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The invention discloses a method for using flue gas desulfurization gypsum to prepare calcium sulfate whisker, comprising process steps of size mixing, high-temperature crystallization, drying and coating, etc. The method utilizes the flue gas desulfurization gypsum as the raw material, which has low production cost, short technological process and saves natural gypsum mine and effectively relieves the environmental pollution problem of the flue gas desulfurization gypsum. The product purity can be up to more than 98 percent, which can be used as filler with medium intensity or as friction material, building material or insulating material, and the like, instead of asbestos. The product can also partly replace organic macromolecular compounds such as glass fiber, resin, rubber and plastic, and the like, and has good describability.

A battery containing a first electrode and a second electrode, and an electrolyte for transferring ionic charge-carriers there between, wherein the first electrode contains a first electrode active material represented by the formula A2eM4kM5mM6nM7oOg, and at least one second electrode active material selected from the group consisting of active materials represented by the formula A1aM1b(XY4)cZd, active materials represented by the formula A3hMniO4, and mixtures thereof.

A compliant printed flexible circuit including a flexible polymeric film and at least one dielectric layer bonded to the polymeric film with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry. A conductive material is printed in at least a portion of the recesses to form a circuit geometry. At least one dielectric covering layer is printed over at least the circuit geometry. Openings can be printed in the dielectric covering layer to provide access to at least a portion of the circuit geometry.

A socket housing and method of making the socket housing. A plurality of dielectric layers are printed with a plurality of recesses on a substrate. The dielectric layers include at least two different dielectric materials. A sacrificial material is printed ted in the recesses. The assembly is removed from the substrate and the sacrificial material is removed from the recesses. At least one contact member is located in a plurality of the recesses. Distal ends of the contact members are adapted to electrically couple with circuit members.

A compliant printed circuit semiconductor package including a compliant printed circuit with at least a first dielectric layer selectively printed on a substrate with first recesses. A conductive material is printed in the first recesses to form contact members accessible along a first surface of the compliant printed circuit. At least one semiconductor device is located proximate the first surface of the compliant printed circuit. Wirebonds electrically couple terminals on the semiconductor device to the contact members. Overmolding material seals the semiconductor device and the wirebonds to the first surface of the compliant printed circuit. Contact pads on a second surface of the compliant printed circuit are electrically coupled to the contact members.

A compliant printed circuit semiconductor tester interface that provides a temporary interconnect between terminals on integrated circuit (IC) devices being tested. The compliant printed circuit semiconductor tester interface includes at least one dielectric layer printed with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry. A conductive material is deposited in at least a portion of the recesses comprising a circuit geometry and a plurality of first contact pads accessible along a first surface of the compliant printed circuit. At least one dielectric covering layer is preferably applied over the circuit geometry. A plurality of openings in the dielectric covering layer are provided to permit electrical coupling of terminals on the IC device and the first contact pads. Testing electronics that to test electrical functions of the IC device are electrically coupled to the circuit geometry.

The invention relates to geopolymeric concrete based on recycled aggregate, and a preparation method of the geopolymeric concrete. The concrete is prepared by taking construction waste as aggregate and inorganic geopolymer as an adhesive through an alkali activation process. The recycled aggregate geopolymeric concrete prepared by using the method has the characteristics that the concrete can be rapidly dried, the compressive strength, particularly the early-stage compressive strength is high, the volume shrinkage in the coagulation process is extremely low, the coefficient of volume expansion is approximate to 0, and acid-base corrosion resistance is good. Due to the adoption of the method, the defects that the conventional concrete is low in early-stage strength and the coagulation time is long are overcome; a method for rapidly repairing concrete pavement is provided, and problems of recycling and reusing construction waste aggregate and environment problems caused by the construction waste aggregate are solved.

A fire-extinguishing bomb that can be pre-programmed to explode 2-200 feet above the ground or tree line. The bomb employs a laser or barometric altitude sensor in combination with a GPS-altitude sensor for failsafe detonation with extreme accuracy at the proper altitude. The redundant failsafe altitude-dependent detonation system ruptures a container carrying a payload of wet or dry fire retardant / suppressant, preferably dry environmentally-friendly fire-retardant powder having no toxicity and having fertilizer properties. Upon detonation the device coats the ground below with a uniform fire extinguishing coating. The core components of the bomb can be biodegradable, or alternatively can be readily retrieved and reused after each activation, thereby increasing both economy and reducing environmental concerns.

