An ultra-small camera module with wide field of view includes (a) a wafer-level lens system for forming, on an image plane, an image of a wide field-of-view scene, wherein the wafer-level lens system includes (i) a distal planar surface positioned closest to the scene and no more than 2.5 millimeters away from the image plane in direction along optical axis of the wafer-level lens system, and (ii) a plurality of lens elements optically coupled in series along the optical axis, each of the lens elements having a curved surface, and (b) an image sensor mechanically coupled to the wafer-level lens system and including a rectangular array of photosensitive pixels, positioned at the image plane, for capturing the image, wherein cross section of the ultra-small camera module, orthogonal to the optical axis, is rectangular with side lengths no greater than 1.5 millimeters.

A composite structure for stab protection includes layers of flat structures placed on top of each other, and an embedding material, wherein, in at least some of the layers placed on top of each other, the flat structures of adjacent layers are offset relative to one another, the flat structures of the composite structure are at least partially embedded in the embedding material, and the composite structure includes separated connecting elements, wherein before they are separated, the separated connecting elements have connected at least some of the flat structures of adjacent layers with one another.

There is provided a fuel tank including: a tank main body that stores fuel at an interior and has a pair of wall portions that face one another; and a supporting pillar that spans between the pair of wall portions, wherein the supporting pillar includes a shaft portion that is disposed with an axial direction thereof being a direction in which the pair of wall portions face one another, a pair of flange portions that extend-out toward a radial direction outer side of the shaft portion from axial direction both end portions of the shaft portion, and that are joined to the pair of wall portions, and plural ribs that are formed at a periphery of the shaft portion, and that span between the shaft portion and the pair of flange portions, and that have weak portions that are weakened locally.

A method for manufacturing a hollow overmolded polymeric article comprising: positioning a hollow polymeric structure (10) in a mold (100); supporting the interior surface of the hollow polymeric structure; disposing a fibrous polymeric material (12) into the mold proximal to the outer surface of the hollow polymeric structure; overmolding the fibrous polymeric material onto to the outer surface of the hollow polymeric structure; opening the mold; and removing a hollow overmolded polymeric article comprising the fibrous polymeric material overmolded on the hollow polymeric structure.

A composite structure for stab protection includes layers of flat structures placed on top of each other, and an embedding material, wherein, in at least some of the layers placed on top of each other, the flat structures of adjacent layers are offset relative to one another, the flat structures of the composite structure are at least partially embedded in the embedding material, and the composite structure includes separated connecting elements, wherein before they are separated, the separated connecting elements have connected at least some of the flat structures of adjacent layers with one another.

An ultra-small camera module with wide field of view includes (a) a wafer-level lens system for forming, on an image plane, an image of a wide field-of-view scene, wherein the wafer-level lens system includes (i) a distal planar surface positioned closest to the scene and no more than 2.5 millimeters away from the image plane in direction along optical axis of the wafer-level lens system, and (ii) a plurality of lens elements optically coupled in series along the optical axis, each of the lens elements having a curved surface, and (b) an image sensor mechanically coupled to the wafer-level lens system and including a rectangular array of photosensitive pixels, positioned at the image plane, for capturing the image, wherein cross section of the ultra-small camera module, orthogonal to the optical axis, is rectangular with side lengths no greater than 1.5 millimeters.

There is provided a fuel tank including: a tank main body that stores fuel at an interior and has a pair of wall portions that face one another; and a supporting pillar that spans between the pair of wall portions, wherein the supporting pillar includes a shaft portion that is disposed with an axial direction thereof being a direction in which the pair of wall portions face one another, a pair of flange portions that extend-out toward a radial direction outer side of the shaft portion from axial direction both end portions of the shaft portion, and that are joined to the pair of wall portions, and plural ribs that are formed at a periphery of the shaft portion, and that span between the shaft portion and the pair of flange portions, and that have weak portions that are weakened locally.

A method of manufacturing an automotive light including the steps of: providing a container body delimited by a first perimetral profile; providing a lenticular body delimited by a second perimetral profile; associating the profiles, with a contact surface therebetween defining a welding interface; providing a laser emission device emitting radiation, operatively connected to a first light guide with an output to distribute radiation via a spatial distribution including with lobes; providing a second light guide inside the lenticular body adapted to obtain a light guide of radiation inside the lenticular body, having walls defined by a first lobe; arranging the guides to route a first lobe of radiation from the output towards the second guide, to propagate at least one lobe of radiation inside the second light guide towards the welding interface; wherein the container body acts as an absorbing member and the lenticular body acts as a transmissive member.

A method for manufacturing a hollow overmolded polymeric article comprising: positioning a hollow polymeric structure (10) in a mold (100); supporting the interior surface of the hollow polymeric structure; disposing a fibrous polymeric material (12) into the mold proximal to the outer surface of the hollow polymeric structure; overmolding the fibrous polymeric material onto to the outer surface of the hollow polymeric structure; opening the mold; and removing a hollow overmolded polymeric article comprising the fibrous polymeric material overmolded on the hollow polymeric structure.