Abstract: Provided is a cable having a multipurpose space area, and particularly, a cable having a multipurpose space area, including: pods (11) formed at both side ends of a cable and accommodating support members; electric cable insertion portions (12) formed at the center of the cable between the pods (11) and accommodating electric cables; support members (20); multiple electric cables (30); and the clamp (40) including an upper clamp (41) in which upper insertion grooves (41a) installed above the support members (20) and having upper insertion grooves (41a) formed at portions of both side ends of inner surfaces thereof in a longitudinal direction of the clamp and upper suspension projections (41b) formed at locations opposite to the pod at an end of one end or the pods at both ends and a lower clamp (42) installed below the support member (20) and having lower insertion portions (42a) formed at portions of both side ends of the inner surfaces thereof in the longitudinal direction of the clamp and lower suspension

Abstract: A gasket for use with flanges has an annular member formed of a metallic material. The annular member has a cross-sectional profile with a body portion having an end surface, a first side, a second side, and a T-shaped portion extending from the body portion. The T-shaped portion of the body portion defines a pair of annular grooves on opposite sides of the annular member. The T-shaped portion has a central portion connected to the body portion and a head portion at an end of the central portion opposite the body portion. The central portion of the T-shaped portion has a weep hole extending therethrough. The weep hole has opposite ends opening respectively to the pair of annular grooves.

Abstract: A drill of the present invention includes: a drill main body; a plurality of convex-arc cutting edges which are formed on a tip side of the drill main body from an outer periphery of the drill main body to a chisel edge provided near to a rotational axis; second faces which are each formed in an approximately band shape and are each formed along each of the convex-arc cutting edges on a back side of the convex-arc cutting edge in the rotational direction; third faces which are each formed to be continuous with a back side of each of the second faces in the rotational direction; and fourth faces which are each formed to be continuous with a back side of each of the third faces in the rotational direction.

Abstract: A batch furnace for annealing material, in particular a single chamber furnace or single coil furnace, with a furnace housing. The batch furnace has a closable charging opening, a receiving chamber for receiving furnace material, and a device for convective heat transfer onto the furnace material by a heat transfer medium. The batch furnace includes at least one fan, which is arranged in the furnace housing, at least one heating device for the heat transfer medium and/or at least one inlet for an externally heated heat transfer medium, wherein the heating device and/or the inlet is arranged directly in front of the intake side or directly behind the pressure side of the fan or circumferentially in an annular gap between the fan and the furnace housing, and a receiving chamber for the furnace material, which is arranged on the pressure side of the fan.

Abstract: A resistivity measurement while drilling (MWD) device, including: a transmitting module arranged on an outer surface of a drill collar, for generating an induced current between the drill collar and surrounding formation by inductive coupling; a receiving electrode group including at least two electrodes, for receiving a measured current that reaches the electrode from the induced current through corresponding formation, two electrodes in the receiving electrode group being multiplexing electrodes; a resistivity calculation module configured to be connected to all or a part of the electrodes in the receiving electrode group in a measurement mode of the resistivity MWD device, to calculate the measured current received by a corresponding electrode and obtain resistivity of formation corresponding to the corresponding electrode; and a data transmission module configured to be connected to the multiplexing electrodes in a transmission mode of the resistivity MWD device, for transmitting calculated resistivity to

Abstract: The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.

Abstract: A vehicle, a single-wheelset/double-wheelset trackless train and a tracking and steering control method therefor are provided in the invention. The method includes the following steps. During traveling of the vehicle, steering information of the vehicle is continually collected by the controller. Information about a guiding front wheel turning angle, a controlled rear wheel turning angle, a vehicle body position angle, an included angle between vehicle bodies, and a vehicle travel time and speed is collected; an interval for data collection is determined according to a distance between a guiding front wheel and a controlled rear wheel; and when the controlled rear wheel travels to a certain point near a front wheel travel track, the controlled rear wheel is controlled to travel in a travel direction same as that when the front wheel travels to the point.

Abstract: An ink jet printer serving as a printing device repeats a selective discharge of a first ultraviolet curing type ink to a plurality of landing positions by an ink jet head and an irradiation of the first ultraviolet curing type ink with an ultraviolet ray by an ultraviolet ray irradiating device while reciprocating a carriage to form projection main bodies of the first ultraviolet curing type ink at the plurality of landing positions, and causes the ink jet head to selectively discharge a second ultraviolet curing type ink so as to land on the plurality of projection main bodies and the ultraviolet ray irradiating device to irradiate the second ultraviolet curing type ink with the ultraviolet ray to cure the second ultraviolet curing type ink to a gloss form.

Abstract: Provided is a press forming method for a semi-solid metal material, including: manufacturing a semi-solid metal material in a container having an upward opening by injecting molten metal into the container, and cooling the molten metal while stirring the molten metal; inverting the container and storing the semi-solid metal material in a temporary storage space; discharging a liquid phase part from the semi-solid metal material through the inverting; and pressing the semi-solid metal material by feeding the semi-solid metal material, from which the liquid phase part is discharged, into dies of a pressing machine.

