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Electrochemical cells, and more specifically, rechargeable batteries comprising lithium anodes for use in water and/or air environments, as well as non-aqueous and non-air environments, are presented. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode comprising lithium and a multi-layered structure positioned between the anode and an electrolyte of the cell. A multi-layered structure can include at least a first single-ion conductive material layer (e.g., a lithiated metal layer), and at least a first polymeric layer positioned between the anode and the single-ion conductive material. The invention also can provide an electrode stabilization layer positioned within the electrode, i.e., between one portion and another portion of an electrode, to control depletion and re-plating of electrode material upon charge and discharge of a battery. Advantageously, electrochemical cells comprising combinations of structures described herein are not only compatible with environments that are typically unsuitable for lithium, but the cells may be also capable of displaying long cycle life, high lithium cycling efficiency, and high energy density.

An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can provide creation and design, rolodex, exchange, and update features. The information management and distribution system can also include a corporate administrator application. Still another aspect of the invention is that contact information can be distributed to registered users in a common format.

An enhanced video conferencing system and method includes at least two conference rooms, the conference rooms connected together electronically to permit the transmission of images and sound from one room to the other room. Each room has a large format display system for projecting images and a camera positioned with respect to the large format display system to capture images of the conference room and its participants while the participants are looking at the large format display system, without obscuring the participants' view of the display system, so as to provide the perception that the participants in one conference room are looking directly at the participants in the other conference room. The enhanced video conferencing system may also include an additional camera for capturing an image of an item located at a pre-determined location within the conference room for ultimate transmission to the other conference room for viewing.

The invention concerns a clamp, especially a surgical clamp, with a left clamp half to receive a left half of a breastbone during a surgical procedure, a right clamp half to receive a right half of the breastbone, as well as a first toothed rod and a detent mechanism engaging in the first toothed rod to secure the left clamp half at a distance from the right clamp half, wherein the detent mechanism engaging in the first toothed rod has a detent region extending at least from the left clamp half to the right clamp half.

Electrode protection in electrochemical cells, and more specifically, electrode protection in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrochemical cells, including rechargeable lithium batteries, are presented. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode comprising lithium and a multi-layered structure positioned between the anode and an electrolyte of the cell. A multi-layered structure can include at least a first single-ion conductive material layer (e.g., a lithiated metal layer), and at least a first polymeric layer positioned between the anode and the single-ion conductive material. The invention also can provide an electrode stabilization layer positioned within the electrode, i.e., between one portion and another portion of an electrode, to control depletion and re-plating of electrode material upon charge and discharge of a battery. Advantageously, electrochemical cells comprising combinations of structures described herein are not only compatible with environments that are typically unsuitable for lithium, but the cells may be also capable of displaying long cycle life, high lithium cycling efficiency, and high energy density.

A highly flexible implantable lead that offers improved flexibility, fatigue life and fatigue and abrasion resistance improved reliability, effective electrode tissue contact with a small diameter and low risk of tissue damage during extraction. In one embodiment the lead is provided with both defibrillation electrodes and pacing/sensing electrodes. For defibrillation/pacing leads, the lead diameter may be as small as six French or smaller. The construction utilizes helically wound conductors. For leads incorporating multiple separate conductors, many of the helically wound conductors are arranged in a multi-filar relationship. Preferably, each conductor is a length of wire that is uninsulated at about the middle of its length to create an electrode, wherein the conductor is folded in half at about the middle of the length to create first and second length segments that constitute parallel conductors.

Disclosed herein, without limitation, are activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds for removing mercury and other toxic metals from flue gas of a coal combustion system. The activated carbon honeycomb can for example removal greater than 90% mercury from flue gas with a simple design and without adding material to the flue gas. Also disclosed herein, and without limitation, are methods for manufacturing the disclosed honeycomb catalyst beds.

A six-bar linkage mechanism for conforming to the configuration of a tractored surface having a central link defined by a tool body and a saddle link spaced from the central link and movable for conforming with the tractored surface. A pair of front links each having pivotal connection with respective ends of the saddle link and having linearly movable pivotal connection with the central link to permit angular and spacing changes of the saddle link relative to the central link. A pair of centralizer links are located between the front links and have pivotal connections with the saddle link and pivotal connections with the central link. One of the pivotal connections is linearly movable on the central link. For tractor tools, when the tractored surface is a wellbore or well pipe, a plurality of six-bar linkages radiate from a tool body for surface conforming traction with the tractored surface.

