Abstract: A system and method for a portable digital pod is provided. Generally, the system comprises a collapsible pod having a framework that can be expanded and collapsed using a hydraulic/pneumatic pack. The system may also comprise a computing device and display, wherein a user interface of the computing device may be manipulated by a user in a way that causes data of the system to be transmitted to said display and presented in a display user interface of said display. Security devices/methods of the system may be used to prevent unwanted access to the system and the data contained therein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having a vent member. The secondary battery may include an electrode assembly; an electrode lead attached to the electrode assembly; a case including an accommodation portion for accommodating the electrode assembly and a sealing portion containing a sealant resin and formed to seal the electrode assembly; a lead film formed to surround a part of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the case; and a vent member containing a linear low-density polyethylene having a comonomer with a carbon number of 6 or more, wherein the sealing portion has a vent inducing region including the vent member, and a width of the vent inducing region is smaller than a width of the sealing portion other than the vent inducing region.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus in which, while image formation is prevented from being performed, scattered toner that has dropped from a filter and adhered to an outer peripheral surface of a developer carrying member is recovered. A fixed magnet of the developer carrying member has a first pole that is arranged to face the filter, and a second pole and a third pole on a downstream side relative to the first pole. The first pole and the second pole have polarities opposite to each other, and the second pole and the third pole have a same polarity. A length of a gap between the developing container and an area where the developing sleeve faces the second pole among areas of the developing sleeve is smaller than a length between the developing sleeve and the filter.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a common transport route, a first and a second transport route, a first and a second image sensor, a first and a second discharge tray, and a controller. The controller executes a first reading mode including guiding the document from the common transport route to the first transport route, reading the image on the first face of the document with the first image sensor, and discharging the document to the first discharge tray, or a second reading mode including reading the image on the second face of the document with the second image sensor, guiding the document from the common transport route to the second transport route, and discharging the document to the second discharge tray, inhibits the first reading mode, upon deciding that the first discharge tray is full, and inhibits the second reading mode, upon deciding that the second discharge tray is full.

Abstract: A belt drive device includes a drive source, a drive pulley, a driven shaft, a driven pulley, a belt, and a speed detecting device. The drive pulley is rotated about an axis thereof by the drive source. The driven shaft is rotatable about an axis thereof. The driven pulley is secured to and in axial alignment with the driven shaft. The belt is annularly formed of a metallic flat belt and mounted around the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The speed detecting device includes an encoder disk and a single optical sensor. The encoder disk has an optical pattern formed thereon. The optical sensor reads the optical pattern. The speed detecting device detects a rotational speed of the driven shaft based on a result of the optical sensor having read the optical pattern. The encoder disk is secured to and in axial alignment with the driven pulley.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode cell is configured to manufacture the electrode cell by stacking and cutting a separator sheet and an electrode sheet. A method for controlling an apparatus for manufacturing an electrode cell includes: a first detection process of inspecting the electrode cell in real time or at a preset period while a process of manufacturing the electrode cell is performed; a second detection process of detecting an alignment of the electrode sheet and the separator sheet; and an output process of outputting information of a position at which abnormality of the alignment is detected in the second detection process when abnormality of the electrode cell is detected in the first detection process.

Abstract: Apparatuses for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface are disclosed. In an embodiment an apparatus includes a main body with left, right, front, and upper arms that are retractable and extendable relative to the main body. A first circular gear engages the left arm and the right arm. A second circular gear engages the lower arm and the upper arm. A lock mechanism is provided to lock the first circular gear to the second circular gear and prevent independent rotation of the first circular gear and the second circular gear.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film includes a first stepped portion protruding in a direction opposite to the electrode lead, the sealing portion includes a second stepped portion surrounding an outer surface of the first stepped portion, and a gas discharge guiding unit is inserted in the first stepped portion.

Abstract: Apparatuses for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface are disclosed. In an embodiment an apparatus includes a main body, a plurality of arms that are extendable and retractable relative to the main body, and a plurality of braces attached to the plurality of arms, each brace configured to be secured to the portable electronic device. The apparatus includes one or more ratcheting buttons, located in corresponding holes in the main body or in arms, each ratcheting button configured to be upwardly movable within the corresponding hole with a ratchet mechanism to prevent downward movement of the ratcheting button within the corresponding hole. One or more fasteners is/are attachable to a tabletop to secure the apparatus and the portable electronic device to the tabletop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch-shaped battery cell including an electrode assembly having an electrode lead joined thereto, a pouch case configured to receive the electrode assembly, the pouch case having a sealed portion for sealing formed at an outside thereof, and a lead film interposed between the electrode lead and an inner surface of the pouch case at the sealed portion, wherein the pouch-shaped battery cell includes a safety element interposed between the electrode lead and the lead film, the safety element being configured to absorb energy in the battery cell, thereby discharging the battery cell, when the battery cell is overheated to a predetermined temperature or higher.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a partial discharge measurement apparatus configured to detect partial discharge generated in a rotating electrical machine supplying or receiving power via an insulated conductor, where the apparatus comprises a calibration signal generator, a sensor, a compensation processor, and a signal processor. The calibration signal generator is configured to supply a calibration signal to a surface of an insulating layer of the insulated conductor. The sensor is configured to measure a physical quantity regarding the partial discharge. The compensation processor is configured to use an output signal of the sensor when the calibration signal has been supplied to generate a compensation coefficient. The signal processor is configured to process the output signal of the sensor based on the compensation coefficient.

