change WWF - Change is already there By Published On :: To celebrate it's 40th birthday, WWF-France, the first French environmental NGO, offers a new interactive sensory experience based on a parallax effect. Developed on HTML5, this photographic exhibition is organized around five main themes: species, climate change, forests, ecological footprint, oceans, fresh water. WWF invites the user to share 40 years of action through videos, photos and stories. Full Article
change Online business exchange creates community, makes critical connections to meet needs during COVID-19 pandemic By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:00:00 GMT DALLAS, April 29, 2020 — As the shortage of many goods, resources and services grows during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association, the leading nonprofit organization focused on a world of healthier lives for all, has launched ... Full Article
change How to Change Your iPhone's DNS Servers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:10:34 +0000 Just like in Mac OS X, you can change the DNS servers on your iPhone. This can significantly speed up Safari and other iPhone apps that use the Internet. For a general introduction to DNS, and to learn why you would want to change the DNS servers on your iPhone, see How to Change Your Mac's DNS Servers. Before we start, you should know a couple things about how iOS handles DNS. First, these instructions only work for Wi-Fi connections - iOS does not allow you to change the DNS servers when connected to cellular networks. Also, the changes are network specific, so you'll need to change the DNS servers every time you connect to a new wireless network. The good news is that iOS remembers the settings, so you won't have to do anything the second time you connect to a network. Here's how to change your iPhone's DNS servers: From the iPhone's home screen, tap Settings. Tap Wi-Fi. The screen shown below appears. The available wireless networks in range of your iPhone appear, as shown below. Find your wireless network in the list, and then click the arrow. The screen shown below appears. Tap the DNS field. Delete the current DNS servers, and enter the new DNS servers. (If you enter more than one DNS server, be sure sure to separate the servers with commas.) To use OpenDNS, enter 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 To use Google DNS, enter 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 Test your new DNS servers to make sure they're working. If you're using OpenDNS, visit the OpenDNS test page. If you're using Google Public DNS, follow these testing instructions. That's it! You've updated your iPhone's DNS servers! Related Articles How to Find the Best DNS Servers How to Change Your Mac's DNS Servers How to Change Your iPad's DNS Servers Change an AirPort Extreme's DNS Servers Meet Your Macinstructor Matt Cone, the author of Master Your Mac, has been a Mac user for over 20 years. A former ghost writer for some of Apple's most notable instructors, Cone founded Macinstruct in 1999, a site with OS X tutorials that boasts hundreds of thousands of unique visitors per month. You can email him at: matt@macinstruct.com. Full Article
change The invisible injury: How concussions have changed our lives By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:01:37 EDT 'It can happen to you anywhere, at any moment, and just change your world' Full Article
change How to Change the Background of a Photo By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:48:58 +0000 Replacing the background of a photo can be useful at times if you want to superimpose the subject into a different setting, create a transparency, and so on. In fact it can be extremely helpful if you’ve snapped a photo where the subject looks great, but the background leaves a lot to be desired. Although it might sound fairly complicated to remove and replace the background of a photo, with Movavi Photo Editor it isn’t anywhere near as difficult as you imagine. To be honest even if you have absolutely no experience editing photos, you should be able to change background in a photo in a matter of minutes. To get started, launch Movavi Photo Editor and click on the ‘Browse for Images’ button located right in the middle of the main window. If you prefer you could drag and drop the photo that you want to edit into that area ... Read more The post How to Change the Background of a Photo appeared first on Digital Photography Tutorials. Full Article Resources Software
change New EPA Web Portal Helps Communities Prepare for Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:18:57 +0000 By The EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new online portal that will provide local leaders in the nation’s 40,000 communities with information and tools to increase resilience to climate change. Using a self-guided format, the … Continue reading → Full Article Climate & Climate Change ET News climate adaptation Climate Change EPA
change Leonardo DiCaprio Premiers “Before the Flood” Climate Change Documentary By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:22:20 +0000 Environmental activist and Academy Award®-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens premier their documentary film, Before the Flood, a compelling account of the powerful changes occurring on our planet due to climate change. Before the Flood will … Continue reading → Full Article Climate & Climate Change ET Perspectives belief in climate change Climate Change Climate change policy environmental films Leonardo DiCaprio President Barack Obama
