Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a package substrate, a first electronic device, a second electronic device and a first molding layer. The package substrate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an edge. The first electronic device is positioned over and electrically connected to the package substrate through the first surface. The second electronic device is positioned over and electrically connected to the first electronic device. The first molding layer is positioned over the package substrate, and the first molding layer encapsulates a portion of the first surface and the edge of the package substrate.

Abstract: The present application relates to improvements to granular fuel burning boilers such as wood pellet boilers and burners therefor. In particular, there is disclosed a wood pellet boiler having a combustion chamber, wherein an access door for said combustion chamber comprises a wood pellet burner assembly mounted on the interior side thereof. In this way, the wood pellet burner assembly is movable from and into the combustion chamber of the wood pellet boiler when the access door is opened and closed, respectively.

Abstract: A slab bridge structure having improved rigid connection strength between bridge girders and concrete piers. The slab bridge structure has a rigid connection structure in which slab concrete (3) is poured between side surfaces of bridge girders (1) arranged in line in a bridge width direction, throughout a longitudinal direction of the bridge girders, connection concrete (12) in which bridge girder portions (1?) supported by a bridge seat (2a) of a concrete pier (2) that supports the bridge girders are embedded is further added onto the bridge seat, and the slab concrete and the concrete pier are concrete-joined through the connection concrete, the slab bridge structure further includes: a connecting rod (13) embedded in the concrete pier and projecting upward from the bridge seat of the pier; and a connecting plate (14) connecting upper end portions of the adjacent bridge girder portions.

Abstract: An optical fiber laser cleaver adapter assembly configured and arranged to receive at least two rows of optical fiber cables comprises an indexing guide, a base, and a fiber holder support. The indexing guide has an opening and at least one divider separating the opening into at least a first slot and a second slot. The base is configured and arranged to receive the indexing guide and has a window allowing access to at least a portion of the opening of the indexing guide. The fiber holder support is operatively connected to the base, and the fiber holder support is configured and arranged to receive the at least two rows of optical fiber cables and position the at least two rows of optical fiber cables to extend through the window and the respective at least first and second slots.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet printer and a printing method that can print a new pattern to be printed at an appropriate position relative to an existing pattern. An inkjet printer newly prints a new pattern to be printed, that is different from an existing pattern, on an outer surface of a spherical print object on which the existing pattern is printed. The inkjet printer includes a retainer that retains the print object, a carriage, and a projector. The carriage prints the new pattern to be printed on the outer surface of the print object. The projector projects at least a part of the existing pattern and the new pattern to be printed together on the outer surface of the print object retained by the retainer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device package including a first encapsulation layer, a redistribution layer disposed on the first encapsulation layer, a first die disposed on the redistribution layer, a second encapsulation layer covering the first die and the redistribution layer, and an electrical connection terminal electrically connected to the redistribution layer. The first encapsulation layer has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface. The first encapsulation layer surrounds a portion of the electrical connection terminal and exposes the electrical connection terminal.

Abstract: Breakable spout (100) of the present invention individually comprises spout body (110) and cover (160) that covers an outer circumference of spout body (110). Spout body (110) comprises cylindrical part (120) that has a center hole that serves as a flow channel (111) and breakable part (150) that is breakable at the tip end of cylindrical part (120). Cylindrical part (120) has a first protrusion (123) on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The cover has second protrusion (161) on an inner circumferential surface thereof. Second protrusion (161) engages first protrusion (123) when cover (160) is fitted to spout body (110) such that spout body (110) is covered with cover (120) from the tip end side of cylindrical part (120). Cover (160) covers spout body (110) and is secured when the first protrusion (123) engages the second protrusion (161).

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to autonomously controlling a vehicle according to a trajectory plan. In one embodiment, a method includes updating, upon traveling over at least a portion of a current segment of a roadway, the trajectory plan for a subsequent segment of the roadway by setting a fixed portion of the trajectory plan to include: (i) a steering parameter to be fixed for a first duration of time and (ii) a speed parameter to be fixed for a second duration of time. The first duration of time and the second duration of time are of different lengths. The method includes computing input controls for autonomously controlling the vehicle according to the fixed portion of the trajectory plan. The method includes controlling the vehicle according to the input controls over the subsequent segment of the roadway.

Abstract: A decoration line including a conveyor of the products on which to apply the enamel, at least a first enamelling machine of the spray type actuated by piezoelectric-driven nozzles suitable for applying, on the products transiting on the conveyor, at least one first substantially full layer of enamel of the vitreous type in suspension in liquid suspending agent suitable for being processed in a digital decorative system for creating base or a covering layer on the products and at least a second enamelling machine, positioned downstream of said first machine, of the spray type actuated by piezoelectric-driven nozzles suitable for applying, on the products transiting on the conveyor, at least a second substantially discontinuous layer of enamel of the vitreous or pigmented type in suspension in liquid suspending agent suitable for being processed in a digital decorative system for creating decoration or finishing effects on the products.

Abstract: A positioning device capable of increasing the amount of diametrical expansion of an engagement member to be engaged in a cylindrical hole in a workpiece, and capable of performing positioning while not exerting any force on the workpiece in the downward direction positions a cylindrical hole (Ha) in a workpiece (W) in a first direction while permitting shifting thereof in a second direction, the device comprising: the insertion shaft member; a hydraulic cylinder for driving the insertion shaft member; a pair of engagement members; a taper engagement mechanism for shifting the engagement members to increase their diameter; and a movement permitting holding mechanism that, along with supporting the engagement members, so that they cannot shift in the first direction but are capable of shifting in the second direction.

