A terminal structure includes: a terminal portion including a tip of a covered electric wire; a connection terminal having a crimp portion crimped to the terminal portion; and a mold resin of a hygroscopic reactive type covering the terminal portion and the crimp portion. The crimp portion includes a conductive crimp portion crimped to the tip. The mold resin includes a first portion covering the conductive crimp portion and the tip; a second portion covering a part of the connection terminal which is further toward a tip than the tip, the part having a thickness smaller than the conductive crimp portion; and a first step formed between the first portion and the second portion such that the height of the mold resin decreases from the first portion to the second portion. A first recess formed on the second portion.

A covered electric wire used for a region exposed to water in an automobile has to undergo a waterproof process for preventing moisture intrusion into an insulating coating from its terminal portion. For this, a covered electric wire in which a mold process is performed to a terminal portion having a terminal mounted thereto has been conventionally often used for a region exposed to water (e.g., refer to Patent Literature 1 described below). A resin used for such mold process needs much time to be cured at its thick part.

Terminal structure for covered electric wire


A candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation contains candesartan cilexetil and lauromacrogol. The lauromacrogol may be contained at a ratio of 2.4 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation. The candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation may further contain at least one kind of pharmacologically acceptable additives among a diluent, a disintegrant and a binder.

Candesartan cilexetil, which is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, is widely used as a therapeutic drug for hypertension. Regarding candesartan cilexetil, it is known that the crystals thereof are distorted by pressure, friction, heat or the like during granulation, tableting or the like in formulation process thereof, and as a result, the purity is decreased and over-time generation of related substances occurs. So far, various methods have been proposed for stabilizing candesartan cilexetil preparations. For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. Hei 5-194218 describes that in order to stabilize a candesartan cilexetil preparation, a low-melting fatty oil-like substance is incorporated to inhibit the generation of related substances. Japanese PCT National Phase Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-528456 describes that a hydrophilic substance with hydrocolloidal properties is incorporated to adequately stabilize the candesartan cilexetil, against its degradation during the tableting process.
Japanese PCT National Phase Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2010-522692 describes incorporating a pH adjuster to stabilize a candesartan cilexetil compound in the preparation. Japanese PCT National Phase Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2010-535212 describes incorporating at least one kind of nonionic surfactants at a ratio of about 0.01 to 10% by weight with respect to the pharmaceutical composition. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-51829 describes incorporating sodium stearyl fumarate. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-149056 describes incorporating triethyl citrate. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-153629 describes incorporating stearic acid. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-162467 describes incorporating D-mannitol to perform fluidized-bed granulation.


Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate mitigating ringing effects of a voltage-controlled oscillator upon turning on a transmitter. A receiver generates at least one frequency offset estimate subsequent to an antecedent frequency offset estimate that is potentially erroneous due to ringing effects. The receiver extrapolates a phase error on upcoming symbols based upon a delta between the subsequent and antecedent frequency offset estimates. The phase error is employed to correct the upcoming symbol for ringing effects. In addition, the transmitter can detect a packet in advance of being ready for transmission and power up upon detection to allow the ringing to settle.

I. Field
The following description relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to voltage-controlled oscillator ringing correction.
II. Background
Wireless networking systems have become a prevalent means by which a majority of people worldwide has come to communicate. Wireless communication devices have become smaller and more powerful in order to meet consumer needs and to improve portability and convenience. Consumers have become dependent upon wireless communication devices such as cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and the like, demanding reliable service, expanded areas of coverage and increased functionality.
Generally, a wireless multiple-access communication system may simultaneously support communication for multiple wireless terminals or user devices. Each terminal communicates with one or more access points via transmissions on the forward and reverse links. The forward link (or downlink) refers to the communication link from the access points to the terminals, and the reverse link (or uplink) refers to the communication link from the terminals to the access points.
Wireless systems may be multiple-access systems capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., bandwidth and transmit power). Examples of such multiple-access
systems include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems. In addition, wireless systems may be capable of supporting communication in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels to, e.g., enhance the throughput by space division multiplexing (SDM) and/or enhance the robustness by space-time coding (STC).

VCO ringing correction in packet switched wireless networks


The present invention provides various methods for producing gel sheets in a continuous fashion. The embodiments of the present invention help reduce the time of producing gel sheets that is suitable for industrial manufacturing. Such gel sheets are used in manufacturing aerogel blankets used in a variety of applications including thermal and acoustic insulation.

1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the preparation of solvent filled gel sheets in a continuous fashion. Such gel sheets are used in manufacturing aerogel blankets, aerogel composites, aerogel monoliths and other aerogel based products.
2. Description of Related Art
Aerogels describe a class of material based upon their structure, namely low density, open cell structures, large surface areas (often 900 m2/g or higher) and sub-nanometer scale pore sizes. Supercritical and subcritical fluid extraction technologies are commonly used to extract the fluid from the fragile cells of the material. A variety of different aerogel compositions are known and may be inorganic or organic. Inorganic aerogels are generally based upon metal alkoxides and include materials such as silica, carbides, and alumina. Organic aerogels include, but are not limited to, urethane aerogels, resorcinol formaldehyde aerogels, and polyimide aerogels.
Low-density aerogel materials (0.01-0.3 g/cc) are widely considered to be the best solid thermal insulators, better than the best rigid foams with thermal conductivities of 10-15 mW/m-K and below at 100° F. and atmospheric pressure. Aerogels function as thermal insulators primarily by minimizing conduction (low density, tortuous path for heat transfer through the solid nanostructure), convection (very small pore sizes minimize convection), and radiation (IR absorbing or scattering dopants are readily dispersed throughout the aerogel matrix). Depending on the formulation, they can function well at cryogenic temperatures to 550° C. and above. Aerogel materials also display many other interesting acoustic, optical, mechanical, and chemical properties that make them abundantly useful.
Low-density insulating materials have been developed to solve a number of thermal isolation problems in applications in which the core insulation experiences significant compressive forces. For instance, polymeric materials have been compounded with hollow glass microspheres to create syntactic foams, which are typically very stiff, compression resistant materials. Syntactic materials are well known as insulators for underwater oil and gas pipelines and support equipment. Syntactic materials are relatively inflexible and of high thermal conductivity relative to flexible aerogel composites (aerogel matrices reinforced by fiber). Aerogels can be formed from flexible gel precursors. Various flexible layers, including flexible fiber-reinforced aerogels, can be readily combined and shaped to give pre-forms that when mechanically compressed along one or more axes, give compressively strong bodies along any of those axes. Aerogel bodies that are compressed in this manner exhibit much better thermal insulation values than syntactic foams. Methods to produce these materials rapidly will facilitate large-scale use of these materials in underwater oil and gas pipelines as external insulation.
Conventional methods for gel sheet and/or fiber-reinforced composite gel sheet production formed via sol-gel chemistry described in the patent and scientific literature invariably involve batch casting. Batch casting is defined here as catalyzing one entire volume of sol to induce gelation simultaneously throughout that volume. Gel-forming techniques are well-known to those trained in the art: examples include adjusting the pH and/or temperature of a dilute metal oxide sol to a point where gelation occurs (R. K. Iler, Colloid Chemistry of Silica and Silicates, 1954, chapter 6; R. K. Iler, The Chemistry of Silica, 1979, chapter 5, C. J. Brinker and G. W. Scherer, Sol-Gel Science, 1990, chapters 2 and 3).
U.S. Pat. No. 6,068,882 (Ryu) discloses an example of a fiber-reinforced aerogel composite material that can be practiced with the embodiments of the present invention. The preferred aerogel composite precursor materials used in the present invention are those like Cryogel®, Pyrogel®, or Spaceloft™ sold commercially by Aspen Aerogels, Incorporated. U.S. Pat. No. 5,306,555 (Ramamurthi et al.) discloses an aerogel matrix composite of a bulk aerogel with fibers dispersed within the bulk aerogel and a method for preparing the aerogel matrix composite.


Described herein is a descriptive framework to facilitate data visualization. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, one or more module manifests are provided, wherein a module manifest describes a module that represents a particular component of a visualization. A chart manifest may be used to coordinate the one or more module manifests. A visualization may be rendered based on the chart manifest.

Graphical representations of data can greatly facilitate analysis and understanding of the data. Different types of charts (or graphs), such as a bar chart, an area chart, a pie chart, a line chart, a column graph, a scatter plot, and so forth, may be generated from the data set to suit different needs. Such visualizations are instrumental in facilitating the understanding of complex business data sets.
A developer may use chart (or charting) libraries to add web-based visualization support to web applications. A chart library typically provides commands that are used to render a visualization. It may include a library of predefined chart components (e.g., legends, axes, titles, tooltip, plot area, etc.) that may be used as building blocks for a new visualization. Different charts may share several common chart parts. For instance, a bar chart and a line chart may share the same legend, while a multi-bar chart can share the same plot area as a single bar chart.
However, one of the problems with conventional chart libraries is that although different charts may share common chart parts, such chart parts are not easily reusable. To generate a new visualization, all the different chart parts have to be redefined from the code level. In addition, each customer may have different requirements. For example, a customer may require a pie chart to have two titles (e.g., main title and sub title) or a bar chart to have a value axis on the top. However, chart libraries typically only support pre-defined charts, and customers are not able to customize or extend the charts by themselves. Therefore, if the chart library only provides a default pie chart with one title or a default bar chart with a value axis at the bottom, such charts cannot be generated unless the chart library is customized to accommodate such specific requirements.
Therefore, there is a need for an improved framework that addresses the above-mentioned challenges.

