Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent and abrasion resistant polyurethane elastomer prepared from a polyurethane composition under a mold pressure of 1-5 ton, wherein the polyurethane composition comprises: a) an isocyanate component comprising one or more organic polyisocyanates; b) an isocyanate-reactive component comprising: b1) polyester polyol, polyether polyol or a combination thereof; b2) one or more aliphatic diols having a molecular weight of less than 200 and an amount of 0.1-3.5 wt. %, based on 100 wt. % by weight of the isocyanate-reactive component; c) a polydiene, which is prepared by homopolymerization or copolymerization of aliphatic diene having 4-10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Methods and systems for increasing the yield of sugars from a biomass, such as a lignocellulosic biomass, are described. A non-ionic organic polymer is contacted with the biomass during the saccharification reaction, and the hydrolyzed mixture is separated using a filter into a permeate and a retentate, where the non-ionic organic polymer is present in the retentate. The retentate with the polymer is recycled to the hydrolysis mixture, which increased the yield of sugars using less saccharification enzymes. The methods thus allow for increased cost savings by reducing the amount of enzymes required to convert the biomass to sugars.

Abstract: An ashing chemistry employing a combination of Cl2 and N2 is provided, which removes residual material from sidewalls of a patterned metallic hard mask layer without residue such that the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer are vertical. The vertical profiled of the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer can be advantageously employed to reduce pattern factor dependency in the etch bias between the pattern transferred into an underlying layer and the pattern as formed on the metallic hard mask layer. Further, the ashing chemistry can be employed to enhance removal of stringers in vertical portions of a metallic material layer.

Abstract: An ashing chemistry employing a combination of Cl2 and N2 is provided, which removes residual material from sidewalls of a patterned metallic hard mask layer without residue such that the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer are vertical. The vertical profiled of the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer can be advantageously employed to reduce pattern factor dependency in the etch bias between the pattern transferred into an underlying layer and the pattern as formed on the metallic hard mask layer. Further, the ashing chemistry can be employed to enhance removal of stringers in vertical portions of a metallic material layer.

Abstract: A method is described herein comprising one or more applications running on at least one processor of a remote server for providing an electronic interface, wherein the electronic interface comprises a create page, a workbench page, and at least one editor. The method includes receiving through the create page a selection of a template corresponding to locations for content on an electronic presentation. The method includes providing the workbench page for the locations, wherein the workbench page provides search options for selecting content. The method includes receiving through the search options on the workbench page a selection of content for the locations and populating the locations with the corresponding selected content. The method includes receiving through the at least one editor edits to at least a portion of the selected content. The method includes using information of the template, selected content and edits to prepare and deliver the electronic presentation.

Abstract: An ashing chemistry employing a combination of Cl2 and N2 is provided, which removes residual material from sidewalls of a patterned metallic hard mask layer without residue such that the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer are vertical. The vertical profiled of the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer can be advantageously employed to reduce pattern factor dependency in the etch bias between the pattern transferred into an underlying layer and the pattern as formed on the metallic hard mask layer. Further, the ashing chemistry can be employed to enhance removal of stringers in vertical portions of a metallic material layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester polyurethane material with long term hydrolysis resistance which is prepared from perchlorates and a polyester polyol comprising structure unit I, II, and III. The polyester polyurethane material having a mole ratio of structure unit II to III of 1:1.5 to 1.5:1 has better long term hydrolysis resistance. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided soles, carpets, rollers, sealing strips, coating, tires, wipers, steering wheels or gaskets prepared from the polyester polyurethane material, and a use of the polyester polyurethane material.

Abstract: An ashing chemistry employing a combination of Cl2 and N2 is provided, which removes residual material from sidewalls of a patterned metallic hard mask layer without residue such that the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer are vertical. The vertical profiled of the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer can be advantageously employed to reduce pattern factor dependency in the etch bias between the pattern transferred into an underlying layer and the pattern as formed on the metallic hard mask layer. Further, the ashing chemistry can be employed to enhance removal of stringers in vertical portions of a metallic material layer.

Abstract: A building automation and control network (BACnet) master-slave/token-passing (MS/TP) automatic media access control (MAC) addressing system having a BACnet MS/TP network, a MAC assigner on the network, and one or more MAC assignees on the network. Each assignee may have a global unique identity (GUID) and the assigner may have a pre-defined address. The assigner may gather virtually all GUIDs of the MAC assignees on the network and gather virtually all unused MAC addresses on the network. The assigner may map GUIDs to the unused MAC addresses and send a resulting map to the MAC assignees for assignment of a MAC address to each assignee. Each assignee may be assigned a MAC address according to its GUID, and the assignment of a MAC address to each assignee may occur automatically without manual intervention. In other words, the system may provide auto MAC addressing.

Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of forming device pattern. The method includes defining a device pattern to be created in a device layer; forming a sacrificial layer on top of the device layer; identifying an imprinting mold that, at a position along a height thereof, has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that represents the device pattern; pushing the imprinting mold uniformly into the sacrificial layer until at least the position of the imprinting mold reaches a level inside the sacrificial layer that is being pushed by the imprinting mold; removing the imprinting mold away from the sacrificial layer; forming a hard mask in recesses created by the imprinting mold in the sacrificial layer, the hard mask has a pattern representing the device pattern; and transferring the pattern of the hard mask into underneath the device layer.

