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A method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering malic acid to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to recruit plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to the plant. Administration of malic acid promotes biofilm formation of PGPR on the plant's roots, thereby restricting entry of a foliar pathogen through stomatal pores present in the leaves. Another method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering acetoin to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to increase pathogen resistance in aerial parts of the plant.

A surface-mountable MEMS microphone comprising a MEMS microphone die and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mounted inside a surface-mountable package housing, and fully enclosed therein. The surface-mountable package is a single, self-contained housing that provides an electrical interface to external circuitry for the enclosed MEMS microphone die and the ASIC, and provides electrical, physical, and environmental protection for the MEMS microphone die and the ASIC. The surface-mountable package allows external acoustic energy to enter the package interior via one or more acoustic ports and impinge on the diaphragm of the MEMS microphone die. The cover of the surface-mountable package comprises an acoustic port with ingress protection to limit dust and particle intrusion. The ingress protection can be a formed member that is part of the cover of the surface-mountable package having various shapes, an internal shield, or a combination of both a formed member and internal shield.

A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can be pre-formed by a stretch blow molding process then advanced over the cannula. The sleeve includes an inflatable balloon and an annular ring distal the inflatable balloon. The cannula includes an annular recess. The annular ring is sized to have an interference fit with the annular recess.

The invention is a hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant (10, 200). During shut down of the plant (10, 200), hydrogen fuel is permitted to transfer between an anode flow path (24, 24′) and a cathode flow path (38, 38′). A controlled-oxidant flow device (209) near an oxygen source (58′) permits a minimal amount of atmospheric oxygen to enter the power plant (200) during shut down to equalize pressure between ambient atmosphere and the flow paths (24′, 28′) and to keep limited atmospheric oxygen entering the power plant (200) through the device (209) as far as possible from fuel cell flow fields (28′, 42′). A non-leaking hydrogen inlet valve (202), a non-leaking cathode exhaust valve (208), and a combined oxidant and fuel exhaust line (206) also minimize penetration of oxygen into the shut down power plant (200).

An assembly providing a first annular shield including a sleeve portion integral with a rotating member and with a flange portion, which radially extends to protrude from the first sleeve portion; a second annular shield having a sleeve portion integral with a stationary member and with a flange portion that radially extends to protrude on the opposite side of the sleeve portion of the first shield and facing the flange portion; and an annular seal, which the flange portion of the first shield ends with an L-shaped annular portion that protrudingly radially and axially extends out of an annular gap delimited between the rotating and stationary members to define an L-shaped channel in radial section having constant width and forming a first labyrinth seal; the channel leads into an annular recess, delimited between the second shield and a first lip of the annular seal without contacting the first shield.

A parallax map is generated by corresponding left and right images with each other through stereo matching based on the left image. An attention pixel is set on the parallax map, and a window of a predetermined size centering on a pixel (left image attention pixel) on the left image corresponding to the attention pixel is set in the left image. Pixels having an RGB value similar to the RGB value of the left image attention pixel from among the pixels in the window are extracted, and the parallax of a pixel on the parallax map corresponding to each extracted pixel is entered into a parallax histogram to generate a parallax histogram. When the frequency of the attention pixel is smaller than a predetermined value, the parallax of the attention pixel is corrected with a parallax having the maximum frequency value of the parallax histogram.

A vehicle drive device configured with an input member coupled to an internal combustion engine, a rotary electric machine, an output member coupled to wheels, and a power transfer mechanism that drivably couples the input member, the rotary electric machine, and the output member. An oil collecting portion is configured to collect oil supplied by rotation of the power transfer mechanism, The collected oil falling passage is configured to cause the oil collected by the oil collecting portion to flow downward to be supplied to a portion of a facing wall surface located above a cylindrical member. A communication oil passage communicates between the gap and the inside housing space is formed at a portion of abutment between the subject support bearing and the support projecting portion.

A cleaning robot includes a user interface to display a map image including one or more divided regions, and the user interface displays an icon corresponding to a state value of a main device on the map image.

