Abstract: An example bridge module includes a media transport roller to move in a translational direction, a rotatable guide proximate to the media transport roller, a handle coupled to the rotatable guide to cause the rotatable guide to articulate into an open configuration and away from the media transport roller, and an elongated member operatively connected to the rotatable guide, the elongated member to articulate into the open configuration creating an unobstructed pathway to the media transport roller.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a stacking unit, a feeding unit, a conveying path, a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller, a controller configured to execute first driving for executing a driving of the first conveying roller and a driving of the second conveying roller, a discriminator configured to determine a position of the sheet based on a value of a parameter corresponding to a load torque applied to a motor for driving a conveying roller driven during the first driving, and a storage unit configured to store information regarding the position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet alignment device (5) for a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, with a feed section, at least one sensor (30, 32) for determining the position and/or alignment of the sheet (B) and also at least two alignment modules (10), each having an alignment roller (12), to which a drive device (14) is assigned in each case, whereby there is assigned to each alignment module (10) a swivel device (16), with which the alignment roller (10) can be swivelled around a swivel axis (A) perpendicular to the feed section. The invention relates also to a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, whereby a sheet alignment device (5) of the aforementioned type is provided.

Abstract: A transport device unwinds a medium from a roll body to which a shaft member is mounted and transports the medium. The transport device includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the roll body, a main body portion to which the accommodation portion is mounted, and a roller pair configured to nip the medium. The accommodation portion and the main body portion are relatively movable. The main body portion includes a rack configured to engage with a gear of the shaft member. The rack is engaged with the gear when the accommodation portion moves relative to the main body portion to be pulled out of the main body portion.

Abstract: A strapping material dispenser may include a housing having a hinged door. A roll of strapping material may be received within the housing and fed into contact with an advancing wheel. A portion of the advancing wheel may extend outside the housing to be contacted by a user. Rotation of the advancing wheel dispenses strapping material from the dispenser. A cutting mechanism may be arranged within the housing to cut the strapping material once the desired length has been dispensed from the dispenser. A motor and digital control circuit may be provided to electronically control the advancing wheel and therefore the dispensing of material from the dispenser.

Abstract: A processing system and a device manufacturing method that can perform manufacturing of an electronic device without stopping the entire manufacturing system, even when the processing state actually implemented on a sheet substrate by a processing device differs from the target processing state.

Abstract: Provided is a medium loading device onto which a medium discharged from a discharge port of a printing apparatus is loaded, the medium loading device including a sheet configured to support the medium and a winding shaft configured to wind the sheet.

Abstract: A sheet ejection device includes a sheet stacker, a retainer, and a biasing member. The sheet stacker has a stacker face and a coupling portion. The sheet stacker is configured to stack a sheet on the stacker face. The retainer has a coupling portion and an adjuster configured to rotate the sheet stacker to adjust an angle of the stacker face. The retainer is configured to retain the sheet stacker to be movable in a vertical direction. The biasing member is coupled to the sheet stacker and the retainer to apply a biasing force to bias the sheet stacker in an upward direction to the retainer. The sheet stacker is configured to move in a downward direction against the biasing force, as a number of sheets stacked on the stacker face increases. The coupling portion of the retainer is configured to move when the adjuster rotates the sheet stacker.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an original tray, an original feeding portion, an original reading portion, an original discharging portion, an original discharge tray, an extension tray, and a rotation guide. A stacking surface of the original discharge tray is provided with an opening through which the rotation guide is capable of passing when the rotation guide rotates from a first position to a second position. In a state in which the extension tray is held at a pulled-out position, the rotation guide is rotatable relative to the extension tray from the first position toward the second position. In a state in which the extension tray is held at an accommodated position, the rotation guide is rotatable from the first position toward the second position by passing through the opening.