A noise reduction system and method suitable for hands-free communication comprises a first microphone located in a wireless or cordless headset and a second microphone located within a separate communication device. The first microphone may be placed within a headset attached to or near the ear of the user while the second microphone may be located further away from the user's mouth. The first microphone collects the intended voice signal and ambient background or environmental noise while the second microphone primarily collects ambient noise rather than a voice signal. The inputs to the two microphones are synchronized and the ambient noise of the second microphone is used to compensate or remove noise from the first microphone, such as by subtracting the noise from the second microphone from the input of the first microphone. Noise reduction or noise cancellation is achieved through continuous time quadrant modulation, environmental noise counterbalancing, and / or through other means.

A noise reduction system and method suitable for hands-free communication comprises a first microphone located in a wireless or cordless headset and a second microphone located within a separate communication device. The first microphone may be placed within a headset attached to or near the ear of the user while the second microphone may be located further away from the user's mouth. The first microphone collects the intended voice signal and ambient background or environmental noise while the second microphone primarily collects ambient noise rather than a voice signal. The inputs to the two microphones are synchronized and the ambient noise of the second microphone is used to compensate or remove noise from the first microphone, such as by subtracting the noise from the second microphone from the input of the first microphone. Noise reduction or noise cancellation is achieved through continuous time quadrant modulation, environmental noise counterbalancing, and / or through other means.

A fire-extinguishing bomb that can be pre-programmed to explode 2-200 feet above the ground or tree line. The bomb employs a laser or barometric altitude sensor in combination with a GPS-altitude sensor for failsafe detonation with extreme accuracy at the proper altitude. The redundant failsafe altitude-dependent detonation system ruptures a container carrying a payload of wet or dry fire retardant / suppressant, preferably dry environmentally-friendly fire-retardant powder having no toxicity and having fertilizer properties. Upon detonation the device coats the ground below with a uniform fire extinguishing coating. The core components of the bomb can be biodegradable, or alternatively can be readily retrieved and reused after each activation, thereby increasing both economy and reducing environmental concerns.

Structures and methods are provided which include a selective electroless copper metallization. The present invention includes a novel methodology for forming copper vias on a substrate, including depositing a thin film seed layer of Palladium (Pd) or Copper (Cu) on a substrate to a thickness of less than 15 nanometers (nm). A number of via holes is defined above the seed layer. A layer of copper is deposited over the seed layer using electroless plating to fill the via holes to a top surface of the patterned photoresist layer. The method can be repeated any number of times, forming second, third and fourth layers of copper. The photoresist layers along with the seed layers in other regions can then be removed, such as by oxygen plasma etching, such that a chemical mechanical planarization process is avoided.

A method for removing contaminants from an process stream that includes the use of reticulated material to filter the process stream. The reticulated material also facilitate process stream flow distribution in process units. The reticulated material can be packed with a void space between a substantial number of the reticulated material that can be varied to enhance filtration and flow distribution. The method of filtering also provides a method of removing contaminants leaving process equipment. The methods can be used on a variety of process streams and process equipment. The reticulated material can include ceramics, metallic materials, and chemical vapor deposition elements. The reticulated material can be of various shapes and sizes, and can also be catalytically active.

A system and method for “pixelating” a three-dimensional circuit structure into a three-dimensional matrix of cubes that are located with respect to a coordinate system. The design step is typically performed on a conventional computer using computer aided design software that pixelates the proposed circuit structure into an array of uniformly sized cube. The fabrication process involves adding and subtracting bulk materials from the individual cubic positions within the pixelated representation of the circuit structure. Various existing and new techniques can be used to add or subtract bulk materials as the cubic positions within the matrix to construct the circuit structure.

The invention relates to a needle-type electric heating cigarette system which comprises a power supply part, a heating part and a cigarette clamping part which are sequentially connected in a sealing manner. The needle-type electric heating cigarette system is characterized in that the power supply part mainly comprises a housing, a control circuit and a temperature display (11); the heating part mainly comprises a heating plate heat preservation and insulation layer (3), a heating plate (6) and a heating wire (5); the cigarette clamping part mainly comprises a barrel wall heat preservation and insulation layer (7) and a heating needle (4); the heating needle (4) is electrically connected with the heating wire (5), the control circuit and the temperature display (11); and the barrel wall heat preservation and insulation layer (7) is also provided with a gas inlet (8). According to the invention, applicability is greatly strengthened; a heater has a simple structure; cost of a heating element, a power supply, the control circuit, insulating materials and the like is low; the needle-type electric heating cigarette system is convenient to use; no or little sidestream smoke is generated, so that the emission amounts of harmful ingredients and environmental smoke of cigarettes are obviously reduced; and the needle-type electric heating cigarette system can become a tobacco technology widely applied in the future.

