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A device for guiding and absorbing electromagnetic radiation, the device comprising: one or more resonators for absorbing the electromagnetic radiation, the one or more resonators comprising a multilayer structure; and a waveguide coupled to the one or more resonators for guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the one or more resonators, the waveguide comprising the same multilayer structure as the one or more resonators; wherein the multilayer structure comprises a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer over the first cladding layer, and a quantum-well layer between the first and second cladding layers, the quantum-well layer being formed of a material having a different composition to the first and second cladding layers, wherein the thickness and the composition of the quantum-well layer is optimised to provide an acceptable level of absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the waveguide while providing an appropriate band gap for photovoltaic absorption of the electromagnetic radiation in the one or more resonators. one or more resonators for absorbing the electromagnetic radiation, the one or more resonators comprising a multilayer structure; and a waveguide coupled to the one or more resonators for guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the one or more resonators, the waveguide comprising the same multilayer structure as the one or more resonators; wherein the multilayer structure comprises a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer over the first cladding layer, and a quantum-well layer between the first and second cladding layers, the quantum-well layer being formed of a material having a different composition to the first and second cladding layers, wherein the thickness and the composition of the quantum-well layer is optimised to provide an acceptable level of absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the waveguide while providing an appropriate band gap for photovoltaic absorption of the electromagnetic radiation in the one or more resonators.
A conveying system with at least one first conveying section (1; 2a-g) and with a second conveying section (2; 2a-g), wherein the two conveying sections (1, 2; 2a-g) are driven in each case by an individual drive (11, 21; 21a-g), and the conveying system comprises at least one regulation unit for regulating a regulated drive (21; 21a-g) of one of the two conveying sections (2; 2a-g), characterised in that this regulating unit comprises: • a measuring device (43; 43a-g) for measuring a loading of the conveying system in a coupling region (4; 4a-g) between the two conveying sections (1, 2; 2a-g); • and a regulating device (44; 44a-g) for regulating the regulated drive (21; 21a-g) in accordance with the measured loading (46; 46a-g). • a measuring device (43; 43a-g) for measuring a loading of the conveying system in a coupling region (4; 4a-g) between the two conveying sections (1, 2; 2a-g); • and a regulating device (44; 44a-g) for regulating the regulated drive (21; 21a-g) in accordance with the measured loading (46; 46a-g).
A vehicular imaging device comprising - a lens, - an imaging element on which an image is formed by light that has passed through the lens, - a processing circuit substrate that processes an image captured by the imaging element, and a housing in which the processing circuit substrate is held, wherein - a heat dissipation structure that dissipates heat generated by the processing circuit substrate is provided to the housing, and the heat dissipation structure has a heat dissipation surface along a direction toward the lens, characterized in that: the heat dissipation structure has a plurality of heat dissipation bodies/heat dissipation protrusions/fins/ribs, on which the heat dissipation surfaces are arranged in a manner facing each other, and the plurality of heat dissipation bodies/heat dissipation protrusions/fins/ribs is arranged such that a distance between the facing heat dissipation surfaces becomes shorter as a position approaches closer to the lens. - a lens, - an imaging element on which an image is formed by light that has passed through the lens, - a processing circuit substrate that processes an image captured by the imaging element, and a housing in which the processing circuit substrate is held, wherein - a heat dissipation structure that dissipates heat generated by the processing circuit substrate is provided to the housing, and the heat dissipation structure has a heat dissipation surface along a direction toward the lens, characterized in that: the heat dissipation structure has a plurality of heat dissipation bodies/heat dissipation protrusions/fins/ribs, on which the heat dissipation surfaces are arranged in a manner facing each other, and the plurality of heat dissipation bodies/heat dissipation protrusions/fins/ribs is arranged such that a distance between the facing heat dissipation surfaces becomes shorter as a position approaches closer to the lens.
