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A piezoelectric device for an ink jet print head that has a greater displacement at a low drive voltage. The ink-jet recording head includes a vibration plate, on which is mounted one or more piezoelectric devices that change the volumes of pressure chambers upon application of a voltage. The device is mounted at least on one face of a pressure chamber substrate that is to be filled with ink. Such piezoelectric device includes a second piezoelectric layer having a piezoelectric constant g of a constant value or higher; and a first piezoelectric layer having a dielectric constant of a specific value or higher. Since the piezoelectric constant d of the piezoelectric device correlates with the product of the largest piezoelectric constant g and the largest dielectric device of the piezoelectric devices, a piezoelectric constant d larger than in the conventional case, i.e., having a greater displacement, can be obtained.

When a new developer cartridge is initially mounted in an image-forming device, a toothed part of a sensor gear disposed in the cartridge is brought into meshing engagement with an agitator drive gear disposed in the image-forming device. The sensor gear is driven while its toothed part is in meshing engagement with the agitator drive gear and driving of the sensor gear is stopped when its toothless part opposes the agitator drive gear. One or more contact protrusions are formed on the sensor gear to be movable therewith. An information-detecting mechanism detects how many contact protrusions are formed on the sensor gear during driving of the sensor gear. Based on the detection results, whether the mounted developer cartridge is a new product or not is determined, and information on the maximum sheets to be printed with the mounted developer cartridge is acquired.

A battery cell converter (BCC) unit including one or more energy-storing battery cells coupled to one or more DC/DC converters is disclosed. A management unit can monitor and control the charging and discharging of each battery cells; including monitoring of voltages & State-of-Charge of each cell as well as controlling the switching of the DC/DC converters. The combined power and cell switching algorithms optimizes the charging and discharging process of the battery cells. A compound battery cell converter system comprising a series stack of BCCs to achieve high effective converter output voltage is also disclosed. The new proposed Battery Cell Converter architecture will enable improvements in battery pack usage efficiencies, will increase battery pack useable time per charge, will extend battery pack life-time and will lower battery pack manufacturing cost.

A preform is attached to a solid state light emitting die. One or more optical elements, such as a photoluminescent element, a refracting element, a filtering element, a scattering element, a diffusing element or a reflecting element, is included in and/or on the preform. For example, the preform may be a glass preform with phosphor particles suspended therein. The preform may be fabricated using microelectronic manufacturing techniques, and may be placed on the solid state light emitting die using pick and place techniques.

A habitat friendly, pressure conversion, wind energy extraction system is disclosed for safely extracting usable energy from wind. The system includes one or more shrouds or concentrator wings that convert the dynamic pressure of wind into relatively lower static pressure and thereby induces a vacuum that draws wind into a turbine centralized within the shrouds or concentrator wings. As such, the turbine impellor blades may be significantly smaller than the large diameter rotor blades of current popular designs and may be enclosed within the shrouds or concentrator wings that present themselves as highly visible objects and as such are easily avoided by birds in flight. The novel system in particular includes a device and method of airflow regulation than minimizes or prevents the stalling, or the generation of a turbulent flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. This stalling has been shown to occur when airflow is quickly accelerated by force of vacuum and drawn out of the turbine shroud which then mixes with and disturbs the otherwise smooth flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. The system may also include an aerobrake that responds quickly to protect the impellor blades or associated mechanisms from overspeeding or exceeding other design limitations under gusting or violent wind conditions. The system may also include a method of guiding elements of the system to orient appropriately into prevailing winds, and a method to support elements of the system, without unduly impeding the free flow of wind. Other advantages and objects are as well disclosed that increase safety and efficiency, increase installation potential, reduce costs and expenses, and minimize negative environmental impact.

According to one embodiment, a photo detector-combined illuminance sensor includes a circuit for a Photo Detector (PD) function to detect the illuminance of the ambient environment. The illuminance sensor operates under the control of a controller in a visible light communication terminal. When an optical signal detected by the illuminance sensor is a visible light communication signal, the controller switches to cause the illuminance sensor to operate as the photo detector for the visible light communication in a visible light communication mode.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a first surface having a first orientation and a second surface having a second orientation and a plurality of III-V nitride layers on the substrate, wherein the plurality of III-V nitride layers are configured to emit light when an electric current is produced in one or more of the plurality of III-V nitride layers.

A low-cost and high-precision current sensing device and methods for use and manufacturing. In one embodiment, the current sensing apparatus comprises a Rogowski-type coil which is manufactured in segments so as to facilitate the manufacturing process. In an exemplary embodiment, the current sensing apparatus segments comprise a number of bobbin elements that are wound and subsequently formed into complex geometric shapes such as torus-like shapes. In an alternative embodiment, bonded windings are utilized which allow the segments to be formed without a bobbin or former. In yet another alternative embodiment, the aforementioned current sensing devices are stacked in groups of two or more. Methods of manufacturing and using the aforementioned current sensing apparatus are also disclosed.

