Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for pressurizing delivery of a low-temperature liquefied material, and more particularly, to an apparatus for pressurizing delivery of a low-temperature liquefied material, which can convert the low-temperature liquefied material into a high-pressure gas and easily deliver the gas without causing changes in a composition and flashing phenomenon.

Abstract: A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector is interchangeable between a male connector and a female connector by including a pin retainer having a releasable retention device configured to lock the pins in place within the retainer. The retention device may be opened, for example, with a release tool, to free the retention pins for removal of the pins. A method for switching a connector between a male connector configuration and a female connector configuration may be possible as a result of the releasable retention configuration.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for recovering butanol from a fermentation medium. The methods comprise providing a fermentation medium comprising butanol, water, and a recombinant microorganism comprising a butanol biosynthetic pathway, wherein the recombinant microorganism produces butanol; contacting the fermentation medium with a water immiscible organic extractant composition comprising a dry solvent to form a butanol-containing organic phase and an aqueous phase; and recovering the butanol from the butanol-containing organic phase.

Abstract: A neurostimulation system is disclosed herein. The neurostimulation system includes an implantable pulse generator and an implantable therapy lead configured to be electrically coupled to the implantable pulse generator. The implantable therapy lead includes a flexible paddle electrode array with flexible electrodes. Each flexible electrode has a segmented configuration having first and second electrode segments and a flexible bridge or living hinge joining together the first and second electrode segments.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for regulating ion energies in a plasma chamber and chucking a substrate to a substrate support are disclosed. An exemplary method includes placing a substrate in a plasma chamber, forming a plasma in the plasma chamber, controllably switching power to the substrate so as to apply a periodic voltage function (or a modified periodic voltage function) to the substrate, and modulating, over multiple cycles of the periodic voltage function, the periodic voltage function responsive to a defined distribution of energies of ions at the surface of the substrate so as to effectuate the defined distribution of ion energies on a time-averaged basis.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a mount member received in a metallic shell. A tongue portion is integrally formed to a front portion of the mount member. A plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate are held in the mount member and the tongue portion. The front ends of the first and second receptacle terminals are respectively inserted into two opposite surfaces of the tongue portion. Therefore, the first receptacle terminals, the second receptacle terminals, and the grounding plate are positioned with each other securely. Accordingly, when the connector is impacted by an external force, the components of the connector would not be detached from each other easily.

Abstract: An access point and a method for controlling an IoT (Internet of Things) device, using the access point. The method includes receiving a request for a service list from a user terminal through a smart access point communication with one or more IoT devices provided in one space; providing a list of virtual objects which are able to be provided out of virtual objects corresponding to the one or more IoT devices to the user terminal as the service list; receiving a control service request generated from the service list of the user terminal; identifying an IoT device corresponding to the control service request and requesting the identified IoT device for IoT control; and renewing a state of a virtual object corresponding to the identified IoT device based on a response of the identified IoT device and transmitting information on the state renewal to the user terminal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing inter-lane power management includes de-energizing one or more execution lanes upon a determination that the one or more execution lanes are to be predicated. Energy from the predicated execution lanes is redistributed to one or more active execution lanes.

Abstract: The invention described herein is a very thin flat panel LED luminaire, including a flat baseboard, a flat reflection panel, a flat acrylic panel, a flat diffusion panel, LED bar, and aluminum encasement frame which combines with the baseboard to form the chassis for the luminaire. The LED bar is placed along either or both sides of the stack. The acrylic panel is printed with a mesh-like mask pattern of dots in a pattern in which the density of the pattern is decreases the farther away from the LED bar the pattern is, differentially coupling the light from the point source LED bar from the reflection panel into the flat acrylic panel so that illumination across the luminaire is substantially uniform.

Abstract: An enhancement-mode n-type field effect transistor is disclosed to have a metal oxide channel layer, a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The metal oxide channel layer has a material selected from SnO2, ITO, ZnO, SnO2 and In2O3. The metal oxide channel layer has a thickness less than a threshold value to exhibit pinch-off behavior in transfer characteristics and has a mobility trend without saturation under positive operational voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal-organic framework composite including a host metal-organic framework, and nano metal-organic frameworks embedded in the host metal-organic framework. The host metal-organic framework and the nana metal-organic frameworks include different metals and organic ligands. The metal-organic framework composite has a structure in which the nano metal-organic frameworks are embedded in the host metal-organic framework. Due to this structure, defects are formed at the interfaces between the host metal-organic framework and the nano metal-organic frameworks, enabling the application of the metal-organic framework composite to gas storages with greatly improved gas storage efficiency. The metal-organic framework composite can be used as a gas adsorbent with very high efficiency due to its very large specific surface area. Also disclosed are a method for producing the metal-organic framework composite and a gas storage using the metal-organic framework composite.

