Abstract: A corrosion preventing apparatus including: a water purifying part that includes a hydrogen-ion form resin and a hydroxy-ion form resin; an anticorrosive part that includes a cation form resin and an anion form resin having anticorrosive ions supported thereon; a conductivity measuring part that measures a measured value of conductivity of a machining liquid; and a control part that controls a flow of the machining liquid to the water purifying part and the anticorrosive part on the basis of the conductivity measuring part; wherein the control part performs control on the basis of predetermined first and second conductivities and the measured value measured by the conductivity measuring part.

Abstract: A circuit for simulating an electrical load at a terminal of a test circuit having at least one first switch and at least one second switch includes a third switch connected to the first switch of the test circuit via a first external connection point. A fourth switch is connected to the second switch of the test circuit via a second external connection point. The first switch and the second switch are connected via a shared, first internal connection point to the terminal of the test circuit and the third switch and the fourth switch are connected via a shared, second internal connection point such that that the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch form an H-bridge circuit. A voltage source is configured to provide the first and second external connection points with a supply voltage. A controllable voltage source is connected in a transverse bridge branch between the terminal and the second internal connection point. An inductance is active in the transverse bridge branch.

Abstract: A system to completely measure multiple densities in varying levels in tanks or vessels. The present invention provides an individual sensor at each measuring level in the tank, each sensor provided with electronic data to provide continuous density data at leach level. Each sensor is individually placed in the sensor array. If a sensor malfunctions, the individual sensor can be replaced without interrupting the data transmissions or requiring a shutdown of the system to remove the single row array of sensors which are placed together as in the prior art. Each sensor also includes a cooling pipe to cool components with recirculating water.

Abstract: A method for generating an optimized body structure is provided. A first topology optimization of a first body configuration is performed to generate a second body configuration. A subset of critical body components are identified based on load path values for the second body component and are parameterized. A second optimization is performed. The second optimization includes a low fidelity optimization for the geometry, the gauge and the grade of the critical body components, and a high fidelity optimization for the mass of each of the critical body components to generate an optimized set of critical body components. The optimized set of critical body components are combined with non-critical body components from the second body configuration to generate a final body configuration which is optimized for performance and weight.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a cruciform construction element for use inside a tank to connect panels, which element is forged or molded in one piece and comprises intersecting webs.

Abstract: A thermoelectric material that comprises a ternary main group matrix material and nano-particles and/or nano-inclusions of a Group 2 or Group 12 metal oxide dispersed therein. A process for making the thermoelectric material that includes reacting a reduced metal precursor with an oxidized metal precursor in the presence of nanoparticles.

Abstract: A spring latching connector includes a housing having a bore therethrough, a piston slidably received in said bore, a circular groove formed in one of said bore and piston and a circular coil spring disposed in said groove for latching said piston and housing together. The groove is sized and shaped for controlling, in combination with a spring configuration, disconnect and connect forces of the spring latching connection.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a hydroprocessing catalyst including a supporting step of allowing a catalyst support having a content of a carbonaceous substance containing carbon atoms of 0.5% by mass or less in terms of carbon atoms to support an active metal component containing at least one active metal element selected from metals belonging to Group 6, Group 8, Group 9 and Group 10 in the periodic table, to obtain a catalyst precursor, and a calcining step of calcining the catalyst precursor obtained in the supporting step to obtain the hydroprocessing catalyst.

Abstract: A process of catalytically cracking a feedstock based on a biocomponent contacts the feedstock with a catalytic cracking catalyst comprising a basic metal oxide on a porous oxide support at an elevated cracking temperature to eliminate oxygen from the biocomponent to form cracked hydrocarbon residues. The basic metal oxide of the cracking catalyst is preferably a metal oxide of Group 2 of the Periodic Table (IUPAC) such as calcium or magnesium on a support comprised of a non-acidic form of alumina such as gibbsite or boehmite. Preferred feedstocks are those based on triglycerides, especially vegetable oils, animal fats and algae oils.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and robots for processing omni-directional image data are disclosed. A method includes receiving omni-directional image data representative of a panoramic field of view and segmenting, by one or more processors, the omni-directional image data into a plurality of image slices. Each image slice of the plurality of image slices is representative of at least a portion of the panoramic field of view of the omni-directional image data. The method further includes calculating a slice descriptor for each image slice of the plurality of image slices and generating a current sequence of slice descriptors. The current sequence of slice descriptors includes the calculated slice descriptor for each image slice of the plurality of image slices.