Descriptive framework for data visualization


To improve upon a method of adjusting at least one filter parameter such as the mid-frequency of at least one filter unit provided with a playback system for audio signals, this filter unit being provided in particular for at least one digital equalizer assigned to the playback system, as well as an associated playback system so as to achieve automatic optimization of an acoustically correct bass level boosting,    [a] first the acoustic frequency response is determined,    [b] then a cutoff frequency below which the sound pressure falls below a sound pressure threshold level based on the average sound pressure is determined, and    [c] next the filter parameter(s) of the filter unit is/are adjusted automatically, so that the mid-frequency of the filter unit is just above the cutoff frequency thus determined.

The present invention is directed to car radio equipment which is known in practice and is based on "21C technology" in which the audio playback device and its tuner in particular are equipped with a digital receiver unit in particular (known as a "digiceiver"). In other words, this means that, for example, the high-frequency signal of the IF (intermediate frequency) stage at 10.7 megahertz is converted into bits and bytes as early as in the reception part of the tuner, and following this, it is processed further consistently on a digital level up to the output stages.
In such car radio equipment, for example, two or three freely programmable audio filters are integrated into the signal path. These digital parametric equalizers (DPEs) are available to the user to compensate for inadequacies in the acoustics in the interior of the vehicle. The user is able to adjust certain parameters of each filter, e.g., with respect to damping or quality, i.e., filter width, mid-frequency and/or gain to compensate for overshooting and holes, as they are called, in the acoustic frequency response of the interior of the vehicle.
In conjunction with the acoustic frequency response or, in more general terms, the loudness perception of the human ear, it should be recalled that this loudness perception varies over the audible frequency range. This means, in other words, that the sensitivity of the human ear is not constant over all frequencies but instead decreases toward high frequencies and declines to an even greater extent toward low frequencies. This effect is even more pronounced at lower sound pressure levels and, as shown in FIG. 1, it is described in the literature by curves of equal loudness (known as isophones) plotted as sound pressure level L (in dB=decibel) as a function of frequency f (in Hz=hertz) (see also ISO (International Standardization Organization) 226).
At an audio frequency of one hundred hertz, for example, a much higher sound pressure level is necessary to achieve the same loudness impression as at a frequency of one kilohertz. This relationship is illustrated by the plot of the aforementioned lines of equal loudness in a sound pressure/frequency diagram (see FIG. 1, where the speech range has been labeled as 80, the music range as 82 and the audible threshold as 84).
To compensate for this effect, audio signal playback systems often have a device for selective boosting of the bass level at a low playback loudness. In many systems, the highs are also boosted slightly. This device, which is known as "acoustically correct loudness correction" or "loudness control" is intended to keep the loudness of the audio signal perceived by the listener constant over the entire audible frequency spectrum, regardless of playback loudness, i.e., to ensure a spectrally balanced sound.
Therefore, many systems have implemented a loudness function to ensure that the sound impression, e.g., as the balance between low frequency components and medium frequency components, remains uniform at all loudness levels in an audio playback system.
This loudness function also alters the tone adjustment in conjunction with loudness, so that all frequency components are perceived as equally loud. In particular, in a simple embodiment the low frequency components below a certain use frequency are boosted with the help of a sound control unit at a reduced loudness; this then constitutes the main component of an acoustically correct correction of frequency response. This use frequency is either set at the factory in each audio playback system or it may be manually adjusted by the user within certain limits.
However, in the case of known loudness functions, the choice of an optimum use frequency for boosting the bass level poses a problem. Since the sensitivity of the human ear declines greatly at low frequencies, it is usually necessary to boost the bass level to extremely low frequencies in order to achieve an acoustically correct correction.
However, this is not appropriate in all audio playback systems, because the performance of certain amplifiers and/or loudspeakers potentially does not allow playback of extremely low frequencies. Greater boosting at very low frequencies would thus have no acoustic effect and might under some circumstances even result in overloading the amplifier stages and/or loudspeakers.
For such systems, it is advisable to choose a higher use frequency and/or to limit boosting toward low frequencies in order to achieve at least an acoustically correct correction for the upper bass frequency range without overloading the playback system. If the performance of the amplifier stages and/or loudspeakers is not known by the control unit responsible for the loudness, which is typically the case in a system having a "car radio booster loudspeaker," the adjustment of the loudness characteristic at the factory may not always be optimal.
Manual adjustment of the loudness characteristic by the user, however, requires a certain amount of acoustic and technical knowhow. In particular, such a manual adjustment proves problematical in practice inasmuch as the user must be very familiar with the acoustics of his vehicular device to make an optimum adjustment of the equalizer, and it is very difficult to determine the acoustic frequency response without the help of measurement technology, i.e., merely by listening.
The operating instructions of known car radio equipment may provide only very limited assistance in making the best possible adjustment of the equalizers, because these operating instructions are by no means able to take into account all makes and models of vehicles, let alone the multitude of individual equipment options and amplifier and loudspeaker configurations.
Furthermore, car radio equipment having an audio module which is integrated into the signal path and has a graphic equalizer implemented on it with the help of a digital signal processor, are also known. The seven or nine bands of such a graphic equalizer have a fixed mid-frequency and only the gain is adjustable. The separate audio module with such car radio equipment permits automatic calibration of the graphic equalizer.
To do so, the acoustics in the interior of the vehicle is measured with the help of a microphone connected to the audio module via an AD (analog/digital) converter. With the help of special software, the graphic equalizer is then adjusted to compensate as much as possible for the acoustic inadequacies.
Use of a graphic equalizer to optimize the acoustically correct boosting of the bass level has proven to be problematical in practice with respect to the acoustics of the interior of a vehicle. As mentioned above, the mid-frequencies of the equalizer bands of a graphic equalizer are fixed, usually being a minimum interval of one octave in the case of nine bands. Thus, narrow resonance overshooting in the acoustic frequency response of the interior of the vehicle between the equalizer bands will not be optimally compensated. Furthermore, the additional audio module having the digital signal processor for implementing the graphic equalizer and for calibration of this equalizer are relatively cost intensive.

This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

Method of adjusting filter parameters and an associated playback system


A method for providing a controlled heating profile in an article being heated in a resistance heating process is provided. The method includes contacting the article with a plurality of electrodes, selecting a first correlated group that includes at least two electrodes, and establishing a flow of electrical current between the electrodes of the first correlated group. The method also includes selecting a second correlated group that includes at least two electrodes, the second correlated group differing from the first correlated group. A flow of electrical current is also established between the electrodes of the second correlated group for the purpose of providing a controlled heating profile for an article undergoing resistance heating.

Electrical resistance heating is an effective and energy efficient method for heating electrically conductive articles, such as metal workpieces. In this process, an electrical current is flowed through the workpiece. By controlling the magnitude of the current, the amount of heating may be readily regulated.
In general, resistance heating methods provide for a reliable and uniform beating of workpieces; however, particular problems can be presented by workpieces which have an irregular shape or include openings, thinned portions, or other features therein. These irregularities can disrupt the current path and prevent uniform heating from occurring. For example, openings can result in a concentration of current proximate their perimeters, and thereby cause hotspots. Likewise, a thinned cross-sectional or transverse portion of an article can concentrate current and create hotspots. Establishing a uniform flow of current through an irregularly shaped workpiece is often difficult, since current tends to take the shortest path through the workpiece; and hence, particular regions may be "shaded" and under heated. This problem is particularly significant when relatively thin workpieces, such as structural components of motor vehicles, are being fabricated.
In response to the above stated problem, Arnosky in U.S. Pat. No. 3,737,618 disclosed a two-stage process for heating a slotted tube. In a first stage of the process, four sets of electrodes are attached to the end portions of the tube and energized in order to preheat the end regions. In a second stage, two of the sets of electrodes are removed from the tube so that the end regions and the slot-like area are heated simultaneously. Also, Gomez, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,897,407, discloses a two-stage process in which a first set of electrodes preheat a workpiece while a second set of shunting electrodes allows current to bypass small cross section regions of the workpiece. The first stage involves passing current through the workpiece with the smaller regions conductively bridged so that said regions were heated to a lesser extent. In the second stage, the shunting electrodes are removed and the entire workpiece is heated.
Both of the above prior art methods involve multiple stage processing on symmetrical workpieces. Hence, these systems cannot provide the control necessary for beating highly irregular pieces; and, the two-stage nature of the prior art processes complicates their use in high-speed automated processes. Thus, it will be appreciated that there is a need for a one-stage method and apparatus whereby electrical resistance heating may be utilized to uniformly heat workpieces which include irregular features and wherein a measured parameter of the workpiece aids in controlling the heating system. As will be explained in detail hereinbelow, the present invention meets this need.

