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A thermostatic apparatus comprising: an inner chamber enclosed with a plurality of walls, a wall of the plurality of walls having a built in heater; a temperature/humidity controller for controlling temperature and humidity in the inner chamber; and a cover attached to said wall so as to cover a hole provided in the wall, the cover having a space between the cover and the wall, the cover including: a opening through which a cord-shaped body passes, the cord-shaped body extending from the outside of the inner chamber to the inside thereof through the hole, a peripheral part being in the hermetic contact with said wall; a contact part being in hermetic contact with the cord-shaped body in the opening; and a sealant being in hermetic contact with the hole, the cord-shaped body is led through the sealant in hermetic state, and a part of the cord-shaped body is housed in the space. an inner chamber enclosed with a plurality of walls, a wall of the plurality of walls having a built in heater; a temperature/humidity controller for controlling temperature and humidity in the inner chamber; and a cover attached to said wall so as to cover a hole provided in the wall, the cover having a space between the cover and the wall, the cover including: a opening through which a cord-shaped body passes, the cord-shaped body extending from the outside of the inner chamber to the inside thereof through the hole, a peripheral part being in the hermetic contact with said wall; a contact part being in hermetic contact with the cord-shaped body in the opening; and a sealant being in hermetic contact with the hole, the cord-shaped body is led through the sealant in hermetic state, and a part of the cord-shaped body is housed in the space. a opening through which a cord-shaped body passes, the cord-shaped body extending from the outside of the inner chamber to the inside thereof through the hole, a peripheral part being in the hermetic contact with said wall; a contact part being in hermetic contact with the cord-shaped body in the opening; and a sealant being in hermetic contact with the hole,
A method of compound micro-assembly, the method comprising: providing a transfer device having a contact surface with a micro-system temporarily attached thereto, wherein the transfer device is an elastomer stamp and the micro-system comprises: a rigid intermediate substrate, a plurality of micro-devices disposed on the intermediate substrate, and one or more fine interconnections electrically connected to at least a portion of the plurality of micro-devices, thereby electrically coupling the at least a portion of the micro-devices; contacting the micro-system disposed on the transfer surface with a receiving surface of a destination substrate; separating the contact surface of the transfer device and the micro-system, thereby transferring the micro-system onto the receiving surface of the destination substrate; and electrically connecting the micro-system to one or more additional micro-systems on the destination substrate utilizing crude interconnections, thereby forming a macro-system. providing a transfer device having a contact surface with a micro-system temporarily attached thereto, wherein the transfer device is an elastomer stamp and the micro-system comprises: a rigid intermediate substrate, a plurality of micro-devices disposed on the intermediate substrate, and one or more fine interconnections electrically connected to at least a portion of the plurality of micro-devices, thereby electrically coupling the at least a portion of the micro-devices; a rigid intermediate substrate, a plurality of micro-devices disposed on the intermediate substrate, and one or more fine interconnections electrically connected to at least a portion of the plurality of micro-devices, thereby electrically coupling the at least a portion of the micro-devices; contacting the micro-system disposed on the transfer surface with a receiving surface of a destination substrate; separating the contact surface of the transfer device and the micro-system, thereby transferring the micro-system onto the receiving surface of the destination substrate; and electrically connecting the micro-system to one or more additional micro-systems on the destination substrate utilizing crude interconnections, thereby forming a macro-system.