change Climate Change Driving Population Shifts to Urban Areas By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:05:26 +0000 By Kristie Auman-Bauer Penn State News Climate change is causing glaciers to shrink, temperatures to rise, and shifts in human migration in parts of the world, according to a Penn State researcher. Brian Thiede, assistant professor of rural sociology, along … Continue reading → Full Article Climate & Climate Change Climate Change climate research Urban Areas
change Understanding Climate Change Means Reading Beyond Headlines By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:18:19 +0000 By David Suzuki The David Suzuki Foundation Seeing terms like “post-truth” and “alternative facts” gain traction in the news convinces me that politicians, media workers and readers could benefit from a refresher course in how science helps us understand the … Continue reading → Full Article Climate & Climate Change Points of View & Opinions Climate Change climate research extreme weather events
change Can Business Save the World From Climate Change? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:29:23 +0000 By Bianca Nogrady Ensia A growing number of initiatives are giving corporations the resources to help achieve global climate goals regardless of government support “We are still in.” On June 5, 2017, with these four words a group of U.S. … Continue reading → Full Article Business & Economy adaptation to climate change Business Climate Change corporations Paris Climate Agreement
change Create the Change You Seek with Jonah Berger By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:15:57 +0000 Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. Dr. Berger is a world-renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. He has published over 50 articles in top‐tier academic journals, teaches Wharton’s highest rated online course, and popular outlets like The New York Times and Harvard Business Review often cover his work. He’s keynoted hundred of events, and often consults for organizations like Google, Apple, Nike, and the Gates Foundation. Enjoy! FOLLOW JONAH: instagram | twitter | website Listen to the Podcast Subscribe Watch the Episode This podcast is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world’s largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker, money/life and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts — Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times. The post Create the Change You Seek with Jonah Berger appeared first on Chase Jarvis Photography. Full Article chasejarvisLIVE Podcast
change Enabling Cross-chain Transactions: A Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange Protocol. (arXiv:2005.03199v1 [cs.CR]) By arxiv.org Published On :: Inspired by Bitcoin, many different kinds of cryptocurrencies based on blockchain technology have turned up on the market. Due to the special structure of the blockchain, it has been deemed impossible to directly trade between traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies or between different types of cryptocurrencies. Generally, trading between different currencies is conducted through a centralized third-party platform. However, it has the problem of a single point of failure, which is vulnerable to attacks and thus affects the security of the transactions. In this paper, we propose a distributed cryptocurrency trading scheme to solve the problem of centralized exchanges, which can achieve trading between different types of cryptocurrencies. Our scheme is implemented with smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain and deployed on the Ethereum test network. We not only implement transactions between individual users, but also allow transactions between multiple users. The experimental result proves that the cost of our scheme is acceptable. Full Article
change The way we work, live and play has changed dramatically. It will change again By www.inlander.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:30:00 -0700 This is what it feels like to live during an historic event.… Full Article Comment/Columns & Letters
change How climate change is contributing to skyrocketing rates of infectious disease By www.inlander.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:27:54 -0700 A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said. The scientists who study how diseases emerge in a changing environment knew this moment was coming.… Full Article News/Nation & World
change Usually cannabis business booms in April. Will the coronavirus change that? By www.inlander.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 01:30:00 -0700 The Cannabis Issue In a normal year, cannabis stores would be cashing in this April.… Full Article Special Guides/Cannabis Issue
change Functionalization and purification of molecules by reversible group exchange By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and compositions for functionalizing molecules, such as oligonucleotides, with functional groups, including polyhistidine tags useful in affinity methods. Some embodiments include methods for modifying and purifying complex mixtures of molecules by exchange of functional tags. Full Article
change Method and system for detecting electrophysiological changes in pre-cancerous and cancerous breast tissue and epithelium By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A method and system are provided for determining a condition of a selected region of epithelial and stromal tissue in the human breast. A plurality of measuring electrodes are used to measure the tissue and transepithelial electropotential of breast tissue. Surface electropotential and impedance are also measured at one or more locations. An agent may be introduced into the region of tissue to enhance electrophysiological characteristics. The condition of the tissue is determined based on the electropotential and impedance profile at different depths of the epithelium, stroma, tissue, or organ, together with an estimate of the functional changes in the epithelium due to altered ion transport and electrophysiological properties of the tissue. Devices for practicing the disclosed methods are also provided. Full Article