A system including a guide member at least partially insertable into a proximal opening of a body lumen, the guide member including a first passageway connectable to a source of fluid pressure, an elongate carrier arranged for sliding movement through the guide member, and a piston head mounted on the carrier, wherein a greater fluid pressure acting on a proximal side of the piston head than on a distal side of the piston head propels the piston head and the carrier in a distal direction in the body lumen.

Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a frit slurry paste for use in assemblies (e.g., a vacuum insulated glass unit or a plasma display panel), and methods of making the same. Frit powder, binder material, and a water-based solvent are mixed together to form an intermediate mixture. The frit powder is substantially lead free, and the water-based solvent is provided at a first temperature. Additional water-based solvent is added to the intermediate mixture to form a frit slurry paste. The additional water-based solvent is provided at a second temperature, with the second temperature being lower than the first temperature. The binder material is provided at a concentration of 0.001%-20% by weight with respect to the frit slurry paste or the frit slurry paste absent the frit powder. The frit slurry paste has a bulk viscosity of 2,000-200,000 cps.

A construct that comprises a base material and a polyhydroxyalkanoate, wherein at least a part of the base material is coated with the polyhydroxyalkanoate, and the polyhydroxyalkanoate comprises a 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid unit other than 3-hydroxypropionic acid unit, 3-hydroxy-n-butyric acid unit, and 3-hydroxy-n-valeric acid unit.In addition, an electrostatic charge image developing toner allows to design the toner characteristics such as chargeability, flowability, stability in time and environmental stability uniform among the toners of different colors. The toner has a small particle size enough for enabling uniform dispersion and being excellent in color saturation and transparency. The toner also shows higher contribution to the environmental security. The toner includes a coloring agent of which at least a part of the surface is covered with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The toner is produced by dispersing the coloring agent in aqueous medium, then fixing PHA synthesizing enzyme to the coloring agent dispersed in the aqueous medium, then adding 3-hydroxyacyl CoA, and executing a PHA synthesizing reaction to cover at least a part of the surface of the coloring agent with PHA. The toner thus obtained is used for an image forming method.

A compliant printed circuit semiconductor tester interface that provides a temporary interconnect between terminals on integrated circuit (IC) devices being tested. The compliant printed circuit semiconductor tester interface includes at least one dielectric layer printed with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry. A conductive material is deposited in at least a portion of the recesses comprising a circuit geometry and a plurality of first contact pads accessible along a first surface of the compliant printed circuit. At least one dielectric covering layer is preferably applied over the circuit geometry. A plurality of openings in the dielectric covering layer are provided to permit electrical coupling of terminals on the IC device and the first contact pads. Testing electronics that to test electrical functions of the IC device are electrically coupled to the circuit geometry.

The invention provides water-based drilling fluid for stabilizing shale. The drilling fluid is formed by mixing sodium-based bentonite, a shale inhibitor, a tackifier, a flow-pattern adjusting agent, a filtrate reducer, a high-temperature-resisting processing agent, a bridging agent, bridging particle and an anti-collapse agent. Calculated by the addition quantity in every 100 parts of water, the water-based drilling fluid comprises the following components in parts by mass: 5 parts of sodium-based bentonite, 1.5 to 1.8 parts of shale inhibitor, 0.5 to 0.7 part of tackifier, 0.1 to 0.2 part of flow-pattern adjusting agent, 0.7 to 0.9 part of filtrate reducer, 2.3 to 2.5 parts of high-temperature-resisting processing agent, 9.33 to 10.67 parts of bridging agent, 1.8 to 2.2 parts of bridging particle and 1.1 to 1.3 parts of anti-collapse agent. The drilling fluid is good in rheological property, filtrate reduction property and lubricating property and strong in inhabitation property, so that the requirement of the shale gas horizontal well drilling cuttings carrying and wall stability requirement can be met, and the probability of drilling seizure can be reduced.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a concrete pavement brick by using recycled aggregate of construction waste. The method is characterized in that a concrete pavement is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 60-80 parts of recycled aggregate of the construction waste, 25-35 parts of superfine 52.5 Portland cement, 10-15 parts of a gelatinizing agent, 0.5-2 parts of a superplasticizer, 0.5-2 parts of a reinforcing agent, 0.1-0.5 part of a dispersing agent and 0.1-1 part of a retarder. The quality of the concrete pavement brick is ensured by adopting the construction waste as the aggregate and adjusting the ingredients and quality of the cement and an additive; the prepared concrete pavement brick has the characteristics of high strength, good abrasive resistance, stable quality, long service life, low cost and the like; and the concrete pavement brick is prepared by adopting the construction waste as the aggregate, so that the construction waste is comprehensively utilized to turn the waste into treasure, reclamation of the construction waste is achieved, the ecological environment is improved, and the aims of protecting the environment, saving resources and achieving low-carbon economy are achieved.

