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A charge applying member configured to apply an electric charge to a member to be charged for use in an image forming apparatus which is configured to develop an electrostatic latent image into a toner image and transfer the toner image to a transfer member, the charge applying member comprising: a conductive roller which includes a first region (La) held in contact with a the member to be charged and facing an image forming region of the member to be charged and a second region (Lb) disposed next to a longitudinal end of the first region (La) and facing a region of the member to be charged located outside the image forming region and is configured to apply an electric charge to the member to be charged; and a shaft which is formed of a metallic material inserted into the conductive roller and is configured to be given a voltage from a power supply, characterized in that a surface of the conductive roller is fixed on the surface of said shaft, and a region plated with a metal having a lower ionization tendency than the shaft is formed as a plated region on a portion of an outer periphery of the shaft corresponding to the first and second regions (La, Lb) and a non-plated region is formed on a part of a portion of the outer periphery of the shaft facing the second region (Lb) fixed to the surface of the conductive roller. a conductive roller which includes a first region (La) held in contact with a the member to be charged and facing an image forming region of the member to be charged and a second region (Lb) disposed next to a longitudinal end of the first region (La) and facing a region of the member to be charged located outside the image forming region and is configured to apply an electric charge to the member to be charged; and a shaft which is formed of a metallic material inserted into the conductive roller and is configured to be given a voltage from a power supply, characterized in that a surface of the conductive roller is fixed on the surface of said shaft, and a region plated with a metal having a lower ionization tendency than the shaft is formed as a plated region on a portion of an outer periphery of the shaft corresponding to the first and second regions (La, Lb) and a non-plated region is formed on a part of a portion of the outer periphery of the shaft facing the second region (Lb) fixed to the surface of the conductive roller.
A spark plug comprising: an insulator having an axial hole extending along an axial line; a center electrode disposed within the axial hole; a tubular metallic shell disposed around an outer circumference of the insulator; and a ground electrode having a tip-joining surface and a base end that is fixed to the metallic shell, the ground electrode including a noble metal tip that is joined to the tip-joining surface so as to face an end face of the center electrode and to protrude toward the end face, wherein, when the noble metal tip is projected onto a projection plane parallel to the tip-joining surface, the noble metal tip has an elliptical shape in the projection plane, and wherein, when the ground electrode is also projected onto the projection plane, an angle (θ) of 45° or less is formed between a major axis of the elliptical shape in the projection plane and a straight line extending in a lengthwise direction of the ground electrode and passing through a center of the noble metal tip in the projection plane; characterized in that in the projection plane, the ratio R of a major diameter of the elliptical shape to a minor diameter of the elliptical shape is greater than 1.0 and less than 1.1. an insulator having an axial hole extending along an axial line; a center electrode disposed within the axial hole; a tubular metallic shell disposed around an outer circumference of the insulator; and a ground electrode having a tip-joining surface and a base end that is fixed to the metallic shell, the ground electrode including a noble metal tip that is joined to the tip-joining surface so as to face an end face of the center electrode and to protrude toward the end face, wherein, when the noble metal tip is projected onto a projection plane parallel to the tip-joining surface, the noble metal tip has an elliptical shape in the projection plane, and wherein, when the ground electrode is also projected onto the projection plane, an angle (θ) of 45° or less is formed between a major axis of the elliptical shape in the projection plane and a straight line extending in a lengthwise direction of the ground electrode and passing through a center of the noble metal tip in the projection plane; characterized in that in the projection plane, the ratio R of a major diameter of the elliptical shape to a minor diameter of the elliptical shape is greater than 1.0 and less than 1.1.
