Abstract: A switched reluctance motor includes a stator and a rotor, the stator having stator poles supporting a magnetic field focusing device such as a near field plates on each stator pole tip. An example near field plate has a spatially modulated surface reactance configured so as to focus magnetic flux extending from each pole tip within at least one region of increased magnetic field proximate the pole tip.

Abstract: The present invention claims a three-truss continuous steel truss girder-pushing device and an arrangement method thereof. The device comprises three supporting structures of left, center and right, the three supporting structures are provided respectively with left and right side truss slideway girders and a middle truss slideway girder. The front ends of the slideway girder are provided with an operating platform where horizontal continuous pushing jacks are installed; the front ends of the left and right slideway girder and the center slideway girder are each provided with four vertical lifting jacks. The three-truss continuous steel truss girder-pushing device simultaneously pushes the two side trusses of the steel truss beam only, while the center truss slides passively, thereby improving construction efficiency and reducing construction costs.

Abstract: Example methods of modeling a nonlinear dynamical system such as a vehicle engine include providing a model using linear programming support vector regression (LP-SVR) having an asymmetric wavelet kernel, such as derived from a raised-cosine wavelet function. The model may be trained to determine parallel model parameters while in a series-parallel configuration, and operated in the parallel configuration allowing improved and more flexible model performance. An improved engine control unit may use an LP-SVR with an asymmetric wavelet kernel.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for attaining acceptably low uptake of zinc and copper metals in a renewable component of a distillate boiling range fuel composition. The method can advantageously comprise the steps of providing the renewable component comprising blending a tallow ester feed and at least one of soybean oil ester feed and palm oil ester feed, such that the tallow ester feed comprises from about 35 vol % to about 90 vol % of the renewable component, and exposing the renewable component blend to a source of zinc or copper under conditions sufficient for copper and/or zinc to leach into the renewable component, but only to an acceptably low level.

Abstract: An MRIS gradient coil sub-assembly comprising a first coil layer comprising a first conducting coil portion, a second coil layer comprising a second conductive coil portion electrically connected with the first conductive coil portion so that the first and second conductive coil portions act together as one coil, and a B-stage material consolidation layer sandwiched between the first and second coil layers.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention relates to a method of synthesizing a crystalline molecular sieve having an MSE framework type, the method comprising crystallizing a reaction mixture comprising a source of water, a source of an oxide of a tetravalent element, Y, selected from at least one of silicon, tin, titanium, vanadium, and germanium, optionally but preferably a source of a trivalent element, X, a source of an alkali or alkaline earth metal, M, a source of a tetraethylammonium cation, Q1, and optionally a source of a second organic cation, Q2, which can include a cyclic nitrogen-containing ammonium cation.

Abstract: Protein-polymer composite materials are provided according to embodiments of the present invention that include an admixture of a polymer resin, a surfactant and a non-aqueous organic solvent. An aqueous solution containing bioactive proteins is mixed with the admixture. The emulsion is mixed with a crosslinker to produce a curable composition. The curable composition is cured, thereby producing the protein-polymer composite material that is useful for facilitating removal of bioorganic stains.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first distillation apparatus for obtaining a fraction enriched in C8+ aromatics; a second distillation apparatus for obtaining a fraction enriched in C8 aromatics; an adsorption separation apparatus for obtaining an extract containing para-xylene and a raffinate containing xylene isomers; a third distillation apparatus for obtaining a fraction enriched in para-xylene; and a fourth distillation apparatus for obtaining a fraction enriched in xylene isomers. The second distillation apparatus includes a high-pressure part including a rectifying section; a low-pressure part including a stripping section; a line for directing overhead vapor of the low-pressure part to a column bottom of the high-pressure part; a line for directing a column bottom liquid of the high-pressure part to a column top of the low-pressure part; and a heat exchange structure for transferring heat from the rectifying section to the stripping section.

Abstract: Methods are provided for separating algae from an aqueous environment. An aqueous feed containing algae can be mixed in a turbulent manner in an aerated environment. The turbulent mixing can be sufficient to create a foam within the aqueous feed. The formation of the foam can also result in agglomeration of algae into larger size algae aggregates, which can then be filtered under pressure. Due to the larger size of the algae aggregates, the pressurized filtration can reduce/minimize the tendency to clog the filter, as the algae aggregates can generally be too large to fit within the pores of the filter. The filter can preferably be located at the bottom of the vessel holding the aqueous feed. This can assist in allowing the algae to remain in a cake above the filter, as opposed to having the algae dissolve back into the aqueous feed.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes an anode having a metal material having an oxygen containing layer. The electrochemical cell also includes a cathode and an electrolyte. The anode includes a chemically bonded protective layer formed by reacting a D or P block precursor with the oxygen containing layer.