A filter assembly includes housing enclosing a replaceable filter element. A support core is provided in the housing, and includes an extension and locking assembly. The element includes a ring of filtration media with a pair of end caps. The first end cap includes a central opening to receive the support core. The extension and locking assembly prevents the cover of the housing from being attached to the housing body without a proper filter element installed. The extension and locking assembly includes a bypass member and a locking member, which are in locking engagement when an element is absent in the housing. The second end cap includes internal protrusions which engage the locking member when the filter element is installed to disengage the bypass member from the support core, and allow the element to be inserted and the cover to be installed.

The present invention provides a carbon nanotube dispersion, in which carbon nanotubes are uniformly dispersed and a satisfactory dispersed state is maintained over a long period of time, and also inherent properties of carbon nanotubes can be exhibited. The carbon nanotube dispersion contains an alcohol solvent (preferably a lower alcohol having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms) and a polyvinyl acetal resin.

The invention relates to a system and method for realizing an analog whole network capacity open platform based on a cloud computing system. The system comprises an open platform access module, an analog capability providing module and a capability open management module. The open platform access module is connected with the analog capability providing module, the capability open management module and an external application. The analog capability providing module is connected with the capability open management module. Through adoption of the system and the method of the structure, physical complexities of various networks are shielded; a plurality of capability open technologies are integrated together; various capabilities in a whole network are simulated; abundant convergence services are established and managed efficiently and reliably with relatively low average operation costs; the capability efficiency of employing the open platform by enterprise applications is effectively improved; and the system and the method have a wide application range.

The invention relates to a benziothiazolinone water suspension and a preparation method thereof. The benziothiazolinone water suspension is prepared from the following components by weight percentage: 1.6-50% of benziothiazolinone, 0.3-5% of defoamer, 10-20% of wetting and dispersing agent, 0-5% of penetrating agent, 0.3-5% of thickener, 10-80% of water, 1-10% of anti-freezing agent and pH regulator which adjusts the pH value to 6.0-9.0.

The invention provides a remote information issuing and monitoring system based on a wide area network and a control method thereof. As the wide area network remotely controls (a local area network or the wide area network) to issue caution, publicity, rebroadcasting and other information, such as display text, characters and graphics, video, and the like according to user instructions, the system can realize that remote broadcasting control, field monitoring and playing content feedback are carried out on a display screen at any online websites, can provide real-time display situations of all websites for user viewing; and the invention greatly reduces the manufacturing, operation and maintenance cost of system hardware, has simple management and convenient use, is a new-generation LED networking multimedia control playing system management tool and can be widely applied to display and issue various media information at the real time.

A synthetic method of TS-1 molecular sieve is characterized in that: first mixing silicon source with titanium source, then mixing thereof with organo-alkali compound solution; under the ultrasonic agitation, the hydrolytic solution of silicon and titanium is acquired; then hydrothermally crystallizing the mixture in a reaction vessel and recycling to get TS-1 molecular sieve. The synthetic method can eliminate partial uneven concentration, leads the amount of TiO2 generated by self agglomeration after the hydrolysis of titanium source to be as little as possible and reduces the production of extra framework titanium. Compared with the prior art, the TS-1 molecular sieve synthesized by the method not only has better catalytic oxidation activity and selectivity but also has better stability of catalytic activity.