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A battery cell (100, 200) comprising: a pouch (117, 217, 317) containing an electrode assembly and electrode tabs (114, 115; 214, 215; 314, 315) extending out of a top surface of the pouch; and an insulating member (120, 220, 320) having first and second parallel planar portions (127, 227, 327) for mounting to the top surface of the pouch and a ridged portion extending between the planar portions, the ridged portion including first and second slits (124, 125; 224, 225; 324, 325) for receiving the electrode tabs, wherein the first and second planar portions are respectively seated on the top surface of the pouch on either side of the electrode tabs, wherein the first and second slits are disposed on opposites sides of an imaginary line running along the top of the ridged portion in a longitudinal direction. a pouch (117, 217, 317) containing an electrode assembly and electrode tabs (114, 115; 214, 215; 314, 315) extending out of a top surface of the pouch; and an insulating member (120, 220, 320) having first and second parallel planar portions (127, 227, 327) for mounting to the top surface of the pouch and a ridged portion extending between the planar portions, the ridged portion including first and second slits (124, 125; 224, 225; 324, 325) for receiving the electrode tabs, wherein the first and second planar portions are respectively seated on the top surface of the pouch on either side of the electrode tabs, wherein the first and second slits are disposed on opposites sides of an imaginary line running along the top of the ridged portion in a longitudinal direction.
Apparatus for the production of a single- or multilayer green tread which is composed of at least one rubber mixture and is intended for a pneumatic tyre, with at least one extruder (6, 7), one discharge unit and, in sequence in front of this, a preformer in which the at least one stream of rubber mixture is preformed, where, locally positioned in the preformer in front of the discharge unit there is at least one device which, in transverse direction, separates or divides the stream(s) of rubber mixture that has/have already been preformed in the preformer and which comprises an apparatus by means of which, before the rubber mixture(s) is/are brought together, a dispersion comprising at least one electrically conductive material can be applied to the separated surfaces, characterized in that the cross section of the device that, in transverse direction, divides or separates the stream(s) of rubber mixture is of elongate oval shape.
A method of atomizing a fluid composition from a microfluidic die, the fluid composition comprising perfume mixture, the microfluidic die comprising a substrate and a plurality of nozzles, a thermal actuator associated with each nozzle, and wherein the actuator is responsive to a pulse for energizing the fluid composition and jetting the fluid composition through the nozzle, and a thermal sensor for measuring a temperature of the substrate of the microfluidic die, the method comprising the steps of: determining a firing energy to drive the thermal actuators to jet the fluid composition at a first time, wherein the thermal actuators in the microfluidic die are operated at a fixed voltage, the method is characterised in that it further comprises the step of determining the firing energy comprising the steps of: heating the microfluidic die to a predetermined temperature by driving the actuators during a first mode with pulses having a pulse width and a starting frequency that are too short to cause bubble nucleation; driving the actuators during a second mode with respective pulses having decremented pulse widths and frequencies having incremented frequencies, starting at a pulse width known to cause droplet ejection and ending at a pulse width too short to cause droplet ejection; processing a temperature change of the microfluidic die during the second mode to determine a minimum-required actuation energy that caused a predetermined temperature change; applying a factor to the determined minimum-required actuation energy to determine a firing energy; and using the firing energy to drive the thermal actuators to jet the fluid composition; repeating the step of measuring the firing energy to determine a second firing energy at a second time after the first time; and using the second firing energy to drive the thermal actuators to jet the fluid composition. heating the microfluidic die to a predetermined temperature by driving the actuators during a first mode with pulses having a pulse width and a starting frequency that are too short to cause bubble nucleation; driving the actuators during a second mode with respective pulses having decremented pulse widths and frequencies having incremented frequencies, starting at a pulse width known to cause droplet ejection and ending at a pulse width too short to cause droplet ejection; processing a temperature change of the microfluidic die during the second mode to determine a minimum-required actuation energy that caused a predetermined temperature change; applying a factor to the determined minimum-required actuation energy to determine a firing energy; and using the firing energy to drive the thermal actuators to jet the fluid composition; repeating the step of measuring the firing energy to determine a second firing energy at a second time after the first time; and using the second firing energy to drive the thermal actuators to jet the fluid composition.
