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A method of modeling a physical surface to enable manufacture of an object incorporating the surface, the method using discrete ordered data points sequentially representing data measured from a portion of the physical surface, and the method comprising: determining curvature estimates associated with the data points prior to performing surface fitting with respect to the data points; identifying curvature shock at a location between two adjacent data points when the change exhibited in the curvature estimates between the adjacent data points exceeds a predetermined curvature threshold; breaking C2 continuity between the adjacent data points exhibiting curvature shock, wherein, in breaking the C2 continuity, a knot value of a first of the adjacent data points, which is on the flatter side of the curvature shock location, is replaced by a knot value of a second data point, which is adjacent the first of the adjacent data points and has a lower absolute value of estimated curvature than an adjacent data point on the other side of the first of the adjacent data points; and performing surface fitting with respect to the data points and the modified knot values to generate Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) data representing the physical surface, such that breaks in the C2 continuity associated with curvature shock are maintained in the NURBS data. determining curvature estimates associated with the data points prior to performing surface fitting with respect to the data points; identifying curvature shock at a location between two adjacent data points when the change exhibited in the curvature estimates between the adjacent data points exceeds a predetermined curvature threshold; breaking C2 continuity between the adjacent data points exhibiting curvature shock, wherein, in breaking the C2 continuity, a knot value of a first of the adjacent data points, which is on the flatter side of the curvature shock location, is replaced by a knot value of a second data point, which is adjacent the first of the adjacent data points and has a lower absolute value of estimated curvature than an adjacent data point on the other side of the first of the adjacent data points; and performing surface fitting with respect to the data points and the modified knot values to generate Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) data representing the physical surface, such that breaks in the C2 continuity associated with curvature shock are maintained in the NURBS data.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising microcapsules, said microcapsules containing both live mammalian ovarian granulosa cells and live mammalian ovarian theca cells, wherein said microcapsules comprise a core and an auxiliary layer surrounding said core, said core containing said granulosa cells and said auxiliary layer containing said theca cells and wherein said composition is free of human oocytes.
A process for the preparation of compounds of formula wherein R represents: saturated or unsaturated C1-C4 alkyl group which optionally contains 0-5 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S; saturated or unsaturated C1-C10 cycloalkyl group which optionally contains 0- 5 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S; alkyl group which contains 1-10 carbon atoms and/or 0-5 heteroatom and which is substituted with an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; characterized in that carboxylic acid of formula is reacted with diphosgene, triphosgene, mesyl chloride, phosphorous oxychloride, thionyl chloride, phosphorous trichloride or bromine analogues thereof in a solvent chosen from chlorobenzene, sulpholane or methanesulphonic acid in order to form the acid chloride or acid bromide, then phosphorus trichloride is added to the reaction mixture in order to carry out phosphorylation, then the mixture is hydrolyzed with water, then the product is obtained by setting pH value, the process being performed without addition of phosphorous acid or phosphoric acid. saturated or unsaturated C1-C4 alkyl group which optionally contains 0-5 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S; saturated or unsaturated C1-C10 cycloalkyl group which optionally contains 0- 5 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S; alkyl group which contains 1-10 carbon atoms and/or 0-5 heteroatom and which is substituted with an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; characterized in that carboxylic acid of formula is reacted with diphosgene, triphosgene, mesyl chloride, phosphorous oxychloride, thionyl chloride, phosphorous trichloride or bromine analogues thereof in a solvent chosen from chlorobenzene, sulpholane or methanesulphonic acid in order to form the acid chloride or acid bromide, then phosphorus trichloride is added to the reaction mixture in order to carry out phosphorylation, then the mixture is hydrolyzed with water, then the product is obtained by setting pH value, the process being performed without addition of phosphorous acid or phosphoric acid.
A system (100, 100B, 100C, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) comprising: a haptic output device configured to output a haptic effect to a touch surface (116, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602); a touch sensitive input device configured to detect a first user interaction (304, 306, 308, 504, 506, 604, 606) and transmit a first sensor signal, the touch sensitive input device further configured to detect a second user interaction (304, 306, 308, 504, 506, 604, 606) and transmit a second sensor signal, wherein at least part of the first user interaction occurs at the same time as at least part of the second user interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to receive the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: determine a first haptic effect associated with the first user interaction and determine a second haptic effect associated with the second user interaction but output only one haptic effect; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the outputted haptic effect to the haptic output device. a haptic output device configured to output a haptic effect to a touch surface (116, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602); a touch sensitive input device configured to detect a first user interaction (304, 306, 308, 504, 506, 604, 606) and transmit a first sensor signal, the touch sensitive input device further configured to detect a second user interaction (304, 306, 308, 504, 506, 604, 606) and transmit a second sensor signal, wherein at least part of the first user interaction occurs at the same time as at least part of the second user interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to receive the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; determine a first haptic effect associated with the first user interaction and determine a second haptic effect associated with the second user interaction but output only one haptic effect; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the outputted haptic effect to the haptic output device.
