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A method for marking an existing article, comprising: forming a raised pad on a substrate of the existing article using a material addition process by applying a first material to a first surface of the substrate to form a first layer of the raised pad and applying a second material to the first layer to form a second layer of the raised pad; forming a design on a surface of the raised pad; characterized in that the substrate includes a surface material comprising a first elastic modulus, the first material comprising a second elastic modulus, the first elastic modulus being greater than the second elastic modulus; the second material comprises a third elastic modulus, the third elastic modulus being greater than the second elastic modulus; wherein the first material is applied to the substrate via at least one of a cold spray process, a thermal spray process, and a laser metal powder addition process; and wherein the second material is applied to the first material via at least one of the cold spray process, the thermal spray process, and the laser metal powder addition process. forming a raised pad on a substrate of the existing article using a material addition process by applying a first material to a first surface of the substrate to form a first layer of the raised pad and applying a second material to the first layer to form a second layer of the raised pad; forming a design on a surface of the raised pad; characterized in that the substrate includes a surface material comprising a first elastic modulus, the first material comprising a second elastic modulus, the first elastic modulus being greater than the second elastic modulus; the second material comprises a third elastic modulus, the third elastic modulus being greater than the second elastic modulus; wherein the first material is applied to the substrate via at least one of a cold spray process, a thermal spray process, and a laser metal powder addition process; and wherein the second material is applied to the first material via at least one of the cold spray process, the thermal spray process, and the laser metal powder addition process.
An isolated antibody comprising a heavy chain immunoglobulin variable domain sequence and a light chain immunoglobulin variable domain sequence, wherein the antibody binds to an epitope of a luteinizing hormone receptor, and wherein: a) HC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:1, and LC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:5, or b) HC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:4, and LC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:8. a) HC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:1, and LC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:5, or b) HC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:4, and LC has the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:8.
A method for attaching a cover glass to an enclosure of a portable computing device, the method comprising: forming a body of the enclosure from a single piece of material, the body defining a cavity and including: a bottom portion; a sidewall extending from the bottom portion and defining: a support ledge; an exterior surface having a profile including an apex defined by a junction between a sloped surface extending from a top comer of the sidewall and a curved surface extending from the bottom portion, the exterior surface defining part of an exterior surface of the portable computing device, wherein the sloped surface defines a line extending from the top comer of the sidewall at an angle and the apex is positioned on the line; and an interior surface defining a recess in the sidewall, the recess extending beneath the support ledge; positioning a display assembly within the cavity; applying an adhesive to the support ledge in the enclosure; and adhesively attaching the cover glass to the support ledge. forming a body of the enclosure from a single piece of material, the body defining a cavity and including: a bottom portion; a sidewall extending from the bottom portion and defining: a support ledge; an exterior surface having a profile including an apex defined by a junction between a sloped surface extending from a top comer of the sidewall and a curved surface extending from the bottom portion, the exterior surface defining part of an exterior surface of the portable computing device, wherein the sloped surface defines a line extending from the top comer of the sidewall at an angle and the apex is positioned on the line; and an interior surface defining a recess in the sidewall, the recess extending beneath the support ledge; a bottom portion; a sidewall extending from the bottom portion and defining: a support ledge; an exterior surface having a profile including an apex defined by a junction between a sloped surface extending from a top comer of the sidewall and a curved surface extending from the bottom portion, the exterior surface defining part of an exterior surface of the portable computing device, wherein the sloped surface defines a line extending from the top comer of the sidewall at an angle and the apex is positioned on the line; and an interior surface defining a recess in the sidewall, the recess extending beneath the support ledge; a support ledge; an exterior surface having a profile including an apex defined by a junction between a sloped surface extending from a top comer of the sidewall and a curved surface extending from the bottom portion, the exterior surface defining part of an exterior surface of the portable computing device, wherein the sloped surface defines a line extending from the top comer of the sidewall at an angle and the apex is positioned on the line; and an interior surface defining a recess in the sidewall, the recess extending beneath the support ledge; positioning a display assembly within the cavity; applying an adhesive to the support ledge in the enclosure; and adhesively attaching the cover glass to the support ledge.
