Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage device and a control device. The storage device stores a document. The control device includes a processor and functions, through the processor executing a control program, as a character recognizer and a tag generator. The character recognizer analyzes the document stored in the storage device and recognizes characters contained in the document. The tag generator analyzes, based on a recognition result of the character recognizer, a sequence of characters contained in the document and generates a tag expressing a feature of descriptive content of the document.

Abstract: A pouch type battery cell according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an electrode assembly accommodated between a pair of cases, each of which include a first resin layer constituting an innermost layer, a second resin layer constituting an outermost layer, and a metal layer stacked between the first and second resin layers. The pouch type battery cell may include a cup portion, accommodating the electrode assembly, an insulation sealing portion, in which the first resin layers of the pair of cases are sealed to each other, a folded portion, in which an edge of one case of the pair of cases is folded to surround an edge of the other case, and a metal sealing portion, provided on the folded portion, in which the metal layers of the pair of cases are sealed to each other.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material having at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of primary macro particles, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same are provided. A positive electrode active material has improved capacity retention by controlling a BET change in an electrode rolling process.

Abstract: A method applied to a first node for wireless communication includes receiving a first information block, transmitting a first PUCCH. The target coding method is one of a first candidate method or a second candidate method, and the first information block is used to determine the target coding method from the first candidate method and the second candidate method. In response to the target coding method being the first candidate method, a bit block obtained by the first bit block through channel coding and a bit block obtained by the second bit block through channel coding are used together to generate the first PUCCH. In response to the target coding method being the second candidate method, bit blocks generated together with the first bit block and the second bit block are used to generate the first PUCCH through channel coding.

Abstract: A demultiplexer-free wavelength division multiplexing receiver based on cascaded-bandgap waveguide photodiodes, includes a substrate; and a plurality of different absorbing material sections forming a plurality of independent photodetector sections, each with a different thickness and a different bandgap. The plurality of photodetector sections may be fabricated at the same time on the same substrate, whereby different widths between each pair of mask stripes results in a different thickness of each photodetector section and a different bandgap of each photodetector section. The photodetector sections are then optically connected together into concatenated photodetector sections forming a single elongated optical waveguide.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention can—include a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly of stacked electrodes and separators. The cup part comprises a plurality of outer walls forming a periphery of the cup part, and a plurality of die edges connecting the plurality of outer walls to a side or degassing part. At least one of the die edges can be rounded to define a curvature radius of 1 mm or less. The cup part can have a depth of 6.5 mm or less.

Abstract: A bimodal positive electrode active material includes a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second lithium transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) smaller than that of the first lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide has higher particle strength and smaller crystalline size than the second lithium transition metal oxide, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material may improve high-temperature life characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics of a lithium secondary battery. A positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Abstract: An electrode including a current collector; and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector is disclosed. The electrode active material layer includes a lower layer region facing the current collector, and an upper layer region facing the lower layer region and extended to the surface of the electrode active material layer. The lower layer region includes a first active material and a first non-rubbery binder and is free from a rubbery binder. The upper layer region includes a second active material, a second non-rubbery binder, and a rubbery binder. The rubbery binder is a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (H-NBR). Each of the first non-rubbery binder and the second non-rubbery binder includes a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based polymer, and the weight ratio of the second non-rubbery binder to the rubbery binder in the upper layer region is 1:0.03-1:0.07.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for feeding firing units of a steam reformer with a second fuel gas and a first flue gas, wherein the first flue gas is generated in an external combustion chamber arranged outside the steam reformer and upstream of the steam reformer by combustion of a first fuel gas with air and, together with the second fuel gas, introduced into the firing units of the steam reformer for firing, wherein the first flue gas has a residual oxygen content sufficient for the firing. The disclosure also relates to a steam reforming plant for performing such a process.

Abstract: Advanced processing is performed in a chip. A stacked light-receiving sensor according to an embodiment includes a first substrate (100, 200, 300), a second substrate (120, 320) bonded to the first substrate, and connection wiring (402) bonded to the second substrate. The first substrate includes a pixel array (101) in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. The second substrate includes a converter (17A) configured to convert an analog pixel signal output from the pixel array to digital image data and a processing unit (14) configured to perform a process for data based on the image data. At least a part of the converter is disposed on a first side in the second substrate. The processing unit is disposed on a second side opposite to the first side in the second substrate. The connection wiring is attached to a side other than the second side in the second substrate.

Abstract: A cable guiding device of a terminal applicator comprises a movable funnel portion defining a tapered opening sized to receive an end of a cable to be terminated, a funnel stop limiting motion of the movable funnel portion in a first direction, and a first elastic element biasing the movable funnel portion in the first direction.

