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A method of analysing a component formed from a metal alloy to identify a possible defect, wherein the metal alloy comprises a first crystal grain region and the possible defect comprises a second crystal grain region aligned to a different axis to the first crystal grain region, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a first image of the component using a multi-pixel sensor and illuminated using a first polarisation state of light, the first image comprising first polarisation data across a plurality of pixels within the multi-pixel sensor; and obtaining a second image of the component using a multi-pixel sensor and illuminated using a second polarisation state of light different to the first polarisation state, the second image comprising second polarisation data across a plurality of pixels within the multi-pixel sensor; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: determining a difference between the first and second polarisation data for the plurality of pixels of the first image and a corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image; and identifying pixels corresponding to the second crystal grain region based on the difference in first polarisation data from the plurality of pixels of the first image and second polarisation data of the corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image. obtaining a first image of the component using a multi-pixel sensor and illuminated using a first polarisation state of light, the first image comprising first polarisation data across a plurality of pixels within the multi-pixel sensor; and obtaining a second image of the component using a multi-pixel sensor and illuminated using a second polarisation state of light different to the first polarisation state, the second image comprising second polarisation data across a plurality of pixels within the multi-pixel sensor; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: determining a difference between the first and second polarisation data for the plurality of pixels of the first image and a corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image; and identifying pixels corresponding to the second crystal grain region based on the difference in first polarisation data from the plurality of pixels of the first image and second polarisation data of the corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image. determining a difference between the first and second polarisation data for the plurality of pixels of the first image and a corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image; and identifying pixels corresponding to the second crystal grain region based on the difference in first polarisation data from the plurality of pixels of the first image and second polarisation data of the corresponding plurality of pixels of the second image.
A compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, polymorph, solvate or clathrate thereof wherein: each dashed bond independently represents a double bond in the configuration shown; R 1 is N(R 6) 2, wherein each R 6 independently represents H, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or arylalkyl; X 1, X 2, X 3 and X 4 are each O; each R 2 is, independently, C 1 -C 6 alkyl; each R 3 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; R 4 is OR 6 or N(R 6) 2; and each R 5 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; and wherein the compound of the formula is not a compound of the formula or: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, polymorph, solvate or clathrate thereof wherein: each dashed bond independently represents a double bond in the configuration shown; R 1 is N(R 6) 2, wherein each R 6 independently represents H, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or arylalkyl; X 1, X 2, X 3 and X 4 are each O; each R 2 is, independently, C 1 -C 6 alkyl; each R 3 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; R 4 is OR 6 or N(R 6) 2; and each R 5 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; and wherein the compound of the formula is not a compound of the formula or: each dashed bond independently represents a double bond in the configuration shown; R 1 is N(R 6) 2, wherein each R 6 independently represents H, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or arylalkyl; X 1, X 2, X 3 and X 4 are each O; each R 2 is, independently, C 1 -C 6 alkyl; each R 3 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; R 4 is OR 6 or N(R 6) 2; and each R 5 is, independently, H, halo, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, OR 6, S p R 6 or N(R 6) 2; and wherein the compound of the formula is not a compound of the formula or:
A method for performing an inter radio access technology, RAT, cell reselection by a user equipment, UE, in a first RAT, the first RAT being in a long term evolution, LTE, system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a first system information block on an inter RAT cell reselection, the first system information block including a cell reselection threshold for a serving cell of the first RAT; receiving, from the base station, a second system information block including a cell selection quality value, Squal, based cell reselection parameter for a second RAT; determining whether the UE supports an Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from all other RATs signaled by system information block and supported by the UE, the all other RATs including the second RAT; and performing a cell reselection to the second RAT based on the Squal, in case that the UE supports the Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from the all other RATs, wherein a cell reselection to another RAT is performed based on a cell selection reception level value, Srxlev, in case that the UE does not support the Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from at least one of the all other RATs, and wherein the Squal is identified based on a reference signal received quality, RSRQ, and the Srxlev is identified based on a reference signal received power, RSRP. receiving, from a base station, a first system information block on an inter RAT cell reselection, the first system information block including a cell reselection threshold for a serving cell of the first RAT; receiving, from the base station, a second system information block including a cell selection quality value, Squal, based cell reselection parameter for a second RAT; determining whether the UE supports an Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from all other RATs signaled by system information block and supported by the UE, the all other RATs including the second RAT; and performing a cell reselection to the second RAT based on the Squal, in case that the UE supports the Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from the all other RATs, wherein a cell reselection to another RAT is performed based on a cell selection reception level value, Srxlev, in case that the UE does not support the Squal based cell reselection to the first RAT from at least one of the all other RATs, and wherein the Squal is identified based on a reference signal received quality, RSRQ, and the Srxlev is identified based on a reference signal received power, RSRP.
