A spatial light modulator having a micromirror and one or more deflection limiting mechanisms, and a process for fabrication therefor. In one embodiment, the mirror support structure has a deflection stopping mechanism that limits the tilt angle of the reflective plate. Alternatively, a deflection stopping mechanism can be provided separate from the mirror support structure. The deflection stopping mechanism can be used in conjunction with one or more additional stopping mechanisms such as the a...

A pusher which has a stroke shorter than that of a piston at either position on a head side or a rod side in a cylinder main body and which serves as both means for pushing the piston from a stroke end back to an intermediate stopping position and means for stopping the piston at the intermediate stopping position is disposed so as to be movable independently from the piston, and pressing means for causing the pusher to displace to the intermediate stopping position is provided.

A cap for a bottle stopping device to be mounted on a main body member. The main body member has retaining tabs, and the cap has a side wall for pressing the tabs against the bottle neck. The side wall has an upper portion, and a lower portion provided with an end portion folded back 180.degree. over itself towards the inside, in such a way as to define an internal shoulder for retaining the tabs.

A method for eliminating an individual's tobacco smoking habit and associated nicotine dependence includes the step of gradually decreasing tobacco consumption over a first period of time until no further tobacco is consumed. This is done by first recording the individual's daily tobacco consumption. The day is broken down into consumption periods of one hour each. An alternative oral nicotine source is then progressively administered as a substitute for tobacco consumed during sequential consum...

Apparatus for separating sequential batches of overlapping sheets includes a conveyor of laterally spaced belts. Lift bars secured to tubes are mounted for vertical positioning above the belts to raise the sheets from the conveyor and remove the moving force. The lift bars includes spaced vacuum openings coupled to the tube, which is coupled to a vacuum source. The openings are spaced for alignment with the trailing portions of sheets moving through the conveyor. A piston in the tube selectively...

An engine stopping apparatus includes: a vehicle body 3 with an engine mounted therein; a transponder 5 to which information on identification of a driver has been inputted; a collating circuit for transmitting a collation signal to the transponder and for identifying the driver on the basis of a response signal with respect to the same; and a control circuit for controlling the driving of the engine on the basis of a result of collation by the collating circuit, wherein the transponder 5 is arr...

The hinged mine stopping has at least two panels joined by a hinge defining a wall adapted for forming an air tight seal in a mine passageway to improve mine ventilation. Each panel has a lower section defined by a sheet of gas impermeable material mounted on a tubular, rectangular frame, and an upper section defined by a sheet of gas impermeable material mounted on a tubular, inverted U-shaped frame. The side members of the upper section frame telescope into the side members of the lower sectio...

In the method for stopping a machine reel (R) in the final stage of reeling a web (W), the web (W) is cut when the machine reel (R) has become full, the web (W) is possibly guided on a new reeling shaft (2), and the rotation of the machine reel (R) detached from the nip contact with a reeling cylinder (1) is stopped by means of braking forces which are exerted both on the reeling shaft (2) of the full machine reel (R) and on the surface of the machine reel (R). The braking powers which are exert...

A linear positioning apparatus has a positioning actuator assembly including a cylinder and movable piston to be used for moving a workpiece or a moveable worktable along a rectilinear path or thrust axis. The apparatus includes at least one stop member adjustably mounted on a support such as a plate or hub. To stop the worktable at a selected stop point, each stop member can be positioned to engage an object, for convenience referred to herein as a bumper, that is connected to the moveable work...

A device for stopping a leak in a pipe having at least one crack, including an elastomer sheet applied against the crack with a force applicator and a clamping mechanism arranged around the pipe for applying a force on the force applicator. The force applicator includes shearing elements preferably consisting of a first group of rigid parallel partitions and a second group of parallel partitions arranged perpendicularly to the partitions of the first group, the partitions being arranged perpendi...