Abstract: A first locking mechanism disposed between two spaced apart second locking mechanisms for being set opposite to any one of said second locking mechanisms to form a first locking gap in a first direction between two spaced apart said second locking mechanisms being able to forma second locking gap in a first direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a multisensory examination jar for botanical specimens. Embodiments of the disclosed jar may have a body portion with an integrated LED array for illuminating the contents of the jar. The jar may have a removable lid with an integrated magnifying lens, and an opening or port to enable a user to smell the contents of the jar. The opening may have a removable plug to establish a substantially air tight seal on the lid of the jar, to trap odors within the jar. The removable plug can be selectively removed to enable the user to smell the contents of the jar. The jar may have an electronics module and power source operable for wireless charging. The jar may also be configured to interface with a charging dock or base for wireless charging of integrated batteries.

Abstract: Provided is a pouch which is smoothly and easily opened and closed by a method of engaging/disengaging recessed and raised strips. This pouch has, on one surface thereof, a recessed strip and/or raised strip, and on another surface thereof, a raised strip and/or recessed strip opposite the recessed strip and/or raised strip, and also includes a slider for engaging/disengaging the recessed strip and the raised strip. The slider has a section satisfying [5?(maximum width of at least a portion of the slider)/(outer width of the engaged portion when the recessed strip and the raised strip are engaged)].

Abstract: A method of producing a metal material comprising a film using a metal surface treatment agent containing: a prescribed copolymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a compound (a) [Formula (1)] with a compound (b) [Formula (2) or (3)] and a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin (B), wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X— represents an ion of a halogen atom, or an acid anion, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R6 and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and R8 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Abstract: Composite materials with good electrical conductivity at low metal loadings are prepared using flowable, curable ink compositions that include polymer matrix precursor, silver nanowires, and reducible metal ions such as silver ions. The composite materials as electrically conductive structures can include up to about 20 wt % total metal and exhibit resistivity of no more than about 500 Ohm-cm. The electrically conductive structures can be designed to exhibit a variety of performance features, for example, the structures can be opaque or translucent, or they can have a total transmittance of visible light of at least about 80%.

Abstract: The invention provides UV curable coating compositions comprising a synergistic two-component system of aliphatic urethane acrylate resins. The first component is formed by reacting an aliphatic polyisocyanate containing iminooxadiazine dione, isocyanurate, uretdione, urethane, allophanate, biuret, or oxadiazine trione groups with a hydroxyl-functional acrylate. The second component is formed by reacting a multifunctional acrylate with an aliphatic urethane based on alkyl carbomoncycle diisocyanate. The components combine in specific ratios to create coatings with superior hardness, scratch resistance, chemical resistance, and weatherability for automotive applications. Quantifiable structure-property relationships define optimal formulations for specific applications including vehicle headlamp lenses and trim components. Also described are coated articles and methods for their production.

Abstract: Fully transparent or translucent adhesive tape has been used for many years to wrap packages. Many times following the removal of a portion of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes the portions of the subject tapes that have not been removed from the subject tapes become re-attached to the rolls of the subject tapes. When the foregoing happens it becomes necessary that before the next use of the subject tapes that a person be able to remove the next portion of the subject tapes remaining on the roll of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes. This invention, by providing a marking system to help find the end of the subject tape remaining on a roll of mostly transparent or mostly translucent type tape, helps to accomplish the first step in the removal process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an easily dismantling adhesive sheet having a layer having pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and adhesiveness containing an inorganic expanding agent and a resin, in which the layer having pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and adhesiveness has a pressure-sensitive adhesive strength of 1.0 N/20 mm or more, and relates to a laminated body using the easily dismantling adhesive sheet, a joined body, a method for producing a joined body, and a method for dismantling a joined body.

Abstract: Provided is a temporary adhesive that has good applicability and adhesiveness and allows an adherend to be easily peeled off by a slide peeling method or a blade peeling method. The temporary adhesive of the present disclosure contains, as resin components, a polyvalent vinyl ether compound (A), a polymer (B) having a plurality of hydroxy groups and/or carboxy groups as pendant groups, and a thermoplastic resin (C). The polymer (B) has a weight average molecular weight from 1500 to 7000, the thermoplastic resin (C) has a weight average molecular weight greater than 7000, and the resin components contained in the temporary adhesive have a weight average molecular weight less than or equal to 100000. A weight average molecular weight of the resin components contained in a heat-treated product formed by heating the temporary adhesive at 230° C. for 5 minutes is more than or equal to 1.

Abstract: A method of removing deposits from a substrate includes contacting the deposits with a treatment fluid containing a solvent and an additive composition including at least one of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid or an alkylbenzene sulfonate wherein the treatment fluid is substantially free of water; and separating the deposits from the substrate with the treatment fluid to remove the deposits from the substrate, wherein the deposits includes asphaltenes. The deposits can be removed during a fracturing, acidizing, sand control, remedial, completion, or refracturing operation. The treatment fluid can also reduce the viscosity of crude oil and enhance oil recovery.

