Abstract: A pressure control device (8) for medium-containing containers (2) such as liquid or gas containers, which pressure control device comprises a pressure control chamber (25) with at least one movable wall part (22) for operating a mechanism for opening and/or closing a gas supply opening (27) of a gas holder, while a scavenger (31) is accommodated in the pressure control chamber. Preferably, the pressure control device is stored at atmospheric conditions before the beverage and the pressure control device are brought into contact.

Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic read head having a balanced capacitive coupling with the substrate. The read head includes a magnetoresistive sensor with first and second magnetic, electrically conductive shields separated from a substrate by a layer of non-magnetic, electrically insulating material. A dummy magnetic shield is formed on the non-magnetic electrically insulating layer and is electrically connected with the second magnetic, electrically conductive shield. The dummy shield is formed to have a capacitive coupling with the substrate that matches the capacitive coupling of the first magnetic, electrically conductive shield with the substrate.

Abstract: A vessel (1) for laying a pipeline (2), comprising a tower (3) which comprises a firing line (4) and is connected to the vessel by a hinge assembly (5) comprising a tower pivot axis (6), wherein: the tower is pivotable relative to the vessel about the tower pivot axis, during pipelaying the tower comprises an upper end and a lower end and the pipeline moves relative to the vessel along the firing line in a laying direction from the upper end towards the lower end, and the tower pivot axis is located at a distance D1 from said upper end as viewed in the laying direction, a system for abandoning and recovering the pipeline, wherein: the system comprises at least one line for lowering and raising a member configured to be connected to the pipeline, and the at least one line is supported by the hinge assembly and/or by the tower at a distance of at least ? D1 from said upper end as viewed in the laying direction.

Abstract: A method of estimating the output light flux of a light emitting diode, comprises applying a drive current waveform to the LED over a period of time comprising a testing period. The forward voltage across the LED is monitored during the testing period, and the output light flux is estimated as a function of changes in the forward voltage.

Abstract: A perpendicular write head having a wrap around shield and a conformal side gap. In fabricating the write head, the leading edge shield may be chemical mechanical polished down to a level that is substantially even with a chemical mechanical polishing stop layer. Because the leading edge shield and the chemical mechanical polishing stop layer are used as RIE stop for trench RIE, a fully conformal side shield may be formed with a LTE/LES.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole, a trailing shield positioned near a trailing side of the main pole, a side shield positioned near both sides of the main pole in a cross-track direction, a leading shield positioned near a leading side of the main pole, and a gap positioned between the main pole and the shields, characterized in that Sg1<Sg2, wherein Sg1 is a distance in the cross-track direction between a bending point of a leading edge of the trailing shield and a trailing corner of the main pole nearest to the bending point, and Sg2 is a distance in the cross-track direction between a first point on an edge of the side shield parallel in the cross-track direction to the trailing corner of the main pole and the trailing corner of the main pole nearest to the first point.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a high-frequency magnetic field-assisted magnetic recording head includes a main pole adapted for producing a writing magnetic field, a STO positioned above the main pole, a low-resistance layer positioned above the STO, and a current confinement layer positioned between the low-resistance layer and the main pole, wherein the main pole and the low-resistance layer are adapted for acting as poles for writing data to a magnetic medium in response to a flow of current to the STO positioned therebetween to generate a high-frequency magnetic field which overlaps with the writing magnetic field, and wherein the current confinement layer is adapted for controlling a current density and/or a current density distribution of the current flowing to the STO. Other magnetic recording heads and methods of production thereof are also described according to more embodiments.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes at least one magnetic head element for reading from and/or writing to a magnetic medium, the element having an air bearing surface (ABS) facing toward a magnetic medium, an adhesive film including silicon nitride above the ABS having a characteristic of being formed under a water vapor partial pressure, and a protective film above the adhesive film, the protective film including carbon. Also, in another embodiment, a method includes forming an ABS of a magnetic head, the ABS being a surface of the magnetic head which is closest to a magnetic medium when in use, forming an adhesive film above the ABS of the magnetic head, the adhesive film being formed under a water vapor partial pressure, and forming a protective film above the adhesive film, the protective film including carbon.

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for utilizing a selectable location marker for relational display of point of interest entries. In one embodiment, the method includes prompting selection of a point of interest location marker on a navigation device, and displaying selectable point of interest entries on the navigation device in an order based upon a location related to a selected point of interest location marker and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a recording substrate and at least one array relative to each other, the array being part of a printing device having a carrying structure for mounting the array. The array has nozzles arranged in a row substantially parallel to a direction for forming second test marks on a recording substrate, the substrate being pre-printed with first test marks. The array and the recording substrate are in an attainable relative position.

Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated ‘Tenaya’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’, to the plants of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’ and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar ‘Tenaya’ with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’ and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar ‘Tenaya’ with another lettuce cultivar.

Abstract: A wheel axle suspension for suspending an axle body of a wheel axle from a vehicle, comprises on both sides of the vehicle a trailing arm which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The axle body is attached to the trailing arms. The trailing arms are each hingedly connected at the front in the direction of travel of the vehicle to a bearing bracket which is arranged on the vehicle chassis. The wheel axle suspension furthermore comprises a pneumatic spring which is operational between the trailing arm and the chassis. A pneumatic spring support arm is provided, which is coupled to the axle body for supporting an underside of the pneumatic spring. The pneumatic spring support arm is coupled to the axle body so that the pneumatic spring support arm is mountable in a plurality of orientations with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: Operating a wireless communications system that supports multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communications between a base station and multiple mobile stations involves generating a channel estimation, predicting a future channel estimation from the channel estimation, precoding data in response to the predicted future channel estimation, and transmitting the precoded data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (341, 342) for detecting and/or removing erroneous components like noise, deformations, glitch components or other errors in and/or from a signal, to a demodulation device using the filter device, to an information transmission system using the demodulation device and to a method for detecting a noise impulse in an input signal (C?(t), C?[k]). The filter device includes a summing element (510-51N, 610) connected to a correction element (540, 640). The summing element (510-51N, 610) sums the input signal (C?(t), C?[k]) within a reference interval (N) and the correction element (540, 640) verifies the summed input signal (IS[k]) with at least one signal condition (0, N+1, ?C?[k]). Finally, the correction element (540, 640) outputs a predetermined signal (C??[k]) based on the result of the verification between the summed input signal (IS[k]) with at least one signal condition (0, N+1, ?C?[k]). The foregoing filter device is able to remove noise from an input signal.

Abstract: A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes an array of sensor structures formed on a common substrate. Each sensor structure further comprises: a magnetic tunnel junction sensor spaced from a media-facing surface of the head; and a flux guide between the media-facing surface of the head and the sensor, the flux guide guiding magnetic flux from a magnetic medium adjacent the media-facing surface to the sensor. Additional systems and methods are also presented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an unsaturated polyester resin comprising itaconate ester units as reactive unsaturation, wherein the resin comprises itaconate, citraconate and mesaconate ester units. Preferably, the resin comprises itaconate, citraconate and mesaconate ester units in an amount of from 40 to 90 mol % itaconate, from 2 to 30 mol % citraconate and from 5 to 40 mol % mesaconate in which 100 mol % is the total amount of itaconate, citraconate and mesaconate esters units.

Abstract: A method of operating a capacitive deionization cell using charge potentials of 1 V or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mutually adhering a first moulded article of an at least partially vulcanized rubber polymer and a second moulded article of a polymer. The method comprises at least the steps of providing a first moulded article of a rubber polymer which comprises a compound containing carboxylic acid anhydride; providing a second moulded article of a polymer; providing an adhesive composition comprising at least a polyisocyanate, a polyol and a catalyst; arranging an adhesive layer of the adhesive composition on the surface for adhesion of at least one moulded article; bringing the surfaces for adhesion together under pressure; and polymerizing at least the adhesive layer at a suitable temperature.

Abstract: A collapsible freight container includes a floor panel, a roof panel and two longitudinal side walls connected to the floor panel and the roof panel. Each side wall includes a first and a second part, which are connected by a hinged joint, such that the first part can hinge towards the second part of the same side wall about a hinge axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the freight container. Each corner of the freight container is provided with a corner pin. The corner pins can be moved simultaneously, using an unlocking mechanism, from a locked position, in which the side walls are rigidly connected to the roof panel and the floor panel by the corner pins, to an unlocked position, in which the side walls are hinged to the roof panel and the floor panel by the corner pins.

Abstract: An electron multiplying structure for use in a vacuum tube using electron multiplying comprises an input face to be oriented in a facing relationship with an entrance window of the vacuum tube, an output face to be oriented in a facing relationship with a detection surface of the vacuum tube, as well as an ion barrier membrane for shielding off stray ions. The vacuum tube uses electron multiplying having a photocathode capable of releasing electrons into the vacuum chamber when exposed to light, electric field device for accelerating the released electrons from the photocathode towards an anode spaced apart from the photocathode in a facing relationship, as well as an electron multiplying structure. An ion barrier membrane is used in a vacuum tube and/or an electron multiplying structure. The ion barrier membrane is composed of at least one atomic layer containing graphene.