Abstract: A personal item management apparatus includes a bag including opposing first and second side panels, opposing first and second end panels, and a bottom panel. In several embodiments, a first foot is formed by the bottom panel and/or the first side panel, and a second foot is formed by the bottom panel and/or the second side panel. When placed on a flat surface, the first and second feet are adapted to provide support so that the apparatus stands upright and at least a portion of the bottom panel is spaced apart from the flat surface. In several embodiments, a zipper is coupled to each of the opposing first and second side panels. A wearable band may be coupled to the zipper so that the zipper is openable and closeable by moving: the wearable band relative to the bag; and/or the bag relative to the wearable band.

Abstract: A device, which serves to separate particles of a bulk material, which is deliverable at an input location and is removable processed in different or at least approximately unitary particle sizes at an output location, includes at least one separating element, which has a metal separating plate with through-openings provided therein, which separating element can be provided with ultrasonic energy and for this purpose is connected to an ultrasonic transducer and which is held by a holding device. The holding device is a mounting shaft, which is held at one end or at both ends fixedly or movably, in particular rotatably and/or axially displaceable, and which at one end or at both ends is connected to an ultrasonic transducer, by means of which ultrasonic energy is couplable via the mounting shaft into the separating element, which is designed to be dimensionally stable.

Abstract: A box construction lock with a strike plate assembly is provided. The box construction lock includes a locking mechanism with a locking latch-bolt, located in a lock housing, so that in the lock locked position, the locking latch-bolt is at least partially in the strike plate assembly, and there is adjustment range between the lock housing and the locking mechanism of the lock housing, so that the lock housing has at least two positions relative to the locking mechanism.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing of rods of a continuous material strand comprising a feeding unit for feeding material strand, a guiding unit for guiding material strand, a compressing unit for compressing the strand and forming a continuous rod of the material strand, and an object feeding unit for feeding an object to the compressing unit. The apparatus is characterised by being provided with a cutting unit for lengthwise cutting of the material strand into at least two partial strands, whereas the partial strands are fed through the guiding unit to the compressing unit. It is provided with a system for adjusting the position of at least one cutting element in the cutting unit so as to adjust the widths of the partial strands thus determining the point of insertion of the object being inserted.

Abstract: A framing device for a glass floor unit utilizing a shield connected to the glass floor unit and at least one tab connected to the shield. A threaded member selectively interacts with the tab to adjust the vertical position of the glass floor and to hold down the glass floor relative to a support connected to an edifice foundation.

Abstract: The transport device, which serves for the transport of pulverous or granular process material, includes an open or in itself closed transport frame made of metal for transporting process material, is held by a support device and is connected to an ultrasonic device having an ultrasonic generator, an ultrasonic transducer connected to the ultrasonic generator and a coupling rod connected to the ultrasonic transducer and having front and rear end pieces. A flat distributor body made of metal has upper, lower, rear sides and peripherally at least one connection side. The rear end piece of the coupling rod is connected to the ultrasonic transducer. The front end piece of the coupling rod is welded to the rear, upper, or lower side of the distributor body. The at least one connection side of the distributor body is integrally connected with or welded to the at least one transport frame.

Abstract: A method includes creating a sample of the generated work, generating a unique identifier, associating the unique identifier with the registration, generating a physical copy of the unique identifier, attaching the physical copy to the sample, taking an image of the sample with the physical copy attached to the sample, and registering the image. The method may further include encrypting a representation of the generated work with a public key. The method may further include transmitting a licensed identifier to a remote data computer system, receiving an occurrence from the remote data computer system, and executing a compensation routine based on the occurrence.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises an outer box and an inner box suspended within the outer box by one or more vibration isolators. The inner box comprises a mounting system adapted to facilitate mounting one or more objects within the inner box.

Abstract: A bracket designed for mounting on flat panel hole is constructed out of base. Base includes plate. Plate includes at least one latching foot to seat the bracket in an assembly position in at least one hole in flat panel, and lower gap for edge of appropriate hole in flat panel is between plate and each latching foot.

Abstract: A hinge is configured for attaching at least two components of a structural element, a fixed component and an articulated component, and is constructed out of assembly hanger designed for mounting the hinge to fixed component, at least one base coupler rotatably attached to assembly hanger, so that, the swivel axle of that attachment runs through top pin, through which base coupler is attached to assembly hanger and assembly hanger includes race for travelling pin, determining the position of the variable swivel axle of articulated component relative to fixed component attached to one another via the hinge.