A child-resistant zipper comprising first and second adhesion band members in the form of band-like members respectively adhered to inner opposing side surfaces of a packaging bag, the adhesion band members each comprising an upper side surface on an upper end thereof and a lower side surface on a lower end thereof for placement against the respective one of the opposing inner surfaces of the packaging bag, one side surface of each adhesion band member is an adhesive surface for adherence to the respective one of the opposing inner surfaces of the packaging bag, and a fit-engagement body comprising first and second fit-engagement portions (2A, 2B) respectively provided on opposing inner side surfaces of the adhesion band members, wherein the first fit-engagement portion comprises at least one male fit-engagement protrusion and the second fit-engagement portion comprises at least one female fit-engagement recess, wherein the first and second fit-engagement portions (2A, 2B) are adapted to releasably engage with each other to form the fit-engagement body, wherein the adhesive surface of the first adhesion band member is provided on its lower surface to form a lower surface adhering fit-engagement body in which the fit-engagement portion (2A, 2B) of the first band adhesion member is arranged along the upper end of the first adhesion band member, and wherein there is provided a releasing member on the upper end of the first adhesion band member of the lower surface adhering fit-engagement body, the releasing member being adapted to release engagement of the fit-engagement body when the releasing member and the second adhesion band member are opened in opposite directions, characterized in that the releasing member is a tongue-like member which extends from the adhesion band member of the lower surface adhering fit-engagement body (at either side thereof or at both sides thereof) to extend longitudinally at the upper end of the adhesion band member.
A stimulation system for strengthening a weakened voice of a human subject due to aging, the system comprising: an activating switch configured to generate a first signal; a processor in communication with the activating switch, the processor having program code for receiving the first signal and for generating at least one stimulation parameter based on the first signal in order to stimulate a recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve of the subject, wherein the at least one stimulation parameter includes a stimulation voltage, and wherein the processor is configured to selectively generate the at least one stimulation parameter - having the stimulation voltage between a stimulation voltage that is above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and below a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; or - having a stimulation voltage above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and above a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; and one or more stimulating electrodes configured to receive the at least one stimulation parameter and configured to stimulate the recurrent laryngeal nerve or the vagus nerve of the subject based on the at least one stimulation parameter. an activating switch configured to generate a first signal; a processor in communication with the activating switch, the processor having program code for receiving the first signal and for generating at least one stimulation parameter based on the first signal in order to stimulate a recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve of the subject, wherein the at least one stimulation parameter includes a stimulation voltage, and wherein the processor is configured to selectively generate the at least one stimulation parameter - having the stimulation voltage between a stimulation voltage that is above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and below a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; or - having a stimulation voltage above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and above a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; and - having the stimulation voltage between a stimulation voltage that is above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and below a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; or - having a stimulation voltage above a threshold for activation of vocal cord adductor muscles of the subject and above a threshold for activation of vocal cord abductor muscles of the subject; and one or more stimulating electrodes configured to receive the at least one stimulation parameter and configured to stimulate the recurrent laryngeal nerve or the vagus nerve of the subject based on the at least one stimulation parameter.
A method for flushing a lumen of a long, thin flexible oil pipe with a first end and a second end and a lumen between the first and second end, which method comprises: - adding a fluid to the lumen of the pipe, the lumen having a cross sectional area of less than 100 square mm and a length of more than 500 meter; - providing the fluid in a supercritical state inside the lumen; - subsequently, as a flushing step, while the fluid is in the supercritical state or in a liquid state, displacing the fluid in the lumen of the pipe and out of lumen of the pipe at a speed of at least 0.5 m/s that causes a turbulent flow of the fluid, thereby flushing particles out of the lumen. - adding a fluid to the lumen of the pipe, the lumen having a cross sectional area of less than 100 square mm and a length of more than 500 meter; - providing the fluid in a supercritical state inside the lumen; - subsequently, as a flushing step, while the fluid is in the supercritical state or in a liquid state, displacing the fluid in the lumen of the pipe and out of lumen of the pipe at a speed of at least 0.5 m/s that causes a turbulent flow of the fluid, thereby flushing particles out of the lumen.
A decorative sheet comprising a layer comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a printed layer, and a resin film layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises: 100 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature as determined by the method defined in the description of -50 to -25°C; 0.01 to 3 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group; 0.01 to 0.9 parts by mass of a compound having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule thereof; and 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of an organic polyvalent-metal compound. 100 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature as determined by the method defined in the description of -50 to -25°C; 0.01 to 3 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group; 0.01 to 0.9 parts by mass of a compound having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule thereof; and 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of an organic polyvalent-metal compound.
