capa NECAPAC Update 1/24/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:47:01 Z Congratulations to Nicolaus Feldmann of Eldor Contracting Corp. for renewing his 2020 PLC membership! Personal Contributions = 34 Corporate Contributions = 2 NECAPAC Fund to 1-24-20 = $24,100 ADMIN Fund to 1-24-20 = $6,000 Total Contributions to Date = 36 Total Dollars to Date = $30,100 Full Article
capa NECAPAC Update 1/31/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:57:42 Z Congratulations to William Darnstadt of Lyons Electric Company for renewing his 2020 PLC membership! Personal Contributions = 52 Corporate Contributions = 28 NECAPAC Fund to 1-31-20 = $31,020 ADMIN Fund to 1-31-20 = $11,000 Total Contributions to Date = 80 Total Dollars to Date = $42,020 Full Article
capa NECAPAC Update 2/7/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:29:12 Z Personal Contributions = 52 Corporate Contributions = 175 NECAPAC Fund to 2-7-20 = $31,080 ADMIN Fund to 2-7-20 = $13,600 Total Contributions to Date = 227 Total Dollars to Date = $44,680 Full Article
capa NECAPAC Update 2/14/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:07:44 Z Congratulations to Blair Mahan of Benson Electric Company and District 7 Vice President Greg Rick of Rick Electric for renewing their 2020 PLC memberships! Personal Contributions = 55 Corporate Contributions = 177 NECAPAC Fund to 2-14-20 = $42,140 ADMIN Fund to 2-14-20 = $13,950 Total Contributions to Date = 232 Total Dollars to Date = $56,090 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 2/21/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:43:42 Z Special thanks to Gloria Ashford of Ashford Electric & Construction, LeeAnn Cochran of Cochran Inc., Drew Mackey of Evergreen Power Systems, Marvin Nelson of Nelson Electric, Greg Stewart of The Superior Group, and Rick Rothermel of Pacific Coast Electrical Contractors for renewing their 2020 PLC memberships! Congratulations to NECA’s Puget Sound Chapter for being the first chapter to reach its goal for 2020! Personal Contributions = 64 Corporate Contributions = 232 NECAPAC Fund to 2-21-20 = $72,446 ADMIN Fund to 2-21-20 = $24,450 Total Contributions to Date = 296 Total Dollars to Date = $96,896 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 2/28/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:06:29 Z Congratulations to David Washebek of Lemberg Electric for joining the Political Leadership Council! Personal Contributions = 77 Corporate Contributions = 234 NECAPAC Fund to 2-28-20 = $88,676 ADMIN Fund to 2-28-20 = $25,700 Total Contributions to Date = 311 Total Dollars to Date = $114,376 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 3/6/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:56:51 Z Congratulations to Puget Sound Chapter Executive Barry Sherman for renewing his Political Leadership Council membership. Special thanks to Thomas DePace of Advance Sound Company for renewing his NextGen PLC Membership! Personal Contributions = 86 Corporate Contributions = 267 NECAPAC Fund to 3-6-20 = $101,011 ADMIN Fund to 3-6-20 = $26,700 Total Contributions to Date = 353 Total Dollars to Date = $127,711 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 3/13/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:52:22 Z Congratulations to NECA’s Southern Tier Chapter for reaching their goal for 2020! Personal Contributions = 91 Corporate Contributions = 328 NECAPAC Fund to 3-13-20 = $103,991 ADMIN Fund to 3-13-20 = $41,500 Total Contributions to Date = 419 Total Dollars to Date = $145,491 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 3/20/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:33:46 Z Personal Contributions = 96 Corporate Contributions = 329 NECAPAC Fund to 3-20-20 = $105,390 ADMIN Fund to 3-20-20 = $42,035 Total Contributions to Date = 425 Total Dollars to Date = $147,425 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 3/27/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:49:23 Z Personal Contributions = 96 Corporate Contributions = 329 NECAPAC Fund to 3-27-20 = $105,390 ADMIN Fund to 3-27-20 = $42,035 Total Contributions to Date = 425 Total Dollars to Date = $147,425 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 4/3/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:21:56 Z Personal Contributions = 129 Corporate Contributions = 329 NECAPAC Fund to 4-3-20 = $110,600 ADMIN Fund to 4-3-20 = $42,035 Total Contributions to Date = 458 Total Dollars to Date = $152,635 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 4/10/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:23:37 Z Special thanks to John Banks of Motor Shop Electrical Construction for renewing his 2020 PLC membership! Personal Contributions = 137 Corporate Contributions = 329 NECAPAC Fund to 4-10-20 = $116,720 ADMIN Fund to 4-10-20 = $42,035 Total Contributions to Date = 466 Total Dollars to Date = $158,755 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 4/17/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:03:20 Z Personal