Abstract: A medium cutting device according to an embodiment may include: a fixed blade provided on one side with respect to a conveyance path in which a medium is conveyed in a thickness direction of the medium orthogonal to a surface of the medium and including a cutting edge thereof; a rotary blade provided on the other side with respect to the conveyance path in the thickness direction, and including a cutting edge thereof, wherein the rotary blade is configured to be rotated in a rotation direction so that the cutting edge of the rotary blade passes by the cutting edge of the fixed blade to cut at a cutting position the medium being conveyed; and a guide member provided upstream of the cutting position in a conveyance direction of the medium and configured to bias the medium toward the rotary blade side.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that assists classification of printed sheets of documents of print jobs includes: a correspondence table showing correspondence between sticky note attributes and keywords; and a hardware processor. The attributes represent appearance features of sticky notes to be attached to edges of the sheets so as to protrude from the edges. The keywords are extracted from the documents and denote topics of the documents. In response to execution request of a new print job, the hardware processor extracts a keyword from a document of the new job, judges whether the extracted keyword partially matches any keyword in the correspondence table, and when judging positively, creates a new sticky note attribute partially having an appearance feature represented by the sticky note attribute corresponding to the partially matching keyword in the correspondence table, and adds the new sticky note attribute to the correspondence table together with the extracted keyword.

Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a conveying unit, a presser, an end detector, and a setting unit. The conveying unit conveys a sheet having a crease formed therein. The presser presses the crease in the sheet. The end detector detects an end in a conveying direction of the sheet at a position upstream of the presser in the conveying direction. The setting unit sets a crease position where the crease is to be formed. Upon detection of the end in the conveying direction, the conveying unit conveys the sheet to a position where the crease faces the presser, on the basis of the crease position set by the setting unit. The presser presses the crease in the conveyed sheet.

Abstract: A spool device (60, 90) for storing at least a portion of a telecommunications cable (800) in a storage configuration (870) includes a base (100, 600), a spool member (300, 700), and a loop engaging member (440, 740). The base (100, 600) includes a plurality of cable holders (110, 110x, 110y, 110a, 110p) configured for receiving a first portion (822, 822a, 822p) and a second portion (824, 824p) of the cable (800). The spool member (300, 700) is mounted to the base (100, 600) and includes a wrapping area (314, 714) that is configured for storing a coiled portion (826) of the cable (800). The loop engaging member (440, 740) is configured for engaging a looped portion (828) of the cable (800) and thereby secures at least the coiled portion (826) and the looped portion (828) of the cable (800). The spool device (60, 90) may be used as an adjustable overlength device for looped cable.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for an elevator that can control the operation of the elevator in a suitable manner when a user is not a pedestrian, without requiring the user for a complicated operation. A control apparatus (7) according to the present invention is provided with: a call registration unit (14) that registers a call for an elevator (1) based on information transmitted by wireless communication from a mobile terminal (10) to communication equipment (8) installed in a region passable by a user (9); and an operation control unit (15) that, when a user type is determined to be a wheeled moving body from a detection result of an acceleration sensor (12) of the mobile terminal (10), controls the operation of the elevator (1) in a manner different from a case where the user type is determined to be a pedestrian.

Abstract: A monitoring system for controlling self-testing of a traction elevator includes a self-testing process module in communication with a three-phase AC back-up battery power supply. The self-testing process module includes a processor configured to initiate and control a series of steps for performing measurements of the three-phase AC back-up battery power supply, including measurements of the battery supply during a simulated emergency situation (“rescue/evacuation”). The processor is programmed to initiate testing on a defined schedule and transmit test results to a maintenance system (including remotely-located systems) on a routine basis. The monitoring system also includes a display unit providing visual information regarding the status of self-testing processes and their results and a communications unit for transmitting test results to a remote maintenance controller.

