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A method of dynamic channel selection for a wireless communication network employs a first wireless communication channel of a first wireless radio of each of a network coordinator and a number of network devices for wireless communication therebetween. A number of different second wireless communication channels are monitored with a second wireless radio of the network coordinator. One of the different second wireless communication channels is selected as a function of background noise level or message traffic. The first wireless communication channel is monitored with the first wireless radio of the network coordinator. The first wireless communication channel is determined to have unsatisfactory quality and an identification of the selected one of the different second wireless communication channels is responsively broadcast to the network devices. The selected one of the different second wireless communication channels is employed for wireless communication between the network coordinator and the network devices.

A display device, includes: a touch panel which outputs a predetermined enable signal corresponding to an external pressure; a display panel which includes a light detector responding to external light and generating a predetermined electrical signal representing the position of the light; and a panel driver which forms an image corresponding to the electrical signal on the display panel if the enable signal is input.

A method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The method includes applying a formulation on a first polymer layer containing a therapeutic substance to form a second layer. The formulation can contain a highly hydrophobic polymer or a solvent which is a poor solvent for the drug or the polymer of the first layer. The formulation can have a low surface tension value or a high Weber number value.

A floating symmetrical current limiter device blocks large bipolar input signals to the input circuit of an instrumentation device by transitioning between a low-impedance mode and a high-impedance mode. The current limiter device includes a signal path and a control path that are each coupled between an input terminal and an output terminal. The signal path has a low impedance that passes small differential signals across the limiter from the input terminal to the output terminal. The control path is responsive to large bipolar signals that appear across the limiter terminals by transitioning between a voltage divider and a constant-current source-based bias that controls the impedance of the signal path to become a large impedance, thereby blocking the large bipolar input signal from the output terminal.

An apparatus for use in a vacuum stripping process comprises a first stripping vessel (2); at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3), said at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3) containing at least two trays (12), (13), (14) and (15) each provided with sparging means (16), (17), (18) and (19) respectively, and further comprises a collector (4) connecting said first stripping vessel (2) and said at least one second stripping vessel (3), said collector (4) being provided with inlet openings above each said tray (12), (13), (14) and (15) and said collector (4) being connected to a pump (5) with a discharge into said first stripping vessel (2).

A network device is configured to implement a QoS function to optimize bandwidth utilization includes a memory configured to store a high priority throughput value and a low priority bandwidth value, a network device input to communicate a data stream including a plurality of data packets to and from at least one computer system on the internal network, and a network device output to communicate the data stream including the plurality of data packets to and from at least one computer system on the external network. The network device further includes a computer processor configured to execute steps stored in non-volatile memory, the steps including identifying high priority data packets in the data stream to detect the high priority throughput value, setting the low priority bandwidth value, and periodically adjusting the low priority bandwidth value. This QoS function can work without the knowledge of actual bandwidth for any link in the networks

A method of data management for optimizing the patient outcome from the provision of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is described. This method describes a process by which sets of dynamic cardiopulmonary dependent variables are measured during steady-state conditions, displayed, and translated into quantitative and qualitative measurements while the independent variables of CRT, device lead placement and atrial-ventricular and interventricular delay settings of bi-ventricular pacemaker systems, are altered by a physician. In combination with visual observation and computer-assisted ranking of the dependent variables, a physician can utilize the resulting information to render decisions on the optimal choice of the independent variables.

Method for controlling an air flow rate of an air conditioning system, including the steps of measuring a concentration of volatile organic compounds in air periodically, calculating a value of concentration change from concentration values measured at the present time and in the past, and controlling the flow rate of air for cleaning or ventilating a room with reference to the present concentration and value of concentration change, whereby controlling a flow rate of room cleaning or ventilating air to cope, not only with concentration of organic compounds, but also with rapid change of the concentration of the organic compounds in the air.

The invention discloses an intelligent battery pack, a locking method for the intelligent battery pack and an electric vehicle. The intelligent battery pack comprises a battery pack housing, wherein a battery pack and a battery monitoring device are arranged in the battery pack housing; the battery monitoring device comprises a power management circuit, a battery management control module, a central processing unit, a bluetooth module, a memory unit, a drive module, a switch module, a current detection module, a temperature sensor and a temperature sensor; the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the battery pack; the humidity sensor is used for detecting the humidity in the battery pack housing; the battery pack housing is provided with a positive wiring terminal and a negative wiring terminal; and the electric vehicle comprises the intelligent battery pack. State information of the battery pack can be monitored and transmitted to a smart phone of a user, so that the user can conveniently grasp the health condition of the batter pack; and the locking function for the battery pack can also be achieved.

In a lead frame for use in fabricating a face-down terminal solid electrolytic capacitor having a capacitor element an anode terminal, and a cathode terminal, a frame body has a connecting portion for being connected to the capacitor element. The connecting portion extends from a cathode terminal forming portion in a first direction to a position near an anode terminal forming portion. The anode terminal forming portion is connected to the frame body and used for forming the anode terminal. The cathode terminal forming portion is connected to the frame body and used for forming the cathode terminal. The anode terminal forming and the cathode terminal forming portions are spaced to each other in the first direction on a principal surface of the frame body.