Method and apparatus for the uniform resistance heating of articles


An optical connector includes a connector housing, a retaining plate, and two pins. The connector housing has two bores extending between rearward and forward ends of the connector housing. The retaining plate has a central opening with notches in two of its sides. Each pin extends through one of the notches, which engages the respective groove. The pins extend through the respective bores in the connector housing.

In an optical communication system, an optical transmitter can convert electrical signals that are modulated with information into optical signals for transmission via an optical fiber. An opto-electronic light source, such as a laser, performs the electrical-to-optical signal conversion in an optical transmitter. An optical receiver can receive the optical signals via the optical fiber and recover the information by demodulating the optical signals. An opto-electronic light detector, such as a photodiode, performs the optical-to-electrical signal conversion in an optical receiver. In addition to light sources and light detectors, opto-electronic transmitters and receivers commonly include lenses, reflectors and other optical elements, mechanical structures for retaining such elements, and optical and electrical interconnections.
Optical transmitters and receivers can be modularized. As illustrated in FIG. 1, an optical transceiver module 10 can includes a housing 12 in which the above-described opto-electronic and optical elements are retained. In a forward end of housing 12, a multiple-fiber push-on (MPO) connector 14 retains the ends of a number of parallel optical fibers 16. Although not shown in FIG. 1 for purposes of clarity, the other ends of fibers 16 are coupled to optical or opto-electronic elements within housing 12. A mating connector 18 can be plugged into optical transceiver module 10. When mating connector 18 is plugged into optical transceiver module 10 (indicated by the arrows), mating connector 18 is not only mechanically connected or mated with transceiver module 10 but the ends of optical fibers 16 are also optically coupled with the ends of optical fibers 20 of mating connector 18.
To promote secure mechanical connection between mating connector 18 and optical transceiver module 10, MPO connector 14 has two substantially cylindrical pins 22 that engage correspondingly shaped bores (not shown) in mating connector 18. As further illustrated in FIG. 2A, each of pins 22 has an elongated shaft 24 and a groove 26. To assemble pins 22 with MPO connector 14, pins 22 are inserted into bores (not shown) in MPO connector 14, and a retaining plate 30 is snapped into grooves 26 in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 3-4. (MPO connector 14 is not shown in FIGS. 3-4 for purposes of clarity.) Referring again to FIG. 1, when pins 22 are assembled with MPO connector 14 in this manner, retaining plate 30 abuts the rearward wall of MPO connector 14. To facilitate the snapping action, grooves 26 have a trough-shaped or curving contour, the retaining plate may have a relief along the sides of the slots to capture the pin (not shown), and both retaining plate 30 and grooves 26 must be made to close tolerances. If mating dimensions are looser, it may be easier to snap retaining plate 30 into grooves 26, but retaining plate 30 may not retain pins 22 as securely. If mating dimensions are tighter, retaining plate 30 may hold pins 22 more securely, but it may be more difficult to snap retaining plate 30 into grooves 26.
The assembled MPO connector 14 is mounted in housing 12 in an orientation in which the ends of pins 22 abut an interior wall 28 of housing 12. Retaining plate 30 inhibits pins 22 from being withdrawn from the forward end of MPO connector 14. The abutting arrangement between the ends of pins 22 and wall 28 inhibits pins 22 from being pushed further into housing 12. Nevertheless, if care is not taken when mating connector 18 is plugged into optical transceiver module 10 and unplugged from optical transceiver module 10, it is possible for pins 22 to be dislodged from their positions in MPO connector 14. Also, it is possible that while mating connector 18 and optical transceiver module 10 are connected, a force that is applied to one of mating connector 18 and optical transceiver module 10 can cause what is sometimes referred to in the art as "wiggle," in which the ends of optical fibers 16 in MPO connector 14 move out of optical alignment with the ends of optical fibers 20 of mating connector 18. Such wiggle results in the optical power coupled through connectors 14 and 18 to fluctuate up and down.
Pin configurations other than that described above are known. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, a pin 32 has an elongated shaft 34 and a head 36. Head 36 has a larger diameter than shaft 34. Head 36 serves a function similar to that of above-described groove 26 by inhibiting pin 32 from being withdrawn from the forward end of an MPO connector.

Optical connector having improved guide pin retention

Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.


A universal mounting plate for replacing a plurality of different door closers with a new door closer, the plate having a substantially flat rectangular body of a material thickness. A plurality of holes are formed through the material thickness and arranged in a plurality of patterns that correspond to the mounting hole patterns of a plurality of different door closers. The mounting plate can be attached to the door through existing mounting holes and the replacement closer attached to the mounting plate. The existing holes in the door are used to mount the plate and the plate is employed to mount the replacement closer, eliminating the need to drill new holes in the door and patching the old holes.

Door closers must be installed at a certain position on the door and frame. The mounting holes must be in a specific location and pattern. Generally, there are three different mounting positions that are used.
Generally, the manufacturer of the door closer provides a template with the door closer that can be positioned on the door and frame. The template usually is made of paper and provides graphics that illustrate the location of the mounting holes.
In any event, the installer places the template on the frame and door, marks the position of the holes shown on the template and then drills mounting holes at the location indicated by the graphics. As can be appreciated, there are a number of manufacturers of door closers. Different manufacturers use different mounting hardware, which may have different hole mounting patterns. If the installer replaces a defective closer with a different model or brand, he must drill new holes in the door. If the door is wooden, the holes can be filled. Repairing holes in metal doors is more problematic. Either way, the installation of a different closer can result in unsightly marks on the door.


An image capture device may capture visual content using a capture setting. A machine-readable optical code conveying the capture setting may be generated. The machine-readable optical code may convey the capture setting such that an image capture device capturing an image including the machine-readable optical code: (1) identifies the machine-readable optical code within the image; (2) determines the capture setting conveyed by the machine-readable optical code; and (3) stores the capture setting for use in visual content capture. A graphical user interface may enable a user to associate the machine-readable optical code with the visual content. The association of the machine-readable optical code with the visual content may cause subsequent presentation of the visual content to include presentation of the machine-readable optical code.

A user may wish to share one or more capture settings used to capture visual content. Manually describing the capture setting(s) for other users may be difficult and time consuming. Manually setting capture setting(s) of image capture devices in accordance to such description of capture setting(s) may be difficult and time consuming.

Systems and methods for sharing capture settings for visual content capture


A learning device sets each search range that is a part of a graph in which a plurality of nodes are connected by a plurality of edges, for each start node of one or more start nodes in the graph, on the basis of a set problem and relevance of an attribute of each of one or more nodes or edges connected to the each start node, generates an evaluation value of each of the one or more nodes and edges included in the each search range on the basis of a learning result by a learning model of the set problem, updates the one or more nodes and edges of the each search range on the basis of the evaluation value corresponding to the each search range and the relevance of the attribute corresponding to the each search range and the set problem, and performs a search.

Techniques of machine learning for data of a graph structure are known. Specifically, a technique of extracting a graph appropriate for a set problem given in a huge knowledge base, inputting the graph to a neural network, and causing learning of a learning model to be performed is known. Here, the set problem is to determine a classification set in a set which is set and refers to, for example, a problem such as "whether enterprise is excellent."
FIG. 22 is a diagram for describing learning of a graph structure. As illustrated in FIG. 22, in general, learning data of a plurality of graph structures is learned, and a part of the learning data which is strongly related to the set problem, that is, which is useful for estimation of determination is determined. FIG. 22 illustrates an example in which a part in which a grade of an enterprise is AA is found to be strongly related to determination of whether it is excellent.
Non-Patent Literature 1: "Deep Tensor: Eliciting New Insights from Graph Data that Express Relationships Between People and Things," [online], Oct. 20, 2016, Fujitsu, [searched on 2017 Sep. 1], Internet (URL: http://pr.fujitsu.com/jp/news/2016/10/20.html)
However, in the above technique, it is difficult to determine a range of learning data suitable for the set problem from a huge knowledge base having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. For example, since resources such as a memory and a processor for learning are limited, it is difficult to set all nodes or edges as a learning target, but it is not realistic to decide artificially a node affecting the set problem.
In addition, it may be considered to delimit it by the number of hops from a starting point of the set problem, but a degree of influence of the node or the like having a small number of hops on the set problem is not necessarily large, and a degree of influence of the node or the like having a large number of hops on the set problem is not necessarily small. For this reason, there is a case in which a useful node or the like located at a position distant from the starting point is unable to be extracted, and the learning accuracy deteriorates accordingly.

Search method, computer-readable recording medium, and search device


Implantable drug delivery system comprising a reservoir module provided with a drug reservoir and a drug expelling means arranged to expel a drug liquid from said drug reservoir to a dispenser module that comprises a predetermined number of drug delivery openings for delivering a drug, received from said drug reservoir, to tissue.