Abstract: A brake system for a passenger transportation system includes a brake lining and a brake surface, wherein a gap exists between the brake lining and the brake surface when the brake system is in an open position. The brake system also includes an optical monitoring system and a processor. The optical monitoring system has a light source arranged to emit light towards at least one of the gap and the brake lining, and a light detector arranged in a light path of the light emitted by the light source. The light detector generates an electrical signal as a function of impinging light. The processor is coupled to the optical monitoring system to receive the electrical signal and to generate a predetermined indication if the signal indicates a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An elevator system includes a traveling component movable along a guide rail within an elevator hoistway, the traveling component including a structural member; a safety block mounted to the structural member, the safety block translatable in a first direction and a second direction, the safety block including a first brake element and a second brake element; a biasing member configured to position the safety block in a first position corresponding to a first state in which neither the first brake element nor the second brake element is in contact with the guide rail; an actuator configured to translate the safety block in the first direction.

Abstract: A door frame system comprises a wall and a door frame. The door frame comprises a sub-buck portion and a shell portion, coupled to the sub-buck portion. The sub-buck portion comprises a sub-buck mounting arm including at least one mounting aperture, a sub-buck rabbet arm coupled to one end of the sub-buck mounting arm and a sub-buck support arm coupled to the sub-buck mounting arm opposite the sub-buck rabbet arm. The sub-buck portion is surface mounted to a single surface of the wall through the at least one mounting aperture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for retrofitting an elevator machine with a thrust bearing, including removing, from a bearing stand, a first cover plate, providing access to an end portion of a motor shaft, securing an extension shaft against the end portion of the motor shaft, securing a thrust bearing housing against or axially offset from the bearing stand, positioning a thrust bearing in the bearing housing, wherein an inner race of the thrust bearing is securely positioned against, and axially fixed to, the extension shaft, and an outer race of the thrust bearing is securely positioned against the bearing housing, and securing a second cover plate to the bearing housing.

Abstract: The present application relates to a continuously conveying passenger transport system which can be walked on and is designed as an escalator or moving walkway and a mobile device charging device for wirelessly electrically charging at least one mobile device during a passenger transport.

Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a body; a lift platform that includes a holder to hold an article, the lift platform being ascendable and descendable with respect to the body; a lift driver that raises or lowers the lift platform by feeding out or taking up a flexible suspension support; a sensor provided in the lift driver and emits a detection wave having directivity toward a certain lower position; a lateral extender that causes the lift driver to project laterally from the body while providing cantilever support for the lift driver; and a corrector that corrects a shift in an emission direction of the detection wave that arises from bending of the lateral extender in a state in which the lift driver is caused to project laterally from the body by the lateral extender.

Abstract: A bridge crane anti-swing method based on first-order dynamic sliding mode variable structure includes steps of: constructing a two-dimensional bridge crane system model and a crane system control model, respectively; performing differentiation on two sliding mode surfaces containing swing angle dynamic change and rope length dynamic change to obtain a crane position dynamic sliding surface s1 and a rope length dynamic sliding mode surface s2, respectively; combining a displacement x, a length l and a swing angle ? in the two-dimensional bridge crane system model with the crane position dynamic sliding surface s1 and rope length dynamic sliding mod surface s2 in the crane system control model to obtain a relationship among a horizontal traction force f1, an along-rope traction force f2, the displacement x, the length l and the swing angle ?.

Abstract: It is provided a container crane including: a spreader configured to controllably attach to a container; a container trolley to which the spreader is attached via cables, the container trolley being provided on an upper part of the container crane and being horizontally movable along a first direction; a first sensor arrangement mounted on the container trolley, the first sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of the container; a second sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of a target; and at least one reference marker provided fixed, in at least two dimensions, to a horizontal support provided along the first direction between vertical structures of the container crane, the at least one reference marker being provided vertically lower than the first sensor arrangement and the at least one reference marker being detectable by the first sensor arrangement.

Abstract: It is provided a sensor trolley for use in a container crane. The sensor trolley includes: a sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of a target for landing or picking up a container; and the sensor trolley is configured to be movable along a horizontal trolley support of the container crane for the sensor arrangement to cover a plurality of vehicle lanes under the container crane.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to address incorrectly placed items. Some systems comprise: a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.

