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Disclosed herein are a secondary battery, which is formed in the shape of a plate and has an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case made of a laminated sheet including a metal layer and a resin layer, wherein the secondary battery is constructed in a structure in which independent coupling type frame members are mounted to the outside part of a sheathing member serving as the battery case, and a medium- or large-sized battery module including the same as a unit cell. Consequently, the secondary battery has a high mechanical strength and a large sealing force. Furthermore, the electrical connection is accomplished without bending the electrode leads. Also, the battery module, which is constructed with the secondary battery as a unit cell, can be manufactured with a compact structure and a relatively light weight. Furthermore, the assembly process of the battery module is greatly simplified. The structural stability of the battery module according to the present invention is very high, and therefore, the battery module can be preferably used as a power source for electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, electric motor cycles, and electric bicycles.

A retrievable frac packer is provided which allows frac operations to be conducted with a single, retrievable tool, with the capability of providing positive zone production indications during production testing.

Disclosed herein are a secondary battery including an electrode assembly for charging and discharging mounted in a sheathing member including a metal layer and a resin layer, wherein the secondary battery further includes a secondary battery having a molding part of a predetermined thickness at least partially formed at the outside of a sheathing member, preferably, at a sealing region of the sheathing member, and a medium- or large-sized battery pack including the same. The molding part is formed at the outside of the sheathing member of the secondary battery. Consequently, the secondary battery according to the present invention has high mechanical strength, and therefore, it is possible to construct a battery pack without using addition members, such as cartridges. When the molding part is formed at the sealing region, which is weak, the molding part increases the mechanical strength and the sealing force of the secondary battery. Consequently, a battery pack including the secondary batteries as unit cells can be manufactured generally in a compact structure and with relatively small weight, and the assembly process of the battery pack is greatly simplified. The battery pack according to the present invention has high structural stability. Consequently, the battery pack can be preferably used as a power source for electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, electric motorcycles, and electric bicycles.

Active seal assemblies employing active materials that can be controlled and remotely changed to alter the seal effectiveness, wherein the active seal assemblies actively change modulus properties such as stiffness, shape orientation, and the like. In this manner, in seal applications such as a vehicle window application, the seal force can be selectively reduced during movement of the window and increased when the window is stationary, thereby selectively changing seal effectiveness. Active materials refers to several different classes of materials all of which exhibit a change in at least one attribute such as dimension, shape, and/or flexural modulus when subjected to at least one of many different types of applied activation signals, examples of such signals being thermal, electrical, magnetic, stress, and the like.

A swivel elbow and connector assembly for a patient interface system includes a ring (128) configured to be sealingly secured in an aperture of the patient interface system and an elbow (125) swivably secured in the ring (128). The ring (128) includes a first side (128(1)) in an interior of the patient interface system and a second side (128(2)) at an exterior of the patient interface system when the ring (128) is secured in the aperture. The ring (128) comprises a first flange on the first side and a second flange on the second side, the first and second flanges defining a channel (128(3)) that sealingly engages the aperture of the patient interface system. An inner surface (128(4)) of the ring (128) is partially spherical and an outer surface (125(3)) of the elbow (125) is partially spherical and the elbow (125) and the ring (128) form a ball and socket connection.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery by performing insert injection molding with respect to a portion of a battery cell while the battery cell is located in a mold, wherein the apparatus comprises a pair of upper and lower molds, at which are formed shapes corresponding to the battery cell, the upper and lower molds are provided at the inside surfaces thereof with elastic members, and the elastic members are constructed in a structure in which the elastic members support a cell body of the battery cell and isolate a non-molding region from a molding region while the battery cell is mounted in the upper and lower molds. The secondary battery manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of preventing a battery case from being damaged due to the contact between the battery case and the mold when the mold is brought into tight contact with the cell body of the battery cell during insert injection molding to form a molding member at a specific region of the secondary battery, and effectively preventing a material for insert injection molding, which is injected into the molding region, from being injected into the non-molding region.

