Abstract: A top panel of an appliance defines an appliance profile. A hinge assembly coupled to the appliance and an appliance lid allows the lid to pivot relative to the appliance between a lowered position in which the appliance lid rests horizontally above the appliance and a raised position in which the appliance lid defines a non-horizontal plane away from the appliance allowing access to at least a portion of the appliance. The hinge assembly includes one or more snap fit portions to engage the appliance profile of the appliance, such that the appliance operates as a cam and the one or more snap fit portions operates as a follower when in contact with the cam, thereby slowing the descent of the lid from the raised position to the lowered position by travel of the follower along the cam.

Abstract: A pump device, in particular for a fluid circuit in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive, a rotor, a stator and a radial bearing, wherein the housing has an inlet, wherein the rotor comprises an impeller wheel, wherein the drive is designed to set the rotor in rotation relative to the stator, wherein the inlet is fluidly connected to the impeller wheel, wherein the rotor has a rotor cavity, wherein a section of the stator projects into the rotor cavity, and wherein the radial bearing is situated in the rotor cavity between the section of the stator and the rotor.

Abstract: A fuel pump includes a cam arrangement surrounding a rotor and disposed within a spacer ring. The cam arrangement is configured to deterministically translate relative to the spacer ring and the rotor during stroking of the pump. An involute gear set provides an interface between the cam arrangement and the spacer ring. In some cases, the involute gear set is configured to provide a linear translation of the cam arrangement along a timing line. In other cases, the involute gear set is configured to provide a linear translation of the cam arrangement at an angle relative to the timing line.

Abstract: A technique facilitates deploying and setting a liner hanger assembly while securely retaining liner hanger slips during running-in-hole. The liner hanger assembly may comprise a variety of components such as a mandrel, a cone, a plurality of slips, a retention ring, and an actuator. The slips may each be configured with an upper retention end and a lower retention end having a plurality of angles which interlock with corresponding angles of the cone and the retention ring. Additionally, a portion of the actuator may be sized to slide over an axial end of the retention ring to prevent inadvertent decoupling of the slips after installing the slips along the exterior of the cone.

Abstract: A polyarylene ether comprising in polymerized form A) at least one tri- or higher functional compound and B) isosorbide. isomannide, isoidide or a mixture thereof, wherein the polyarylene ether is a polyarylene ether sulfone or a polyarylene ether ketone, ¢ process for its preparation and its use in the preparation of a coating, film, fiber, foam, membrane or molded article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for direct production of mixtures of short-chain high-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyols and long-chain low-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyols. The short-chain high-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyol component is obtained by alkylene oxide addition onto high-functionality H-functional starter compounds while the long-chain low-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyol component is correspondingly obtained by alkylene oxide addition onto low-functionality H-functional starter compounds. The invention further relates to the resulting polyoxyalkylene polyols and to the reaction thereof to produce polyurethanes.

Abstract: An apparatus including a robot drive; and a robot arm connected to the robot drive, where the robot arm includes a first link connected to the robot drive, a second link rotatably connected to the first link at a first rotatable connection, and an end effector rotatably connected to the second link at a second rotatable connection. The end effector includes a heat choke located between a substrate support area of the end effector and the second rotatable connection. At least one of the first rotatable connector or the second rotatable connection includes a rotary thermal coupling having interleaved members which are rotatable relative to each other.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a stable DC reference voltage that has low sensitivity to operating temperature and supply voltage variations and is stable across process corners using complimentary metal-on-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETS). In an example implementation, a reference voltage generator circuit is provided that includes complimentary MOSFETs including a first complimentary MOSFET connected to a first node and having a first threshold voltage, and a second complimentary MOSFET connected to a second node and having a second threshold voltage that is greater than the first threshold voltage. The reference voltage generator circuit feeds the first node a first current based on mirroring a second current at the second node and outputs a stable DC reference voltage based on the first and second complimentary MOSFETs and configured operating in respective saturation regions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product control participant interaction within remote meeting sessions. The method includes capturing participant data using a device, where the participant data is associated with a participant within the remote meeting session and is selected from a group consisting of: audio data, image data and text data. The method also includes identifying an event in the participant data. The method further includes determining that the participant has not modified a participant interaction mode. Lastly, the method includes modifying the participant interaction mode of the participant when the event is classified as causing a change of the participant interaction mode.