A coated fabric comprising: a base coating layer, the base coating layer defining a smooth coating to resist liquid penetration to the fabric; a middle microfoam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the base coating layer, the middle microfoam coating layer defining a middle layer foam density and the middle microfoam coating layer being configured to absorb at least a portion of liquid; and an outer foam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the middle microfoam coating layer, the outer foam layer defining an outer layer foam density and the outer foam layer being configured with holes to allow liquid to penetrate to the middle microfoam coating layer, such that the outer foam layer increases the abrasion resistance of the coated fabric, wherein the middle layer foam density is less than the outer layer foam density. a base coating layer, the base coating layer defining a smooth coating to resist liquid penetration to the fabric; a middle microfoam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the base coating layer, the middle microfoam coating layer defining a middle layer foam density and the middle microfoam coating layer being configured to absorb at least a portion of liquid; and an outer foam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the middle microfoam coating layer, the outer foam layer defining an outer layer foam density and the outer foam layer being configured with holes to allow liquid to penetrate to the middle microfoam coating layer, such that the outer foam layer increases the abrasion resistance of the coated fabric, wherein the middle layer foam density is less than the outer layer foam density.
A control assembly by sliding contact for a motor vehicle comprising: - a support; - a printed circuit board arranged on the support; - a control element covering the printed circuit board and comprising a control area by the sliding of an operator's finger; the printed circuit board comprising a first series of position sensors configured to determine the position and direction of sliding of an operator's finger, the first series of position sensors being mounted to bear against the control element vis-à-vis the control area by sliding; the printed circuit board comprises at least a first detection element being both a bearing force sensor and a haptic actuator, the first detection element being interposed to bear between the printed circuit board and a connection member, the connection member being in direct contact with the control element; the printed circuit board comprises a first cut forming a first elastic tab on which the first detection element is arranged. - a support; - a printed circuit board arranged on the support; - a control element covering the printed circuit board and comprising a control area by the sliding of an operator's finger;
A method for mechanically preparing hard-to-wet dry building materials for producing a plaster mass or a mortar mass, in which at least one preparation liquid is added to at least one dry building material and the dry building material and the preparation liquid are then mixed in a first mixing process, and in which the mixture containing the dry building material and the preparation liquid undergoes at least one further mixing process, which immediately follows the first mixing process, and the prepared dry building material is then supplied to a conveyor unit, in particular a worm pump, wherein static mixing tools and dynamic mixing tools cooperating with said static mixing tools are used in the at least one further mixing process, wherein the dynamic mixing tools cooperating with the static mixing tools are arranged on a shaft and extend radially outward from the shaft, whereas the static mixing tools extend radially inward from an inner circumferential surface of a mixing tube enveloping the shaft, characterized in that use is made of a dry building material which contains aerogel particles as a light filler.
A syringe type ampoule having a) a barrel with a front end and a rear end defining an axis therebetween, the front end ending in a front opening, the rear end ending in a rear opening, the barrel being of dual or multi chamber type incorporating at least one bypass arrangement, b) a sealer attached to the front end and sealing the opening, c) at least one piston movably and sealingly arranged within the barrel, and d) a sleeve bridying the front and rear ends of the barrel, the sleeve having a front part and a rear part, the front part being connected to the sealer, the sleeve retaining the sealer against forward displacement relative to the barrel characterized in that the barrel is having substantially constant cross-section between the front end and the rear end, thereby allowing the at least one piston to be inserted both through the front opening and the rear opening of the barrel, and in that the sealer at least somewhere extends radially outside the outer diameter of the front end outer diameter and the barrel outer diameter. a) a barrel with a front end and a rear end defining an axis therebetween, the front end ending in a front opening, the rear end ending in a rear opening, the barrel being of dual or multi chamber type incorporating at least one bypass arrangement, b) a sealer attached to the front end and sealing the opening, c) at least one piston movably and sealingly arranged within the barrel, and d) a sleeve bridying the front and rear ends of the barrel, the sleeve having a front part and a rear part, the front part being connected to the sealer, the sleeve retaining the sealer against forward displacement relative to the barrel
Firestop collar (1; 401) for arrangement around a duct at a passage through a partition, the firestop collar comprising an outer casing (2; 302; 402) of sheet metal and an inner lining of intumescent material, wherein the outer casing (2; 302; 402) has a first end portion (21; 321; 421) and a second end portion (22; 322; 422) adapted to be mutually connected so as to maintain the firestop collar in a closed position around the duct, wherein a locking member is formed integrally with the casing (2; 302; 402) at the first end portion (21; 321; 421) and a catch member (26; 326; 426) is integrally formed with the casing (2; 302; 402) at the second end portion (22; 322; 422), wherein the catch member (26; 326; 426) comprises a sheet metal strip (27; 327; 427) extending spaced apart from the outer surface of the casing (2; 302; 402) to define a slot (28; 328; 428) between the catch member (26; 326; 426) and the outer surface of the casing (2; 302; 402), and wherein the first end portion (2; 302; 402) is adapted to extend through the slot (28; 328; 428) such that the locking member is located beyond the catch member (26; 326; 426) to interlock the first and second end portions in the closed position of the collar, characterized in that the sheet metal strip (27; 327; 427) has one free end and one end integrally connected to the outer casing (2; 302; 402) by a flexible connection portion (29; 329; 429), wherein the locking member comprises a hook member (24; 324; 424) adapted to hook behind a rear end edge of the sheet metal strip (27; 327; 427).