Apparatus for closing a composite package which is filled with an incompressible fluid filling product and is formed from a cylindrical sleeve, wherein the apparatus is operable in cyclical operation and comprises a plurality of processing stations (1, 6, 7, 8, 9) which are arranged in succession, one processing station of which has a pressing device, by means of which the fold projecting ends formed during closing can be pressed against the bottom surface of the package, wherein the pressing device is arranged such that it can be moved essentially perpendicularly against the bottom surface, characterised in that the pressing device has at least one damping device (18, 18') or at least one damping element (18").
A light diffuser, comprising: a main body; and a plurality of first fillers dispersed in the main body, wherein the first fillers comprise at least one of Si, Ge GaP, InP, and PbS, and a diameter of each of the first fillers is in a range from 0.1 μm to 1 μm. a main body; and a plurality of first fillers dispersed in the main body, wherein the first fillers comprise at least one of Si, Ge GaP, InP, and PbS, and a diameter of each of the first fillers is in a range from 0.1 μm to 1 μm.
A light generation system comprising: a heatsink; at least one stationary light source configured to generate an excitation light; at least one light emitting material located on the heatsink, at least a portion of the at least one light emitting material being circularly symmetrical around an axis, the heatsink and the at least one light emitting material being rotationally fixed; optics configured to rotate relative to the at least one light emitting material around a rotational axis that is coaxial with the axis of the at least one light emitting material, the optics configured to: receive excitation light along the rotational axis; convey the excitation light to one or more locations on the light emitting material as the optics are rotating; collect light emitted from the one or more locations on the light emitting material excited by the excitation light; and convey the light collected from the at least one light emitting material to the rotational axis for emission along the rotational axis. a heatsink; at least one stationary light source configured to generate an excitation light; at least one light emitting material located on the heatsink, at least a portion of the at least one light emitting material being circularly symmetrical around an axis, the heatsink and the at least one light emitting material being rotationally fixed; optics configured to rotate relative to the at least one light emitting material around a rotational axis that is coaxial with the axis of the at least one light emitting material, the optics configured to: receive excitation light along the rotational axis; convey the excitation light to one or more locations on the light emitting material as the optics are rotating; collect light emitted from the one or more locations on the light emitting material excited by the excitation light; and convey the light collected from the at least one light emitting material to the rotational axis for emission along the rotational axis. receive excitation light along the rotational axis; convey the excitation light to one or more locations on the light emitting material as the optics are rotating; collect light emitted from the one or more locations on the light emitting material excited by the excitation light; and convey the light collected from the at least one light emitting material to the rotational axis for emission along the rotational axis.