Contributions = 137 Corporate Contributions = 329 NECAPAC Fund to 4-17-20 = $116,720 ADMIN Fund to 4-17-20 = $42,035 Total Contributions to Date = 466 Total Dollars to Date = $158,755 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 4/24/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:07:27 Z Personal Contributions = 138 Corporate Contributions = 330 NECAPAC Fund to 4-24-20 = $116,997 ADMIN Fund to 4-24-20 = $44,535 Total Contributions to Date = 468 Total Dollars to Date = $161,532 Full Article Advocacy Issues List Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 5/1/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:13:43 Z Special thanks to Brent Fatzinger of Abbot Electric for renewing his PLC membership! Personal Contributions = 142 Corporate Contributions = 330 NECAPAC Fund to 5-1-20 = $123,357 ADMIN Fund to 5-1-20 = $44,535 Total Contributions to Date = 472 Total Dollars to Date = $167,892 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa NECAPAC Update 5/8/20 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:43:23 Z Special thanks to Mark Huston of Lone Star Electric for renewing his PLC membership! Personal Contributions = 147 Corporate Contributions = 361 NECAPAC Fund to 5-8-20 = $134,517 ADMIN Fund to 5-8-20 = $50,535 Total Contributions to Date = 508 Total Dollars to Date = $185,052 Full Article Advocacy Issues Advocacy
capa Nepal: ICITAP Mentors National Police to Strengthen Criminal Investigative Capacity By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 On February 28, ICITAP completed an intensive two-week engagement to provide the Nepal Police Job Task working group assistance in finalizing the criminal investigator task list, equipment list, and risk analysis lists for criminal investigator position. Full Article
capa Forests, people, fire: Integrating the sciences to build capacity for an “All Lands” approach to forest restoration By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue., 01 Sep 2017 12:00:00 PST Interest in landscape-scale approaches to fire management and forest restoration is growing with the realization that these approaches are critical to maintaining healthy forests and protecting nearby communities. However, coordinated planning and action across multiple ownerships have been elusive because of differing goals and forest management styles among landowners. Scientists with the Pacific Northwest Research Station and their colleagues recognized that working at the landscape scale requires integrating the biophysical, social, and economic dimensions of the problem, and this necessitates collecting new types of information and inventing new tools. Full Article
capa Estimating sawmill processing capacity for tongass timber: 2007 and 2008 update By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:45:00 PST In spring and summer of 2008 and 2009, sawmill production capacity and utilization information was collected from major wood manufacturers in southeast Alaska. The estimated mill capacity in southeast Alaska for calendar year 2007 was 292,350 thousand board feet (mbf) (log scale), and for calendar year 2008 was 282,350 mbf (log scale). Full Article
capa Estimating Sawmill Processing Capacity For Tongass Timber: 2003 and 2004 Update By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:32:36 PST In spring 2004 and 2005, sawmill capacity and wood utilization information was collected for selected mills in southeast Alaska. The collected information is required to prepare information for compliance with Section 705(a) of the Tongass Timber Reform Act. The total capacity in the region (active and inactive mills) was 370,350 thousand board feet (mbf) Scribner log scale during both calendar (CYs) 2003 and 2004. The capacity of active mills for the same periods was 255,350 mbf. This is a 7.4-percent increase in active capacity from CY 2002 (237,850 mbf) to CY 2004. The actual volume of material processed during CY 2004 was 31,027 mbf Scribner log scale. This is a 21.9-percent reduction over CY 2002 (39,702 mbf Scribner log scale). Full Article
capa Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber: 2005 and 2006 update By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 13:37:00 PST In spring 2006 and 2007, sawmill capacity and wood utilization information was collected for selected mills in southeast Alaska. The collected information is required to prepare information for compliance with Section 705(a) of the Tongass Timber Reform Act. The total estimated design capacity in the region (active and inactive mills) was 289,850 thousand board feet (mbf) Scribner log scale in calendar year (CY) 2005 and 284,350 mbf in CY 2006. The estimated design capacity of active mills was 259,850 mbf for CY 2005 and 247,850 mbf for CY 2006. This is a 2.9-percent decrease in active design capacity from CY 2004 (255,350 mbf) to CY 2006. The estimated volume of material processed during CY 2006 was 32,141 mbf Scribner log scale. This is a 3.6-percent increase over CY 2004 (31,027 mbf Scribner log scale). Full Article
