Abstract: A sliding element, in particular a piston ring or a cylinder liner, comprising at least one a-C:H:Me layer, where Me is germanium and silicon, having a layer thickness of 10-40 ?m, is provided.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing battery circuits in systems such as wireless communications service base stations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a battery circuit having multiple strings of one or more serially connected batteries. The apparatus may be configured to rotate between battery strings such that one or more strings are maintained at or near an upper threshold while other string(s) are disconnected from the maintained string(s). The apparatus may also be configured to charge the battery circuit, to test the battery circuit, and to handle power failures.

Abstract: Transmission acknowledgement within multi-user wireless communication systems. Within multi-access wireless communication systems such as those operating in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and/or MU-MIMO/OFDMA, acknowledgement of receipt (e.g., using ACKs) is provided back to the sending or transmitting wireless communication device from each (or a subset) of the intended recipient wireless communication devices. Appropriate coordination of these ACKs from the respective, receiving wireless communication devices may be performed using instructions embedded within a multi-user packet that is provided to the receiving wireless communication devices.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a housing, a spindle system located in the housing, a tool guide associated with the housing, and a magnetic unit associated with the housing. The spindle system may be capable of rotating a tool about an axis of rotation. The tool guide may be capable of engaging a receptacle at a location on a workpiece. The magnetic unit may be capable of securing the tool guide in the receptacle when the tool guide is engaged with the receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel active substance combinations which contain firstly at least one known compound of the formula (I) in which R1 and A have the meanings given in the description, and secondly at least one further known active substance from the class of the phthalic diamides, and which are highly suitable for controlling animal pests such as insects and undesired acarids.

Abstract: A circular saw includes a footplate and an upper guard coupled to a saw blade. The footplate has a width between two lateral edges in a direction perpendicular to the saw blade. The upper guard has a radius extending from the axis of the blade to the outermost surface of the upper guard in the radial direction. A DC brushless motor is drivingly coupled to the saw blade and is disposed above the footplate. The motor has a rotational axis within forty five degrees of parallel to the width of the footplate, or within forty five degrees of parallel to the radius of the upper guard. The motor extends towards one of the lateral edges of the footplate in the width direction, or towards the outermost surface of the upper guard in the radial direction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique that intercepts data transmitted from a first application executing in a first domain to a second application executing in a second domain.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes manufacturing the local coil with a flat cross-section. The method also includes deforming the local coil from the flat cross-section into a curved cross-section.

Abstract: In a general methodology for insulation defect identification in a generator core, a Chattock coil is used to measure magnetic potential difference between teeth. Physical knowledge and empirical knowledge is combined in a model to predict insulation damage location and severity. Measurements are taken at multiple excitation frequencies to solve for multiple characteristics of the defect.

Abstract: A bone plate and to a fixation system comprising two types of bone screws. The bone plate has two intersecting stepped round holes which are different in size and in the upper regions of which a circumferential rib extends. The upper region of the smaller round hole is designed to slidably guide a bone screw having a partially spherical heads and a screw having a thread or conical head. The lower region of the larger round hole is used to support a conical head.

Abstract: A quiescently flush resilient portion of a water jet exit channel that distends under controlled fluidic pressure to narrow the flow channel to trade off power for speed in a water-jet-powered watercraft and/or to suppress impeller cavitations during standing starts. The resilient portion may be a continuous annular portion or may be segmented for thrust vectoring. The resilient portion may be built into a water jet exit channel or may be in an add-on nozzle that can be attached to the water jet exit channel, especially for aftermarket improvements. The control system, the water jet exit structure, the water jet, and the watercraft and included. A resilient ring with top and bottom radially outwardly extending flanges mounted on a rigid ring and compressed within a canister between an annular canister floor and a compressive annular cap may provide the plenum and resilient portion of the water jet exit channel.

Abstract: A system for transmitting data directly between a plurality of client network devices in a network is disclosed. The system may include a first client network device having a first client (“STA”) module and a second client network device of the plurality of client network devices where the second client network device includes a Dual Access Point and Station enabled device (“DAS-enabled device”).

