Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch includes a lower die provided with a forming groove for forming a cup part in a pouch film, an upper die disposed to be spaced upward from the lower die, and a punch supported by the upper die and configured to move toward the forming groove so as to press the pouch film to be disposed on the lower die. The punch includes an upper punch vertically and movably connected to the upper die, a lower punch disposed to be spaced downward from the upper punch and moving together with the upper punch to press the pouch film, and an elastic part disposed between the upper punch and the lower punch to elastically support the lower punch.

Abstract: A jelly-roll type electrode assembly, includes a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode, and a second separator sequentially stacked and would. A swelling tape is attached on at least one surface of the first electrode. The first electrode includes a first end portion from which winding begins and a second end portion opposite the first end portion at which the winding ends. The swelling tape is attached such that a first end portion of the swelling tape aligns with the first end portion of the first electrode.

Abstract: A hinge device supports a document holder to allow the document holder to open and close with respect to a body of an image forming apparatus. The hinge device includes a stationary support member, a pivotal support member, and a grease sweeper. The stationary support member is provided on the body of the image forming apparatus. The pivotal support member is provided on the document holder and pivotally connected through a pivotal shaft to the stationary support member. The grease sweeper is attached to the pivotal support member. A distal end of the grease sweeper always abuts on a surface of the stationary support member while the pivotal support member pivotally moves.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a wear state of a gas path control device of an energy conversion device having a gas path includes the steps of: detecting, in a time-dependent manner, an actuator position of an actuator that is for adjusting an actuating element of the gas path control device; determining at least one wear state parameter based on the actuator position which is detected in a time-dependent manner; and determining the wear state by way of the at least one wear state parameter.

Abstract: A terminal strip cutting and welding system includes a conveying module transporting a terminal strip to a cutting station and a welding station, a cutting module located at the cutting station and cutting a front end of a carrier strip of the terminal strip, and a welding module located at the welding station and welding the front end of the carrier strip of one terminal strip with a rear end of a carrier strip of another terminal strip. The welding connects the one terminal strip and another terminal strip into a continuous terminal strip. A distance between a pair of adjacent terminals on the continuous terminal strip is equal to a predetermined pitch.

Abstract: A hot press welding head includes a main body having a front side surface and a rear side surface opposite to each other in its transverse direction, and a curved bottom surface between bottom edges of the front side surface and the rear side surface. The bottom edge of the front side surface is lower than the bottom edge of the rear side surface in a height direction of the main body. Multiple positioning slots are formed on the curved bottom surface. The multiple positioning slots are arranged in a row along a longitudinal direction of the main body for simultaneously positioning multiple welded wires. The positioning slot extends along the transverse direction of the main body between the front side surface and the rear side surface.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a conveyance member, a control unit, an ink collection unit, an ink passage and a suction unit. The ink passage is formed between the conveyance member and an ink reception portion. The suction unit is coupled to the ink reception portion, and sucks the ink that has passed through the opening together with air in the ink passage. In the conveyance member, an air circulation hole is formed on the upstream side of the opening in a conveyance direction. A distance between the opening and the air circulation hole in the conveyance direction is smaller than the width of the ink passage in the conveyance direction.

Abstract: A transporting device for transporting a pouch battery cell filled with electrolyte, wherein by including a vertical guide for supporting the pouch cell, a gripper for fixing the surface of the pouch cell by the weight of the pouch cell, and a pressurizing part for controlling the fluid motion of the electrolyte injected therein, the transporting device has the advantage that the fluid motion of the electrolyte can be reduced during transportation of the pouch cell, and has an excellent effect of improving the phenomena of interfacial delamination of the electrode and the separator, folding phenomenon of the separator, and the like.

Abstract: Methods of precipitating carbon dioxide stripped from natural gas or a post-combustion source are disclosed herein. The methods include provision of an aqueous spent caustic solution comprising carbon dioxide and adding a source of calcium ions to precipitate calcium carbonate and form a brine solution. The source of calcium ions is primarily calcium chloride and has calcium hydroxide as less than 1% wt/wt of the source of calcium ions. The method can include collecting the calcium carbonate precipitate, washing the calcium carbonate precipitate, and drying the calcium carbonate precipitate.

