Methods and apparatus are discussed for an electric powered personal transportation vehicle with electric motors powered by one or more batteries. A battery pack storage enclosure i) contains a set of pocket cores. The first battery pack storage enclosure has a rigid internal structure that has a set of pocket cores that hold the battery cells in place and ii) contains a metal mid-plate that functionally transfers thermal heat rapidly through a metal mass of the metal mid-plate to smooth out spikes of local temperatures when an initial battery cell overheats and fails in order to minimize the heat from the initial battery cell failure from propagating and causing a neighboring battery cell to also fail from the heat.

Methods and apparatus are discussed for an electric powered personal transportation vehicle with electric motors powered by one or more batteries. A set of universal battery mounting hole locations and a reserved space for one or more battery housings exist on a board for the personal transportation vehicle. The reserved space on the board for the one or more battery housings that house one or more battery packs is set to not interfere with an operation of the motors or the wheels. A first battery pack containing the one or more batteries differs in at least one of i) a different amp-hour capacity, ii) a different length, width, or height, and iii) a different shape than another battery pack designed to be physically contained in the one or more battery housings and electrically connect with corresponding electrical connections in the one or more battery housings.

A personal transport system is provided including, in an embodiment, an electrically powered vehicle, a companion remote control, and a companion mobile phone application. The vehicle includes an operator-supporting deck, one or more deck-mounted trucks, one or more axle-mounted wheels on each of the one or more trucks, one or more batteries, and a deck lighting system. The one or more batteries power a motor configured to drive the wheels by way of a pulley system, at least one battery of which is disposed under a battery enclosure. The battery enclosure has a first light indicator system, and the companion remote control has a second light indicator system, each of which is configured for communicating with the operator. The deck lighting system includes a light strip of light-emitting diodes disposed in a groove of the deck configured to change state to communicate with the operator or others sharing a road.

In some embodiments, the invention provides a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit having a between-pane space. An aerogel layer is located in the between-pane space. Further, some embodiments of the invention provide a method of manufacturing such a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit. Still further, some embodiments provide a glazing assembly comprising a frame and a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit that includes an aerogel layer and is mounted in the frame. Finally, some embodiments provide a method of handling an aerogel sheet.

The present invention relates to a process for producing translucent polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams by reaction of a component A, comprising A1 at least one polyol reactive with component B; A2 optionally at least one amine; A3 water and optionally formic acid or at least one physical blowing agent or mixtures thereof; A4 at least one foam stabilizer; A5 optionally auxiliary and/or additive substances; A6 optionally at least one flame retardant; A7 at least one catalyst; and a component B, comprising B1 at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate component or a combination thereof; and B2 optionally at least one hydrophilized isocyanate; and B3 more than or equal to 10 parts by weight and up to 70 parts by weight of an aromatic polyisocyanate component, wherein the parts by weight of B3 are based on the sum of the parts by weight of B1 to B3 which are normalized to 100 parts by weight. The invention is characterized in that the reaction of component A with component B is carried out at an isocyanate index of at least 150, wherein the obtained translucent polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams have a light transmission according to EN ISO 13468-2:2006 of at least 10% and a haze of at least 70%, determined according to ASTM D1003-13, in each case measured at a layer thickness of 20 mm. The present invention further relates to the polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams obtained by the process and to the use thereof as a construction element, as a wall element, as a floor element, in buildings, in vehicles or lamps.

Styrenic polymer foams having one or two densified major surfaces are produced by applying heat and pressure (4) to such surfaces to soften the polymer and collapse cells adjacent to said surface to form a densified skin on such surface. The heated surface or surfaces are then cooled under pressure to form a foam having an undensified core (7) and densified skins (5) on one or both sides. The partially densified foams are especially useful for forming laminates in which the foam forms a core. Adhesion to external layers (30,32) is improved due to the presence of the densified layer.

A cellular glass system for an outer surface of a pipe. An insulation layer surrounds the outer surface of the pipe. The insulation layer has an outer surface and an inner surface and comprises cellular glass. A foam fills an annular space between the outer surface of the pipe and the inner surface of the insulation layer and is configured to limit water intrusion into the annular space and attenuate sound. The system may also include another insulation layer and another foam layer between the two insulation layers.

An optically clear, siliconized plastic film(1) adhesively mounted on an architectural glass substrate(7) creates a highly efficient seat for adhere able plastic foam laminates. This will allow the plastic foam laminates to be seated on the siliconized plastic film creating complete removability and reusability. Additionally, numerous adhesives can be specified for the plastic foam laminates wherein adhesive residue left on the glass will not be a design factor. In one embodiment the siliconized plastic film allows double sided tape(2) to be placed on the periphery of the laminate to achieve an excellent, glass removable bond for seating the film on a glass substrate. This makes an excellent, impervious seal. Also, heat transfer reductions range from approximately 89-98% depending upon the temperature extremes in Winter and Summer. Further, this invention provides good light transmission, improves privacy for bedroom glass, creates a display for brilliant artwork, reduces dust accumulations and creates instant removability. The material cuts as easy as paper and will be very simple to fabricate; therefore, this invention can be constructed with simple kits and installed by unskilled, do-it-yourself users.

An improved reefer wall panel having better foam adhesion by including a plurality of hook and loop tape sections. The sections, as strips, may be applied horizontally or diagonally and may extend from the top to near the bottom of any such wall panel before foaming. They may be applied to the whole of panel, randomly throughout or to just the more vulnerable lower sections of a given panel.

A glass roll includes at least one glass film and one intermediate material one on top of the other in at least two layers onto a winding core. The glass film layers are held in place by the intermediate material layers. The glass roll is produced with a method including provision of a glass film, a winding core and a compressible intermediate material. At least one inside layer of the intermediate material is wound onto the winding core. The glass film and the intermediate material are wound onto the winding core in such a manner that the glass film is wound onto the winding core in alternating layers with the intermediate material. The intermediate material and/or the glass film is wound at a tensile stress acting in a longitudinal direction which causes a compression of the intermediate material and holds the glass film end in place on the glass roll.