Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes an optical system including at least six lenses, sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side, an image sensor configured to convert light incident through the optical system into an electronic signal, and a variable stop configured to change an incident hole diameter and disposed toward the object side of a lens of the optical system closest to the object side, wherein TTL is a distance to an imaging plane of the image sensor from an object-side surface of the lens closest to the object side and 4.7 mm<TTL<6.00 mm, and wherein Ri is a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of a lens of the optical system second closest to the image sensor, Rj is a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the lens that is second closest to the image sensor, and ?0.5<(|Ri|?|Rj|)/(|Ri|+|Rj|)<0.5.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack; then performing a pre-heating operation on the electrode stack; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack. The pre-heating operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 10 seconds to 40 seconds under a pressure condition from 0.5 MPa to 2 MPa and under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 85° C. The pressure condition applied in the pre-heating operation may include applying a lower pressure than that applied in the primary and secondary heat press operations. The primary heat press operation may include engaging the electrode stack with a gripper to secure a position of the electrode stack, which gripper may be disengaged from the electrode stack before performing the pre-heating operation.

Abstract: An article storage device includes a load port configured to load and unload a plurality of articles, a plurality of shelves configured to load the articles, a transportation robot configured to transport the articles between the load port and the shelves or between the shelves, a receiving part configured to receive operation commands of the transportation robot from an upper system, a calculating part configured to calculate a setting value of an order of priority with respect to the operation commands, and a control part configured to control the transportation robot to perform an operation command having a high setting value of an order of priority among the operation commands.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens has negative refractive power, an image side surface thereof is concave, and an angle of view of the optical system including the first lens to the sixth lens is 100° or more. When a focal length of the first lens is f1_1, and a total focal length of the optical system including the first lens to the sixth lens is F1, 1.0<|f1_1/F1|<2.0 is satisfied.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging surface of an image sensor, wherein a conditional expression f/f2+f/f3<?0.4 is satisfied, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, f2 is a focal length of the second lens, and f3 is a focal length of the third lens, and a conditional expression TTL/(2*IMG HT)<0.69 is satisfied, where TTL is a distance along the optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface of the image sensor, and IMG HT is one-half of a diagonal length of the imaging surface of the image sensor.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer, and a second positive electrode active material layer. The first positive electrode active material layer is formed on the current collector and the second positive electrode active material layer is formed on the first positive electrode active material layer. The first and second positive electrode active material layers each include lithium iron phosphate, a fluorine-based binder, a rubber-based binder, and a conductive material. The rubber-based binder includes a first hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber and a second hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber A ratio (P2/P1) of the weight P2 of fluorine contained in the second positive electrode active material layer to the weight P1 of fluorine contained in the first positive electrode active material layer is 1 or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel; and a viewer-side polarizing plate stacked on a light exit surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the viewer-side polarizing plate includes a patterned layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer having different indexes of refraction; and a patterned portion including multiple engraved optical patterns and a flat section between adjacent engraved optical patterns of the multiple optical patterns is formed at an interface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, and the liquid crystal display apparatus satisfies Equation 1 herein and the engraved optical patterns have an aspect ratio of 0.3 or more.

Abstract: A gastric acid-stable probiotic formulation the lactic acid bacteria formulation of the present invention strongly exerts an excellent and advanced effect than the previously known lactic acid bacteria formulation through various experiments, for examples, (1) an experiment for the preparation of an emulsion solution by heating temperature (Experimental Example 1); Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity measurement experiment (Experimental Example 2); Lactobacillus viability experiment in artificial gastric juice (pH 2) (Experimental Example 3); Effect of inventive lactic acid bacteria formulation on the relieving hangover symptoms (simple clinical test 1); measurement on the alcohol concentration (%) in exhalation (simple clinical test 2), and it showed an excellent and advanced effect than the previously known lactic acid bacteria preparation in terms of hangover relief effect and liver function improvement effect as well as taste than the previously known lactic acid bacteri

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: A robot joint device may include a first frame unit having a first hollow portion, a second frame unit having a second hollow portion, the second frame unit spaced apart from the first frame unit, a rotational axis unit on and between the first and second hollow portions and configured to rotate around first, second and third axes which are perpendicular to one another, a first link unit extending to bypass the rotational axis unit, connected to each of the first and second frame units with the rotational axis unit interposed therebetween, and configured to rotate around the first and second axes, and a second link unit extending to bypass the rotational axis unit while intersecting with the first link unit, connected to each of the first and second frame units with the rotational axis unit interposed therebetween, and configured to rotate around the first and second axes.

Abstract: A robot joint device having an upper arm unit including a first rotating pulley, a second rotating pulley and a third rotating pulley sequentially arranged in one direction, a forearm unit including a fixing pulley configured to rolling-contact the third rotating pulley, a connection unit including a first pivot shaft passing through the third rotating pulley and being connected to the upper arm unit, and a second pivot shaft passing through the fixing pulley and being connected to the forearm unit, a first cable unit wound around the first rotating pulley in a first direction, bent between the second rotating pulley and the third rotating pulley, and fixed to the fixing pulley, and a second cable unit wound around the first rotating pulley in a second direction opposite to the first direction, bent between the second rotating pulley and the third rotating pulley, and fixed to the fixing pulley.

Abstract: A variety of exemplary embodiments for processing images are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an image processing method includes a step of extracting a first face feature from an input image including a first face image, a step of generating a second face feature by combining the extracted first face feature with a virtual face feature, a step of generating a second face image on the basis of the generated second face feature, and a step of generating an output image by substantially replacing the first face image with the generated second face image in the input image.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an organic electronic device capable of ensuring high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage and high heat resistance, and improving color purity or lifespan.

Abstract: A substrate type sensor includes a substrate shape member, a pressure sensor panel provided at the substrate shape member, the pressure sensor panel including a plurality of pressure sensors, a central module including a transmission unit, the reception unit receiving data from the pressure sensor panel, and a battery proving power to the pressure sensor panel and the central module.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a body having an inner space in which the substrate is dried by a drying fluid in a supercritical state, a fluid supply unit that supplies the drying fluid into the inner space, a fluid exhaust unit that releases the drying fluid from the inner space, and a controller. The controller controls the fluid supply unit and the fluid exhaust unit to perform a pressure-raising step of raising pressure in the inner space to a set pressure and a flow step of generating a flow of the drying gas in the inner space by releasing, by the fluid exhaust unit, the drying fluid from the inner space while the fluid supply unit supplies the drying fluid into the inner space.

Abstract: A hydro bushing includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe disposed within the outer pipe and spaced apart from the outer pipe, an elastic body disposed between the outer pipe and the inner pipe and provided with a liquid chamber portion accommodating liquid therein, and a nozzle disposed between the outer pipe and the elastic body and including a stopper extending toward the liquid chamber portion such that a portion of an internal surface of the nozzle protrudes to be in contact with the liquid chamber portion. A contact end of the stopper is formed to have a surface corresponding to deformation of the elastic body caused by conical movement.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a panel member laminated on the cover window. A method of manufacturing a display device includes mounting a cover window including a curved portion on a first jig including a curved portion, mounting a panel member on a second jig that conforms to a surface of the first jig, and laminating the cover window to the panel member by moving a first one of the first jig or the second jig to a first other one of the first jig or the second jig. An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a mount surface that is partially curved to conform to a surface of a cover window, a second jig including a surface conforming to the mount surface and configured to contact a panel member, and a driving unit.