Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that employ an IR suppression system to alter the signature of a vessel during a missile engagement with the objective of confusing a seeker of an incoming missile so as to increase the probability that the seeker is seduced by a flare. The flare is launched and IR suppression is enabled or set to an increased level, with coordinated timing, such that the IR signature of the target vessel is changed at about the same time that the flare is launched.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the continuous operation of an air conditioning unit or climate control system in a vehicle. The system may include a power generating unit, such as an engine or a fuel cell stack, and an exhaust loop in fluid communication with the power generating unit. First and second adsorption-based thermal batteries are provided in thermal communication with the exhaust loop. The vehicle may be configured to simultaneously operate in both an air conditioning operational mode powered by the first thermal battery, and a charging operational mode that regenerates the second thermal battery. A thermoelectric generator may also be provided such that the system is entirely self-powered, reducing or eliminating a need for supplemental, i.e. plug-in, charging.

Abstract: A vehicular passenger compartment trim panel assembly, a vehicular door assembly and a method of removing a vehicular passenger compartment trim panel assembly. The assembly includes a trim panel and a retention assembly where the retention assembly includes a fastener and a fastener cover. The fastener cover is sized and shaped such that when the fastener cover is secured within an aperture that is formed in the trim panel, a gap formed between them that is visible around a periphery of the A-surface defines a substantially constant width. In addition, a through-the-thickness dimension of the fastener cover includes a localized thinning in a portion of the periphery that is adjacent the clip. Such construction permits tool-free engagement of the fastener cover at the localized thinning so that the gap may be widened in response to such engagement so that the clip becomes disengaged to permit access to a screw or related fastener that is situated underneath the fastener cover.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a first substrate including a first interconnection structure extending from a surface of the first substrate, the first interconnection structure including grains of a first size, a second substrate including: a second interconnection structure comprising grains of a second size, and a third interconnection structure disposed between the first interconnection structure and the second interconnection structure, the third interconnection structure including grains of a third size, a first sidewall inclined at a first angle to a reference plane and a second sidewall inclined at a second angle to the reference plane, wherein the first angle is different from the second angle, the first sidewall is disposed between the first substrate and the second sidewall, and the third size is smaller than both the first size and the second size.

Abstract: Described herein are solid solution composites that are used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The solid solution composite of ? LiMVO4-?LiNi1-x-yCoxMnyO2, in which LiMVO4 has cubic close-packed structure, LiNi1-x-yCoxMnyO2 has hexagonal layered structure, and both share an oxygen lattice fully or partly. The new solid solution materials have advantage for lithium-ion batteries that the working voltage of the composite is adjustable by controlling the molar ratio of ? and ? and have higher working voltage than current secondary battery materials. Also described herein are methods of preparing such composite.

Abstract: A client device comprises a connection destination register that transmits a client identifier to an address management device via a first node; a UDP controller that controls a UDP connection upon reception of a TCP connect from an application executer, and a TCP-session controller that establishes, between itself and the application executer, a first TCP connection identified by a connection identifier. A server device comprises a connection destination register that transmits a server identifier to the address management device via a second node; a UDP controller that controls a UDI connection; and a TCP session controller that establishes, between itself and a service provider, a second TCP connection identified by a connection identifier. A UDP connection via the first node and second node can be established between a communication serve processor and a communication client processor.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electronic component includes a grip unit configured to grip an electronic member having a plurality of projections arranged thereon, a connected coil assembly forming unit configured to form a connected coil assembly in which a plurality of single coils are connected to one another, and a coil mounting unit configured to sequentially mount the plurality of single coils of the connected coil assembly on the plurality of projections.

Abstract: To alleviate the trouble of the color developing step and achieve miniaturization. A color developer that heats and color develops a print medium, on which an ink is attached, is arranged. The color developer includes a transportation path in which a carry-in port and a carry-out port of the print medium are communicated to outside air, and the transportation path is extended in a direction intersecting a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a side member that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A rocker support extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is spaced outboard of the side member in the vehicle lateral direction. A C-pillar assembly is coupled to and extends upward from the rocker support. A floor cross member extends in a vehicle lateral direction that is connected to the side member. A pillar assembly to floor cross member reinforcement gusset links the C-pillar assembly and the floor cross member.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that is capable of regenerating bone and cartilage using cells. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a cell construct, which includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.

