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An apparatus comprising: a fin comprising a plurality of nanowires (150A-C) arranged in a stacked arrangement on a single crystal silicon substrate, each nanowire made of germanium material; a gate stack disposed on a channel region of the fin and surrounding each of the plurality of nanowires, the gate stack comprising a gate dielectric and a gate electrode; a pair of spacers on opposing sides of the gate stack; a plurality of group III-V material structures (140A-C) confined to an area within the spacers and between and below the- nanowires (150A-C), wherein the group III-V material structures (140A-C) is made of gallium arsenide, wherein a group III-V material structure of the plurality of group III-V material structures is formed directly on the single crystal silicon substrate in a V-shaped recess of the single crystal silicon substrate, wherein the plurality of group III-V material structures (140A-C) and the nanowires (150A-C) are formed according to an aspect ratio trapping method; and a source region and a drain region each defined in the fin on opposite sides of the channel region. a fin comprising a plurality of nanowires (150A-C) arranged in a stacked arrangement on a single crystal silicon substrate, each nanowire made of germanium material; a gate stack disposed on a channel region of the fin and surrounding each of the plurality of nanowires, the gate stack comprising a gate dielectric and a gate electrode; a pair of spacers on opposing sides of the gate stack; a plurality of group III-V material structures (140A-C) confined to an area within the spacers and between and below the- nanowires (150A-C), wherein the group III-V material structures (140A-C) is made of gallium arsenide, wherein a group III-V material structure of the plurality of group III-V material structures is formed directly on the single crystal silicon substrate in a V-shaped recess of the single crystal silicon substrate, wherein the plurality of group III-V material structures (140A-C) and the nanowires (150A-C) are formed according to an aspect ratio trapping method; and a source region and a drain region each defined in the fin on opposite sides of the channel region.
A method for treating fluid by pressure swing adsorption, characterized in that it is carried out in a cyclic manner, each cycle including at least the steps of: - supplying fluid to a first adsorber containing an adsorbent bed capable of separating oxygen from said fluid, said first adsorber including a fluid supply inlet and an oxygen extraction outlet, - stopping the supply of fluid to the first adsorber, - supplying a discharge pipe with the oxygen produced by the first adsorber and measuring, by means of a representative parameter of the flow rate (P1, P3), the oxygen flow rate extracted from the first adsorber, - stopping the extraction of oxygen from the first adsorber, when the extracted flow rate exceeds a predetermined value, - purging the fluid remaining in the first adsorber, - supplying a second adsorber, containing an adsorbent bed able to separate the oxygen from said fluid, said second adsorber including a fluid supply inlet and an oxygen extraction outlet; - stopping the supply of fluid to the second adsorber, - supplying a discharge pipe with the oxygen produced by the second adsorber and measuring, by means of a representative parameter of the flow rate (P1, P3), the oxygen flow rate extracted from the second adsorber, - stopping the extraction of oxygen from the second adsorber, when the extracted flow rate exceeds a predetermined value, - purging the fluid remaining in the second adsorber, wherein the extraction outlets (5a, 5b) of the first and second adsorbers (1a, 1b) are connected to one another by means of a connecting pipe, throughout the duration of the cycle. - supplying fluid to a first adsorber containing an adsorbent bed capable of separating oxygen from said fluid, said first adsorber including a fluid supply inlet and an oxygen extraction outlet, - stopping the supply of fluid to the first adsorber, - supplying a discharge pipe with the oxygen produced by the first adsorber and measuring, by means of a representative parameter of the flow rate (P1, P3), the oxygen flow rate extracted from the first adsorber, - stopping the extraction of oxygen from the first adsorber, when the extracted flow rate exceeds a predetermined value, - purging the fluid remaining in the first adsorber, - supplying a second adsorber, containing an adsorbent bed able to separate the oxygen from said fluid, said second adsorber including a fluid supply inlet and an oxygen extraction outlet; - stopping the supply of fluid to the second adsorber, - supplying a discharge pipe with the oxygen produced by the second adsorber and measuring, by means of a representative parameter of the flow rate (P1, P3), the oxygen flow rate extracted from the second adsorber, - stopping the extraction of oxygen from the second adsorber, when the extracted flow rate exceeds a predetermined value, - purging the fluid remaining in the second adsorber, wherein the extraction outlets (5a, 5b) of the first and second adsorbers (1a, 1b) are connected to one another by means of a connecting pipe, throughout the duration of the cycle.
