Abstract: A lithium cell for a lithium metal battery includes an electrolyte material, a cathode structure arranged on one side of the electrolyte material, the cathode structure including a cathode electrode and a cathode current collector, and an anode structure arranged on an opposite side of the electrolyte material from the cathode structure. The anode structure includes an anode current collector, a lithium metal anode arranged on a side of the anode current collector arranged facing the electrolyte material, a nanoceramic protective coating deposited on a surface of the lithium metal anode arranged facing the electrolyte material. The nanoceramic protective coating includes a nanoceramic material, a base polymer material, a binder material including a UV curable polymer, and one or more lithium salts.

Abstract: A cage assembly includes an annular cage disposable within the bearing outer ring and having a centerline, an inner radial end defining a bore, an outer radial end and a plurality of pockets extending between the inner and outer radial ends and spaced circumferentially about the centerline. Each pocket contains a separate one of the rolling elements. A flexible annular retainer is disposed against the inner radial end of the cage and has a plurality of through holes. Each one of the plurality of retainer holes is radially aligned with a separate one of the plurality of cage pockets and has a dimension with a value less than a diameter of each rolling element. As such, a radially inner portion of the rolling element contained within the aligned cage pocket extends through the retainer hole while a remainder of the rolling element is retained within the cage pocket.

Abstract: A cage assembly includes an annular cage disposeable within the bearing outer ring and having a centerline, an inner radial end defining a bore, an outer radial end and a plurality of pockets extending between the inner and outer radial ends and spaced circumferentially about the centerline. Each pocket contains a separate one of the rolling elements. A flexible annular retainer is disposed against the inner radial end of the cage and has a plurality of through holes. Each one of the plurality of retainer holes is radially aligned with a separate one of the plurality of cage pockets and has a dimension with a value less than a diameter of each rolling element. As such, a radially inner portion of the rolling element contained within the aligned cage pocket extends through the retainer hole while a remainder of the rolling element is retained within the cage pocket.

Abstract: A health and condition monitoring system of an elastomeric component comprising an actuator, a sensor, and a processing unit. The sensor and the actuator need to be attached directly or indirectly to the elastomeric component. The actuator induces an impulse, or possibly a chirp, into the elastomeric component. The sensor senses the response, the impulse response function. The processing unit analyzes the impulse response function and determines a health and condition indicator. This is repeated and when enough indicators have been determined, then a health and condition marker can be determined, covering if the elastomeric component is in a start period of usage, in a main usage period or in a final period of usage.

Abstract: A health and condition monitoring system of an elastomeric component comprising an actuator, a sensor, and a processing unit. The sensor and the actuator need to be attached directly or indirectly to the elastomeric component. The actuator induces an impulse, or possibly a chirp, into the elastomeric component. The sensor senses the response, the impulse response function. The processing unit analyzes the impulse response function and determines a health and condition indicator. This is repeated and when enough indicators have been determined, then a health and condition marker can be determined, covering if the elastomeric component is in a start period of usage, in a main usage period or in a final period of usage.

Abstract: Described herein are representative tools and techniques for making bank-hosted payments. In one exemplary technique described herein, at least one payee account, at least one payer account, and at least one suspense account are maintained at a bank. Additionally, at least one client identifier is assigned to a software client. Further, at least one payment token is generated and the at least one payment token is issued to the software client. Also, funds are transferred from the at least one payer account to the at least one suspense account. Additionally, transaction information for an offline transaction is received. The transaction information includes the at least one payment token, a payment amount, and an issuer identifier. Using a portion of the transaction information, transaction authentication is performed, and based in part on the transaction authentication, funds are transferred from the at least one suspense account.

Abstract: Digital documents can be annotated using a variety of techniques. Document image pages can be created from digital documents. Annotations can be created using the document image pages. Annotation content (such as individual annotation elements, including text, audio, video, picture, and/or drawing annotation elements) can be generated from the annotations. Annotation content can be supported in a temporal annotation mode and in a positional annotation mode. Annotation content and document image pages can be stored separately. Annotation content and document image pages can be used (e.g., downloaded, viewed, played, edited, etc.) by one or more client devices.