Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle driveline includes determining, for current vehicle operating conditions, an initial engine output torque, at which the driveline meets predetermined structural criteria, establishing a factor that varies with torque converter slip, determining an engine torque limit by multiplying the factor corresponding to a current torque converter slip by the initial engine output torque, and limiting torque produced by an engine connected to the driveline to the engine torque limit.

Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of transmission fluid in a motor vehicle includes operating in an automatic transmission fluid cooling mode, a heater priority mode entered by disabling automatic transmission fluid heating, and an automatic transmission fluid heating mode which includes sending hot engine coolant to a heat exchanger for heating the automatic transmission fluid by transferring heat from the hot engine coolant to the automatic transmission fluid. The method switches to from a heater priority mode to a transmission heating mode base on a number of sensed conditions including sensed automatic fluid transmission temperature. The method also includes an automatic transmission fluid temperature regulating mode including measuring an automatic transmission fluid temperature and switching between the cooling mode and the heating mode based measured temperature.

Abstract: A light emitting device has a nanostructured layer with nanovoids. The nanostructured layer can be provided below and adjacent to active region or on a substrate or a template below an n-type layer for the active region, so as to reduce strain between epitaxial layers in the light emitting device. A method of manufacturing the same is provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional LED structure with vertically displaced active-region includes at least two groups of vertically displaced surfaces on a non-planar substrate. The first group of surfaces are separated from the second group of surfaces by a vertical distance in the growth direction of the LED structure. The first group of surfaces are connected to the second group of surfaces by sidewalls, respectively. The sidewalls can be inclined or vertical and have a sufficient height so that a layer such as an n-type layer, an active-region, or a p-type layer in a first LED structure deposited on the first group of surfaces and a corresponding layer such as an n-type layer, an active-region, or a p-type layer in a second LED structure deposited on the second group of surfaces are separated by the sidewalls. The two groups of surfaces may be vertically displaced from each other in certain areas of an LED chip, while merge into an integral surface in other areas.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises an active-region sandwiched between an n-type layer and a p-type layer, that allows lateral carrier injection into the active-region so as to reduce heat generation in the active-region and to minimize additional forward voltage increase associated with bandgap discontinuity. In some embodiments, the active-region is a vertically displaced multiple-quantum-well (MQW) active-region. A method for fabricating the same is also provided.

Abstract: A rolling mill coil-forming laying head system elongated hollow pathway Or pipe structure defining an inner surface for transport of elongated materials is formed by the process of bending the pathway structure at near constant temperature, such as at near ambient temperature, preferably without application of external heat. In some embodiments, the method utilizes an automated bending machine, preferably under computer numerical control (CNC) that executes stored bending constructions to conform the pathway structure to a desired profile. The bending instructions may be modified so that the actual bending profile conforms to a desired profile. In this manner subsequent path structures may be formed, that have uniform physical properties.

Abstract: Rolling mill split box guides, including water cooling nozzle and equalization trough assemblies are retained by a clamping mechanism that includes a header support structure having opposed front and back sides, for support of the split box there between. A clamp arm has a first end pivotally coupled to one of the header sides and a pivotal range of motion across the header and split box to the other side thereof. A threaded screw or other biasing actuator is coupled to the other of the header sides, selectively engageable with the clamp arm, for exerting biasing force on the split box.

Abstract: A rolling mill rotating entry system (RES) with at least one front end-driven drum that indexes alignment of the RES guide path and drum with the bar stock transfer guide path. The front end drive system is offset from the bar stock transfer path, so that the bar stock has sufficient clearance to enter the guide path. The front end drive system facilitates desired indexed alignment of the RES guide path and the bar stock transfer path without the need for front end braking or damping systems that are customarily used with rear driven drums in known RES systems. Other RES embodiments include a rear drive system that drives the drum in tandem with the front drive system.

Abstract: A light-emitting device, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), has a group III-nitride current spreading layer which is either doped with transition metal, or comprises alternating transition metal nitride layer and group III-nitride layer. Also provided is a light-emitting device, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), having a quantum well doped with transition metal. Also provided is a method of forming transition-metal containing AlInGaN electrical conductive material.