capa Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber: 2009 and 2010 By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:00 PST In spring and summer of 2010 and 2011, sawmill production capacity and wood utilization information was collected from major wood manufacturers in southeast Alaska. The estimated mill capacity in southeast Alaska for calendar year (CY) 2009 was 249,350 thousand board feet (mbf) (log scale), and for CY 2010 was 155,850 mbf (log scale), including idle sawmills. Mill consumption in CY 2009 was estimated at 13,422 mbf (log scale), and for CY 2010 was 15,807 mbf (log scale). Wood products manufacturing employment in southeast Alaska increased from 57.5 full-time equivalent positions in 2009 to 63.5 in 2010 despite the loss of 23,500 mbf of capacity in two sawmills owing to fires, the decommissioning of one large sawmill (65,000 mbf), and equipment sales at two small mills (5,000 mbf). Full Article
capa A spatial database for restoration management capability on national forests in the Pacific Northwest USA By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thur, 03 Mar 2016 9:55:00 PST Understanding the capacity to reduce wildfire risk and restore dry forests on Western national forests is a key part of prioritizing new accelerated restoration programs initiated by the Forest Service. Full Article
capa Nueva capacitación sobre el manejo de oxigenación y ventilación para profesionales de la salud By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:21:00 GMT DALLAS, 3 de abril del 2020 – Con la pandemia de COVID-19, más pacientes presentan disnea (dificultad para respirar) y necesitan ventiladores para ayudarlos a respirar. Debido a que los volúmenes de pacientes en hospitales y unidades de cuidados... Full Article
capa A LiDAR-based real-time capable 3D Perception System for Automated Driving in Urban Domains. (arXiv:2005.03404v1 [cs.RO]) By arxiv.org Published On :: We present a LiDAR-based and real-time capable 3D perception system for automated driving in urban domains. The hierarchical system design is able to model stationary and movable parts of the environment simultaneously and under real-time conditions. Our approach extends the state of the art by innovative in-detail enhancements for perceiving road users and drivable corridors even in case of non-flat ground surfaces and overhanging or protruding elements. We describe a runtime-efficient pointcloud processing pipeline, consisting of adaptive ground surface estimation, 3D clustering and motion classification stages. Based on the pipeline's output, the stationary environment is represented in a multi-feature mapping and fusion approach. Movable elements are represented in an object tracking system capable of using multiple reference points to account for viewpoint changes. We further enhance the tracking system by explicit consideration of occlusion and ambiguity cases. Our system is evaluated using a subset of the TUBS Road User Dataset. We enhance common performance metrics by considering application-driven aspects of real-world traffic scenarios. The perception system shows impressive results and is able to cope with the addressed scenarios while still preserving real-time capability. Full Article
capa Glass ceramic as a cooktop for induction heating having improved colored display capability and heat shielding, method for producing such a cooktop, and use of such a cooktop By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT A glass ceramic as cooktop for induction heating having improved colored display capability and heat shielding is provided. The cooktop includes a transparent, dyed glass ceramic plate having high-quartz mixed crystals as a predominant crystal phase. The glass ceramic contains none of the chemical refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide and has a transmittance values greater than 0.4% at at least one wavelength in the blue spectrum between 380 and 500 nm, a transmittance >2% at 630 nm, a transmittance of less than 45% at 1600 nm, and a light transmittance of less than 2.5% in the visible spectrum. Full Article
capa Dielectric ceramic material and multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A dielectric ceramic material comprises a primary component of barium titanate (BaTiO3) and at least one additive component. The additive component has a mole percentage from 1% to 50% and is selected from the group consisting of lithium tantalite (LiTaO3), barium cerate (BaCeO3), sodium metaniobate (NaNbO3) and the combinations thereof. Full Article
