Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement including a first cylinder including a first hydraulic chamber and a second cylinder including a second hydraulic chamber, a first inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the first cylinder from a supply and a first outlet for draining the hydraulic fluid from the first cylinder, a second inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the second cylinder from the supply and a second outlet for draining the hydraulic fluid from the second cylinder, a switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow, the switch valve including a piston that is movable in a housing, wherein the piston is displaceable into a first switching position or a second switching position, wherein the second outlet of the second cylinder is connected with the supply in the first switching position and the first out

Abstract: A solid-state heat transporting device including a heat transporting element whose uniformity of contact with one or multiple surfaces is controllable so that various amounts of heat may be transported to and from the one or multiple surfaces. The heat transporting element uses the electrocaloric effect to absorb and release the heat and the uniformity of contact is controlled using an electrostatic effect which may change the shape of the heat transporting element. In one embodiment, the heat transporting element is an electrostatically actuated P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) polymer stack achieving a high specific cooling power of 2.8 W/g and a COP of 13 (the highest reported coefficient of performance to date) when used as a cooling device.

Abstract: A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement configured to adjust an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that cooperates with an eccentrical element lever and supports rods that engage the eccentrical element lever, and wherein the eccentrical element lever is integrally configured in one piece as a stamped and bent component or fabricated by a massive cold forming method.

Abstract: A sample handling device is presented. The sample handling device comprises at least one magnetic positioning device for magnetically holding a carrier configured for carrying at least one vessel in the sample handling device. A sample identification device is also presented. The sample identification device comprises at least one of the above sample handling device and at least one reader for reading at least one identifier attached to the vessel carried by the carrier. A system for sample handling, a diagnostics device for identifying at least one property of a plurality of samples and a method for handling a sample are also presented.

Abstract: A secondary solid waste container for solid waste of an analyzer is disclosed. The secondary solid waste container comprises side walls and an impact absorbing member. The side walls comprise an upper end and a lower end. The impact absorbing member is connected to the side walls such that the impact absorbing member extends between the side walls and is spaced apart from the lower end with respect to a direction from the lower end to the upper end. The impact absorbing member is configured to absorb an impact from solid waste of the analyzer. An analyzer and a method for removing solid waste of an analyzer are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hydraulic module configured to control a hydraulic fluid flow of a connecting rod of an internal combustion with variable compression, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes at least a first cylinder and a second cylinder configured as hydraulic chambers, wherein a first inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the first cylinder through a supply conduit and a second inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the second cylinder through the supply conduit and a first outlet for draining hydraulic fluid from the first cylinder and a second outlet for draining hydraulic fluid from the second cylinder are provided, wherein the hydraulic module includes at least one piston that is displaceable in a housing into a first switching position or a second switching position.

Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjust arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein an adjustment travel of the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement is adjustable by a switch valve, and wherein a valve housing of the switch valve is axially secured in a borehole of the connecting rod.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions useful for routing and tracking multiple mobile units within a microfluidic device. Mobile units may be routed through a plurality of chemical environments, and the mobile units may be tracked to determine the path and/or environments that the mobile units have routed through. Mobile units may be routed in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. Mobile units may be routed through microfluidic devices in ordered flow. Absolute or relative position of a unit inside a microfluidic device, e.g. within an ordered set of units, may be used to identify the routing path history of the unit.

Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including a crank bearing eye for connecting the connecting rod with a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; a connecting rod bearing eye for connecting the connecting rod with a cylinder piston of the internal combustion engine; an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that cooperates with an eccentrical element lever and that is connected torque proof with the eccentrical element lever, wherein a wrist pin of the cylinder piston is receivable in the eccentrical element, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes two cylinders with a respective piston that is supported in a cylinder bore and connected with a respective support rod, wherein the eccentrical element lever includes one or plural eccentrical element lever segments.

Abstract: A switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow, the switch valve comprising a tapping element that is arranged in a valve housing, wherein the tapping element is displaceable into a first switching position or a second switching position and interlockable by a spring loaded interlocking element in the first switching position or the second switching position, wherein a first hydraulic connection is connected with a relief connection in the first switching position and a second hydraulic connection is connected with the relief connection in the second switching position, wherein a switching travel of the tapping element is limited, wherein the interlocking element is at least partially arranged in a recess of the tapping element, wherein the valve housing includes a first groove that is oriented in an axial direction of the valve housing and limited in the axial direction.

Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including a crank bearing eye configured to connect the connecting rod to a crankshaft of the variable compression internal combustion engine; a connecting rod bearing eye configured to connect the connecting rod to a cylinder piston of the variable compression internal combustion engine; an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement configured to adjust an effective connective rod length, which eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that is connected torque proof with an eccentrical element lever, wherein a wrist pin of the cylinder piston is receivable in the eccentrical element, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes two hydraulic chambers respectively including a piston that is movably arranged in a cylindrical borehole and connected with a support rod which is connected with the eccentrical element lever at another end, wherein the support rod is configur

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include storing, during parsing of a data unit or a network packet, information (i.e., “summary information”) that identifies how the network packet has been process and/or other aspects of the parsing process. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes parsing a packet header from a data unit, wherein parsing the packet header includes storing in result vector storage each of a plurality of data items derived from the packet header, the result vector storage having a result vector format defining fields within the result vector storage for storing each of the plurality of data items; storing in template storage, for each of the plurality of data items, summary information about the plurality of data items stored in the result vector storage; and processing, by the packet-processing integrated circuit and based on the summary information and the plurality of data items, the network packet.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting stalks processed by a combine harvester, for measuring stalk diameters, and for displaying harvest metrics and yield data to a user based on stalk locations and stalk diameters.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting stalks processed by a combine harvester, for measuring stalk diameters, and for displaying harvest metrics and yield data to a user based on stalk locations and stalk diameters.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include representing, traversing, and processing directed graphs using one or more content-addressable memory devices. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes presenting query data to one or more ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) devices, wherein the query data includes state data and key data; receiving, from the TCAM devices, information about a matching address identified by the TCAM devices; accessing, based on the information about the matching address, information in one or more storage devices; performing, based on the information in the one or more storage devices, at least one operation on data included within the one or more storage devices to generate processed data; outputting the processed data; determining, based on the information in the one or more storage devices, new state data and a new key value; and presenting new query data to the TCAM devices.

Abstract: An aircraft component failure prediction apparatus including a database and an aircraft maintenance controller coupled to the database. The controller classifies operational data, in a first classification, as corresponding with at least one maintenance message to form at least one classified multidimensional operation data matrix including classified data. The controller classifies the classified data of the at least one classified multidimensional data matrix, in a second classification, to predict an occurrence of a future maintenance message for the aircraft component. The controller preprocesses the at least one classified multidimensional operation data matrix, and generates an output of at least one partial dependency function that explains prediction of the occurrence of the future maintenance message.

Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement including a first cylinder including a first hydraulic chamber and a second cylinder including a second hydraulic chamber, a first inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the first cylinder from a supply and a first outlet for draining the hydraulic fluid from the first cylinder, a second inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the second cylinder from the supply and a second outlet for draining the hydraulic fluid from the second cylinder, a switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow, the switch valve including a piston that is movable in a housing, wherein the piston is displaceable into a first switching position or a second switching position, wherein the second outlet of the second cylinder is connected with the supply in the first switching position and the first out

Abstract: A connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjust arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein an adjustment travel of the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement is adjustable by a switch valve, and wherein a valve housing of the switch valve is axially secured in a borehole of the connecting rod.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure describes techniques for parsing network packets, processing network packets, and modifying network packets before forwarding the modified network packets over a network. The present disclosure describes a system that, in some examples, parses network packets, generates data describing or specifying attributes of the network packet, identifies operations to be performed when processing a network packet, performs the identified operations, generates data describing or specifying how to modify and/or forward the network packet, modifies the network packet, and outputs the modified packet to another device or system, such as a switch.

Abstract: A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement configured to adjust an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that cooperates with an eccentrical element lever and supports rods that engage the eccentrical element lever, and wherein the eccentrical element lever is integrally configured in one piece as a stamped and bent component or fabricated by a massive cold forming method.