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A pinch valve (500A; 500B; 502A; 502B), comprising: a plunger; a pivotally reciprocating arm driven by the plunger; a tube pinching area; characterized in a bi-directional roller coupled to one end of the reciprocating arm and configured to rotate inside a slot of the plunger, wherein the pinch valve (500A; 500B; 502A; 502B), when deactivated, is configured to cause the reciprocating arm to pinch tubing that runs through the tube pinching area. a plunger; a pivotally reciprocating arm driven by the plunger; a tube pinching area; characterized in a bi-directional roller coupled to one end of the reciprocating arm and configured to rotate inside a slot of the plunger,
A validation apparatus comprising: at least three broadband sources for illuminating an item of currency; at least one receiver for receiving filtered light emitted from at least three broadband sources; a transportation unit for transporting the item of currency within the validation apparatus; wherein the light received by the at least one receiver is at least one of light reflected by or light transmitted through the item of currency, characterized in that, at least three specified physical filters are each coupled to one of the at least three broadband sources, wherein each of the at least three specified physical filters has a transmission spectrum similar to at least one approximating function for reconstructing a predetermined reference spectrum. at least three broadband sources for illuminating an item of currency; at least one receiver for receiving filtered light emitted from at least three broadband sources; a transportation unit for transporting the item of currency within the validation apparatus; wherein the light received by the at least one receiver is at least one of light reflected by or light transmitted through the item of currency, characterized in that, at least three specified physical filters are each coupled to one of the at least three broadband sources, wherein each of the at least three specified physical filters has a transmission spectrum similar to at least one approximating function for reconstructing a predetermined reference spectrum.
a method of depositing an epitaxial layer on a front surface of a semiconductor wafer, comprising providing a susceptor comprising a susceptor ring and a susceptor bottom, wherein the susceptor ring lies around a center of the susceptor bottom on the susceptor bottom, and under the susceptor ring there are depressions in the susceptor bottom, which are arranged rotationally symmetrically distributed on the susceptor bottom and each have a radial width which is greater than a radial width of the susceptor ring; providing the semiconductor wafer; placing the semiconductor wafer on a ledge of the susceptor ring in the edge region of a back side of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the susceptor bottom has a number of depressions corresponding to a number of first of two alternating subregions of the edge region of the front side of the semiconductor wafer and a growth rate of the epitaxial layer due to a crystal orientation of the front side is lower in the first sub-regions than in the second sub-regions, such that the first sub-regions are located above the depressions in the susceptor bottom and the deposition of the epitaxial layer on the front side of the semiconductor wafer. providing a susceptor comprising a susceptor ring and a susceptor bottom, wherein the susceptor ring lies around a center of the susceptor bottom on the susceptor bottom, and under the susceptor ring there are depressions in the susceptor bottom, which are arranged rotationally symmetrically distributed on the susceptor bottom and each have a radial width which is greater than a radial width of the susceptor ring; providing the semiconductor wafer; placing the semiconductor wafer on a ledge of the susceptor ring in the edge region of a back side of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the susceptor bottom has a number of depressions corresponding to a number of first of two alternating subregions of the edge region of the front side of the semiconductor wafer and a growth rate of the epitaxial layer due to a crystal orientation of the front side is lower in the first sub-regions than in the second sub-regions, such that the first sub-regions are located above the depressions in the susceptor bottom and the deposition of the epitaxial layer on the front side of the semiconductor wafer.