capa Data store capable of efficient storing of keys By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments relate to a computer implemented information processing system, method and program product for data access. The information processing system includes a data store having a top tier store and at least another tier store with the top tier store including a counter for each entry of a symbol and another tier store including a representative frequency value defined for the another tier store. A sorter is also provided configured to sort the symbol in the top tier store and the another tier stores according to a value generated in the counter for the assessed symbol. The said sorter is also configured to restore entry of the symbol in the top tier store, in response to a symbol having moved from said top tier store to another tier store, by using the representative frequency value defined for said another store to which said symbol was moved. Full Article
capa UV-curable coating compositions with self-healing capabilities, coating films, and methods of producing coating films By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDT The present invention is directed to a coating composition including a (meth)acrylate binder resin, a UV initiator, an organic solvent, and silica particles surface-treated with a (meth)acrylate compound, a coating film including a cured product of the coating composition, and a method of producing the coating film. The present invention makes it possible to provide a coating material having high transmittance and a low level of haze, and excellent scratch resistance and self-healing capabilities. Full Article
capa Remediating gaps between usage allocation of hardware resource and capacity allocation of hardware resource By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A usage allocation of a hardware resource to each of a number of workloads over time is determined using a demand model. The usage allocation of the resource includes a current and past actual usage allocation of the resource, a future projected usage allocation of the resource, and current and past actual usage of the resource. A capacity allocation of the resource is determined using a capacity model. The capacity allocation of the resource includes a current and past capacity and a future projected capacity of the resource. Whether a gap exists between the usage allocation and the capacity allocation is determined using a mapping model. Where the gap exists between the usage allocation of the resource and the capacity allocation of the resource, a user is presented with options determined using the mapping model and selectable by the user to implement a remediation strategy to close the gap. Full Article
capa Methods and apparatus for resource capacity evaluation in a system of virtual containers By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 08:00:00 EST Methods and apparatus are provided for evaluating potential resource capacity in a system where there is elasticity and competition between a plurality of containers. A dynamic potential capacity is determined for at least one container in a plurality of containers competing for a total capacity of a larger container. A current utilization by each of the plurality of competing containers is obtained, and an equilibrium capacity is determined for each of the competing containers. The equilibrium capacity indicates a capacity that the corresponding container is entitled to. The dynamic potential capacity is determined based on the total capacity, a comparison of one or more of the current utilizations to one or more of the corresponding equilibrium capacities and a relative resource weight of each of the plurality of competing containers. The dynamic potential capacity is optionally recalculated when the set of plurality of containers is changed or after the assignment of each work element. Full Article
capa Verification module apparatus for debugging software and timing of an embedded processor design that exceeds the capacity of a single FPGA By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A plurality of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), high performance transceivers, and memory devices provide a verification module for timing and state debugging of electronic circuit designs. Signal value compression circuits and gigabit transceivers embedded in each FPGA increase the fanout of each FPGA. Ethernet communication ports enable remote software debugging of processor instructions. Full Article
capa Method of optimizing capacitive couplings in high-capacitance nets in simulation of post-layout circuits By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A method of asymmetric asynchronous decoupling of capacitors in an integrated circuit design is provided for faster simulation by circuit simulators, e.g. FastSPICE circuit simulators. This method includes removing a coupling capacitor from a list, which includes coupling capacitors that capacitively couple two nets in the design. The two nets have capacitances C1 and C2, and at least one of capacitances C1 and C2 exceeds a threshold. The coupling capacitor has capacitance Cc. When coupling capacitance Cc is low and only one of capacitances C1 and C2 has a low capacitance, then a forward capacitance can be used at whichever of the two nets has the low capacitance and a lump capacitance can be used at the other net for simulation. When coupling capacitance Cc is low and both of capacitances C1 and C2 have high capacitances, then lump capacitances can be used at the two nets for the simulation. Full Article
