Abstract: A correction mechanism of the belt conveyor device, including a pair of inclined bearings and a pair of main-body guides, corrects meanders of a belt. The pair of inclined bearings include a pair of bearing portions, respectively, and a pair of inclined portions, respectively, that are inclined symmetrically with respect to an axial direction of the rollers. The pair of main-body guides are put into contact with the pair of inclined portions, respectively, and make an end side of the rollers in the axial direction moved in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, together with the pair of inclined bearings during meandering of the belt. The pair of inclined portions and the pair of main-body guides are placed inside the pair of bearing portions, respectively, in the axial direction, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a stack including a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side in a first direction; a case that has a side wall facing the stack in the first direction and that accommodates the stack; and a bus bar module disposed on the stack, the bus bar module including a bus bar that electrically connects the plurality of battery cells and a plate member that accommodates the bus bar, wherein the plate member has a first positioning mechanism that positions the bus bar module in the first direction by biasing the side wall of the case.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink, a circulation type recording head, a damper member that supplies the ink to the circulation type recording head, and an ink supply unit that supplies the ink to the damper member. The circulation type recording head ejects to a recording medium at least a portion of the ink supplied from the damper member and discharges the rest of the ink to the ink supply unit. The ink supply unit includes a relief mechanism. The relief mechanism adjusts the pressure of the ink supplied to the damper member to a level no greater than a predetermined value. The ink contains a pigment, binder resin particles, and an aqueous medium. The binder resin particles have a zeta potential of at least ?60.0 mV and no greater than ?45.0 mV.

Abstract: An ice making assembly includes a mold body defining an ice-making cavity. An evaporator is coupled to the mold body. The evaporator includes a cap positioned on the mold body such that an open end of the cap is positioned at the mold body. An inlet tube is mounted to the cap. An outlet tube is also mounted to the cap. An evaporation chamber is formed between the cap and the mold body. The inlet tube is configured for directing a flow of refrigerant into the evaporation chamber, and the outlet tube configured for directing the flow of refrigerant out of the evaporation chamber.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus and system for classifying audio and video data captured by a portable recording device. The portable recording device may comprise a camera system enclosure that captures audio and video data that reflects a user's point-of-view perception of their surroundings. The video and/or audio data may be transmitted in real-time, or near real-time, to a Central Multimedia Management (CMM) System at a Network Operations Center, or one or more mobile computing devices, via one or more networks. Alternatively, or additionally, the video and/or audio data may be stored within memory of the portable recording device. This disclosure further describes a CMM system that may act as a central repository of multimedia data from one or more portable recording device(s). The CMM system may further generate and assign incident report forms for each individual instance of real-time data that is recorded by a portable recording device.

Abstract: A transistor can include a plurality of source regions and a plurality of drain regions arranged in an alternating manner, with each of the source regions and the drain regions being implemented as a first type active region, and a plurality of gate structures implemented relative to the source regions and the drain regions such that application of a voltage to each gate structure results in formation of a conductive channel between a respective pair of source and drain regions. The transistor can further include a body region configured to provide the respective conductive channel upon the application of the voltage to the corresponding gate structure, with the body region being implemented as a second type active region. The transistor can further include a recessed region defined by an end of each drain region and one or both of the gate structures adjacent to the drain region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a heating unit, a fixing unit, a first cover member, an opening portion, a second cover member, an interlocking mechanism, an operating portion, and an operation portion. The operating portion is provided on a side surface of the apparatus main body and operates to turn ON or OFF a power supply. The operation portion is provided on the first cover member and operates the operating portion in a state where the first cover member is arranged at a first closed position.

Abstract: A method of operating a group of laundry appliances includes identifying a washing machine appliance from the group of laundry appliances which is accessed by a user. The method also includes determining a dryer appliance from the group of laundry appliances is available for use and is closest to the identified washing machine appliance and reserving the determined dryer appliance for the user. The method further includes activating the reserved dryer appliance.

Abstract: The invention is a novel method of making and using a template for nucleic acid sequencing. The templates include circular and linear templates with symmetric and asymmetric adaptors. The methods include utilizing the templates in an asymmetric fashion.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a power amplification system can comprise a current source, an input switch configured to alternatively feed current from the current source to a high-power circuit path and a low-power circuit path, and a band switch including a switch arm for switching between a plurality of bands. Each of the high-power circuit path and the low-power circuit path can be connected to the switch arm.