Abstract: Methods are provided for forming zeolite crystals suitable for gas phase separations with transport characteristics that are stable over time. The zeolitic materials and/or corresponding methods of synthesis or treatment described herein provide for improved stability in the early stages of process operation for some types of gas phase separations. The methods allow for synthesis of DDR type zeolites that have reduced contents of alkali metal impurities. The synthetic methods for reducing the non-framework alkali metal atom or cation impurity content appear to have little or no impact on the DDR crystal structure and morphology.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) genes comprising Pleckstrin Homology (PH) domains. The present invention also provides for recombinant cells, such as algae, transformed with acyltransferase genes, such as DGAT, comprising PH domains, and methods of using such recombinant cells to produce increased triglyceride levels.

Abstract: A file management system that transmits a record file of voice data or image data created by a local device to a center device over a network and manages the record file in the center device. The center device receives attribute information about the record file, including the ID of the record file, which is created in the local device, further acquires extended attribute information associated with the attribute information from a PBX, call control server, or customer server, stores management table including the attribute information and the extended attribute information. The extended attribute information of the record file suggests frequency of the reference for the record file in the local device. The center device decides the timing of the upload request for the record file based on the extended attribute information of the record file.

Abstract: Methods and robots for adjusting object detection parameters, object recognition parameters, or both object detection parameters and object recognition parameters are disclosed. Methods include receiving image data, automatically recognizing an object with an object recognition module based on the image data, determining whether a pose estimation error has occurred, and adjusting at least one object recognition parameter when the pose estimation error has occurred. Methods include receiving image data and automatically detecting a candidate object with an object detection module based on the image data, recognizing an object with an object recognition module based on the detected candidate object, determining whether an object recognition error has occurred, and adjusting the at least one object detection parameter when the object recognition error has occurred.

Abstract: Methods are provided for synthesizing crystals having a ZSM-5 framework structure from synthesis mixtures suitable for synthesis of ZSM-12 framework structure crystals in the absence of seed crystals with a ZSM-5 framework structure, such as in the absence of any seed crystals. For synthesis mixtures with a sufficiently high XO2:Y2O3 ratio, seeding a synthesis mixture with ZSM-5 seed crystals can result in production of pure phase ZSM-5 crystals with a new morphology. The morphology can include rod-like primary crystallites with a length of about 0.5 ?m or less that are organized/aggregated into larger secondary crystal structures. The aggregation of the primary crystallites into a secondary crystal structure can allow for an unexpectedly large mesoporous surface area for the ZSM-5 crystals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor lead frame package and LED package. The semiconductor lead frame package includes a die pad, a lead, a die and an insulator body. The lead is electrically isolated from the die pad. The die is disposed on the die pad and electrically connected to the lead. The insulator body partially encapsulates the die pad and the lead, and has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a part of the lead is folded onto the top surface of the insulator body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fishing reel having reliability in opening a side cover. The fishing reel is configured such that when the side cover opens, the side cover hangs from the reel body rather than being completely separated from the reel body, so that the user can easily open the side cover even when standing on uneven terrain such as on the rocks of a seashore. The fishing reel has a pillar structure which can conduct a first-extraction and second rotation operation such that even when the reel is designed in such a way that an end of the spool shaft necessarily protrudes out of the reel body, a rotating and opening operation of a cover assembly including the spool cover and the side cover is prevented from be impeded by the shaft, whereby even when in an extreme fishing environment, reliability in opening the side cover can be ensured.

Abstract: Examples of the invention include methods and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a vehicle using electromagnetic radiation. An example apparatus includes a transmitter coil associated with a first metamaterial lens, and a receiver coil associated with a second metamaterial lens, the receiver coil being located within the vehicle. The metamaterial lenses each have a negative magnetic permeability, and are separated by a lens spacing including an air gap. The first and second metamaterial lenses (and the lens spacing) act cooperatively to focus the electromagnetic radiation from the transmitter coil on the receiver coil.

Abstract: A remote firing system for remotely detonating explosive charges includes features that provide safety and efficiency improvements. These features include safety communication among multiple remote devices and multiple controller devices, a polling functionality permitting rapid deployment of system devices, electronic key systems, programmable remote devices for easy replacement of failing remote devices, and an event history log for the remote devices for efficient diagnostic evaluation.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.