Abstract: A printer (1) includes: a head frame (30); a first positioning part (51) facing to a first area (31) of the head frame (30); a second positioning part (52) facing to a second area (32) of the head frame (30); a first protruding part (41) protruding from the first area (31) toward the first positioning part (51); a second protruding part (42) protruding from the second area (32) toward the second positioning part (52); a first groove part (51V) provided in the first positioning part (51) along the ejection direction; a first pressing part (61) pressing the first protruding part (41) to the first groove part (51V); a second pressing part (62) pressing the second protruding part (42) to the second positioning part (52); and a first regulation part (71L) and a second regulation part (72L) restricting a movement of the head frame (30) in the ejection direction.

Abstract: Method for detecting abnormal combustion, in particular combustion knock or pre-ignition, in at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, comprising a step of determining cylinder specific measurement data for each one of the at least one cylinder based on measurement signals acquired by at least one vibration sensor; a step of obtaining a cylinder specific detection configuration for each one of the at least one cylinder; and a step of analyzing, for each one of the at least one cylinder, the cylinder specific measurement data based on the associated detection configuration to detect an abnormal combustion condition.

Abstract: For robust view classification and measurement estimation in sequential ultrasound imaging, the classification and/or measurements for a given image or sequence of images are gated. To prevent oscillation in results, the gating provides consistent output.

Abstract: An improved dryer exhaust vent assembly for a clothes dryer is disclosed. The assembly includes an exhaust pipe having a variety of features on its external surface that are constructed and arranged to provide a more secured and easier to obtain engagement with commercially available or customized vent tubing. The assembly may also utilize adjustable band clamps or lever actuated collar clamps to further secure engagement of the vent tubing to the exhaust pipe.

Abstract: An image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels. Pixels are capable of detecting a change in an amount of light intensity and pixels are capable of detecting an amount of light intensity. In a first mode the sensor outputs data from the first one or more of the pixels. In a second mode the sensor outputs data from the second one or more of the pixels. The first mode may be a lower power operation mode and the second mode may be a higher power operation mode. At least one of the first mode and the second mode is selected by a processor based on at least one of a result of processing data output in the first mode and a result of processing data output in the second mode.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a unit cell including an electrode assembly provided with a tab bundle and having a round portion, and a cap member in the vicinity of the round portion of the electrode assembly. The cap member includes a pair of first surfaces which are parallel to an upper surface and a lower surface of the electrode assembly, a pair of second surfaces which are parallel to both side surfaces of the electrode assembly, one third surface which connects the pair of first surfaces and the pair of second surfaces, and a contact member provided in an internal space formed by the pair of first surfaces, the pair of second surfaces, and the one third surface and in contact with the round portion of the electrode assembly. The third surface is provided with a through hole through which the tab bundle passes.

Abstract: An assembly for terminating a high speed cable with an EMI braided shield, The assembly a shell housing, a crosstalk shield and a constant force spring. The shell housing has a mating end and a conductor receiving end. A recessed portion is provided proximate the conductor receiving end, the recessed portion has an outer diameter. The crosstalk shield is provided in the shell housing. The constant force spring is positioned in the recessed portion of the shell housing. The constant force spring has an opening with an inner diameter which is less than the outer diameter of the recessed portion. The constant force spring is circumferentially wrapped about the EMI braided shield to mechanically and electrically secure the EMI braided shield to the recessed portion of the shell housing.

Abstract: An optical flow rate sensor system for a sprayer includes an optical sensor, an optical sensor window within a display housing, a projectile within a drum housing, and vortexing geometry upstream of the projectile. The optical sensor is located adjacent to the optical sensor window. The projectile includes a first section having a first optical absorption value and a second section having a second optical absorption value that is lower than the first optical absorption value. The projectile is configured to revolve around an axis of the drum housing.

Abstract: A light shaping optic may include a substrate. The light shaping optic may include a structure disposed on the substrate, wherein the structure is configured to receive one or more input beams of light with a uniform intensity field and less than a threshold total intensity, and wherein the structure is configured to shape the one or more input beams of light to form one or more output beams of light with a non-uniform intensity field and less than the threshold total intensity.

Abstract: In some implementations, a collaborative knowledge system may receive a first set and a second set of privatized embeddings. The first set of privatized embeddings may be generated by a local model based on a first set of private documents associated with a first knowledge domain. The second set of privatized embeddings may be generated by a local model based on a second set of private documents associated with a second, different knowledge domain. The collaborative knowledge system may train, based on the first and second sets of privatized embeddings, a centralized model. The collaborative knowledge system may receive a query associated with the first knowledge domain or the second knowledge domain. The collaborative knowledge system may generate a response to the query based on processing the query with the centralized model. The collaborative knowledge system may provide the response to the query to a user device.