A method of forming an article from a precipitation-strengthened metal alloy having a solvus temperature, the method characterized by: forming a powder of the metal alloy; consolidating the powder at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to form a billet having an average grain size; forging the billet at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to form a forging having an average grain size of not coarser than the average grain size of the billet, the billet being forged so as to achieve a total strain of at least 5%; heat treating a first portion of the forging at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to pin grains within the first portion; heat treating the forging in its entirety at a temperature above the solvus temperature of the alloy to solution precipitates in the forging without coarsening the grains in the first portion; and cooling the forging, wherein the average grain size within the first portion is within 1 or 2 ASTM sizes of the average grain size of the billet; characterized in that heat treating the first portion of the forging below the solvus temperature is not performed on a second portion of the forging, wherein the grains in the second portion are coarsened to an average grain size coarser than the average grain size of the billet due to the step of heat treating the forging above the solvus temperature forming a powder of the metal alloy; consolidating the powder at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to form a billet having an average grain size; forging the billet at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to form a forging having an average grain size of not coarser than the average grain size of the billet, the billet being forged so as to achieve a total strain of at least 5%; heat treating a first portion of the forging at a temperature below the solvus temperature of the alloy to pin grains within the first portion; heat treating the forging in its entirety at a temperature above the solvus temperature of the alloy to solution precipitates in the forging without coarsening the grains in the first portion; and cooling the forging, wherein the average grain size within the first portion is within 1 or 2 ASTM sizes of the average grain size of the billet; characterized in that heat treating the first portion of the forging below the solvus temperature is not performed on a second portion of the forging, wherein the grains in the second portion are coarsened to an average grain size coarser than the average grain size of the billet due to the step of heat treating the forging above the solvus temperature
Plastic thin-walled container, preferably a bottle, notably for beverages, having: ▪ a top part (2,3,4,5); ▪ a tubular body portion; ▪ and a bottom structure opposite to the top part (2,3,4,5); wherein the container is self-collapsible as it is set up-side down during its emptying; it comprises at least two transversal coplanar grooves (6 1) located in the tubular body portion, each groove (6 1) presenting an inwardly pointing apex and a V-shaped cross-section with two straight branches, characterized in that the straight branches are connected via circular arcs to a cylindrical side wall of the body portion; and in that the mean wall thickness (T mean) of the tubular body portion is comprised between 65 μm and 150 μm, and more preferably comprised between 90 μm and 130 μm. ▪ a top part (2,3,4,5); ▪ a tubular body portion; ▪ and a bottom structure opposite to the top part (2,3,4,5); wherein the container is self-collapsible as it is set up-side down during its emptying; it comprises at least two transversal coplanar grooves (6 1) located in the tubular body portion, each groove (6 1) presenting an inwardly pointing apex and a V-shaped cross-section with two straight branches, characterized in that the straight branches are connected via circular arcs to a cylindrical side wall of the body portion; and in that the mean wall thickness (T mean) of the tubular body portion is comprised between 65 μm and 150 μm, and more preferably comprised between 90 μm and 130 μm.