Abstract: A testing system for imposing a traveling wave signal on an electric power system signal for testing a fault detector is disclosed herein. The testing system may be configured to simulate a fault at a simulated location by controlling the timing of the traveling wave signal. The testing system may be configured to impose multiple traveling wave signals to test the accuracy of the fault location determined by the fault detector. The testing system may be configured with multiple testing apparatuses using time coordination and referenced to an intended fault instant. The testing system may be configured to supply traveling waves of different polarities to test for different fault type detection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a BOG reliquefaction system for LNG vessels. The BOG reliquefaction system includes a compressor compressing BOG, a heat exchanger cooling the compressed BOG by exchanging heat between the compressed BOG and BOG used as a refrigerant, and an expansion unit for expanding the BOG having been cooled by the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes a core, in which heat exchange between a hot fluid and a cold fluid occurs, the core including a plurality of diffusion blocks, and a fluid diffusion member diffusing a fluid introduced into the core or a fluid discharged from the core.

Abstract: An ear plug (1) for arrangement in an ear canal includes at least two electrodes (3) for detecting an EEG signal from a skin surface when the ear plug is arranged in the ear canal. The ear plug further includes a housing having an outer wall (2) made from a resilient material, and a signal acquisition circuit (23). The electrodes (3) are provided with a skin contact part (4) arranged on an outside surface of the housing and connected through the outer wall (2) of the housing to a supporting member (5) on the inner part of the housing. The skin contact part (4) and the supporting member (5) are arranged for clamping the outer wall (2).

Abstract: A method of dispensing a continuous fluid flow is described, the method includes: (i) filling a first cylinder chamber, having a first predefined volume, with fluid received through a first manifold from a first fluid inlet; (ii) dispensing the first predefined amount of the fluid present inside the first cylinder chamber through the first manifold to a fluid outlet; (iii) filling a second cylinder chamber, having a second predefined volume, with fluid received through a second manifold from a second fluid inlet, and wherein filling is carried out contemporaneously with dispensing; (iv) exerting, during dispensing, a deflection-causing force on a first housing that is disposed adjacent to the first cylinder chamber; and (v) preventing, using the deflection-prevention feature, transfer of the deflection-causing force from the first housing to a second housing, which is disposed adjacent to the second cylinder chamber and is disposed adjacent to the first housing.

Abstract: A method of hanging a cable within a coiled tubing string includes the steps of determining a length of coiled tubing required within a well having a wellhead; determining a length of a cable required within the coiled tubing, the cable having a structural component along the length of the cable sufficient to support the weight of the cable; cutting the tubing string and installing a hanger sub in the coiled tubing string toward the wellhead attachment section relative to the downhole end, the hanger sub comprising an inner shoulder that extends radially into the hanger sub and defines an opening; and attaching an outer shoulder to the cable and inserting the cable into the coiled tubing string until the outer shoulder of the cable engages the inner shoulder of the hanger sub such that the inner shoulder positions the cable below the outer shoulder.

Abstract: A large melting furnace suitable for borosilicate glass. Which has a melting area, a reinforcing area, an ascending area and a clarifying area. The melting area and the reinforcing area are separated by a partition wall, and a lower end of the partition wall goes deep below a surface of molten glass but is not in contact with a bottom of the melting furnace, so as to guarantee that the molten glass in the two areas is interconnected. The structures of the melting area and reinforcing area can also improve the problem of boron volatilization of the borosilicate glass caused by flame melting during a melting process. The molten glass flows out from a throat of the reinforcing area, passes through the ascending area and enters the shallower clarifying area.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems package structure includes a first substrate, a transducer unit, a semiconductor chip and a second substrate. The first substrate defines a through hole. The transducer unit is electrically connected to the first substrate, and includes a base and a membrane. The membrane is located between the through hole and the base. The semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the first substrate and the transducer unit. The second substrate is attached to the first substrate and defines a cavity. The transducer unit and the chip are disposed in the cavity, and the second substrate is electrically connected to the transducer unit and the semiconductor chip through the first substrate.

Abstract: An air filter and methods are provided for optimizing filtration of an airstream passing through a volume within an air cleaner cover of an internal combustion engine. The air filter comprises a base plate that includes an inlet receiver for passing the airstream into an air inlet of the engine. A top plate comprises a receiver for fastening the air cleaner cover onto the air filter. Countersinks in the top plate and sleeves extending through the air filter facilitate fastening the air filter onto the air inlet of the engine. The air filter has a tapering height along a length of the air filter to maximize the total surface area of a filter medium within the volume between the air cleaner cover and the engine, and to take advantage of a relatively greater airflow due to a ram air opening in the air cleaner cover.

Abstract: A vehicular assembly and a method of connecting a panel to a vehicular structure in order to form an assembly. The assembly includes a clip that is used to join first and second components each of which defines an aperture therein. The first and second components are sized and shaped such that upon being joined to one another, their respective apertures are substantially aligned with one another and held together by the clip. The clip includes a first connector portion and a second connector portion. The clip can be turned in a twisting or screwing motion about an axis of rotation such that upon insertion of the clip into the aperture of the first component and subsequent rotation, the first connector portion forms a locking engagement with an edge structure that is defined by the aperture of the first component.

Abstract: An efficiency of a liquid supply to an ejection head such as an inkjet head is improved. An ink supply apparatus is provided that supplies ink to an inkjet head of a printer which is an example of inkjet recording apparatuses. The ink supply apparatus includes a non-replaceable ink pack disposed at a position at which the ink stored inside is suppliable by a hydraulic head differential to the printer, and a replaceable pack holder that replaceably holds a replaceable ink pack provided apart from the non-replaceable ink pack. The ink to be supplied to the non-replaceable ink pack is containable in the replaceable ink pack at a position preceding the non-replaceable ink pack. The ink that the non-replaceable ink pack receives from the replaceable ink pack is supplied to the printer under a pressure generated by the hydraulic head differential.