Abstract: Embodiments of secondary batteries having electrode assemblies are provided. A secondary battery can comprise an electrode assembly having a stacked series of layers, the stacked series of layers having an offset between electrode and counter-electrode layers in a unit cell member of the stacked series. A set of constraints can be provided with a primary constraint system with first and second primary growth constraints separated from each other in a longitudinal direction, and connected by at least one primary connecting member, and a secondary constraint system comprises first and second secondary growth constraints separated in a second direction and connected by members of the stacked series of layers. The primary constraint system may at least partially restrain growth of the electrode assembly in the longitudinal direction, and the secondary constraint system may at least partially restrain growth in the second direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Knee pain caused by osteoarthritis is relieved by modifying the shape change of bone(s) underlying articular cartilage, by a method comprising evaluating the bone shape of the patient's joint, injecting the patient with a peptide of SEQ ID No. 1 or applying other therapeutic interventions that can reduce the shape change of the bone(s) underlying articular cartilage, and thereafter evaluating the bone shape of the patient's joint.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a pixelated OLED display panel and a color-correction component disposed on the pixelated OLED display panel. The pixelated OLED display panel has a ratio of blue-to-red color mixing weights at 30 degrees of ?030, and a ratio of blue-to-red color mixing weights at 45 degrees of ?045, where ?045??030?1.05 and 1.5??045?1.1. The color-correction component is configured such that a ratio of blue-to-red color mixing weights at 45 degrees of the display is ?45 and a ratio of blue-to-red color mixing weights at 30 degrees of the display is ?30, where ?045?0.1??45?2.1??045 and ?030?0.05??30?2.05??030. Methods of making OLED displays are described.

Abstract: An optically diffusive film (200) includes a plurality of particles (10) dispersed in a binder (20). The particles (10) and the binder (20) have respective indices n1b and n2b along a same in-plane block-direction of the optically diffusive film (200), and respective indices n1p and n2p along an in-plane pass-direction orthogonal to the block-direction, such that for at least a first wavelength in a first wavelength range extending from about 400 nm to about 1000 nm: a magnitude of a difference between n1b and n2b is greater than about 0.05; and a magnitude of a difference between n1p and n2p is less than about 0.05. For substantially normally incident light and for at least the first wavelength, the optically diffusive film (200) may be more optically diffuse for a light polarized along a block-direction (b) and less optically diffusive for light polarized along an orthogonal pass-direction (p).

Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 nm?L2?L1?50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.

Abstract: An optical system includes a display, a reflective polarizer, and a glare trap. The glare trap includes a plurality of slats having a length L and a width W, L/W?10. The slats form a plurality of elongated slots therebetween substantially filled with air. The reflective polarizer has an average optical reflectance of at least 40% for a first polarization state and an average optical transmittance of at least 40% for an orthogonal second polarization state. For each of the first and second polarization states, the glare trap has an average specular optical transmittance of between about 20% to about 80% and an average total optical reflectance of less than about 20%. For at least one wavelength in the visible wavelength range, an optical transmittance of the glare trap includes a first transmittance peak at a first peak angle with a corresponding FWHIM of less than about 30 degrees.

Abstract: Digitally distributing media content using a distribution backbone system, including: receiving a request for media content from a client, the request including a client profile; performing inventory and analysis of source assets by iteratively progressing through the client profile to create output; performing a capability mapping in which a series of rules that allow the source assets to be mapped to the client profile; and planning a manufacturing process, which determines work items and execution steps from capabilities mapped in response to the request for media content from the client.

Abstract: An OLED display including a display panel and a color-correction component is described. A plurality of comparative display panels otherwise equivalent to the display panel but having one or more different optical thicknesses of OLED layers have a maximum white-point color shift from 0 to 45 degrees of WPCSC45 and a white-point axial efficiency of WPAEC. The plurality of comparative display panels defines a performance curve along a boundary of performance points. The OLED display and the display panel have respective maximum white-point color shifts from 0 to 45 degrees of WPCS45 and WPCS045 and respective white-point axial efficiencies of WPAE and WPAE0. WPCS045 and WPAE0 defines a performance point of the display panel to the right of the performance curve and WPCS45 and WPAE defines a performance point of the OLED display above or to the left of the performance curve. Methods of making the OLED display are described.

Abstract: Knee pain caused by osteoarthritis is relieved by modifying the shape change of bone(s) underlying articular cartilage, by a method comprising evaluating the bone shape of the patient's joint, injecting the patient with a peptide of SEQ ID No. 1 or applying other therapeutic interventions that can reduce the shape change of the bone(s) underlying articular cartilage, and thereafter evaluating the bone shape of the patient's joint.

Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 nm?L2?L1?50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.