The invention relates to a microfluidic device with microchannels that have separated regions which have a member of a specific binding pair member such as DNA or RNA bound to porous polymer, beads or structures fabricated into the microchannel. The microchannels of the invention are fabricated from plastic and are operatively associated with a fluid propelling component and detector.

[Problems]To provide a membrane material that realizes effective and efficient separation of a target substance of micron size, being easy to handle and that can be worked into various forms; a blood filtration membrane and a leukocyte removing filter unit that realizes a substantial reduction of filter material volume while retaining high capability of removing leukocytes, thereby reducing the loss of hemocyte suspension; and a cell culturing diaphragm suitable for co-culturing and a relevant method of cell culturing. [Means for Solving Problems]There is provided a composite porous membrane comprising a porous membrane comprised of an organic polymeric compound, and a supporting porous membrane adjacent to the porous membrane, characterized in that the organic polymeric compound constituting the porous membrane penetrates in at least part of a surface adjacent to porous membrane of the supporting porous membrane, the porous membrane having specified opening ratio, average pore diameter, standard deviation of pore diameter, ratio of through pore, average membrane thickness, standard deviation of membrane thickness and internal structure, and that the supporting porous membrane has communicating pores of 0.5D μm or greater average pore diameter. Further, there are provided a blood filtration membrane comprising the composite porous membrane; a leukocyte removing filter unit comprising the composite porous membrane as a second filter; and, utilizing the composite porous membrane, a cell culturing diaphragm and method of cell culturing.

The application describes an electrical terminal comprising a pair of longitudinally disposed contact members, each having a pair of insulation displacement connectors connectors, one at either end thereof, thereby to link two wire pairs, wherein. each contact member comprises a contact arm each extending in a defined direction, the contact arms leading to a pair of arrestor contacts spaced so as to accept a surge arrestor. The defined direction is preferably substantially transverse to the contact members. This enables the surge arrestor to be placed to one side of the electrical terminal, avoiding interference with ingoing and outgoing wires and avoiding inhibiting access to test points. The contact members are preferably parallel within the electrical terminal. The arrestor contacts are preferably spring contacts, thereby to enable replacement of the arrestor. The contact arms more preferably end at the spring contacts. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the contact arms are non-contiguous with the contact members but are joined thereto. This join can be by way of a lug extending from the edge of one of the two members and engaging within a slot of the other. This provides a particularly simple but effective electrical contact. The lug is preferably on the contact members, thereby placing the slot on the contact arms. This also avoids the need to bend a single-piece blank, thereby risking damage to or distribution of the IDC connector. The terminal will ideally be enclosed within a plastic housing, and this will preferably comprise a recess for receiving the surge arrestor, the arrestor contacts extending into the recess.

The invention provides a method for preparing lithium iron phosphate/nanometer carbon composite anode material, which is characterized by comprising the steps as follows: 1) a precursor is pretreated, raw materials are weighed according to the components and weight percentage as follows: 0.2%-15% of catalyst, 5%-15% of lithium salt, 40%-60% of iron salt and 25%-45% of phosphate; the catalyst is one or several kinds of metal Fe, Co and Ni; the raw materials are added with dispersant and then are ball-milled in a ball grinder to prepare the precursor; 2) a carbon nano tube or carbon fiber grows; and 3) lithium iron phosphate or adulterant lithium iron phosphate is prepared. The invention solves the problem that the carbon nano tube is difficult to be dispersed in high-viscosity high-solid lithium iron phosphate slurry, and the invention provides the method for growing the carbon nano tube or the carbon fiber synchronously during the process of preparing the lithium iron phosphate and improves the specific capacity and the cycle life of the lithium iron phosphate under the condition of charging and discharging.

The invention discloses a radio frequency connector. The radio frequency connector comprises a socket with an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The radio frequency connector is characterized in that the inside of the socket is provided with a commutator; the commutator is a casing of which two ends have raised cushion packaging structures; an elastic sleeve is arranged outside the casing, an elastic twist pin is clamped at an insulating seat in the elastic sleeve; the raised cushion packaging structures are in the elastic interference fit with an outer conductor; and the elastic twist pin is inserted in the inner conductor, thus realizing the coaxial floating connection of the radio frequency connector and the mounting panel. Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages of simple structure and low production cost; the radio frequency coaxial connector can float axially and radially, the effective contact of the panel and the radio frequency connector can be ensured; and the radio frequency connector is especially suitable for the use condition that a plurality of products are arranged on one panel, and the consistency of the electric property can be ensured.