A memory subsystem, comprising: memory device including one or more memory arrays for storing data; and a control unit coupled to the memory device and configured to read the data from and to write the data to the one or more memory arrays in response to receiving memory transactions via a memory interface; wherein each of the memory transactions includes at least one frame having a plurality of command slots for conveying memory commands; wherein the memory transactions include a plurality of memory write command types, wherein each memory write command type corresponds to a respective schedule for conveying a corresponding data payload; and characterised in that each memory write command includes an opcode, and wherein the opcode of a given memory write command specifies which of one or more frames subsequent to the given memory write command convey the associated data payload. memory device including one or more memory arrays for storing data; and a control unit coupled to the memory device and configured to read the data from and to write the data to the one or more memory arrays in response to receiving memory transactions via a memory interface; wherein each of the memory transactions includes at least one frame having a plurality of command slots for conveying memory commands; wherein the memory transactions include a plurality of memory write command types, wherein each memory write command type corresponds to a respective schedule for conveying a corresponding data payload; and characterised in that each memory write command includes an opcode, and wherein the opcode of a given memory write command specifies which of one or more frames subsequent to the given memory write command convey the associated data payload. wherein each of the memory transactions includes at least one frame having a plurality of command slots for conveying memory commands; wherein the memory transactions include a plurality of memory write command types, wherein each memory write command type corresponds to a respective schedule for conveying a corresponding data payload; and characterised in that each memory write command includes an opcode, and wherein the opcode of a given memory write command specifies which of one or more frames subsequent to the given memory write command convey the associated data payload.
A battery system, comprising: - one or more battery cells configured to store electrical energy and to output electrical power using the electrical energy; - a first housing comprising a cavity formed on a first outer surface of the first housing, wherein the cavity comprises a first sidewall; - a shunt disposed within the cavity formed in the first housing, wherein the shunt comprises a first side surface that directly contacts the first sidewall to facilitate dissipating torsional force exerted on the shunt; - a control board disposed within the first housing, wherein the control board comprises: - sensing circuitry configured to determine an operational parameter of the one or more battery cells using the shunt; and - control circuitry configured to facilitate controlling operation of the one or more battery cells based at least in part on the operational parameter; and - a first connector assembly that electrically couples the shunt to the sensing circuitry of the control board, wherein the first connector assembly comprises: - a first spacing connector disposed between the control board and an inner surface of the first housing; and - a first securing connector that extends through the shunt and is coupled to the first spacing connector through the first housing. - one or more battery cells configured to store electrical energy and to output electrical power using the electrical energy; - a first housing comprising a cavity formed on a first outer surface of the first housing, wherein the cavity comprises a first sidewall; - a shunt disposed within the cavity formed in the first housing, wherein the shunt comprises a first side surface that directly contacts the first sidewall to facilitate dissipating torsional force exerted on the shunt; - a control board disposed within the first housing, wherein the control board comprises: - sensing circuitry configured to determine an operational parameter of the one or more battery cells using the shunt; and - control circuitry configured to facilitate controlling operation of the one or more battery cells based at least in part on the operational parameter; and - sensing circuitry configured to determine an operational parameter of the one or more battery cells using the shunt; and - control circuitry configured to facilitate controlling operation of the one or more battery cells based at least in part on the operational parameter; and - a first connector assembly that electrically couples the shunt to the sensing circuitry of the control board, wherein the first connector assembly comprises: - a first spacing connector disposed between the control board and an inner surface of the first housing; and - a first securing connector that extends through the shunt and is coupled to the first spacing connector through the first housing. - a first spacing connector disposed between the control board and an inner surface of the first housing; and - a first securing connector that extends through the shunt and is coupled to the first spacing connector through the first housing.
A method of operating a base station for wireless communications, comprising: receiving, at the base station operating in a wireless communication network having a user-centric medium access control layer which allows the wireless communication network to transmit system information upon request by a user equipment, at least one signal from at least one user equipment to contact the wireless communication network based on detecting one or more broadcast signals related to synchronizing communications with the wireless communication network, the signal referred to as a chirp signal and having one or more system information requests from the at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one chirp signal includes a system information block request bitmap that identifies one or more of a plurality of system information blocks corresponding to each of the one or more system information requests; identifying the one or more system information requests; generating a message in response to the one or more system information requests; encoding at least a portion of the message with a coding scheme which is based on the system information block request bitmap to define an encoded message; and transmitting, over a broadcast channel, the encoded message in response to the at least one chirp signal. receiving, at the base station operating in a wireless communication network having a user-centric medium access control layer which allows the wireless communication network to transmit system information upon request by a user equipment, at least one signal from at least one user equipment to contact the wireless communication network based on detecting one or more broadcast signals related to synchronizing communications with the wireless communication network, the signal referred to as a chirp signal and having one or more system information requests from the at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one chirp signal includes a system information block request bitmap that identifies one or more of a plurality of system information blocks corresponding to each of the one or more system information requests; identifying the one or more system information requests; generating a message in response to the one or more system information requests; encoding at least a portion of the message with a coding scheme which is based on the system information block request bitmap to define an encoded message; and transmitting, over a broadcast channel, the encoded message in response to the at least one chirp signal.
