Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a metal rack. A housing and a cover on a side of the metal rack define a housing chamber. Within the housing chamber, one or more rotatable cams are present. Each cam includes a magnet within the cam and pivots about a shaft. Each cam may rotate from a passive position to a retaining position as a result of lifting of the metal rack, which attracts the magnet in each cam, pulling the cam into position. The rack is then lowered onto a retaining surface of each cam, the cam supporting the rack in the raised position.

Abstract: A touchpad assembly comprises a cover plate, a touch printed circuit board, a force-supporting component, a plurality of vibration isolators, and a plurality of strain gauges. The touch printed circuit board comprises a first region, a second region that surrounds the first region, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface face toward and away from the cover plate respectively. The force-supporting component is disposed between the cover plate and the first surface. The vibration isolators are disposed on the second surface and located in the second region. The Young's modulus of the vibration isolators is in a range of 150 kPa to 800 kPa. The strain gauges are disposed on the touch printed circuit board. Each of the strain gauges extends from the second region to the first region.

Abstract: A crankcase includes: at least one cylinder for an internal combustion engine, the cylinder including: a cylinder interior; a cylinder liner which is arranged within the cylinder interior; a cylinder head which closes the cylinder interior, wherein the cylinder head includes a receiving way; a cooling system which guides a coolant flow and has a cooling chamber; a distribution system to separate the coolant flow into a primary partial flow and at least one secondary partial flow, the distribution system including a main channel for the primary partial flow and at least one branch-off passage for the at least one secondary partial flow, the at least one branch-off passage branching off from the main channel and being arranged transversely to the main channel for the at least one secondary partial flow.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive spectroscopic data associated with a dynamic process. The device may generate a principal component analysis (PCA) model based on a first block of spectra from the spectroscopic data. The device may project a second block of spectra from the spectroscopic data to the PCA model generated based on the first block of spectra. The device may determine a value of a metric associated with the second block based on projecting the second block of spectra to the PCA model. The device may determine whether the dynamic process has reached an end point based on the value of the metric associated with the second block.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a module frame including a lower plate and a side wall defining an internal space; a battery cell stack disposed in the internal space of the module frame and including a plurality of battery cells that are stacked to be adjacent to each other side by side; and a resin layer disposed between the lower plate and the battery cell stack and including a detection agent, wherein the lower plate includes at least one injection hole.

Abstract: A battery-powered node includes a primary cell, a secondary cell, and a battery controller. The battery controller includes a current source that draws power from the primary cell to charge the secondary cell. The battery-powered node draws power from the secondary cell across a wide range of current levels. When the voltage of the secondary cell drops beneath a minimum voltage level, the current source charges the secondary cell at a constant current level and a charging signal is sent to the battery-powered node. When the voltage of the second cell exceeds a maximum voltage level, the current source stops charging the secondary cell and the charging signal is terminated. The battery-powered node records the amount of time the charging signal is active, which can be used to determine a battery depletion level for the primary cell. Battery replacement may then be efficiently scheduled based on the depletion level.

Abstract: A light-receiving apparatus (1a) includes a counting unit (11), a setting unit (12), and an acquiring unit (13). The counting unit is configured to measure a detection number of times that represents the number of times incidence of a photon to a light-receiving element has been detected within an exposure period and to output a counted value. The setting unit is configured to set a cycle of updating time information in accordance with an elapsed time during the exposure period. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the time information indicating a time at which the counted value reaches a threshold before the exposure period elapses.

Abstract: Mechanisms for reducing the impact of drive parameter writes on solid state drive (SSD) performance are provided, the methods including: saving one or more SSD drive parameters of an SSD to volatile memory of the SSD using an SSD controller; detecting a power-loss condition in the SSD; and copying the one or more SSD drive parameters from the volatile memory of the SSD to non-volatile memory of the SSD. In some embodiments, the SSD is a NAND SSD. In some embodiments, the one or more SSD drive parameters include one or more of: a drive health parameter, a drive internal statistic, drive thermal information, drive debug information, a number of host and non-volatile memory read and writes, media error handling data, temperature and throttle information, and firmware download information. In some embodiments, the volatile memory is one or more of: random-access memory and dynamic random-access memory.

Abstract: A method of detecting an application or removal of one of a first touch and a second touch on a capacitive touch screen is provided. The method may include storing respective first touch data for a first set of nodes at a first cycle, storing respective second touch data for a second set of nodes at a second cycle after the first cycle, determining a first total touch data by summing the respective first touch data for the first set of nodes at the first cycle, determining a second total touch data by summing the respective second touch data for the second set of nodes at the second cycle, and determining whether a touch has been applied or removed from the capacitive touch screen based on a comparison between the first total touch data and the second total touch data.

