Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sealed container lid includes arranging an insulating flange 42 so as to overlap with a terminal flange 32, heating the insulating flange 42 overlapping with the terminal flange 32, pressing the insulating flange 42 on the terminal flange 32 in a state where a pair of pressure portions 55, 56 sandwich the terminal flange 32 and the heated insulating flange 42, and joining the insulating flange 42 to the terminal flange 32, arranging the insulating flange 42 so as to overlap with a lid body 15, heating the insulating flange 42 overlapping with the lid body 15, and a pressing the insulating flange 42 on the lid body 15 in a state where the pair of pressure portions 55, 56 sandwich the lid body 15 and the heated insulating flange 42, and joining the insulating flange 42 to the lid body 15.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for winding flexible material include a rotatable plate assembly rotatably driven by a first rotary shaft, the assembly supporting second and third rotary shafts with corresponding first and second mandrel parts mounted thereon. The first and second mandrel parts each form at least part of a winding spool. The second and third rotary shafts have rotational axes that are parallel to one another and parallel to, but laterally offset from, the rotational axis of the first rotary shaft. The rotation of the plate assembly is coordinated with counter rotation of the first and second mandrel parts. In embodiments, such coordinated rotation occurs during transition operations performed between winding operations that employ the first and second mandrel parts in an ordered sequence one after the other. The flexible material can be cable, wire, tubing, hose, rope, or other filamentary material. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a prismatic can including a terminal hole, an electrode assembly accommodated in an internal space of the can and including a number of electrode tabs, a current collecting plate coupled to the electrode tabs, a rivet terminal coupled to the current collecting plate and extending into the terminal hole via an insulator to be installed on the can, and a sealing stopper coupled to the rivet terminal. The current collecting plate includes a plate-shaped portion and a tubular portion. The plate-shaped portion is coupled to the electrode tabs, and the liquid injection port is in the plate-shaped portion. The tubular portion surrounds the liquid injection port and is connected to one side of the plate portion. The rivet terminal is coupled to the tubular portion to contact an outer wall of the tubular portion, and the sealing stopper covers and seals the tubular portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for treating organic matter-containing liquid waste. The system is able to naturally dry a large amount of organic matter-containing liquid waste with reduced running costs and low capital investments. The system includes: a fermentation apparatus including a sealed container that stores a fermentation material in a storage and depressurizes and heats the storage, and a stirrer, and is configured to decompose organic components in the fermentation material using microorganisms; a treatment area in which a target plant P is placed; a transporter that transports a fermentation product S discharged from the fermentation apparatus after the fermentation of the fermentation material to the treatment area; and a discharger that discharges the fermentation product S from the transporter. The discharger is configured to discharge the fermentation product S toward the target plants P placed in the treatment area from above the target plants P.

Abstract: A management server executes processing including a step (S302) of storing first data when receiving the first data via a DCM (YES in S300), a step (S308) of storing second data when receiving the second data via an indoor controller (YES in S304), a step (S314) of executing electric power control using the second data when the latest transmission times of both data do not coincide with each other (NO in S308), a step (S316) of determining that abnormality occurs on a system when the transmission times coincide with each other (YES in S308) and pieces of battery information do not coincide with each other (NO in S310), and a step (S312) of executing the electric power control using the first data and the second data when the pieces of battery information coincide with each other (YES in S310).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to benzothiazole compounds and to methods of using such compounds. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the compounds described herein, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, to prevent and/or treat a range of diseases, disorders, and conditions.

Abstract: A machine-perspective signal processing method and apparatus are provided. The machine-perspective signal processing method includes selecting a first sensor from among a plurality of sensors, processing output data of the first sensor using first sensor-specific signal processing having a first individual setting specialized for the first sensor and sensor-agnostic signal processing having a common setting of the plurality of sensors, and performing a first task based on the processed output data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a semiconductor processing chamber, semiconductor processing equipment and vapor epitaxy equipment, solving technical problems of process gas uniformity, infrared radiation transmittance and pressure-bearing capacity in the field of semiconductor processing. Mainly, an upper cover of a processing chamber is covered by a pressure-bearing shell and a confined space is formed, a pressure-regulating device is configured to regulate air pressure of the confined space and further regulate air pressure borne by upper and lower surfaces of the upper cover of the semiconductor processing chamber, the structural design of the upper cover is optimized, such that, in a semiconductor processing process, in order to realize processing with higher uniformity and higher quality on a surface of a substrate, the upper cover can be improved in a larger range to obtain a more optimized processing space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for a wireless communication system, and a storage medium.