Traction transmission with a first and a second sub-transmission (26a, b) which are of mirror-symmetrical construction with respect to one another and are arranged axially adjacently in a housing, in each case comprising - an axially inner drive friction disc (28a, b) and an axially outer mating friction disc (32a, b) which are arranged coaxially and can be rotated relative to one another about a transmission central axis, and - a set of friction rollers which make contact in a non-positive manner between the friction discs (28a, b, 32a, b) and are mounted such that they can be rotated about in each case one roller axle, the roller axles being pivotably mounted in a manner which is spaced apart radially from the transmission central axis on a star-shaped web (38a, b) which can be moved axially in relation to the transmission central axis, - the mating friction discs (32a, b) being arranged fixedly on a common output shaft which is mounted in the housing in an axially fixed and rotatable manner, - the spacing of the drive friction discs (28a, b) from one another being variable by means of a spacing setting device, and - the web sleeve being mounted such that it can be displaced axially relative to the housing, the first web which is assigned to the first sub-transmission being connected to the housing in a torque-proof manner, it being possible for the second web which is assigned to the second sub-transmission to be rotated relative to the housing by means of an angular position setting device (54b, 58), and the thread pairing which couples the webs (38a, b) being set up in such a way that a relative rotation of the webs (38a, b) brings about a change in their spacing, characterized in that the webs (38a, b) are arranged on a common web sleeve and are coupled to one another at a variable spacing via precisely one axially extending thread pairing. - an axially inner drive friction disc (28a, b) and an axially outer mating friction disc (32a, b) which are arranged coaxially and can be rotated relative to one another about a transmission central axis, and - a set of friction rollers which make contact in a non-positive manner between the friction discs (28a, b, 32a, b) and are mounted such that they can be rotated about in each case one roller axle, the roller axles being pivotably mounted in a manner which is spaced apart radially from the transmission central axis on a star-shaped web (38a, b) which can be moved axially in relation to the transmission central axis, - the mating friction discs (32a, b) being arranged fixedly on a common output shaft which is mounted in the housing in an axially fixed and rotatable manner, - the spacing of the drive friction discs (28a, b) from one another being variable by means of a spacing setting device, and - the web sleeve being mounted such that it can be displaced axially relative to the housing,
A process for managing the re-start of an internal combustion engine in a Start and Stop system using an electric motor acting on the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and managed by an electric motor control unit, a first step of direct evaluation of the rotation regime of the crankshaft being provided through a rpm sensor directly placed on the crankshaft and connected to a combustion engine control unit of the internal combustion engine: if the rotation regime is above a predetermined threshold, in case of re-opening of the throttle valve a control unit of the combustion engine continues to provide fuel and ignition to the engine; if the rotation regime is below said predetermined threshold a crankshaft positioning step and an ignition step are provided, activated after a starting command, said predetermined threshold corresponding to a signal accuracy loss of said rpm sensor, wherein said crankshaft positioning step by the electric motor control unit comprises the following steps in a sequence: • a forward crankshaft rotation by a predetermined forward rotation angle; • a detection of a possible piston stall state followed, in negative case, by an additional forward crankshaft rotation until reaching a maximum predetermined forward rotation angle; • a subsequent inverse crankshaft rotation by a predetermined angle; and • a detection of a possible piston stall state followed, in negative case, by an additional inverse crankshaft rotation until reaching a maximum predetermined inverse rotation angle. • a forward crankshaft rotation by a predetermined forward rotation angle; • a detection of a possible piston stall state followed, in negative case, by an additional forward crankshaft rotation until reaching a maximum predetermined forward rotation angle; • a subsequent inverse crankshaft rotation by a predetermined angle; and • a detection of a possible piston stall state followed, in negative case, by an additional inverse crankshaft rotation until reaching a maximum predetermined inverse rotation angle.