change Centrifuge and changeable weir inserts therefor By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:00:00 EDT A centrifuge, including: a flange closing off one axial end of a separation chamber; a plurality of apertures that traverse axially through the flange at a radial distance from a flange axis, wherein at least one aperture is in fluid communication with a first outlet passage; a plurality of weir inserts removably disposed within the plurality of apertures to control a flow of one or more fluids from the separation chamber; wherein at least one weir insert disposed within the at least one aperture in fluid communication with the first outlet passage is changeable to prevent or allow fluid communication between the separation chamber and the first outlet passage. Full Article
change Injection molding machine including a mechanism that changes ejection characteristics By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT An injection molding machine includes an ejector unit configured to eject a molding product from a mold. The ejector unit includes a support provided on a platen to which the mold is attached, a slidable base configured to slide relative to the support, a transmission mechanism supported by the support and configured to convert an input into an output corresponding to the distance between the support and the slidable base and transmit the output to the slidable base, a drive source configured to cause the transmission mechanism to operate, an ejection member configured to move together with the slidable base, and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the position of the slidable base relative to the ejection member. Full Article
change Precision roll turning lathe and automatic tool changer therefor By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:00:00 EST There is provided an automatic tool changer which, in a precision roll turning lathe which feeds a tool post at a high speed, can automatically change a tool, such as a cutting tool, without stopping the machine, thereby enabling highly efficient ultra-Precision machining of a roll mold for molding of a large-sized plastic sheet. The automatic tool changer includes: a change device including a vertically movable pivot arm having a pivot axis and which pivots in a horizontal plane, a hand portion, mounted at the front end of the arm, for detachably gripping a tool holder, a pivot drive section for pivoting the pivot arm, and a lifting drive section for vertically moving the pivot arm; a tool holder stocker, having a plurality of circumferentially-arranged stages disposed at a predetermined distance from the pivot axis, each stage detachably holding a tool holder; a holder base, mounted to the tool post, for fixing and unfixing a tool holder through the rotation of a clamp shaft; and a clamp shaft operating device including an operating portion for clamping/unclamping the tool holder by rotating the clamp shaft. Full Article
change Power control of a robotic tool changer By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:00:00 EDT A robotic tool changer removably attaches a robotic tool to a robotic arm. The changer includes a tool module connected to the robotic tool, and a master module connected to the robotic arm. To attach and detach the robotic tool, the changer couples and uncouples the tool module and the master module. A master electrical signal module (ESM) affixes to the master module and a tool ESM affixes to the tool module. In accordance with design requirements, the changer applies the same power supply to both the master ESM and the tool ESM. The changer, however, selectively suppresses application of the power supply to the tool ESM, while maintaining application of the power supply to the master ESM, during the coupling or uncoupling of the master module and the tool module. In doing so, the changer enables such coupling and uncoupling, while also preventing the formation of transient electric arcs. Full Article
change Trim and flame robot end effector with optional automatic blade change feature By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:00:00 EDT A combination trimming/flame treatment end effector adapted for mounting to the end of a robotic arm. A trimming blade extends from a main body portion of the end effector for performing a trimming operation. The trimming blade may be mounted in an exchangeable cartridge to facilitate blade changing. Also extending from the main body portion is a flame treatment element for performing a flame treatment operation. The flame treatment element generally comprises a torch or burner. Because both the trimming blade and the flame treatment element are part of the same end effector, the robot simply manipulates the end effector such that the desired one of the trimming blade or the flame treatment element is properly positioned for use. As such, a tooling change can be avoided. While not restricted thereto, it is contemplated that an end effector of the present invention may be used to process vehicle bumper fascias. Full Article