The present invention relates to an implantable drug delivery system and to a method of administrating a drug using the drug delivery system.
1. Field of the Invention
Pharmaceutical drugs can be administrated to patients in many different ways, such as orally, nasally, through electroporation or by injections. Injections can be intravenous, intramusculaire or subcutaneous. The way of administration of drugs to a patient is often depending on properties of the drug, the organ to be treated and the patient""s physical and social presumptions to control the prescribed treatment. The efficiency of the prescribed drug treatment is also highly dependent on the patient""s abilities to follow the prescription. It is a well-known fact that the ability to follow a prescription is related to the patient""s understanding and knowledge of his disease and his possibility to follow the prescribed form of treatment.
Medical treatment by subcutaneous injections during a long period of time in patients that due to physical or social reasons themselves cannot make the injection are requiring assistance from e.g. a nurse or a relative.
The injection itself might have considerable side effects because a relatively high concentration of an active substance is administrated to one local site beneath the skin. Irritation of the skin or local haematoma is common for some patients.
Parameters that affect how frequent the injections are taken are the subcutaneaous half-life time for the drug, i.e. the time it takes for half the injected dose to be absorbed by tissue, the actual dose and of course the patient""s ability to follow the prescription.
The injected volume depends on the type of drug used and the wanted effect of the treatment and is normally between 0.2-0.6 ml per day given in 1-3 injections.
The costs to offer sterilized injection syringes and to discard them after use is a considerable part of the total cost for the treatment.
2. Description of the Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,193,397 discloses an implantable infusion apparatus and method. Although this reference mentions the possibility of having a battery powered electrical valve to perform the pumping action, a preferred pump embodiment employs a valve that can be actuated extracorporeally either manually or magnetically. Modifying the flow rates and volumes of the apparatus components, particularly the mixing chamber and the apparatus outlet tube, can provide a dosage profile tailored to the patient""s requirements. The described embodiment requires the patient""s contribution that, according to the discussion above, is a major drawback.
Also U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,823 discloses an implantable infusion pump. The purpose of this known device is primarily to provide an inexpensively manufacturable infusion pump. This is accomplished by arranging a plastic casing with a bellows that receives a propellant producing a vapour pressure that exerts a pressure on two resilient bags containing a medicament. When a throttle means is opened a clearly defined quantity of the medicament passes out of the bags into a catheter and into the body of a patient.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,391 discloses a micropump disposed within a human body for continuously delivering small quantities of a pharmaceutical liquid stored therein to be injected in a human body. The control part of the pump is placed outside the body and generates a magnetic force that can open a valve of the implanted micropump and release the pharmaceutical liquid. A problem with this known device is that it requires that the patient actively controls the device, which is not always is possible or desirable.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,752,930 relates to an implantable infusion pump for administration of a pharmaceutically active agent via a catheter to a plurality of infusion sites located at spaced intervals in a portion of a body to be treated by the agent. The catheter is provided with elution holes to perform the administration of the agent. However, experience has shown that the flow rate of the agent is not uniform through all elution holes. In particular, at low flow rates, fluid moving down the catheter exits the catheter at the elution hole having the least fluid resistance to flow to that relatively little or no fluid exits the catheter through the remaining elution holes. This results in overdose to some sites (the elution hole with the least fluid resistance) and underdose to other sites (remaining elution holes). The device described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,752,930 is directed to solve that problem. The solution is shortly to apply a first pressure to the agent in the catheter for a first time period and a second pressure to the agent for a second time period so that substantially the same dosage of agent can be applied to each of the sites.
One drawback with this solution is that it is technically rather complicated in that it requires an accurate control of the applied pressure.
One major drawback with implantable infusion pumps according to the prior art is that they cannot easily be optimized with regard to flow-rate of the drug and the volume of drug stored in the pump.
Another drawback with the prior art infusion pumps is that they have a complicated structure inter alia due to that they all administer the drug via a catheter.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an implantable drug delivery system where the above-mentioned drawbacks are avoided.
The drug is delivered to tissue through drug delivery openings that are arranged around the periphery of the dispenser module. At least two openings are provided.
In order to provide an easy-handled implantable infusion system the drug delivery openings are arranged around the periphery of the implant. This is advantageous in that no delivery catheter is needed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
By arranging several openings a most advantageous drug delivery is achieved in that only a limited volume is delivered at each location which is favorable in that the risk of negative effect on tissue as a result of too high drug exposure is almost eliminated.
An ideal situation exists if the limited volume delivered from one opening is in a one to one relationship with the absorption at the delivery site. In other word if the capillary force of the tissue at the delivery site provides for continuous absorption of all delivered drug at the delivery site then the ideal situation occurs.
Furthermore, according to still another embodiment of the invention, it is possible to only use some of the delivery openings and according to predetermined pattern xe2x80x9cactivatexe2x80x9d different openings at different times.
The drug supplying means comprises drug delivery channels, which is a system of channels for providing the delivery openings with drug. In an implantable drug delivery system it is of greatest importance to know the exact volume of the delivered drug dose.
However, in a system with a drug delivery channel having several openings of the same size arranged along a channel with the same inner diameter along the channel the pressure inside the channel changes along the channel. This pressure change results in a gradually decreasing delivered volume when approaching the distal end of the channel (the end most far from the drug reservoir). In order to arranged a system where the delivered volume is controllable and almost the same for all openings the area of the openings increases along the channel towards the distal end according to a predetermined relationship.
It is also possible to arrange a separate delivery channel for each delivery opening. In that case and if they have the same length then the area of the separate openings can be same resulting in that the same volume is delivered from each opening.
According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention it makes it possible to tailor the treatment by choosing a reservoir module and a dispenser module having a desired performance for achieving an optimal treatment, i.e. the possibility to administer a prescribed dose during a prescribed time in a controlled manner.
The invention is especially useful for short-term implantation for administration of drugs during some weeks or month after a surgery, e.g. related to hip or knee prosthesis, when the patient is immobilized during the recovery period.


The present invention provides a process for preparing 3-norcephem compound represented by the formula (2), characterized in that a hydride reagent is acted on a halogenated .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a cuprous compound ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino group or protected amino group, R.sub.2 is an aryl or substituted aryl, n is 0 to 2, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group, X is a halogen atom, and Y is a halogen atom or a leaving group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are as defined above.

As a process for preparing 3-norcephem compounds represented by the formula (2), there has been reported a process in which a reducing agent, such as zinc powder, is acted on a 3-halocephem compound or 3-sulfonyloxycephem compound represented by the formula (3) (JP-A-59186/1977, Recent Advances in the Chemistry of .beta.-Lactam Antibiotics, p. 170, 1977, Pure & Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 1041, etc.) ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino group or protected amino group, and R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are as defined above, and X is a halogen atom, C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.3 alkanesulfonyloxy group or toluenesulfonyloxy group.
This process is, however, generally not suitable for a commercial process due to the difficulty in preparing 3-halocephem compounds or 3-sulfonyloxycephem compounds, as a starting material.
Also, there has been reported a process for preparing 3-norcephem compounds in which a 3-hydroxycephem compound is subjected to a catalytic hydrogenation to obtain a 3-hydroxycepham, followed by 1,2-elimination using haloformic acid ester/base (see JP-A-213785/1983, JP-A-34714/1983, Pure & Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 1041, etc.) ##STR5##
This process is, however, not a commercial process because 3-hydroxycephem whose synthesis is difficult is used as a starting material and further the two steps of catalytic hydrogenation and 1,2-elimination are required.
In addition, Chemistry and Biology of .beta.-Lactam Antibiotics Penicillins and Cephalosporins Volume 1, p. 170, discloses a process in which a 3-formylcephem shown by the following reaction scheme (5) is used as a starting material, and a process employing the Wittig reaction shown by the following reaction scheme (6). ##STR6##
However, the above two processes have difficulties in obtaining their starting materials. In addition, the former requires rhodium complex that is expensive, while the latter has the problem that a large amount of phosphorus-containing waste is formed as a by-product by the Wittig reaction.
An object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks of the conventional processes and provide a process which readily prepares a desired 3-norcephem compound in high yield and purity.

Process for preparing 3-norcephem compounds


A protective cap and method therefor for preventing the build-up of electrostatic charges on network communications cables and also for protecting the cable ends and connectors from physical abuse. The protective cap comprises a socket housing for receiving a connector of a network communications cable that has a plurality of wire mediums, and a shorting electrical conductor to electrically connect together the wire mediums when the connector is received in the socket housing. The build-up of electrostatic charges on the cable wire mediums is prevented by the shorting electrical conductor electrically connecting the wire mediums together. The network communications cable is protected from physical abuse by the socket housing at least partially enclosing the cable connector. A network equipment connector is also disclosed that causes the discharge of electrostatic charges on a network cable as the cable is being mated with the equipment connector.