An optical lens includes a incident curved surface, a cone-shaped body, and a emitting curved surface. Light emitted from a light emitting diode (LED) has a first refraction angle on a first plane and a second refraction angle on a second plane after passing through the incident curved surface, the cone-shaped body, and the emitting curved surface. The first refraction angle is between 105 degrees and 145 degrees, and the second refraction angle is between 38 degrees and 65 degrees. The light is asymmetrically distributed on the second plane. Therefore, when the optical lens is applied to a street lamp, the light utilization on a road side may be increased.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a first surface having a first orientation and a second surface having a second orientation and a plurality of III-V nitride layers on the substrate, wherein the plurality of III-V nitride layers are configured to emit light when an electric current is produced in one or more of the plurality of III-V nitride layers.

A display signal processing device includes a reference gradation voltage generating circuit that generates ten reference gradation voltages, and a D/A converting circuit that converts a video signal to a pixel voltage by selectively using the ten reference gradation voltages obtained from the reference gradation voltage generating circuit. The reference gradation voltage generating circuit includes four variable voltage generating sections that generate output voltages, which are varied for gamma correction, and nine resistors that are connected to divide difference voltages obtained between output terminals of the four variable voltage generating sections into the ten reference gradation voltages.

A method for reducing corrosion of a wash water system for glass forming lines, by using a corrosion meter, is provided. Also provided is a fiberglass manufacturing process that utilizes the method.

The weight reducer includes one section of elastic braid or elastic fabric, water bag and controller on the elastic braid or elastic fabric, semiconductor refrigerator fins arranged on the surface of the water bag, sponge filled in the intervals, one other section of elastic braid or elastic fabric to cover the sponge with hollow parts to expose the upper surface of the semiconductor refrigerator fins, and high strength and low heat resistance paint on the upper surface of the semiconductor refrigerator fins. The semiconductor refrigerator fins are connected parallelly and have their hot ends and cold ends connected to the controller and power supply. The present invention is used to stimulate body with alternate heat and cold to reduce weight via physiotherapy.

A headlamp (1) includes a laser diode (2) for emitting a laser beam and a light-emitting section (5), which contains a fluorescent substance for emitting fluorescence upon receiving the laser beam emitted from the laser diode (2) and diffusing particles (15) for diffusing the laser beam.

An imaging lens is provided and includes, in order from the object side, a front group having a negative power, a stop, and a rear group having a positive power. The front group includes, in order from the object side, a first negative lens having a meniscus shape with a concave surface on an image side, a second negative lens, and a third positive lens. The rear group includes, in order from the object side, a fourth positive lens, a fifth negative lens having a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the object side, and a sixth positive lens. An Abbe number of each of the first lens, the second lens, the fourth lens, and the sixth lens at the d-line is equal to or larger than 40, and an Abbe number of each of the third lens and the fifth lens at the d-line is equal to or smaller than 40. Each lens constituting the front group and the rear group is a single lens.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sensor manufacturing and especially relates to a flexible strain sensor with a crack structure and a preparation method thereof. The invention provides a flexible strain sensor comprising a flexible substrate, a conducting coating which is coated on the flexible substrate and provided with a prefabricated crack structure, a pair of electrodes which are positioned at two ends of the conducting coating surface, and a protection layer which covers the conducting coating surface and is made from flexible polymer. By means of the flexible strain sensor provided by the invention, small strain changes can be accurately monitored; the preparation method is simple and low in cost; the flexible strain sensor has high sensitivity, good stability and long service life, and can be bended and twisted.

A permanent-magnetic DC motor bearing similar characteristics with the constant power pulling motor, in particular a new drive control system for brushless motor adopts new technologies of full electronic drive control and DC-DC transducer. The motor can generate great drive torque, i.e. high tractive force, climbing ability and better acceleration performance with low power consumption, and eliminate the needs for improvement to the motor structure, complication, high manufacture cost or weak magnetic control; the motor may further gain such performance as high speed, wide speed regulation and infinite variable speed under light load; the total voltage of the battery and the number of single series of connection can be reduced; controllable electric brake can be realized through fully utilizing the energy feedback during sliding and braking. The new system can significantly improve the kinetic performance, safety and reliability of electric vehicles and remarkably reduce operating costs, with ideal characteristics expected in various electric vehicles powered by rechargeable battery or/and super capacitance as well as significantly expanded work scope and capacity for conventional electrically driven system.

