Abstract: In an embodiment is provided a process to re-refine used oil that includes introducing a used oil and a solvent to a separation unit under separation conditions selected to produce a purified oil product, the separation unit comprising a porous membrane, a semiporous membrane, or both; and separating the used oil to obtain an effluent comprising a purified oil product. In another embodiment is provided an apparatus for re-refining used oil that includes a separation unit comprising a porous or semiporous membrane; a used oil feed coupled to an inlet of the separation unit; and an inlet of a diffusate collection unit coupled to an outlet of the separation unit. In another embodiment is provided a composition generated from a membrane separation process that includes a base oil, the composition having a soot content of about 0.05% or less.

Abstract: A liquid ammonia phase-change cooling type hybrid power thermal management system. The system comprises an injector, a liquid ammonia hydrogen supply system, a liquid ammonia common rail pipe, a fuel oil common rail pipe and an oil tank, wherein the liquid ammonia hydrogen supply system comprises a liquid ammonia storage tank, an ammonia pumping system, a flow dividing system and an ammonia inlet and outlet system, the fuel oil common rail pipe is respectively connected with the oil tank and a one-way oil inlet of the injector, the liquid ammonia common rail pipe is respectively connected with the ammonia inlet and outlet system and a one-way ammonia inlet of the injector, an ammonia inlet pipe and an ammonia return pipe are arranged in the ammonia inlet and outlet system, the ammonia pumping system comprises a liquid ammonia storage flow divider, a low-pressure pump and a high-pressure pump.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an air conditioning system. The air conditioning system includes: a housing, having an indoor air supply port; a first heat exchanger, disposed in the housing, an air outlet of the first heat exchanger being communicated with the indoor air supply port; a first air supply mechanism, disposed in the housing, an air outlet of the first air supply mechanism being provided correspondingly to an air inlet of the first heat exchanger; and a plurality of replaceable assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of replaceable assemblies can be assembled in the housing, and the housing is selectively cooperated with one or more of the plurality of replaceable assemblies.

Abstract: An axle-mounted sensor cuff is configured to be removably attachable to a hub portion of a railcar wheel of a railcar wheelset for use in determining anomalies associated with the railcar wheel, or a railcar bogie assembly that the railcar wheelset is part of, or a track, during motion of the railcar wheelset on a track. The sensor cuff includes one or more sensors, such as inertial measurement units (IMU's), mounted thereto to measure parameters that are used for determining the anomalies during motion of the railcar wheel on the track.

Abstract: Apparatus for imaging during surgical procedures includes an operating room for the surgical procedure and an MRI for obtaining images periodically through the surgical procedure by moving the magnet up to the table. The magnet wire is formed of a superconducting material such as magnesium di-boride or Niobium-Titanium which is cooled by a vacuum cryocooling system to superconductivity without use of liquid helium. The magnet weighs less than 1 to 2 tonne and has a floor area in the range 15 to 35 sq feet so that it can be carried on the floor by a support system having an air cushion covering the base area of the magnet having side skirts so as to spread the weight over the entire base area. The magnet remains in the room during surgery and is powered off to turn off the magnetic field when in the second position remote from the table.

Abstract: A valve installation is provided, including a valve assembly having a valve, and a fluidized valve actuator coupled with the valve assembly. The actuator includes at least two cylinders and pistons positioned to communicate fluid to apply pressure to the valve assembly. Extension of each piston communicates pressure to the valve assembly and at least partially lifts the valve into an at least partially lifted and open position. The valve installation may be used to regulate fluid flow in various systems, including cyclical swing adsorption processes.

Abstract: The present application provides a water stopping device of suspension and sliding type, including: a water stop; a first end thereof is connected with a first joint segment and a second end thereof is connected with a second joint segment to form a water stopping cavity; at least one first rod; a first end thereof is connected with the first joint segment and a second end thereof is movably connected with the second joint segment; and at least one first hanging structure, connected with the water stop and the corresponding first rod, and slidably provided on the corresponding first rod. The water stopping device can be applied in joint construction of an immersed tunnel.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems to provide for technology to that includes a plurality of transistors including first transistors and second transistors. The first transistors are disposed opposite the second transistors in a lateral direction with a first space between the first transistors and the second transistors in the lateral direction. A gate driver is electrically connected to the plurality of transistors to operate the plurality of transistors. The gate driver has a first portion disposed between the first transistors and the second transistors in the first space.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a drone elimination muffler to attenuate drone exhibited by engine exhaust systems. The drone elimination muffler comprises a hollow canister having a length and a diameter, and a tuned port comprising a first end connected to the canister and a second end connected to the exhaust system. The canister operates in concert with the tuned port as a dampener configured to substantially attenuate exhaust drone, or resonance, at one or more frequencies of engine operation. A valve is configured to switch the drone elimination muffler between a closed state in which the exhaust system operates without acoustic influence due to the drone elimination muffler, and an open state in which the drone elimination muffler directly influences the acoustic properties of the exhaust system.

