Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a vessel (T), including a fluid inflow or inlet opening, a distribution valve placed between the inlet opening and the vessel (T), a fluid supply line between the distribution valve and the vessel, and a valve member intercepting the supply line and movable between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: A multi-tiered filesystem integrates multiple types of storage devices into a contiguous filesystem storage space having regions associated with two or more tiers of storage.

Abstract: An annular seal cavity throat bushing includes an inner annular surface having a substantially latitudinal channel with the channel being provided with at least one orifice to allow fluid communication between the inside of the bushing and the outside of the bushing. The bushing is further provided with at least one groove extending substantially longitudinally from one end of the bushing to the channel. The groove has at least one tapered edge which increases the width of the groove along its length.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device substrate and a method for making the same. The semiconductor device substrate includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and an electronic component. The first dielectric layer includes a body portion, and a wall portion protruded from a first surface of the body portion. The wall portion has an end. The second dielectric layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface of the second dielectric layer is adjacent to the first surface of the body portion. The second dielectric layer surrounds the wall portion. The end of the wall portion extends beyond the second surface of the second dielectric layer. The electronic component includes a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. At least a part of the electronic component is surrounded by the wall portion.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to vinyl terminated macromer (VTM) based synthetic basestocks and their methods of preparation, lubricant compositions, methods of lubrication and products so lubricated. The VTM based synthetic basestocks useful for fuels and lubricants include oligomerization or polymerization products of one or more allylic vinyl terminated macromers (VTMs) having a molecular weight from 84 to 10080. The one or more allylic VTMs are oligomerized or polymerized in the presence of a catalyst under oligomerization or polymerization conditions sufficient to give the VTM based synthetic basestock. The catalyst can be a metallocene catalyst or an acid catalyst, e.g., Lewis acid. The one or more allylic vinyl terminated macromers (VTMs) can be one or more allylic vinyl terminated atactic polypropylene macromers (VTM aPP) having a molecular weight from 84 to 2250 and having a terminal allylic vinyl olefin content of at least 90%.

Abstract: An inventory rack system and a mobile inventory rack apparatus are disclosed. The mobile inventory rack apparatus includes an inventory conveyor configured to translate articles of inventory and a receiving system including a requirement indicator disposed along the inventory conveyor. The requirement indicator has an inventory required state when not in contact with an article of inventory. The mobile inventory rack apparatus further includes a supply system including a pair of spaced stoppers disposed along the inventory conveyor. Each stopper has an extended position preventing translation of the articles of inventory and a retracted position allowing translation of the articles of inventory. The inventory conveyor is configured to receive at least one article of inventory when the requirement indicator is in the inventory required state and to allow removal of at least one article of inventory when one of the stoppers is in the retracted position.

Abstract: A damper device that supplies ink supplied from a tank to a recording head while suppressing pressure fluctuation, and has a head-side chamber communicating with the recording head; a tank-side chamber communicating with the tank; a communicating passage communicating the head-side chamber and the tank-side chamber; a valve for opening or closing the communicating passage; a spring that biases the valve in a direction along which the valve closes the communicating passage; a pressure receiving plate that receives air pressure, and changes volume of the head-side chamber according to a change in a position of itself; a rod member arranged between the valve and the pressure receiving plate, and configured to transmit force received from one of the valve and the pressure receiving plate to the other thereof; and a bellows unit that supports the pressure receiving plate so that the position of the pressure receiving plate is changeable.

Abstract: A diagnostic monitoring system and method is employed for one or more vapor compression systems such as air conditioners and heat pumps having a compressor, an indoor air handler fan coil and an outdoor condensor. Temperature, voltage and current sensors are provided at the outdoor condensor to determine that at least one vapor compression system is operating properly. Data obtained from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a receiving-device for use by the systems' custodian or repair service provider and includes information concerning an occurrence of periods when one or more of the vapor compression systems are operating at an abnormal state.

