Abstract: A monitoring apparatus that monitors an operation of a fluid dispensing system. The fluid dispensing system includes at least one storage unit, a dispensing arrangement, and a pumping arrangement for providing a flow of the fluid from to the dispensing arrangement. The monitoring apparatus includes a sensing arrangement that is connected to the fluid dispensing system, wherein the sensing arrangement measures operational performance of the flow of the fluid dispensed through the dispensing arrangement and a server arrangement communicably coupled to the sensing arrangement via a data communication network. The server arrangement acquires the operational performance of the flow of the fluid dispensed, generates an actionable information for adjusting optimal dispensing of the fluid and provides the actionable information to a user device to report an operational status of the fluid dispensing system.

Abstract: Disclosed are valve replacement devices, systems, and methods. valve replacement devices may comprise one- or two-piece systems comprising an adapter body and a valve assembly with leaflets positioned within the adapter body. In two-piece systems, the valve assembly may be removable from the adapter body such that both can be delivered together or separately, and the adapter body may remain implanted while the valve assembly may be removed and replaced (i.e., “revalved”). Also described are devices (such as a delivery catheter device), systems, and methods related to such delivering and revalving the valve replacement. Such delivery methods may include transseptal insertion of a new minimum leaflet structure, and securement of the valve replacement using several securement type (e.g., supra-annular, sub-annular, radial, leaflet securement, etc.). Also described is a braided helical design that mimics the heart's natural movement, and a flange structure for assisting the functioning of the valve replacement.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of stair lift systems arranged such that a number of configurable subcomponents can be assembled to form a wide variety of stair lift systems that meet the spatial, dimensional, and physical arrangement of an equally wide variety of pre-existing stairways and staircases in residential and commercial settings. Each embodiment of a stair lift system is highly configurable, can generally be installed in one session, and provides enhanced and additional functionality as compared to prior art stair lift systems. A stair lift system generally comprises a modular and configurable rail assembly, a plurality of modular and configurable post assemblies for securing the rail assembly to the pre-existing staircase, and a chair that engages with and traverses the modular rail assembly to move a user up and down the staircase.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device applies a magnetic field to a negative electrode slurry by introducing a magnet part to an upper and a lower portion of a negative electrode current collector on which the negative electrode slurry is applied, respectively. By applying a stronger magnetic field in a second region of the magnet part located downstream along the transfer direction of the negative electrode current collector than in a first region of the magnet part located upstream, and by arranging a drying part adjacent to the end of the second region where the stronger magnetic field is applied, a negative electrode having a significantly higher alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode slurry can be manufactured. A method for manufacturing a negative electrode using the magnetic alignment device is also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating an electrode is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for coating an electrode slurry includes a coating die configured to coat an electrode slurry on one surface of a current collector, a thickness measuring sensor spaced apart from the current collector by a predetermined interval and configured to measure a thickness of the coated electrode slurry in real time after coating by the coating die; and a controller which controls a coated amount of the electrode slurry in real time according to the measured thickness.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case is disclosed herein. The pouch-type battery case can include a cup part having a recessed shape, and a side disposed around at least a portion of the cup part. The cup part can include a base surface, a plurality of circumferential surfaces, a plurality of die edges connecting the plurality of circumferential surfaces and the side and formed to be rounded, and a plurality of thickness edges connecting the plurality of circumferential surfaces to each other and formed to be rounded. A curvature radius of each of the die edges is Rd, a curvature radius of each of the thickness edges is Rt. The Rd and Rt can satisfy a condition defined by Rd?Rt<3*Rd is satisfied.

Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked in one direction; a pack case that houses the battery cells in an inner space; a cell cover that at least partially surrounds at least a part of the plurality of battery cells in the inner space of the pack case; and a rupturable sheet formed between an upper portion of the cell cover and the battery cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately stacked with separators interposed therebetween and which includes two or more types of separators having different temperatures at which adhesion is maximized, wherein the temperature at which the adhesion of the separators, positioned in the central portion of the electrode assembly, to the electrodes is maximized is lower than the temperature at which the adhesion of the separators, positioned in the other regions, to the electrodes is maximized, and also a secondary battery including the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A battery control apparatuses may include a measuring unit for measuring a voltage of a battery, a memory for storing a multi-stage charging protocol data, and a processor for identifying a SOC of the battery based on the voltage measurement value. The processor may perform a temporary discharging procedure, when the SOC of the battery reaches the first criterion SOC while the constant current charging procedure using the first current rate is in progress. The processor may also determine an adjusted second current rate different from the second current rate based on discharging information of the temporary discharging procedure and, after the temporary discharging procedure is finished, perform a constant current charging procedure using the adjusted second current rate.

Abstract: A mobile robot calibration device comprises a first positioning block and a second positioning block. The first positioning block has a positioning protrusion, and the second positioning block has a positioning slot. The positioning protrusion complements, and is adapted to mate with, the positioning slot. One of the first positioning block or the second positioning block is adapted to be installed on a flange or tool at an end of a mobile robot, and the other is adapted to be installed on a support base (e.g., a workbench).