Electric machine (1, 51, 101) comprising - a first magnetic pole, which has an arrangement of layers which comprises magnetically active layers with a total volume V a, - a second magnetic pole, wherein the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole can be moved relative to one another, and - a gap which has a length l S in a direction parallel to one of the layers from an end of the first magnetic pole bounding the gap to an end of the second magnetic pole bounding the gap, - an electrical conductor as a coupling element between an electrical circuit and a magnetic circuit, wherein at an operating time the magnetic circuit comprises the first magnetic pole, the gap with length l S and the second magnetic pole, through all of which a common useful magnetic flux flows for electromechanical energy conversion, wherein the arrangement comprises magnetically inactive layers with a total volume V i which have a lower average density than the magnetically active layers, and a sequence in the arrangement of the magnetically inactive layers and the magnetically active layers is essentially specified by a repetition of a period p which has a defined order of magnetically active layers and magnetically inactive layers, wherein a spatial component k which is defined by the equation k = V a / V a + V i; fulfils the condition 0.5 ≤ k ≤ 0.8; characterised in that the magnetically active layers have thicknesses b Ai which essentially all fulfil the condition b Ai ≤ l S / 4... l S / 20 as a function of the machine type of the electric machine or of its application. - a first magnetic pole, which has an arrangement of layers which comprises magnetically active layers with a total volume V a, - a second magnetic pole, wherein the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole can be moved relative to one another, and - a gap which has a length l S in a direction parallel to one of the layers from an end of the first magnetic pole bounding the gap to an end of the second magnetic pole bounding the gap, - an electrical conductor as a coupling element between an electrical circuit and a magnetic circuit,
Knitted fabric having a stitch-forming warp-thread system into which weft threads of limited length are incorporated, which knitted fabric is formed as a material web of a defined width at whose edges a filler thread delimiting the material web is arranged in each case, wherein the weft threads have a length which is greater than the width of the material web and have a projection in relation to the respective filler thread, characterized in that the projection is deflected by an angle counter to the material-web-production direction at least to the extent as to be tied down as a tucked selvedge in the stitch-forming warp-thread system in at least one stitch of the stitches that follow with regard to the material-web-production direction.
A pressure sensor comprising: a spring having an upper coiled segment having a central axis, a coiled center section having a central axis and a lower coiled segment having a central axis, characterised in that the central axis of the upper coiled segment and the central axis of the lower coiled segment are parallel to and offset from the central axis of the coiled center section, the upper coiled segment being configured to contact a first electrical pad and the lower coiled segment being configured to contact a second electrical contact pad, the first electrical contact pad being offset from the second electrical contact pad. a spring having an upper coiled segment having a central axis, a coiled center section having a central axis and a lower coiled segment having a central axis, characterised in that the central axis of the upper coiled segment and the central axis of the lower coiled segment are parallel to and offset from the central axis of the coiled center section, the upper coiled segment being configured to contact a first electrical pad and the lower coiled segment being configured to contact a second electrical contact pad, the first electrical contact pad being offset from the second electrical contact pad.
A method performed by a coordinator of efficient scheduling for at least one device communicating over a network, the method comprising: assigning a first contiguous time block for the at least one device; broadcasting a first beacon to the at least one device; scheduling a wake period which overlaps a first CTB, a first beacon and a random access time block (RATB), wherein the RATB is allocated in a superframe beginning with the first beacon and the first CTB is assigned immediately before the first beacon; assigning a second CTB for the at least one device after a sleep period during which the at least one device is turned off; and broadcasting a second beacon immediately after the second CTB to the at least one device. assigning a first contiguous time block for the at least one device; broadcasting a first beacon to the at least one device; scheduling a wake period which overlaps a first CTB, a first beacon and a random access time block (RATB), wherein the RATB is allocated in a superframe beginning with the first beacon and the first CTB is assigned immediately before the first beacon; assigning a second CTB for the at least one device after a sleep period during which the at least one device is turned off; and broadcasting a second beacon immediately after the second CTB to the at least one device.
A vector for producing a cell that is used for evaluation of induction of a drug-metabolizing enzyme by a test substance and cytotoxicity of the test substance, which comprises an expression control region of a fetus-specific gene, a first reporter gene, an expression control region of a drug-metabolizing enzyme gene, and a second reporter gene, wherein the first reporter gene is located downstream of the expression control region of the fetus-specific gene, and the second reporter gene is located downstream of the expression control region of the drug-metabolizing enzyme gene, wherein the drug-metabolizing enzyme gene is CYP3A4 and the fetus-specific gene is CYP3A7.
