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A controlled delivery drive mechanism comprises: a drug container having a barrel and a plunger seal; a drive housing within which at least initially partially resides a linear power spring and a piston having an interface surface and a drive rack, the linear power spring being coupled, directly or indirectly, to the piston to convert axial force of the linear power spring into torsional motion of a drive pinion which interfaces with the drive rack of the piston; and a regulating mechanism, wherein the piston is configured to contact and axially translate the plunger seal within the barrel, and the regulating mechanism is configured to meter the rotational movement of the drive pinion such that the piston is axially translated by the linear power spring at a controlled rate. a drug container having a barrel and a plunger seal; a drive housing within which at least initially partially resides a linear power spring and a piston having an interface surface and a drive rack, the linear power spring being coupled, directly or indirectly, to the piston to convert axial force of the linear power spring into torsional motion of a drive pinion which interfaces with the drive rack of the piston; and a regulating mechanism, wherein the piston is configured to contact and axially translate the plunger seal within the barrel, and the regulating mechanism is configured to meter the rotational movement of the drive pinion such that the piston is axially translated by the linear power spring at a controlled rate.
Apparatus comprising a cable plug and a socket configured for a socket-jack system for connecting a power supply unit to a load device over a two wire cable for power transfer, characterised in that the socket and the cable plug are configured to mate, to rotate relative to each other to one of a plurality of positions to provide the selected output voltage or other operational characteristic for the load device, and to lock with each other in a selected position to provide the selected output voltage or other operational characteristic for the load device and wherein the socket has a pin assembly (12,13,14,40) with a plurality of signal pins (13, 27), the selected signal pins being configured to connect with mating connectors of the cable plug when the cable plug and socket are in the selected position relative to each other, to establish circuit connection through the selected pins and mating connectors.
Hydrometallurgical method for recovering metals from spent energy storage devices, comprising combining aqueous hydrobromic acid leach solution and an electrode material of spent energy storage devices in a reaction vessel, wherein the electrode material comprises mixed metal oxide with one or more transition metals, one of which is manganese, dissolving the metals contained in the electrode material to form soluble metal bromide salts, removing elemental bromine from the reaction vessel, separating insoluble material, if present, from the leach solution to obtain a metal-bearing solution and isolating one or more metals, one of which is manganese, from said metal-bearing solution.
Gas cooking zone with at least one gas burner, a control apparatus and a facility for turning flames on and off automatically in a sequential manner at the gas burner which is actively connected to the control apparatus, wherein the control apparatus has a facility for program-assisted automatic cooking, wherein the control apparatus comprises a user interface for setting at least one predefined cooking program, characterised in that the control apparatus is configured in such a manner that at least one of the predefined cooking programs specifies the use of a specific gas burner.
A rebound tonometer having a hand-held body, a measurement axis, a probe, a display, means for propelling the probe along the measurement axis toward an eye of a test subject such that the probe contacts and rebounds from the eye, means for generating a measurement signal representing motion of the probe, a signal processor configured to calculate a basic IOP measurement value based on the measurement signal, and a tilt sensor for detecting tilt of the measurement axis relative to horizontal: the tilt sensor being configured to generate a tilt signal indicating a direction and a degree of tilt of the measurement axis relative to horizontal when the probe is propelled toward the eye, wherein the tilt sensor is connected to the signal processor and the tilt signal is provided to the signal processor; and the signal processor being configured to apply a tilt correction factor to the basic IOP measurement value to provide a final IOP measurement value, wherein the tilt correction factor depends on the direction and the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal; wherein the signal processor is configured to: apply the tilt correction factor when the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal is within a predetermined range, and display an error message on the display when the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal is outside the predetermined range. the tilt sensor being configured to generate a tilt signal indicating a direction and a degree of tilt of the measurement axis relative to horizontal when the probe is propelled toward the eye, wherein the tilt sensor is connected to the signal processor and the tilt signal is provided to the signal processor; and the signal processor being configured to apply a tilt correction factor to the basic IOP measurement value to provide a final IOP measurement value, wherein the tilt correction factor depends on the direction and the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal; wherein the signal processor is configured to: apply the tilt correction factor when the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal is within a predetermined range, and display an error message on the display when the degree of tilt indicated by the tilt signal is outside the predetermined range.
