Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for measuring sensorless brushless-DC motor load, adapted to a home appliance, including: accelerating, through the use of a driving circuit, a BLDC motor from an initial rotational speed to a first rotational speed; disabling, through the use of a control circuit, the driving circuit; obtaining, through the use of a detecting circuit, phase voltage information corresponding to each phase of the BLDC motor when the BLDC motor is decelerated from the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed; obtaining, through the use of the control circuit, a first time period during which the BLDC motor decelerates from the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed according to at least one piece of the phase voltage information; obtaining, through the use of the control circuit, a first predicted weight of a load according to the first time period and a first lookup table.

Abstract: Embodiments of an anti-glare article and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the anti-glare article includes a substrate having a surface, and a plurality of features disposed on the surface, wherein about 50% or more of the plurality of features comprise a normalized area in the range from about 0.5 to about 1.5, and the normalized area is defined as the relationship (surface area of a feature/average surface area of all features). In some embodiments, about 90% or more of the features have a surface area of about 100 micrometers or less. The anti-glare article exhibits a PPDr of about 5% or less, a transmission haze of less than about 20% and a DOI of less than about 90%. Methods of forming the substrate are also disclosed and include etching a surface of a substrate with an etchant comprising a water soluble metal ion salt.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ambient-light reduction in display systems with OLED or LCD based displays are disclosed. The base display is interfaced with an ambient-light-reducing (ALR) structure to form the display system. The ALR structure includes an ALR component. The ALR component can be a photochromic component or a fixed neutral-density component. The ALR structure attenuates incoming ambient light as well as outgoing redirected ambient light that is generated within the base display and is then emitted from the display system into the ambient environment. This increases the ambient contrast relative to that of the base display alone.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: A display device comprising a display panel and a display cover plate positioned between the display panel and an observer. The display cover plate is housed within a protective frame (edge bracket) that protects edges of the display cover plate from damage. The edge bracket supports the edge portions of the display cover plate that are most likely to have flaws resulting from such operations as cutting and grinding, and minimizes flexing of the display cover plate, particularly at an edge, which could result in the formation of cracks at the flaw site and propagation of those cracks.

Abstract: An LCD assembly may include an LCD cell, a front cover glass sheet, and a back cover glass sheet. The LCD cell may include a first surface and a second surface. The front cover glass sheet may include a first surface and a second surface. The second surface of the front cover glass sheet may be directly bonded to the first surface of the LCD cell. The front cover glass sheet may be strengthened glass. The back cover glass sheet may include a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the back cover glass sheet may be directly bonded to the second surface of the LCD cell. The back cover glass sheet may be strengthened glass. The LCD assembly may be transparent to light projected onto the second surface of the back cover glass sheet to enable display of an image.

Abstract: A digital signal processor (DSP) is operable to receive a single-phase back electromotive force signal (back-EMF) fed back from a motor and control an inverter for driving the motor based on the single-phase back-EMF signal. The DSP includes an electrical angle building module, a rotation speed control module, and a pulse width modulation control module. In addition, the DSP further includes a field-weakening compensation module. The field-weakening compensation module is operable to automatically regulate an electrical angle based on a rotation speed of the motor and a set of predetermined compensation parameters so that the DSP can be operable to achieve an adaptive control. Furthermore, a motor control system and method are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A display device comprising a display panel and a display cover plate positioned between the display panel and an observer. The display cover plate is housed within a protective frame (edge bracket) that protects edges of the display cover plate from damage. The edge bracket supports the edge portions of the display cover plate that are most likely to have flaws resulting from such operations as cutting and grinding, and minimizes flexing of the display cover plate, particularly at an edge, which could result in the formation of cracks at the flaw site and propagation of those cracks.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: A digital signal processor (DSP) is operable to receive a single-phase back electromotive force signal (back-EMF) fed back from a motor and control an inverter for driving the motor based on the single-phase back-EMF signal. The DSP includes an electrical angle building module, a rotation speed control module, and a pulse width modulation control module. In addition, the DSP further includes a field-weakening compensation module. The field-weakening compensation module is operable to automatically regulate an electrical angle based on a rotation speed of the motor and a set of predetermined compensation parameters so that the DSP can be operable to achieve an adaptive control. Furthermore, a motor control system and method are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices and specially configured flow chambers are also described.

Abstract: Articles and methods for positioning lensed fiber elements and optical devices are disclosed. The articles and methods include a lens gripping element and a fiber gripping element disposed on a planar substrate. The articles and methods are useful for manufacturing optical fiber and lens arrays and waveguide devices.

Abstract: Articles and methods for manufacturing pigtailed planar optical devices are disclosed. The articles and methods include providing a tool including a substrate having a stepped region. The tool is capable of forming elements such as grippers or waveguides on a device substrate having different heights.

Abstract: Articles and methods for manufacturing pigtailed planar optical devices are disclosed. The articles and methods include providing a tool including a substrate having a stepped region. The tool is capable of forming elements such as grippers or waveguides on a device substrate having different heights.

Abstract: Methods and devices for performing biological and chemical reactions are disclosed. The devices and methods include a reaction chamber formed on a base substrate, a spacer, and a gripping element adapted to receive a cover substrate.