Print head of a continuous ink jet printer comprising: - a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited by a 1 st side wall and a 2 nd side wall, both at least partially parallel to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity, - means (4, 4 1, 4 x, 4 n) for producing at least one ink jet or solvent in said cavity, - means for sorting drops or segments of one or several of said jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, - an outlet slot of the cavity, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segments of ink intended for printing, - a 1 st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, - a 2 nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2 nd gutter being mobile and comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, - means for actuating, in order to actuate the 2 nd gutter for recovering in movement between a retracted position, in which it does not close off the outlet slot of the cavity, and a closed position, in which its input slot faces the outlet slot of the cavity, in such a way that the drops or segments that are not deflected, produced by the means (4, 4 1, 4 x, 4 n) for producing a plurality of ink jets in said cavity, exits via the outlet slot and enters into the input slot of the 2 nd gutter for recovering; - means forming a seal between the print head and the 2 nd gutter for recovering in the closed position of the latter. - a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited by a 1 st side wall and a 2 nd side wall, both at least partially parallel to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity, - means (4, 4 1, 4 x, 4 n) for producing at least one ink jet or solvent in said cavity, - means for sorting drops or segments of one or several of said jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, - an outlet slot of the cavity, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segments of ink intended for printing, - a 1 st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, - a 2 nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2 nd gutter being mobile and comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, - means for actuating, in order to actuate the 2 nd gutter for recovering in movement between a retracted position, in which it does not close off the outlet slot of the cavity, and a closed position, in which its input slot faces the outlet slot of the cavity, in such a way that the drops or segments that are not deflected, produced by the means (4, 4 1, 4 x, 4 n) for producing a plurality of ink jets in said cavity, exits via the outlet slot and enters into the input slot of the 2 nd gutter for recovering; - means forming a seal between the print head and the 2 nd gutter for recovering in the closed position of the latter.
A battery cell charging system for charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system comprising: a circuit for charging the battery cell using a continually variable voltage charge-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said continually variable voltage charge-profile is determined responsive to an imaginary R Bad resistance included in series with an R Nominal resistance of a DC model for the battery cell characterized in that, said R Bad includes a function component responsive to one or more of said R Nominal, a state-of-charge, SOC, of the battery cell, and a temperature of the battery cell such that the charging voltage is equal to a maximum battery cell voltage minus charging current times R Bad, wherein a first stage of said continually variable voltage charge-profile includes a constant charging current at a level greater than a rated current of the battery cell. a circuit for charging the battery cell using a continually variable voltage charge-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said continually variable voltage charge-profile is determined responsive to an imaginary R Bad resistance included in series with an R Nominal resistance of a DC model for the battery cell characterized in that, said R Bad includes a function component responsive to one or more of said R Nominal, a state-of-charge, SOC, of the battery cell, and a temperature of the battery cell such that the charging voltage is equal to a maximum battery cell voltage minus charging current times R Bad, wherein a first stage of said continually variable voltage charge-profile includes a constant charging current at a level greater than a rated current of the battery cell.
A pondage device comprising a dam and an improvement, arranged downstream of said dam, called a "downstream improvement," characterized in that it comprises at least one flexible jack interposed between a downstream facing of said dam and an upstream facing of said improvement, in that this flexible jack comprises a chamber inside of which water is stored, this chamber being delimited at least in part by a deformable membrane, this chamber being kept under pressure by pressurization means (5, 6, 7).
An activatable adhesive composition, comprising: a two-stage polymer particle, comprising: a first stage comprising a hydrophilic acrylic polymer having an acid content of less than 200 mg KOH/g wherein the first stage has a glass transition temperature from 40 to 150°C as determined according to the Fox-Flory Equation; a second stage polymerized within the first stage and comprising a hydrophobic acrylic polymer wherein the second stage has a glass transition temperature from -80 to -30°C as determined according to the Fox-Flory Equation; and a tackifier soluble in the first stage and the second stage, wherein the hydrophilic acrylic polymer has a Hansch hydrophobicity number from 1.2 to 4.5, wherein the hydrophobic acrylic polymer has a Hansch hydrophobicity number from 2.0 to 11.0; and wherein the tackifier is a hydrogenated rosin ester tackifier with a softening point between 90 and 110°C. a first stage comprising a hydrophilic acrylic polymer having an acid content of less than 200 mg KOH/g wherein the first stage has a glass transition temperature from 40 to 150°C as determined according to the Fox-Flory Equation; a second stage polymerized within the first stage and comprising a hydrophobic acrylic polymer wherein the second stage has a glass transition temperature from -80 to -30°C as determined according to the Fox-Flory Equation; and
