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The present invention is directed to a polymeric vehicle, a formulated coating composition and a coating binder made from the polymeric vehicle and a method for making the polymeric vehicle where the polymeric vehicle includes a polyol, an isocyanate compound and a phenolic ester alcohol having at least one aliphatic hydroxyl group and at least one phenolic hydroxyl group.

An abradable sealing land for a gas turbine engine includes a mount plate and an open cell portion which is to be abraded. Both portions are formed integrally from a single piece of material.

The present disclosure relates to techniques for reducing roll motion experienced by a floating vessel. The disclosure reveals several different techniques for damping roll motion, which may be used alone or in conjunction to stabilize a floating vessel. A typical disclosed embodiment of a roll motion damping device would employ a sponson on each side of the vessel. Each sponson would typically encompass one or more baffles. And a wing keel could be located on the outside of each sponson. When all of these features are used in conjunction, they work synergistically to maximize the resistance to roll experienced by the floating vessel.

Adaptive self-tunable antenna systems and methods are provided including a closed-loop system for sensing near-field RF signals of transmitted RF signals and tuning an antenna or switching between multiple antennas, so that the strength of the transmitted RF signals is maximized. A sensing antenna detects the near-field RF signal, which is filtered and converted to an RF strength control signal that can be used to generate an antenna tuning control signal. An antenna tuner uses the antenna tuning control signal to keep the antenna in resonance by dynamically changing the electrical length of the antenna or switching between multiple antennas to maximize the strength of the radiated RF signal. Such antennas may be less prone to detuning due to interaction with human bodies or other objects. Dynamically matching the antennas to an RF power amplifier and low noise amplifier can improve stability, power efficiency, gain, noise figure, and receiver sensitivity.

A polyamide resin composition for microcellular foaming injection molding relates to a polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin, a glass fiber, a mineral, and sulfonamide-based or dicarboxylic acid-based plasticizer. The resin enables a decrease in the weight of the manufactured goods and improved surface properties without showing any defect, such as surface sink and flowmark, or any reinforcing materials, such as glass fiber and clay, on the surface, while elevating other physical properties such as heat resistance, fluidity, and rigidity.

A reinforced soil retaining wall system (10) in which a plurality of blocks (12) are arranged in courses (14) to form a wall (16). Soil reinforcement is provided to the wall (16) using a plurality of lengths of strip reinforcement (18) inserted in and extending from the blocks (12), the strip reinforcement (18) being buried under compacted backfill (20) either as each course (14) is laid or after construction of the wall (16). Also disclosed is the use of a second plurality of sections of soil reinforcement, spaced apart from the first plurality of sections and arranged to extend perpendicular to the wall.

A piston and cylinder assembly for an engine is disclosed. The assembly includes a piston including an aluminum alloy piston body having a crown and a skirt extending from the crown. The skirt has an exterior surface having a surface finish in a wave form with peaks and valleys, and having a roughness total between approximately 6 and 12 micrometers, the roughness total (Rt) being defined as the difference between the highest peak and lowest valley within an assessment length. The surface finish has an approximate peak-to-peak distance between 0.17 and 0.25 millimeters within the assessment length. The exterior surface is coated with a nickel ceramic composite coating. An aluminum alloy cylinder bore is disposed in an engine block and is configured to receive the piston body. The cylinder bore has a bore surface having a roughness average (Ra) between approximately 0.09 and 0.25 micrometers. The cylinder bore may be made of a eutectic Al—Si alloy including other alloying elements.

A cheek support apparatus comprising a generally inverted U-shaped shell member, a base member, and a cheek supporting member is provided for a firearm. The shell member made of a form fitting material, for example, a thermoplastic material, is selectively configured with different coefficients of friction to enable rigid contact of the shell member to a stock of the firearm. The shell member comprising an inner frictional surface defines an opening for accommodating the stock of the firearm. The base member is rigidly attached to a closed upper end of the shell member. In an embodiment, one or more shim members are removably attached on the base member for adjustably positioning the cheek supporting member on the base member. The cheek supporting member is removably attached on one or more of the shim members or the base member for supporting a user's cheek, for example, during recoil of the firearm.

The present invention is directed to a polymeric vehicle, the formulated coating composition and a coating binder made from the polymeric vehicle and a method for making the polymeric vehicle where the polymeric vehicle includes a phenol blocked isocyanate having reactive aliphatic hydroxyl groups. The phenol blocked isocyanate may be made from a phenolic ester alcohol having at least one aliphatic hydroxyl group and one phenolic hydroxyl group.