A method for measuring a component of a drug delivery or storage device, the method comprising: (i) providing a light source in an opposing relationship with an optical imaging sensor, wherein a light path is defined between the light source and the optical imaging sensor such that light emitted from the light source impinges upon at least a portion of the optical imaging sensor; (ii) positioning a sample component on a sample positioning stage located in the light path extending between the at least one light source and at least one opposing optical imaging sensor; (iii) illuminating, with the at least one light source, the sample component; (iv) capturing, with the at least one optical imaging sensor, an image of the component; (v) determining the location of a first outer edge point P1 of the captured image; (vi) rotating the sample component relative to the optical image sensor and the light source through a predetermined rotational distance x; (vii) repeating step (v) and (vi) to collect a total of n images, separated from each other by x degrees of rotation of the sample component, wherein n*x > 360 degrees, wherein there is overlap between the first images captured and the last images captured of the sample component; (viii) comparing a measured position of the at least one outer edge point P1 between the captured images and the method further comprising: comparing the overlapping images to verify that the sample component has not moved relative to its initial position. (i) providing a light source in an opposing relationship with an optical imaging sensor, wherein a light path is defined between the light source and the optical imaging sensor such that light emitted from the light source impinges upon at least a portion of the optical imaging sensor; (ii) positioning a sample component on a sample positioning stage located in the light path extending between the at least one light source and at least one opposing optical imaging sensor; (iii) illuminating, with the at least one light source, the sample component; (iv) capturing, with the at least one optical imaging sensor, an image of the component; (v) determining the location of a first outer edge point P1 of the captured image; (vi) rotating the sample component relative to the optical image sensor and the light source through a predetermined rotational distance x; (vii) repeating step (v) and (vi) to collect a total of n images, separated from each other by x degrees of rotation of the sample component, wherein n*x > 360 degrees, wherein there is overlap between the first images captured and the last images captured of the sample component; (viii) comparing a measured position of the at least one outer edge point P1 between the captured images and
System for controlling a powertrain for a motor vehicle comprising two sets of drive wheels, the two trains being independently driveable, the control system controlling torque distribution means for distributing the torque produced by the motor means(s) of the vehicle between a torque transmitted to the front axle and a torque transmitted to the rear axle, the control system being characterized in that it can operate in several driving modes selectable (1, 2, 3) by the occupant of the vehicle including a mode selected for which the interval is not reduced to a single value for a given vehicle speed (V 0), the system acting on the torque distribution means to restrict the torque distribution ratio between the front axle and the rear axle at an interval bounded (I 0, I 0 ') by a minimum value (2 min) and a maximum value (2 max) which depend on the speed of the vehicle (V 0) and the selected driving mode (1, 2, 3), the interval being increasing or constant with the speed (V 0).
A computer-implemented method of detecting the closure of a navigable element forming part of a network of navigable elements within a geographic area, the navigable elements being represented by segments of an electronic map, the method being characterized in that at least some of the segments of the electronic map are each associated with data indicative of a passability parameter for the segment, the passability parameter being indicative of the likelihood of the navigable element represented by the segment being closed, wherein the value of the passability parameter varies according to a predefined function with respect to time such that the likelihood of the navigable element being closed increases with respect to time, said method comprising: obtaining positional data relating to the movement of a plurality of devices along the navigable elements of the navigable network with respect to time; modifying, for each of one or more segments, the value of the passability parameter associated with a segment such that the likelihood of the navigable element represented by the segment being closed is decreased, when the positional data indicates that a device has been detected traversing the navigable element; modifying, for each of one or more segments, the value of the passability parameter associated with a segment such that the likelihood of the navigable element represented by the segment being closed is increased, when a report is received from an external source indicative of the navigable element being closed; and identifying a navigable element as being potentially closed when the value of the passability parameter associated with the segment representing the navigable element passes a predetermined threshold value. obtaining positional data relating to the movement of a plurality of devices along the navigable elements of the navigable network with respect to time; modifying, for each of one or more segments, the value of the passability parameter associated with a segment such that the likelihood of the navigable element represented by the segment being closed is decreased, when the positional data indicates that a device has been detected traversing the navigable element; modifying, for each of one or more segments, the value of the passability parameter associated with a segment such that the likelihood of the navigable element represented by the segment being closed is increased, when a report is received from an external source indicative of the navigable element being closed; and identifying a navigable element as being potentially closed when the value of the passability parameter associated with the segment representing the navigable element passes a predetermined threshold value.
Method comprising: digging in the ground, up to a predetermined depth, of simultaneously a plurality of parallel trenches, each of said trenches comprising a vertical furrow having a first width (L 1) and, at said predetermined depth, a horizontal furrow having a second width (L 2) greater than the first, the horizontal furrows of the neighbouring trenches being at least laterally adjacent, and deposition, in said trenches, of a continuous stream of liquid, said deposition taking place in all of the horizontal furrows of the trenches over their entire width, said method is a method for improving and/or stabilising dry ground sensitive to water containing clay, said method further comprising collapse of the ground that covers the stream of treatment liquid deposited in the horizontal furrows with uniform burial of the latter in the ground to be treated, characterised in that said deposition of a continuous stream of liquid is a distribution of a treatment liquid, chosen from a milk of lime and an aqueous suspension containing lime. digging in the ground, up to a predetermined depth, of simultaneously a plurality of parallel trenches, each of said trenches comprising a vertical furrow having a first width (L 1) and, at said predetermined depth, a horizontal furrow having a second width (L 2) greater than the first, the horizontal furrows of the neighbouring trenches being at least laterally adjacent, and deposition, in said trenches, of a continuous stream of liquid, said deposition taking place in all of the horizontal furrows of the trenches over their entire width, said method is a method for improving and/or stabilising dry ground sensitive to water containing clay, said method further comprising collapse of the ground that covers the stream of treatment liquid deposited in the horizontal furrows with uniform burial of the latter in the ground to be treated, characterised in that said deposition of a continuous stream of liquid is a distribution of a treatment liquid, chosen from a milk of lime and an aqueous suspension containing lime.