A computer-implemented method of facilitating processing in a computing environment, said computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining an instruction to perform a conditional branch to an indirectly specified location; and executing, by at least one processor, the instruction; the method being characterized by the executing comprising: obtaining a branch address from a location in memory, the location in memory designated by the instruction, wherein contents of one register specified in an index field of the instruction plus contents of another register specified in a base field of the instruction added to a displacement specified in the instruction provide an address in memory defining the location in memory; determining based on a condition code of another instruction whether a branch is to occur, the determining using the condition code to index into a mask provided by the instruction to determine whether the branch is to occur; and branching to the branch address obtained from the location in memory, based on determining that the branch is to occur, wherein the branching is performed without having to pre-load the branch address into a register. obtaining an instruction to perform a conditional branch to an indirectly specified location; and executing, by at least one processor, the instruction; the method being characterized by the executing comprising: obtaining a branch address from a location in memory, the location in memory designated by the instruction, wherein contents of one register specified in an index field of the instruction plus contents of another register specified in a base field of the instruction added to a displacement specified in the instruction provide an address in memory defining the location in memory; determining based on a condition code of another instruction whether a branch is to occur, the determining using the condition code to index into a mask provided by the instruction to determine whether the branch is to occur; and branching to the branch address obtained from the location in memory, based on determining that the branch is to occur, wherein the branching is performed without having to pre-load the branch address into a register. obtaining a branch address from a location in memory, the location in memory designated by the instruction, wherein contents of one register specified in an index field of the instruction plus contents of another register specified in a base field of the instruction added to a displacement specified in the instruction provide an address in memory defining the location in memory; determining based on a condition code of another instruction whether a branch is to occur, the determining using the condition code to index into a mask provided by the instruction to determine whether the branch is to occur; and branching to the branch address obtained from the location in memory, based on determining that the branch is to occur, wherein the branching is performed without having to pre-load the branch address into a register.
A microfluidic valve (50; 250; 450; 650; 850) comprising: a body of semiconductor material, having a first and a second (51B; 451B) surface; an inlet channel (54; 254; 454; 654; 854), extending in the body from the first or the second surface; a first transverse channel (56; 256; 456A, 456B; 656; 856), extending in the body at a distance from the first surface and in a transverse direction with respect to the inlet channel, the first transverse channel being fluidically coupled to the inlet channel; a surface region of the body, arranged between the first surface and the first transverse channel; an outlet channel (60; 260; 460; 660), extending in the body from the first surface and being fluidically coupled to the first transverse channel, the inlet channel, the first transverse channel and the outlet channel forming a fluidic path (92; 492); a trench (58; 258; 458) extending in the surface region between the first surface and the first transverse channel (56; 256; 456A, 456B; 656; 856); an occluding portion (62; 462; 662), formed by the surface region, laterally delimited by the trench and extending over the transverse channel; and a piezoelectric actuator (72; 272; 872) coupled to the occluding portion and configured to move the occluding portion between an opening position of the valve, where the occluding portion does not interfere with the fluidic path, and a closing position of the valve, where the occluding portion interferes with the fluidic path. a body of semiconductor material, having a first and a second (51B; 451B) surface; an inlet channel (54; 254; 454; 654; 854), extending in the body from the first or the second surface; a first transverse channel (56; 256; 456A, 456B; 656; 856), extending in the body at a distance from the first surface and in a transverse direction with respect to the inlet channel, the first transverse channel being fluidically coupled to the inlet channel; a surface region of the body, arranged between the first surface and the first transverse channel; an outlet channel (60; 260; 460; 660), extending in the body from the first surface and being fluidically coupled to the first transverse channel, the inlet channel, the first transverse channel and the outlet channel forming a fluidic path (92; 492); a trench (58; 258; 458) extending in the surface region between the first surface and the first transverse channel (56; 256; 456A, 456B; 656; 856); an occluding portion (62; 462; 662), formed by the surface region, laterally delimited by the trench and extending over the transverse channel; and a piezoelectric actuator (72; 272; 872) coupled to the occluding portion and configured to move the occluding portion between an opening position of the valve, where the occluding portion does not interfere with the fluidic path, and a closing position of the valve, where the occluding portion interferes with the fluidic path.
