Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes for phase analysis of calcium sulfate materials useful in making gypsum products. In various aspects, the disclosure provides processes for providing a computer-implemented system for determining a phase content of a test calcium sulfate material; processes for determining the phase content of a test calcium sulfate material; processes for providing stucco feedstocks; and production processes for gypsum products.

Abstract: A product packaging tape winding device includes a moving bracket, a rotating shaft which is rotatably mounted on the moving bracket, and two groups of reels. The rotating shaft has two shaft parts extending from both sides of the moving bracket. The two groups of reels are installed on respective ones of the two shaft parts of the rotating shaft to rotate with the rotating shaft. The device is adapted such that when one group of reels has been fully wound with the product packaging tape, the moving bracket is moved to move the one group of reels from a working position to a standby position and move the other group of reels from the standby position to the working position, so as to continue winding the product packaging tape with the other group of reels.

Abstract: A robotic labeling system includes a package locating system, a package identification system having a scanning device configured to scan an identification tag on the package to identify an orientation of the package in the labeling station, and a label application system including a label printer and a label applicator. The label printer prints at least one label for the package. The label applicator includes a multi-axis robot having an arm movable in three-dimensional space. The label applicator has a portrait end effector coupled to the arm configured to transport the label from the label printer to the package in a portrait orientation. The label applicator has a landscape end effector coupled to the arm configured to transport the label from the label printer to the package in a landscape orientation. The label applicator is operated based on the orientation of the package in the labeling station as determined by the scanning device.

Abstract: A fingerprint identification module includes a light guiding member, a flexible circuit board, two light emitting members, and a fingerprint identification chip. The light guiding member includes a bottom and a protruding edge. The protruding edge surrounds to form a first space. A first through-hole is formed on the bottom. The flexible circuit board is disposed in the first space and has a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion connected in sequence. The first portion goes out of the light guiding member through the first through-hole. The third portion faces a direction opposite to the bottom. The second portion and the fourth portion face the bottom of the light guiding member. The light emitting members are disposed on the flexible circuit board and face the light guiding member. The fingerprint identification chip is disposed on the third portion of the flexible circuit board.

Abstract: A film inspection system includes a film positioner having a film holder configured to hold a printed film having a printed layer on a substrate of the printed film. The film holder is configured to fix a perimeter of the printed film. The film positioner includes a film stretcher positioned relative to the film holder to interface with the printed film. The film stretcher is movable relative to the film holder to stretch the printed film at a stretch area while the perimeter of the printed film is fixed by the film holder. The film inspection system includes a vision system having an imaging device configured to image the printed film at a scan area within the stretch area. The film holder and the imaging device are movable relative to each other to move the scan area along the printed layer to image the printed layer of the printed film.

Abstract: A reel handling machine includes first and second re-reeling assemblies coupled to a frame. The re-reeling assemblies each include a reel mount supporting a first reel and a re-reel mount supporting a second reel. The re-reeling assemblies operated to unwind a product strip from the first reel and rewind the product strip on the second reel. The reel handling machine includes a reel manipulator positioned proximate to the re-reeling assemblies configured to automatically remove the second reel from the re-reel mount after the product strip is rewound on the second reel and move the second reel to a remote location.

Abstract: A method for driving electro-optic displays including electro-optic material disposed between a common electrode and a backplane. The backplane includes an array of pixel electrodes, each coupled to a transistor. A display controller applies waveforms to the pixel electrodes. The method includes applying first measurement waveforms to a first portion of the pixel electrodes. During each frame of the first measurement waveforms, the same time-dependent voltages are applied to each pixel electrode of the first portion of pixel electrodes. The method includes determining the impedance of the electro-optic material in proximity to the first portion of pixel electrodes based on a measurement of the current flowing through a current measurement circuit and the time-dependent voltages applied to each pixel electrode during the first measurement waveforms, and selecting driving waveforms based on the impedance of the electro-optic material in proximity to the first portion of pixel electrodes.

Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treating corneal disease (e.g., corneal neovascularization. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to rAAV-mediated delivery of an cornea-associated transgene to a subject. In some embodiments, the rAAV transduces the corneal tissue of a subject.

Abstract: A carrier is configured to hold a product carried on a material strip during horizontal conveying of the material strip. The carrier comprises a first holding member positioned on the upper or lower side of the product on the material strip during the horizontal conveying of the material strip and extending along a conveying direction of the material strip. A first contact surface is formed on the side of the first holding member facing the product, the first contact surface is configured to contact the product during the horizontal conveying of the material strip to limit the up and down bouncing movement of the product.