Abstract: Provided are compounds and processes of making compounds of the formula: wherein x=4 to 8, R is H, C1 to C4 alkyl, —C(O)OR1 or —OC(O)R1, y=4 to 8, R? is H, C1 to C4 alkyl, and at least one R? is —C(O)OR1 or —OC(O)R1, wherein R1 is a branched C4 to C14 alkyl, and their use in polymer compositions.

Abstract: A method for measuring the lengths of industrial fibers is provided. The method employs the depth perception properties of a confocal laser microscope to monitor three-dimensional properties of the sample to determine fiber connectivity in areas where individual fibers in the sample overlap one another. This results in a more accurate matching of fiber termini in such situations, and obviates the need for algorithms which match fiber termini based on curvature, angle, or other two-dimensional properties.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for efficiently decomposing gas hydrate pellets and extracting gas. That is, provided is a method for decomposing gas hydrate characterized by supplying gas hydrate pellets to a decomposition vessel, damming and gathering densely the pellets on a downstream side in the decomposition vessel, and passing hot water through this pellet layer which is in a densely gathered state, to thereby decompose the pellets into water and gas.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bonding structures useful in semiconductor packages and methods of manufacturing the same. In an embodiment, the bonding structure comprises a substrate, having a top surface and including at least one bonding pad, wherein each bonding pad is disposed adjacent to the top surface of the substrate and has a sloped surface; and a semiconductor element including at least one pillar, wherein each pillar is bonded to a portion of the sloped surface of a corresponding bonding pad, and a gap is formed between a sidewall of the pillar and the sloped surface of the corresponding bonding pad.

Abstract: A process for converting paraffins, especially light paraffins, e.g. C3-C8 paraffins, to higher boiling range paraffinic liquid hydrocarbons comprises endothermically dehydrogenating the light paraffin combined with a thermally coupled, exothermic reaction such as olefin oligomerization to supply heat for the endothermic conversion.

Abstract: A resonant type high frequency power supply device provided with a power semiconductor element that performs a switching operation at a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz, the resonant type high frequency power supply device including a resonance matched filter that controls both the waveform of a switching voltage of the power semiconductor element and the waveform of an output voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant type high frequency power supply device provided with a power element that performs a switching operation, the power supply device including a high frequency pulse drive circuit 1 that transmits a pulse-shaped voltage signal having a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz to the power element to drive the power element, wherein a voltage signal from the high frequency pulse drive circuit 1 is subjected to partial resonance by an impedance of a signal line of the voltage signal and a parasitic capacitance of the power element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a semiconductor device, a plurality of electronic components, a first package body, a patterned conductive layer and a feeding element. The semiconductor device and the plurality of electronic components are disposed on the substrate. The first package body covers the semiconductor device but exposes the plurality of electronic components. The patterned conductive layer is formed on the first package body. The feeding element electrically connects the patterned conductive layer to the plurality of electronic components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor for a camshaft adjuster for rotation about a rotation axis. The rotor has an inner sheath and an outer sheath and at least one control vane, pointing at least substantially radially away from the rotation axis, having a first control vane side and a second control vane side. The rotor furthermore has a first liquid channel system and a second liquid channel system, wherein the first liquid channel system opens in a first liquid channel opening and the second liquid channel system opens in a second liquid channel opening. The rotor comprises: a first sintered joining part, a second sintered joining part which is joined to the first sintered joining part and an insert part which is inserted in an intermediate chamber which is formed by at least one of a first recess of the first sintered joining part and a second recess of the second sintered joining part. The invention further relates to a parts set and to a method for producing a joined component.

Abstract: A method to produce thin film solar cells in superstrate or substrate configuration is an efficient way to minimize the loss due to absorption in CdS layer and to eliminate the CdCl2 activation treatment step. This is achieved by applying a sacrificial metal-halide layer between the CdS-layer and the CdTe-layer of the solar cells.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an improved method for the manufacture of CdTe thin-layer solar cells or a semi-finished product therefor, which provides for the application of an additional, adhesion-promoting layer which is applied to the front contact layer following its deposition in order to improve the growth of the subsequent CdS layer; it also concerns a thin-layer solar cell produced by said method. CdTe is a particularly preferred material for the adhesion-promoting layer, which is preferably a monolayer.