change Automatic tool changer By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:00:00 EDT Disclosed in an automatic tool changer in which the tool changing time can be shortened by increasing overlapping operations of the turning operation and the axial advancing/retracting operation of a replacement arm. An arm driver (32) is so constituted that the driver performs overlapping operations such that at least a part of the operation for turning a replacement arm (23) by 180° and the operation for advancing/retracting the replacement arm in the axial direction in order to insert or withdraw a tool (37) are performed simultaneously and in parallelism with each other. When the replacement arm (23) is advanced/retracted in the axial direction in order to insert or withdraw a tool, the replacement arm (23) is turned by a predetermined distance in a direction reverse to the direction (so called “normal direction”) for turning the arm by 180° in parallelism with the advancing/retracting operation, and thereafter, the replacement arm (23) is turned in the normal direction. Full Article
change Collimator changer By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:00:00 EDT An automatic collimator changer of a radiation treatment system. Full Article
change Subsea tool changer By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:00:00 EST A subsea tool changer comprises a housing; a rotatable carousel rotatably mounted within the housing and adapted to receive a plurality of selectively removable tools; a tool changer that can select a predetermined one of the plurality of tools from the carousel; and a power drive adapted to provide a predetermined function to a tool selected by the tool changer, the power drive further comprising a first power drive interface. In typical use, a selectively removable tool is placed onto the rotatable carousel which is rotated so that a desired selectively removable tool is positioned adjacent to a tool driver which is then mated with the desired selectively removable tool. The tool changer and mated selected removable tool are moved outward toward an outer boundary of the housing and the tool changer extended at least partially outside the housing outward towards a predetermined tool working position. The tool changer is then pivoted to position the selected removable tool to its predetermined tool working position. Full Article
change Head tool changer for use with deposition-based digital manufacturing systems By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EST A head tool changer for use with a deposition-based digital manufacturing system, the head tool changer comprising a tooling unit configured to retain a deposition head, a grip unit configured to engage with tooling unit and to relay electrical power to the tooling unit, and a master unit operably mounted to a gantry and configured to engage with the tooling unit and to relay electrical power to the tooling unit. Full Article
change Module for automatic tool exchange device By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDT Provided is a module for automatic tool exchange device of novel structure wherein electric signals can be transmitted with high reliability while preventing transmission efficiency from deteriorating between a first coupling member and a second coupling member. An electromagnetic shielding member is arranged on an outer circumference of a core member except for a transmission surface, a gap member having electromagnetic shielding effect lower than that of the electromagnetic shielding member is interposed between the core member and the electromagnetic shielding member, and a first module and a second module are provided, respectively, with coil units equipped with coil heads which are constituted to include a coil member, the core member and the gap member. Full Article
change Exchangeable cutting insert By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EST A cutting insert having a plurality of corner cutting edges has an upper face, a lower face, two longitudinal side faces and two transversal side faces connecting the upper face and the lower face. A through hole passes through central parts of the upper face and the lower face. The longitudinal side faces are opposite to each other and normal to both upper and lower faces, as are the transversal side faces. The upper face and the lower face are each provided with two chip discharge grooves, each chip discharge groove extending along a corresponding one of the transversal side faces, the two chip discharge grooves being inclined oppositely in the transverse direction so that the upper face and the lower face are each provided with two corner cutting edges at diagonally opposite corners. The longitudinal length of the insert is longer than the transversal length of the insert. The cutting insert can be mounted stably to a small-diametered cutter with a sufficient mounting surface. Full Article
change Chemical reactor with a plate heat exchanger By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A steam cooled chemical reactor (1) comprising a vertical vessel (2), a plate heat exchanger embedded in a catalytic bed, to cool the catalytic bed by evaporation of a cooling water flow, wherein a water inlet and a steam outlet are located underneath the heat exchanger, and the plates and related piping are arranged so that the path of the cooling flow comprises a first ascending path from bottom to top of the catalytic bed, and a second descending path from top to the bottom of catalytic bed, and wherein internal evaporation channels of the plates provide the second descending or the first ascending path, and water upcomers or respectively steam downcomers provide the other of said first and second path. Full Article