The invention relates in general to methods of controlled mixing one fluid with another. In particular it relates to a distributed direct fluid contactor including arrays of streamlined perforated tubes distributed across a flow to efficiently contact and mix one or more fluids flowing through one or more tubes with a second fluid flowing across those tubes. These distributed contactors thereby mix the fluids in a substantially uniform fashion causing a prescribed uniformity or variation in the ratio of the first to second fluid across the space. This thereby to generally creates and controls the physical and/or chemical changes in those fluids, including evaporation, condensation, forming powders and conducting chemical reactions including combustion.

The invention provides a pipeline detection robot based on probe detection, belonging to the technical field of pipeline leakage detection. The pipeline detection robot comprises a machine body, a pressure balancing contraction air bag, a switching interface, a hose, a storage battery, a travel mechanism and a rubber cup. The pipeline detection robot detects a leakage point on the inner wall of a pipeline through a probe of a leakage point detection device, records a displacement through a mileage wheel when the detection device works, and balances an internal and external pressure difference of the leakage point detection device through the pressure balancing contraction air bag. The pipeline detection robot disclosed by the invention does not require power, has a simple structure and strong practicability, and can be widely applied to detection of petroleum and nature gas pipelines.

The present invention discloses a kind of supporting equipment. It includes several steel pipes, the adjacent two steel pipes are mutually connected by means of connecting pipe, the interior of every steel pipe is filled up with concrete, and the butt-jointed position of two adjacent steel pipes is equipped with wood pad or other flexible pad, in the centre of said flexible pad is cut a through hole through which the concrete can be flowed on the side portion pipe wall of said supporting equipment a grouting hole is cut, and on the upper portion pipe wall of said supporting equipment an air exhaust hole is cut. Said supporting equipment can be used for roadway support.

A process for removing mercury of the present invention is characterized in that an ionic mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon placed in a container equipped with a circulating means is effectively contacted with a sulfur compound represented by the general formula (I): M1-S-M2 (I) wherein M1 and M2 may be the same or different and are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group, by introducing the sulfur compound into a suction side and/or a discharge side of the circulating means while circulating the ionic mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon into the container through the circulating means. By the process for removing mercury of the present invention, the ionic mercury is effectively removed from the liquid hydrocarbon in simple manner.

The invention relates to a nitrogen-doped carbon-coated manganese monoxide composite material with a one-dimensional porous core-shell structure and a preparation method of the nitrogen-doped carbon-coated manganese monoxide composite material. The composite material is doped with nitrogen, is in a one-dimensional porous carbon-coated manganese monoxide core-shell structure; manganese monoxide is in a nano rodlike structure; and an outer layer of a manganese monoxide nanorod is coated with an amorphous carbon layer. The nitrogen-doped carbon-coated manganese monoxide composite material is obtained by an in-situ polymer coating method accompanied by burning. The preparation method of the composite material is simple and novel, and high in adjustability; and meanwhile, nitrogen-doped carbon can store lithium ions. Due to the ingenious design, the specific capacity of the composite material exceeds the theoretical specific capacity of the manganese monoxide; furthermore, according to the composite material, the problems of low capacity and fast attenuation caused by poor conductivity and high volumetric strain of a pure manganese monoxide material are solved; and the composite material has excellent electrochemical properties, cycle lifetime and structural stability.

In a chamber (11), a SiOF film is formed on a wafer W using a plasma CVD method. A film remaining inside the chamber (11) is cleaned up using a gas containing NF3. A manometer (28) is prepared for the chamber (11). An end point of cleaning of the chamber (11) is detected by moni-toring the pressure inside the chamber (11).

A method and assembly for utilizing open-cell cellular solid material in a component separation unit to separate one or more process streams into component process streams having desired compositions. A method and assembly for using said open-cell cellular solid material to separate process streams into desired component process streams in a component separation unit, wherein the open-cell cellular solid material can include oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, ceramics, metals, polymers, and chemical vapor deposition materials.

An apparatus adapted to position a functional device tip, such as a sensor, in a body site having both fluid and non-fluid tissue components, in a manner that substantially mitigates the impingement of non-fluid tissue impingement on the device tip. One such apparatus can be used to both remove fluid from a tissue site, such as a site exhibiting tissue swelling, and to determine tissue pressure, using a single catheter. An apparatus can provide a pressure sensor that is adapted to be positioned and used within the tissue site itself, without substantial impingement by non-fluid tissue, and optionally also provides the ability to concurrently remove and/or deliver fluids or components thereof to or from the tissue site.