A method for producing a thin glass substrate, preferably for continuously producing a thin glass substrate; wherein after melting and prior to a hot forming process, the viscosity of the glass that is to be formed or has at least partially been formed for the thin glass substrate to be obtained is adjusted in a defined manner; and prior to being delivered to a device for hot forming, the viscosity of the glass to be hot formed is adjusted in a defined manner, in particular adjusted by defined cooling; and wherein the following equation applies for the viscosity η 1 for a first stretch over a distance of up to 1.5 m downstream of the component for throughput control of the glass flow, with y 1 indicating the distance to a location immediately downstream of the component for throughput control of the glass flow: lg η 1 y 1 / dPa ⋅ s = lg η 01 / dPa ⋅ s + a 1 y 1 with 0 m ≤ y 1 ≤ 1.5 m 3.75 ≤ lg η 01 / dPa ⋅ s ≤ 4.5 a 1 y 1 = 1.00 / m * y 1. after melting and prior to a hot forming process, the viscosity of the glass that is to be formed or has at least partially been formed for the thin glass substrate to be obtained is adjusted in a defined manner; and prior to being delivered to a device for hot forming, the viscosity of the glass to be hot formed is adjusted in a defined manner, in particular adjusted by defined cooling; and wherein the following equation applies for the viscosity η 1 for a first stretch over a distance of up to 1.5 m downstream of the component for throughput control of the glass flow, with y 1 indicating the distance to a location immediately downstream of the component for throughput control of the glass flow: lg η 1 y 1 / dPa ⋅ s = lg η 01 / dPa ⋅ s + a 1 y 1 with 0 m ≤ y 1 ≤ 1.5 m 3.75 ≤ lg η 01 / dPa ⋅ s ≤ 4.5 a 1 y 1 = 1.00 / m * y 1.
Method for producing an energy-absorbing profile for a motor vehicle, characterised by the steps of: - providing an extruded hollow profile having outer walls (3, 4, 5, 6) and at least one inner wall (7, 8, 9) which connects two outer walls (3, 4, 5, 6); - inserting a cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) into the hollow profile; - actuating the cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) and cutting an internal wall portion(19, 20; 27) out of the inner wall (7, 8, 9); - removing the cut out wall portion (19, 20; 27) and the cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) from the hollow profile. - providing an extruded hollow profile having outer walls (3, 4, 5, 6) and at least one inner wall (7, 8, 9) which connects two outer walls (3, 4, 5, 6); - inserting a cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) into the hollow profile; - actuating the cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) and cutting an internal wall portion(19, 20; 27) out of the inner wall (7, 8, 9); - removing the cut out wall portion (19, 20; 27) and the cutting tool (24, 35, 43, 48, 53, 59, 64, 73) from the hollow profile.
A method of obtaining a calibration function for use in measuring a parameter of a lithographic process by which a target pattern has been printed on a substrate, the method comprising: projecting an image of a reference pattern onto a radiation-sensitive layer of a calibration substrate a plurality of times to form by the lithographic process a plurality of calibration patterns, wherein different values of the parameter are used to form different ones of the calibration patterns and the reference pattern comprises first and second parts having different sensitivities to variation in the value of the parameter; directing an inspection beam of radiation onto the calibration patterns and measuring the radiation reflected or scattered therefrom to obtain a measurement result for each part of each calibration pattern; subtracting the measurement result for the first part of each calibration pattern from the measurement result for the second part of the respective calibration pattern to obtain a plurality of differential measurement results; decomposing each of the differential measurement results into a set of basis functions and associated coefficients and obtaining a relationship between values of the coefficients and values of the parameter as the calibration function, characterised in that the first and second parts of the reference pattern are selected such that for a given value of the parameter, each forms a substantially identical pattern in the radiation-sensitive layer. projecting an image of a reference pattern onto a radiation-sensitive layer of a calibration substrate a plurality of times to form by the lithographic process a plurality of calibration patterns, wherein different values of the parameter are used to form different ones of the calibration patterns and the reference pattern comprises first and second parts having different sensitivities to variation in the value of the parameter; directing an inspection beam of radiation onto the calibration patterns and measuring the radiation reflected or scattered therefrom to obtain a measurement result for each part of each calibration pattern; subtracting the measurement result for the first part of each calibration pattern from the measurement result for the second part of the respective calibration pattern to obtain a plurality of differential measurement results; decomposing each of the differential measurement results into a set of basis functions and associated coefficients and obtaining a relationship between values of the coefficients and values of the parameter as the calibration function, characterised in that the first and second parts of the reference pattern are selected such that for a given value of the parameter, each forms a substantially identical pattern in the radiation-sensitive layer.
A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising: a diene based elastomer, from 50 to 150 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of silica; from 0.15 to 0.45 phr of a polymeric amine comprising a primary amine functionality; and from 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight, per 1 part by weight of the polymeric amine, of an aromatic carboxylic acid or aromatic acid anhydride. a diene based elastomer, from 50 to 150 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of silica; from 0.15 to 0.45 phr of a polymeric amine comprising a primary amine functionality; and from 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight, per 1 part by weight of the polymeric amine, of an aromatic carboxylic acid or aromatic acid anhydride.