Abstract: A method of removing impurities from a gas including the steps of removing impurities from biogas comprising at least one adsorbents via a process vessel or reactor, directing the purified gas to an device to generate power and/or heat, regenerating the saturated adsorption media with the waste heat recovered from the engine exhaust and directing the regeneration gas (hot air or engine exhaust) to flare, engine exhaust stack, or atmosphere.

Abstract: A power transfer system includes DC-DC power conversion circuitry that has a first switch and a second switch on either side of a transformer connected via a common ground with a first capacitor and a second capacitor cross-connected across the transformer. A direction of power transfer is determined, and primary and secondary sides of the DC-DC power conversion circuitry are aligned based on the direction of power transfer. An amount of on-time for the first switch or the second switch is determined based on a quantity of power transfer through the DC-DC power conversion circuitry. The primary and secondary switches are controlled using switching.

Abstract: The present invention provides a discharge device (1) including a liquid chamber (13) that is communicated with a discharge port (11) and is supplied with a liquid material, a plunger (33) that is coupled to a piston (30), and that advances and retreats within the liquid chamber (13) in a state not in contact with a lateral surface of the liquid chamber (13), a resilient member (40) that applies a biasing force to the plunger (33), a main body (2) including a piston chamber (20) in which the piston (30) is disposed, solenoid valves (61, 62, 63 and 64) that supply a pressurized gas, supplied from a pressurized gas source, to the piston chamber (20), or that exhaust the pressurized gas from the piston chamber (20), and a controller (90) that controls operations of the solenoid valves (61, 62, 63 and 64), wherein the solenoid valves (61, 62, 63 and 64) are connected to the piston chamber (20) in parallel.

Abstract: Universal combination meters, methods for customizing a universal combination meter, and electronic dashboards are disclosed. A universal combination meter may include a processing device and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to monitor one or more data transmissions between a manufacturing computer and a vehicle, determine at least one of a model and a body type of the vehicle from information in the data transmissions, retrieve at least one of an image, vehicle-specific features, and vehicle-specific information from a repository, and load the at least one of the image, the vehicle-specific features, and the vehicle-specific information for displaying. The at least one of the image, vehicle-specific features, and vehicle-specific information correspond to the at least one of the model and the body type of the vehicle.

Abstract: Apparatus for a cotton sampling system. The system includes a first station that provides a stream of samples to a main conveyor. The main conveyor routes the samples to a testing station that includes a sub-sampler, an automated cotton containment mechanism, an indexer, and an HVI. The conveyors include a shroud that moves samples over and under the conveyor. In this way samples that need to be retested pass to the testing station after failing the first test. The sub-sampler includes a walking beam mechanism to advance the samples into a fiber extraction mechanism. The automated cotton containment mechanism includes a gate valve and a diverter valve. The gate valve has a normal position configured to allow passage of cotton fibers, but blocking clumps. Upon detection of a clump, the diverter valve operates and the gate valve opens so that the clump is diverted to a waste receptacle.

Abstract: A system for navigating a vehicle using a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane. The system includes a vehicle occupancy unit configured to determine vehicle occupancy data. The system also includes a memory configured to store map data and HOV lane data indicating HOV lane criteria. The system also includes a processor connected to the vehicle occupancy unit, the transceiver, and the memory. The processor is configured to determine an HOV lane section. The processor is also configured to determine whether the HOV lane section is accessible to the vehicle based on the vehicle occupancy data and the HOV lane data. The processor is also configured to determine an HOV lane route between the current location and a destination when the HOV lane section is accessible to the vehicle. The system also includes a display connected to the processor, the display configured to display the HOV lane route.

Abstract: Converting a single phase power supply source into a three phase power supply source is carried out by using the single phase power supply source as a first output of the three phase power supply source. The second and third outputs of the three phase power supply source are created utilizing part of the single phase power supply source combined with a phase shifting inverting circuit.

Abstract: A seal support system for a mechanical seal includes a system vessel for containing barrier fluid. Closed loop pipe work connects the vessel to a mechanical seal with a device provided for feeding barrier fluid to the system vessel. A further vessel is provided that is able to be in fluid communication with the system vessel. The further vessel may be provided with an elastomeric membrane, which may be filled with a gas under pressure to an extent required to allow for the effect of the highest anticipated temperature which might occur in a particular application.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having at least one solar panel arranged to generate electrical energy for delivery to a battery within the housing, wherein the at least one solar panel is foldable about the housing.

Abstract: The measurement equipment includes a rack, a first image capturing device, a second image capturing device, a third image capturing device and a fourth image capturing device. Wherein, the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device capture an entire image of a to-be-measured object, the third image capturing device and the fourth image capturing device capture a plurality of local images of a plurality of local areas of the to-be-measured object, and the entire image and the local images and are simultaneously captured.

Abstract: A subsea connection system for connecting to a hub of a subsea structure has an outer sleeve, a collet having a plurality of collet segments in which the collet segments are movable between a lock position and an unlock position, a connection hub positioned in the interior of the hollow sleeve such that the collet extends around the connection hub, and a translation mechanism cooperative with the outer sleeve so as to move the outer sleeve between a forward position and a rearward position. The connection hub is suitable for abutting the hub of the subsea structure when the plurality of collet segments are in the lock position. The plurality of collet segments are in the unlock position when the outer sleeve is in the forward position. The plurality of collet segments are in the lock position when the outer sleeve is in the rearward position.