Abstract: Improved catalyst supports, supported catalyst, and method of preparing and using the catalysts for the hydrodesulfurization of a residuum hydrocarbon feedstock are disclosed. The catalyst supports comprise titania alumina having 5 wt % or less titania and have greater than 70% of their pore volume in pores having a diameter between 70 ? and 130 ? and less than 2% in pores having a diameter above 1000 ?. Catalysts prepared from the supports contain Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals or metal compounds, and optionally phosphorus, supported on the titania alumina supports. Catalysts in accordance with the invention exhibit improved sulfur and MCR conversion in hydrotreating processes.

Abstract: Briefly, methods and apparatus to rebalance workloads among processing cores utilizing a hybrid work donation and work stealing technique are disclosed that improve workload imbalances within processing devices such as, for example, GPUs. In one example, the methods and apparatus allow for workload distribution between a first processing core and a second processing core by providing queue elements from one or more workgroup queues associated with workgroups executing on the first processing core to a first donation queue that may also be associated with the workgroups executing on the first processing core. The method and apparatus also determine if a queue level of the first donation queue is beyond a threshold, and if so, steal one or more queue elements from a second donation queue associated with workgroups executing on the second processing core.

Abstract: A flip-chip light emitting diode, including a substrate, an N-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a P-type semiconductor layer series mounted along a height direction of the flip-chip light emitting diode. A P electrode is formed on the P-type semiconductor layer and an N electrode is formed on the N-type semiconductor. A top surface of the substrate is away from the light emitting layer. A plurality of micron main portions is formed on the top surface. An outer surface of each main body has a plurality of nanometer protrusions. A method for manufacturing the flip chip light emitting diode is also provided.

Abstract: A method of producing a composite nanoparticle (M-AxOy), having: generating, in an inert gas, an alloy (A-M) nanoparticle, which contains 0.1 at. % to 30 at. % of a noble metal (M), with the balance being a base metal (A) and inevitable impurities, and which has a particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, to heat the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle and to bring the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle into contact with a supplied oxidizing gas during transportation of the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle with the inert gas, to oxidize the base metal component (A) in the floating alloy (A-M) nanoparticle, and to phase separate into the thus-oxidized base metal component (AxOy) and the noble metal component (M), to thereby obtain a composite nanoparticle (M-AxOy) having one noble metal particle (M) combined to the surface of a particulate base metal oxide (AxOy).

Abstract: The disclosure of the present application includes a light pipe assembly having a light pipe with a proximal end, an opposing distal end, a length between the proximal end and the distal end, and a surface, the surface having an emitting portion and an overlay portion, where the light pipe is a material capable of transmitting light with a first refractive index; and a reflective secondary surface having a second refractive index and a width, the reflective secondary surface positioned adjacent the overlay portion of the light pipe, where the first refractive index is greater than the refractive index of air, and the second refractive index is greater than the first refractive index. In at least one embodiment, the reflective secondary surface is a non-metallic material capable of reflecting light. In at least one embodiment, the width of the reflective secondary surface varies along the length of the light pipe.

Abstract: A method for regulating gas flows into and out of a patient includes repetitively forcing respiratory gases out of the lungs. Respiratory gases are prevented from entering back into the lungs during a time between when respiratory gases are forced out of the lungs. Periodically, an oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the lungs.

Abstract: Methods of concentrating beads in a droplet and/or loading beads on a fluidic device are provided, including among other things, a method of concentrating beads in a droplet, the method comprising: (a) providing a droplet actuator comprising: (i) an interior droplet operations volume; and (ii) a reservoir exterior to the interior volume; (iii) a droplet established in a liquid path extending from the reservoir into the interior volume; (b) providing magnetically responsive beads in the portion of the droplet which is in the reservoir; (c) magnetically attracting the magnetically responsive beads through the liquid path into the portion of the droplet which is in the interior volume; and (d) forming a droplet comprising one or more of the magnetically responsive beads in the interior volume.

Abstract: In one form, a flip-flop comprises a master latch, a slave latch, and a multiplexer. The master latch has an input for receiving a data input signal, and an output, and operates in transparent and latching modes during respective first and second phases of a clock signal. The slave latch has an input coupled to the output of the master latch, and an output, and operates in the transparent and latching modes during the second and first phases of the clock signal, respectively. The multiplexer has a first input coupled to the output of the slave latch, a second input coupled to the output of the master latch, and an output for providing a data output signal, and provides the first input to the output during the first phase of the clock signal, and the second input to the output during the second phase of the clock signal.

Abstract: Connector assemblies having an adjustable polarity are described. For example, at least two ferrules may be arranged in a housing of the connector assembly within independent frame plugs in a certain polarity. A top portion of the housing may be removed to allow access to the frame plugs. Accordingly, an installer may open the housing, switch the polarity of the ferrules, and then re-couple the top portion to the housing. In another example, the connector assembly may include a latch that may rotate about the connector assembly from a first polarity position to a second polarity position. The connector assembly may include a compression element that may facilitate the rotation of the latch when the compression element is compressed. In this manner, the latch may be rotated to a different polarity position to allow the connector assembly to be connected to an adapter using a different polarity.