A blade seal comprises a flexible member having a relatively thick edge opposite a relatively thin edge, and an actuator at least partially embedded in the flexible member for actively deflecting the thin edge with respect to the thick edge upon activation of the actuator. The blade seal may be fixed to an aerodynamic trailing edge of either a fixed aerofoil portion or a flight control surface of an aerofoil for sealing between the fixed aerofoil portion and the flight control surface. Also, a method of sealing an aerofoil using the blade seal.

A power closing latch device for a door or lid in a vehicle, which device comprises a claw, a pawl and a striker. The pawl meshes with a safety recess and a lock recess of the claw in a safety position and a locked position. The striker is provided in a groove and rotates together with the claw, at closing of the door or lid. A spring is provided acting on the claw, which spring keeps the claw in the safety position, when the door or lid is partially closed. An electric motor rotates the claw between the safety position and the closed position. An additional spring acting on the claw, which additional spring exert a counterforce on the claw to prevent the claw to stop in an undefined position, between the safety position and the closed position during a power closing process. A method for power closing of a door or lid of a vehicle is also provided.

An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; a display unit which defines an active area on the substrate and includes a thin film transistor and an organic light-emitting device electrically connected to each other; and an encapsulation layer disposed on a top surface and a side surface of the display unit, the encapsulation layer including at least a first inorganic layer, a first organic layer, and a second inorganic layer that are sequentially stacked, and the first organic layer covers the first inorganic layer.

The present cartridge seal assemblies pertain to rotary lip-type seals. In certain embodiments, a sealing member is constructed of a relatively hard material that increases the lifespan of the sealing member. The sealing member is energized with a canted-coil spring, which in some embodiments includes an adjustable spring force. The present embodiments enable control of sealing force to achieve an appropriate sealing force between the sealing member and the shaft based on factors such as temperature, pressure, rotary speed, properties of fluid media, etc. to achieve longer seal life.

A moisture indicator for a refrigeration system. The moisture indicator includes a body for retaining refrigerant. The body includes an inlet, an outlet and an opening. A display member covers the opening of the body. An inner side of the display member contacts with the refrigerant. A lens assembly displays the color of the display member to the naked eye. The lens assembly is arranged on a receiving groove formed at the outside of the display member. The lens assembly is sealed within the receiving groove. The moisture indicator allows a user accurately to identify the color of the display member without disturbing the flow of the refrigerant. It also allows the user accurately to determine when to replace a filter drier and when to supplement the refrigerant.

A container for storing capsules and discharging them individually, including an upwardly open capsule-holding receptacle, a cap rotatably mounted on the receptacle, an upright screw shaft with an external spiral groove fixedly mounted in the receptacle, and a hollow cylinder concentrically surrounding the screw shaft within the receptacle and coupled to the cap for rotation therewith. A thread on the inner surface of the cylinder faces and cooperates with the spiral groove to receive capsules admitted from the receptacle through an entry port in the cylinder and, as the cap is rotated, to raise the admitted capsules one by one to a central discharge port in the cap.

A sensor assembly (226) for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid, a sensor patch (134) for use in a sensor assembly (226), an electronics unit (188) for use in a sensor assembly (226) and a method for producing a sensor assembly (226) are disclosed. The sensor assembly (226) comprises:

• • at least one sensor patch (134), having
    • at least one body mount (136) configured for attachment to a body of a user; and
    • at least one sensor (110) for detecting the at least one analyte in the body fluid, the sensor (110) having at least two electrodes (114) configured for detecting the analyte, the sensor (110) further having at least two sensor contacts (116) for electrically contacting the electrodes (114);

wherein the sensor patch (134) comprises a patch housing (138) with a patch bayonet contour (140);

at least one electronics unit (188) attachable to the body mount (136), having at least one electronics component (200) for one or more of controlling the detection of the analyte or transmitting measurement data to another component, wherein the electronics unit (188) further comprises an electronics unit housing (202) having an electronics unit bayonet contour (204);

wherein the patch bayonet contour (140) and the electronics unit bayonet contour (204) in conjunction form a bayonet connector (228) configured for establishing a releasable mechanical connection between the electronics unit (188) and the sensor patch (134).