A lawnmower assembly for use in a lawnmower and comprising a cylinder mower with a rotor provided with a number of cutters for cooperation with a fixed blade, support rollers (8, 9) for supporting and vertical adjustment of the cylinder mower and a receptacle bin for mown grass, the receptacle bin is provided with, at a rear and upper portion, as seen in the direction of driving of the lawnmower, an anchorage for cooperation with a corresponding anchorage on the cylinder mower, characterised in that the receptacle bin has an openable bottom portion, the openable bottom portion has a partly cylindrical, arcuate wall; and that it is pivotal between closed and opened position, and the openable bottom portion has a substantially horizontal edge portion directed towards the rotor, the edge portion being substantially located flush with, or possibly slightly higher than, the axis of rotation of the rotor and at such a short distance from the periphery of the rotor that an air current generated by the rotor is led into the receptacle bin.
A process for producing a melt blend of a polybenzimidazole and a polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) which comprises the steps of: pre-dry-mixing a PBI with a PEKK to obtain a dry mix; feeding said dry mix to an extruder with a plurality of heating zones; setting said heating zones in a temperature range of 240°C to 410°C; melting said dry mix blend as it passes through said extruder; and obtaining said melt blend of PBI/PEKK in all proportion within a range from 1/99 PBI/PEKK to 80/20 PBI/PEKK. pre-dry-mixing a PBI with a PEKK to obtain a dry mix; feeding said dry mix to an extruder with a plurality of heating zones; setting said heating zones in a temperature range of 240°C to 410°C; melting said dry mix blend as it passes through said extruder; and obtaining said melt blend of PBI/PEKK in all proportion within a range from 1/99 PBI/PEKK to 80/20 PBI/PEKK.
A method for determining if a cell is cancerous or precancerous, comprising: determining a 5-methylcytosine content and spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and global DNA (gDNA) in a nucleus of the cell, wherein the SmC content is determined after the cell has been subjected to (a) immunofluorescence staining and then, the spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA is determined after the cell has been subj ected to (b) counterstaining, wherein determining the spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA comprises generating a scatter plotting of the SmC content and content of the gDNA for the nucleus; and determining that the cell is cancerous or precancerous if the SmC content is significantly lower, and/or a regression-line angle of the scatter plotting is smaller than those in a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell and/or a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell population, when the gDNA content defines x-axis, the SmC content defines y-axis, and the regression-line angle is with the x-axis of the scatter plotting, or determining that the cell is not cancerous or not precancerous if the SmC content and spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA are not significantly different from those of a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell and/or a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell population. determining a 5-methylcytosine content and spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and global DNA (gDNA) in a nucleus of the cell, wherein the SmC content is determined after the cell has been subjected to (a) immunofluorescence staining and then, the spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA is determined after the cell has been subj ected to (b) counterstaining, wherein determining the spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA comprises generating a scatter plotting of the SmC content and content of the gDNA for the nucleus; and determining that the cell is cancerous or precancerous if the SmC content is significantly lower, and/or a regression-line angle of the scatter plotting is smaller than those in a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell and/or a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell population, when the gDNA content defines x-axis, the SmC content defines y-axis, and the regression-line angle is with the x-axis of the scatter plotting, or determining that the cell is not cancerous or not precancerous if the SmC content and spatial nuclear co-distribution of the SmC content and gDNA are not significantly different from those of a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell and/or a non-cancerous or non-precancerous reference cell population.