The X65 pipeline steel for use in acid condition consists of C 0.02-0.05 wt%, Mn 1.20-1.50 wt%, Si 0.10-0.50 wt%, S not more than 0.0020 wt%, P 0.004-0.012 wt%, Nb 0.05-0.07 wt%, Ti 0.005-0.025 wt%, Mo 0.050-0.195 wt%, Cu not more than 0.35 wt%, Ni not more than 0.35 wt%, N not more than 0.0080 wt%, Ca 0.0015-0.0045 wt% and Ca/S not less than 2.0 except Fe. Its making process includes the following steps: smelting in a converter or an electric furnace; secondary steel making including LF desulfurizing + RH vacuum deairing and Ca treatment; continuous casting; rolling with initial rolling termination temperature of 940-1020 deg.c and finish rolling termination temperature of 780-840 deg.c; and winding at 500-580 deg.c. The X65 pipeline steel has low manufacture cost, high HIC resistance, high dynamic tear resistance and high impact toughness.

A power transmission mechanism for an automatic transmission, configured to establish seven or more forward speeds and one reverse speed. The power transmission mechanism includes four simple planetary gears, three connection members interconnecting two of the rotating members of the planetary gears, three clutches selectively connectable between two of the rotating members, and four brakes each operable to hold selectively against rotation one of the rotating members.

To provide a manufacturing method in which LDD regions with different widths are formed in a self-aligned manner, and the respective widths are precisely controlled in accordance with each circuit. By using a photomask or a reticle provided with an auxiliary pattern having a light intensity reduction function formed of a diffraction grating pattern or a semi-transparent film, the width of a region with a small thickness of a gate electrode can be freely set, and the widths of two LDD regions capable of being formed in a self-aligned manner with the gate electrode as a mask can be different in accordance with each circuit. In one TFT, both of two LDD regions with different widths overlap a gate electrode.

The invention relates to a wireless charging device and a charging method thereof, which are mainly used for charging electric equipment in an electromagnetic induction way by a wireless charging seat. The wireless charging sear is periodically started to judge whether the electric equipment enters an induction range or not; once the electric equipment enters the induction range, a transmission coil of the wireless charging seat transmits electromagnetic waves, a receiving coil of the electric equipment induces the electromagnetic waves to generate current and performs switching-on or switching-off according to a given built-in time sequence to relatively change the consumption current of the transmission coil in the wireless charging seat; and then the wireless charging seat judges the change time sequence of the consumption current is consistent with the built-in time sequence or not, and the transmission coil continuously charges the electric equipment if the change time sequence of the consumption current is consistent with the built-in time sequence, and stops charging the electric equipment if the change time sequence of the consumption current is inconsistent with the built-in time sequence. Therefore, the damages caused by different voltage designing of the wireless charging seat and the electric equipment are prevented, and safety in use is ensured.

A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel.

An aspect of the present invention provides a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor base essentially made of a first semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, a hetero-semiconductor region essentially made of a second semiconductor material whose band gap is different from that of the first semiconductor material, formed on the semiconductor base, and forming a heterojunction with the semiconductor base, a cathode electrode formed in contact with the semiconductor base, and an anode electrode formed in contact with the hetero-semiconductor region, wherein the first semiconductor material is a silicon-carbide (SiC) single crystal and the heterojunction is formed on a {0001-} crystal face of the silicon-carbide single crystal.

A multi-point sensing method used in a capacitive touch panel is disclosed to detect the voltage variation of every electrode patterned on two parallel electrode layers by means of a capacitive sensing circuit, and measure the vertical capacitance at the intersection crossed by the electrodes of the two electrode layers where the voltage variation is detected, and then compare the vertical capacitance thus measured with the initial vertical capacitance at the same intersection before touch, as a result, the intersection corresponding to the measured vertical capacitance can be determined as the touch point when the comparison result shows different.

A Fe-based catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis contains Re2O3, Fe3O4, La2O3, CuO, K2O and SiO2. It is prepared through using oxidant to oxidize partially the ferrous sulfate to obtain the mixed solution of iron sulfate and ferrous sulfate, mixing with the mixed solution of lanthanum nitrate and copper salt, fast depositing by alkaline compound, washing the deposited slurry, adding potassium silicate-water glass solution, and spray drying.

A method for managing the charging of a battery array 100, including the steps of: charging the battery array with a constant current at maximum rating 101; monitoring the status of a plurality of partitions among the battery array for overheating conditions 102; reducing the charging current to turn off charge balancing when overheat conditions are detected in any of the partitions 105; maintaining the charging current when overheat conditions are eliminated in all of the partitions 103; and repeating the steps of reducing and maintaining charging current until the charging current reaches the optimum rating where heat generated thereby can be tolerated.

A receptacle includes a signal terminal, a ground terminal, and a signal terminal. A second portion of the ground terminal is distanced from a first portion of the signal terminal in an extension direction. A third portion of the signal terminal is distanced from the first portion of the signal terminal in the extension direction.