An air vent apparatus for a vehicle may include a spacer securely mounted to an inner surface of a duct and having a plurality of partition walls protruding in an inner space thereof, and a plurality of inside wings rotatably coupled to the spacer and opening or closing the duct wherein the inside wings have respectively overlapping parts for overlapping with the partition walls when the inside wings close the duct so as to increase a duct sealing force between the inside wings and the spacer.

An ink cartridge has a container main body [2] having a through hole [60] for making an ink storage chamber and an atmospheric open chamber [501] to communicate with each other, and an atmospheric open valve [601] having a valve body [65] capable of opening and closing the through hole [60] of the container main body [2] and an elastic member [62] capable of pressing the valve body [65] in a closed direction. In an assembling structure of the atmospheric open valve [601] in the atmospheric open chamber [501], the valve body [65] is placed at such a position blocking the opening of the through hole [60], the elastic member [62] is positioned in the atmospheric open chamber [501] as a bend piece shaped like < is expanded, and the elastic member [62] in the positioned state presses at one end part the valve body [65] in the closed direction and is fixed at an opposite end part to the inside of the atmospheric open chamber [501].

A telescopic pipe for an electronic apparatus is provided. The telescopic pipe for the electronic apparatus includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe with fixing grooves, inserted into the outer pipe; a holder pipe fixed to one side of the outer pipe, a handle pipe formed to surround the holder pipe, and a sealing member formed on an outer surface of the inner pipe to seal the space between the outer and inner pipes. In the telescopic pipe, the sealing member has at least one sealing portion of which a shape is changed by a negative pressure produced in the interior of the inner pipe so that its sealing force is enhanced.

A rocker cover assembly for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a rock cover, a gasket element and a stabilizing core. The gasket element is disposed between the rocker cover and the cylinder head, and includes a sealing material. The stabilizing core is inserted in the gasket element and surrounded at least essentially completely by the sealing material of the gasket element. The stabilizing core is isolated from the rocker cover such that the sealing material of the gasket element is arranged between the stabilizing core and the rocker cover.

A machine to fast cook raw food-stuff including dry-goods such as pasta on demand. Cook time is user selectable and varies from less than one minute to 4 minutes. Higher cook times are user programmable and food type dependent. The separate boiler and cook chamber are sealed within an enclosure containing a heat transfer fluid. Porting enables the ingress, egress and transfer of raw and cooked food-stuff, liquid and vapor. Proprietary slide plate valves control food-stuff ingress and egress to the cook chamber. The upper slide plate valve assembly separates the cook chamber from the raw food ingress staging aperture. Rinse water and cooked food-stuff discharges into the drain pan containing and enclosing the food collection strainer through the lower slide plate valve assembly. Discharge of the cooked food product completes the cook cycle. The cooked food can then be deposited from the strainer onto a serving vessel.

A thermal element of a simple structure which can have a reduced cost because a minimum required number of structural components are used, excels in response and endurance and enables forward and backward movement of a piston with the prescribed stroke under the effect of volume changes following the expansion and contraction of a thermally expandable body.

A thermal element 10 containing a thermally expandable body (wax 12) inside a case 11 comprises a piston 13 arranged inside the case along the axial line thereof. The inward end of the piston borders on the inside of the thermally expandable body and the outward end thereof protrudes outwardly from one end of the case, thereby enabling the piston to move forward and backward following the expansion and contraction of the thermally expandable body. The piston is slidably held with a guide member 14 disposed in a portion at one end inside the case. Furthermore, a sealing member 15 is disposed in a portion at the inward end of the guide member inside the case and seals the thermally expandable body at the other end inside the case.