Abstract: A method for determining the impedance of an energy storage element of an electric battery comprises the steps of: applying a predetermined sequence of current variations to the element; measuring the voltage variations at the terminal of the element in response to the application of said sequence; and determining the impedance of the element from the measured voltage variations, wherein said is a non-binary sequence produced by the convolution of a pseudo-random binary sequence with finite impulse response filter coefficients.

Abstract: Pressure independent flow rate control valve, for placement in hydraulic systems between upstream inlet and downstream outlet ducts, including a first functional unit arranged between the inlet and outlet ducts, mobile equipment actuated manually or by an actuator for setting and modifying the orifice span of a fluid passage, and thus the valve flow rate, up to complete closure; and a second functional unit for maintaining the differential pressure constant between upstream and downstream of the first unit, and thus the set valve flow rate independently of pressure fluctuations in the hydraulic system. The mobile equipment includes main equipment and secondary equipment which can linearly translate with respect to the main equipment for presetting the maximum valve flow rate, the main equipment carrying integrally the secondary equipment and being linearly displaced by the actuator for modulating the fluid flow rate from the preset maximum one up to complete closure.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for interfacing with a phone system in an on-demand service environment. In one embodiment, a client machine is in communication with a data provider and the phone system. The phone system is operated by a phone provider separate from the data provider. A message is received at the client machine from the phone system. The message includes information regarding a phone event in relation to a phone call. The phone event information is provided in a first part of a user interface in a web browser on the client machine. A second part of the user interface is capable of displaying information received at the client machine from the data provider. The first part of the user interface and the second part of the user interface are adapted to communicate with one another. For example, the first part of the user interface is adapted to send a message including the phone event information to the second part of the user interface.

Abstract: A mount for a sensor includes a first mount part for mounting a sensor part and a second mount part for mounting the first mount part. A first adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the first mount part relative to the second mount part and a second adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the second mount part relative to a support. At least one of the first adjustment mechanism and the second adjustment mechanism is a vernier adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clutch device for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, including a pressure plate which is preferably displaceable in the axial direction of the clutch device, wherein the pressure plate, in a coupled position of the clutch device, presses a clutch disk against a counterpressure plate that can be connected to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, and including an actuating device which has a displaceable actuating piston. The displacement position of the actuating piston defines a position of the pressure plate and the actuating piston can be driven by a drive unit of the actuating device in order to displace the pressure plate between the coupled position and an uncoupled position. The drive unit has at least one pump, and the at least one pump is accommodated in a pump seat housing and the pump seat housing is connected to the counterpressure plate in such a way as to rotate therewith.

Abstract: A method for supplying, positioning and processing fixing elements using a transport means which moves the fixing elements from a starting position to a processing position whereby the individual fixing elements are introduced into a chuck provided with two clamping jaws, are held by the clamping jaws in an engaging position and, once the chuck has been positioned, are taken up from this position by a driving element and the chuck presses them against a locating device and a connection is made to a component part by the driving element when the chuck is opened, wherein the upward motion of the chuck, while feeding the fixing element to the locating device, prevents the supply of further fixing elements to the chuck.

Abstract: In one implementation, a data sharing system can comprise a trust engine to identify an environment that satisfies a level of trust, an access engine to request access to a set of data, a procedure engine to receive a procedure, a restriction engine to receive a semantic restriction associated with a semantic term of the environment, a tracker engine to track the procedure during execution, and a control engine to maintain execution of the procedure based on the restriction and trace information. In another implementation, a method for sharing a set of data can comprise validating an environment satisfies a level of trust, receiving a procedure to access the set of data, receiving a semantic restriction associated with a semantic term of the environment, tracing the procedure during execution, and providing a view of the set of data based on the restriction and a semantic mapping of trace information.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a display device, said process comprising the following steps: (1) providing a front-sheet electrode, (2) providing a back-sheet electrode, and (3) interposing between the front-sheet electrode and the back-sheet electrode one or more layers consisting of at least one organic semiconductor material, wherein said front-sheet electrode is an assembly comprising one or more multilayer assemblies obtainable by: (i) providing at least one layer (L1) consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T1)], said layer (L1) having two opposite surfaces; (ii) treating at least one surface of the layer (L1) with a radio-frequency glow discharge process in the presence of an etching gas medium; (iii) applying by electroless deposition a layer consisting of at least one metal compound (M1) [Layer (L2)] onto each treated surface of the layer (L1) provided in step (ii).

Abstract: A semiconductor composition which comprises a soluble polyacene semiconductor and a polymeric semiconducting binder the binder having a permittivity greater than 3.4 at 000 Hz. The charge mobility of the semiconducting binder when measured in a pure state is greater than 10?7 cm2/Vs and more preferably greater than 10?6 cm2/Vs. Organic thin film transistors in which the source and drain electrodes are bridged by the semiconductor composition have desirable properties of reproducibility and charge mobility. The organic semiconducting composition can be applied by solution coating.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for packaging one or more products, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a package having an opening, said package comprising at least one sheet, said sheet comprising the following layers: a layer [layer (L1)] consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of, at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T1)], said layer (L1) having two opposite surfaces, wherein one surface comprises one or more grafted functional groups [surface (L1-S1-f)], directly adhered to the surface (L1-S1-f), a layer [layer (L2)] consisting of at least one metal compound [compound (M1)], and optionally, directly adhered to the layer (L2), a layer (L3) consisting of a composition [composition (C3)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T2)], said polymer (T2) being equal to or different from the polymer (T1); (ii) feeding the package provided in step (i) with one or more products; and (iii) s

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for modulating freezing of a liquid substance, said liquid substance being in the presence of a gas phase, the method comprising modulating the temperature of the liquid substance, of the gas phase or of both, and controlling the concentration of vapor of the substance present in the gas phase. The invention further comprises a method for preservation, for example, food or other biological material, and an apparatus for putting said method into practice.