This invention relates generally to computer networking, and in particular, to a protective cap that connects to a connector of an Ethernet communications cable to prevent the accumulation of electrostatic charges on the cable which may damage network equipment during hook-up, and also to prevent physical damage to the cable connector during handling.
Local area networks (LANs) have grown tremendously in the last few years. And, leading the way in the growth of LANs is the Ethernet type LAN. Ethernet was first developed in the mid 1970s. By the early 1980s, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) developed a standard for Ethernet designated as IEEE 802.3, which has been universally adopted by the network industry. From the early 1980s until the present, the IEEE 802.3 standard has undergone many revisions, including the addition of new features such as switched Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and others. The present invention relates to the newest communications cables for Ethernet networks, namely categories 5e, 6 and higher performance cables specified by the TIA 568 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards.
The new Ethernet communications cables specified in categories 5e and 6 have several advantages over cables specified in categories 1 through 4. Namely, categories 5e and 6 cables are capable of higher bandwidths, have improved insulating dielectrics, and better conductivity. One drawback of these cables is that they tend to accumulate electrostatic charges fairly easy. For example, when these cables are handled, dragged, and routed through building walls, they accumulate relatively large amounts of electrostatic charges, resulting in voltages as high as six (6) kilo-volts (KV). When such a cable is subsequently connected to a network equipment, the electrostatic charges on the cable discharge through the network equipment generating a relatively high current pulse. This relatively high current pulse can cause damage to the network equipment.
Another drawback of these cables and the connectors at the ends of the cables is that they can be subject to lots of physical abuse. This can occur during transportation, handling, and routing through walls and other conduits, etc. A damaged cable or connector can make a network equipment inoperable, or be a source of errors for the network.
Thus, there is a need for an apparatus and method of protecting a communications cable against the build-up of electrostatic charges. There is also a need for an apparatus and method of protecting a cable and its connectors from physical damage. Such needs are met herein with the protective cap and method therefor of the invention.
An aspect of the invention relates to a protective cap and method therefor for preventing the build-up of electrostatic charges on a network communications cable and also for protecting the cable ends and connectors from physical abuse. The protective cap comprises a socket housing for receiving a connector of a network communications cable that has a plurality of wire mediums, and a shorting electrical conductor to electrically connect together the wire mediums when the connector is received in the socket housing. The build-up of electrostatic charges on the cable wire mediums is prevented by the shorting electrical conductor electrically connecting the wire mediums together. The network communications cable is protected from physical abuse by the socket housing at least partially enclosing the cable connector.
In the exemplary embodiment, the protective cap is designed to be used with category 5e, 6 or higher network communications cable as specified in ISO/IEC 11801 standard typically used in Ethernet network systems. Accordingly, the protective cap is configured as a RJ45 female socket housing as specified in IEC 60603-7 since these types of network communications cables typically use an 8-pin modular plug/jack as specified in IEC 60603-7, commonly known as an RJ45 connector. At least the cavity of the socket housing may be formed of a molded Styrofoam with an electrically conductive filler. When the cable connector is inserted into the cavity, the cavity deforms and the conductive filler makes electrical contacts to the wire mediums of the communications cable. Alternatively, at least the cavity of the socket housing may be formed of a plastic material having metallized pins designed for register fit with the RJ45 plug contacts. Each of these embodiments electrically connect together the cable wire mediums, which are twisted pairs of insulated wires for categories 5 and 6 cables. Other aspect of the invention relates to a combination network communications cable having such protective caps at their respective ends.
Another aspect of the invention relates to an electrostatic protected connector that causes, the discharge of electrostatic charges on a network communications cable as the cable connector is being mated with the electrostatic protected connector. The electrostatic protected connector comprises at least a partially electrical conducting housing having a cavity configured to receive a corresponding network cable connector. The electrostatic protected connector includes one or more contacts to make electrical connection with one or more corresponding contacts of the corresponding network cable connector to electrically connect a network equipment hardware to the cable wire mediums. The electrostatic protected connector further includes one or more electrostatic discharge contacts with paths to ground potential to make contact with the one or more contacts of the corresponding network cable in order to discharge electrostatic charges on the cable wire mediums prior to them making electrical connection with the network hardware equipment.
Other aspects, features, and techniques of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the relevant art in view of the following detailed description of the invention.

Devices for protecting network equipment from electrostatic discharge emanating from network cables


Transmitting routing information includes sending first and second messages from a router. The first message includes a digest of the routing information using a first authentication key and a first sequence identifier. The second message, which is sent after the first message, includes a digest of the routing information using a second authentication key and a second sequence identifier that is earlier in a sequence than the first sequence identifier.

The invention relates to keyed authentication rollover for routers.
Large networks such as the Internet can be organized into smaller networks connected by special purpose gateways known as routers. Hosts and routers, for example, are presented with Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams addressed to a particular host. Routing is a technique by which the host or router decides where to send the datagram.
Various routing protocols are available to supply the information required to perform the routing. For example, Routing Information Protocol (RIP) routers can exchange topology information with one another. The topology information defines ways to traverse through networks. Other devices, such as servers and workstations, may be connected to the network.
In general, it is important to reduce the likelihood that false protocol messages will be received and processed by the routers. Routers can use various techniques to protect themselves against such attacks. Exemplary algorithms include Message Digest version 4 (MD4) or version 5 (MD5) algorithms which use encryption-specific one-way hash functions. According to the MD5 algorithm, for example, the routers store a secret key that is used to calculate a message digest of the routing information placed in each packet. Further details of the MD4 and MD5 algorithms are described in (1) R. Rivest, "The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm," MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and RSA Data Security, Inc., Network Working Group, Request for Comments, RFC 1321 (April 1992) and (2) R. Rivest, "The MD4 Message-Digest Algorithm," MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and RSA Data Security, Inc., Network Working Group Request for Comments, RFC 1320 (April 1992).
To increase security, it is desirable to change the keys periodically. However, it is important that the routers pass information without interruption even if neighboring routers are not simultaneously configured with the new key.

Keyed authentication rollover for routers


The support for a printed circuit board, positioned at a distance parallel to the support, includes a base plate and spacers for spacing the printed circuit board from the base plate. The spacers have a head for connecting the spacers to the printed circuit board. The spacers have a bottom portion connected to fastening elements of the base plate provided at a side facing the printed circuit board. The bottom portions are flat and parallel to the base plate. The fastening elements have securing projections for the bottom portions. Each bottom portion has at least two edges engaged by the securing projections. The fastening elements have abutments for the bottom portions, wherein the bottom portions rest at the abutments when engaged by the securing projections.

The present invention relates to a support, provided with spacers, for a printed circuit board with electronic components to be secured in a parallel arrangement thereat, whereby each spacer has a bottom portion secured at the side of the support facing the printed circuit board and a head for securing the spacers at a fastening location of the printed circuit board.
Such supports are, for example, used in computer housings for securing the main board there in. The support is not only provided for securely attaching the main board within the computer housing but also for compensating forces occurring during insertion or replacement of plug-in cards. In this context, the arrangement of the fastening elements between the support and the printed circuit board with electronic components has an especially important role. The possible fastening locations, however, can not be selected only according to the mechanical requirements, but must be positioned within free spaces that will remain after arrangement of the electronic components. This has resulted in main boards of different manufactures or of different configurations (AT, ATX) requiring different locations for the fastening elements. The fastening locations at the support must be provided accordingly.
For fastening a printed circuit board to the selected fastening points at the support, spacers are used into which a threaded screw is inserted from the side of the support as well from the side of the printed circuit board. The manufacture of such spacers as well as their mounting are thus time consuming and expensive.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to embody a support of the aforementioned kind such that spacers of a simple construction can be secured with minimal mounting expenditures at selected fastening points or elements of the support.

Support for a printed circuit board with electronic components


The disclosed embodiments include a coupler assembly and method for conveying a single piece liner hanger body. In one embodiment, the coupler assembly includes a nut, a load transfer sleeve, a locking dog retainer, a garter spring, a locking dog, a collet, an outer collet mandrel, and a collet prop mandrel. As described herein, components of the coupler assembly are assembled and installed within the inner diameter of the single piece liner hanger body for engaging with a liner hanger sub-assembly attached to a miming tool.

The present disclosure relates generally to equipment utilized and operations performed in conjunction with oil and gas exploration and production, and more particularly to a method and coupler assembly for conveying a single piece liner hanger body.
Once a well has been drilled, if it is to become a production well, the well must undergo completion. This principally involves preparing the bottom of the hole to the required specifications, running in the production tubing and its associated down hole tools, as well as perforating and stimulating the well. Typically, the lower completion of the well is set across the productive zone using a liner hanger system, which anchors the lower completion to the production casing string.
The installation of the liner hanger system and these strings presents a variety of challenges. One such challenge is that third party supplied thread connections do not always provide the performance needed to meet the sealing, tensile and compression requirements for the hanger assembly. Third party threads have recently come under close scrutiny during gas testing of liner hangers and have performance issues when gas tight bubble free connections are required.
Accordingly, as will be described herein, one purpose of the disclosed embodiments is to incorporate new and improved geometry such as a one piece hanger body. Additionally, one advantage of the disclosed embodiments is that it offers a means to easily hydro test critical sealing features that previously required expensive test fixtures. Other aspects and advantages of the disclosed embodiments will be apparent from the following description and the appended claims.
The illustrated figures are only exemplary and are not intended to assert or imply any limitation with regard to the environment, architecture, design, or process in which different embodiments may be implemented.

Big bore running tool quick lock adaptor


To provide a tape cutter device that allows a cutting blade to be disposed at a non-adhesion-surface side of an adhesive tape and that can easily form a fold, including a non-adhesion portion, at a cut end portion of the adhesive tape after a cutting operation.

