Abstract:
An image-forming system, for example for a camcorder or digital still camera, comprises an object (1), such as a display, a multi-element magnifying optical path (8) and focal length varying means for addition, adjustment or removal of one or more elements (9) in the optical path in order to vary the distance between a viewer's eye and the system, at which distance the magnified object can be viewed.
Abstract:
Neck leash device for retaining eye wear with a resilient leash portion approximately thirty four inches long, a pair of adjustment beads, one for adjusting the leash around the users neck and the other for adjusting the leash around the users head, a leash to eyeglass attachment, the attachment comprised of a length of resilient tubing terminating at one end in a first plastic fastener, the opposite end capable of retaining the ear piece of a pair of glasses, and a mating second plastic fastener that attaches to each end of said leash portion, said mating first and second fasteners comprised of resilient plastic material so that they can snap together and detach from each other in an emergency. A preferred embodiment includes wherein said leash portion is constructed of a lycra covered neoprene strip where said strip is folded over and sewn so that said leash has a hollow portion traveling its entire length. The user is provided with a plurality of first fasteners, each with a different diameter resilient tubing, so that the user can choose a fastener that will snuggly fit to the ear pieces of said eye glasses.
Abstract:
An infrared light sensor for an infrared light detector (1), including a substrate membrane section (2) and at least two sensor chips (7 to 10), which are fastened next to each other on the substrate membrane section (2) and each comprise a layer element (11) which is produced from pyroelectrically sensitive material and is electrically contacted by a base electrode (12) and a head electrode (13) and is arranged in such that there is a voltage difference in each case between the head electrode (13) and the base electrode (12) of each layer element (11) when the layer elements (11) are irradiated with infrared light; and a coupling line (14 to 16) in each case for two adjacently arranged sensor chips (7 to 10), the coupling line coupling the head electrode (13) of the one sensor chip (7 to 9) and the base electrode (12) of the other sensor chip (8 to 10) to each other in an electrically conductive manner so that the layer elements (11) of the sensor chips (7 to 10) are connected in a series circuit, which has one of the base electrodes (17) at one end thereof and one of the head electrodes (18) at the other end thereof, at which a total voltage difference of the series circuit can be tapped as the sum of the individual voltage differences of the layer elements (11).
Abstract:
Described herein is a resilient floor covering made from non-vinyl materials. Also disclosed are related methods for manufacturing the resilient floor coverings described herein.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making and recycling carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes: a primary backing which has a face and a back surface; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing; an adhesive composition backing; and an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing. The method of making carpet includes extrusion coating the adhesive composition onto the back surface of a primary backing to form the adhesive composition backing. The method of recycling carpet can recover one or more polymeric carpet components.
Abstract:
A dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) device includes a pair of internal address buses that are selectively coupled to an external address bus by an address multiplexer, and a pair of internal data buses that are selectively coupled to an external data bus by a data multiplexer. The DRAM device also includes a bank multiplexer for each bank of memory cells that selectively couples one of the internal address buses and one of the internal data buses to the respective bank of memory cells. Select signals generated by a command decoder cause the multiplexers to select alternate internal address and data buses responsive to each memory command received by the command decoder.
Abstract:
A DRAM circuit with reduced power consumption and in some circumstances faster memory array access speed. Input/output lines connected to a memory array are sensed according to their capacitance/length in comparison to a threshold capacitance/length. The out/output lines that are shorter, or less capacitive, than the threshold are sensed sooner than those input/output lines that are longer, more capacitive, than the threshold. Since shorter input/output lines are sensed sooner, they require less power and may be accessed faster.
Abstract:
Triglycerides and cholesterol in the bloodstream are important factors in the development in the development of cardiovascular disease. The present invention discloses a nutritional supplement comprising a sterol and an omega-3 fatty acid, or an ester thereof, for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the bloodstream of a subject. Preferably, the sterol and omega-3 fatty acid are together in the form of an ester.
Abstract:
A DDR SDRAM where unidirectional row logic is associated with and connected to a single memory array instead of being associated with and connected to multiple memory arrays. The unidirectional row logic is located in the outward periphery of its associated array, but is not within a throat region between two arrays. The location of the row logic allows the throat region to include more bidirectional IO circuitry and signal lines servicing two arrays, which increases the performance of the SDRAM. In addition, separate power bussing is employed for the memory arrays and IO circuitry. This prevents noise from the arrays from affecting the IO circuitry and signal lines of the throat region and vice versa.