Abstract: Rotating door systems and methods for rotating a plurality of rotatable doors between a closed position and an open position are provided. Each of the rotatable doors may have a height measured in a vertical direction between opposing horizontal edges, a width measured in a horizontal direction between opposing vertical edges, and an axis of rotation centrally located between the opposing vertical edges. The rotatable doors may be rotatably coupled to an upper support at the axis of rotation via an upper pivot shaft and rotatably coupled to a lower support at the axis of rotation via a lower pivot shaft. The rotatable doors may be at least partially transparent. The rotation of one or more of the rotatable doors may be controlled by a controller.

Abstract: In an optical system that includes a waveguide with multiple diffractive optical elements (DOEs) incorporating diffraction gratings, light exiting a trailing edge of an upstream DOE enters a leading edge of a downstream DOE. One or more of the DOEs may include a leading and/or a trailing edge that have a graded profile. At a graded trailing edge of an upstream DOE, grating height smoothly decreases from full height to shallow height as a function of the proximity to the trailing edge. At a graded leading edge of the downstream DOE grating height smoothly increases from shallow height to full height as a function of distance away from the leading edge. By reducing a sharp boundary at the interface between the upstream and downstream DOEs, the graded profiles of the DOE edges enable optical resolution to be maintained decreasing sensitivity to misalignment between the DOEs that may occur during manufacturing.

Abstract: A device for ventilating a room includes an actuator configured to open an opening panel of the room and a pairer to pair with an alarm control unit. A controller to control the actuator, configured to control the opening or the closing of the opening panel in accordance with a received signal. A transmitter to communicate wirelessly with the alarm control unit configured to receive a smoke evacuation signal. A battery to store electrical energy, charged by an electrical power supply, configured to power the actuator during the opening of the opening panel following the receipt of a smoke evacuation signal.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for validating a design is presented. The method includes generating, using the computer, a graph non-decomposable to a colored graph representative of the design, when the computer is invoked to validate the design. The method further includes identifying, using the computer, at least one guidance to at least one conflict in a mask layout associated with the design, the conflict causing the graph to be non-decomposable.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for evaluating indexing systems. Comparative tests are performed on two or more indexing systems. Each test uses one or more of: benchmarks, metrics, estimates of input data, desired index configuration, and performance constraints. A recommendation is automatically provided for an indexing system and an optimal configuration of the indexing system is also provided, based on an evaluation metrics from the tests.

Abstract: A tool to measure the radial stacking angle of a cylindrical blade comprises a base configured to indicate a radial direction of the hub, a component slidable over the blade and configured to indicate the stacking direction of the cylindrical blade, reference elements to provide a reference scale, a setting element configured to set the position of the component with respect to the base, a marker element configured to indicate the magnitude of the angle between the stacking direction and the radial direction using the reference elements; the angle corresponds to the radial stacking angle.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an insulation system comprising one or more insulation blankets, wherein each of said multilayer insulation blankets comprises: —a core consisting of an insulation material [material (I)], and —a shell encapsulating said core, said shell comprising at least one multilayer assembly comprising: (1) an outer layer [layer (L1)] consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (1)] having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of at least 20% by volume, wherein at least one surface, preferably the inner surface, of said layer (L1) comprises one or more grafted functional groups [surface (L1-f)], (2) directly adhered to said at least one surface (L1-f), a layer consisting of at least one metal compound (M1) [layer (L2)], and (3) optionally, directly adhered to the opposite side of the layer (L2), a layer consisting of at least one metal compound (M2) [layer (L3)], said metal compound (M2) being equal to or differ

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving automatic selection of keeper images from a commonly captured set of images are described. A combination of image type identification and image quality metrics may be used to identify one or more images in the set as keeper images. Image type identification may be used to categorize the captured images into, for example, three or more categories. The categories may include portrait, action, or “other.” Depending on the category identified, the images may be analyzed differently to identify keeper images. For portrait images, an operation may be used to identify the best set of faces. For action images, the set may be divided into sections such that keeper images selected from each section tell the story of the action. For the “other” category, the images may be analyzed such that those having higher quality metrics for an identified region of interest are selected.

Abstract: A combat training pad apparatus is disclosed and configured for providing a relatively lightweight yet effective padding for absorbing impacts. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides an at least one pad assembly and a cover sized and configured for substantially enclosing the at least one pad assembly therewithin. The at least one pad assembly provides an at least one air chamber configured for storing a volume of air, along with a first pad portion configured for being positioned in adjacent contact with a first surface of the air chamber.