Abstract: A portable aircraft maintenance stand includes a frame assembly and a deck. The frame assembly has a base portion and an upper portion. The deck is mounted to the upper portion of the frame assembly and includes a cantilevered portion. The deck also has a gap configured to receive an engine of an aircraft such that the deck at least partially wraps around the engine. The cantilevered portion of the deck is configured to be positioned vertically above a wing of the aircraft while the base portion of the frame assembly is positioned vertically below the wing.

Abstract: A method of lifting an object, includes the steps of using a flexible sound producing speaker cone mechanism and generating and directing an acoustic sound. The sound thus generated has a predetermined frequency, imparted on the object, at various object locations. The acoustic sound communicates through first and second coils associated with the sound producing mechanism, such as a conical rubber member associated with the coils. The first coil harnesses electrical current and the second coil harnesses frequency, producing a force causing the rubber sound producing speaker cone mechanism to expand its surface area and push air outward. The pushed air provides a force for imparting movement of an object in the vicinity of the flexible sound producing speaker cone mechanism. Lifting by air is augmented by magnetic fields generated.

Abstract: A method for hot-filling a polymeric container with heated product. The method includes mechanically inverting a base of the polymeric container prior to the heated product cooling in order to create a positive pressure within the container prior to cooling, and a vacuum in the container after cooling.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and a method for filling and closing a thin-walled plastic container, in particular a PET bottle, wherein a plastic container is produced from a preform by a blow moulding process, and the plastic container is filled with a flowable medium and in particular a liquid, and also a replacement medium is introduced into the plastic container so that as the internal container pressure increases at least partial displacement of the previously contained medium takes place and the plastic container is at least partially closed, plastic container, a wall of the container closure or between a wall of the plastic container and a wall of the container closure at least one opening is introduced, and through this opening in the interior space of the plastic container a predetermined internal container pressure is set by feeding in and/or discharging a gaseous medium.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing filled containers includes a transport unit that is suitable and designed for transporting containers that are filled with a liquid and are closed with a closure cap. The apparatus includes a penetration unit that is suitable and designed for generating an opening in at least an area of the closure cap and/or of the container, and an application unit that applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium onto an internal space of the container through this opening (or feeds gaseous medium into this intern space). Further the apparatus includes a closing unit that re-closes the opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing filled containers has a transport device which is suitable and intended for transporting containers which are filled with a liquid and are closed by a closure. Furthermore, the apparatus has a penetration device which is suitable and intended for producing an opening in at least one region of the closure and/or of the container, and an application device, which applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium to the interior of the container through this opening (or feeds the gaseous medium to this interior). Furthermore, the apparatus has a closing device which closes the opening again.

Abstract: A device for producing filled containers has a transport device which is configured for transporting containers which are filled with a liquid and are closed by a closure. Furthermore, the apparatus has a penetration device which is configured for producing an opening in at least one region of the closure and/or of the container, and an application device, which applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium to the interior of the container through this opening (or feeds the gaseous medium to this interior). Furthermore apparatus has a closing device which closes the opening again.

Abstract: Automatic beverage vending machine that has a milk supply circuit includes a cold milk tank, a variable speed milk pump, a steam generator, a milk heater, and an electronic milk control unit. The electronic milk control unit is electrically connected to the milk pump and to an air solenoid valve. The electronic milk control unit is configured to cause the milk supply circuit to deliver smooth or frothed, hot or cold milk. The electronic milk control unit is also configured to determine milk-related quantities including the type of cold milk contained in the cold milk tank, the temperature of the cold milk contained in the cold milk tank, the amount of foam to dispense, and the type of milk to dispense, and to control operation of the milk pump and of the air solenoid valve based on the determined milk-related quantities.