A composition for semiconductor processing comprising: abrasive particles; and a dishing control additive, comprising a first dishing control additive and a second dishing control additive, wherein the first dishing control additive comprises a compound having a betaine group and a salicylic group or a derivative thereof, and the second dishing control additive comprises an azole-based compound, the first dishing control additive comprises 0.07 parts by weight or more based on 100 parts by weight of the abrasive particles, and the second dishing control additive comprises 0.13 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the abrasive particles. abrasive particles; and a dishing control additive, comprising a first dishing control additive and a second dishing control additive, wherein the first dishing control additive comprises a compound having a betaine group and a salicylic group or a derivative thereof, and the second dishing control additive comprises an azole-based compound, the first dishing control additive comprises 0.07 parts by weight or more based on 100 parts by weight of the abrasive particles, and the second dishing control additive comprises 0.13 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the abrasive particles.
An aerator comprising a main body casing, a motor, an aerator shaft, a diffuser assembly, and an impeller connected to the aerator shaft, whereby the main body casing forms a substantially vertical channel and comprises one or more upper openings and a lower open end, the diffuser assembly is located within the vertical channel, the impeller is mounted beneath the diffuser assembly, the motor is configured to rotate the aerator shaft and the impeller to draw a downward draught through the vertical channel in the main body casing, so that air drawn through the aerator by the downward draught is passed through the diffuser assembly to form elongated bubbles having a relatively low pressure due to cavitation, and the impeller is configured to cut the elongated bubbles into micro-bubbles, and to discharge the micro-bubbles through the lower open end of the main body casing, characterised in that the diffuser assembly comprises a diffuser material arranged above a diffuser support plate, and the diffuser material has a porosity in the range of 150 to 300 microns.
A multi-port antenna system, comprising: a multi-port antenna; a multi-port active feeding network coupled to the multi-port antenna, the active feeding network applying, at each operating frequency, incident-wave eigenvector excitation signals corresponding to a Hermitian matrix representation of the multi-port antenna; and wherein the Hermitian matrix representation is derived from predetermined multi-port antenna parameters; and wherein the Hermitian matrix representation yields orthogonal electromagnetic fields in volumes or surfaces of predetermined interest. a multi-port antenna; a multi-port active feeding network coupled to the multi-port antenna, the active feeding network applying, at each operating frequency, incident-wave eigenvector excitation signals corresponding to a Hermitian matrix representation of the multi-port antenna; and wherein the Hermitian matrix representation is derived from predetermined multi-port antenna parameters; and wherein the Hermitian matrix representation yields orthogonal electromagnetic fields in volumes or surfaces of predetermined interest.
A porous polymeric material that contains a thermoplastic composition, the thermoplastic composition including a continuous phase in which a first inclusion additive and a second inclusion additive are dispersed in the form of discrete domains, the continuous phase including a matrix polymer, wherein a plurality of micropores are formed at and/or around the first domains and have an average cross-sectional dimension of from 0.5 to 30 micrometers, and wherein a plurality of nanopores are formed at and/or around the second domains and have an average cross-sectional dimension of from 50 to 500 nanometers, wherein the first inclusion additive includes a polyolefin; and wherein the first inclusion additive is present in the thermoplastic composition in an amount from 1 wt.% to 20 wt.%, and the second inclusion additive is present in the thermoplastic composition in an amount from 0.01 wt.% to 15 wt.%..
Cord with a triple twist (T1, T2, T3), comprising an assembly consisting of N=3 strands (20, 20a, 20b, 20c) twisted together with a twist T3 in a direction D2, each strand consisting of M=2 pre-strands (10, 10a, 10b), which are themselves twisted together with a twist T2 (T2a, T2b, T2c) in a direction D1 opposite to D2, each pre-strand itself consisting in a yarn that has been previously twisted about itself with a twist T1 (T1a, T1b) in the direction D1, wherein each yarn consists of elementary monofilaments of aromatic polyamide or aromatic copolyimide, each yarn having a count ranging from 90 to 130 tex.
A method for handling a disruption event occurring during execution of a first thread group within a multiprocessor of a parallel processing subsystem residing within a computer system, the method comprising: receiving notification of the disruption event; halting execution of all thread groups executing within the multiprocessor; setting an error status register to indicate a type of the disruption event; and setting, for each thread group, a program counter to point to a memory address of a trap handler code segment that comprises a software routine that configures the multiprocessor to handle the disruption event. receiving notification of the disruption event; halting execution of all thread groups executing within the multiprocessor; setting an error status register to indicate a type of the disruption event; and setting, for each thread group, a program counter to point to a memory address of a trap handler code segment that comprises a software routine that configures the multiprocessor to handle the disruption event.