Operating method for an air-conditioning system of at least one motor vehicle, namely of a bus, for calculating in advance at least one temperature control schedule for a defined route or at least a route section thereof, comprising - preferably defining a desired motor-vehicle passenger compartment setpoint temperature, - defining a route, - determining at least one predicted parameter, wherein the predicted parameter comprises a predicted external climate on the route or at least a route section thereof and/or a predicted heat input into the motor-vehicle passenger compartment on the route or at least a route section thereof, - determining at least one temperature control schedule for the route or at least a route section thereof as a function of the determined predicted parameter, characterized by the method steps: - determining the temperature control schedule by means of a motor-vehicle-external control computer, and - remotely controlling the air-conditioning system as a function of the temperature control schedule, preferably via telematics. - preferably defining a desired motor-vehicle passenger compartment setpoint temperature, - defining a route, - determining at least one predicted parameter, wherein the predicted parameter comprises a predicted external climate on the route or at least a route section thereof and/or a predicted heat input into the motor-vehicle passenger compartment on the route or at least a route section thereof, - determining at least one temperature control schedule for the route or at least a route section thereof as a function of the determined predicted parameter, - determining the temperature control schedule by means of a motor-vehicle-external control computer, and - remotely controlling the air-conditioning system as a function of the temperature control schedule, preferably via telematics.
A nutritionally complete dry food product comprising at least 45% carbohydrate on an energy ratio basis for use in controlling calorie intake for weight maintenance after a surgical procedure for neutering a feline companion animal.
A housing assembly, comprising: a bottom plate assembly and an outer housing, the outer housing is provided with a hooking fitting portion, the bottom plate assembly comprises: a base; and a supporting portion, a crimping space for positioning the outer housing is formed between at least portion of the supporting portion and the base, the hooking fitting portion is hooked with the crimping space, wherein the base is provided with a groove for accommodating the outer housing, a slot wall of the groove is used as a stopping surface for preventing the outer housing from slipping, characterized in that the supporting portion is provided with a connection bump extended toward the base, the connection bump is hooked with the hooking fitting portion of the outer housing, the crimping space is formed between the connection bump and the slot wall of the groove. a base; and a supporting portion, a crimping space for positioning the outer housing is formed between at least portion of the supporting portion and the base, the hooking fitting portion is hooked with the crimping space, wherein the base is provided with a groove for accommodating the outer housing, a slot wall of the groove is used as a stopping surface for preventing the outer housing from slipping, characterized in that the supporting portion is provided with a connection bump extended toward the base, the connection bump is hooked with the hooking fitting portion of the outer housing, the crimping space is formed between the connection bump and the slot wall of the groove.
An image processing device comprising a processor configured to estimate noise in an image, the image being represented by a set of pixels and each pixel having a value associated with it on each of one or more channels, by the steps of: processing data derived from the image by means of a first trained model for detecting stochastic noise so as to form a first noise estimate; processing data derived from the image by means of a second trained model for detecting extreme pixel values to form a second noise estimate; and combining the first and second noise estimates to form an aggregated noise estimate, characterized in that the first and second trained models comprise processing architectures arranged for: (a) processing data derived from the image so as to progressively reduce resolution through a first series of stages to form intermediate data; and (b) processing the intermediate data to progressively increase resolution through a second series of stages to form the respective noise estimate; there being skip connections for providing feed-through between corresponding stages of the first and second series. processing data derived from the image by means of a first trained model for detecting stochastic noise so as to form a first noise estimate; processing data derived from the image by means of a second trained model for detecting extreme pixel values to form a second noise estimate; and combining the first and second noise estimates to form an aggregated noise estimate, characterized in that the first and second trained models comprise processing architectures arranged for: (a) processing data derived from the image so as to progressively reduce resolution through a first series of stages to form intermediate data; and (b) processing the intermediate data to progressively increase resolution through a second series of stages to form the respective noise estimate; there being skip connections for providing feed-through between corresponding stages of the first and second series.
A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprising a belt reel supported for rotation in a frame, a sensor for vehicle-sensitive blocking of the belt reel and a mechanism for disabling the sensor, characterized in that via a gear supported for rotation on the frame, a friction element (20, 46, 48) and a cam follower the belt reel acts on the mechanism for disabling the sensor and can adjust the same.
Permanent-magnet synchronous machine, comprising a rotor and a stator for holding at least one first stator winding and a second stator winding which is electrically insulated from said first stator winding, wherein the first stator winding is provided for motor operation with a first operating voltage, and the second stator winding is provided for motor operation at a second operating voltage with a higher rated voltage than a rated voltage of the first operating voltage, characterized in that the second stator winding has a smaller conductor cross-section and a larger number of turns than the first stator winding, and the stator comprises a plurality of stator poles (P1, P2,... P12), separated by slots, for the accommodation of the at least first and second stator windings, wherein the first stator winding is arranged on a first group of stator poles, and the second stator winding is arranged on a group of stator poles which is separate from the first group.