capa Information processing system, information processing apparatus and information processing system control method, capable of providing, regardless of execution/non-execution of an application, data usable by the application to other information processing By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00:00 EDT A CPU executes a communication partner search process for searching for a communication partner (another game machine). The CPU confirms received data content. If identification information included in the received data matches, application identification information saved in a wireless communication module is compared with application identification information included in the received data. When the pieces of application identification information match, a notice that another game machine having exchange data corresponding to the matched application identification information is found is given to a main body. Then, giving/receiving of exchange data is executed to/from another game machine. Full Article
capa Distributing capacity slices across storage system nodes By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Various systems and methods are described for configuring a data storage system. In one embodiment, a plurality of actual capacities of a plurality of storage devices of the data storage system are identified and divided into a plurality of capacity slices. The plurality of capacity slices are combined into a plurality of chunks of capacity slices, each having a combination of characteristics of the underlying physical storage devices. The chunks of capacity slices are then mapped to a plurality of logical storage devices. A group of the plurality of logical storage devices is then organized into a redundant array of logical storage devices. Full Article
capa System and method for identifying underutilized storage capacity By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Described herein is a system and method for detecting underutilized capacity within a storage system environment. The technique comprises collecting performance data of various storage objects within a storage system environment for various performance measures at designated time intervals. The collected performance data may be formatted and stored to a database. One or more parameters may be received specifying at least one performance measure, at least one threshold value, and/or at least one time period. The performance data for target storage objects may be analyzed according to the received parameters to determine any underutilized storage objects. A report may be generated according to the parameters listing the storage objects and address locations of any underutilized storage objects. The report may comprise various information corresponding to the underutilized storage object, such as the business units, tiers, data centers, and levels of service they are associated with. Full Article
capa Bicycle gear shift control system capable of avoiding frequent gear shifting By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT A bicycle gear shift control system capable of avoiding frequent gear shifting includes: a power module; a microcomputer electrically connected to the power module for allowing a cyclist to switch between the automatic gear shifting mode and a manual gear shifting mode; a gear shifting driver electrically connected to the microcomputer, substantially connected to a derailleur, and instructed by the microcomputer to drive the derailleur to perform gear shift control; and a manual shifting controller electrically connected to the microcomputer. The microcomputer has an automatic gear shifting logic whereby the microcomputer determines the timing of automatic gear shifting and performs gear shifting. The microcomputer further has a gear shifting delay logic that involves delaying for a delay time interval from commencement of gear shifting according to a gear shifting criterion and ruling out all other gear shifting commands during the delay time interval. Full Article
capa Molecular biosensors capable of signal amplification By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT The present invention provides molecular biosensors capable of signal amplification, and methods of using the molecular biosensors to detect the presence of a target molecule. Full Article