Disclosed is a polyurethane blade having an edge portion and a backup portion that have different compositions from each other. The polyurethane that forms the edge portion has higher hardness than the polyurethane that forms the backup portion. The polyurethane that forms the backup portion has a JIS-A hardness of 65-80, while the polyurethane that forms the edge portion has (1) a JIS-A hardness of 75-100 and a tan d peak temperature of from -20 DEG C to -1 DEG C or (2) a JIS-A hardness of 85-100 and a tan d peak temperature of from -20 DEG C to 60 DEG C. The blade does not suffer from blade inversion or blade squealing even in cases where the hardness of a coating film of an image carrier or the printing speed is increased.

Conductive adhesives, which do not have the problem of migration in conductive metals upon application of a voltage and which exhibit low resistance values, are provided.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a conductive adhesive comprising a conductive filler and a resin, characterized in that the conductive filler comprises an alloy powder of silver and tin and further contains an additive comprising at least one member selected from among a chelator, an antioxidant, and a metal surfactant. Additives that can be used are chelators such as hydroxyquinolines, salicylidene aminothiophenols or phenanthrolines, antioxidants such as hydroquinones or benzotriazoles, and metal surfactants such as organic acids, acid anhydrides or organic acid salts.

An electronic asset exchange system includes a communications medium and at least two electronic purses. Each electronic purse includes an interface configured to send and receive messages, a memory storing a current asset value amount, a respective unique identifier, and a log of asset transfers; and a controller. The controller receives an asset transfer message including at least an asset value amount to be transferred, and executes a Transfer-in process to increase the current asset value amount by the asset value amount to be transferred and record information of the asset transfer in the log. The controller receives, via the interface, an asset transfer request message including at least an asset value amount to be transferred, and executes a Transfer-out process to generate and send an asset transfer message including the asset value amount to be transferred, decreasing the current asset value amount by the asset value amount to be transferred; and recording information of the asset transfer in the log.

The invention discloses a modification method of a brick-making material. the method provided by the invention is characterized by comprising the following steps of: adding a modification treatment fluid into the brick-making raw material, carrying out high-speed dispersion, stirring, reacting, waiting or adjusting pH value to a stable range, followed by pumping filtration to obtain a solid product A and a liquid product B; drying the solid product A to obtain the modified brick-making material; heating and concentrating the liquid product B, refining, filtering and drying to obtain a by-product snow-melting agent. By the adoption of the modification method of the brick-making material, on one hand, the brick-making material containing calcium and magnesium, the content of which does not exceed standard, can be obtained; on the other hand, the calcium magnesium acetate environment-friendly snow-melting agent can be obtained. Thus, no corrosion, low energy consumption, high selectivityand high value can be realized. The modification method is a novel low-cost method of treating waste with waste. In the meantime, the modification method of the brick-making material has scientific and simple flows, is convenient to operate and is easy to realize large-scale production.

An acousto-optic (AO) frequency shifter includes an anisotropic crystal having an optical axis and an input face, and an acoustic transducer having electrodes affixed to the face for receiving an electrical signal and projecting an acoustic wave into the crystal. The anisotropic crystal is cut relative to the face so that the transducer is at an acoustic angle (θ_a) corresponding to a predetermined angle of incidence (θ_i) of an optical beam to be directed relative to the optic axis of the anisotropic crystal to substantially satisfy the parallel tangents phase matching condition.

An air heater for heating intake air for an internal combustion engine is provided. The air heater may have a heating element with improved air flow redirection. The air heater may include a controller that is formed as an integral component with an other component of an internal combustion engine such as an air intake manifold cover. The heater may include thermocouple circuitry for sensing the temperature of the heating element. Methods of calibrating the thermocouple circuitry are also provided. Methods of controlling the air heater while performing engine start are also provided.

The invention discloses a system for processing and totally-enclosed transfer of medical rubber plugs or aluminum caps and a usage method. The system comprises a respirator, a material supply machine, a sterilization and drying machine, a taking tank and pipeline systems. The respirator, the material supply machine, the sterilization and drying machine and the taking tank are mutually and integrally connected through the pipeline systems. Each pipeline system comprises a material transfer pipeline I, a material transfer pipeline II, a taking tank discharging pipeline, a main cleaning and sterilization pipeline, a cleaning and sterilization pipeline system, a main vacuum pipeline, a vacuum pipeline I, a vacuum pipeline II, a main respiration pipeline, a respiration pipeline I, a respiration pipeline II, a main blow-down pipeline and a blow-down pipeline system, the pipelines and the pipeline systems are all provided with a plurality of valves for respectively connecting the respirator, the material supply machine, the sterilization and drying machine and the taking tank to form a whole. The system for processing and totally-enclosed transfer of the medical rubber plugs or aluminum caps is convenient to use, simple in operation and reasonable in structure.

Provided is a polycarbonate resin, including, as a raw material, a bisphenol A having 100 ppm by mass or less of isopropenylphenol and 250 ppm by mass or less of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, each detected after heating in air at 175° C. for 1 hour.