A vent assembly for attachment to a fluid discharge conduit of the type connected to a clothes dryer, room exhaust fan, or the like includes a mount having an opening received on the conduit and a door pivotally received by the mount. The door includes a first surface portion for covering at least a portion of the opening and a second surface portion joined to the first surface portion and extending from the door and protruding into the opening. The door is operable for displacement with respect to the opening between an open position and a closed position when engaged by a fluid flowing through the discharge conduit. The door is in the open position only after the door pivots sufficiently to move the first and second surface portions fully out of the opening, whereby birds, animals, and the like are restricted from entering the conduit.

A surface-mountable MEMS microphone comprising a MEMS microphone die and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mounted inside a surface-mountable package housing, and fully enclosed therein. The surface-mountable package is a single, self-contained housing that provides an electrical interface to external circuitry for the enclosed MEMS microphone die and the ASIC, and provides electrical, physical, and environmental protection for the MEMS microphone die and the ASIC. The surface-mountable package allows external acoustic energy to enter the package interior via one or more acoustic ports and impinge on the diaphragm of the MEMS microphone die. The cover of the surface-mountable package comprises an acoustic port with ingress protection to limit dust and particle intrusion. The ingress protection can be a formed member that is part of the cover of the surface-mountable package having various shapes, an internal shield, or a combination of both a formed member and internal shield.

A charging connector (10) is provided for connection to a vehicle-side connector (50) in a vehicle. The charging connector (10) has terminal fittings (20) to be electrically conductively connected to vehicle-side terminals (60) in the vehicle-side connector (50), and terminal accommodating portions (15) internally formed with cavities (17) for accommodating the terminal fittings (20). A front wall of each cavity (17) includes a resilient member (30) that allows the insertion of the vehicle-side terminal (60) into the cavity (17) while being held in close contact with the vehicle-side terminal (60) over the entire circumference.

A vent assembly for attachment to a fluid discharge conduit of the type connected to a clothes dryer, room exhaust fan, or the like is adapted to reduce or prevent the trapping of dirt or lint as well as flapping or vibration of the door in windy conditions. A mount having an opening is received on the conduit and a door is pivotally received by the mount. The door is operable for displacement with respect to the opening between an open position and a closed position when engaged by a fluid, such as air from a clothes dryer, flowing through the discharge conduit. A hood is pivotally mounted over the door and mount opening, and is operable for displacement with respect to the mount when engaged by the door and / or by fluid flowing through the discharge conduit.

A system for housing electronic components includes an enclosure with an interior, a door for accessing the interior, and a chassis. The components are attached to the chassis, which is pivotally connected to the enclosure for movement between retracted and deployed positions. In the former, the chassis lies within the interior. In the latter, it lies rotated or swung out the front of the enclosure, allowing for the components to be accessed while minimizing the depth / size of the enclosure. The enclosure includes an air intake in the base of the enclosure, and air exhaust ports in the rear of the enclosure, both protected by baffles / louvers. Air is drawn through the intake (using a fan), up through the interior for cooling purposes, and out the rear of the enclosure through the exhaust ports. This pathway has been found to minimize the ingress of sprayed liquid, for compliance with IEC IP44.

An airless applicator may deliver high / low viscosity liquids or semi-liquids, and contains a valve controlling flow between a product reservoir and an intermediate pooling area, while a narrow opening between the intermediate pooling area and a product dispensing chamber controls flow therebetween. This arrangement prevents backflow to the product reservoir, precluding an influx of contamination therein. Product delivery is by specially adapted applicator heads. In one embodiment, a plurality of prongs, and openings into the product dispensing chamber, permit application of mascara onto eyelashes. Alternating prong heights increases effectiveness in applying mascara onto all sides of a user's lashes. Other applicator heads are configured for lip product applications such as for lipstick, and for eye products such as eyeliner and eye shadow. An air-tight sealing cap having a spring biased inner cap member may prevent moisture from escaping from the product dispensing chamber and prevent entry of contaminants therein.

A circuit housing portion integrally molded above a lid main body portion has a bottom portion, which forms a vent space with the lid main body portion, and a vent hole, which extends through a portion between a protection space and an external space in the side portion. In a terminal, in which an intermediate portion is embedded in a bottom portion to extend between a fuel pump and a drive circuit through the bottom portion, an interface between the bottom portion and the intermediate portion is exposed to a protection space above the vent hole. A liquid-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane is mounted on an outer surface of the side portion to cover the vent hole to allow the fuel vapor to be discharged from the vent hole to the external space and to restrict liquid from entering the vent hole from the external space.

