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A touch panel, comprising: - at least one surface layer made of a rigid and transparent material; - at least one light source; - at least one image sensor; - at least a first fiber optic bundle which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tip of which is positioned facing the light source and another tip of which is positioned facing said surface layer, and which is arranged to transmit the light obtained from the light source to the surface layer; - at least a second fiber optic bundle which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tip of which is paired with at least one pixel of the image sensor and another tip of which is positioned facing said surface layer, and which arranged to transmit the image received from the surface layer to the image sensor; - at least one control unit which arranged to analyze the image captured by the image sensor using image processing techniques so as to identify a position of at least one object which contacts to the surface layer; and - at least a first data link for data communication between the image sensor and the control unit - at least one image source that is arranged to generate at least one image and to transmit the image generated to the surface layer characterized in that said image source is interposed between the light source and the tip of the first fiber optic bundle that faces the light source, wherein the tip of the fiber optic cables in the first fiber optic bundle that faces the light source is paired with at least one pixel of the image source; and in that said image sensor is in the form of a CCD or CMOS sensor. - at least one surface layer made of a rigid and transparent material; - at least one light source; - at least one image sensor; - at least a first fiber optic bundle which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tip of which is positioned facing the light source and another tip of which is positioned facing said surface layer, and which is arranged to transmit the light obtained from the light source to the surface layer; - at least a second fiber optic bundle which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tip of which is paired with at least one pixel of the image sensor and another tip of which is positioned facing said surface layer, and which arranged to transmit the image received from the surface layer to the image sensor; - at least one control unit which arranged to analyze the image captured by the image sensor using image processing techniques so as to identify a position of at least one object which contacts to the surface layer; and - at least a first data link for data communication between the image sensor and the control unit - at least one image source that is arranged to generate at least one image and to transmit the image generated to the surface layer characterized in that said image source is interposed between the light source and the tip of the first fiber optic bundle that faces the light source, wherein the tip of the fiber optic cables in the first fiber optic bundle that faces the light source is paired with at least one pixel of the image source; and in that said image sensor is in the form of a CCD or CMOS sensor.
A method of removing residual ink from a surface of an arbitrarily reimageable imaging member in a variable data lithography system, comprising: applying a conformable adhesive surface of a first cleaning member into physical contact with said surface of said imaging member, such that residual ink, that remains on said imaging member following transferal of an inked latent image carried thereby to a substrate, adheres to said conformable adhesive surface and is thereby removed from said imaging member; applying a second cleaning member into physical contact with said conformable adhesive surface of said first cleaning member, such that residual ink, removed from said imaging member and adhering to said conformable adhesive surface of said first cleaning member, splits therefrom onto said second cleaning member; and applying a first doctor blade into physical contact with said surface of said second cleaning member, such that residual ink removed from said first cleaning member by said second cleaning member, is removed from said second cleaning member by said first doctor blade. applying a conformable adhesive surface of a first cleaning member into physical contact with said surface of said imaging member, such that residual ink, that remains on said imaging member following transferal of an inked latent image carried thereby to a substrate, adheres to said conformable adhesive surface and is thereby removed from said imaging member; applying a second cleaning member into physical contact with said conformable adhesive surface of said first cleaning member, such that residual ink, removed from said imaging member and adhering to said conformable adhesive surface of said first cleaning member, splits therefrom onto said second cleaning member; and applying a first doctor blade into physical contact with said surface of said second cleaning member, such that residual ink removed from said first cleaning member by said second cleaning member, is removed from said second cleaning member by said first doctor blade.
