Abstract: A textured glass-based article with multiple haze levels is provided. The textured glass-based articles are produced by utilizing a combination of etching and mechanical polishing to produce the multiple haze levels.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing assembly for forming an at least partial seal with a ground surface under a vehicle, the sealing assembly including: a frame; and a plurality of seal elements mounted adjacent to one another on the frame to form a sealing strip, wherein each of the seal elements is arranged to contact and slide along the ground surface; wherein the frame has a greater flexibility compared to each of the seal elements. By forming an at least partial seal with a ground surface under a vehicle, the sealing assembly may reduce air leakage into a low-pressure region formed by a downforce system, which may result in increased downforce produced by the downforce system. Such an increase in downforce may improve the vehicle's grip on the ground surface, which may improve its ability to travel around bends at high speed, as well as its ability to accelerate and decelerate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electric power steering system for a vehicle, the power steering system including: an electric motor configured to provide mechanical power to a steering mechanism of the vehicle for steering the vehicle; a housing in which the electric motor is disposed, wherein the housing comprises an inner housing in which the electric motor is disposed, and an outer housing disposed around the inner housing, and wherein an air flow path is defined within the housing, the air flow path being defined at least in part by a gap between the inner housing and the outer housing; and an air flow source arranged to generate an air flow along the air flow path to cool the electric motor, wherein the air flow source is independent from the electric motor.

Abstract: A screen protector application kit includes a glass-based substrate (110) having an adhesive belt (270) and an adhesive container (478) of an uncured adhesive composition. The adhesive belt (270) includes a first major surface (272) adhered to the glass-based substrate (110), a second major surface (274), a distal edge (276) extending between the first major surface (272) and the second major surface (274), and a proximal edge (278) extending between the first major surface (272) and the second major surface (274). The uncured adhesive composition includes 30 wt % to 99.9 wt % of at least one of: (i) a monomer; and (ii) an oligomer; and 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % of a visible-light photoinitiator. The uncured adhesive composition may further include 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a co-initiator. The uncured adhesive composition may further include 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of an oxygen inhibitor.

Abstract: A downforce system for a vehicle includes: a restrictor configured to restrict a flow of air into a region that is defined at least in part by the restrictor and a ground surface, a rim disposed on the restrictor and configured to form at least a partial seal with the ground surface; a dedicated pressure source disposed outside the restrictor and connected to the restrictor via an air flow path, the pressure source being configured to generate a pressure differential across the restrictor; and a dust and debris removal system configured to prevent dust and debris from exiting the downforce system via the air flow path. By generating a pressure differential across the restrictor, a downforce which acts on the vehicle may be generated. The downforce may result in an improved grip or traction of the vehicle, which may improve handling and safety of the vehicle.

Abstract: A textured glass-based article with multiple haze levels is provided. The textured glass-based articles are produced by utilizing a combination of etching and mechanical polishing to produce the multiple haze levels.

Abstract: An industrial safety system implements predictive method of detecting possible hazardous interactions between humans and machines or other hazardous entities. The system receives sensor data indicative of the locations of people and hazardous entities within the plant environment. Sensor data corresponding to each detected entity is aggregated, ranked, and weighed based on determined reliabilities of the respective data sources. The resulting ranked and weighed location information is tracked and analyzed by the system to determine current and predicted trajectories of the detected objects, and the system analyzes these trajectories to determine a probability of a future hazardous interaction between a human and a hazardous entity. In response to determining that a likelihood of a future hazardous interaction between a person and a machine exists, the system delivers a control output that places the machine in a safe state or a notification output warning of the hazard.

Abstract: A base for an e-vaping device is configured to couple with multiple cartridges configured to generate separate, respective dispersions. The cartridges may include one or more atomizer assemblies or vaporizer assemblies. The base may include multiple connectors electrically coupled to the power supply. The connectors may be configured to couple multiple dispersion generators to a power supply of the base. The base may include control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by dispersion generators coupled to the base. The control circuitry may independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on cartridge information accessed through at least one of the first and second connectors. The control circuitry may control dispersion generation by controlling power supplied to the dispersion generators.

Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for peer-to-peer or device-to-device location services. Mobile devices with a known location (referred to as landmarks) may broadcast their location information and/or a reference signal for other mobile devices (referred to as targets). Landmarks may determine their location through GPS or other location determining means. Targets may have limited or no connection to location determining services, and they may use broadcast information from landmarks, without a request, to determine the targets' location. The targets may determine absolute and/or relative locations. Once a target device determines its location it may assume a role of a landmark to provide broadcast location information to other devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for peer-to-peer or device-to-device location services. Mobile devices with a known location (referred to as landmarks) may broadcast their location information and/or a reference signal for other mobile devices (referred to as targets). Landmarks may determine their location through GPS or other location determining means. Targets may have limited or no connection to location determining services, and they may use broadcast information from landmarks, without a request, to determine the targets' location. The targets may determine absolute and/or relative locations. Once a target device determines its location it may assume a role of a landmark to provide broadcast location information to other devices.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a fibrous element downstream of the heater.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article comprising an aerosol generator and a mechanical aerosol converter insert having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and an aroma carrier on an outer surface of the outer tube. The aroma carrier includes fragrance material and is operable to deliver fragrance during smoking.

Abstract: An explosion-protected plug-in connector, particularly for coupling of a VoIP telephone with a network, has at least one housing and at least one first electrical connector unit in the housing. At least one conductor end section of the network engages into the connector unit. Supplemental to the first electrical connector unit, which is configured as an IDC terminal unit, there is at least one further second IDC terminal unit provided in the housing. The conductor end section engages into the two IDC terminal units. A hold-down disposed between the two IDC terminal units is provided for the conductor end section.

Abstract: An edge cleaning device, a system for cleaning an outside edge of a movable, coated web, and a method of cleaning the outside edge of the movable, coated web include a unique combination of desirable features. An edge cleaner device is automatically positioned with respect to an outside edge of a movable, coated web, wherein the edge cleaner device is positioned upstream from a backing roller for operatively engaging an underside of the moving, coated web. A fluid jet from a nozzle assembly of the edge cleaner device is applied toward the underside and the outside edge of the moving, coated web. A scraper device can be operatively engaged with an upper surface of the moving web without contacting an upper surface of the backing roller and the collection device may be imparted with a vacuum to assist in the removal of excess coating collected by the edge cleaning device.

Abstract: A method of removing an organic, preferably polymeric, light-emitting material (4) from defined areas of a substrate (1) comprises the steps of arranging a shadow mask (5) to overlie the organic material other than in the defined areas, and applying a beam of ions (7) to the defined areas through the mask. The method is useful in forming organic light-emitting diode arrays.

Abstract: The direct deposit of photoelectric materials onto low-cost prefabricated patterned flexible electrodes provided by the present invention introduces a new design approach that permits the development of innovative lightweight, durable and non-planar sensing systems. By extending single and multi-spectral bioelectronic sensing technology to flexible plastic substrates, the invention offers a number of potential advantages over structurally rigid silicon-based microelectronics (e.g. CMOS) including a reduction in spatial requirements, weight, electrical power consumption, heat loss, system complexity, and fabrication cost.

Abstract: The direct deposit of photoelectric materials onto low-cost prefabricated patterned flexible electrodes provided by the present invention introduces a new design approach that permits the development of innovative lightweight, durable and non-planar sensing systems. By extending single and multi-spectral bioelectronic sensing technology to flexible plastic substrates, the invention offers a number of potential advantages over structurally rigid silicon-based microelectronics (e.g. CMOS) including a reduction in spatial requirements, weight, electrical power consumption, heat loss, system complexity, and fabrication cost.

Abstract: The specification discloses a method for laminating a synthetic film or sheet to a fibrous web. According to the method, a heat-softenable material is combined as a sheet, film, spray or powder with a continuous fibrous web in interfacial contact with fibers of the fibrous web to form a composite. The composite is then continuously conducted through an extended nip dryer where heat and pressure are applied to the composite to effect a substantial reduction in moisture content of the composite while plasticizing the heat-softenable material so that at least a mechanical bond is formed between the material and the fibers of the web characterized by an intermingling of the fibers and the heat-softenable material.