Abstract: An image processing device processes a screen displayed on a monitor for a remote conference. The image processing device includes a detecting section, an acquiring section, and a generating section. The detecting section detects a difference between a first screen and a second screen. The acquiring section acquires a snapshot of the first screen and a snapshot of the second screen. The detecting section calculates an amount of change between the first screen and the second screen. When the amount of change between the first screen and the second screen is equal to or greater than a threshold, the generating section generates a document of the snapshot of the first screen acquired by the acquiring section.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for protocol buffer trie packing and streaming updates are described herein. Data entities are identified in a received update query. An index value is assigned to each unique data entity to generate an index of unique data entities. A frequency of occurrence value is determined for each unique data entity. The index of unique data entities is sorted by data entity type in descending order by the frequency of occurrence value of each unique data entity. A trie is generated with a root node assigned as a first unique data entity from the index of unique data entities that has a frequency of occurrence value with the largest numerical value. An update payload is created for the trie by conversion of the trie into a protocol buffer format through serialization of the trie into a binary string.

Abstract: A device may receive a downlink signal from a base station and may determine an input-output relation of polar encoding based on a vector of the downlink signal. The device may perform an interleaving operation with a matrix and the input-output relation to obtain an interleaved vector and may utilize rate matching with the interleaved vector to determine a scrambling sequence of the downlink signal. The device may utilize a reverse sequence generator with the scrambling sequence to determine a scrambling sequence initialization vector for the scrambling sequence and may perform one or more actions based on the scrambling sequence initialization vector.

Abstract: Portable pill dispensers are disclosed herein. The portable pill dispenser may include a container configured to house at least one pill therein, a housing attachable to the container, and a dispensing mechanism disposed within the housing. In one configuration, the dispensing mechanism includes one or more rotating gates disposed about the ramp to control the movement of the at least one pill to the dispensing mechanism.

Abstract: A mixer, a mixer assembly and a mixing method in which the mixer comprises a shell defining a first space, the first space receives engine exhaust, and the shell has a mounting area located on a wall of the shell; a doser mounting base arranged in the mounting area for mounting the doser, wherein the doser mounting base comprises a spray inlet as an inlet end for the spray that is sprayed by the doser entering the first space, and the doser mounting base further comprises a first swirl structure that surrounds the spray inlet to make the exhaust form a swirl around the spray inlet.

Abstract: A basket is selectively receivable within a dishwashing appliance. The basket includes a plurality of vertically arranged receiving bosses that receive spray tines therein and a lid having a domed interior surface for dispersing liquid dispensed from the spray tines throughout the basket.

Abstract: An appliance or board housing may include a housing pan, a printed circuit board (PCB), a spacer frame, and a thermally conductive insulator pad (TCIP). The housing pan may define an internal bottom surface. The PCB may be held within the housing pan above the internal bottom surface. The spacer frame may include a skeletal platform extending beneath the PCB in support thereof. The TCIP may be held on the spacer frame between PCB and the housing pan.

Abstract: A surface mount device inductor has a package casing sized to attenuate electromagnetic coupling between the inductor coils of the surface mount device inductors. The surface mount device inductor includes an inductor coil, an anode structure disposed over a first end of the inductor coil and a cathode structure disposed over a second end of the inductor coil opposite the first end, the cathode structure being spaced apart from the anode structure. One or both of the anode structure and the cathode structure comprise a shield portion disposed at least partially over the inductor coil to thereby reduce electromagnetic coupling between adjacent surface mount device inductors. The package casing makes the surface mount device inductors self-shielding. The surface mount device inductors can be incorporated into a radiofrequency module, and can be incorporated into a front end system of a wireless mobile device.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system for linear actuation that provides a bypass flow during startup of a lifting command, provides a split flow between a cylinder and a reservoir once a minimum operating speed of a pump has been reached, and provides complete flow to a cylinder after the minimum operating speed of the pump has been reached. This is achieved through control of a flow control valve and a proportional flow control valve by a processor.