A system for heating and/or producing domestic hot water by an integral heat pump configured to be mounted outside a building, characterized in that said heat pump forms a compact integral assembly comprising at least one atmospheric natural convection solar collector (11, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65) forming an evaporator and a box (10, 61, 78) in which are placed a compressor and the other refrigerant circuit components of said heat pump, said compact integral assembly being able to be fixed onto a wall by mounting brackets (34, 36, 79) at the level of the collector (11, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65) intended to separate the collector from said wall by a few centimeters, said collector being connected to the compressor of said heat pump, the assembly formed of said collector, said compressor and said other refrigerant circuit components being charged in refrigerant, said box (10, 61, 78) itself being configured so as to be able to be in connection with said wall, in that said system comprises a hydraulic circuit for water or antifreeze comprising equipment belonging to the group comprising: - hot water radiator; - hot water tank; - hot water fan coil unit; and - underfloor heating system; intended to be connected to said integral heat pump by two pipes (31, 32) containing water or antifreeze, and in that said box (10, 61, 78) comprises at least one opening (25, 26) intended to enable the passage of said pipes. - hot water radiator; - hot water tank; - hot water fan coil unit; and - underfloor heating system;
Use of an imidazole containing quaternary ammonium salt ("imidazole quat") for improving the water shedding performance of a fuel composition, wherein the imidazole quat comprises the reaction product of: a) a quaternizable compound that is the reaction product of: (i) a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent, wherein the hydrocarbyl-substituent has a number average molecular weight ranging from 100 to 5000, and comprises at least one polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride or polyisobutenyl succinic acid and (ii) a nitrogen containing compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of reacting with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and further having at least one quaternizable tertiary amino group containing imidazole compound of formula: wherein R is an amine or alkanol capable of condensing with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; and b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the quaternizable amino group of the nitrogen containing compound to a quaternary nitrogen. a) a quaternizable compound that is the reaction product of: (i) a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent, wherein the hydrocarbyl-substituent has a number average molecular weight ranging from 100 to 5000, and comprises at least one polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride or polyisobutenyl succinic acid and (ii) a nitrogen containing compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of reacting with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and further having at least one quaternizable tertiary amino group containing imidazole compound of formula: wherein R is an amine or alkanol capable of condensing with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; and (i) a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent, wherein the hydrocarbyl-substituent has a number average molecular weight ranging from 100 to 5000, and comprises at least one polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride or polyisobutenyl succinic acid and (ii) a nitrogen containing compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of reacting with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and further having at least one quaternizable tertiary amino group containing imidazole compound of formula: wherein R is an amine or alkanol capable of condensing with said hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; and b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the quaternizable amino group of the nitrogen containing compound to a quaternary nitrogen.
A photovoltaic module, comprising: a) an outer transparent glazing material; b) encapsulated interconnected solar cells; and c) a backsheet comprising a polymer support substrate coated on the side exposed to the environment, or both sides with a dispersion polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composition having a curing temperature of 150C to 180C, and comprising a mixture of a non-functionalized PVDF and a compatible non-functionalized acrylic resin, said dispersion comprising a solvent, wherein the solvent is a hydrophobic solvent or a mixture of such solvents having a solubility in water at 25°C of less than 10% by weight, wherein said dispersion PVDF composition forms a dry film at a temperature of from 170-180°C, and wherein non-functional acrylic resin does not contain carboxylate, amine, anhydride, isocyanate, or epoxy reactive functional groups, and wherein said dispersion fluoropolymer composition does not contain crosslinking agents. a) an outer transparent glazing material; b) encapsulated interconnected solar cells; and c) a backsheet comprising a polymer support substrate coated on the side exposed to the environment, or both sides with a dispersion polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composition having a curing temperature of 150C to 180C, and comprising a mixture of a non-functionalized PVDF and a compatible non-functionalized acrylic resin, said dispersion comprising a solvent, wherein the solvent is a hydrophobic solvent or a mixture of such solvents having a solubility in water at 25°C of less than 10% by weight, wherein said dispersion PVDF composition forms a dry film at a temperature of from 170-180°C, and wherein non-functional acrylic resin does not contain carboxylate, amine, anhydride, isocyanate, or epoxy reactive functional groups, and wherein said dispersion fluoropolymer composition does not contain crosslinking agents.