An image forming apparatus including a photosensitive member and light-irradiation means configured to expose and scan a plurality of portions in a main scanning direction of scanning region with laser light at a non-constant scanning velocity based on image data indicating image density to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image data correcting means configured to extract a pixel piece smaller in size than one pixel of the image data or to insert the pixel piece into the image data according to which of the portions in the main scanning direction data corresponds to among image data for scanning with the laser light; the image forming apparatus being characterised in that it further comprises: a brightness changing means (1, 300) configured to change a brightness of the laser light according to which of the portions in the main scanning direction the laser light corresponds to, wherein, in a center portion in the main scanning direction, the image data correcting means changes a number of pixel pieces corresponding to the center portion to a first number to increase an image length near the center portion and the brightness changing means changes a brightness of laser light corresponding to the center portion to a first brightness, wherein, in an end portion, in which a scanning velocity is faster than that in the center portion, in the main scanning direction, the image data correcting means changes a number of pixel pieces corresponding to the end portion to a second number to decrease an image length near the end portion and the brightness changing means changes a brightness of laser light corresponding to the end portion to a second brightness, and wherein the second number is smaller than the first number, and the second brightness is larger than the first brightness. a brightness changing means (1, 300) configured to change a brightness of the laser light according to which of the portions in the main scanning direction the laser light corresponds to, wherein, in a center portion in the main scanning direction, the image data correcting means changes a number of pixel pieces corresponding to the center portion to a first number to increase an image length near the center portion and the brightness changing means changes a brightness of laser light corresponding to the center portion to a first brightness, wherein, in an end portion, in which a scanning velocity is faster than that in the center portion, in the main scanning direction, the image data correcting means changes a number of pixel pieces corresponding to the end portion to a second number to decrease an image length near the end portion and the brightness changing means changes a brightness of laser light corresponding to the end portion to a second brightness, and wherein the second number is smaller than the first number, and the second brightness is larger than the first brightness.
Holding disc (7, 8) for axially securing a component in a cylindrical cavity or on a cylindrical shaft, wherein the holding disc (7, 8) has a protruding holding portion (71, 81) with an end face (750, 850), wherein the end face (750, 850) is delimited by an outer edge (75, 85) and an inner edge (78, 88), wherein the outer edge (75, 85) is inscribed in an outer circle with a first centre point and an inner circle with a second centre point is inscribed within the inner edge (78, 88), where the first centre point and the second centre point lie on an axis, wherein the holding portion (71, 81) is inclined with respect to the axis at least in the region of the end face (750, 850), and the outer edge (75, 85) and/or the inner edge (78, 88), when projected into a projection plane which is parallel to the axis, extend(s) in a meandering manner between the outer circle and the inner circle, wherein the first centre point and the second centre point are at a distance from one another, characterized in that an axial distance (a) between the outer edge (75, 85) and the inner edge (78, 88) measured in the direction of the axis corresponds to 1.2 to 3 times the material thickness (t) of the holding disc in the holding portion. the outer edge (75, 85) and/or the inner edge (78, 88), when projected into a projection plane which is parallel to the axis, extend(s) in a meandering manner between the outer circle and the inner circle, wherein the first centre point and the second centre point are at a distance from one another, characterized in that an axial distance (a) between the outer edge (75, 85) and the inner edge (78, 88) measured in the direction of the axis corresponds to 1.2 to 3 times the material thickness (t) of the holding disc in the holding portion.
A swinging bucket centrifuge system comprising: a rotor; a container assembly which comprises a container (10, 510) having a neck (15, 515) and an upper portion, a lid (50, 550) on a top of said container (10, 510), and a member (20, 520) positioned between said lid (50, 550) and said upper portion of said container (10, 510); and a swinging bucket for holding said container (10, 510) about said rotor, characterized in that said member (20, 520) is positioned between said lid (50, 550) and said swinging bucket for supporting said lid (50, 550) and transferring a centrifugal force from said lid (50, 550) to said swinging bucket, thereby preventing said centrifugal force from collapsing said container (10, 510). a rotor; a container assembly which comprises a container (10, 510) having a neck (15, 515) and an upper portion, a lid (50, 550) on a top of said container (10, 510), and a member (20, 520) positioned between said lid (50, 550) and said upper portion of said container (10, 510); and a swinging bucket for holding said container (10, 510) about said rotor, characterized in that said member (20, 520) is positioned between said lid (50, 550) and said swinging bucket for supporting said lid (50, 550) and transferring a centrifugal force from said lid (50, 550) to said swinging bucket, thereby preventing said centrifugal force from collapsing said container (10, 510).
