 |
| A file management method and apparatus to prevent accidental damage to driver files necessary to drive a device, such as a printer or a scanner, which is connected to a terminal, such as a PC. The file management method includes receiving a request to perform an operation on the file, searching information regarding a plurality of files necessary to drive a device connected to the terminal in a storage unit, and determining whether the file is a file necessary to drive the device based on the information. If the file is determined to be a file necessary to drive the device, the operation is not performed on the file. The information regarding a set of driver files is stored in a memory. Then, if a request... |
| Systems, processes, and products for storage and retrieval of electronic files | 20060294122 | 20061228 |
| A system and process that involve a digital computer storage comprising block locations having physical block addresses and logical block addresses representing a relational database configuration of cells at logical intersections of sequences of rows and columns that specify a sequence of records and a sequence of attributes. A key attribute is a unique identifier that corresponds to the date/time instance of entry of a selected record into the database system. The arrangement is such that a succession of records corresponds to a succession of date/time instances of entry into the database system. This arrangement facilitates selection of a range of electronic records that is outside a range of electronic records that may be subject to hardware or software malfunction or corruption, facilitates the timed periodic... |
| Hermetic compressor | 20060283322 | 20061221 |
| A hermetic compressor capable of preventing malfunction due to impurities trapped between contact portions of a crankshaft and a crankshaft supporting frame when the crankshaft rotates in a hollow portion of the frame. The hermetic compressor comprises the frame having the hollow portion, the crankshaft rotatably inserted in the hollow portion, a balance weight provided at one end of the crankshaft, and a thrust portion formed at the frame to support the crankshaft. An impurities discharge passage is formed at an outer circumferential surface of the crankshaft that comes into frictional contact with the thrust portion of the frame to guide impurities, mixed with the oil, out of the crankshaft. Correspondingly, a plurality of discharge guiding grooves is formed at the thrust portion of the frame... |
| Reinforced absorbent article | 20060283996 | 20061221 |
| The present invention provides a reinforced absorbent article that includes one or more reinforcement means. The reinforced absorbent article allows for the use of high-speed processing without machinery malfunction and downtime. In one embodiment the reinforced absorbent article is a reinforced absorbent food pad.
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| Chip stack package having same length bonding leads | 20060284298 | 20061221 |
| A chip stack package has semiconductor chips connected to the substrate by the same signal pathway lengths to prevent malfunction of the semiconductor chips. In the chip stack package, first and second semiconductor chips disposed opposite to each other. The first and second semiconductor chips having bonding bumps are bonded to upper and bottom surfaces of the pattern tape. The bonded chips are then bonded to an upper surface of a substrate. The bond fingers of the substrate are in electrical contact with the bond leads of the pattern tape. Ball lands are formed on the bottom surface of the substrate to which solder balls are attached.
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| Electric circuit arrangement | 20060284486 | 20061221 |
| A motor control arrangement includes a device connected to positive power such that device drives motor upon connecting to negative power. A switch connects to positive power upon actuation. A first transistor connects to switch via controller and connects between device and negative power. First transistor turns on causing device to connect to negative power upon switch actuation while controller is operational. A second transistor connects to switch and connects between device and negative power when controller is malfunctioned. Second transistor turns on causing device to connect to negative power upon switch actuation while controller is malfunctioned. A sensor connects to negative power upon contact with water. A third transistor connects to switch and sensor such that its collector-emitter path is connected in parallel to device.... |
| Cold cathode fluorescent lamp, method of manufacturing the same, and backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same | 20060284560 | 20061221 |
| A cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a lamp tube, a fluorescent layer, an inner electrode, a lead wire and a conducting cap. The lamp tube contains a discharge gas. The fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the lamp tube. The inner electrode is disposed inside of the lamp tube. The lead wire is electrically connected to the inner electrode and extends to an exterior portion of the lamp tube. The conducting cap is combined with the lamp tube, and electrically connected to the lead wire. As a result, a soldering process is not required. Further, a malfunction caused by an opening of a lamp wire is prevented.