Abstract: The present application concerns the visual identification of materials or documents for tracking or authentication purposes. It describes methods to automatically authenticate an object by comparing some object images with reference images, the object images being characterized by the fact that visual elements used for comparison are non-disturbing for the naked eye. In some described approaches it provides the operator with visible features to locate the area to be imaged. It also proposes ways for real-time implementation enabling user friendly detection using mobile devices like smart phones.

Abstract: An immersed axial fuel stage (AFS) injector includes an injector body configured to be positioned in a hot gas path within a combustion liner. The injector body includes an outer wall defining a hollow interior and having film cooling holes extending from the hollow interior to an outside of the outer wall, and an inner wall spaced from an inside of the outer wall along at least part of a length of the outer wall, the inner wall defining an air plenum therein. Impingement cooling holes in fluid communication with the air plenum extend through the inner wall along at least a portion of the inner wall. A fuel passage extends at least partially along the hollow interior of the outer wall, and fuel nozzles in fluid communication with the fuel passage extend through to the outside of the outer wall.

Abstract: A method and system for real time monitoring of the condition of a pipeline is disclosed. The method comprises continuously monitoring transient pressure information of a fluid in the pipeline, selecting a time window of transient pressure information and processing the time window of transient pressure information to detect an anomaly in the pipeline.

Abstract: The invention concerns a circuit for transferring a data from one clock domain to another clock domain, the circuit comprising: a digital circuit configured to generate a data signal synchronized with a source clock signal, and to receive such data by sampling the data signal synchronized with a target clock signal; a phase comparator which is configured to determine a phase relationship between the source clock signal and the target clock signal; and a data signal synchronization circuit configured to receive data signal transitions that are synchronized with the source clock signal, and to provide a synchronized data signal transitions of which are synchronized with the target clock signal.

Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for network performance monitoring. In example embodiments, durations of normally released calls and durations of abnormally released calls are monitored during a measurement period. Based on the monitored durations of normally released calls and the monitored durations of abnormally released calls, an average value of the monitored durations of normally released call and an average value of the monitored durations of abnormally released calls are further determined. Then, the average value of the monitored durations of normally released call and the average value of the monitored durations of abnormally released calls are transmitted.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determination of flow parameters of administered fluid from a radioembolization delivery device may include translationally moving a device delivery arm of the radioembolization delivery device in a translational direction, wherein the device delivery arm is coupled to a syringe holder such that move in the translational direction one of proximally or distally advances the syringe holder; sensing, via one or more pattern sensors, a corresponding movement of a pattern associated with the translational device delivery arm movement as a sensed pattern movement; generating, via the one or more pattern sensors, one or more output signals based on the sensed pattern movement; and generating, via a processor, a flow rate of the administered fluid, a flow amount of the administered fluid, and/or the translational direction of movement of the device delivery arm with respect to the syringe holder based on the one or more output signals.

Abstract: A muffler for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The muffler has a muffler housing having at least two interconnected housing shells delimiting a muffler interior. Each housing shell has a connecting edge extending away from the muffler interior. The housing shells are mutually connected by material bonding in the region of their mutually adjacent housing shell connecting edges. An insulating arrangement covers at least regions of the inner side of one of the housing shells. The insulating arrangement has an insulating shell with an insulating shell connecting edge extending away from the muffler interior and the insulating shell is arranged with the insulating shell connecting edge between the mutually adjacent connecting edges of the housing shells and is connected by material bonding to the connecting edges of the housing shells in the region of the insulating shell connecting edge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer filter medium, including at least the production steps of providing a woven fabric layer (12) having passage points (24) for fluid, providing a nonwoven layer of a spunbonded nonwoven (18) and having additional passage points (28) for fluid, and joining the two superimposed layers (12, 18) along contact points (30) by melting the nonwoven layer (18) in such a way that while the additional passage points (28) enlarge, the molten spunbonded nonwoven material flows at least in part to the contact points (30) and then cumulatively curs there to produce firm connection points between the two layers (12, 18).

Abstract: A hybrid electric propulsion (HEP) system included in an aircraft includes a generator configured to output a first power, an energy storage system configured to output a second power, a propulsion system configured to generate thrust based on at least one of the first power and the second power, and an HEP controller in signal communication with the generator, the battery, and the HEP system. The HEP controller is configured to detect loss of the first power output from the generator, to determine an altitude of the aircraft and to actively control delivery of the second power to the propulsion system based on the altitude during the loss of the first power.