A cheek support apparatus comprising a generally inverted U-shaped shell member, a base member, and a cheek supporting member is provided for a firearm. The shell member made of a form fitting material, for example, a thermoplastic material, is selectively configured with different coefficients of friction to enable rigid contact of the shell member to a stock of the firearm. The shell member comprising an inner frictional surface defines an opening for accommodating the stock of the firearm. The base member is rigidly attached to a closed upper end of the shell member. In an embodiment, one or more shim members are removably attached on the base member for adjustably positioning the cheek supporting member on the base member. The cheek supporting member is removably attached on one or more of the shim members or the base member for supporting a user's cheek, for example, during recoil of the firearm.

A modular wind deflector is constructed from a plurality of wind deflecting panels. The panels include edge flanges for attaching adjacent panels together, which also form ribs on the inside of the wind deflector creating a substructure for resisting wind forces.

A metasurface integrated microbolometer having a sensing layer (e.g., SixGeyO1-x-y). The presence of the metasurface provides selectivity with respect to wavelength, polarization and angle-of-incidence. The presence of the metasurface into the microbolometer affects conversion of electromagnetic to thermal energy, thermal response, electrical integration of the microbolometer, and the tradeoff between resistivity and temperature coefficient of resistance, thereby allowing the ability to obtain a sensing with high temperature coefficient of resistance with lower resistivity values than that of films without the metasurface. The presence of the metasurface removes the need for a Fabry-Perot cavity.

An improved method of shrink fit assembly of two components increases resistance to torsional and / or axial loads without the need for a separate key element. Use of a roughened surface, in combination with a softer deformable material, creates a keyed type interaction at the contact areas of the shrink fitted components. One of the shrink fitted components may include the softer material, though intermediate layers and sleeves can be used.

An apparatus for use in exercising in water, preferably deep water running, includes a shoe that is configured to be worn by the user. The shoe includes a plurality of drag-generating elements attached to and extending from each side of said shoe for generating drag forces on the shoe during movement in water. The drag-generating elements generate more drag for movement of said shoe in a rearward direction than in a forward direction and are sized and positioned to simulate the forces on the user's foot arising from land-based running.

An inductive load drive device for driving an inductive load shortens the attenuation time of the regenerative current produced in the inductive load without increasing capacitance between the power supply and ground. A drive signal generating unit produces a drive signal denoting a logic level of the drive state and regeneration state. A drive unit is controlled based on the drive signal to an OFF state, a high resistance ON state having a high ON resistance, or a low resistance ON state having a low ON resistance, to produce the drive power. The drive unit has a high potential side switching unit group and a low potential side switching unit group. In the regeneration state either the high potential side switching unit group or the low potential side switching unit group is OFF and at least one switching unit of the other switching unit group is on.

The invention relates to the technical field of umbrellas and discloses an airflow-based wetting-proof and surface-trickling avoiding umbrella. The airflow-based wetting-proof and surface-trickling avoiding umbrella comprises an umbrella body with a double-layer umbrella surface, the outer umbrella surface is provided with a plurality of airflow action mechanisms at equal intervals, every airflowaction mechanism comprises a round case connected in a sealed mode onto the outer umbrella surface, and the inner circular surface of the round case is bonded with a concealed umbrella surface; the concealed umbrella surface is provided with a hot-pressed plastic one-way exhaust valve through a pneumatic pressure valve; the tip of the umbrella body is a hollow structure and is internally providedwith two micro air blowers, a handle integrally formed with the tip of the umbrella body is embedded with a storage battery, the surface of the handle is provided with two switches, and an air pipe connected with the air outlets of the micro air blower is concealed inside the central stick of the umbrella body. The airflow-based wetting-proof and surface-trickling avoiding umbrella can solve the problem that an umbrella cannot shelter the whole body of a user from different rain conditions and is prone to ageing due to rain tickling during long-term application.

A method of preventing microbial growth in oil-water metalworking fluid in a machine wherein lubricating oil or hydraulic or tapping fluid can contaminate the metalworking fluid, comprises adding a partitionable anti-microbial agent, active against micro-organisms present in the metalworking fluid, to the lubricating oil or hydraulic or tapping fluid whereby an effective quantity of anti-microbial agent can migrate into the metalworking fluid to reduce micro-organism activity. A machine tool lubricating oil or hydraulic or tapping fluid composition comprises in a mineral oil or other lubricant base and an oil-water partitionable anti-microbial, active against micro-organisms present in oil-water metalworking fluids.

A seat mounting system for row seating is a means to support a plurality of adjacent backrest and seat assemblies, fixedly arranged in rows in a seating facility. Rows of seats may be arranged in a straight line or curved line. The mounting system consists of support columns or brackets affixed to a floor or riser surface, with cross members linking the supports. The support columns or brackets may include devices for mounting armrests, backrests, and seats. The seat portion of the assembly is commonly mounted on an axle or pivot rod cross member to allow the seat to be rotated from a horizontal to a vertical position when not in use. Strength is critical to safety of the occupant, while reduced mass is critical to conservation of materials and energy.