An access control communication device comprising: a short distance radio communication module; a cellular radio communication module; and a controller arranged to communicate access rights associated with a key device, using the cellular radio communication module, with an access control device over a cellular communication network upon the access control communication device being in communication with the key device using the short distance radio communication module, wherein the access rights comprise updated access rights for one or more lock devices. a short distance radio communication module; a cellular radio communication module; and a controller arranged to communicate access rights associated with a key device, using the cellular radio communication module, with an access control device over a cellular communication network upon the access control communication device being in communication with the key device using the short distance radio communication module, wherein the access rights comprise updated access rights for one or more lock devices.
A data writing method, wherein the method comprises: obtaining, by a network controller of a first client, to-be-written original data; performing, by the network controller, erasure code encoding on the original data, to obtain a plurality of target data blocks; and writing, by the network controller, a third quantity of target data blocks in the plurality of target data blocks into a storage node, wherein the plurality of target data blocks comprise a first quantity of original data blocks and a second quantity of check data blocks, two ends of the target data block comprise same version information, and the third quantity is greater than the first quantity. obtaining, by a network controller of a first client, to-be-written original data; performing, by the network controller, erasure code encoding on the original data, to obtain a plurality of target data blocks; and writing, by the network controller, a third quantity of target data blocks in the plurality of target data blocks into a storage node, wherein the plurality of target data blocks comprise a first quantity of original data blocks and a second quantity of check data blocks, two ends of the target data block comprise same version information, and the third quantity is greater than the first quantity.
A method of displaying a conformal video image on a near-to-eye display for a pilot of an aircraft, comprising: creating the conformal video image based on significant objects outside the aircraft; displaying the conformal video image on the near-to-eye display; the method characterised by further comprising: comparing a rate of movement of the head of the pilot with a threshold; maintaining a last rendered image of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is greater than the threshold; and resuming the displaying of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is less than the threshold. creating the conformal video image based on significant objects outside the aircraft; displaying the conformal video image on the near-to-eye display; the method characterised by further comprising: comparing a rate of movement of the head of the pilot with a threshold; maintaining a last rendered image of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is greater than the threshold; and resuming the displaying of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is less than the threshold. comparing a rate of movement of the head of the pilot with a threshold; maintaining a last rendered image of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is greater than the threshold; and resuming the displaying of the conformal video image when the rate of movement is less than the threshold.
The use of compounds selected from the group consisting of (a) acylcyclohexanediones of the formula in which R 1 is H or C 1 -C 10 -alkyl and R 2 is C 1 -C 10 -alkyl or C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl or salts thereof; for reducing or preventing the contamination of plants or plant products with toxins formed by trichothecene-producing fungi. (a) acylcyclohexanediones of the formula in which R 1 is H or C 1 -C 10 -alkyl and R 2 is C 1 -C 10 -alkyl or C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl or salts thereof; R 1 is H or C 1 -C 10 -alkyl and R 2 is C 1 -C 10 -alkyl or C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl or salts thereof;
Device for controlling activation/deactivation of at least one function provided by electronic equipment of a vehicle, the device comprising a screen capable of displaying at least a first menu activation/deactivation of said functions and presenting a plurality of displayed elements comprising, for at least one of the functions, a state of the function among three states chosen from a state activated, a deactivated state and an unavailable state, corresponding to a deactivated state and unavailable for activation, the device comprising selection means for selecting and activating at least one displayed element, characterized in that when the state of a function is the unavailable state, the first menu is designed to display an element associated with said unavailable function and the selection of which makes it possible to display a window of unavailability containing unavailability information regarding the unavailable state.