A method of controlling an apparatus for generating electric power and apparatus for use in said method, the apparatus comprising a gasifier for biomass material, such as waste, wood chips, straw, etc., said gasifier being of the shaft and updraft fixed bed type, which from the top is charged with the raw material for gasification and into the bottom of which gasifying agent is introduced, and a gas engine driving an electrical generator for producing electrical power, said gas engine being driven by the fuel gas from the gasifier. By supplying the produced fuel gas directly from the gasifier to the gas engine and controlling the production of the fuel gas in the gasifier in order to maintain a constant electrical output power, the necessity of using a gas holder between the gasifier and the gas engine is avoided.

The invention relates to a carrier for an organic compound dehydrogenation catalyst. The carrier comprises aluminum oxide and modified metal oxide, wherein the modified metal oxide is titanium oxide and/or zirconium oxide; the value of eta of the modified metal oxide is less than 0.3, the value of theta of the modified metal oxide is greater than or equal to 5, the value of eta is equal to a ratioof the weight percentage of a crystalline phase modified metal oxide in the carrier to the chemical composition weight percentage of the modified metal oxide in the carrier, and the value of theta isequal to a ratio of the weight percentage of the modified metal oxide on the surface of the carrier to the chemical composition weight percentage of the modified metal oxide in the carrier; and the titanium oxide is calculated in terms of TiO2, and the zirconium oxide is calculated in terms of ZrO2. The carrier of the invention is applicable to a catalyst for preparing hydrogen through dehydrogenation of organic liquid to improve the activity of the catalyst, and can also be applied to catalysts for other reactions.

A driving system for at least automated longitudinal guidance for a motor vehicle is designed to determine or receive a virtual acceleration for the motor vehicle, to determine, for each of at least two further road users in the environment of the motor vehicle, the duration until a virtual collision of the motor vehicle with the road user in question, in each case at least in dependence on the virtual acceleration of the motor vehicle, to select one of the at least two further road users as a target object in dependence on the respective durations until a virtual collision of the motor vehicle with the respective road users, which durations were determined for the at least two further road users, and to determine the longitudinal guidance for the motor vehicle in dependence on the road user selected as the control object.

The present invention is directed to processes for making blocks of cheese having reduced moisture variability using controlled cooling of cheese curd to form the final cheese blocks.

Internal combustion engine with variable actuation of the valves that provides electronic control means that considers the activation delays of the cylinders so that new operating conditions are assigned for the first time to a cylinder which firstly, following an engine operating variation request, is effectively able to satisfy such new operating conditions.

To provide a catalyst composed of a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, which can be easily synthesized, does not contain metal components at all, and does not leave any odor on a resulting product; a method for its production; an economical and efficient method for producing a polyalkylene oxide by means thereof; and a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, represented by the following formula (2):

[in the above formula (2), each of R₁ and R₂ which are independent of each other, is a C_1-10 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C_6-10 phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C_6-10 phenylalkyl group, provided that R₁ and R₂, or R₂'s, may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, n is a real number of from 1 to 8, and Yⁿ⁻ is an anion of an active hydrogen compound which is obtained by removing n protons from an active hydrogen compound Y] is used as a polyalkylene glycol producing catalyst.

The invention provides a coal dry-process grading upgrading integrated system and a processing method thereof. The coal dry-process grading upgrading integrated system comprises a crushing device, a first inlet end of the crushing device, an outlet end of the crushing device, a second inlet end of the crushing device, a first inlet end of a screening device, a first outlet end of the screening device, a second outlet end of the screening device, a fine coal sorting device, a first inlet end of the fine coal sorting device, a first outlet end of the fine coal sorting device, a first inlet end of the fine coal sorting device, a grinding device, a first inlet end of the grinding device, a first outlet end of the grinding device, a second inlet end of the grinding device, a third inlet end ofthe grinding device, a granularity grading device, an inlet end of the granularity grading device, a first outlet end of the granularity grading device, a second outlet end of the granularity gradingdevice, a micro powder grading device, an inlet end of the micro powder grading device, a first outlet end of the micro powder grading device and a second outlet end of the micro powder grading device.

The invention discloses an assembled device for removing activated carbon and an ultrafiltration membrane in micro medical drugs in tap water and a method for removing micro medical drugs in the tap water, relates to a device and a method for removing micro medical drugs in the tap water, and aims to solve the problem that the conventional method for removing micro medical drugs in the tap water is expensive in price, not suitable for being popularized and poor in removing effect. The device comprises a water inlet pipe, a first granular active carbon column water outlet, a granular active carbon column, the ultrafiltration membrane, a pressure sensor, an ultrafiltration membrane pumping water pump, an ultrafiltration membrane tank, a fresh water box, a back washing water pump, a check valve, a flow valve, a fresh water box water inlet, an ultrafiltration membrane tank water inlet, a first granular active carbon column water inlet, a water drainage pipe and a fresh water box water outlet. The method for removing the micro medical drugs in the tap water comprises the steps of 1, filling modified granular active carbon into the granular active carbon column, and 2, treating the tap water containing the micro medical drugs. The device and the method can be used for removing the micro medical drugs in the tap water.