Abstract: A charging system comprises a coupler configured to be coupled to an inlet of a vehicle and including a user interface, the user interface including a momentary switch mounted on the outer surface of the coupler and configured to receive a user input for an output current level selected by a user; and a light display mounted on the outer surface of the coupler and configured to illuminate a light to visually show the user selected output current level; and an in-cable control and protection device (ICCPD) disposed within a cable, the ICCPD configured to receive the user input from the momentary switch; determine an output current level that the charging system operates at, among the user selected output current level or a current limit level; and transmit back the user selected output current level to the coupler, wherein the vehicle is charged with the determined output current level.

Abstract: Methods for layout decomposition of photolithographic masks are provided. The decomposition creates domains that can be sent to independent computing resources for optimization. A first partition is created for the photolithographic mask design. Buffer regions are created around photolithographic features and a search distance is selected. The buffer regions and search distance are used in a pathfinding algorithm to determine new boundaries for new domains. The methods can be stored, for example, on at least one machine-readable storage medium as non-transitory instructions.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a Method for using and generating a map, in particular an indoor map, allowing for localizing a position based on one or more detected wireless signals originating from one or more sources (SRC1, SRC2, SRC3, SRC4), whereby a source (SRC1, SRC2, SRC3, SRC4) is selected from the group comprising near field communication device, mobile telephone, W-LAN access point, Bluetooth access point, etc. The method comprises a step of detecting (100) at certain positions (P1, P2, P3, P4); each of said certain positions corresponding to a position on the map, by a plurality of detectors (MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4) at substantially the same time at least one wireless signal originating from at least one of said one or more sources (SRC1, SRC2, SRC3, SRC4) with respect to its signal strength.

Abstract: Defective artifact removal is described in photolithography masks corrected for optical proximity. In one example a method is described in which partitions are identified in a mask design for independent optimization. The partitions are grouped and ordering into stages. The first stage is processed. Geometries are extracted from the periphery of the first stage partitions. The extracted geometries are added to the peripheries of second stage partitions. Then the second stage partitions are processed.

Abstract: Defective artifact removal is described in photolithography masks corrected for optical proximity. In one example a method is described in which partitions are identified in a mask design for independent optimization. The partitions are grouped and ordering into stages. The first stage is processed. Geometries are extracted from the periphery of the first stage partitions. The extracted geometries are added to the peripheries of second stage partitions. Then the second stage partitions are processed.

Abstract: In a control valve for lubricating channels of motor vehicles, wherein a control element is associated with a control opening and biased by a first actuating member to an end position sealing the control opening and by means of a second actuating member which acts in an opposite direction, the pressure effective on the control element by lubricant via the control opening acts thereon in a perpendicular manner in relation to the direction of displacement of the control element so that no axial force is effective on the control element, the second actuating member consists of a memory metal which is activated at a predetermined temperature to move the control element out of its closing position against a stop element which is replaceably mounted on the valve housing.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing linear or branched sulphurous polymers such as polyarylene sulphides, in particular polyphenylene sulphide, from an aromatic dihalide compound and a sulphide in a solvent, wherein a) the aromatic dihalide compound and the sulphide are partially reacted; b) the resultant salt which is not dissolved in the reaction medium is separated off; and c) the reaction mixture largely freed of the salt is further polymerized.