Abstract: A brewing unit is formed with a brewing slide as a brewing chamber, a filling tray, a machine frame with two base plates, two piston units as a shower screen and a plunger, and at least one drive motor, wherein the brewing unit is adjustable into four brewing unit positions, wherein the second brewing unit position forms a first filling position of the brewing unit for the supply of coffee powder or cleaning agents, and wherein the second brewing unit position forms a first filling position of the brewing unit for the supply of coffee powder or cleaning agents. The brewing unit has at least one second filling position for the supply of coffee powder or cleaning agents in the brewing unit position. A coffee piston machine and a process for filling a brewing unit are created.

Abstract: A conveyor belt cleaning apparatus configured to be operably coupled to a conveyor belt and provide cleaning thereof. The present invention includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the housing includes walls defining the shape thereof and includes an interior volume with an upper and lower opening. A cleaning member support element is moveably disposed within the interior volume of the upper portion. A plurality of cleaning members extend upward from cleaning member support element and are finger like in arrangement. The lower portion of the housing includes a first segment and a second segment being adjacent each other. The first segment and second segment are cone-shaped and are operably coupled to a vacuum source. A movement member is operably coupled to the cleaning member support element and is configured to provide an upwards-downwards movement thereof.

Abstract: A notching mold for molding a non-coated portion of an electrode base material, wherein the non-coated portion, is formed on each of two ends of a coated portion, includes: a main mold having an upper mold and a lower mold, parallel to each other, and are slidable close to or away from each other. A first auxiliary mold having auxiliary upper and lower molds coupled to the upper and lower molds, respectively, is configured so that the non-coated portion on one end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position. A second auxiliary mold having auxiliary upper and lower molds coupled to the upper and lower molds, respectively, is configured so that, when the electrode base material is input into the main mold, the non-coated portion on the other end of the electrode base material is disposed at a processible position.

Abstract: A system and method for tiered pricing for any scarce commodity, such as petroleum products or food stuffs, may be used to ration the scarce commodity. The system and method may use a dual currency transaction system to manage the rationing. In the use case for gas or oil as the scarce commodity, the dual currency system and method and the tiered pricing may also reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere by charging both a monetary price and a carbon price for a product or service wherein the carbon price for each purchasable item (good or service) may correspond to a number of Kg of Co2 emitted by the manufacture/sale/use of the purchasable item.

Abstract: A wire processing system comprises a terminal shear having an opening receiving a terminal strip including a plurality of terminals and defining a terminal strip feed path. A crimping tool or die of the system is arranged on a first side of the terminal strip feed path. A terminal gripping device is arranged on a second side of the terminal strip feed path, opposite the first side, and is adapted to grip a terminal of the terminal strip.

Abstract: A sensor module comprises a housing and a liquid level sensing module. The housing includes a first passage adapted to permit liquid to flow into an interior of the housing. The first passage defines an air chamber and an air passage in communication with the air chamber. The liquid level sensing module is arranged in the interior of the housing, and includes at least a first part positioned within the air passage. The liquid level sensing module is adapted to sense a characteristic indicative of a liquid level when the liquid flows into the first passage and compresses air in the air passage.

Abstract: A video encoder s configured to encode a bitstream to be decoded by a compatible decoder, the bitstream including a coded picture with a first region with a first contiguous plurality of coded blocks and signaling information associated with each coded block. For each coded block in the first region, in response to the associated signaling information, the decoder receiving the bitstream constructs a motion vector candidate list including a motion vector candidate enabling the reconstruction of global motion in the first region. If the motion vector candidate is a translational motion vector, the decoder decodes the blocks in the first region using translational motion compensation to reconstruct global motion in the first region. If the one motion vector candidate comprises multiple control point motion vectors, the decoder uses affine motion compensation to reconstruct global motion in the first region.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developing device case, a developer carrier, a regulating blade, a magnet member, and a blade magnet. The regulating blade forms a regulating part. Toner contains toner mother particles containing binder resin and magnetic powder, and silica particles and alumina particles adhered to surfaces of the toner mother particles. The alumina particles has a primary particle size of 150 nm or more and 400 nm or less, and resistivity of 0.1 ?m or more and 2 ?m or less. The developing device can execute a developer removal mode in which the developer carrier is rotated in a reverse direction opposite to a forward direction that is a rotation direction at image forming time, in a range of 1/18 or more and ? or less of an outer circumference length of the developer carrier, so as to remove the developer staying at the regulating part.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an abnormality cause diagnosis device performs first determination processing of determining whether the operation data satisfies a predetermined condition, when the cause of the abnormality can be specified, displays information representing the cause of the abnormality and the measure associated with the cause, when the cause of the abnormality cannot be specified, displays the question to the user and performs second determination processing of determining whether the non-operation data input to the question via the second input device satisfies a predetermined condition, when the cause of the abnormality can be specified, displays information representing the cause of the abnormality and the measure associated with the cause.