Such a related art is discussed in Patent Document 1. A structure according to the related art includes a reel, that is, a holding portion, and a cutting blade. The reel can hold an adhesive tape having an adhesion surface at one side thereof and a non-adhesion surface at the other side thereof. The cutting blade is rotatably disposed at the adhesion surface-side of the adhesive tape, and cuts the adhesive tape drawn out from the holding portion by pinching the adhesive tape with a finger. In addition, the structure also includes a circular cylindrical A structure according to the related art includes a reel, that is, a holding portion, and a cutting blade. The reel can hold an adhesive tape having an adhesion surface at one side thereof and a non-adhesion surface at the other side thereof. The cutting blade is rotatably disposed at the adhesion surface-side of the adhesive tape, and cuts the adhesive tape drawn out from the holding portion by pinching the adhesive tape with a finger. In addition, the structure also includes a circular cylindrical waiting portion that forms a pinch portion, that is a fold, including a non-adhesion portion, by folding a cut end portion of the cut adhesive tape between it and the cutting blade.
In the related art having such a structure, the adhesive tape is applied to a required location by, for example, pinching and drawing out with finger tips the fold of the adhesive tape so that the adhesive tape has a length equivalent to an entire length of a predetermined adhesion area. In addition, after adhering the adhesive tape to the required location, the adhesive tape can be simply peeled off by pinching and pulling upward with the finger tips the fold including the non-adhesion portion of the adhesive tape.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 2958331

Abstract: A structure in which a cutting blade 11 is disposed at a non-adhesion-surface side 2b of an adhesive tape 2, and is provided so as to be rotatable in a drawing-out direction of the adhesive tape 2 as the adhesive tape 2 is drawn out; in which a torsion spring 17 that biases the cutting blade 11 in a direction opposite to the drawing-out direction of the adhesive tape 2 is provided; and in which a rotating roller 18 is disposed at a holding-portion-3 side near the cutting blade 11 so that the non-adhesion surface 2b of the adhesive tape 2 is wound thereupon, and rotates as the adhesive tape 2 is drawn out, to form a fold 2b, including a non-adhesion portion, at a cut end portion of the adhesive tape 2 so as to be situated between the rotating roller 18 and the cutting blade 11 when the adhesive tape 2 is cut.


A lightweight high-strength ceramsite, comprising solid raw materials and activator as the raw materials, which can be respectively expressed in parts by weight, the solid raw materials: 100 parts, the activator: 1-15 parts; wherein said solid raw materials comprise fly ash: 100 parts, high-alumina fly ash, bauxite and red mud: 6-18 parts, silica fume: 1-5 parts, surfactant: 0.1-3 parts, plasticizer: 6-24 parts; and said activator comprises alkali metal hydroxide: 5-20 parts and alkali metal silicate: 80-95 parts. The lightweight high-strength ceramsite product prepared has a density level of 700-1100 kg/m3 and cylindrical compressive strength of 10-20 MPa, and thus is not susceptible to damage.

1. Fly ash is solid waste produced from coal-fired power plants. In China about 600 million tons of fly ash is produced each year, with a comprehensive utilization rate of about 70%. Thus, a vast amount of fly ash has been accumulated every year. If such fly ash is not handled, it will result in dust to directly contaminate the atmosphere and pose a threat to human respiratory system. Furthermore, if the fly ash is discharged into water systems, toxic chemicals contained therein would contaminate domestic water and further threaten human health. Therefore, utilization of fly ash as a useful resource has been strongly supported by national and local governments.
2. Ceramsite is an artificial lightweight aggregate with excellent properties, such as low density, high cylindrical compressive strength, high softening coefficient, good frost resistance, and excellent resistance to alkali-aggregate reactivity, and thus it features a plurality of functions such as light weight, resistance to corrosion, frost and vibration, and good insulation. To make use of those excellent properties, it is possible to use ceramsite as a base material for building materials, as an concrete raw material in place of sandstone for preparing lightweight high-strength concretes, or for preparing lightweight wall boards, ceramic self-insulating blocks, sewage treatment filter media, planting matrices, or the like in a wide range of application areas.
3. Traditional ceramsites are in most cases produced via sintering using clay or shale as the main raw materials. This will inevitably consume a large amount of minerals (such as clay) and thus is disadvantageous for the protection of forest vegetation and farming fields, thereby failing to comply with the principle of sustainable development. Therefore, seeking for a waste material as the raw material for preparing ceramsite has become a hot topic in current researches.
4. Fly ash is enriched in SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, and CaO, which are similar to the chemical components of clay. Thus, it can be sintered to produce ceramsite. If fly ash is used as the raw material to prepare ceramsite, that solid waste can be fully utilized and converted into valuable materials.
5. Chinese Patent No. 201510273757.2, entitled "Lightweight high-strength ceramsite and preparation process thereof", discloses the production of lightweight high-strength ceramsite using kaolin tailings, coal gangue, and fly ash as raw materials, wherein the fly ash is used in an amount of 20-40 parts; the cylindrical compressive strength is 10 MPa or higher; and the bulk density is 800-900 g/cm3. Nevertheless, the amount of fly ash used in this process is low.
6. Chinese Patent No. 201410507652.4, entitled "High-strength ceramsite made from sludge and fly ash and preparation method thereof", discloses the preparation of high-strength ceramsite using sludge and fly ash as main raw materials, wherein the fly ash is used in an amount of 30-55 parts; the cylindrical compressive strength is 3-6.3 MPa; and the bulk density is 500-650 kg/m3. Nevertheless, the amount of fly ash used in this method is low and the cylindrical compressive strength is low.
7. Chinese Patent No. 200610086665.4, entitled "Lightweight, high-strength, fly ash-based ceramsite formulation", discloses the preparation of lightweight, high-strength, fly ash-based ceramsite from fly ash, binder and admixture, wherein the fly ash is used in an amount of 55-70%; and the cylindrical compressive strength may be up to 7.3 MPa. This method involves a higher amount of fly ash but the cylindrical compressive strength is low.
8. Chinese Patent No. 201510320491.2, entitled "Biological ceramsite and preparation method thereof", discloses the preparation of biological ceramsite from fly ash, plasticizer, slag, pore-forming agent and liquid activator, wherein the fly ash is used in an amount of 85%-95%; and the cylindrical compressive strength is 9-14 MPa. This method involves a higher amount of fly ash but the cylindrical compressive strength is low. Since the liquid activator is highly alkaline, it will have an unfavorable impact both on the apparatus and human health.
At present, high-strength ceramsite has the following problems:
1. Low cylindrical compressive strength;
2. Low amount of fly ash;
3. Hazardous liquid activator.

Lightweight high-strength ceramsite and preparation method thereof

Guangdong Tsingda Tongke Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.


A method for the nonvisible location of pin connectors of cylindrical multi-pin electrical devices in orientation with pin sockets for insertion of the connector pins into the pin sockets to make electrical contact.

The present invention relates to a method for the simple sensible installation of fluorescent tubes, starters for the same and the like wherein installation requires the nonvisible rotation of the cylindrical device about their axis to effect the required electrical contact of pin connectors into the connecting structure.
Fluorescent tubes are one example of pin connecting cylindrical electrical devices which are notoriously frustrating to today's householder to properly install and connect since most fluorescent lamps are ceiling or under cabinet mounted requiring the installer to work nonvisibly, relying on a sense of feel to first align the pins in proper parallel orientation to the lineal pin socket, inserting the ends of the fluorescent tube in orientation to the lineal socket, pressing the oriented pins into the socket and finally rotating the tube 90.degree. about its axis to complete the circuit and lock it in place. This is particularly true for longer tubes within it is not possible to simultaneously orient the pins of both ends by feel. Industry is aware of the problem as is shown by the recent commercial introduction of fluorescent socket and tubes which have only one pin or pole on either end of a long (8 ft.) fluorescent tube completing the electrical circuit end to end.

Method for installing an electrical device having pins into pin sockets


A display control device (10) comprises an image acquisition component (11), an orientation estimation component (12), and a controller (13). The image acquisition component (11) acquires an infrared image (G1) sensed by infrared array sensors (21a and 21b) installed in a room. The orientation estimation component (12) estimates the orientation of a care receiver (P1) in a room (30) on the basis of the infrared image (G1) acquired by the image acquisition component (11). The controller (13) controls a display device (22) so that a dummy image (D1), which shows a simplified view of the orientation of the care receiver (P1) estimated by the orientation estimation component (12), is displayed superimposed over the infrared image (G1).

Recent years have seen the use of an apparatus that monitors the behavior in a room of a person (such as elderly person) who needs nursing care (a care receiver), and displays whether or not it is a situation requiring nursing care.
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an orientation estimation device that performs orientation estimation on the basis of statistics for an examination region of image data calculated by referring to information representing a transition model of a person's orientation, and examination information representing an examination region of image data at each orientation in the transition model.
With this orientation estimation device, the orientation of a person can be estimated with less data processing than in a conventional apparatus that makes use of image processing.
However, the following problems are encountered with the above-mentioned conventional orientation estimation device.
With the orientation estimation device disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, although it is possible to estimate the orientation of a care receiver or another such person with just a small amount of data processing, it is difficult to accurately recognize whether or not the care receiver needs nursing care.