A time delay apparatus for use with a downhole tool in a wellbore casing, the apparatus comprising: an electronic circuit (101, 201) having a timer configured to be programmed with a time interval; a trigger configured to activate the timer to commence a countdown of a programmed time interval; a downhole tool activator having a membrane that closes a port and prevents a casing fluid to enter into the port, and a plunger that prevents the membrane to deflect due to the casing fluid; and a fusible link configured to connect between the downhole tool activator and the electronic circuit (101, 201), the fusible link degrading during a predetermined time period, wherein the electronic circuit (101, 102), the trigger, the downhole tool activator, and the fusible link are located on the downhole tool, and wherein, upon activation of the timer in the electronic circuit (101, 102), and expiration of the time interval of the timer, the fusible link commences degrading such that after the predetermined time period, the downhole tool activator is automatically triggered and the plunger moves away from the membrane, and the casing fluid breaks the membrane and enters into the port. an electronic circuit (101, 201) having a timer configured to be programmed with a time interval; a trigger configured to activate the timer to commence a countdown of a programmed time interval; a downhole tool activator having a membrane that closes a port and prevents a casing fluid to enter into the port, and a plunger that prevents the membrane to deflect due to the casing fluid; and a fusible link configured to connect between the downhole tool activator and the electronic circuit (101, 201), the fusible link degrading during a predetermined time period, wherein the electronic circuit (101, 102), the trigger, the downhole tool activator, and the fusible link are located on the downhole tool, and wherein, upon activation of the timer in the electronic circuit (101, 102), and expiration of the time interval of the timer, the fusible link commences degrading such that after the predetermined time period, the downhole tool activator is automatically triggered and the plunger moves away from the membrane, and the casing fluid breaks the membrane and enters into the port.
A communication method, comprising: determining (S210, S410), by a first terminal device (102,..., 106), a first parameter; determining, by the first terminal device (102,...,106), a first resource pool from at least one resource pool based on the first parameter; selecting (S230, S420), by the first terminal device (102,..., 106) a first resource from the first resource pool and transmitting (S240, S430), by the first terminal device (102,..., 106), sidelink information on the first resource; characterized in that the first parameter is used to indicate: a parameter of a sensing window, or a parameter of a first time window, and the first time window comprises the sensing window and a resource selection window; wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters: a start time of the sensing window, an end time of the sensing window, a length of the sensing window, a start time of the first time window, an end time of the first time window, or a length of the first time window. determining (S210, S410), by a first terminal device (102,..., 106), a first parameter; determining, by the first terminal device (102,...,106), a first resource pool from at least one resource pool based on the first parameter; selecting (S230, S420), by the first terminal device (102,..., 106) a first resource from the first resource pool and transmitting (S240, S430), by the first terminal device (102,..., 106), sidelink information on the first resource; characterized in that the first parameter is used to indicate: a parameter of a sensing window, or a parameter of a first time window, and the first time window comprises the sensing window and a resource selection window; wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters: a start time of the sensing window, an end time of the sensing window, a length of the sensing window, a start time of the first time window, an end time of the first time window, or a length of the first time window.
A method for detecting removal or an attempted removal of an electronic component from an electronic device, comprising a housing, the method comprising: disposing the electronic component inside the housing of the electronic device such that a conductive surface of the electronic component contacts a ground conductor disposed on a first surface of an internal circuit board thereby externally mechanically coupling the electronic component to the housing; using an elongate electro-mechanical member to mechanically couple the electronic component to the internal circuit board and to create an electrical path from the ground conductor to a sensing conductor disposed on a second surface of the internal circuit board opposed from the first surface on the internal circuit board; and using a detector circuit disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the sensing conductor, whereby the detector circuit is configured to sense a break in the electrical path by sensing when current ceases to flow through the electro-mechanical member. disposing the electronic component inside the housing of the electronic device such that a conductive surface of the electronic component contacts a ground conductor disposed on a first surface of an internal circuit board thereby externally mechanically coupling the electronic component to the housing; using an elongate electro-mechanical member to mechanically couple the electronic component to the internal circuit board and to create an electrical path from the ground conductor to a sensing conductor disposed on a second surface of the internal circuit board opposed from the first surface on the internal circuit board; and using a detector circuit disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the sensing conductor, whereby the detector circuit is configured to sense a break in the electrical path by sensing when current ceases to flow through the electro-mechanical member.