A vehicle that is driven by a power source including an electric motor, comprising: a measurement unit that measures a starting elapsed time that is a time elapsed after the vehicle starts, when the vehicle is driven only by power of the electric motor; a decision unit that decides a limit value of torque of the electric motor based upon the starting elapsed time and an accelerator opening amount instructed by a driver; and a control unit that controls the electric motor to limit the torque of the electric motor to be not more than the limit value. a measurement unit that measures a starting elapsed time that is a time elapsed after the vehicle starts, when the vehicle is driven only by power of the electric motor; a decision unit that decides a limit value of torque of the electric motor based upon the starting elapsed time and an accelerator opening amount instructed by a driver; and a control unit that controls the electric motor to limit the torque of the electric motor to be not more than the limit value.
A lighting unit, comprising: - a light source in which light-emitting elements are positioned in an array in a main scanning direction; - a mirror that is adapted to project light emitted from the light source on an illumination region of an illuminated item; and - a housing that houses or supports the light source and the mirror; characterized in that - the mirror is a parabolic mirror; - the parabolic mirror forms a shape in which a cylindrical paraboloid having curvature with respect to a sub-scanning direction has been clipped by a cylindrical parabola axial plane that is perpendicular to a vertex of the cylindrical paraboloid in the main scanning direction; - wherein the light source is positioned such that a center or an edge of the light-emitting elements is caused to match a focal position of the cylindrical paraboloid, a central axis in the light-emitting direction of the light-emitting elements being perpendicular to the cylindrical parabola axial plane; the light-emitting elements of the light source are disposed in a surface facing the parabolic mirror on a light source substrate positioned parallel to the cylindrical parabola axial plane; and the light source substrate is anchored at a predetermined position of the parabolic mirror by position-determining pins. - a light source in which light-emitting elements are positioned in an array in a main scanning direction; - a mirror that is adapted to project light emitted from the light source on an illumination region of an illuminated item; and - a housing that houses or supports the light source and the mirror; characterized in that - the mirror is a parabolic mirror; - the parabolic mirror forms a shape in which a cylindrical paraboloid having curvature with respect to a sub-scanning direction has been clipped by a cylindrical parabola axial plane that is perpendicular to a vertex of the cylindrical paraboloid in the main scanning direction; - wherein the light source is positioned such that a center or an edge of the light-emitting elements is caused to match a focal position of the cylindrical paraboloid, a central axis in the light-emitting direction of the light-emitting elements being perpendicular to the cylindrical parabola axial plane; the light-emitting elements of the light source are disposed in a surface facing the parabolic mirror on a light source substrate positioned parallel to the cylindrical parabola axial plane; and the light source substrate is anchored at a predetermined position of the parabolic mirror by position-determining pins.
A method for transmitting, by a user equipment, UE, data for a bi-directional transmission in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: detecting that data is available for the bi-directional transmission; configuring a bi-directional channel for data, wherein the bi-directional channel consists of uplink, UL, transmission and sidelink, SL, transmission and wherein the bi-directional channel is divided into the UL channel and the SL channel at a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, radio link control, RLC, media access control, MAC or physical layer; transmitting a buffer status report for the bi-directional transmission to a network; receiving an UL grant or a SL grant from the network, wherein the UL grant and the SL grant include a radio network temporary identity, RNTI, which is specific to the bi-directional transmission; when the UE receives the UL grant, transmitting the data via the UL channel; and when the UE receives the SL grant, transmitting the data via the SL channel. detecting that data is available for the bi-directional transmission; configuring a bi-directional channel for data, wherein the bi-directional channel consists of uplink, UL, transmission and sidelink, SL, transmission and wherein the bi-directional channel is divided into the UL channel and the SL channel at a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, radio link control, RLC, media access control, MAC or physical layer; transmitting a buffer status report for the bi-directional transmission to a network; receiving an UL grant or a SL grant from the network, wherein the UL grant and the SL grant include a radio network temporary identity, RNTI, which is specific to the bi-directional transmission; when the UE receives the UL grant, transmitting the data via the UL channel; and when the UE receives the SL grant, transmitting the data via the SL channel.
Production method for a laser module (32, 32a, 32c, 32d) of a laser levelling device, the laser module (32, 32a, 32c, 32d) being provided to generate a projectable laser line, in particular a laser line that is projectable over an angular range of 360°, and having at least one laser diode for emitting laser light in the emission direction, characterized by at least one method step in which a beam splitter (38, 38a, 38c, 38d) of the laser module (32, 32a, 32c, 32d) is manufactured, by means of plastic injection moulding, in the form of a negative cone (40, 40a, 40c, 40d) which is provided for total-internal reflection and which is in one piece with and/or interlockingly and/or integrally connected to the laser diode.