Abstract: A printing device includes an inspection system that uses variable intervals to inspect printed sheets for a print job. The variable interval sets the inspection points for the inspection process. Once a defect is detected on a printed sheet, the sheets in the paper path are cleared and separated into good and defective sets of sheets. The cleared sheets are sent to an output bin for further review. After addressing the defect, the last good sheet printed is determined and adjusted to resume printing operations.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance is provided including a cabinet defining a chilled chamber, a door rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber, and a light sensing assembly positioned within the chilled chamber. A controller is configured to determine that the door is closed, identify light in the chilled chamber using the light sensing assembly, and provide a user notification in response to identifying the light in the chilled chamber when the door is closed.

Abstract: Direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers is provided. A method for direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers may include determining a potential conflict between subsets of services that are requested for two or more applications among an available set of services of an intelligent controller. The apparatus may transmit conflict negotiation requests to each of the two or more applications requesting that the two or more applications perform conflict negotiation between each other to allocate the subsets of services among the available set of services, and process responses from each of the two or more applications indicating results of the conflict negotiation.

Abstract: A mixing apparatus including a mixing region can have an inlet and an outlet. The mixing region can be operable to couple with a solution housing, thereby defining a mixing chamber. A stem can extend from a surface of the mixing region and the inlet can be disposed at a distal end of the stem. A wing can disposed at a proximal end of the stem and adjacently engaged with the surface of the mixing region and have a leading edge and a trailing edge.

Abstract: Well completion design data for completing plural stages of a well completion operation is accessed. Predicted component life intervals for each of a plurality of components of a frac fleet are accessed. Remaining component life intervals for each of the plurality of components of the frac fleet are determined based on the predicted component life intervals. A continuous completion event for the well completion operation is set based on the remaining component life intervals for each of the plurality of components. The continuous completion event includes a continuous pumping block identifying one or more contiguous stages from among the plurality of stages during which the well completion operation is performed with the frac fleet, and a maintenance block identifying one or more of the plurality of frac pumps to be subject to predetermined maintenance operations upon completion of the one or more contiguous stages of the continuous pumping block.

Abstract: An apparatus which diagnoses a battery by detecting an abnormal voltage drop phenomenon of a battery cell includes a voltage measuring circuit, a current measuring circuit, a voltage estimating circuit, and a control circuit. The voltage measuring circuit measures a voltage across both terminals of a battery cell. The current measuring circuit measures the current flowing through either terminal of a battery cell. The voltage estimating circuit, based on current and a status estimation model, calculates an estimated voltage level. The diagnostic circuit calculates a voltage level difference between a voltage level measured by the voltage measuring circuit and an estimated voltage level, and, based on the voltage level difference and a reference value, determines whether or not an error has occurred in the battery cell. The control circuit includes a control circuit which, according to an estimation accuracy of the estimated voltage level, adjusts a reference value.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided that include a Group III nitride-based semiconductor layer structure. A first metal layer is formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor layer structure, a first dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the first metal layer, and a second metal layer is formed on an upper surface of the first dielectric layer. The first metal layer, the first dielectric layer and the second metal layer form a first capacitor. A second dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the second metal layer, a third dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the second dielectric layer, and a third metal layer is formed on upper surfaces of the second and third dielectric layers. The second metal layer, the second dielectric layer and the third metal layer form a second capacitor that is stacked on the first capacitor.

Abstract: A tape removal apparatus is configured for automatically removing a tape attached to an electrode roll in order to fix the electrode roll. The tape removal apparatus includes a sensing unit configured to sense the tape attached to the electrode roll, an injection unit configured to inject air toward the tape, a support unit configured to support a non-adhesive portion of the tape, and a gripper configured to fix the non-adhesive portion of the tape together with the support unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a switch device includes a container configured to house a gas, a cathode located in the container, a first anode located in the container, and a second anode located in the container. A second direction from the cathode toward the second anode crosses a first direction from the cathode toward the first anode. A second distance between the cathode and the second anode is greater than a first distance between the cathode and the first anode.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case having a sealing portion surrounding the electrode assembly; and a lead electrically connected to the electrode assembly and extending in a first direction, wherein the lead includes a first region in contact with the electrode assembly and located inside the case; a second region exposed to an outside of the case; and a third region located between the first region and the second region and overlapping the sealing portion of the case, wherein the third region has a width greater than that of the first region and the second region in a second direction and has a thickness smaller than that of the first region and the second region in a third direction, and wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A system for supplying electric power includes: a plurality of electric motors coupled to well treatment pumps; a mobile substation that receives power from a utility electric grid; a plurality of mobile electric power generating units; a controller configured to (i) receive a total required flow rate of the liquid; (ii) calculate a total amount of electric power required to achieve the required total flow rate; (iii) receive an amount of power available from the utility electric grid; (iv) direct the substation to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors; and (v), direct one or more electric power generating units in the plurality of electric power generating units to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors according to a priority order to meet the total amount of electric power, if the required amount of electric power exceeds the amount of power available from the utility grid.