A battery comprising: a cathode layer (310, 410) proximate to a cathode current collector layer (312, 412); an electrolyte layer (308, 408) proximate to the cathode layer (310, 410); an anode layer (306, 406) proximate to the electrolyte layer (308, 408); an anode current collector layer (304, 404) proximate to the anode layer (306, 406), wherein at least one of the cathode current collector layer (312, 412) or the anode current collector layer (304, 404) comprises a plurality of graphene monolayers having a stepped arrangement, wherein the stepped arrangement provides a higher surface area to volume ratio at an interface between a patterned portion of the plurality of graphene monolayers and at least one of the cathode layer (310, 410) or the anode layer (306, 406) compared to an interface between an unpatterned portion of the plurality of graphene monolayers and the at least one of the cathode layer or the anode layer, wherein at least one surface of the battery is curved with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the plurality of graphene monolayers. a cathode layer (310, 410) proximate to a cathode current collector layer (312, 412); an electrolyte layer (308, 408) proximate to the cathode layer (310, 410); an anode layer (306, 406) proximate to the electrolyte layer (308, 408); an anode current collector layer (304, 404) proximate to the anode layer (306, 406), wherein at least one of the cathode current collector layer (312, 412) or the anode current collector layer (304, 404) comprises a plurality of graphene monolayers having a stepped arrangement, wherein the stepped arrangement provides a higher surface area to volume ratio at an interface between a patterned portion of the plurality of graphene monolayers and at least one of the cathode layer (310, 410) or the anode layer (306, 406) compared to an interface between an unpatterned portion of the plurality of graphene monolayers and the at least one of the cathode layer or the anode layer, wherein at least one surface of the battery is curved with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the plurality of graphene monolayers.
Operating unit for operating at least one domestic appliance, which is embodied as a unit which can be separated from a domestic appliance and at least can be attached to two different domestic appliances, wherein the setting and/or monitoring of operating parameters of a domestic appliance can be performed independently of the domestic appliance on which the operating unit is arranged, so that it is possible for the operating unit to be arranged on a first domestic appliance and a display and/or setting of operating parameters of the second domestic appliance, on which the operating unit is currently not arranged, can be performed, characterised in that the power supply of the operating unit by a power supply apparatus is switched by means of a switch and the power supply of the operating unit is interrupted following a time period predefined for concluding an information exchange after the operating unit has been removed from a domestic appliance.
Continuous casting mould for continuous casting of metal strip with mutually opposite wide side walls (8, 9) in the form of copper plates and narrow side walls, wherein at least the wide side walls (8, 9) are furnished with cooling channels, wherein the copper plates (8, 9) are respectively curved at the hot sides (10, 11) thereof, by which they adjoin a casting cavity of the continuous casting mould, with a radius R a or a radius R i, characterised in that a spacing in the form of a wall thickness s(y), which changes in dependence on height y, of the copper plates is formed between the channel bases of the cooling channel and the casting cavity; and the radii of curvature of the channel bases of the cooling channels in the copper plate at the outer side are represented by the function R a + s(y) and in the copper plate at the inner side by the function R i - s(y).
A spring seat damper apparatus for use with a fluid pressure regulator comprising a housing and an actuating component disposed within the housing, the spring seat damper apparatus comprising: a first spring seat defining a first protrusion, the first spring seat adapted to be coupled to the actuating component; a second spring seat defining a second protrusion, the second protrusion including a cavity configured to slidably receive at least a portion of the first protrusion to form a damping chamber between the first spring seat and the second spring seat and an orifice disposed in the second protrusion to provide a flow path for a fluid to flow into and out of the damping chamber; an adjusting screw adapted to be coupled to the housing, the adjusting screw coupled to the second spring seat to enable movement of the second spring seat relative to the first spring seat; and a coil spring disposed between the first and second spring seats (206, 204) and configured to provide a biasing force to the actuating component, wherein the first spring seat and the second spring seat are configured to move relative to each other and the damping chamber and the orifice provide a damping effect between the first and second protrusions (210, 208) as the first spring seat and the second spring seat move relative to each other. a first spring seat defining a first protrusion, the first spring seat adapted to be coupled to the actuating component; a second spring seat defining a second protrusion, the second protrusion including a cavity configured to slidably receive at least a portion of the first protrusion to form a damping chamber between the first spring seat and the second spring seat and an orifice disposed in the second protrusion to provide a flow path for a fluid to flow into and out of the damping chamber; an adjusting screw adapted to be coupled to the housing, the adjusting screw coupled to the second spring seat to enable movement of the second spring seat relative to the first spring seat; and a coil spring disposed between the first and second spring seats (206, 204) and configured to provide a biasing force to the actuating component, wherein the first spring seat and the second spring seat are configured to move relative to each other and the damping chamber and the orifice provide a damping effect between the first and second protrusions (210, 208) as the first spring seat and the second spring seat move relative to each other.