Abstract: Fixed-dried blood cells carrying an active agent are described, along with methods of making the same, methods of using the same, and compositions containing the same. The blood cells are preferably blood platelets.

Abstract: A method for edge correction in pattern recognition includes generating a pattern recognition output for a pattern recognition process, including receiving, in the processor, a design layout, receiving a sample plan based on the design layout, receiving a first user-generated edge input, generating a pattern recognition recipe output from the design layout, the sample plan and the user-generated edge input, wherein the pattern recognition recipe output is configured to drive the pattern recognition process, generating a measurement model from the pattern recognition process, generating a measurement model pattern recognition output for an measurement model pattern recognition process, including receiving a second user-generated input and generating a measurement model pattern recognition recipe output from the measurement model and the second user-generated edge input, wherein the measurement model pattern recognition recipe output configured to drive the measurement model pattern recognition process.

Abstract: A protective screen mounted on an outer cylindrical surface of a constant-velocity joint and facing towards a sealing device of a rolling-contact bearing which is angularly coupled to the constant-velocity joint for protecting the sealing device and the rolling-contact bearing from the action of external agents; the screen being provided with: an annular wall, which is transverse to an axis (A) of rotation of the constant-velocity joint and is arranged in axial abutment against a side wall of said constant-velocity joint, a central hole, which is made through the annular wall and through which a shaft of the constant-velocity joint passes with play, and a plurality of elastic mounting and centering fins, which are distributed uniformly about the central hole and extend unsupported from the annular wall such that they are coupled to the outer cylindrical surface of the constant-velocity joint.

Abstract: A high-amplitude corrugated food product and method of making same. The corrugated food product comprises a corrugated surface on opposing surfaces, each surface having a plurality of peaks with substantially equal amplitude values of at least about 2.54 mm. The corrugated food product further comprises a high area moment of inertia of between about 20×10?8 m3 to about 160×10?8 m3 with a dehydration factor of less than about 1.7, which provides for less breakage and more texture. The corrugated food product has a 90°-to-0° hardness ratio of at least about 2.78 and a 90°-to-0° and a crispiness ratio of at least about 3.14.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adaptively mimicking wordline decoding logic for multi-voltage domain memory are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-voltage domain memory includes a memory array implemented in a high voltage domain and a multi-voltage domain control circuit. The multi-voltage domain control circuit includes multi-voltage domain decoding logic that generates a wordline for the memory array and a multi-voltage domain mimic logic that mimics the multi-voltage domain decoding logic to generate a dummy wordline. In one embodiment, the dummy wordline is utilized to trigger an ending edge (e.g., a falling edge) of the wordline once the wordline is asserted. In addition or alternatively, the dummy wordline is utilized to generate one or more control signals for the memory array such as, for example, a pre-charge control signal and/or a sense amplifier enable signal.

Abstract: Pivot bearing for a wheel suspension, in particular for a front axle of a motor vehicle, containing a wheel bearing receiver, a steering arm, a spring strut receiver with a damper clamping and a carrier rib, wherein the damper clamping of the spring strut receiver faces the vehicle outside and the pivot bearing has an opening in the region between the wheel bearing receiver and the damper clamping.

Abstract: Systems for dynamic reallocation of bandwidth and modulation protocols is provided. In one embodiment, a radio head interface module comprises: a transmit buffer adapted to receive a data stream from a signal processing module and store the data stream as a page of data samples having a page header; a transmit engine; a digital upconverter, the transmit engine adapted to transfer the page of data samples from the transmit buffer to the digital upconverter; a configuration management unit adapted to receive reconfiguration information from the signal processing module, the reconfiguration information including at least one of air interface protocol parameters and bandwidth allocation information; and a memory adapted with digital upconverter parameters. The configuration management unit is accesses the memory to lookup associated digital upconverter parameters based on the reconfiguration information.