An optical probe having a probe head for insertion into a material, in which probe head is formed an opening for receiving a sample of the material to be analysed, the probe head comprising a pair of optical interfaces each disposed at an opposing inner surface of the opening to delimit a path for optical radiation through the opening, wherein at least one of the pair of optical interfaces comprises a suitably transparent element adapted to permit optical radiation in one or more wavelength regions of interest to travel between internal the probe head and the opening, the probe head further comprising a movable diaphragm in which a one of the pair of optical interfaces is located for movement therewith and an actuator operably connected to the diaphragm to control its movement so as to vary the length of said path for optical radiation characterised in that the probe head further comprises a hinge system cooperable with the actuator to move the optical interface located in the movable diaphragm in an arc to vary said path length, so as to prevent reflection artefacts due to parallelism between the optical interfaces.
A method in a user equipment configured with a plurality of component carriers, comprising: decoding transmit power control commands from at least one downlink control channel for at least one uplink channel, wherein the at least one uplink channel is to be transmitted in a component carrier of the plurality of component carriers; comparing a commanded transmit power for the at least one uplink channel with a configured maximum transmit power of the component carrier; freezing an accumulative power control parameter for a PUSCH on the component carrier when the transmit power of the PUSCH reaches the configured maximum transmit power of the component carrier; applying a power offset to a power level of a sounding reference signal on the component carrier when the APC parameter is frozen, wherein the SRS power level is increased; and transmitting the at least one uplink channel in the component carrier. decoding transmit power control commands from at least one downlink control channel for at least one uplink channel, wherein the at least one uplink channel is to be transmitted in a component carrier of the plurality of component carriers; comparing a commanded transmit power for the at least one uplink channel with a configured maximum transmit power of the component carrier; freezing an accumulative power control parameter for a PUSCH on the component carrier when the transmit power of the PUSCH reaches the configured maximum transmit power of the component carrier; applying a power offset to a power level of a sounding reference signal on the component carrier when the APC parameter is frozen, wherein the SRS power level is increased; and transmitting the at least one uplink channel in the component carrier.
A device for use in disposing of a pharmaceutical composition, the device comprising: a support (110,310) having an open planar surface; an activated carbon layer (160,360) present on the surface; a cover for at least partially covering a pharmaceutical composition when stably associated with the activated carbon layer (160,360); and an adhesive (150,350) for stably associating a pharmaceutical composition with the activated carbon layer (160,360) upon application of the pharmaceutical composition to the activated carbon layer (160, 360), wherein the adhesive (150,350) is present on a surface of the support (110,310) at a perimeter area at least partially surrounding the activated carbon layer (160,360) or is combined with the activated carbon layer (160,360), and wherein the cover is provided for covering the pharmaceutical composition after it has been contacted with the activated carbon layer (160,360). a support (110,310) having an open planar surface; an activated carbon layer (160,360) present on the surface; a cover for at least partially covering a pharmaceutical composition when stably associated with the activated carbon layer (160,360); and an adhesive (150,350) for stably associating a pharmaceutical composition with the activated carbon layer (160,360) upon application of the pharmaceutical composition to the activated carbon layer (160, 360), wherein the adhesive (150,350) is present on a surface of the support (110,310) at a perimeter area at least partially surrounding the activated carbon layer (160,360) or is combined with the activated carbon layer (160,360), and wherein the cover is provided for covering the pharmaceutical composition after it has been contacted with the activated carbon layer (160,360).
A protective layer transfer sheet which comprises a substrate, a protective layer peelably formed on the substrate, wherein the protective layer comprises one or both of a cellulose ester having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not less than 15000 and not more than 30000 and a vinyl chloride - vinyl acetate copolymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not less than 15000 and not more than 30000, and a cellulose ester having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not more than 7000, wherein the ratio of the total content of the components and to the total solid content in the protective layer is not less than 70 % by mass, and wherein the ratio of the content of the component to the total mass of the components and is not less than 10 % by mass and not more than 30 % by mass.