Abstract: An optical construction includes a reflective polarizer and an optically diffusive film disposed on the reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer includes an outer layer including a plurality of first particles partially protruding from a first major surface thereof to form a structured major surface. A first optically diffusive layer is conformably disposed on the structured major surface. The optically diffusive film includes a second optically diffusive layer including a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed therein, and a structured layer including a structured major surface. For a substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm and an infrared wavelength range from about 930 nm to about 970 nm, the second optically diffusive layer has an average specular transmittance Vs in the visible wavelength range and an average specular transmittance Is in the infrared wavelength range, where Is/Vs?2.5.

Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and a method of treating hard tissue diseases and disorders are disclosed. The compounds may be a peptide and is structured to bind integrin ?v?3 expressed by osteocytes and by selective binding to the cell surface integrin on hard tissue forming cells regulate three-dimensional bone shape, cartilage formation and repair.

Abstract: An optically diffusive film includes a structured first major surface with a plurality of substantially parallel, substantially planar first surfaces arranged across the first major surface at a plurality of different first height levels. A height difference between any two of the first surfaces is S times Hmin, where S is a number within 15% of an integer and Hmin is a height difference between lowest and next-lowest first surfaces. For a substantially collimated incident light and for a first wavelength in a human-visible wavelength range, the optically diffusive film has an optical haze, Hv, and an optical clarity, Cv, and for a second wavelength in an infrared wavelength range, the optically diffusive film has an optical haze, Hi, and an optical clarity, Ci, such that the ratio Hv/Hi is greater than or equal to 1.5 and the ratio Ci/Cv is greater than or equal to 1.5.

Abstract: An optical system includes an extended illumination source configured to emit light from an extended emission surface thereof and a light redirecting layer disposed on the extended emission surface. The light redirecting layer has a structured major surface that includes a regular array of light redirecting structures, each light redirecting structure including a plurality of facets; and a plurality of discrete spaced apart window segments. The optical system includes a plurality of reflective segments where each reflective segment is disposed on a corresponding window segment. For substantially normally incident light, each reflective segment has a total: average optical reflectance of at least 30% in a visible wavelength range extending from about 420 nm to about 650 nm; and optical transmittance of at least 10% for at least one infrared wavelength in an infrared wavelength range extending from about 800 nm to about 1200 nm.

Abstract: An optical film for reducing at least one of sparkle and moire in a display system includes a structured first major surface that, in at least a first cross-section in a first plane substantially orthogonal to the optical film, has a sinusoidal shape having a variable pitch of greater than about 0.5 microns. For a substantially normally incident light and blue, green, and red wavelengths that are at least 50 nm apart from each other and are disposed within respective blue, green, and red wavelength ranges, optical transmissions of the optical film versus transmitted angle for the blue, green and red wavelengths have respective blue, green, and red transmission bands disposed at angles greater than about 1 degree and having respective blue, green, and red full width at half maxima (FWHMs), at least two of which at least partially overlap.

Abstract: An optical construction includes a reflective polarizer and an optically diffusive film disposed on the reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer includes an outer layer including a plurality of first particles partially protruding from a first major surface thereof to form a structured major surface. A first optically diffusive layer is conformably disposed on the structured major surface. The optically diffusive film includes a second optically diffusive layer including a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed therein, and a structured layer including a structured major surface. For a substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm and an infrared wavelength range from about 930 nm to about 970 nm, the second optically diffusive layer has an average specular transmittance Vs in the visible wavelength range and an average specular transmittance Is in the infrared wavelength range, where Is/Vs?2.5.

Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and a method of treating hard tissue diseases and disorders are disclosed. The compounds may be a peptide and is structured to bind integrin ?v?3 expressed by osteocytes and by selective binding to the cell surface integrin on hard tissue forming cells regulate three-dimensional bone shape, cartilage formation and repair.

Abstract: An optical construction can include a lens layer including microlenses formed on a substrate and at least one light absorbing optical cavity disposed on a substrate side of the lens layer. Each light absorbing optical cavity has an average thickness of less than about 300 nm and includes an optically transparent middle layer disposed between light absorbing first and second end layers. Each of the first and second end layers, but not the middle layer, defines a plurality of through openings therein aligned in a one-to-one correspondence with the microlenses. The optical construction can include an optically transparent spacer layer disposed between two light absorbing optical cavities. An optical system includes the optical construction and a refractive component including at least one prism film.

Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: An optical stack includes stacked first and second light redirecting layers, each light redirecting layer including a plurality of truncated first structures, each truncated first structure with opposing side surfaces making an angle of between about 60 degrees to about 120 degrees with each other and a substantially planar top surface joining the opposing side surfaces, and a plurality of untruncated second structures, each untruncated second structure with opposing side surfaces making an angle of between about 60 degrees to about 120 degrees with each other and meeting at peak, wherein the peaks of the untruncated second structures and the substantially planar top surfaces of the first truncated structures substantially lie in the same plane.