Abstract: A large-scale real-time traffic flow prediction method of the present invention is based on fuzzy logic and deep LSTM, which relates to a technical field of urban intelligent traffic management. The method includes steps of: selecting an urban road network scene to collect color images of real-time traffic flow congestion information; obtaining congestion levels of multiple intersections according to the color images, which are used in a data training set; and forming a data sensing end of FDFP through a fuzzy mechanism; establishing a deep LSTM neural network, performing deep learning on the training data set, and constructing a prediction end of the FDFP; construct a graph of road intersections and formulate a k-nearest neighbors-based discounted averaging for obtaining congestion on the edges; and inputting real-time traffic information received from a server into an FDFP model.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using one or more external Bluetooth speakers in conjunction with an in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system. Locational features or aspects of the external Bluetooth speakers and the in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system can be leveraged in a manner that allows for automatic or manual adjustment of the one or more external Bluetooth speakers, e.g., adjusting left/right balance of the one or more external Bluetooth speakers based on the position or location of the or more external speakers relative to the vehicle, in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system, etc.

Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a carrier, an electronic component and a connector. The electronic component is disposed on the carrier. The connector is disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the electronic component. A S11 parameter of the connector is less than ?20 dB.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a photonic apparatus for processing optical signals within an integrated optical pathway. The photonic apparatus a light perception device that perceives light from a surrounding environment of the apparatus. The photonic apparatus also includes an optical neural network (ONN) connected with the light perception device via an optical relay. The optical neural network configured to perform optical processing on the light according to a deep learning algorithm and using optical components.

Abstract: A transport apparatus for transporting a plate comprising: a shell, a drive system, and a first set of rollers. The shell comprises an entrance and an exit that are disposed opposite to each other in relation to the shell. The drive system is disposed on the shell. The first set of rollers is disposed in the shell. The first set of rollers comprises: a first roller and a first adjustment roller. The first roller is electrically coupled to the drive system and configured to be rotated by the drive system. The first adjustment roller is movably disposed in the shell and is configured to adjust a first distance between the first roller and the first adjustment roller.

Abstract: An active control method for filtered reference affine projection sign algorithm based on variable step size includes: S1, acquiring impulse noise signals and transmitting the signals to control filters; S2, transmitting the impulse noise signals by the control filters to post filters; S3, generating cancellation signals of the impulse noise signals by the post filters according to the impulse noise signals and internal active control algorithms, and transmitting the cancellation signals to a speaker; S4, sending out the cancellation signal by the speaker to superimpose with the impulse noise signals to cancel the impulse noise signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor package structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a first electronic component, an interlayer, a third electronic component and an encapsulant. The first electronic component is disposed on the substrate. The first electronic component has an upper surface and a lateral surface and a first edge between the upper surface and the lateral surface. The interlayer is on the upper surface of the first electronic component. The third electronic component is attached to the upper surface of the first electronic component via the interlayer. The encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic component and the interlayer. The interlayer does not contact the lateral surface of the first electronic component.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus for cooling and/or dehumidifying an interior space, such as the interior of a shelter or tent that provides for simplified manufacturing, simplified inspection and servicing, reduced noise, reduced vibration, reduced weight, increased ruggedness and health monitoring. Structural components of the apparatus are fabricated from foam-filled molded parts with interlocking components, and the unit is assembled and tested without any outside cover, but once the cover is installed, additional structural strength is obtained from the cover. A refrigerant flow sensor along with other sensors are used to determine actual real time cooling capacity measurements and health monitoring.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining an optimal data offloading rate for one or more connected mobile devices. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving mobile device transmission information and receiving edge server resource information. The method includes determining an offloading rate for a mobile device to an edge server based on the mobile device transmission information, the edge server resource information, and a mean-field game algorithm. The method includes outputting the offloading rate to the mobile device.

Abstract: A workpiece-separating device includes: a holding member that detachably holds a workpiece of a laminated body in which the workpiece that includes a circuit board and a supporting body through which laser beams pass are laminated with each other via a separating layer that peelably alters due to at least absorption of the laser beams; a light irradiation part that irradiates the laser beams toward the separating layer through the supporting body of the laminated body held by the holding member; a driving part that relatively moves a light irradiation position of irradiation from the light irradiation part with respect to the supporting body and the separating layer of the laminated body held by the holding member in at least a direction crossing a light irradiation direction of irradiation from the light irradiation part; and a controlling part that operates and controls the light irradiation part and the driving part.

Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting driver distraction, such as improving (e.g., maintaining) driver attention to driving when driving distractions are detected, are provided. A system may include at least one sensor for determining an attention of a driver on a travel path and an interface module configured to reengage attention of the driver on the travel path. An image capturing device may detect an environment surrounding the vehicle. A logic device may determine whether the environment surrounding the vehicle includes an external distraction or whether the driver is distracted by an internal distraction. The at least one sensor may monitor the driver for a distracted behavior. The driver may be required to take an action when a distraction is determined. For example, the driver may interact with a driver monitoring system to verify reengagement to driving (e.g., by identifying a second vehicle on the roadway).