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| Method and device in a multi-celled battery pack for disabling charging | 20060284598 | 20061221 |
| Disclosed are a method, processor and device for charging of multi-celled battery pack (101) is disclosed to determine if one or more cells (A, B, C and D) is malfunctioning. The battery pack has a voltage (114) and includes a discharge FET (104) which when open prevents discharge of the battery pack and which when closed allows discharge. The method includes establishing a predetermined rapid charge error threshold, applying a rapid charge current the battery pack (304), determining whether the discharge FET is open (308), determining whether the voltage of the battery pack exceeds the rapid charge error threshold (306) and disabling charging when the voltage exceeds the rapid charge error threshold and the discharge FET is open (310).
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| Componsation for malfunctioning jets | 20060285131 | 20061221 |
| A method of modifying a single color bi level bitmap including selecting a marked pixel, determining whether the selected marked pixel is in a half-toned uniform region, marking a first unmarked pixel of a first sequence of potential destination pixel locations if the selected marked pixel is in a half-toned uniform region, marking a first unmarked pixel of a second sequence of potential destination pixel locations if the selected marked pixel is not in a half-toned uniform region, and wherein the second sequence of potential destination pixel locations is different from the first sequence of potential destination pixel locations.
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| Malfunction detection apparatus for pressure sensor | 20060277907 | 20061214 |
| A malfunction detection apparatus is disclosed for a forced induction system. The system includes a compressor provided on an upstream side of a throttle valve in an intake passage of an engine, an upstream intake pressure sensor that detects intake pressure between the compressor and the throttle valve, and an atmospheric pressure sensor that detects atmospheric pressure. The malfunction detection apparatus includes a malfunction detection program that makes a comparison between the atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor and the upstream intake pressure detected by the upstream intake pressure sensor. The comparison is made in an operating state of the forced induction system in which the compressor compresses an amount of air that is approximately equal to or less than a predetermined amount to... |
| Valve mechanism for a plumbing device | 20060278836 | 20061214 |
| A valve mechanism for a plumbing device includes a valve for a plumbing conduit. The valve is movable between an open position and a closed position. An actuator moves the valve between the open position and the closed position. When the plumbing device malfunctions the valve moves to the closed position.
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| Touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch | 20060282070 | 20061214 |
| A touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch has an optical sensor, particularly an infrared sensor, and an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit is able to identify a malfunction in the optical sensor, so that the momentary-contact switch can be switched off, for example, for safety reasons. Therefore, it is possible to identify a malfunction in the optical sensor.
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| Implant for treating idiopathic scoliosis and a method for using the same | 20060282073 | 20061214 |
| The present invention concerns implant for treating rotational malfunction of the spinal column comprising a linear plate, a set of retractors and clasping means. The present invention further concerns a method for treating Scoliosis by the implantation of said implant
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| Circuit simulation method and circuit simulation apparatus | 20060282249 | 20061214 |
| In designing a semiconductor integrated circuit, circuit information used for circuit simulation is extracted from measurement values of electric characteristics of a device included in TEG and parameters included in a netlist are modified using the measurement values and simulation values. Circuit simulation is carried out using the thus modified netlist to lead to a decrease in error in the circuit simulation which is caused due to difference between design dimension and actual finished dimension, thereby preventing an increase in design margin and a yield lowering by malfunction.
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| Communication master station startup period control method | 20060282506 | 20061214 |
| The present invention provides a communication master station startup period control method of being able to securely prevent malfunction of a PLC system, even if at least two communication master stations are connected to the PLC system which permits only one communication master station on the network. After the startup, when it is determined that the communication master stations exist redundantly by a master plurality determination process performed in advance of a link establishment process, the transition to a predetermined master plurality avoidance process is made without making the transition to the link establishment process. Further, when it is determined that the communication master stations exist redundantly by the master plurality determination process performed in parallel with the link establishment process, the transition to the predetermined... |
| Electronic apparatus and control method thereof | 20060282703 | 20061214 |
| An electronic apparatus to receive AC power from an external source includes a switch to control the AC power, and a controller to control the switch to cut off the AC power if a voltage level of the AC power exceeds a level of a predetermined upper limit voltage. Accordingly, the electronic apparatus automatically cuts off an over-voltage and reduces malfunctions due to the over-voltage.