Abstract: A process and system for upgrading an organic feedstock including providing an organic feedstock and water mixture, feeding the mixture into a high-rate, hydrothermal reactor, wherein the mixture is rapidly heated, subjected to heat, pressure, and turbulent flow, maintaining the heat and pressure of the mixture for a residence time of less than three minutes to cause the organic components of the mixture to undergo conversion reactions resulting in increased yields of distillate fuels, higher-quality kerosene and diesel fuels, and the formation of high octane naphtha compounds. Hydrocarbon products are cooled at a rate sufficient to inhibit additional reaction and recover of process heat, and depressurizing the hydrocarbon products, and separating the hydrocarbon products for further processing.

Abstract: A lubricating grease composition, including 20 to 96.5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a base oil, the base oil containing a basic oil A in a proportion of at least 50 wt %, relative to a total weight of the base oil, wherein the basic oil A is an ester and/or a polyglycol containing unsubstituted ethylene units as a carbon group in a repeating unit. The lubricating grease composition further includes 0.5 to 80 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of an ionic liquid, the anion of the ionic liquid being bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and 3 to 35 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a thickener selected from urea, lithium simple soaps, metal complex soaps of elements of the first and second main group of the periodic table, lithium complex soaps, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A filtration system comprising activated charcoal and alternating filtering and regenerating modes for sustainable filtering of a spirit distillate. The filtering mode is a reverse-gravity filtration method wherein distillate is pumped upward from a bottom end of a filter chamber to a top end of the filter chamber and wherein the filter chamber comprises activated charcoal of various pore sizes to capture impurities from the distillate. The cleaning mode is a gravity-flow steam-regeneration method wherein steam flows downward from the top end of the filter chamber to the bottom end of the filter chamber regenerating the activated charcoal. The system alternates between the reverse-gravity filtration method and gravity-flow steam regeneration method through the use of a series of input and output ball valves at the top end of the filter chamber and a series of input and output ball valves at the bottom end of the filter chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing water consumption in a membrane dealcoholization process. The system comprises a dealcoholization section and a polishing section, where the polishing section comprises one or more membrane polishing units with recirculation of streams.

Abstract: A microfluidic apparatus for culturing cells comprising: a microfluidic device (10) comprising: a collection reservoir (36) for collecting fluid, wherein the collection reservoir (36) is at least partially closed at a first end and comprises at least one outlet (38) at or adjacent to the at least partially closed first end; a fluid channel and an inlet coupling the fluid channel to the collection reservoir (36); wherein the apparatus further comprises: at least one separable material layer configured to be interfaced with the at least one outlet (38) wherein the at least one separable material layer comprises absorbent properties for controlling fluid flow from the at least one outlet (38).

Abstract: A docking device for receiving a portable device. The docking device includes a base including a substantially planar upper surface for supporting a portable device. The docking device includes an array of a plurality of engagement members. Each engagement member in the plurality of engagement members includes a fixed body protruding upwardly from the substantially planar upper surface of the base. Each engagement member includes a spring including a fixed end portion and a free end portion for engagement with the portable device. The fixed end portion interfaces with the fixed body. The free end portion protrudes from the fixed end portion obliquely towards the substantially planar upper surface of the base. The free end being movable along a deformable gap between a first surface of the fixed body and a second surface of the spring.

Abstract: To perform subculture at an appropriate timing according to the actual state of cells, the subculture timing determination method includes an image-capturing step of photographing cells at a plurality of predetermined points of a culture vessel at a first photographing time point to obtain the cells as a cell image of each point of the plurality of predetermined points at the first photographing time point, a primary information obtaining step of obtaining primary information of the cells photographed in the cell image of each point at the first photographing time point, a statistical index value obtaining step of calculating a statistical index value of the primary information of the cells, and a determination step of performing determination that a photographing time point corresponding to a time point at which the statistical index value reaches a predetermined threshold value is a time point at which a subculture timing is reached.

Abstract: A Trojan detection system places watermark circuits within an analog circuit design that allow the system to observe a node within an analog circuit under test (CUT) that is otherwise not observable. The watermark circuit can be a pass transistor logic (PTL)-based connection between the node and a readable output pin (i.e., a “watermark output pin”). In particular, the watermark circuits can be inserted at a node where a Trojan is likely to be inserted; thus, the watermarks provide a manner for observing changes (e.g., voltage changes) caused by a malicious modification to an analog circuit. The detection system can identify potential locations (nodes) in the CUT where a Trojan may be inserted using one or more neural networks. The detection system can then insert watermark circuits connected to the identified locations.

Abstract: Provided is a probe unit for a charge/discharge inspection device that includes: a first probe holding plate on which one or more positive-electrode probes are arranged in order; and a second probe holding plate that is opposite to the first probe holding plate and on which one or more negative-electrode probes are arranged in order so as to correspond to the one or more positive-electrode probes, wherein the first probe holding plate or/and the second probe holding plate are attached so as to be movable in a direction toward each other and a direction away from each other. In particular, the probe unit includes a first moving mechanism that moves the first probe holding plate or/and the second probe holding plate in the direction toward each other and the direction away from each other.

Abstract: A battery classification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a profile generating unit configured to obtain battery information about capacity and voltage of a battery and generate a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between the capacity and a differential voltage based on the capacity and the voltage; and a control unit configured to obtain the differential profile from the profile generating unit, detect a plurality of peaks in the obtained differential profile, and classify the battery into any one of a plurality of preset groups based on a plurality of classification conditions preset for the number of the plurality of detected peaks and the differential voltage.