A method for flexible bearer handling in a communications network, the method being performed by a network node, comprising the steps of: acquiring packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data units, PDUs carrying first signal radio bearers, SRB1, second signal radio bearers, SRB2, and data radio bearers, DRB; encapsulating individual PDCP PDUs into individual frames at at least one protocol layer above a bottom-most protocol layer, wherein each frame comprises a first signal radio bearer, SRB1, a second signal radio bearer, SRB2, or a data radio bearer, DRB; and switching said individual frames towards a packet switched network, wherein the step of individually switching comprises: forwarding (S106b) said individual frames comprising the SRB1 to a radio resource control, RRC, acting-entity in the network; forwarding (S106c) said individual frames comprising the SRB2 to an S1-AP and non access stratum, NAS, acting-entity in the network; and forwarding (S106d) said individual frames comprising the DRB to a serving gateway, SGW, acting entity in the network. acquiring packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data units, PDUs carrying first signal radio bearers, SRB1, second signal radio bearers, SRB2, and data radio bearers, DRB; encapsulating individual PDCP PDUs into individual frames at at least one protocol layer above a bottom-most protocol layer, wherein each frame comprises a first signal radio bearer, SRB1, a second signal radio bearer, SRB2, or a data radio bearer, DRB; and switching said individual frames towards a packet switched network, wherein the step of individually switching comprises: forwarding (S106b) said individual frames comprising the SRB1 to a radio resource control, RRC, acting-entity in the network; forwarding (S106c) said individual frames comprising the SRB2 to an S1-AP and non access stratum, NAS, acting-entity in the network; and forwarding (S106d) said individual frames comprising the DRB to a serving gateway, SGW, acting entity in the network. forwarding (S106b) said individual frames comprising the SRB1 to a radio resource control, RRC, acting-entity in the network; forwarding (S106c) said individual frames comprising the SRB2 to an S1-AP and non access stratum, NAS, acting-entity in the network; and forwarding (S106d) said individual frames comprising the DRB to a serving gateway, SGW, acting entity in the network.
A method for producing radio-frequency identification, RFID, transponders arranged on a carrying substrate, comprising: providing a first substrate, the first substrate having at least one antenna element arranged thereon, and preferably several antenna elements arranged sequentially thereon along a longitudinal extension of the first substrate, each antenna element being formed by an electrically conductive pattern; providing a second substrate, the second substrate having at least one RFID strap, each RFID strap comprising an integrated circuit and at least one contact pad coupled to the IC, and preferably several RFID straps being arranged sequentially along a longitudinal extension of the second substrate; and electrically connecting an antenna element on the first substrate to the at least one contact pad on the second substrate by bringing said first and second substrates together, thereby bringing said antenna element in mechanical contact with said at least one contact pad, characterised by heating the contact pad(s) to a temperature at least equal to a characteristic melting point of said at least contact pads, thereby electrically connecting the antenna element to said at least one contact pad. providing a first substrate, the first substrate having at least one antenna element arranged thereon, and preferably several antenna elements arranged sequentially thereon along a longitudinal extension of the first substrate, each antenna element being formed by an electrically conductive pattern; providing a second substrate, the second substrate having at least one RFID strap, each RFID strap comprising an integrated circuit and at least one contact pad coupled to the IC, and preferably several RFID straps being arranged sequentially along a longitudinal extension of the second substrate; and electrically connecting an antenna element on the first substrate to the at least one contact pad on the second substrate by bringing said first and second substrates together, thereby bringing said antenna element in mechanical contact with said at least one contact pad, characterised by heating the contact pad(s) to a temperature at least equal to a characteristic melting point of said at least contact pads, thereby electrically connecting the antenna element to said at least one contact pad. bringing said first and second substrates together, thereby bringing said antenna element in mechanical contact with said at least one contact pad, characterised by heating the contact pad(s) to a temperature at least equal to a characteristic melting point of said at least contact pads, thereby electrically connecting the antenna element to said at least one contact pad.
An exhaust discharge assembly (100, 500) for a multi-cylinder motor vehicle internal combustion engine with a cylinder head (102, 202, 502) comprising at least one valve outlet duct (106, 108; 110, 112; 114, 116; 118, 120; 122, 124; 126, 128) per cylinder (260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270), wherein a single valve outlet duct (106, 108; 110, 112; 114, 116; 118, 120; 122, 124; 126, 128) of a cylinder (260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270) forms a cylinder outlet duct (130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240) or a plurality of valve outlet ducts (106, 108; 110, 112; 114, 116; 118, 120; 122, 124; 126, 128) of a cylinder (260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270) are merged within the cylinder head (102, 202, 502) to form a cylinder outlet duct (130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240), wherein at least two cylinder outlet ducts (130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240) are merged within the cylinder head (102, 202, 502) to form a cylinder-head outlet duct (242, 244), and with an exhaust manifold (104, 304, 504) with a first exhaust-receiving duct (142, 342) for directly receiving exhaust from a plurality of cylinders (260, 262, 264), and with at least one further exhaust-receiving duct (144, 344) for directly receiving exhaust from a plurality of cylinders (266, 268, 270), wherein a gas blowby from the cylinder head (102, 202, 502) to the exhaust manifold (104, 304, 504) takes place in individually directed manner dependent on the cylinder-head outlet duct, characterised in that the exhaust manifold (104, 304, 504) has an exhaust discharge duct (146, 148, 346, 348) arranged eccentrically to the cylinders (260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270), so that the first exhaust-receiving duct (142, 342) of the exhaust manifold (104, 304, 504) is longer and the at least one further exhaust-receiving duct (144, 344) of the exhaust manifold (104, 304, 504) is shorter.