capa Power converter and method for balancing voltages across input capacitors By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A power converter and a method for balancing voltages across input capacitors are disclosed in the present application. The power converter includes: two DC input terminals; a first input capacitor and a second input capacitor; a first bridge arm and a second bridge arm connected in series with one another; and an output circuit configured to generate a signal required by the power converter based on the signals at a midpoint of the first bridge arm and a midpoint of the second bridge arm. The power converter further includes: a first voltage balancing unit and a second balancing unit configured to reduce a voltage difference between the first input capacitor and the second input capacitor. The power converter provided by the present application solves the problem of imbalance in the voltages across the first input voltage and the second input voltage. Full Article
capa Low forward voltage rectifier using capacitive current splitting By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A Low Forward Voltage Rectifier (LFVR) circuit includes a bipolar transistor, a parallel diode, and a capacitive current splitting network. The LFVR circuit, when it is performing a rectifying function, conducts the forward current from a first node to a second node provided that the voltage from the first node to the second node is adequately positive. The capacitive current splitting network causes a portion of the forward current to be a base current of the bipolar transistor, thereby biasing the transistor so that the forward current experiences a low forward voltage drop across the transistor. The LFVR circuit sees use in as a rectifier in many different types of switching power converters, including in flyback, Cuk, SEPIC, boost, buck-boost, PFC, half-bridge resonant, and full-bridge resonant converters. Due to the low forward voltage drop across the LFVR, converter efficiency is improved. Full Article
capa Rotary element assembly structure with rotary element capable of rotating about hollow shaft By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EST A rotary element assembly structure in which a rotary element 53 is assembled to a tip side of a hollow shaft B1 provided upright on a pedestal 60. A cylindrical portion 53c for fitting with the hollow shaft is provided to a rotation center portion of the rotary element. In the cylindrical portion, a hook strut portion 53s that has a hook portion 53f overhanging in the radial direction at its tip side and that extends substantially in the fitting direction is arranged. A base end portion of the hook strut portion and a base end portion of the cylindrical portion are coupled with each other by a resin-made thin plate portion 53p. A small diameter portion B1s which is smaller in diameter than a hollow portion B1d of the hollow shaft is provided on the tip side of the hollow shaft. The radius of the overhang tip portion of the hook portion is set to be greater than the radius of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft, and to be smaller than the radius of the hollow portion. By fitting the hollow shaft with the cylindrical portion of the rotary element, the hook portion on the tip side of the hook strut portion is pushed into the hollow portion via the small diameter portion on the tip side of the hollow shaft. Thereby, the hook portion engages with a stepped portion formed by the hollow portion and the small diameter portion. Full Article
capa Battery pack with cells of different capacities electrically coupled in parallel By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT The disclosed embodiments provide a battery pack for use with a portable electronic device. The battery pack includes a first set of cells with different capacities electrically coupled in a parallel configuration. Cells within the first set of cells may also have different thicknesses and/or dimensions. The first set of cells is arranged within the battery pack to facilitate efficient use of space within a portable electronic device. For example, the first set of cells may be arranged to accommodate components in the portable electronic device. Full Article
capa Video processing and signal routing apparatus for providing picture in a picture capabilities on an electronic gaming machine By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EST A gaming system used in a wager-based electronic gaming machine is described. The gaming system is configured to provide picture in a picture capabilities on the electronic gaming machine. In one embodiment, the gaming system can include a first gaming device and a second gaming device where the first gaming device controls the second gaming device. The first gaming device can be configured to receive data and/or communicate with an electronic gaming machine controller, a value input device and value output device. The second gaming device can be configured to receive touchscreen data from a touchscreen display and first video data from the first gaming device and second video data from the EGM controller. Under control of the first gaming device, the first video data and second video data can be output in various sizes and locations on the touchscreen display. Full Article