A tandem axle four wheeled weight training sled comprising: (a) a chassis having longitudinally spaced first and second ends (101, 102) and laterally spaced first and second sides (103, 104), (b) a pair of wheels mounted on each of two axles, the wheels supporting the chassis upon a surface and rotatable for effecting reciprocating travel of the chassis along a longitudinal path, characterized in that the training sled further comprises: (c) two brakes (201, 202), one in operable braking communication with each of the axles for applying resistance to rotation of the associated axle, (d) a first pair of laterally spaced push handles extending upward from proximate a first longitudinal end of the chassis, (e) a second pair of laterally spaced push handles extending upward from proximate a second longitudinal end of the chassis, and (f) a hand grip on each of the first and second pair of push handles. (a) a chassis having longitudinally spaced first and second ends (101, 102) and laterally spaced first and second sides (103, 104), (b) a pair of wheels mounted on each of two axles, the wheels supporting the chassis upon a surface and rotatable for effecting reciprocating travel of the chassis along a longitudinal path, characterized in that the training sled further comprises: (c) two brakes (201, 202), one in operable braking communication with each of the axles for applying resistance to rotation of the associated axle, (d) a first pair of laterally spaced push handles extending upward from proximate a first longitudinal end of the chassis, (e) a second pair of laterally spaced push handles extending upward from proximate a second longitudinal end of the chassis, and (f) a hand grip on each of the first and second pair of push handles.
A thin-plate substrate holding finger for holding a thin-plate substrate in form of a semiconductor wafer during movement from a container for storing a plurality of semiconductor wafers in a horizontal state with a surface to be processed facing upward to a processing device and for ejecting an inert gas to a surface to be processed of the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger, comprising: a finger body being internally formed with a flow path for circulating the inert gas, the finger body being provided with a purge portion for ejecting the inert gas on the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger, said purge portion having a size the same as or larger than that of the thin-plate substrate and having a plurality of ejection ports communicating with the flow path and being disposed on a surface of the finger body opposing the surface to be processed of the thin-plate surface held by the holding finger for ejecting an inert gas onto the entire surface to be processed of the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger and filling the space (40, 40') formed by the holding finger between the entire surface to be processed of the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger and the holding finger with the inert gas; a piping member providing communication between an inert gas supply source and the flow path; an abutting member (49, 49') being disposed on the surface of the finger body on which the ejection ports (48, 48a, 48b) are formed, and abutting a peripheral portion of the thin-plate substrate; a clamp member being disposed to be movable forward and backward with respect to the thin-plate substrate for abutting the peripheral portion of the thin-plate substrate; and a clamp mechanism for moving the clamp member forward and backward. a finger body being internally formed with a flow path for circulating the inert gas, the finger body being provided with a purge portion for ejecting the inert gas on the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger, said purge portion having a size the same as or larger than that of the thin-plate substrate and having a plurality of ejection ports communicating with the flow path and being disposed on a surface of the finger body opposing the surface to be processed of the thin-plate surface held by the holding finger for ejecting an inert gas onto the entire surface to be processed of the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger and filling the space (40, 40') formed by the holding finger between the entire surface to be processed of the thin-plate substrate held by the holding finger and the holding finger with the inert gas; a piping member providing communication between an inert gas supply source and the flow path; an abutting member (49, 49') being disposed on the surface of the finger body on which the ejection ports (48, 48a, 48b) are formed, and abutting a peripheral portion of the thin-plate substrate; a clamp member being disposed to be movable forward and backward with respect to the thin-plate substrate for abutting the peripheral portion of the thin-plate substrate; and a clamp mechanism for moving the clamp member forward and backward.