Abstract: The present invention, which is characterized by the employment of blowing agents comprising fluorinated ethers with a boiling point in the range of from about 0 DEG C to 75° C., pertains to a composition of microcellular polyurethane, a method for preparing the same, and its use in manufacturing shoe materials. Compared to shoe soles made from traditional microcellular polyurethane, in particular those made using 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC 134a) as the blowing agent, the polyurethane shoe soles prepared according to the present invention exhibit similar shrinkage characteristics, and their linear shrinkage is compatible with the current processing conditions, thus can replace traditional blowing systems comprising 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC 134a) in shoe manufacturing without the need of changing molds. On the premise of being more environmental-friendly, the present invention also effectively saves production cost for shoe manufacturers.

Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of forming device pattern. The method includes defining a device pattern to be created in a device layer; forming a sacrificial layer on top of the device layer; identifying an imprinting mold that, at a position along a height thereof, has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that represents the device pattern; pushing the imprinting mold uniformly into the sacrificial layer until at least the position of the imprinting mold reaches a level inside the sacrificial layer that is being pushed by the imprinting mold; removing the imprinting mold away from the sacrificial layer; forming a hard mask in recesses created by the imprinting mold in the sacrificial layer, the hard mask has a pattern representing the device pattern; and transferring the pattern of the hard mask into underneath the device layer.

Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes forming a cap layer above a first ILD layer of a first metal level, the first ILD layer includes a recess filled with a first conductive material to form a first interconnect structure. Next, a second ILD layer is formed above the cap layer and a via is formed within the second ILD layer as a second interconnect structure of a second metal level. The via is aligned with the first interconnect structure. Subsequently, a portion of the cap layer is removed to extend the via to expose a top portion of the first conductive material then a passivation cap is selectively formed at a bottom portion of the via in the second ILD layer and the passivation cap contacting the top portion of the first conductive material. The passivation cap includes a metal alloy to form an interface between the bottom portion of the via and the first conductive material.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a MEMS IMU having an automatic gain control. The dynamic measurement range of the MEMS IMU is controlled by controlling the gain of a signal amplifier before the analog to digital converter (ADC) to make full use of the ADC range. In one embodiment, two or more MEMS inertial sensor sets are installed in the IMU. One of the sensor sets is for high accuracy with low dynamic range, and the other set or sets is for higher dynamic range with less resolution or accuracy. In one implementation, a digital processor determines which of the sensor sets to be used according to the system dynamic estimation. In another implementation, the system weights the sensor outputs from the sensor sets according to the system dynamics.

Abstract: A classifier training system trains unified classifiers for categorizing videos representing different categories of a category graph. The unified classifiers unify the outputs of a number of separate initial classifiers trained from disparate subsets of a training set of media items. The training process takes into account the relationships that exist between the various categories of the category graph by relating scores associated with related categories, thus enhancing the accuracy of the unified classifiers.

Abstract: An apparatus for delivering ultrasound energy and a drug solution to a treatment site in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate, hollow sheath having a distal opening and an energy delivery section at least partially constructed from a material that transmits ultrasound energy. The apparatus also includes a drug delivery lumen positioned along at least a portion of the sheath, the drug delivery lumen having at least one drug delivery port within the energy delivery section. The apparatus further includes an elongate body having an ultrasound element, the elongate body configured to be movably positioned within the sheath, such that ultrasonic energy can be transmitted from the ultrasound element through the energy delivery section.

Abstract: A distributed current shunt circuit evenly divides one large shunt into a number of parallel connected, smaller shunts, each having the same resistance value. With proper electronics such as an instrumentation amplifier for each shunt, an operational amplifier, and precision resistors, the device measures the total current by adding or averaging voltage readings of these small shunts.

Abstract: A spatially distributed MEMS inertial sensor array is designed to reduce or cancel measurement errors and to increase the signal detection accuracy. By combining the measurements from a pair of sensors having sensing axes in two different, non-orthogonal directions, the correlated error due to the environmental changes are cancelled or reduced and the uncorrelated random noise is also reduced by the square root of two. By sequentially sampling the sensor array in the time domain, the number of the ADC circuits can be largely reduced. A two dimensional signal processing method is used to process the sensor array output data, in order to further reduce the remaining errors. Namely, one dimension uses the outputs from multiple spatially distributed sensor sets and the other dimension is the time domain. The signal to noise ratio is increased by using the signal correlation in both the spatial domain and the time domain.

Abstract: An apparatus for delivering ultrasound energy and a drug solution to a treatment site in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate, hollow sheath having a distal opening and an energy delivery section at least partially constructed from a material that transmits ultrasound energy. The apparatus also includes a drug delivery lumen positioned along at least a portion of the sheath, the drug delivery lumen having at least one drug delivery port within the energy delivery section. The apparatus further includes an elongate body having an ultrasound element, the elongate body configured to be movably positioned within the sheath, such that ultrasonic energy can be transmitted from the ultrasound element through the energy delivery section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter system. The system comprises a catheter body having a chamber containing a low acoustic impedance medium. The catheter body includes an elongated body with an external surface and an ultrasound transducer having an external side between a first end and a second end. The ultrasound transducer is positioned over the external surface of the elongated body such that the first end is adjacent to the chamber.