Display control device, display control system, display control method, display control program, and recording medium


A radio communication system (100) includes equipment (112) that manages communication initiated at a subscriber unit (122) and targeted at another subscriber unit (124). At the initiating subscriber unit, a communication mode is selected (410) from among multiple communication modes supported by the target subscriber unit. A mode independent identifier is obtained (420) for the target subscriber unit, and transmitted (430) to the system equipment along with the selected communication mode. The system equipment uses information based on the mode independent identifier to access (510, 520) the target subscriber unit. The system equipment then operates to enable (530, 540) the communication mode at the target subscriber unit, and to establish (550) communication between the initiating and target subscriber units.

Wireless communication systems that utilize radio frequency carriers are well known in the art. Such systems offer services such as cellular telephone service, trunked dispatch services, paging services, and others. Recently, there has been a trend to offer multiple services on a single radio communication system. Some systems support subscriber units that offer both telephone interconnect and dispatch services, or telephone interconnect and paging services, among other combinations. The development of such systems have been evolutionary in nature. New services having differing characteristics are often grafted onto existing systems. Consequently, each service tends to have different access methodologies, including identifiers, initiation sequence, and the like. For example, when a user attempts a telephone call on a subscriber unit, the user acquires a dial tone, followed by the telephone number of the target communicant. When initiating a private call in dispatch mode to the same communicant, the user selects private call mode and enters a subscriber unit's dispatch identifier to initiate communications. Additionally, when the target communicant is a subscriber unit in a different radio system, a more complex call set up procedure is often necessary.
With the increasing demand for integrated services on a single subscriber unit of a radio communication system, subscriber units capable of communicating in multiple communication modes are becoming more widely available. It is desirable to facilitate communications between subscriber units regardless of communication modes. Therefore, an improved call set up procedure is needed for multi-mode communication devices.

Method and apparatus for radio system with mode based subscriber communications


A battery separator comprising a sheet material containing a polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked by a cross-linking group of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a group of --CH.dbd.CH--R.sub.1 or ##STR2## R.sub.1 represents an optionally substituted quaternary nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is o or 1, and n is an integer of 1 to 6, is disclosed.. The separator exhibits a good resistance to electrolyte, electrolyte holding rate, and resistant to short-circuits.

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a battery separator and a battery, particularly, an alkaline battery separator and an alkaline primary or secondary battery containing the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
Separators have been used to separate the positive and negative electrodes of alkaline batteries for preventing short-circuits and holding the electrolyte to smoothly cause an electromotive reaction.
Hitherto, the separators of the alkaline secondary batteries were in the form of woven or nonwoven fabrics. The fibers constituting the woven or nonwoven fabric were generally polyamide fibers, and further, an alkaline electrolyte such as potassium hydroxide was used. Therefore, the fibers would become eroded away by the electrolyte with time, and short-circuiting would be caused between the positive and negative electrodes.
To avoid such defects, separators of polyolefin fibers such as polypropylene fibers were also used. Polyolefin fibers, however, are hydrophobic and lack in affinity with the electrolyte, so there was the problem of a poor electrolyte holding rate.
Further, even if separators of the above polyamide or polyolefin fiber were used, there still was the problem of short-circuiting caused by the deposition of branch-like metal crystals on the electrode plates, that is, dendrites, during discharging and/or charging, and therefore, a lifetime became shorter.
In the meanwhile, conventional alkaline primary battery separators were in the form of nonwoven fabrics, paper, or the like. The nonwoven fabrics or paper were generally made of vinylon or polyvinyl alcohol fibers, and an alkaline electrolyte such as potassium hydroxide was used. Therefore, the fibers would become eroded away by the electrolyte with time, and short-circuiting would be caused between the positive and negative electrode.
Further, mercerizated pulp, linter pulp or the like was used to enhance the electrolyte holding rate by the separator. However, the impurities contained in the pulp and/or aluminum added to the zinc constituting the negative electrode to prevent the generation of hydrogen in the electrolyte brought about the deposition of zinc oxide dendrites on the electrode plates to cause short-circuiting, then in turn cause an abnormal reduction of the voltage, and thus a lifetime became shorter.


The invention provides novel monoclonal antibodies and the hybridomas that secrete them. The antibodies can be used for the diagnosis of a number of cancers, such as ovarian, esophageal and cervical carcinomas. A preferred antibody is secreted by a hybridoma deposited with the ATCC and has Accession No. HB 10570.

1. Technical Field
The subject invention relates to a monoclonal antibody, referred to as K1, and uses thereof.
In particular, the K1 monoclonal antibody can be used in the treatment and diagnosis of several forms of cancer.
2. Background Information
Current therapies for metastatic human cancers, such as radiation or chemotherapy, center on agents that selectively kill rapidly growing cancer cells. Unfortunately, many tumors do not show an unusually fast growth rate compared to important normal tissues, such as bone marrow or the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract. An alternative group of therapeutic approaches targets unique chemical structures on the surface of tumor cells for therapy, most often employing antibodies that bind selectively to these target molecules. One of these therapeutic approaches employs antibodies that are coupled to cell-killing agents, such as plant or bacterial toxins. These antibody-toxin complexes, or immunotoxins, have been shown to be capable of selectively killing tumor cells in model tumor systems in tissue culture and in laboratory animals (Pastan et al., Cell 47:641-648 (1986)).
In spite of many attempts to isolate such tumor-specific antibodies for human therapy, there are still very few antibodies identified that selectively bind only to tumor cells and not to other important normal tissues. Isolation of such tumor-specific antibodies is, therefore, of importance for the application of such immuno-directed therapies.
Monoclonal antibody methodology as originally described by Kohler and Milstein (Nature 156:495-497 (1975) and disclosed in Koprowski et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,172,124) has allowed the isolation of antibodies in pure form for the construction of therapeutic agents. However, two problems have prevented the application of many previously isolated antibodies. First, many monoclonal antibodies reactive with tumor cells also react with important normal human tissues. Secondly, many of the isolated antibodies bind to surface elements that do not efficiently mediate the entry of toxin conjugates into cells by endocytosis. The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody, K1, that selectively binds to some human tumors, but not to many important normal tissues. This antibody, when incorporated as the targeting element of an immunotoxin, also has been shown to allow efficient entry of these toxic agents into cells.
An antibody reactive with an antigen shed into the plasma of patients with ovarian cancer has previously been isolated. This antibody, OC125, reactive with this shed antigen, CA125, has been employed in diagnosis of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer (Bast et al., J. Clin. Invest. 68: 1331 (1981)). However, evidence indicates that the K1 monoclonal antibody recognizes an epitope on the cell surface which is entirely different from the one recognized by OC125. Furthermore the antigen which reacts with K1 is not shed into plasma of patients with ovarian cancer. The lack of shedding into plasma makes K1 a much better candidate antibody for immunotherapy, since it would not be neutralized by circulating antigen immediately upon injection into the blood stream.
All U.S. patents and publications referred to herein are hereby incorporated by reference.

Monoclonal antibody useful for the diagnosis of cancer

The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services


A radio-frequency peak amplitude detection circuit includes a load capacitor, a current source that charges the load capacitor and set the bias current for the field effect transistors, and a pair of field effect transistors. The gates of the field effect transistors are biased at a level below the threshold voltage of the transistors. The transistors are arranged in parallel with the capacitor and are operable to drain the capacitor at a rate determined by a differential input at the gates of the transistors. The voltage across the load capacitor is low-pass filtered and has a voltage level representative of the amplitude of the differential input signal.

Communications transceivers may utilize numerous architectures to recover data from a modulated carrier signal. These architectures include coherent demodulation, using either intermediate frequency conversion or direct-conversion receivers. Such receivers typically recover or regenerate the communications carrier signal using a phase-locked loop (PLL) and coherent demodulation. Recently, polar receiver architectures have been proposed that extract the modulation phase components from a received modulated signal without using a carrier recovery circuitry. However, the proposed polar receiver architectures and associated signal processing have deficiencies that result in poor performance and high bit error rates (BER). Accordingly, there is a need for improved polar receiver signal processing and architectures.
Various signal processing architectures often make use of peak detectors to measure the peak level of a radio frequency signal. However, such detectors frequently require the use of a relatively high signal input level. For example, the amplitude detector disclosed by C. Zhang, R. Gharpurey, and J. A. Abraham, "Built-In Test of RF Mixers Using RF Amplitude Detectors," IEEE ISQUED, 2007, requires an input signal amplitude of at least around 100 mV. For wireless receiver applications, a signal of that level can often be achieved only with the use of an additional amplifier to amplify the input of the peak detector. However, the use of an amplifier can lead to undesirably high levels of power consumption.

Radio frequency peak detection with subthreshold biasing


An ejector includes a nozzle, a needle and a body. The nozzle reduces a pressure of a fluid and discharges the fluid as an injected fluid from a fluid injection port. The body includes a fluid suction port and a pressure increasing portion. The fluid suction port draws, as a suction fluid, a fluid from an outside of the body by using a suction force generated by the injected fluid. The pressure increasing portion increases a pressure of a mixture of the injected fluid and the suction fluid. The nozzle includes a throat portion and a nozzle-side tapered portion. The throat portion reduces a passage cross-sectional area of the fluid passage to be smallest in the fluid passage at the throat portion. The nozzle-side tapered portion expands the passage cross-sectional area of the fluid passage toward the downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid. In an axial cross section, an injection-flow spread angle formed on the downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid between a central axis and a tangent line of an injection-flow center line at the fluid injection port is 0° or greater.

