Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a wheel assembly for a vehicle that includes a wheel, an axle that fits into the center of the wheel creating an interface between the wheel and the axle, and a plurality of pins that are pressed into a plurality of holes at the interface of the wheel and the axle. The pins may lock the wheel to the axle and carry a dynamic load and a static load of the vehicle. Additionally, the wheel assembly may include a bearing and a bearing end cap that applies a force to the bearing by pushing against the wheel with a plurality of screws that are threaded into the end of the axle through the bearing end cap. The force may be generated on the bearing end cap by tightening the screws with the force transferred through the wheel to load the bearing.

Abstract: A deflector (30) for a pulverizing bowl mill (10) includes a plurality of first upper plates (72) and a plurality of second upper plates (74) arranged with the first upper plates (72) to form the deflector (30) positionable on an inner surface of a substantially closed separator body (12) of the pulverizing bowl mill (10). Each of the second upper plates (74) comprises a skirted lower edge (75) that extends beyond a lower edge of each of the first upper plates (72). Each of the second upper plates (74) is also positionable in the pulverizing bowl mill (10) upstream of a journal (24) supporting a grinding roller (22) to deflect a flow of air (32) around the journal (24).

Abstract: The present invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesives having a refractive index of at least 1.48. The pressure-sensitive adhesives comprise at least one monomer containing a substituted or an unsubstituted aromatic moiety.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a microstructured tool having a microstructured layer on a base layer. The microstructured layer is made from an aromatic acrylate polymer that is a reaction product of an oligomer and a radiation curable diluent, the aromatic acrylate polymer having a ratio of aromatic to aliphatic carbons of less than about 1:1, the oligomer comprising a multifunctional acrylate monomer or an acrylate functionalized oligomer. The microstructured layer has a microstructured surface having one or more features. The base layer may be metal, polymer, ceramic, or glass. Also disclosed herein is a method of making the microstructured tool using laser ablation. The microstructured tool may be used to make articles suitable for use in optical applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with a carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group. The present disclosure also describes a method of preparing the nanoparticle, the method consisting of: (a) providing a first solution having a first organic solvent, and a non-alkali metal salt and a carboxylic acid dissolved therein, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group; (b) providing a sulfide material; and (c) combining the first solution and the sulfide material to form a reaction solution, thereby forming a nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with the carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group.

Abstract: In a computer network environment, a content-based session request issued by a search engine agent is modified to enable the search engine to index information from a server to maintain a state connection where the search engine agent cannot maintain session identification. The content-based session request is modified by a header intermediary module which then directs the request to target servers. The response from the web server is again modified by the header intermediary module prior to being sent to the client that issued the request. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with a carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group. The present disclosure also describes a method of preparing the nanoparticle, the method consisting of: (a) providing a first solution having a first organic solvent, and a non-alkali metal salt and a carboxylic acid dissolved therein, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group; (b) providing a sulfide material; and (c) combining the first solution and the sulfide material to form a reaction solution, thereby forming a nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with the carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a nanocomposite: (a) providing a first solution having a first organic solvent comprising a non-alkali metal salt, a carboxylic acid comprising at least one aryl group, and a polymer dissolved therein; (b) providing a sulfide material; (c) combining the first solution and the sulfide material; and (d) isolating the nanocomposite, wherein the nanocomposite comprises the polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles, wherein each nanoparticle comprises at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with the carboxylic acid comprising at least one aryl group. The present disclosure also provides the nanocomposites and articles prepared therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nanocomposite containing a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with a carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group; and an organic matrix. Also disclosed is a method of preparing the nanocomposite, the method consisting of: (a) providing a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle containing at least one metal sulfide nanocrystal having a surface modified with a carboxylic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid has at least one aryl group; (b) providing an organic matrix that is a radiation curable monomer, a radiation curable oligomer, or mixtures thereof; and (c) mixing the plurality of nanoparticles with the organic matrix to effect dissolution of the plurality of nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a second method of preparing the nanocomposite wherein (b) consists of providing an organic matrix that is a thermoplastic polymer.

Abstract: An optical low pass filter or blur filter, and method of making the filters, using an article having a birefringent surface for refracting incoming light when used with an image sensor. The birefringent surface of the article, such as a film, is structured or tilted such that, when the blur filter is placed within an optical path between a lens and the image sensor, the birefringent surface causes refraction of a light signal in the optical path into multiple light signals each being incident upon different sub-pixels within the pixels in the image sensor to prevent or reduce artifacts, such as undesirable color moiré effects, in the resulting digital image.

Abstract: Composite articles have two polymeric layers of different compositions bonded together by adhesive and mechanical means.

Abstract: Composite articles having two different interlocked layers comprising thermoplastic, and methods for making the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesives having a refractive index of at least 1.48. The pressure-sensitive adhesives comprise at least one monomer containing a substituted or an unsubstituted aromatic moiety.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a dynamic reference repository within an enterprise architecture domain, comprises discovering pertinent input(s) to the dynamic reference repository. These newly discovered pertinent inputs are then retrieved to the dynamic reference repository. After retrieval, the pertinent input(s) to the dynamic reference repository are managed and distributed within the enterprise architecture domain.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preventing a control program written in a first engine control unit (ECU) from running in a second ECU, comprising obtaining an ID number from the first ECU; encrypting the ID number; writing the encrypted ID number into a flash memory of the first ECU; encrypting the ID number again and writing the encrypted ID number into an EEPROM of the first ECU; and requiring the control program to match the encrypted ID number placed in the flash memory and the EEPROM before running the program, and if the match fails, terminating the control program from running further.

Abstract: An integrated memory structure, and associated processing method, is coupled to receive address data and control data. The memory structure includes a composite memory array having a first array portion and a second array portion which are separately addressable. The first array portion is accessed using at least some of the address data as a first address signal and the second array portion is addressed using at least some of the control data also as a second address signal. The memory structure is presented herein by way of example for a serial palette digital-to-analog (SPD) device, and incorporates indirect color mode, direct color mode, overlay color mode and cursor color mode processing in a single macro. When in direct color mode, access to the memory array is disabled and address data is transferred directly to an output of the memory structure as data out.

Abstract: A filter network is presented for a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit having a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with a control input and a bias input. The filter network includes a conventional filter circuit that provides a "pole" and a "zero" to the transfer function of the PLL circuit. The conventional filter circuit is coupled between the control input of the VCO and ground. An additional filter circuit is also coupled to the control input of the VCO, and to a bias input of the VCO. This additional filter circuit provides at least one additional "zero" to the PLL transfer function to extend the frequency range of the PLL circuit without impairing circuit stability. A transconductance amplifier is preferably employed within the additional filter circuit to facilitate tailoring of the open loop gain of the filter/oscillator circuitry.

Abstract: In a memory addressable by row and by column and operable in page mode whereby multiple column cycles are performed within a single row cycle, an arrangement is provided for stepping the row address for selected column cycles whereby sustained page mode operation can be provided throughout memory address space. Preferably, stepping occurs in response to a row change signal supplied when a column address strobe becomes active and the direction of stepping is determined by a mode signal supplied when a row address strobe becomes active. Memory segmentation is employed to facilitate simultaneous activation and restoring of multiple rows.

Abstract: A Video Random Access Memory device wherein full and efficient use of a serial access memory portion provides a simple and efficient means of avoiding Mid-Line Reloads. Selected parts of two different rows in a random access memory portion are transferred simultaneously to the serial access memory portion via addressable transfer gates under the control of address/control logic.