Abstract: Described in detail herein are systems and methods for generating computerized models of structures using geometry extraction and reconstruction techniques. The system includes a computing device coupled to a input device. The input device obtains raw data scanned by a sensor. The computing device is programmed to execute a data fusion process is applied to fuse the raw data, and a geometry extraction process is performed on the fused data to extract features such as walls, floors, ceilings, roof planes, etc. Large- and small-scale features of the structure are reconstructed using the extracted features. The large- and small-scale features are reconstructed by the system into a floor plan (contour) and/or a polyhedron corresponding to the structure. The system can also process exterior features of the structure to automatically identify condition and areas of roof damage.

Abstract: A solution for reliable communication in an apparatus of a communication system is provided. The solution comprises receiving (302) from a network element data packets to be transmitted to a user terminal; maintaining (304) one or more transmit buffers for transmitting data packets to the user terminal; transmitting (306) data packets to a user terminal; receiving (308) information from the user terminal regarding whether one or more data packets are successfully or not successfully received; transmitting (310) on the basis of received information acknowledgement information to another network element of the communication system; receiving (312) a notification that one or more packets have been successfully transmitted to the user terminal from a second corresponding apparatus; and, if the one or more transmit buffers comprise the successfully transmitted packets, removing (314) the packets from the buffers.

Abstract: A battery module includes a sub module including a cell stack assembly having a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate the sub module; a front sealing plate configured to cover an opening at one longitudinal side of the module housing and having an inlet for introducing an insulating cooling liquid; a rear sealing plate configured to cover an opening at the other longitudinal side of the module housing and having an outlet for discharging the insulating cooling liquid; and a sensing assembly configured to sense voltage of the battery cell.

Abstract: A battery module includes a sub module including a cell stack assembly having a plurality of battery cells and a flow path spacer interposed between adjacent battery cells and having a cooling liquid flow path for allowing an insulating cooling liquid to flow in direct contact with the battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate the sub module; a front sealing plate configured to cover an opening at one longitudinal side of the module housing and having an inlet for introducing the insulating cooling liquid; and a rear sealing plate configured to cover an opening at the other longitudinal side of the module housing and having an outlet for discharging the insulating cooling liquid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lead film for a secondary battery including a fire extinguishing agent in which the sealing property of a battery may be maintained and safety may be improved, and a secondary battery including the lead film. A lead film for a secondary battery according to the present disclosure includes a fire extinguishing agent. According to the present disclosure, because the first extinguishing agent is included in a lead film adjacent to an electrode lead with a large amount of heat, the fire extinguishing agent may quickly operate when a temperature of a battery rises.

Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a busbar frame located on the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack; and at least one busbar mounted on the busbar frame, wherein the busbar is mounted between a plurality of partition walls formed on the busbar frame, the partition wall is formed with at least one protrusion extending toward the outer surface of the busbar, and the protrusion and the busbar are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A sideband communication system has been developed for a conveyor system. A controller card controls the operation of a conveyor zone and communicates information about each conveyor in the conveyor zone. The controller card is assigned to control and monitor the operation of one or more of these zones of conveyors. The cards of adjacent zones are daisy-chained together to facilitate communication with one another and with other systems like a programmable logic controller (PLC). In addition to the standard controller area network (CAN) communication protocol, the controller cards further communicate amongst themselves using a sideband communication protocol that is outside the realm of the standard CAN communication protocol. The sideband communication protocol allows the cards to communicate with each other without interfering with normal network communications which provides additional capabilities such as automatic card self-identification.

Abstract: A virtual fencing system. The system includes one or more virtual fencing devices that include image sensors, capturing images of a region in the vicinity of boundary of a hazard area. The device may operate autonomously to detect one or more humans represented in captured images. The device may process images to determine position parameters of the human and compare those position parameters to the boundary to detect a safety event. Based on the severity of the event, the device may generate one or more outputs, which may be a local audible or visible alert or an electronic message sent to a remote user. The system may also archive or provide to a remote user addition information on the event, such as a snapshot of the human involved in the event, a video clip of the event or a video stream of the event.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a bar code scan using an imaging-based bar code scan device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is performed by an imaging-based bar code device that includes processing circuitry, an optical lens assembly having an image sensor and an optical lens with a focused region at a certain distance in front of the optical lens along an optical axis of the optical lens, a plurality of light emitting elements configured proximate the optical lens and laterally offset from the optical axis. The method includes sending, by the processing circuitry, to each light emitting element, an indication to enable that light emitting element to project a light beam towards the optical axis in the focused region so that the light beams overlap when a target bar code is in the focused region and nonoverlap when a target bar code is outside the focused region.