A wireless communication method, said method comprising: receiving, at a femtocell base station operating in a cellular network, from a user equipment, a signal indicating a preference for communicating on an unlicensed band; considering, at said femtocell base station, the signal indicating a preference for communicating on an unlicensed band; identifying a plurality of unlicensed bands available for communication between the femtocell base station and the user equipment; prioritizing the plurality of unlicensed bands; selecting, at said femtocell base station, an unlicensed band for communication based upon said prioritizing; modifying, at said femtocell base station, an LTE communication protocol comprising a physical layer component to enable communication on said selected unlicensed band; and transmitting, from said femtocell base station, data on said selected unlicensed band using said modified LTE communication protocol to a user equipment. receiving, at a femtocell base station operating in a cellular network, from a user equipment, a signal indicating a preference for communicating on an unlicensed band; considering, at said femtocell base station, the signal indicating a preference for communicating on an unlicensed band; identifying a plurality of unlicensed bands available for communication between the femtocell base station and the user equipment; prioritizing the plurality of unlicensed bands; selecting, at said femtocell base station, an unlicensed band for communication based upon said prioritizing; modifying, at said femtocell base station, an LTE communication protocol comprising a physical layer component to enable communication on said selected unlicensed band; and transmitting, from said femtocell base station, data on said selected unlicensed band using said modified LTE communication protocol to a user equipment.
An apparatus, comprising: a printed wiring board; and a radio IC device coupled to a ground electrode of the printed wiring board, wherein the radio IC device comprises: a radio IC processing transmitted and received signals, and a feed circuit including a resonance circuit and/or a matching circuit and having an inductance element electrically connected to or electromagnetically coupled to the radio IC; wherein the feed circuit is arranged such that the inductance element of the feed circuit is electromagnetically coupled to a radiation plate, characterized in that the ground electrode of the printed wiring board serves as the radiation plate for the transmitted and received signals, and a part of the inductance element overlaps the ground electrode in plan view such that the inductance element is coupled with a magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the edge of the ground electrode, the current generated by a received reader signal. a printed wiring board; and a radio IC device coupled to a ground electrode of the printed wiring board, wherein the radio IC device comprises: a radio IC processing transmitted and received signals, and a feed circuit including a resonance circuit and/or a matching circuit and having an inductance element electrically connected to or electromagnetically coupled to the radio IC; a radio IC processing transmitted and received signals, and a feed circuit including a resonance circuit and/or a matching circuit and having an inductance element electrically connected to or electromagnetically coupled to the radio IC; wherein the feed circuit is arranged such that the inductance element of the feed circuit is electromagnetically coupled to a radiation plate, characterized in that the ground electrode of the printed wiring board serves as the radiation plate for the transmitted and received signals, and a part of the inductance element overlaps the ground electrode in plan view such that the inductance element is coupled with a magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the edge of the ground electrode, the current generated by a received reader signal.
A method of making a patterned film article comprising: a) providing a substrate with a layer of a composition comprising: i. an acrylic copolymer having crosslinks with at least one group having the formula -O-C(R 2)(R 3)-O-, wherein R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; and ii. a photoacid generator; and b) irradiating the layer in a preselected pattern to cleave at least a portion of the crosslinks; wherein the copolymer comprises polymerized units derived from one or more non-cyclic alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer(s) having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the step of irradiation causes the photoacid generator to cleave, thereby releasing acid and the incipient acid that catalyze the cleavage of a portion of the crosslinks. a) providing a substrate with a layer of a composition comprising: i. an acrylic copolymer having crosslinks with at least one group having the formula -O-C(R 2)(R 3)-O-, wherein R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; and ii. a photoacid generator; and i. an acrylic copolymer having crosslinks with at least one group having the formula -O-C(R 2)(R 3)-O-, wherein R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; and ii. a photoacid generator; and b) irradiating the layer in a preselected pattern to cleave at least a portion of the crosslinks; wherein the copolymer comprises polymerized units derived from one or more non-cyclic alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer(s) having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the step of irradiation causes the photoacid generator to cleave, thereby releasing acid and the incipient acid that catalyze the cleavage of a portion of the crosslinks.