A wavelength multiplexing system comprising at least one basic functional unit extending between input and output light ports (14, 16), the basic functional unit comprising at least one multi-core fiber (12; 112), the multi-core fiber comprising N cores (C 1,... C n) configured for supporting transmission of N wavelength channels around N wavelengths λ 1,..., λ n, wherein each said at least one multi-core fiber is configured to apply a predetermined encoding pattern to the wavelength channels enabling linear mixing between them while propagating through multiple cores of said at least one multi-core fiber, the system being characterized by one of the following: (i) said N cores of the multi-core fiber are photonic crystal fibers, PCFs, configured as supercontinuum generators defining N zero-dispersion points for the N wavelengths λ 1,..., λ n, respectively, said predetermined encoding pattern being a dispersion pattern, defined by N non-linear processings applied to the N channels, respectively, thereby performing spectral broadening of the N channels around said N wavelengths; or (ii) the system comprises a tunable spectral filter device comprising N tunable spectral filters (TSF 1,...TSF n) associated with the N wavelength channels of said at least one multi-core fiber, each of said N tunable spectral filters being configured and operable as a birefringent filter applying a different weight function to the respective light channel, said predetermined encoding pattern being defined by tunable spectral filtering of the N wavelength channels around said N wavelengths λ 1,..., λ n to perform weighted mixing of the channels. (i) said N cores of the multi-core fiber are photonic crystal fibers, PCFs, configured as supercontinuum generators defining N zero-dispersion points for the N wavelengths λ 1,..., λ n, respectively, said predetermined encoding pattern being a dispersion pattern, defined by N non-linear processings applied to the N channels, respectively, thereby performing spectral broadening of the N channels around said N wavelengths; or (ii) the system comprises a tunable spectral filter device comprising N tunable spectral filters (TSF 1,...TSF n) associated with the N wavelength channels of said at least one multi-core fiber, each of said N tunable spectral filters being configured and operable as a birefringent filter applying a different weight function to the respective light channel, said predetermined encoding pattern being defined by tunable spectral filtering of the N wavelength channels around said N wavelengths λ 1,..., λ n to perform weighted mixing of the channels.
A system, comprising: a hearing prosthesis suite; and a data input suite configured to receive data indicative of a cognitive load of a recipient, wherein the system is configured to operate in a hearing rehabilitative exercise machine mode in which the system automatically adjusts operation of the hearing prosthesis based on data obtained by the data input suite to exercise the recipient, thereby rehabilitating the recipient, the data input suite includes a biometric suite; and the system is configured to automatically adjust operation of the hearing prosthesis when in the exercise mode based on biometric data of the recipient obtained by the biometric suite to exercise the recipient, thereby rehabilitating the recipient, wherein the biometric suite includes a module that is configured to analyze biometric signals recorded from sensors in real-time and use this information to form a mental state of the recipient with respect to his/her present cognitive load. a hearing prosthesis suite; and a data input suite configured to receive data indicative of a cognitive load of a recipient, wherein the system is configured to operate in a hearing rehabilitative exercise machine mode in which the system automatically adjusts operation of the hearing prosthesis based on data obtained by the data input suite to exercise the recipient, thereby rehabilitating the recipient, the data input suite includes a biometric suite; and the system is configured to automatically adjust operation of the hearing prosthesis when in the exercise mode based on biometric data of the recipient obtained by the biometric suite to exercise the recipient, thereby rehabilitating the recipient, wherein the biometric suite includes a module that is configured to analyze biometric signals recorded from sensors in real-time and use this information to form a mental state of the recipient with respect to his/her present cognitive load.
A process of producing petroleum coke comprising the steps of: hydrodesulfurizing a heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1 percent by mass or more under conditions where the total pressure is 10 MPa or greater and less than 16 MPa and the hydrogen partial pressure is 5 MPa or greater and 16 MPa or less to produce a first heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1.0 percent by mass or less, a nitrogen content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, and an aromatic index of 0.1 or greater; mixing the first heavy oil and a second heavy oil with an aromatic index of 0.3 or greater and an initial boiling point of 150°C or higher to produce a feedstock; and coking the feedstock. hydrodesulfurizing a heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1 percent by mass or more under conditions where the total pressure is 10 MPa or greater and less than 16 MPa and the hydrogen partial pressure is 5 MPa or greater and 16 MPa or less to produce a first heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1.0 percent by mass or less, a nitrogen content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, and an aromatic index of 0.1 or greater; mixing the first heavy oil and a second heavy oil with an aromatic index of 0.3 or greater and an initial boiling point of 150°C or higher to produce a feedstock; and coking the feedstock.