A clamp arrangement for securing an accessory to an oscillating power tool, the clamp arrangement comprising: a clamp assembly including a first clamp member arranged to move between a closed position wherein the clamp assembly is arranged to retain the accessory and an open position wherein the first clamp member of the clamp assembly is arranged to permit removal of the accessory from the clamp assembly while the first clamp member remains coupled to the clamp assembly, the clamp assembly further comprising a second clamp member relative to which the first clamp member is arranged to so move, a cam body and a stem, the second clamp member having a first portion that opposes the first clamp member and cooperates with the first clamp member to clamp the accessory between the first and second clamp members characterized in that the first clamp member is configured to rotatably engage the cam body causing the first clamp member to translate along an axis of the stem toward and away from the second clamp member upon rotation of the first clamp member; and an attachment plate having a first mating detail formed thereon that is configured to selectively and removably mate with a complementary second mating detail on the power tool in an assembled position. a clamp assembly including a first clamp member arranged to move between a closed position wherein the clamp assembly is arranged to retain the accessory and an open position wherein the first clamp member of the clamp assembly is arranged to permit removal of the accessory from the clamp assembly while the first clamp member remains coupled to the clamp assembly, the clamp assembly further comprising a second clamp member relative to which the first clamp member is arranged to so move, a cam body and a stem, the second clamp member having a first portion that opposes the first clamp member and cooperates with the first clamp member to clamp the accessory between the first and second clamp members characterized in that the first clamp member is configured to rotatably engage the cam body causing the first clamp member to translate along an axis of the stem toward and away from the second clamp member upon rotation of the first clamp member; and an attachment plate having a first mating detail formed thereon that is configured to selectively and removably mate with a complementary second mating detail on the power tool in an assembled position.
A coating composition suitable for use in forming a coating that can reduce the concentration of pollutant gases in the environment, the coating composition comprising polymeric material together with mesoporous titania particles, wherein the particles have: • a continuous exterior convex surface, and • a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 1μm but less than or equal to 50μm, as determined by laser diffraction, and • a BET specific surface area of from 30m 2 /g to 350m 2 /g, as determined using the Brunauer, Emmett and Teller method as described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 309, and • a modal pore diameter of greater than or equal to 5nm but less than or equal to 50nm, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, and • a pore size distribution such that 85% or more of the total pore volume is associated with pores with a diameter of 10 microns or less, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, and wherein the coating composition comprises: • from 0.01% to 10% by volume of said particles, relative to the total volume of the coating composition and • from 5% to 99.99% by volume of polymeric material, relative to the total volume of the coating composition. the coating composition comprising polymeric material together with mesoporous titania particles, wherein the particles have: • a continuous exterior convex surface, and • a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 1μm but less than or equal to 50μm, as determined by laser diffraction, and • a BET specific surface area of from 30m 2 /g to 350m 2 /g, as determined using the Brunauer, Emmett and Teller method as described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 309, and • a modal pore diameter of greater than or equal to 5nm but less than or equal to 50nm, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, and • a pore size distribution such that 85% or more of the total pore volume is associated with pores with a diameter of 10 microns or less, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, • a continuous exterior convex surface, and • a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 1μm but less than or equal to 50μm, as determined by laser diffraction, and • a BET specific surface area of from 30m 2 /g to 350m 2 /g, as determined using the Brunauer, Emmett and Teller method as described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 309, and • a modal pore diameter of greater than or equal to 5nm but less than or equal to 50nm, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, and • a pore size distribution such that 85% or more of the total pore volume is associated with pores with a diameter of 10 microns or less, as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetery, and wherein the coating composition comprises: • from 0.01% to 10% by volume of said particles, relative to the total volume of the coating composition and • from 5% to 99.99% by volume of polymeric material, relative to the total volume of the coating composition. • from 0.01% to 10% by volume of said particles, relative to the total volume of the coating composition and • from 5% to 99.99% by volume of polymeric material, relative to the total volume of the coating composition.