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The invention relates to a system and a process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbon by converting methanol or dimethyl ether and belongs to the technical field of aromatic hydrocarbon production. The methanol or the dimethyl ether serving as a raw material firstly reacts in an aromatization reactor; a reaction product is separated; H2, methane, mixed C8 aromatic hydrocarbon and partial C9s + hydrocarbons serving as products are output from the system; and C2+ non-aromatic hydrocarbon and aromatic hydrocarbons except the mixed C8 aromatic hydrocarbon and the partial C9s + hydrocarbons are take as a circular material flow and return to corresponding reactors for further aromatization reaction. By separating and recycling the product obtained in the process of aromizing the methanol or the dimethyl ether, the system and the process improve the yield and selectivity of the aromatic hydrocarbon; and moreover, the process is flexible, and target products can be changed according to market demands.

An image sensor assembly includes a fixed focal length optical lens; a mirror that reflects light from the scene to an optical lens and moves into a plurality of positions; and an image sensor that receives the light after it passes through the optical lens and captures a plurality of images that represents each image captured from each position of the mirror; wherein at least portions of the plurality of images are stitched together to form a composite image with a desired zoom factor.

A ring prosthesis provides suitable flexibilities/stiffness three-dimensionally at various points about the circumference of an associated heart valve, and is shaped proportionally to fit about the annulus of the associated heart valve. The ring prosthesis also provides a certain flexibility to conform to the natural non-planar shape of the annulus (e.g., saddle shape for mitral valve surface) with or without preformation of the ring prosthesis. The prosthesis can also be used as an artificial annulus for further valve anchoring.

The invention relates to a magnesium compound supported non-metallocene catalyst, which is obtained by directly contacting a compound of catalytic active metal and a magnesium compound containing a non-metallocene ligand through an in-situ supporting method. The preparation method for the magnesium compound supported non-metallocene catalyst has simple, feasible and flexible process, and has more adjustable parameters to the polymerization activity of the catalyst. When the supported non-metallocene catalyst and a catalyst promoter are adopted to form a catalytic system for the homopolymerization/copolymerization of olefins, the obtained polymer has high bulk density and low ash, and the molecular weight distribution of the polymer has wide adjustable range.

In a method of power saving operation of communication terminals in a communication system, at least two operating modes are defined: active and sleep plus optionally standby. Announcements sent out from a master station over an announcement channel are monitored within fixed time windows and thereafter the operating modes of the terminals are controlled. Synchronization information/frame symbols from the master station are also analyzed in the sleep phases and in the standby phases.

<heading lvl="0">Abstract of Disclosure</heading> An apparatus and method for decoding of encoded signals representing at least image information from a storage medium is claimed. A storage device is configured to receive the storage medium. A decoder is configured receive the compressed encrypted encoded signals from the storage medium, and send the signals to a decryptor. The decryptor is configured to decrypt the compressed encrypted encoded signals, and send the signals to a decompressor. The decompressor is configured to receive the compressed encoded signals from the decryptor and to decompress the compressed encoded signals to enable display of the image.

Abstract of Disclosure An apparatus and method for the encoding and storage of signals representing at least image information onto a storage medium is claimed. A source generator is configured to convert the signals into digitized image information. A compressor is configured to receive the digitized image information from the source generator and compress the digitized image. An encryptor is configured to receive the compressed digitized image information from the compressor and encrypt the compressed digitized image information. A storage device is configured to then store the encrypted compressed digitized image information onto the storage medium.

A system and method are disclosed which enable flexibility in configuring management behavior of a management system. More specifically, according to a preferred embodiment, management behavior is controlled by management policies that specify management actions to be performed for managing a communication network, for example. A user may specify the management actions to be performed by a management policy and the process flow to be utilized by the management policy in performing such management actions. Thus, not only are the particular management actions to be performed by the management policy configurable by the user, but the process flow in performing such management actions is also configurable by the user. Accordingly, the user has great flexibility in configuring the behavior of a management policy as desired.

A system and method of employing user information during a biometric authorization. A user's biometric system records and biometric third party records are monitored for negative, positive, and neutral data in order to maintain user record accuracy and to prevent fraudulent behavior.

A gateway has a stack with a bearer adaptation layer and an HTTP client. The gateway may be connected by an HTTP link to an origin server and by a bearer interface to a mobile network. It may also be connected by an HTTP link to a WTA server. A context manager is a user on the stack and supports interfaces to allow access to external entities in a versatile manner. An event manager captures events including billing events and writes to an event log and to a billing log. A management entity provides overall control and sets configurations for the event manager.

The invention relates to a production method for lowering the contents of sulfur and alkene in gasoline; alkadiene is firstly removed from the raw material of FCC gasoline by a pre-hydrogenation reactor, then the FCC gasoline enters a fractionating tower and is cut and fractionated into light gasoline and heavy gasoline, the light gasoline is adsorbed and desulfurized, the heavy gasoline enters a selective hydrogenation and desulphurization reactor, selective hydrogenation and desulphurization is carried out on the heavy gasoline, organic sulfide and part of the alkene in the heavy gasoline are removed, then a reaction effluent enters a hydrogenation and modification reactor and is hydrogenized and modified, the content of the alkene is lowered, and the heavy gasoline after being modified and the light gasoline are blended by an adsorption and desulphurization product or the light gasoline is blended by the adsorption and desulphurization product or the treatment of the process flows of adsorption and desulphurization is carried out after the heavy gasoline and the light gasoline are mixed with light gasoline obtained after cutting and fractionation to obtain clean gasoline meeting the standard requirements; and the process flows are flexible and can be flexibly regulated, the utilization of heat is reasonable, the production meets European IV and compromises European V clean gasoline, the selective deep hydrogenation and desulphurization and the alkene content reduction can be achieved, and the aims of reducing the loss of the octane value and having higher liquid yield can also be achieved.