This invention relates to dispensing apparatus for dispensing a variety of a similar item. The dispensing apparatus includes a cabinet, being adapted to enclose multiple compartments. Each compartment is capable of retaining multiple substantially similar beverage items. The dispensing apparatus also includes dispensing trigger means to trigger release of a preferred item and at least one delivery port where the item is delivered for collection. The dispensing apparatus further includes dispensing control assembly configured to offer at least one service from a range of services as defined. The beverage items dispensed include miniature bottles capable of holding up to or more than 50 millilitres of a beverage.

A drain valve that prevents entry of odious airborne particulates into the habited environment while allowing for drainage of wastewater. The improvements include a disc with leaves cantilevered from a perimeter lip allowing the valve to operate in a drain with limited clearance between the opening and the drain crosshair below, a structural brace that effectively seals the center of the drain while allowing for through-passage of the drain strainer bolt, a gap at the perimeter edge of each leaf to prevent interference with an opposing edge, and rounded leaf edges and rounded vertices to prevent snagging of hair follicles and other draining matter. Also disclosed is a combined drain strainer and drain valve, and a drain valve installable within a drain pipe beneath the drain opening.

An adaptor for coupling with a vial having a collar closed by a septum, the septum having an outer surface directed towards the outside of the vial, the adaptor comprising: a gripping member for securing the adaptor to the vial, the gripping member being capable of being laterally mounted on the collar of the vial and a pierceable elastomeric piece having at least a part intended to be in contact with the outer surface of the septum when the adaptor is secured on the vial. Also, an assembly including such an adaptor and a vial.

A vent assembly for attachment to a fluid discharge conduit of the type connected to a clothes dryer, room exhaust fan, or the like is adapted to reduce or prevent the trapping of dirt or lint as well as flapping or vibration of the door in windy conditions. A mount having an opening is received on the conduit and a door is pivotally received by the mount. The door is operable for displacement with respect to the opening between an open position and a closed position when engaged by a fluid, such as air from a clothes dryer, flowing through the discharge conduit. A hood is pivotally mounted over the door and mount opening, and is operable for displacement with respect to the mount when engaged by the door and / or by fluid flowing through the discharge conduit.

A butt plate for a felling head includes a ramped portion in an accumulation pocket. The ramped portion is sloped downward generally toward a line extending in the direction of forward travel of the head. The butt plate allows for high accumulation of trees while retaining stable bunches.

An air cleaner unit for a vehicle includes an air cleaner element and an air cleaner housing to be arranged generally above ring portions of a fan shroud. The air cleaner element is disposed in the air cleaner housing such that a predetermined space is provided between a lower surface of the air cleaner element and an inner surface of a bottom wall of the air cleaner housing. The bottom wall of the air cleaner housing includes at least two arcuate portions to correspond to the ring portions of the fan shroud and a projecting portion between the arcuate portions. The projecting portion projects downwardly and is configured to increase the volume of the predetermined space.

A charging connector (10) is provided for connection to a vehicle-side connector (50) in a vehicle. The charging connector (10) has terminal fittings (20) to be electrically conductively connected to vehicle-side terminals (60) in the vehicle-side connector (50), and terminal accommodating portions (15) internally formed with cavities (17) for accommodating the terminal fittings (20). A front wall of each cavity (17) includes a resilient member (30) that allows the insertion of the vehicle-side terminal (60) into the cavity (17) while being held in close contact with the vehicle-side terminal (60) over the entire circumference.

An in-ground sand receptacle contains sand used to repair divots in a golf course. The receptacle includes a plurality of walls defining an enclosure adapted for residing below a ground surface of the golf course. The enclosure has an open top for receiving sand therein. A lid removably covers the open top of the enclosure. Indicia is applied to the lid for indicating a distance between the receptacle and a predetermined point on the golf course.

A contactless charging system includes a target vehicle and a charging station. The charging station includes a power transmission device, at least one parking space, a restriction device, and a management device. The management device is configured to control the restriction device to be a second state in which the target vehicle is permitted to enter the charging station and the parking space when the target vehicle is the contactless charged vehicle, and to be a first state in which the target vehicle is restricted to enter the charging station or the parking space when the target vehicle is not the contactless charged vehicle.