change Ring binder with interchangeable binder covers By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:00:00 EDT A ring binder has a standard ring assembly having a ring base and upstanding rings, a ring assembly support having a plurality of indents positioned along its sides, a binder connector having a plurality of upstanding tabs, and a plurality of binder covers each having a center spine with a plurality of slots configured to accept each of the plurality of binder connector tabs. The ring binder is assembled by the insertion of the binder connector tabs into slots of the binder cover and then into the indents of the ring assembly support. The ring binder can be sold assembled or as a kit, which would include a plurality of interchangeable binder covers. Full Article
change Device for generating limit torque with function of yielding torque change in real time By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT A device for generating limit torque with a function of yielding a torque change in real time includes a spring, a rotating portion having a cam surface formed therein, a transmitting portion transmitting an elastic force of the spring to the cam surface, a fixed portion with respect to which the relative rotation of the rotating portion is generated, and a limit-torque control portion provided to the fixed portion so as to control limit torque of the rotating portion by adjusting the elastic force of the spring. In the device, the limit-torque control portion controls the limit torque of the spring by changing the elastic force of the spring in real time. Full Article
change Disc cartridge and changer By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EST There is provided a cartridge including a plurality of optical information recording media having unique information recorded thereon, an accommodation body configured to accommodate the plurality of optical information recording media, and an identification device configured to store the unique information of the plurality of optical information recording media and supply the unique information to a changer in a non-contact manner, the identification device being provided in the accommodation body. Full Article
change Pen dispensers with cartridges and interchangeable tip applicators By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDT A pen dispenser for dispensing flowable and non-flowable material, comprising a pen body and an optional push button applicator for the pen, a universal cartridge, optionally having a disposable cartridge, and capable of accepting a multitude of interchangeable tip applicators. Full Article
change User detachment when a handover or change occurs in heterogeneous network By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:00:00 EDT A method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network is provided. The method includes: a user equipment (UE) is handed over or switched from a source network to a target network; a network element on a network side determines whether to detach the UE from the source network, and if yes, the network element on the network side detaches the UE from the source network. A system and a device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network, and another method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network are also provided. Full Article
change Apparatus and method for generating secret key using change in wireless channel on wireless communication network By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A secret key generation apparatus and method are provided. The secret key generation apparatus includes at least one antenna, amplification/phase controllers, a transceiver, and a random signal controller. The antenna receives a wireless signal from a counterpart terminal that performs wireless communication. The amplification/phase controllers control the amplification gain and phase of the wireless signal that is received via at least one antenna. The transceiver measures the status of a wireless channel using the wireless signal having the controlled amplification gain and phase, determines parameters based on results of the measurement, and generates a secret key based on results of the determination. The random signal controller controls the amplification/phase controllers so that the amplification gain and phase are adjusted whenever the transceiver generates a secret key. Full Article
change Core drilling machine having an interchangeable drill bit By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EST A core drilling machine having an axial extending hollow drill shaft supported rotatably in a housing and rotated by means of a drive unit; a coaxial tool holder receiving an axially displaceable drill bit, the tool holder having a locking mechanism securing the drill bit in a rotationally fixed manner to the hollow drill shaft; wherein the hollow drill shaft is suitable for receiving a shaft of an interchangeable centre drill, the center drill axially supported against a first spring element; and an axial stop element preventing in a first position a complete displacement of the center drill into the interior of the hollow drill shaft and allows in a second position a complete displacement of the center drill into the interior of the hollow drill shaft; and an activation device for activating the first or second positions of the stop element. Full Article
change Liquid feeding device and method of determining time of exchange of gas control element By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Ink in an ink tank is fed through a dissolved gas control filter to a printer head. A gas pressure changing mechanism reduces pressure in a gas pressure control tank. In response, the dissolved gas control filter removes gas dissolved in the ink. The gas pressure control tank is placed under pressure corresponding to a sum of the pressure reduced by the gas pressure changing mechanism and the pressure of the gas having been removed from the liquid. A gas pressure measuring part measures the sum of these pressures as pressure in the gas pressure control tank. Then, a controller determines when time of exchange of the dissolved gas control filter has come based on the magnitude of a gradient of gas pressure variation in the gas pressure control tank. Full Article