Abstract: A beverage dispensing machine includes a countertop for a conveyor that carries a plurality of cup holders around a track. A front side of the beverage dispenser machine is accessible by an operator to remove cups from the plurality of cup holders. A cup tower has a plurality of cup dispenser tubes that are each configured to hold a respective stack of cups. A cup grabber is movable up and down into and between a raised position in which the cup grabber is positioned to grab a cup from one of the stacks of cups and place a cup into one of the plurality of cup holders.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device includes an internal member coupled to a sink and a nozzle. A liquid processing module is installed separately from the dispenser and may include components to generate, for example, a heated liquid, a cooled liquid, or a liquid having a sterilizing agent. Piping coupling the liquid processing module to the nozzle may extend through the internal member, and one or more components may couple the internal member under the sink. One or more valves may be positioned on the piping to direct fluid from the liquid processing module to the nozzle or to discharge fluid.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a multi-compartment tanker. An apparatus includes a first liquid storage tank and a second liquid storage tank. The apparatus includes one or more valves that connect the first liquid storage tank to the second liquid storage tank. The apparatus includes a vacuum pump that is connected to the first and second liquid storage tanks and operable for facilitating transfer of at least a portion of a liquid in the first liquid storage tank to the second storage tank in response to a valve connecting the first and second storage tanks being opened.

Abstract: A pressure sensor including: a structure which delimits a main cavity of a closed type, the structure being at least partially deformable as a function of a pressure external to the structure; and a MEMS device, which is arranged in the main cavity and generates an output signal, which is of an electrical type and is indicative of the pressure inside the main cavity.

Abstract: A micromechanical device includes an actuator moveable along at least one rotational axis, and an electromagnetic type actuating device. The rotor is composed of a wire coil mounted on a moveable frame, which is rotationally integral with the actuator. The coil conducts the electric current. Protruding strands form a loop proximate the torsional beam. In another embodiment, the coil terminates through its two ends located on the moveable frame. The ends of the coil are each welded to one of the metal plates terminating on the moveable frame. Starting from the power supply pads on the fixed frame, the conductive lines transit through the torsional beam to join the ends of coil on the moveable frame. To make several plates going through one of the torsional beams, the beams are isolated electrically by a groove.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed component may comprise a glass substrate, a device with at least one electrical port associated with the glass substrate, and a glass cap. The glass cap may have at least one side wall. The glass cap may have a shaped void extending therethrough, from top surface of the glass cap to bottom surface of glass pillar. An electrically conductive plug may be disposed within the void, the plug configured to hermetically seal the void. The electrically conductive plug may be electrically coupled to the electrical port. The glass cap may be disposed on the glass substrate, with the at least one side wall disposed therebetween, to form a cavity encompassing the device. The side wall may contact the glass substrate and the glass cap to provide a hermetic seal, such that a first environment within the cavity is isolated from a second environment external to the cavity.

Abstract: A multi-layer sealing film for high seal yield is provided. In some embodiments, a substrate comprises a vent opening extending through the substrate, from an upper side of the substrate to a lower side of the substrate. The upper side of the substrate has a first pressure, and the lower side of the substrate has a second pressure different than the first pressure. The multi-layer sealing film covers and seals the vent opening to prevent the first pressure from equalizing with the second pressure through the vent opening. Further, the multi-layer sealing film comprises a pair of metal layers and a barrier layer sandwiched between metal layers. Also provided is a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package comprising the multilayer sealing film, and a method for manufacturing the multi-layer sealing film.

Abstract: A micromechanical system (MEMS) device package comprising a substrate and a first enclosure including a first cavity, coupled to the substrate. Wherein a transverse dimension of the first cavity relative to the substrate is configured to reduce undesirable acoustic modes within the first cavity and the first cavity comprises an acoustic port. A MEMS device is located inside the first cavity and an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) is communicatively coupled to the MEMS device and located outside the first cavity.