Abstract: A video encoder generates an encoded bitstream which includes a reference picture, a current picture having a resolution different from the reference picture and also including a first block, an intra-coded second block, and information useful for determining a scaling constant. The encoded bitstream is decodable by a video decoder receiving the encoded bitstream and determining whether a block-based mode for decoding a current picture of one resolution using a reference picture of a different resolution is enabled. When enabled, the decoder uses the mode to decode the first block and decodes the intra-coded second block without using the mode.

Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treating exhaust gas includes: an exhaust conduit configured to receive the exhaust gas; a preheating oxidation catalyst disposed in the exhaust conduit; a primary oxidation catalyst disposed in the exhaust conduit downstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst; a selective catalytic reduction system disposed in the exhaust conduit downstream of the primary oxidation catalyst; and a controller configured to: determine a temperature of the exhaust gas at an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system, and in response to the temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system being below a threshold temperature, cause hydrocarbons to be provided to the preheating oxidation catalyst or to the exhaust conduit at a location upstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst. The preheating oxidation catalyst catalyzes combustion of the hydrocarbons so as to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas to above the threshold temperature.

Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treating constituents of an exhaust gas generated by an engine includes: a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system including a SCR catalyst; an oxidation catalyst disposed upstream of the SCR catalyst; and a controller configured to: determine an amount of SOx gases in the exhaust gas flowing through the aftertreatment system, and in response to the concentration of the SOx gases being above a threshold, cause heating of the SCR catalyst to an aging temperature in the presence of water to hydrothermally age the SCR catalyst.

Abstract: A transport device includes a transport mechanism and a carry in/out mechanism. The transport mechanism transports a recording medium from inside of an image forming apparatus that forms an image on the recording medium, to outside of the image forming apparatus, and transports the recording medium carried in from the outside of the image forming apparatus, to the inside thereof. The carry in/out mechanism performs, in a linked manner, an operation including receiving the recording medium transported by the transport mechanism toward the outside, and further transporting the recording medium toward the outside of the image forming apparatus, and an operation including receiving the recording medium carried in from the outside, and further transporting the recording medium toward the transport mechanism.

Abstract: In some examples, high speed bidirectional OTDR-based testing may include transmitting data from a first end of a device under test (DUT) towards an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) that is operatively connected to a second opposite end of the DUT. Further data that is transmitted by the OTDR may be received from the second opposite end of the DUT towards the first end of the DUT. Based on an amplitude of the further data, a direction of receiving of the further data may be adjusted towards a first receiver or towards a second receiver.

Abstract: A sheet postprocessing apparatus includes a postprocessing device that performs postprocessing on a sheet, and a drive unit having a motor for transporting the sheet. The postprocessing device includes an optional unit mounting base. On the optional unit mounting base, one of a folding unit having a function to fold the sheet, and a basic unit without the folding function can be selectively mounted. When the folding unit is mounted on the optional unit mounting base, a bidirectional motor capable of rotating forward and reversely is additionally provided in the drive unit, in addition to a forward rotation motor capable of rotating forward, which is permanently provided.

Abstract: A drilling assembly includes a particle adjusting mechanism upstream of a positive displacement motor. The motor includes a metal stator, a metal rotor at least partially disposed within the metal stator, and a motor gap defined between the sealing line of the metal rotor and the lobes of the metal stator. The particle adjusting mechanism adjusts a solid particle condition of a media flowing therethrough into a treated condition in which any remaining solid particles will travel through the motor gap without widening the motor gap to a failure gap size that causes the metal rotor to lock up or to rotate inefficiently slow. The particle adjusting mechanism adjusts the solid particle condition by removing, reducing a size, reducing a dimension, deforming, modifying a shape, dissolving, or chemically reacting at least a portion of any solid particles contained in the media. The drilling assembly is suited for high temperature wellbores.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charging unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a cleaning blade, and a controller. The controller detects printing-coverage rates on a basis of plural areas divided in the longitudinal direction of the image carrier. Upon occurrence of a difference exceeding a specified threshold value among the coverage rates of the plural areas, the controller executes, for a duration of specified aging time, aging process in which the image carrier is driven into rotation in its charged state.

Abstract: Incoming sensor data from a data collection device may be received at the data processing platform that includes the plurality of data processing microservices. A data processing microservice of the data processing platform may detect that the incoming sensor data from the data collection device caused an error. As a result, the incoming sensor data may be queued in a faulty data cache of the data processing platform. Subsequently, at least one of the data processing microservice or the incoming sensor data stored in the faulty data cache may be modified such that the incoming sensor data is processed by the data processing microservice without the error. Following the processing, the incoming sensor data may be deleted from the faulty data queue of the data processing platform.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing assembly protected against contact for a module connector, with a housing which comprises a passage opening extending through the housing in a direction of connection, and with a screw with a screw head arranged in the passage opening, where the screw is locked in the passage opening in a pre-assembly position. Such a housing assembly can be assembled quickly and in a simple manner and at the same time is completely protected against contact.