change Resistive heated surgical staple cartridge with phase change sealant By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT An apparatus for endosurgical use includes an instrument having an end effector and a staple cartridge insertable into the end effector. The staple cartridge includes staples, staple apertures, a resistive member, and a medical fluid. When coupled to a power source, the medical fluid is vaporized by the resistive member and expelled out the staple apertures onto the stapled tissue. The power source may be contained within the instrument. In one configuration, a resistive strip with strip contacts may electrically couple to a conductor in the end effector. The medical fluid may also be divided into a plurality of sealant pads corresponding to the staple apertures, and the medical fluid may be a depolymerizable cyanoacrylate, a sprayable thermoplastic urethane, or any vaporizable medicament or pharmaceutical. The staple drivers may include one or more apertures to permit the medical fluid to pass through or around the staple drivers. Full Article
change Process for exchanging functional groups by halogen-metal exchange reaction By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT A method by which a halogen atom of a halogen compound can be efficiently replaced with an electrophilic group. Also provided are: a reagent for converting a functional group through a halogen-metal exchange reaction, characterized by comprising either a mixture of a magnesium compound represented by the formula R1—Mg—X (I) (wherein R1 represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue; and X1 represents a halogen atom) and an organolithium compound represented by the formula R2—Li (II)(wherein R2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue) or a product of the reaction of the magnesium compound with the organolithium compound; and a process for producing with the reagent a compound in which a halogen atom of a halogen compound has been replaced with an electrophilic group. Full Article
change Reversible floating punch retainer for punch change retainer tool By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EDT A punch change retainer for positioning a floating punch in a retracted, disengage position and an extended, engage position. The change retainer includes a change retainer body and a punch retainer receiving aperture extending upwardly through the change retainer body from a bottom surface thereof. A gagging member is located in the change retainer body and is actuable by an actuator between a retracted position distal from a nose portion of the change retainer body and an extended position adjacent the nose portion of the change retainer body. A floating punch retainer is receivable within the punch retainer receiving aperture, and includes an upper end positioned for engagement with the gagging member. A punch receiving hole is defined in the floating punch retainer; where the punch receiving hole is adapted to be rotatably positioned about a longitudinal center line of the floating punch retainer within the punch retainer receiving aperture. Full Article
change Punch device with interchangeable punch and variable punch pattern By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST A selection plate (39) is provided on a punch device (1) for activating or deactivating individual punch holding bars (13, 14). The plate has a coupling device (40) associated with a positive-locking coupling between a punch holding bar (13, 14) and the selection plate (39). Associated with the positive-locking coupling is an edge of the selection plate (39), that is provided with a recess (42), an extension (43) of the punch holding bar (13, 14) that extends around said edge, and/or a rib (41), which is located on the underside of the selection plate (39) and is associated with the punch holding bar (13, 14). As a result, it is possible to selectively establish or eliminate a positive-locking connection between the punch holding bar (13, 14) and the selection plate (39). Via the rib (41), the punch stroke of the selection plate (39) is merely transmitted to the punch holding bar (13 or 14), which is in positive-locking engagement with the lateral edge or the projections of the selection plate (39). The elongated rib (41) covers the heads (26, 27, 28, 29) of the punches (8) and transmits the stroke in a planar manner to the punch holding bar (13 or 14). Full Article
change Exchangeable lens and camera body By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles. Full Article
change Interchangeable lens camera, camera body, lens unit, and busy signal control method By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT An aspect of the present invention provides an interchangeable lens camera having a camera body and a lens unit that is freely attachable and detachable to the camera body. In the interchangeable lens camera, a communications unit in the camera body sends via communications terminals (MT_MOSI and MT_MISO) an INTR_BUSY control instruction that instructs whether to make notification with a busy signal (INTR_BUSY signal) for any operation out of a plurality of types of operations that can be executed, and the lens unit or camera body communications unit sets the busy signal (INTR_BUSY) to an ON state (low level) only during the period of operation of the type indicated by the INTR_BUSY control instruction. Full Article