Abstract: Attic stairs include box, closing hatch for the box and ladder. The ladder is suspended in box using at least one flat bar attached to support beam seated in an upper section of the ladder. The support beam is a profile and each end of the profile has end cap with locking pin locking it in support beam.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Solar Sub-cells Crisscross matrix Array (SSCA) of solar sub-cells (SSC), wherein each row includes n SSC, and each column includes m SSC, the method includes: placing nXm of SSC onto a narrow sub-cells receptor conveyer belt configured to carry a stream of the SSC; transferring m rows of SSC to a wide array conveyor belt, one row at a time, forming thereon an array of the SSC; placing n busbars or groups of Smart Wire (SW) conductors on each of the n columns of SSC; placing short parallel jumpers between all pairs of neighboring the SSC in each of the m rows; placing wide transverse conductors for parallel connection of the n column and for diodes connection; and soldering the nXm matrix array of SSC with the short parallel jumpers and the wide transverse conductors, to thereby form a soldered SSCA.

Abstract: A beverage device with improved diagnostic and repair functionality is shown and described. The beverage device includes an on-board touch screen display and a virtual rendering of device components of the beverage device. Repair instructions, replacement instructions, and diagnostic instructions may be more easily, and efficiently understood and followed by following on-screen outputs, alerts, and instructions that may include various color outputs, animations, and rotatable, movable, or zoomable views.

Abstract: An information providing system acquires log data generated by an information equipment system, extracts a feature of the log data, acquires, from history information related to the information equipment system, information based on the feature, and outputs the acquired information.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition for use in a battery system including a silicon-based negative electrode having active material particles is provided. The electrolyte composition includes a polar solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, sulfolane, ?-butyrolactone, and combinations thereof and at least one lithium salt dissolved in the polar solvent at a concentration of at least 2 moles of the at least one lithium salt per 1 liter of the polar solvent. The at least one lithium salt and the polar solvent add dipoles to the electrolyte composition configured for reducing an electric field present at a surface of each of the active material particles in the silicon-based negative electrode of the battery system.

Abstract: An article of fire rated glass and method of producing the same prepared by selecting a sheet of clear float annealed glass of at least 19 millimeters in thickness and providing the edge of the sheet substantially free of imperfections. The glass sheet is then specially tempered at a temperature of at least 575 degrees Celsius for a period of at least 750 seconds, followed by a cooling step.

Abstract: A water heater includes an inner water tube coil and an outer water tube coil separated by a drum baffle. The inner and outer coils extend above a top edge of the drum baffle by at least a full turn of each coil. A flue gas bypass path is defined between a top edge of the drum baffle and a top insulation layer above the inner and outer coils. Flue gases flow radially though the inner coil, up along the drum baffle, through the flue gas bypass path, and downwardly over the outer coil to heat water flowing through the inner and outer coils. The water flows into the outer coil at the bottom of the coil, winds upwardly through the outer coil in countercurrent flow with respect to the flue gases, then down through the inner coil.

Abstract: The invention deals with a heat exchanger tube (1) for use in a heat exchanger tube (1) of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger tube (1) comprising a pair (2) of plates (3) elongating along a longitudinal plan (A), the pair (2) of plates (3) comprising a first plate (3) and a second plate (4) joined to each other to form an inner area (5) dedicated to refrigerant fluid (RF) circulation and divided in at least six channels (6), at least one channel (6) is defined by a cross section area (S) that has a length (L), at least one of the plate is defined by a thickness (T) measured between an internal wall (7) of the plate and an external wall (8) of the plate opposed to the internal wall (7), wherein said thickness (T) is between 0.190 mm and 0.300 mm and said length (L) is between 2 mm and 5 mm.

Abstract: A battery storage system includes a housing defining an opening configured to allow a vehicle travel through the housing, a power supply configured to supply electricity within the housing, a plurality of receptacles positioned within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles is configured to individually receive a battery of a the vehicle, a battery transportation device configured to selectively couple to the battery of the vehicle in response to the vehicle entering the housing and transport the battery to one of the plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of charging connectors configured to receive the electricity from the power supply and including a first charging connector configured to selectively couple to the battery in response to the battery being received by one of the plurality of receptacles, the first changing connector further configured to provide electricity from the power supply to the battery to charge the battery.

Abstract: A mobile battery charging and swap system includes a housing defining an opening configured to allow a vehicle travel through the housing via the opening and further, a power supply configured to supply electricity within the housing, a battery exchange system configured to selectively couple to a battery of a vehicle in response to the vehicle entering the housing and transport the battery to one of a plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of charging connectors configured to receive the electricity from the power supply and individually provide the electricity to a plurality of batteries including the battery.