A device for sealingly transferring a liquid from a canister to a tank, the device including: - a generally cylindrical-shaped drawing nozzle which extends axially along a drawing axis from a first end, to a second end equipped with at least one main sleeve, said sleeve being designed to be sealingly connected on the neck of the canister, - a drawing pipe which has a first end linked on the drawing nozzle and a second end adapted to be linked on the tank in order to allow the drawing of the liquid from the canister to the tank, and - a rinsing pipe which has a first end linked on the drawing nozzle and a second end adapted to be linked on a source of a rinsing fluid, to inject said rinsing fluid into the canister, characterized in that the drawing nozzle includes a rinsing lance which is linked on the first end of the rinsing pipe and which is mounted so as to slide axially along the drawing axis, between a rest position in which the rinsing lance is retracted into the drawing nozzle and a rinsing position in which the rinsing lance is deployed to rinse the inner walls of the canister. - a generally cylindrical-shaped drawing nozzle which extends axially along a drawing axis from a first end, to a second end equipped with at least one main sleeve, said sleeve being designed to be sealingly connected on the neck of the canister, - a drawing pipe which has a first end linked on the drawing nozzle and a second end adapted to be linked on the tank in order to allow the drawing of the liquid from the canister to the tank, and - a rinsing pipe which has a first end linked on the drawing nozzle and a second end adapted to be linked on a source of a rinsing fluid, to inject said rinsing fluid into the canister,
A system for receiving digital information transmitted over four channels of a multichannel communications medium using a balanced vector signaling code derived from the order 4 Hadamard matrix, the system comprising: a line receiver configured to accept physical signals from each of the channels to produce received signals, wherein one of the physical signals was transmitted with an opposite sign and a magnitude three times larger than the each of the other physical signals; multiple mode detectors for producing three analog outputs corresponding to detected transmission modes, each mode detector configured to compare a first sum of received signals from two selected channels and a second sum of received signals from the remaining two channels according to a respective input permutation of a group of input permutations associated with the order 4 Hadamard matrix to produce a respective analog output detected transmission mode; a Decision Feedback Equalizer DFE configured to produce at least one correction signal derived from a previously detected transmission mode, and to sum the correction signal with at least one of the analog outputs produced by the multiple mode detectors; and comparators configured to receive the sum of the correction signal and the analog outputs from the multiple mode detectors and to convert the sum to digital values. a line receiver configured to accept physical signals from each of the channels to produce received signals, wherein one of the physical signals was transmitted with an opposite sign and a magnitude three times larger than the each of the other physical signals; multiple mode detectors for producing three analog outputs corresponding to detected transmission modes, each mode detector configured to compare a first sum of received signals from two selected channels and a second sum of received signals from the remaining two channels according to a respective input permutation of a group of input permutations associated with the order 4 Hadamard matrix to produce a respective analog output detected transmission mode; a Decision Feedback Equalizer DFE configured to produce at least one correction signal derived from a previously detected transmission mode, and to sum the correction signal with at least one of the analog outputs produced by the multiple mode detectors; and comparators configured to receive the sum of the correction signal and the analog outputs from the multiple mode detectors and to convert the sum to digital values.
A clutch control system for controlling a clutch which connects an engine with an associated vehicle driveline which includes a multi-ratio gearbox, the system having an actuator which can be operated by a vehicle driver to engage and disengage the clutch, the actuator also being operable by the control system to move the clutch between fully engaged and fully released positions through a range of positions allowing variable levels of clutch slip in order to automatically reduce torsional vibrations in the associated vehicle driveline, the clutch control system being characterised in that the control system is configured to recognise a plurality of predetermined Vehicle Operation Modes of the associated vehicle defined by the combination of a Clutch Slip Status criterion, whether the clutch is slipping, stick slipping, stuck, closed or open, with one or more of the operating criteria of Manual Clutch Position Control Input Interface Status, the current clutch position selected by a driver of the associated vehicle, Release Bearing Position Status, the current position of a clutch release bearing, and Slip Velocity Demand Status, the clutch slip velocity demanded by the clutch control system, and, dependent on the recognised Vehicle Operation Mode, the control system applies a different clutch control strategy to achieve the required level of clutch slip to damp vibration in the driveline and provide a smooth transition between the different Vehicle Operation Modes.
An ornamental laminate film made from at least an inside film and an outside film, provided with a letter and/or a pattern by printing and as a raised part protruding toward the outside film, wherein at least a part of the letter and/or the pattern has a metallic luster and differs in at least one of hue, brightness, chroma and glossiness from a region other than the letter and/or the pattern, and the raised part is formed along at least a part of the letter and/or the pattern, characterized in that the inside film comprises polyethylene or polypropylene, and the outside film comprises stretched nylon or stretched polyethylene terephthalate.
