Abstract: According to one embodiment, a grain size estimation device includes an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a surface segment of an object inducing metal; and an estimation unit that estimates a grain size of the surface segment of the object indicated in the acquired image, based on a predictive model generated by machine learning using images of metal surfaces and grain sizes in the metal surfaces as training data.

Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, in which a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes are alternately stacked with separators therebetween, and a pouch which is formed by sealing a pair of cases integrally connected to each other by a folding portion and includes an accommodation portion that accommodates the electrode assembly. A plurality of outer walls forming a perimeter of the accommodation portion may include a folding portion-side outer wall, which includes the folding portion, and a sealing portion-side outer wall which is connected to a sealing portion in which the pair of cases are fused to each other. An average distance between ends of the plurality of negative electrodes and the folding portion-side outer wall may be about 0.6 mm or less.

Abstract: The coupling structure includes a container side joint and a main body side joint. The container side joint includes a container opening/closing valve, a container side communication passage, a backflow prevention valve and a protrusion. The container opening/closing valve is brought into contact with the protrusion by a pressure of the liquid filled in the container side communication passage. The main body side joint includes a main body opening/closing valve and a main body side communication passage. When the main body opening/closing valve pushes the container opening/closing valve at a coupling of the container side joint and the main body side joint, the container opening/closing valve is pushed in a coupling direction, is also tilted and is separated from the protrusion to communicate the container side communication passage with the main body side communication passage.

Abstract: A battery cell with an electrode assembly and a pouch case is disclosed herein. The electrode assembly can including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The electrode assembly can have a planar shape with four sides. The pouch case can accommodate the electrode assembly. The pouch case can include a first accommodating portion to accommodate a portion of the electrode assembly, a second accommodating portion to accommodate the remaining portion of the electrode assembly. A folding portion of the pouch case can be configured to fold the pouch case such that the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion face each other. The pouch case can include a seam allowance formed by boning an extension of a sealing portion of the pouch case to an extension of the folding portion at an intersection of the folding portion and the sealing portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for linking data records in memory. The system, method, and computer program product includes accessing a first record stored in memory, the first record holding information describing a first person and accessing at least one additional record stored in memory, the additional records holding information describing additional persons. The method continues by parsing the information of the first record and additional record and assigning the parsed information to predefined categories within the respective records. After assigning the information into categories, a similarity score between categorical information in the first record and categorical information of additional records is determined. A category of an additional record is then modified based on the similarity score, so the additional record is associated with the first person.

Abstract: A system includes a system server programmed to receive a mobile number of a mobile device, associate the mobile number with a mailbox, and provide, in exchange for the mobile number, a mailbox address for the mailbox. The system also includes a mailbox server programmed to provide the mailbox and receive a set of electronic messages addressed to the mailbox address. The system also includes a secure channel to communicate with an application on the mobile device. The secure channel is secured using the mobile number. The system server is further programmed to extract content from the set of electronic messages to obtain extracted content and transmit the extracted content to the application via the secure channel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a wiping unit and a moving mechanism. The recording head has a nozzle area where a plurality of ink ejection ports is opened downward. The wiping unit is moved in a first direction with coming into contact with the nozzle area and wipes the ink ejection ports. The moving mechanism performs a wiping operation and a returning operation. The moving mechanism includes a first drive source and a guide part. The first drive source moves the wiping unit in the first direction and in the second direction. The guide part guides the wiping unit in the first direction in the wiping operation, and guides the wiping unit in the first direction so as to separate the wiping unit from the nozzle area downward and then guides the wiping unit in the second direction in the returning operation.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a nozzle surface, a supply port, a conveyance unit, a first moving device, a cap, a second moving device and a controller. The supply port supplies a cleaning liquid for cleaning the nozzle surface. The cap has a recessed part whose upper surface is opened and a discharge port through which the liquid dropped in the recessed part is discharged. The controller controls the first moving device to arrange the nozzle surface and the conveyance unit in a retreat position, then controls the second moving device to arrange the cap, the nozzle surface and the supply port in a covering position, then controls such that the cleaning liquid is discharged from the supply port to the cap, and then controls such that the ink is purged from the nozzle surface to the cap.

Abstract: An apparatus for thermal treatment of mineral materials may include a first combustion chamber, a second combustion chamber, and a reactor for the thermal treatment of mineral materials. The first combustion chamber is configured for burning a first fuel fed by a first fuel feed device, and the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber are connected via a first conduit for transferring hot gases from the first combustion chamber into the second combustion chamber. The second combustion chamber is configured for burning a second fuel that is different than the first fuel and is fed by a second fuel feed device. The second combustion chamber and the reactor are connected via a second conduit for transferring hot gases from the second combustion chamber into the reactor. The reactor has a third feed conduit for introducing a third fuel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a cap, a tank, a pump, a third communication pipe and a controller. The cap forms a sealed space including an ejection port of the recording head. The tank is connected to the sealed space through a first communication pipe and generates a humidified air. The pump feeds the humidified air to the sealed space through the first communication pipe. The third communication pipe connects the pump and the sealed space. The controller is performable a capping operation to feed the humidified air to the sealed space and a long-period leaving operation to feed the humidifying liquid in the tank to the sealed space through the third communication pipe and to stop a driving of the pump after a predetermined amount of the humidifying liquid is fed in the sealed space.