A fiber optic connector, comprising: a mechanical splice assembly; and a connector body including a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion of the connector body has a front end (50. f) and a rear end (50. r) and the second portion of the connector body has a front end (51. f) and a rear end (51. r); wherein the first portion of the connector body includes a first chamber and a second chamber along an elongate direction of the first portion, and the first portion of the connector body further includes an opening on its front end that passes through the first chamber into the second chamber along the elongate direction of the first portion; wherein the second portion of the connector body includes a pair of cable retention arms (60a, 60b) that extend out from the rear end of the first portion, and the second portion further includes an opening on its front end that passes into the second chamber; characterized in that the rear end of the first portion of the connector body is joined with the front end of the second portion, and in that the mechanical splice assembly can be inserted through the first chamber into the second chamber using the opening on the first portion. a mechanical splice assembly; and a connector body including a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion of the connector body has a front end (50. f) and a rear end (50. r) and the second portion of the connector body has a front end (51. f) and a rear end (51. r); wherein the first portion of the connector body includes a first chamber and a second chamber along an elongate direction of the first portion, and the first portion of the connector body further includes an opening on its front end that passes through the first chamber into the second chamber along the elongate direction of the first portion; wherein the second portion of the connector body includes a pair of cable retention arms (60a, 60b) that extend out from the rear end of the first portion, and the second portion further includes an opening on its front end that passes into the second chamber; characterized in that the rear end of the first portion of the connector body is joined with the front end of the second portion, and in that the mechanical splice assembly can be inserted through the first chamber into the second chamber using the opening on the first portion.
An ignition plug tip of an ignition plug configured to be used in an internal combustion engine including at least one main combustion chamber, the ignition plug tip comprising: a nozzle portion forming at least a portion of a pre-combustion chamber and having an inner surface; and at least one flow channel configured to fluidly connect the pre-combustion chamber to the main combustion chamber, the at least one flow channel including a main portion having constant cross-section and a funnel-shaped inlet portion at the inner surface, and characterized in that the at least one flow channel extending tangentially with respect to a center axis of the nozzle portion such that a swirl of the combustion mixture within the main combustion chamber is increased, and the funnel-shaped inlet portion having a length (a) of about 30 % to 70 % the length (c) of the at least one flow channel. a nozzle portion forming at least a portion of a pre-combustion chamber and having an inner surface; and at least one flow channel configured to fluidly connect the pre-combustion chamber to the main combustion chamber, the at least one flow channel including a main portion having constant cross-section and a funnel-shaped inlet portion at the inner surface, and characterized in that the at least one flow channel extending tangentially with respect to a center axis of the nozzle portion such that a swirl of the combustion mixture within the main combustion chamber is increased, and the funnel-shaped inlet portion having a length (a) of about 30 % to 70 % the length (c) of the at least one flow channel.
Process for treating keratin fibres, in particular the hair, comprising: (i) a step consisting in applying to the said fibres one or more oxidized polysaccharides, (ii) a step of heating the keratin fibres to a temperature of at least 100°C, (iii) a step consisting in applying to the said fibres a pyridinedicarboxylic acid compound of formula: in which R1 and R2 represent, independently of each other, OH, OR', -NH2, -NHR', -NR'R", and R' and R" represent, independently of each other, a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C18 alkyl, optionally substituted with at least one group chosen from OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 acyloxy, amino, (C1-C6)alkyloxycarbonyl or (C1-C6)alkylamino, or C6-C10 aryl, or salts thereof. (i) a step consisting in applying to the said fibres one or more oxidized polysaccharides, (ii) a step of heating the keratin fibres to a temperature of at least 100°C, (iii) a step consisting in applying to the said fibres a pyridinedicarboxylic acid compound of formula: in which R1 and R2 represent, independently of each other, OH, OR', -NH2, -NHR', -NR'R", and R' and R" represent, independently of each other, a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C18 alkyl, optionally substituted with at least one group chosen from OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 acyloxy, amino, (C1-C6)alkyloxycarbonyl or (C1-C6)alkylamino, or C6-C10 aryl, or salts thereof. in which R1 and R2 represent, independently of each other, OH, OR', -NH2, -NHR', -NR'R", and R' and R" represent, independently of each other, a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C18 alkyl, optionally substituted with at least one group chosen from OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 acyloxy, amino, (C1-C6)alkyloxycarbonyl or (C1-C6)alkylamino, or C6-C10 aryl,
Method for multichannel processing in a multichannel sound system, particularly in multichannel surround sound engineering, using matrix coding, having the following method steps: a) a channel or channel mix is split into single channels; b) the resultant single channels are processed by setting the channel fader parameter, which regulates the volume of each single channel; c) the single channels are compressed and/or limited by setting values for the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level, each of the single channels being able to be assigned a compressor and/or limiter, wherein setting the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level within a compressor and/or limiter regulates the ratio of the single channels to one another, and d) the single channels are encoded, characterized in that the channel faders are set to a standard value in method step b) and at least two channels are limited using a standard output level value in method step c), wherein a channel C (C=centre) may have a variable output level value and each further channel is limited such that it has an output level value that is at least one decibel lower than the standard output level value of the two channels, wherein method step d) is followed by further compression and/or limiting of the encoded channels being effected by setting a value for at least one of the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level. a) a channel or channel mix is split into single channels; b) the resultant single channels are processed by setting the channel fader parameter, which regulates the volume of each single channel; c) the single channels are compressed and/or limited by setting values for the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level, each of the single channels being able to be assigned a compressor and/or limiter, wherein setting the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level within a compressor and/or limiter regulates the ratio of the single channels to one another, and d) the single channels are encoded, characterized in that the channel faders are set to a standard value in method step b) and at least two channels are limited using a standard output level value in method step c), wherein a channel C (C=centre) may have a variable output level value and each further channel is limited such that it has an output level value that is at least one decibel lower than the standard output level value of the two channels, wherein method step d) is followed by further compression and/or limiting of the encoded channels being effected by setting a value for at least one of the parameters channel fader, threshold, release and output level.