This invention is an exercise apparatus that relates to the field of exercise. The apparatus is easily attached to an exercise bench and eliminates the need to have an exercise partner present when attempting to maximize the resistance of medicine ball crunches on a declined exercise bench. The apparatus contains a circular frame with a flexible, resilient mat in the center that is being held in place with helically wound coil springs. Such frame is connected to an exterior frame with two arms, left and right that extend outward and then smoothly curve downward towards a mutual base. Each arm on the external frame has a rotation point and the right arm contains an angle adjustment device. The apparatus contains three adjustable height levels as well as an impact support bracket.

The present disclosure relates to techniques for reducing roll motion experienced by a floating vessel. The disclosure reveals several different techniques for damping roll motion, which may be used alone or in conjunction to stabilize a floating vessel. A typical disclosed embodiment of a roll motion damping device would employ a sponson on each side of the vessel. Each sponson would typically encompass one or more baffles. And a wing keel could be located on the outside of each sponson. When all of these features are used in conjunction, they work synergistically to maximize the resistance to roll experienced by the floating vessel.

An injectable device, comprising a hyaluronic acid-based composition, useful for long lasting facial sculpting and correction of facial features, for example, for augmenting and shaping the profile, including for example, the chin, jawline or the nose, in a human being is provided. Methods of treatment are also provided.

Systems and devices with enhanced stability to kinetic impact for the containment of cryogenically preserved material. A device comprising a vessel with increased surface to volume ratio when compared to cylindrical vessels of like capacity, and further comprising a material that remains resistant to shock and impact at cryogenic temperatures while providing a continuous barrier of a single material surrounding the vessel contents. The device further comprising a design that may be readily modified to include internalized sensors, enhanced interfacing to external instruments, provide optimized thaw rate, and post-thawing sample processing capabilities.

An apparatus for use in exercising in water, preferably deep water running, includes a shoe that is configured to be worn by the user. The shoe includes a plurality of drag-generating elements attached to and extending from each side of said shoe for generating drag forces on the shoe during movement in water. The drag-generating elements generate more drag for movement of said shoe in a rearward direction than in a forward direction and are sized and positioned to simulate the forces on the user's foot arising from land-based running.

A microfluidic device is provided for studying primary human airway cells cultured at the air-liquid interface defined in the device by a barrier between an apical and basolateral compartment provided by a porous support for growing a cell layer. Within the chip, a liquid flow channel is provided through the basolateral compartment. Primary measurement electrodes are arranged widely spaced apart in the basolateral compartment to cause a significant component of electrical current flowing between them to flow via the cell layer. Secondary measurement electrodes are also provided to make comparative measurements which are used to deduce parameters that are relevant for the equivalent circuit model use for analysing the data obtained from the primary measurement electrodes. The microfluidic device has a modular construction of substrate, spacer and sidewall piece, with the electrodes being formed on the substrate, and the substrate and spacer co-defining the flow channel.

Provided is a catalyst for preparing a syngas by reforming methane wherein a nickel-based catalyst is mixed with a metal oxide catalyst. More particularly, alumina is used as a support and a metal oxide catalyst including magnesia, nickel, vanadium, tungsten, iron, molybdenum or chromium is used to inhibit carbon deposition and maintain or improve catalytic activity.

A method for the manufacture of a component comprises the following steps, in sequence using an additive layer manufacturing process to build a three-dimensional net shape of the component; performing a first abrasive blasting operation on a region of a surface of the component; and performing a second abrasive blasting operation on the region. The angle of incidence of the abrasive on the surface in the first abrasive blasting operation is less than the angle of incidence of the abrasive on the surface in the second abrasive blasting operation.

A metasurface integrated microbolometer having a sensing layer (e.g., SixGeyO1-x-y). The presence of the metasurface provides selectivity with respect to wavelength, polarization and angle-of-incidence. The presence of the metasurface into the microbolometer affects conversion of electromagnetic to thermal energy, thermal response, electrical integration of the microbolometer, and the tradeoff between resistivity and temperature coefficient of resistance, thereby allowing the ability to obtain a sensing with high temperature coefficient of resistance with lower resistivity values than that of films without the metasurface. The presence of the metasurface removes the need for a Fabry-Perot cavity.

The method of and the apparatus for the formation of a high-speed fluid or slurry jets of a desired geometry are invented. According to the present invention a fluid or slurry jet is formed by the expelling of a compressed fluid via a slot formed by two attached plates separated by the insertion. The shape of the slot is determined by the forms of the plates and the insertion. This shape is also determined by the deformation of the plates and the insertion by the external forces applied to the plates, for example by the fasteners connecting the plates.