Abstract: The present application is directed a Joint Revision Surgery Apparatus which includes a surgical knife blade guide block which has a plurality of rearward blade guide slots, a central cavity and a large forward slot having an adjustable knife blade guide pressure plate. The surgical knife blade guide block central cavity houses a stem trunnion securing member and is positioned over the trunnion end of the existing prosthesis to be removed and secured to the prothesis. The guide blade block is secured to the trunnion of the prosthesis to be extracted using a stem trunnion securing member housed within the guide block. Straight, curved and compound curved knife blades are guided by the blade guide slots to cut the prothesis free. The Joint Revision Surgery Apparatus facilitates rapid, efficient and complete removal of an existing prosthesis during joint revision surgery, and significantly increases positive medical outcomes for joint revision procedures.

Abstract: A packaging box is fabricated by bending a corrugated cardboard plate and includes a quadrangular tube-shaped body that is rectangular in cross section and a cover for closing an opening of the body. The first cover plate is connected to a first end edge of one of the pair of first circumferential surface plates on a side near the opening and closes the opening. The second cover plate is connected to a second end edge of the other of the pair of first circumferential surface plates on the side near the opening and is adhered to an outer surface of the first cover plate. The second cover plate is split into an adhesive piece that is adhered to the first cover plate and a peeling piece that has one side connected to the second end edge and is peeled off from the adhesive piece along a breaking line.

Abstract: A heater includes electrodes and heating element pieces. The electrodes energize the heating element pieces with electricity. The heating element pieces are connected to the electrodes and arranged through a gap portion in the heater in a main scanning direction. A ratio of a second surface area of the gap portion to a first surface area of the heating element pieces is 0<(second surface area of the gap portion)/(first surface area of the heating element pieces)?0.5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode and a secondary battery including the same, the electrode including an electrode active material layer, the electrode active material layer including an electrode active material and a conductive agent, the conductive agent including: a multi-walled carbon nanotube unit; and a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded to each other, wherein the carbon nanotube structure is contained in the electrode active material layer in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %.

Abstract: A method of providing a visualization (152) of one or more areas obscured by a trailer (200) attached to a vehicle (100) is provided. The method includes receiving first image data (133, 133a) from a first camera (132) positioned on a front portion of the vehicle (100) when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a forward direction or a rear portion of the trailer when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a rearward direction. The method also includes storing the received first image data. The method includes receiving speed data (135) of the vehicle from a speed sensor (134). The method also includes determining a visualization (152) of an area (Area 2) underneath the trailer (200) based on the stored first image data (133, 133a) and the speed data (135), and sending instructions to a display (122) to display the visualization of the area underneath the trailer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a free-standing porous separator including a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the inorganic particles to connect the inorganic particles with one another and fix them, wherein the binder polymer comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF)-based binder polymer modified with an ester (COO)- or carboxyl (COOH)-containing monomer. An electrochemical device including the free-standing porous separator is also disclosed. It is possible to provide a porous separator which has a reduced dimensional change in an electrolyte, while showing improved tensile strength and/or elongation at the same time.

Abstract: A battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells including a gas vent configured to discharge an internal gas and a busbar plate including a negative electrode connection terminal extending from an edge of a connection opening and having the extended part in contact with a negative electrode terminal to electrically connect the plurality of cylindrical battery cells wherein among a positive electrode connection terminal and the negative electrode connection terminal, the connection terminal in contact with a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal that is not opened by the gas vent includes a fuse portion configured to blow when a predetermined current or above flows from the cylindrical battery cell, the fuse portion having a bent structure that is bent in a horizontal direction at least once.

Abstract: There is a gas circuit breaker that can reduce deterioration in insulation performance and current breaking performance due to unnecessary gas generated from arc-extinguishing gas sprayed to an arc.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution additive for a secondary battery, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. To be specific, the above non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes the electrolyte solution additive comprising the compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and L is a direct bond, —O—, —COO—, —RO—, or —R?COO—, wherein R and R? are each independently an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The additive has an excellent effect of scavenging a decomposition product generated from a lithium salt.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to an anti-theft device. Some embodiments comprise a cover seat which is provided with an acoustomagnetic coil and a circuit board and formed with a guide slot, an arm hook which is a curved hook and has a long arm movably inserted into the guide slot, a plug which is mounted on the cover seat and used to lock the arm hook in a moving state, and a cable which is mounted at one end of the cover seat, penetrates through a YETI® vacuum cup and is electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein a monitoring assembly for protecting the tag against damage is mounted on the tag and comprises a Hall® switch arranged on the circuit board and magnetic steel arranged on a short arm of the arm hook.