A laser sensor module, comprising: a first laser source configured to emit first modulated laser light a circuitry configured to drive the first laser source with a first modulated driving current to cause the first laser source to emit first modulated laser light, and a detector configured to detect said first modulated laser light which induces a photocurrent with variations resulting from the modulation of said first modulated laser light, wherein the laser sensor module further comprises a second laser source configured to emit second modulated light wherein the circuitry is configured to drive the second laser source with a second modulated driving current to cause the second laser source to emit second modulated light, and the detector is configured to detect said second modulated light wherein the circuitry is configured to adapt the amplitude of the second modulated driving current to induce a contribution to the photocurrent which compensates for the variations of the photocurrent induced by the laser light of the first laser source. a first laser source configured to emit first modulated laser light a circuitry configured to drive the first laser source with a first modulated driving current to cause the first laser source to emit first modulated laser light, and a detector configured to detect said first modulated laser light which induces a photocurrent with variations resulting from the modulation of said first modulated laser light, wherein the laser sensor module further comprises a second laser source configured to emit second modulated light wherein the circuitry is configured to drive the second laser source with a second modulated driving current to cause the second laser source to emit second modulated light, and the detector is configured to detect said second modulated light wherein the circuitry is configured to adapt the amplitude of the second modulated driving current to induce a contribution to the photocurrent which compensates for the variations of the photocurrent induced by the laser light of the first laser source.
A toroidal continuously variable transmission comprising: input and output discs (13, 14) arranged so as to be opposed to each other; a power roller sandwiched between the input disc and the output disc so as to be tiltable, the power roller being configured to transmit rotational driving force of the input disc to the output disc at a transmission ratio corresponding to a tilting angle of the power roller; a trunnion supporting the power roller and configured to be tiltable about a tilt axis of the power roller and reciprocatable in a direction along the tilt axis, the trunnion including a main body portion and a shaft portion, the main body portion supporting the power roller, the shaft portion extending in the direction along the tilt axis; a piston (31, 32) attached to the shaft portion so as to be externally fitted to the shaft portion; and a cylinder forming a pressure chamber (37, 38) which makes the piston (31, 32) reciprocate in the direction along the tilt axis, characterized in that an inside gap (G3, G4) is formed entirely between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the trunnion and an inner peripheral surface of the piston (31, 32) in the direction along the tilt axis such that the piston (31, 32) is movable relative to the trunnion in a radial direction. input and output discs (13, 14) arranged so as to be opposed to each other; a power roller sandwiched between the input disc and the output disc so as to be tiltable, the power roller being configured to transmit rotational driving force of the input disc to the output disc at a transmission ratio corresponding to a tilting angle of the power roller; a trunnion supporting the power roller and configured to be tiltable about a tilt axis of the power roller and reciprocatable in a direction along the tilt axis, the trunnion including a main body portion and a shaft portion, the main body portion supporting the power roller, the shaft portion extending in the direction along the tilt axis; a piston (31, 32) attached to the shaft portion so as to be externally fitted to the shaft portion; and a cylinder forming a pressure chamber (37, 38) which makes the piston (31, 32) reciprocate in the direction along the tilt axis, characterized in that an inside gap (G3, G4) is formed entirely between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the trunnion and an inner peripheral surface of the piston (31, 32) in the direction along the tilt axis such that the piston (31, 32) is movable relative to the trunnion in a radial direction.
A method for the manufacture of a metal salt of a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, the method comprising: contacting a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound with a base comprising a metal cation in molten diphenyl sulfone or sulfolane to provide a mixture comprising water, diphenyl sulfone, or sulfolane, and a metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound; and removing water from the mixture in the absence of an azeotrope solvent to form the metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, wherein the metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound comprises less than 3,000 ppm of water. contacting a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound with a base comprising a metal cation in molten diphenyl sulfone or sulfolane to provide a mixture comprising water, diphenyl sulfone, or sulfolane, and a metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound; and removing water from the mixture in the absence of an azeotrope solvent to form the metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, wherein the metal salt of the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound comprises less than 3,000 ppm of water.