Abstract: A shear panel construction includes a patterned upper sheet metal panel including a planar section and having a plurality of upwardly protruding portions defining first strengthening crossbar sections extending upward from the planar section, the planar section of the patterned upper sheet metal panel extends to an edge of the patterned upper sheet metal panel. A patterned lower sheet metal panel is secured to a bottom surface of the patterned upper sheet metal panel, the patterned lower sheet metal panel having a plurality of protruding portions defining second strengthening crossbar sections.

Abstract: A shear panel construction includes a patterned upper sheet metal panel including a planar section and having a plurality of upwardly protruding portions defining first strengthening crossbar sections extending upward from the planar section, the planar section of the patterned upper sheet metal panel extends to an edge of the patterned upper sheet metal panel. A patterned lower sheet metal panel is secured to a bottom surface of the patterned upper sheet metal panel, the patterned lower sheet metal panel having a plurality of protruding portions defining second strengthening crossbar sections.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a heat sink having variable pins. An exemplary heat sink can include a plurality of pins extending from a surface of the heat sink. The plurality of pins can include a first pin and a second pin. The first pin can include a first set of pin features and the second pin can include a second set of pin features. The first set of pin features and the second set of pin features differ in at least one pin feature. The heat sink can be configured to remove heat from a component of a vehicle. The component can include an electric motor, a battery pack, and an inverter electrically coupled to the electric motor.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a high strength and light hybrid rope. At the center of the hybrid rope 1, there is arranged a high strength synthetic fiber rope 3 formed by braiding multiple high strength synthetic fiber bundles 30 each composed of multiple high strength synthetic fiber filaments 31. Given that the pitch of braid of the high strength synthetic fiber bundles 30 is represented by “L” and the diameter of the high strength synthetic fiber rope 3 is represented by “d”, the pitch of braid “L” and the diameter “d” are adjusted such that the value L/d is equal to or higher than 6.7.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a high strength and light hybrid rope. At the center of the hybrid rope 1, there is arranged a high strength synthetic fiber rope 3 formed by braiding multiple high strength synthetic fiber bundles 30 each composed of multiple high strength synthetic fiber filaments 31. Given that the pitch of braid of the high strength synthetic fiber bundles 30 is represented by “L” and the diameter of the high strength synthetic fiber rope 3 is represented by “d”, the pitch of braid “L” and the diameter “d” are adjusted such that the value L/d is equal to or higher than 6.7.

Abstract: The invention relates to toner particles having excellent charging characteristics and transferring properties, a method for producing the same and toner including the same. More particularly, the invention relates to toner particles, a method for producing the same and toner including the same, in which a CCA highly compatible with a binder resin is readily dispersed in the binder resin, thereby improving charge-maintaining property and charge distribution, and the resultant mixture is sphered to realize excellent long term credibility and transfer property. The toner particles include a styrene/acrylate-based CCA; a styrene/acrylate-based binder resin; and a polyester-based binder resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to toner particles having excellent charging characteristics and transferring properties, a method for producing the same and toner including the same. More particularly, the invention relates to toner particles, a method for producing the same and toner including the same, in which a CCA highly compatible with a binder resin is readily dispersed in the binder resin, thereby improving charge-maintaining property and charge distribution, and the resultant mixture is sphered to realize excellent long term credibility and transfer property. The toner particles include a styrene/acrylate-based CCA; a styrene/acrylate-based binder resin; and a polyester-based binder resin.

Abstract: There is provided a toner having narrow charge distribution, high chargeability and low image contamination, as well as excellent physical properties such as long-term stability, transfer property and image uniformity, by improving shapes of toner core particles and adding a suitable external additive to surfaces of the toner core particles. The toner includes spheroidized toner core particles; and an external additive coated onto surfaces of the toner core particles, wherein the external additive comprises organic powder, silica and spherical titanium dioxide powder. The toner may be useful to obtain a highly uniform and high-quality image even when the toner of the present invention is used for an extended time since the toner has high chargeability, excellent image uniformity in which charge uniformity and narrow charge distribution are maintained for a long time, low image contamination, as well as excellent physical properties such as transfer property and long-term stability.

Abstract: A composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane and method of producing same. In one embodiment, the membrane is made by coating a porous polysulfone support for about 40 seconds with an aqueous solution containing (i) a polyfunctional amine in the form of 2 wt % of meta-phenylenediamine (MPD), (ii) a polar solvent in the form of 0.3 wt % 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol (EHD), and (iii) an amine salt-forming combination of 2.3 wt % camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) and 1.1 wt % triethylamine (TEA). Next, the excess aqueous solution is removed, and the coated support is dipped for about 1 minute in a 0.1 wt % organic solvent solution of trimesoyl chloride (TMC) in a mixture of alkanes having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms. After draining the organic solvent solution off, the resulting composite membrane is heated at 90° C. for about 3.5 minutes and then rinsed in a 0.2% Na2CO3 aqueous solution at room temperature. The resultant membrane exhibits a flux of 47.9 gfd and a salt rejection of 97.

Abstract: A composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane and method of producing same. In one embodiment, the membrane is made by coating a porous polysulfone support for about 40 seconds with an aqueous solution containing (i) a polyfunctional primary or secondary amine in the form of 1.6 wt. % of meta-phenylenediamine (MPD), (ii) a polyfunctional tertiary amine in the form of 0.4 wt. % N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine (TMHD), and (iii) a polar solvent in the form of 0.2 wt. % 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol (EHD). Next, the excess aqueous solution is removed, and the coated support is dipped for about 1 minute in a 0.1 wt. % organic solvent solution of trimesoyl chloride (TMC) in a mixture of alkanes having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms. After draining the organic solvent solution off, the resulting composite membrane is air dried at room temperature for about 1 minute and then rinsed in a 0.2% Na2CO3 aqueous solution for 30 minutes at room temperature. The resultant membrane exhibits a flux of 46.