Abstract: Provided is a textile printing method that may effectively suppress the risk of ink smearing and that may allow a cured water-soluble, UV-curable resin to be adequately stripped off a fabric so as to dye the fabric in high quality color. A textile printing method includes a pretreatment step of discharging a treatment ink from an inkjet head for treatment toward a fabric to apply the treatment ink to the fabric; a dyeing step of discharging a textile printing ink from an inkjet head for textile printing toward the fabric to apply the textile printing ink to the fabric. In the dyeing step and the pretreatment step, the textile printing ink and the treatment ink are irradiated with ultraviolet light after a respective one of the inks is applied to the fabric.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) package structure comprises a MEMS die, a conductive pillar adjacent to the MEMS die, a package body and a binding layer on the package body. The package body encapsulates the MEMS die and the conductive pillar, and exposes a top surface of the conductive pillar. A glass transition temperature (Tg) of the package body is greater than a temperature for forming the binding layer (Tc).

Abstract: A dispenser includes a high-pressure liquid feeder that feeds a high-pressure liquid higher in pressure than atmospheric pressure, a discharger that discharges the high-pressure liquid fed from the high-pressure liquid feeder, and a drive source that drives the discharger to operate. The discharger includes at least a container in which the high-pressure liquid is containable, a rotor rotatable by the drive source, a casing in which the rotor is housed in a rotatable manner, and a controller configured to control rotation of the drive source and a position of the container in a direction of the rotation. The container is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the discharger. The casing has a liquid supply channel formed to intercommunicate the container and the high-pressure liquid feeder, and further has a discharge nozzle formed to intercommunicate the container and outside of the discharger.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lead core rubber seismic isolation bearing, an intelligent bearing and a bearing monitoring system, belonging to the technical field of bearings. The lead core rubber seismic isolation bearing comprises a top bearing plate, a bottom bearing plate, a lead core rubber bearing body and a base plate, wherein pressure sensing units are arranged between the top bearing plate and the base plate, or between the bottom bearing plate and the base plate. The intelligent bearing includes a data acquisition unit, a data output unit and the lead core rubber seismic isolation bearing, the data acquisition unit transmitting the bearing pressure measured by the pressure sensing unit to the data output unit. The bearing monitoring system includes a data acquisition unit, a data output unit, a monitoring center and the lead core rubber seismic isolation bearing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical device. The optical device comprises an electronic component, a plurality of light conducting pillars and an opaque layer. The electronic component includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the light conducting pillars is disposed over a corresponding pixel of the plurality of pixels of the electronic component. The opaque layer covers a lateral surface of each of the light conducting pillars.

Abstract: A fingerprint lock system includes a key device and a lock device. The key device includes a communication and power transmitting module, a fingerprint sensing module, and a battery. The fingerprint sensing module senses a fingerprint input and accordingly generates fingerprint data. The communication and power transmitting module outputs the fingerprint data and a supplying power. The lock device includes a communication and power receiving module, a storage module, and a processing module. The communication and power receiving module receives the fingerprint data and the supplying power from the key device to supply the storage module and the processing module with the supplying power. The storage module stores verification data. Each verification data includes minutiae features corresponding to a fingerprint. The processing module verifies if the fingerprint data has the minutiae features corresponding to the fingerprint and, if so, performs an unlock operation.

Abstract: The present invention includes a load frame test device using a plurality of levers about a common pivot point for applying combinations of tensile loading and bending on test articles at magnitudes seen in offshore applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to distributed controllers configured to control a plurality of electrical generators in an electrical generation and distribution system. In one embodiment, a distributed controller consistent with the present disclosure may include a communication subsystem configured to communicate via a network. The communication system may receive a first plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements associated with a first electrical generator. A measurement analysis subsystem may detect a change caused by an event in the measurements associated with the first electrical generator, and may detect a change in a second plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements associated with a second electrical generator. A magnitude of the event may be determined based on the first and second plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements.

Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes colorized reflective photovoltaic cells that act as pixels. The colorized reflective photovoltaic cells are arranged so that reflections from the photovoltaic cells or pixels visually combine into an image on the photovoltaic module. The colorized photovoltaic cell or pixel is composed of a set of 100 to 256 base color sub-pixel reflective segments or sub-pixels. The color of each pixel is determined by the combination of base color sub-pixels forming the pixel. As a result, each pixel can have a wide variety of colors using a set of base colors, which are created, from sub-pixel reflective segments having standard film thicknesses.

Abstract: A distillation apparatus of the present invention includes high-pressure column 1 corresponding to a region above a heat exchanging section located at a lowermost part of a region including a trayed section or a packed bed section, which is used as a rectifying section; and low-pressure column 2 that is located above as seen from high-pressure column 1, which integrates a region including a trayed section or a packed bed section which is used as a stripping section, with rectifying section corresponding portion 2g that corresponds to a region locating below the heat exchanging section located at the lowermost part in the rectifying section. Rectifying section corresponding portion 2g is located on top 2c of the stripping section in low-pressure column 2 so that rectifying section corresponding portion 2g continues to the stripping section.