A steel sheet for a container excellent in corrosion resistance, adhesion, and weldability, the steel sheet comprising: a steel sheet; a Ni plating layer which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet in an amount of plating deposition containing a Ni amount of 0.3 to 3 g/m 2 and contains Co in the range of 0.1 to 100 ppm; and a chromate coating layer which is formed on a surface of the Ni plating layer in an amount of coating deposition containing a converted Cr amount of 1 to 40 mg/m 2. a steel sheet; a Ni plating layer which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet in an amount of plating deposition containing a Ni amount of 0.3 to 3 g/m 2 and contains Co in the range of 0.1 to 100 ppm; and a chromate coating layer which is formed on a surface of the Ni plating layer in an amount of coating deposition containing a converted Cr amount of 1 to 40 mg/m 2.
A method for operating a first user equipment (100, 300, 400) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: - assigning the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) to a second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) is located within a wireless device-to-device communication range of the second user equipment, wherein the assignment is stored in the wireless communication network, and - upon assigning the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) to the second user equipment, setting the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) into a reduced communication operation mode, wherein in the reduced communication operation mode the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) stops listening to a predefined set of messages sent from the wireless communication network and starts listening to a predefined message sent from the second user equipment. - assigning the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) to a second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) is located within a wireless device-to-device communication range of the second user equipment, wherein the assignment is stored in the wireless communication network, and - upon assigning the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) to the second user equipment, setting the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) into a reduced communication operation mode, wherein in the reduced communication operation mode the first user equipment (100, 300, 400) stops listening to a predefined set of messages sent from the wireless communication network and starts listening to a predefined message sent from the second user equipment.
A digital PCR device comprising: a discrete heating area made of gold disposed on a surface that is electrically non-conductive, the discrete heating area comprising a plurality of integral wells configured to contain and partition a DNA sample therein; and at least one conductive trace made of gold configured to be connected to a dc voltage source and to heat the plurality of integral wells to a uniform temperature when connected to the dc voltage source, the at least one conductive trace disposed on the surface in an undulating configuration at least partially around the discrete heating area, characterised in that each of the plurality of integral wells is defined by well walls comprising a thickness of the discrete heating area, and wherein the discrete heating area is not in electrically conductive contact with the conductive trace. a discrete heating area made of gold disposed on a surface that is electrically non-conductive, the discrete heating area comprising a plurality of integral wells configured to contain and partition a DNA sample therein; and at least one conductive trace made of gold configured to be connected to a dc voltage source and to heat the plurality of integral wells to a uniform temperature when connected to the dc voltage source, the at least one conductive trace disposed on the surface in an undulating configuration at least partially around the discrete heating area, characterised in that each of the plurality of integral wells is defined by well walls comprising a thickness of the discrete heating area, and wherein the discrete heating area is not in electrically conductive contact with the conductive trace.