A method for controlling a portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500), the portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500) comprising one or more image sensors, a microphone array, a communication subsystem, and a see-through display, the method comprising: establishing a coordinate frame for an environment based upon data from at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors; conducting communication with a device in the environment via a communication subsystem to direct the device in the environment to alter a physical manifestation of the device in the environment, wherein the physical manifestation is at least one of a display output and an audio output detectable by the at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors; discovering, via the at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors, a location of the physical manifestation of the device based on an alteration of the physical manifestation of the device in the environment; assigning a device location for the device in the environment in the coordinate frame based upon the location of the physical manifestation; modifying an augmented reality image displayed via the see-through display, by the portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500) based upon a change in relative position between the portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500) and the device in the environment by modifying a portion of the augmented reality image that corresponds to the device location to avoid occlusion of a view of the device in the environment, by the augmented reality image. establishing a coordinate frame for an environment based upon data from at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors; conducting communication with a device in the environment via a communication subsystem to direct the device in the environment to alter a physical manifestation of the device in the environment, wherein the physical manifestation is at least one of a display output and an audio output detectable by the at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors; discovering, via the at least one of one or more image sensors and one or more acoustic sensors, a location of the physical manifestation of the device based on an alteration of the physical manifestation of the device in the environment; assigning a device location for the device in the environment in the coordinate frame based upon the location of the physical manifestation; modifying an augmented reality image displayed via the see-through display, by the portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500) based upon a change in relative position between the portable augmented reality computing device (301, 500) and the device in the environment by modifying a portion of the augmented reality image that corresponds to the device location to avoid occlusion of a view of the device in the environment, by the augmented reality image.
A latch assembly for an access door of a storage compartment in a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising: a locking bar configured to be movable into (i) an engaged configuration which enables the access door to be placed and held into a closed position and (ii) a disengaged configuration which permits the access door to be placed into an opened position; characterized by an automatic locking mechanism including a shape memory alloy actuator configured to be coupled to the access door, the automatic locking mechanism further including a locking feature operably coupled to at least a portion of the locking bar (5, 5'), the locking feature configured to engage and disengage the SMA actuator as the locking bar (5, 5') respectively moves between the engaged and disengaged configurations, and when the access door is placed into the closed position and the locking feature is engaged with the SMA actuator and the SMA actuator is electrically energized to move into a locked position to prohibit the locking feature from moving, the locking bar (5, 5') is prohibited from moving and locks the access door in the closed position. a locking bar configured to be movable into (i) an engaged configuration which enables the access door to be placed and held into a closed position and (ii) a disengaged configuration which permits the access door to be placed into an opened position; (i) an engaged configuration which enables the access door to be placed and held into a closed position and (ii) a disengaged configuration which permits the access door to be placed into an opened position; characterized by an automatic locking mechanism including a shape memory alloy actuator configured to be coupled to the access door, the automatic locking mechanism further including a locking feature operably coupled to at least a portion of the locking bar (5, 5'), the locking feature configured to engage and disengage the SMA actuator as the locking bar (5, 5') respectively moves between the engaged and disengaged configurations, and when the access door is placed into the closed position and the locking feature is engaged with the SMA actuator and the SMA actuator is electrically energized to move into a locked position to prohibit the locking feature from moving, the locking bar (5, 5') is prohibited from moving and locks the access door in the closed position.
A method of determining if a subject has a mild cognitive impairment, the method comprising: a) measuring, in an exhaled sample that has been taken from a body of a subject, the concentration of one or both VOCs selected from the group consisting of hexanal and heptanal; b) comparing the concentration measured in a) with a reference concentration; and c) determining that if the concentration measured in a) is more than about 5% higher than the reference concentration, it is indicative that the subject has or will develop a MCI. a) measuring, in an exhaled sample that has been taken from a body of a subject, the concentration of one or both VOCs selected from the group consisting of hexanal and heptanal; b) comparing the concentration measured in a) with a reference concentration; and c) determining that if the concentration measured in a) is more than about 5% higher than the reference concentration, it is indicative that the subject has or will develop a MCI.