Abstract: A clamp assembly is disclosed for detachably retaining a curved laying pipe along the correspondingly curved edge of an auger support plate in a rolling mill laying head. The clamp assembly comprises a boss fixed to and projecting from the curved edge of the support plate. The boss has a first opening extending therethrough and an exterior support surface. A generally U-shaped clamp has a bridging web joining mutually spaced cheeks with second openings extending therethrough. The cheeks are configured and arranged to straddle the boss with their second openings in alignment with the first opening in the boss, and with the bridging web coacting with the exterior support surface of the boss to confine a segment of the laying pipe therebetween. A pin extends in an inserted position through the aligned first and second openings in the boss and the cheeks.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a lattice structure to minimize the horizontal waveguide effect by reducing light traveling distance in the light-absorption medium of the light-emitting devices, and to enhance light extraction from the light-emitting layer. The lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units. The area units are completely isolated or partially separated from each other by the sidewalls. Also provided is a method of fabricating a light-emitting device that comprises a lattice structure, which lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for the ranking of a target data set based on learned rules are disclosed. One embodiment is a method that includes generating a learned rule set from a training data record set, creating at least one prototype for each rule in the learned rule set to generate a prototype set, and ranking the target data record set using learned rule set and the prototype set. The generating of a learned rule set includes dividing the training data record set to a positive class and a negative class, and deriving the learned rule set for the positive class. Learning of rules includes deriving the most general projected rules with respect to remaining training data and then refining those rules, eventually selecting the best rules using an F-measure.

Abstract: A light emitting device with reduced forward voltage Vf by utilizing the excellent lateral conduction of two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) and two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) structure and, more specifically, by improving the vertical conduction of 2DEG and 2DHG structure by means of vertical conductive passages formed in 2DEG and 2DHG structure. The conductive passages are formed via discontinuities in 2DEG and 2DHG structure. The discontinuities can be in the form of openings by etching 2DEG or 2DHG structure, or in the form of voids by growing 2DEG or 2DHG structure on a rough surface via epitaxy facet control. The discontinuities can be formed by vertical displacement of 2DEG structure. A method is provided for manufacturing a light emitting device with reduced forward voltage same.

Abstract: A III-nitride light emitting device having a substrate with a conductive grid made of conductive lines formed thereon. An active-region is sandwiched between an n-type layer and a p-type layer forming an LED structure, and the conductive grid is in ohmic contact with the n-type layer. Also provided is a method for fabricating the same.

Abstract: In one embodiment according to the invention, there is provided a method of sensing a response of a living cell or virus to a change in conditions. The method comprises applying an essentially constant external electromotive force that causes oscillation of an acoustic wave device at essentially constant amplitude and frequency under steady state conditions. The acoustic wave device has attached at least one living cell or virus. A combined oscillating system including the acoustic wave device and the living cell or virus exhibits a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic frequency of the combined oscillating system.

Abstract: A method for reducing dislocations or other defects in a light emitting device, such as light emitting diode (LED), by in-situ introducing nanoparticles into at least one of a defect-controlling layer, an n-type layer, a p-type layer, and a quantum well of the light emitting device. A light emitting device is provided, and nanoparticles are dispensed in-situ in at least one of a defect-controlling layer, an n-type layer, a p-type layer, and a quantum well of the light emitting device.

Abstract: A method for controlling wheel-hop in a vehicle driveline includes detecting that a wheel-hop condition occurs upon determining an amplitude and frequency of speed oscillations of a component that transmits power to wheels of the driveline, engaging a transmission friction clutch that transmits torque in the driveline between an engine and the wheels, and modulating requested engine torque.

Abstract: In a method for fabricating a vertical light emitting device, the separation or lift-off of the substrate from the light emitting diode structure formed thereon is facilitated by forming voids at the interface between the substrate and the light emitting diode structure where the separation or lift-off occurs. A substrate assembly contains a substrate and an epitaxial layer, and voids are formed at the interface between the substrate and the epitaxial layer in a controlled manner. A light emitting diode structure is then formed on the epitaxial layer, followed by attaching the light emitting diode structure to a superstrate, separating the substrate from the epitaxial layer, and forming a conductive layer and a contact pad in place of the substrate, so as to form a vertical light emitting device.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a lattice structure to minimize the horizontal waveguide effect by reducing light traveling distance in the light-absorption medium of the light-emitting devices, and to enhance light extraction from the light-emitting layer. The lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units. The area units are completely isolated or partially separated from each other by the sidewalls. Also provided is a method of fabricating a light-emitting device that comprises a lattice structure, which lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a light-emitting device with a two-dimensional composition-fluctuation active-region obtained via two-dimensional thermal conductivity modulation of the material lying below the active-region. The thermal conductivity modulation is achieved via formation of high-density pores in the material below the active-region. The fabrication method of the light-emitting device and material with the high-density pores are also disclosed.