A computerized method of inspecting an array of cells on a substrate, the method comprising: obtaining a first cell image that was previously determined to be defect free; generating an array image by tiling and stitching copies of the first cell image; generating a reference contour image by defining a second cell image within the array image by a user, extracting contours from the second cell image and tiling and stitching copies of the extracted second cell image contours, so that the reference contour image includes contours extracted from the second cell image; and using the reference contour image to detect defects in the array of cells on the substrate. obtaining a first cell image that was previously determined to be defect free; generating an array image by tiling and stitching copies of the first cell image; generating a reference contour image by defining a second cell image within the array image by a user, extracting contours from the second cell image and tiling and stitching copies of the extracted second cell image contours, so that the reference contour image includes contours extracted from the second cell image; and using the reference contour image to detect defects in the array of cells on the substrate.
Ion implantation apparatus for semiconductor device fabrication, comprising: a load lock chamber configured to store a plurality of wafer plates therein, the plurality of wafer plates respectively including at least one semiconductor wafer thereon; an ion implantation target chamber hermetically connected to the load lock chamber and configured to implant an ion species into a semiconductor wafer on one of the plurality of wafer plates currently loaded therein at a desired temperature, the ion implantation target chamber including a heating element therein that is configured to provide the desired temperature; wherein the load lock chamber is configured to pre-heat at least the next one of the plurality of wafer plates therein based on a current temperature of the ion implantation target chamber, the apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a loading assembly in the load lock chamber configured to load a next one of the plurality of wafer plates from the load lock chamber into the ion implantation target chamber, wherein the heating element is configured to substantially maintain the current temperature in the ion implantation target chamber during the loading of the next one of the plurality of wafer plates from the load lock chamber into the ion implantation target chamber. a load lock chamber configured to store a plurality of wafer plates therein, the plurality of wafer plates respectively including at least one semiconductor wafer thereon; an ion implantation target chamber hermetically connected to the load lock chamber and configured to implant an ion species into a semiconductor wafer on one of the plurality of wafer plates currently loaded therein at a desired temperature, the ion implantation target chamber including a heating element therein that is configured to provide the desired temperature; wherein the load lock chamber is configured to pre-heat at least the next one of the plurality of wafer plates therein based on a current temperature of the ion implantation target chamber, the apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a loading assembly in the load lock chamber configured to load a next one of the plurality of wafer plates from the load lock chamber into the ion implantation target chamber, wherein the heating element is configured to substantially maintain the current temperature in the ion implantation target chamber during the loading of the next one of the plurality of wafer plates from the load lock chamber into the ion implantation target chamber.
A kitchen appliance comprising: a compartment for receiving flour, said compartment comprising a sensor for producing a sensor reading indicative of a dielectric property of said flour or a product comprising said flour; and a processing arrangement communicatively coupled to the sensor for determining an initial moisture content of said flour or product from said sensor reading and adapted to generate a control signal indicative of an amount of water to be added to the flour or product as a function of the determined initial moisture content; characterized in that the sensor comprises a probe for transmitting a radio-frequency signal and for receiving a reflection of said radio-frequency signal, said reflection corresponding to said dielectric property. a compartment for receiving flour, said compartment comprising a sensor for producing a sensor reading indicative of a dielectric property of said flour or a product comprising said flour; and a processing arrangement communicatively coupled to the sensor for determining an initial moisture content of said flour or product from said sensor reading and adapted to generate a control signal indicative of an amount of water to be added to the flour or product as a function of the determined initial moisture content; characterized in that the sensor comprises a probe for transmitting a radio-frequency signal and for receiving a reflection of said radio-frequency signal, said reflection corresponding to said dielectric property.
A tyre comprising a sidewall portion provided with a mark indicating portion having one or more marks, wherein the mark indicating portion comprises a reference surface (x) provided on a surface of the sidewall portion and the one or more marks formed on the reference surface (x), and a surface of each mark includes a first inclined surface portion having a height from the reference surface (x) increasing outwardly in a tyre radial direction from an inner end thereof in the tyre radial direction, and a second inclined surface portion having a height from the reference surface (x) increasing inwardly in the tyre radial direction from an outer end thereof in the tyre radial direction, characterized in that in the mark indicating portion, either the reference surface (x) or the surface of each mark is provided with a plurality of small protruding portions, wherein each of the small protruding portions is a truncated conical protrusion having a smaller diameter on a side of an upper end thereof.