The invention discloses a method for producing lube base oil, which is characterized in that low-pressure hydroisomerization and adsorption treatment are adopted and organically combined, and the lube base oil meeting the standard of HVIW is obtained; the raw material firstly enters a low-pressure hydroisomerizing reactor, and the pour point is lowered; after gas-liquid separation of the heterogeneous product, adsorption treatment is done to the separated lube fraction for color enhancement and stability improvement. The invention has the advantages that adaptability of the raw oil is strong; operating condition is mild; investment and operating cost is low; and the prepared lube base oil meeting the standard of HVIW can be applied to blinding with various brands of high-grade lube.

The invention relates to a safety and security system designed to protect a designated area. The system comprises sensors of various types (radars, infrared detectors for instance) and sources of intelligence. Correlation is run between instant-track data and non-instant-track data before the level of threat of the tracks is analysed. Reliability of this analysis is thus greatly enhanced. Also a method is provided to develop systems of this type which provides an integrated specification and design method which covers technical and human factors.

A control system for a power assisted door, the electronic door control system includes an intelligent control, a plurality of sensor inputs operatively connected to the intelligent control, the plurality of sensor inputs associated with state of a plurality of mechanical components of the power assisted door, and a power drive operatively connected to the intelligent control for providing opening and closing of the power assisted door. The intelligent control is configured to monitor status of the plurality of sensor inputs and control the power drive at least partially based on the status of the plurality of sensor inputs. The intelligent control may be adapted to determine when state of the plurality of sensor inputs is indicative of one or more conditions which would preclude safe door movement. A power distribution module may also be present to assist in limiting current draw and to allow for charging.

A flexible intramedullary nail is disclosed that is manufactured from a biocompatible rigid material and having a substantially cylindrical hollow body, a leading segment with an entry hole at a distal end and at least one securing means and a trailing segment having a trailing edge and an attachment mechanism. The body has at least one flexible center section, each having at least one slot to provide flexibility. In one embodiment the at least one slot follows a sinuous, serpentine path to form a plurality of interlocking teeth that can follow a helical or a concentric path. Each of the slots has a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end being spaced from the trailing segment and the distal end being spaced from the leading segment. When multiple slots are incorporated, the proximal end of a slot is spaced from a distal end of a subsequent slot. The first of the at least one flexible center section and a second of the at least one flexible center section can be separated by a non-slotted section. The nail can be used with a flexible insertion shaft or a locking shaft.

A system is provided for supporting a patient during computed axial tomography imaging. The system includes a movable platform formed of a radiolucent material, a discrete attachment region in the platform, and a curvilinear articulating arm coupled to the platform at the discrete attachment region. A method for supporting a patient during a plurality of procedures also is provided. The method includes: disposing the patient on a movable platform formed of a radiolucent material; positioning a device with respect to the patient, the device being disposed on a curvilinear articulating arm coupled to the platform; placing the platform, positioned device, and patient in a computed axial tomography imaging system and performing an imaging procedure.

An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.

A signal transformation method that transforms an input signal obtained from a subject under a first value of a parameter to an output signal obtainable from said subject under a second value of said parameter is disclosed. The method creates a plurality of neural networks and subjects them to learn the mapping transformation. Genetic programming is used to evolve said plurality of neural networks by applying genetic operators to alter the configurations of said plurality of neural networks. The process of neural learning and genetic altering repeats until a predetermined number of generations is reach. The neural network that performs the mapping transformation best can be selected as the optimal neural network. This optimal neural network can be used subsequently to transform a second input signal to a second output signal for a pre-defined value of the parameter. The method of deriving the mapping transformation and the method of using the optimal neural network can be implemented as software applications that run on a data processing system.

The invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The vacuum insulation panel comprises a high-barrier packaging bag and a heat insulation core, wherein the heat insulation core is arranged in a vacuum sealed bag made of a high-barrier packaging material; a getter is arranged in the heat insulation core; a hole is reserved on a panel surface of the vacuum insulation panel; a hole-reserving structural piece is arranged in the hole and is a tubular section having high-barrier performance; and the hole-reserving structural piece and the high-barrier packaging bag are welded or bonded together to form a vacuum sealed chamber. Compared with the prior art, the vacuum insulation panel is smooth in appearance after hole reserving, so that a wrinkle is eliminated, the air-permeating quantity of the wrinkle of the high-barrier packaging bag is reduced and the service life of the vacuum insulation panel is prolonged; the mechanical strength of the hole after the hole reserving is relatively high; and the vacuum insulation panel can be connected with other materials by a riveting piece at the hole, so that the vacuum insulation panel is more convenient to use and the application range of the vacuum insulation panel is expanded.

A flexible fastening device having multiple segments, one or more of which are flexible and one or more segments that also include threads. The flexibility is created through the use of at least one helical slot formed generally in the center segment of the element. Additional flexible segments also have at least one helical slot in either the same helical rotation and pattern or in an opposite rotation and/or different pattern. An elastomeric material can fill the hollow body, extend into the slots and/or encompass the exterior. The flexible fastening device can have a hollow body, including leading and trailing edge, or can have a partially hollow body.

Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame.

A system for automatically configuring I/O devices is provided in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a plurality of I/O devices operatively coupled to each other and a sub-system for determining physical locations of the I/O devices with respect to one another. The sub-system assigns node addresses to each I/O device—each assigned node address corresponds to the physical location of the respective I/O devices.