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| Recovering a hardware module from a malfunction | 20060282711 | 20061214 |
| The invention relates to a recovery of a hardware module of an electronic device from a malfunction state. The hardware module is connected via a signal line to a recovery component of the device, a state of the signal line being controlled by the hardware module. The recovery component monitors a state of the signal line. Whenever the signal line is detected not to assume a predetermined state during a predetermined period of time, the recovery component causes a hardware reset of the hardware module.
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| Methods for using checksums in x-tolerant test response compaction in scan-based testing of integrated circuits | 20060282728 | 20061214 |
| Methods for designing and using checksums in X-tolerant test response compaction in scan-based testing of integrated circuits. Flip-flops of a chip are treated as points of a discrete geometrical structure described in terms of points and lines (e.g., a two-dimensional structure, or the like). Each point represents a MUXed flip-flop holding a value. Each line (with points on it) represents a checksum: bit values of flip-flops corresponding to points on the line are all XORed together. A set of all checksums (“lines”) may be separated into subsets, where each subset contains parallel lines. One of these subsets (such that each point belongs to one of lines of the subset) represents scan chains, each line representing one scan chain. In a preferred embodiment, a compactor contains separate... |
| Device for detecting malfunction in evaporated gas purging system | 20060272400 | 20061207 |
| An evaporated gas control system mounted on an automotive vehicle includes a canister for absorbing gas evaporated from a fuel tank and a purging passage for purging the evaporated gas into an engine. The purging passage is branched out to two passages, an upstream purging passage connected to an upstream portion of a throttle valve through an upstream valve and a downstream purging passage connected to a downstream portion of the throttle valve. Malfunction of the upstream purging passage including the upstream valve is detected based on changes in pressure of the air intake passage, which are responsive to opening and closing operations of the upstream valve. Preferably, the malfunction detecting process is performed by operating the upstream valve from a fully closed state to a... |
| Engine cold start aid malfunction alert | 20060272606 | 20061207 |
| A motor vehicle engine (10) has a glow plug system (14) for aiding combustion of fuel in combustion chambers of the engine when the engine is cold and an ignition switch (16) is operated to crank the engine. A first circuit signals the cold start aid to commence operation of the cold start aid in anticipation of engine starting. A second circuit indicates a fault in the cold start aid. A third circuit, that includes a warning signal device (38), activates the warning signal device to inform a driver of the vehicle of the indicated fault upon the first circuit having signaled the cold start aid to commence operation and the second circuit having indicated a fault in the cold start aid.
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| Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same | 20060273394 | 20061207 |
| A semiconductor device which achieves reductions in malfunctions and operating characteristic variations by reducing the gain of a parasitic bipolar transistor, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A silicon oxide film (6) is formed partially on the upper surface of a silicon layer (3). A gate electrode (7) of polysilicon is formed partially on the silicon oxide film (6). A portion of the silicon oxide film (6) underlying the gate electrode (7) functions as a gate insulation film. A silicon nitride film (9) is formed on each side surface of the gate electrode (7), with a silicon oxide film (8) therebetween. The silicon oxide film (8) and the silicon nitride film (9) are formed on the silicon oxide film (6). The width (W1)... |
| Ink jet printing apparatus, ink jet printing method, method of setting print control mode, and program | 20060274099 | 20061207 |
| When a malfunction nozzle occur in a joint portion of print elements in a print head, this invention controls the print head to minimize image impairments caused by the malfunction nozzle. This prevents an increase in cost of the print head and increases the printing speed while at the same time realizing a high quality of printed image. For the control of the overlapping nozzles in the adjoining print chips, a desired control mode is selectively set from among a plurality of control modes, the control modes having different nozzles removed from use.
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