Abstract: A robot configured for pipe handling. The robot may include an articulated arm controllable by a controller and an end effector arranged at an end of the articulated arm. The articulated arm may include two pipe engaging jaws, each jaw having an inner contour configured for engaging a pipe section. At least one of the jaws may be a fixed jaw. The end effector may be configured to restrict radial movement of the pipe section while permitting axial movement. The inner contours of the two jaws may be arranged on different planes in some embodiments. The inner contours May additionally be concave in opposing directions. The articulated arm may be configured to pivot the end effector about a central axis extending between, and parallel to, the planes of the inner contours. In some embodiments, one or both jaws may be actuatable.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ionizable lipidoid compounds comprising an anisamide moiety, and lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) comprising the same. In certain embodiments, the LNP selectively binds to at least one sigma receptor. In certain embodiments, the LNP specifically targets a cell of interest (e.g., a cell expressing a sigma receptor, fibroblast, cancer cell, stromal cell, and epithelial cell, inter alia). In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods for in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders, including but not limited to fibrosis and cancer.

Abstract: Aspects of the application provide methods of identifying and sequencing proteins, polypeptides, and amino acids, and compositions useful for the same. In some aspects, the application provides methods of obtaining data during a degradation process of a polypeptide, and outputting a sequence representative of the polypeptide. In some aspects, the application provides amino acid recognition molecules comprising a shielding element that enhances photostability in polypeptide sequencing reactions.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, techniques, systems, and devices that are operable to compensate for the effects of pharmaceuticals on a user's analyte measurement values, such as glucose levels and/or ketone levels. The disclosed system is configured to enable medicament delivery application to enter a pharmaceutical mode. While in pharmaceutical mode, the medicament delivery application is operable to adjust medicament delivery constraints and other settings used by the medicament delivery application to respond to the effects of the pharmaceutical on the user's analyte measurement values.

Abstract: A multi-fiber connector may include a body portion configured to receive a multi-fiber cable, and a connector portion structurally configured to extend from the body portion. The connector portion may include a plurality of fiber optic connector portions, and each of the fiber optic connector portions may be structurally configured to terminate a fiber of the multi-fiber cable. Each fiber optic connector portion may include a connector sub-assembly portion, and the body portion may include a plurality of sub-assembly receiving portions configured to receive one of the connector sub-assembly portions therein. Each fiber optic connector portion may be structurally configured to couple one of the connector sub-assembly portions with a respective sub-assembly receiving portion of the plurality of sub-assembly receiving portions.

Abstract: An embodiment is a secondary battery electrode production system comprising a notching portion, wherein the notching portion includes a laser portion configured to irradiate the electrode material with a laser beam along a notching line, and a pusher portion disposed above the electrode material, and the pusher portion comprises a pusher in contact with the electrode material and an air blower connected to the pusher, wherein the pusher, during notching, makes contact with an area of the electrode material excluding the notching line, fixing the electrode material while fixing both a coated portion and a non-coated portion of the electrode material, wherein the pusher includes a lower block in contact with the electrode material, an upper block coupled to the lower block, and an air nozzle portion that corresponds to a gap between the lower block and the upper block, and the pusher includes a first pusher and a second pusher.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable display device with an attached collapsible screen that is removeable, which may be employed as a portable display device with the screen removed, and where the device can be stored in a compact and portable form with the attached screen in a collapsed state and provide a large, attached screen for display when erected and arms for adjusting images on said screen when erected.

Abstract: A method for operating a water supply system for an aircraft, as well as a corresponding water supply system operating in accordance with the method and an aircraft having such water supply system. The method includes two operation sequences of a pump and a valve, each sequence including a time delay between operation of the pump and operation of the valve.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically selecting a subset of photos to be backed up by an intelligent photo upload service provided by a content management system. The intelligent photo upload service is provided to a client application on a client device that uses one or more machine-learning models to determine which photos have the one or more attributes. The photos that have been determined to have the one or more attributes may be uploaded. Once uploaded the one or more attributes may be used to label the respective photos with metadata indicating the presence of the one or more attributes. The one or more attributes may be used to filter photos at the content management system.

Abstract: A graphite material purification process comprising a pelletisation step, a caustic baking step providing a sintered product, a water leach step whereby impurity minerals are solubilised, forwarded for effluent treatment, and separated, a first sulphuric acid leach step wherein remaining impurity minerals are solubilised, forwarded for effluent treatment, and separated from leach solids, a hydrofluoric acid leach step wherein partially leached impurity minerals are solubilised, forwarded for effluent treatment, and separated from leach solids, a second sulphuric acid leach step wherein impurity minerals not leached in previous steps and components precipitated in the hydrofluoric acid leach step are solubilised, forwarded for effluent treatment, and separated from leach solids, and washing stages wherein remaining soluble impurities are separated, and providing a purified graphite material.

Abstract: In part, in one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method of enabling hot plugging operations in a computer system. The method mat include initializing a platform driver, wherein the platform driver is installed on a computer system running an operating system; disabling, using the platform driver, an interrupt function and a hardware detection notification function of the computer system; hot plugging a PCIe node in the computer system; detecting, using the platform driver, the hot plugging of the PCI node in the computer system; configuring the PCIe node, using the platform driver, wherein the configured PCIe node comprises a PCI hierarchy, the PCI hierarchy comprising an allocation of PCI bridges and devices of the configured PCIe node; and bringing the devices of the hot plugged configured PCIe node into service for use by the computing system.