Abstract: A modification to rough polysilicon using ion implantation and silicide is provided herein. A method can comprise depositing a hard mask on a single crystal silicon, patterning the hard mask, and depositing metal on the single crystal silicon. The method also can comprise forming silicide based on causing the metal to react with exposed silicon of the single crystal silicon. Further, the method can comprise removing unreacted metal and stripping the hard mask from the single crystal silicon. Another method can comprise forming a MEMS layer based on fusion bonding a handle MEMS with a device layer. The method also can comprise implanting rough polysilicon on the device layer. Implanting the rough polysilicon can comprise performing ion implantation of the rough polysilicon. Further, the method can comprise performing high temperature annealing. The high temperature can comprise a temperature in a range between around 700 and 1100 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: A method for producing a micromechanical component having a substrate and a cap that are connected to each other and that enclose a first cavity, where a first pressure prevails inside the first cavity and a first gas mixture having a first chemical composition is enclosed within the first cavity, includes, in a first method step, developing in the substrate or cap an access opening connecting the first cavity to an environment of the micromechanical component, in a second method step, setting the first pressure and/or the first chemical composition in the first cavity, in a third method step, sealing the access opening using a laser by introduction of energy or heat into an absorbing part of the substrate or the cap, and, in a fourth method step, performing a thermal treatment of the substrate or the cap, thereby reducing temperature gradients in the substrate or in the cap.

Abstract: The present invention relates to MASP-3 inhibitory antibodies and compositions comprising such antibodies for use in inhibiting the adverse effects of MASP-3 dependent complement activation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling hydrogen gas storage in a clathrate hydrate structure through application of an electromagnetic field. The applied field can be used to control release of gas from the clathrate hydrate structure and/or uptake of gas into the clathrate hydrate structure. The electromagnetic field is arranged to promote “hopping” of gas molecules between and out of retaining pockets in the clathrate lattice by stimulating vibrations in the lattice that cause apertures into the retaining pockets to flex open. Advantageously, the electromagnetic field may have properties that are selected to promote an increase in the rate gas release or gas uptake without causing dissociation of the lattice. In this scenario, the invention can provide an energy-efficient, rechargeable on-demand supply system for any gas that can be retained within a clathrate hydrate structure.

Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide for methods for synthesizing magnesium borohydride from hydrogenation of magnesium boride at moderate temperature and pressure in the presence of a modifier. The modifier may be in form of hydrides, liquid hydrogen carriers, ammonia borane, metallic species, croconate anion based materials, ethers, amines or imines, metal carbides, borides, graphene, arenes, magnesium, aluminum, calcium or ionic liquids. Some embodiments provide for charging magnesium boride in presence of a modifier at high pressure hydrogen while simultaneously heating the material. The modification in some instances may lead to an improved magnesium boride product with enhanced properties for application in other hydrogen storage systems.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic composition comprising at least 7 different elements selected from the group consisting of the elements defined by the intersection of the second to the sixth period and the first to the sixteenth group of the periodic table of the elements, whereby technetium is excluded, and a matrix component. A method for use of the catalytic composition is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reactor tubes packed with a catalyst system employed to deliberately bias process gas flow toward the hot tube segment and away from the cold segment in order to reduce the circumferential tube temperature variation.

Abstract: A pressure swing adsorption process is provided to remove oxygen from a hydrogen stream through the use of a copper material in combination with layers of adsorbent to remove water, C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, as well as other impurities. The feed gas comprises more than 70 mol % hydrogen, at least 1 mol % methane and more than 10 ppmv oxygen. The purified product hydrogen stream comprises greater than 99 mol % hydrogen, with less than 1 ppmv oxygen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a metal borohydride and/or H2, including: A. producing a metal borohydride in a synthesis process, in which H2 is a reactant and the reaction further takes metal hydroxide and boron oxide or further takes metal boron oxide; B. producing H2 in a chemical reaction process, in which metal borohydride produced in step A and H2O are reactants, the amount of H2 produced in step B being larger than the amount of H2 required as a reactant in step A for the same amounts of metal borohydride as a reactant and a reaction product in steps B and A, respectively; and C. providing H2 produced in step C to step A, and repeating steps A, B and C. Part of the metal borohydride and/or H2 is withdrawn while leaving an amount of metal borohydride and H2, respectively, so as to allow repeating steps A-C.