Abstract: The present application provides a pole piece forming apparatus, which may include an incoming structure, a slitter, a plurality of winders and a wrinkle remover. The incoming structure may provide a master pole piece. The slitter may slit the master pole piece into a plurality of pole pieces. The winders may pull the transport of the pole pieces, respective winding devices may wind one corresponding pole piece, and the slitter may be disposed between the incoming structure and the winders. The wrinkle remover may be arranged between the slitter and the winders. The wrinkle remover may include a first roller and a second roller that may be provided opposite to each other, the first roller may include a first rolling part, and the first rolling part and the second roller may be used for rolling an edge of a slitting edge of the pole piece.

Abstract: A layered semiconductor device comprises at least one particle structure disposed on an underlying layer that comprises a particle material in contact with a contact material selected from: a seed material, a co-deposited dielectric material and/or at least one patterning material. A method for controllably selecting formation of the at least one particle structure on an underlying layer during manufacture of the device comprises depositing at least one layer, including the underlying layer, and exposing its surface to a flux of a particle material such that it comes into contact with the contact material, and coalesces to dispose the at least one particle structure on the underlying layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a plurality of layers deposited on a substrate and extending in at least one lateral aspect defined by a lateral axis thereof comprises at least one low(er)-index coating disposed on a first layer surface and at least one EM radiation-modifying layer embedded within the at least one low(er)-index coating and comprising at least one particle structure comprising a deposited material. Embedding the at least one particle structure of the at least one EM radiation-modifying layer within the at least one low(er)-index coating modifies the absorption spectrum of the at least one EM radiation-modifying layer for EM radiation passing at least partially therethrough at a non-zero angle relative to the lateral aspect therein in at least a part of the EM spectrum.

Abstract: Methods and Systems for generating a centerline for an object in an image and computer readable medium are provided. The method includes receiving an image containing the object. The method also includes generating the centerline of the object, by a processor, using a reinforcement learning network configured to predict movement of a virtual agent that traces the centerline in the image. The reinforcement learning network is further configured to perform at least one auxiliary task that detects a bifurcation in a trajectory of the object. The reinforcement learning network is trained by maximizing a cumulative reward and minimizing an auxiliary loss of the at least one auxiliary task. Additionally, the method includes displaying the centerline of the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a testkey structure and a monitoring method with a testkey structure, and the testkey structure includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region, a first gate and a second gate, a first epitaxial layer and a second epitaxial layer, and an input pad and an output pad. The first diffusion region and the second diffusion region are disposed in a substrate. The first gate and the second gate are disposed on a substrate, across the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region respectively. The first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer are respectively disposed on the second diffusion region and the first diffusion region, separately disposed between the first gate and the second gate. The input pad and the output pad are electrically connected to the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer respectively.

Abstract: A magnetic component includes a magnetic core and a first winding module. The magnetic core has two opposite openings and at least one magnetic column. The first winding module has a plurality of annular metal plates disposed around the at least one magnetic column. Each of the annular metal plates has an electrical connection end, an annular portion and a heat-dissipating end. The electrical connection end and the heat-dissipation end are located at the two opposite openings of the magnetic core respectively. A thermal-dissipating area of the heat-dissipating end is greater than a cross-sectional area of a connection portion between the heat-dissipating end and the annular portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device that facilitates absorption of EM radiation thereon and a method manufacturing same. The device extends in at least one lateral aspect. An EM radiation-absorbing layer comprising a discontinuous layer of at least one particle structure comprising a deposited material is deposited on a first layer surface. The particle structures facilitate absorption of EM radiation incident thereon and may comprise a seed about which the deposited material may tend to coalesce, and/or comprise the deposited material co-deposited with a co-deposited dielectric material. The EM radiation-absorbing layer may be disposed on a supporting dielectric layer and/or be covered by a covering dielectric layer. A patterning coating having an initial sticking probability against deposition of the deposited and/or a seed material, on a surface of the patterning coating is less than the initial sticking probability against deposition of the deposited and/or seed material on the second layer surface.

Abstract: A soldering iron head includes a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a positioning slot formed on the bottom surface and extending between the first side surface and the second side surface. The positioning slot is adapted to accommodate and position an exposed end conductor of a cable. The cross section of the positioning slot is trapezoidal in shape, absent a lower bottom. An upper bottom facing side of the trapezoidal cross section of the positioning slot gradually increases in width from the first side surface to the second side surface.

Abstract: An insertion device for inserting a cable assembly into a housing comprises a cable control module and a housing control module. The cable control module includes a terminal clamping device adapted to clamp to two terminals of the cable assembly, and a core wire clamping device adapted to clamp to two core wires of the cable assembly on which the terminals are crimped. The housing control module includes a housing clamping device adapted to hold the housing while the two terminals are inserted into the housing.

Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed over the substrate, a semiconducting layer disposed over the first electrode, a second electrode disposed over the semiconducting layer, the second electrode having a first portion and a second portion, a nucleation inhibition coating disposed over the first portion of the second electrode; and a conductive coating disposed over the second portion of the second electrode, wherein the nucleation inhibition coating is a compound of Formula (I)