Ejectors may include a nozzle, a pressure increasing portion (or a diffuser portion), and a fluid suction port. The nozzle discharges a fluid at a high speed as an injected fluid. The injected fluid generates suction force in the ejector. The fluid suction port draws, as a suction refrigerant, a fluid using the suction force generated by the injected fluid. The pressure increasing portion increases a mixture of the injected fluid and the suction fluid.


An example weld training system includes: an orientation device; a mobile device; and a mount configured to attach the mobile device to a welding accessory, wherein the mobile device comprises: one or more sensors including at least a camera; a processor; and a machine readable storage device storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: recognize identifiers on the orientation device based on images captured via the camera; determine at least one of position information or orientation information for a welding torch with respect to the orientation device based on the recognized identifiers; and display, via a display of the mobile device, a welding operation based on the at least the position information or the orientation information.

The present disclosure relates generally to welding systems, and more particularly, to a mobile device that may be used as a weld training tool for training and/or recruiting purposes.
Welding is a process that has increasingly become utilized in various industries and applications. Such processes may be automated in certain contexts, although a large number of applications continue to exist for manual welding operations. In both cases, such welding operations rely on a variety of types of equipment to ensure the supply of welding consumables (e.g., wire feed, shielding gas, etc.) is provided to the weld in appropriate amounts at the desired time.
In preparation for performing manual welding operations, welding operators may be trained using a weld training system. The weld training system may be designed to train welding operators with the proper techniques for performing various welding operations. Various training methods and systems may be utilized within the weld training systems. However, these training methods and systems are generally large and unwieldy, and may be too expensive to produce and utilize in higher volumes. Accordingly, it may be beneficial to provide for low cost weld training methods and systems that may be readily produced and utilized in higher volumes.

Systems and methods for a weld training system


A hunter alert device (9) for use by hunters when hunting wild game consists of transmitter means (21), receiver means (22), an antenna (11), a transceiver controller (20), and an indicator means (12). The device (9) operates by intermittently transmitting a modulated radio frequency signal through antenna (11) and listening for radio frequency signals transmitting from alert devices worn by other hunters. When a signal is detected, the receiver means (22) determines whether the signal is within a predetermined range of the hunter and, if so, activates the indicator means (12) to warn the hunter.

Each year, an alarming number of wild game hunters are accidentally shot by other hunters due to mistaken identity, poor visibility, or mere carelessness. For example, in November 1991, a father and his son, along with three of their friends, were hunting white-tail deer in New York State. When the hunting party spotted their first deer, the hunters split up to encircle the deer. Minutes later, the father fired a shot and ran towards the prey. When the other hunters arrived, they discovered the father lying over his son's body crying. The father had shot his own son through the head, killing him instantly. Friends later surmised either that a deer had run between the father and his son, or that the father mistook his son's white and black cap for a white tail deer.
These types of tragic hunting accidents, and others, are sometimes referred to as hunter judgment accidents. Unfortunately, the potential for such accidents can be greatly increased by the very tactics employed by hunters to evade detection by their prey. For example, it is common for hunters to don highly camouflaged clothing, which can render them extremely difficult to detect by other hunters. This fact, coupled with the cautions and stealth movements of hunters, can lead to hunters being mistaken by other hunters for the prey being hunted. In addition, the increasing popularity of wild game hunting and the increased density of hunters in popular hunting areas also contributes to the number of hunter judgment accidents that occur each year.
Some techniques to reduce the incidents of hunter judgment accidents have been proposed and implemented in recent years. One such technique has been embodied in hats, vests, and other hunting apparel that are dyed hunter orange and worn by hunters in the field. Hunter orange is a bright fluorescent color that is easy for the human eye to detect, yet undetectable by colorblind game animals such as deer, elk, and related species. In theory, all hunters wear a hunters orange vest or cap such that each hunter is easily distinguishable from wild game.
Although studies show that the use of hunter orange has dramatically reduced the number of deer hunting two-party hunter judgment accidents, these type of shootings still occur. While hunter orange can be used effectively when hunting deer, their related species, and other color-blind animals, there is a major shortcoming with hunter orange that significantly contributes to the continued cases of two-party hunter judgment accidents. Hunter orange is only effective when it can be seen by other hunters within range of their weapons. Therefore, the effectiveness of hunter orange can be totally negated by the contours of the land, dense vegetation and other terrain features. In addition, the fact that some hunters refuse to wear the hunter orange clothing can aggravate the problem since movements of non-wearers might more easily be confused as being those of prey rather than hunter.
Hunter orange can not be used effectively with all types of game hunting because some game, in particular the wild turkey, can actually distinguish color and, therefore, detect the presence of a hunter wearing hunter orange. The restoration efforts of wildlife agencies have been so phenomenally successful that today most states have wild turkey hunting seasons. This has caused a resurgence in the popularity of turkey hunting to the point that presently, according to some surveys, it is the fastest growing hunting sport and, if the trend continues, could soon have as many participants as does deer hunting. This presents a real safety problem because studies already indicate that of all forms of game hunting, wild turkey hunting is the most dangerous for the potential of two-party shooting accidents.
Accordingly, a persistent and heretofore unaddressed need exists for a reliable method and enabling device adapted to alert a hunter to the presence of other hunters within range of his weapon without detracting from the effectiveness of traditional camouflage techniques and without alerting game with keen senses to the presence of hunters. It is to the provision of such a method and device that the present invention is primarily directed.


An audio signal processing device includes: a frequency-domain conversion unit that generates a plurality of pieces of frequency-domain information from a plurality of audio input signals acquired at different positions; a relative value calculation unit that calculates, for each piece of frequency-domain information, a relative value between a time-frequency component included in one frequency-domain information and a time-frequency component included in another frequency-domain information; a mask generation unit that compares the relative value with an emphasized range set based on a relative value threshold stored in advance to generate a time-frequency mask that decreases a value of the frequency-domain information corresponding to the relative value which is outside the emphasized range; a mask multiplication unit that multiplies the time-frequency mask by the frequency-domain information to generate emphasized frequency-domain information; and a time-domain conversion unit that converts the emphasized frequency-domain information into an audio output signal indicated as being time-domain information.

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an audio signal processing device, and more specifically, to an audio signal processing device that emphasizes a predetermined audio signal.
2. Description of Related Art
In recent years, techniques for performing various processes on audio signals have been proposed for the purpose of improving the quality of sound transmission or sound recognition rate. Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-197552 and Alexander Jourjine, Scott Rickard, Ozgur Yilmaz, "BLIND SEPARATION OF DISJOINT ORTHOGONAL SIGNALS", ICASSP2000 (Alexander et. Al.) propose one technique for emphasizing an audio signal (hereinafter referred to as a desired audio signal) that complies with a predetermined condition and suppressing undesired signals other than the predetermined audio signal using a sound source separation technique.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-197552 discloses a technique of performing sound source separation of a target sound and a disturbance sound by a linear combination process of audio signals input to a plurality of microphones to emphasize the target sound. Alexander et. Al. discloses a method for generating a time-frequency mask in a frequency area, emphasizing a desired signal and suppressing other undesired signals by a masking process, thereby separating audio signals into signals for each sound source. Specifically, Alexander et. Al. calculates an amplitude ratio and a phase difference for each of time-frequency components from audio signals input from two sensors to generate a two-dimensional histogram, and clusters the time-frequency component in the histogram to calculate peak coordinates (amplitude ratio, phase difference) for each sound source. A time-frequency mask is then generated based on the coordinates to carry out processing for multiplying an original signal by a mask. According to this method, the sound source separation effects are obtained.


An optoelectronic component with an optoelectronic transducer device and an electrical circuit electrically connected to the transducer device mounted on a carrier substrate which is optically transparent for specific wavelengths. The transducer device is arranged on the front side of the carrier substrate, and light coupling takes place through the back side. The electrical circuit is formed as a circuit integrated into the carrier substrate or is formed on the carrier substrate using hybrid technology, the terminal contacts of the circuit being arranged on the front side of the carrier substrate. An optoelectronic arrangement with an optoelectronic component includes an at least partly planar-formed mounting element, which is connected by its one side to an outer side of the component or is integrated in the latter and extends at least as far as an outer edge of the component, and includes a mechanical interface for the mechanical connection of the component.

DE 102 01 102 A1 discloses an optoelectronic component in which a laser diode is arranged on an optically transparent carrier substrate, through which the light signal generated is emitted. The contacting of the laser diode and further components takes place by means of a leadframe. The arrangement is surrounded by a plastic package.
In the case of DE 41 06 721 A1, a number of photodiodes and associated amplifier devices are arranged on the surface of a carrier substrate. Relatively long signal paths between the photodiodes and the respectively associated amplifier devices are disadvantageously required, leading to an attenuation and interference of the detected signal, in particular at high frequencies in the GHz range.

Optoelectronic component and optoelectronic arrangement with an optoelectronic component