change Interchangeable lens and camera system By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT An interchangeable lens attachable to a camera body includes an image pickup optical system configured to form an optical image of an object, and a controller configured to start initializing an optical element included in the image pickup optical system so as to move the optical element to a predetermined position when the controller receives a first signal that commands a start of an initialization from the camera body, and configured to start initializing the optical element after the controller receives identification information from the camera body and a period elapses for which the camera body consumes more than a predetermined amount of power when the controller does not receive the first signal from the camera body. Full Article
change System and method for operating a web printing system to compensate for dimensional changes in the web By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST A method enables changes in the operation of a web printing system in response to web dimensional changes being detected. The method includes identifying a cross-process dimensional change in a web moving through a printing system, comparing the identified cross-process dimensional change to a predetermined threshold, and changing operation of a component in the web printing system in response to the cross-process dimensional change exceeding the predetermined threshold. Full Article
change Interchangeable modular display and carrying system By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A method and apparatus for the display and transport of war gaming models, and more specifically a modular display system having interchangeable display and design panels to present and configure gaming figurines for competition and exhibition. Full Article
change Hybrid process using ion exchange resins in the selective recovery of nickel and cobalt from leaching effluents By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT The present invention is directed to a hybrid process using ion exchange resins in the selective recovery of nickel and cobalt of leaching effluents that is comprised of the steps of processing (1) the laterite ore (M), which is then treated through leaching (2) (either atmospheric or under pressure), considering solutions from the solid-liquid separation step of existing plants already in operation (2) as well, in a way that the downstream process comprises an ion exchange hybrid circuit, wherein the first ion exchange step (3) with resins (Re) exhibits specific selectivity conditions for the removal of iron, aluminum and copper and an increased pH, and the second ion exchange step (4) allows the removal of nickel and cobalt. Full Article
change Medical imaging system for accurate measurement evaluation of changes By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT A system and method for nodule boundary visualization superimposed on a scan image, including generating phantom image measurements of at least one synthetic calibration object in relation to a body to calibrate a scanner; acquiring a first image of a nodule on the calibrated scanner; computing and marking a boundary on the image; displaying the first image with the boundary superimposed over the first image; presenting the initial boundary to a user for modification where the user can add one or more modification points to the image to create a modified boundary that is encompassed by the one or more modification points; once the user has marked the one or more modification points on the image, computing an updated boundary that adapts to include the new points. Full Article
change Tubesheet walker for heat exchanger inspections By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EST A robotic tubesheet walker having two rails connected by a central hinge, wherein the central hinge can be opened or closed by an actuation device. Upon each rail is mounted a carriage, wherein each carriage can move along its respective rail toward or away from the central hinge by means of a drive mechanism. Each carriage further contains at least two “gripper” attachment mechanisms, such as camlocks, to grip the tubesheet. The grippers either insert into tube holes within the tubesheet to fasten the respective carriage to the tubesheet, or retract to disengage. Further attached to the central hinge is a tool support fixture, and attached to the tool support fixture is a coupler that holds maintenance or inspection tools. Full Article
change Building heat exchange system By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EST The building heat exchange system is suited for installation in areas having warmer seasonal climates. The system can include an external solar heated water supply, and an indoor water heater. An enclosure extends around the water heater, with indoor air flowing between the enclosure and water heater to a duct for distribution. During cooler conditions the water heater heats incoming water from the relatively cool external water supply, with the warmth of the water heater warming the air for distribution into the bathroom or other area as desired. In warmer times, the water supplied from the water supply can be sufficiently hot that additional heating is not needed, and can be hotter than desired. In such warmer conditions, the water heater can serve as a radiator, with heat radiated from the water heater being absorbed by air flowing past the water heater and expelled to the external environment. Full Article