capa High capacity magnetic nanoparticles as supports for reagents and catalysts By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A magnetic particle-polymer hybrid material can include: a substance having a structure of Formula 1 or derivative or salt thereof:Z(Y-Triazole-CH2—X—CH2—(FP)n)m (Formula 1), wherein Z is a magnetic particle smaller than 1 mm; n and m are independently integers; Y includes a first linker having an alkyl and/or aryl linked to the magnetic particle; X is CH2 or a heteroatom; FP is a functionalized polymer having: a first structure derived from a first norbornene compound linked to the magnetic particle through the Y-Triazole-CH2—X—CH2 linker; and one or more monomeric units each including a second structure derived from a second norbornene compound, where one of the monomeric units is linked to the first structure through a saturated or unsaturated alkyl, each monomeric unit includes a functional group capable of binding with another substance. Full Article
capa Method and system for enhancing cryptographic capabilities of a wireless device using broadcasted random noise By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit. Full Article
capa Method and apparatus for doubling the capacity of a lens-based switched beam antenna system By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A lens-based switched beam antenna system including a beam-forming lens, and a beam port router coupled to the beam-forming lens, including a plurality of beam ports, and configured to transmit beams via corresponding ones of the beam ports, wherein a first group of the beam ports corresponds to a first signal, and wherein a second group of the beam ports corresponds to a second signal. Full Article
capa High capacity electronic switch By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic switch for commodity use. Specifically, embodiments of this invention provide a high capacity intelligent electronic switch for commodity use. A flexible film substrate is used along with a field-effect transistor (FET) to produce a commodity switch. Multiple printed flexible electronics PFE substrates are stacked to and integrated into an electronic switch system. Various methods are used to measure power consumption within the switch. The modular cell design allows for horizontal and vertical scaling. Full Article
capa Capacitor, and manufacturing method and manufacturing program thereof By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:00:00 EDT A capacitor includes: an anode part that is drawn from an anode body of a capacitor element to an element end-face, to be formed over the element end-face; a cathode part that is drawn from a cathode body of the capacitor element to the element end-face, to be formed over the element end-face; an anode terminal member that is disposed in a sealing member; a cathode terminal member that is disposed in the sealing member; an anode current collector plate that is connected to the anode part, and is also connected to the anode terminal member; and a cathode current collector plate that is connected to the cathode part, and is also connected to the cathode terminal member. Full Article
capa Mounting structure of circuit board having multi-layered ceramic capacitor thereon By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:00:00 EDT Disclosed herein is a mounting structure of a circuit board having a multi-layered ceramic capacitor thereon. The mounting structure of a circuit board having a multi-layered ceramic capacitor thereon, in which a dielectric layer on which inner electrodes are disposed is stacked and external electrode terminals connecting the inner electrodes in parallel are disposed on both ends thereof, wherein the inner electrodes of the multi-layered ceramic capacitor and the circuit board are disposed so as to be a horizontal direction to connect the external electrode terminals with a land on the circuit board by a conductive material and a ratio of a bonding area ASOLEDER of the conductive material to the area AMLCC of the external electrode terminals AMLCC is set to be less than 1.4, thereby remarkably reducing the vibration noise. Full Article
capa Power factor correction capacitors By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:00:00 EDT An apparatus includes a case capable of receiving a plurality of capacitive elements, each capacitor element having at least two capacitors, and each capacitor having a capacitive value. The apparatus also includes a cover assembly with a peripheral edge secured to the case. The cover assembly includes, for each of the plurality of capacitive elements, a cover terminal that extends upwardly from the cover assembly generally at a central region of the cover assembly. Each cover terminal is connected to one of the at least two capacitors of the respective one of the plurality of capacitive elements. The cover assembly also includes, for each of the plurality of capacitive elements, a cover terminal that extends upwardly from the cover assembly at a position spaced apart from the cover terminal generally at the central region of the cover assembly. Full Article