A transmitter for generating a radiation signal in an optical communication system, the transmitter comprising: an apparatus for driving a semiconductor radiation source, the apparatus comprising: a modulator configured to: - modulate a driving signal supplied to the radiation source with a data sequence to generate at least two levels of a driving current through the radiation source that define a radiation output range of the radiation source between an upper radiation output level and a lower radiation output level during transmission of the data sequence; and a controller configured to: - determine a transmission quality of the radiation output of the radiation source at the transmitter using a feedback signal, wherein the feedback signal is indicative of the radiation output level of the radiation source; - determine an upper target level and a lower target level defining a reduced radiation output range based on the transmission quality of the radiation output; and - adaptively control the modulator to control the driving current and switch the driving current at a timing determined by the reduced radiation output range between the upper target level and the lower target level. a modulator configured to: - modulate a driving signal supplied to the radiation source with a data sequence to generate at least two levels of a driving current through the radiation source that define a radiation output range of the radiation source between an upper radiation output level and a lower radiation output level during transmission of the data sequence; and - modulate a driving signal supplied to the radiation source with a data sequence to generate at least two levels of a driving current through the radiation source that define a radiation output range of the radiation source between an upper radiation output level and a lower radiation output level during transmission of the data sequence; and a controller configured to: - determine a transmission quality of the radiation output of the radiation source at the transmitter using a feedback signal, wherein the feedback signal is - determine a transmission quality of the radiation output of the radiation source at the transmitter using a feedback signal, wherein the feedback signal is indicative of the radiation output level of the radiation source; - determine an upper target level and a lower target level defining a reduced radiation output range based on the transmission quality of the radiation output; and - adaptively control the modulator to control the driving current and switch the driving current at a timing determined by the reduced radiation output range between the upper target level and the lower target level. - determine an upper target level and a lower target level defining a reduced radiation output range based on the transmission quality of the radiation output; and - adaptively control the modulator to control the driving current and switch the driving current at a timing determined by the reduced radiation output range between the upper target level and the lower target level.
A method for transmitting uplink control information in a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA communication system, the method comprising: determining a channel quality indication, CQI, and two acknowledgement bits in response to downlink data reception; applying complex scaling coefficients (960, 970) to a reference signal based on a value of the two acknowledgement bits; and transmitting the reference signal on first SC-FDMA symbols in a slot and the CQI on second SC-FDMA symbols in the slot, wherein the number of said first SC-FDMA symbols is equal to two. determining a channel quality indication, CQI, and two acknowledgement bits in response to downlink data reception; applying complex scaling coefficients (960, 970) to a reference signal based on a value of the two acknowledgement bits; and transmitting the reference signal on first SC-FDMA symbols in a slot and the CQI on second SC-FDMA symbols in the slot, wherein the number of said first SC-FDMA symbols is equal to two.
A tire with a tire performance indicator, the tire performance indicator including one or more tread wear indicator regions structured and arranged in a tread region of the tire, the one or more tread wear indicator regions each having a plurality of tread wear indicators, being characterized in that the tire performance indicator includes one or more optimal performance symbol guides structured and arranged approximate a sidewall region of the tire, wherein said optimal performance symbol guide is associated with the visible tread wear indicators, andwherein said optimal performance symbol guide comprises two or more weather symbols, and for each weather symbol, a corresponding identification pattern.
A method to facilitate interlaced amplitude pulsing, the method characterised by: controlling an amount of energy withdrawn from an energy-storage unit of a hard-tube type pulse generator, wherein the energy-storage unit comprises at least one energy-storing capacitor, and providing the withdrawn energy to an output load to form productive electric pulses by controlling at least one of energy replenishment and non-productive energy withdrawal of the energy-storage unit to thereby achieve a series of pulses wherein at least two of the pulses have amplitudes that are intentionally different from one another. controlling an amount of energy withdrawn from an energy-storage unit of a hard-tube type pulse generator, wherein the energy-storage unit comprises at least one energy-storing capacitor, and providing the withdrawn energy to an output load to form productive electric pulses by controlling at least one of energy replenishment and non-productive energy withdrawal of the energy-storage unit to thereby achieve a series of pulses wherein at least two of the pulses have amplitudes that are intentionally different from one another.
Methylene blue comprising less than 3% of impurities, measured by HPLC under the conditions of the European Pharmacopeia 5.4, and a level of metals of less than 20 μg/g.