Abstract: A vehicle equipped with two or more propulsion units, each, for example, consisting of engine with propeller, with their thrust principally directed vertically along a z-axis, such vehicle characterized by that each propulsion unit can be controlled by rotation around two axes mainly perpendicular to the z-axis and that the propulsion units are positioned some distance apart in the z-direction enabling such control of the attitude of the propulsion units to obtain: a) lateral force without attendant moment around the center-of-gravity of the vehicle to control the lateral position of the vehicle, or b) a moment around the center-of-gravity of the vehicle without attendant lateral force to control the lateral attitude of the vehicle, or c) combination of (a) and (b) thereby to simplify the implementation of a system to control the position and attitude of the vehicle whether such control system is manipulated manually, automatically or in a combination thereof.

Abstract: A data input buffer is changed from an inactive to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on a memory unit. The input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by turning on a power switch to cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, it is rendered inactive in advance before the instruction is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing.

Abstract: Jet impingement and two-phase cooling apparatuses with sloped vapor outlet channels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cooling apparatus includes a fluid inlet channel, a jet orifice surface having one or more jet orifices fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet channel such that coolant fluid within the fluid inlet channel flows through the one or more jet orifices as one or more impingement jets, and a target surface. The target surface and the jet orifice surface define an impingement chamber where the one or more impingement jets impinge the target surface at an impingement region such that at least some of the coolant fluid changes to a vapor. The cooling apparatus further includes a plurality of sloped vapor outlet channels that are fluidly coupled to the impingement chamber. Coolant fluid flows through the plurality of sloped vapor outlet channels after it impinges the target surface.

Abstract: The detection of the switching state of a stop switch at a switch terminal of an ignition device for an internal combustion engine is provided, in which an ignition pulse for controlling an electronic ignition switch is generated and a first power storage device is discharged via an ignition coil and during this discharge a voltage signal having negative and positive voltage half waves is generated, which is used for synchronizing a sampling, representing the switch state of the stop switch, particularly its closed position, of a voltage value at the switch terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing a feed derived from a biomass source that contains nitrogen in the form of fatty amides, e.g., derived from hydrothermal processing of a biomass source feed, while reducing/minimizing the amount of heteroatom removal performed during subsequent/concurrent hydroprocessing. Optionally, the feed can also contain free fatty acids. This is accomplished in part by first exposing the feed to a catalyst comprising a rare earth oxide, alkali oxide, and/or alkaline earth oxide, which can remove the nitrogen heteroatoms from the compounds within the feed or can convert the nitrogen to a form readily removed in subsequent hydroprocessing. The catalyst may also suitable for catalyzing coupling (such as condensation) or conversion reactions of amides, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, and/or other molecules in the feed suitable for participating in the coupling reaction.

Abstract: This invention includes apparatus, systems, and methods to ensure the security and integrity of data stored, processed, and transmitted across compute devices. The invention includes a system comprising at least one of said devices, application software installed on said devices and coupled to the device's hardware and software stack to execute data encryption and remote attestation, and said devices coupled with an attestation server through a communication network. The invention includes a process to configure said devices for data encryption and remote attestation and performing an initial inventory and content scan of the device's hardware and software stack with results transmitted across a communication network to the attestation server. The invention includes periodic inventory and content scans of the device's hardware and software stack with results transmitted again to the attestation server via the communication network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices containing time-release drug substance, and more particularly, to medical tubing, catheters, stents, cables (including fiber optic cables), pills, capsules, sheaths, threads, clamps, sutures, and endotracheal devices. The invention also generally relates to a method for extruding multiple laminated flow streams using microlayer coextrusion to create these various time-release drug delivery products.

Abstract: A fluid pressure cylinder and a clamp device that, when an output member arrives at a prescribed position such as, in particular, an advance limit position or a retraction limit position, are capable of detecting the position of the output member on the basis of change of air pressure as, due to an opening/closing valve mechanism, the communication state of an air passage within the clamp main body is changed over together with the operation of the output member.

Abstract: Methods are provided for separating algae from an aqueous environment. An aqueous feed containing algae can be aged for a period of at least about 90 hours without purging or other aeration. The aging of the aqueous feed can result in formation of aggregated algae, which can then be filtered under pressure. Due to the larger size of the algae aggregates, the pressurized filtration can reduce/minimize the tendency to clog the filter, as the algae aggregates can generally be too large to fit within the pores of the filter. The filter can preferably be located at the bottom of the vessel holding the aqueous feed. This can assist in allowing the algae to remain in a cake above the filter, as opposed to having the algae dissolve back into the aqueous feed.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a pervaporation membrane process for the separation of high octane fuel components from a gasoline feed stream comprising feeding a mixed phase vapor-liquid feed to a cyclone separation means to separate the liquid from the vapor, then sending the saturated vapor to the membrane, thereby extending the useful life of the membrane.