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A system for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element by a process comprising feeding optical functional films (F11, F21) from first and second continuous rolls with different widths, respectively, which are each formed by winding, into a roll, a long optical functional film laminate (F1, F2) comprising a polarizing film (F11a, F21 a), a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F14, F24), and a carrier film (F12, F22), which are stacked in this order, after feeding, transversely cutting the optical functional films into sheet pieces of the optical functional films while the carrier film is left uncut, and bonding the sheet pieces to both surfaces of a rectangular liquid crystal panel which is fed along a linear feed path, the system comprising: a panel turning mechanism for turning over the liquid crystal panel after one of the sheet pieces is bonded to the liquid crystal panel and before another of the sheet pieces is bonded thereto, characterised in that the panel turning mechanism is arranged to turn over the liquid crystal panel about an axis not parallel to any of long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel so that a positional relationship between the long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel can be reversed, and the liquid crystal panel is positioned out of the linear feed path after the turnover, the axis either passing through a corner portion of the liquid crystal panel, or not passing through the liquid crystal panel, and in that the system further comprises means for feeding the liquid crystal panel parallel to the linear feed path without being returned onto the linear feed path after the turnover. a panel turning mechanism for turning over the liquid crystal panel after one of the sheet pieces is bonded to the liquid crystal panel and before another of the sheet pieces is bonded thereto, characterised in that the panel turning mechanism is arranged to turn over the liquid crystal panel about an axis not parallel to any of long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel so that a positional relationship between the long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel can be reversed, and the liquid crystal panel is positioned out of the linear feed path after the turnover, the axis either passing through a corner portion of the liquid crystal panel, or not passing through the liquid crystal panel, and in that the system further comprises means for feeding the liquid crystal panel parallel to the linear feed path without being returned onto the linear feed path after the turnover.
A docking apparatus for a mobile robot, the docking apparatus comprising: a main body having a power module; a plate connected to a lower end of the main body, and having a space for docking the mobile robot; and a sterilization unit disposed inside the plate, and configured to emit germicidal light to an upper portion of the plate, wherein the sterilization unit comprises: a germicidal lamp for emitting germicidal light; and a reflection module configured to reflect the light, emitted from the germicidal lamp, to the upper portion of the plate, characterized in that the reflection module comprises: a light-provided surface, to which the light of the germicidal lamp is provided; and reflecting plates (242, 243, 244), which are connected to the light-provided surface, have a wider area than the light-provided surface and a surface intersecting the light-provided surface, and reflect the light of the germicidal lamp. a main body having a power module; a plate connected to a lower end of the main body, and having a space for docking the mobile robot; and a sterilization unit disposed inside the plate, and configured to emit germicidal light to an upper portion of the plate, wherein the sterilization unit comprises: a germicidal lamp for emitting germicidal light; and a reflection module configured to reflect the light, emitted from the germicidal lamp, to the upper portion of the plate, characterized in that the reflection module comprises: a light-provided surface, to which the light of the germicidal lamp is provided; and reflecting plates (242, 243, 244), which are connected to the light-provided surface, have a wider area than the light-provided surface and a surface intersecting the light-provided surface, and reflect the light of the germicidal lamp. a germicidal lamp for emitting germicidal light; and a reflection module configured to reflect the light, emitted from the germicidal lamp, to the upper portion of the plate, characterized in that the reflection module comprises: a light-provided surface, to which the light of the germicidal lamp is provided; and reflecting plates (242, 243, 244), which are connected to the light-provided surface, have a wider area than the light-provided surface and a surface intersecting the light-provided surface, and reflect the light of the germicidal lamp. a light-provided surface, to which the light of the germicidal lamp is provided; and reflecting plates (242, 243, 244), which are connected to the light-provided surface, have a wider area than the light-provided surface and a surface intersecting the light-provided surface, and reflect the light of the germicidal lamp.
Valve control for at least one valve of an internal combustion engine, in which the movement of at least one cam of a camshaft can be transmitted to a valve stem of the valve by a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism comprising at least one transmission means which is mounted rotatably on an axis and is preferably designed as a rocker arm or drag lever and which is connected to the camshaft via a contact element arranged on the transmission means, characterized in that the contact surface of the contact element and the circumferential surface of the cam have, at least in regions, curved and mutually corresponding contours in the axial direction, and the transmission means is mounted axially moveably on an axial body of the axis.
Skin or wound dressing, comprising (a) an oligomer and/or polymer which can create an acidic environment by its hydrolysis, and (b) an acid activatable prodrug, wherein the acid activatable prodrug is activatable by the acid formed via hydrolysis in the skin or wound dressing. (a) an oligomer and/or polymer which can create an acidic environment by its hydrolysis, and (b) an acid activatable prodrug,
Power station plant comprising a multistage compressor with intermediate cooling, a combustion chamber, a turbine located downstream of the combustion chamber, a compressor air conduit which connects the compressor to the combustion chamber and a first heat exchanger installed in the compressor air conduit and in an exhaust gas conduit branching off from the turbine, wherein the power station plant comprises a device for regasifying liquid natural gas having a natural gas conduit, wherein a heat transfer device is installed between two compressor stages of the compressor and in the natural gas conduit, characterized in that a first compressor air expander is arranged in the compressor air conduit between the first heat exchanger and the combustion chamber.
A set of headphones configured to enable a user to control how stereo audio signals are directed to speaker assemblies (202, 204) within the headphones, comprising: a first speaker assembly; a second speaker assembly; an audio control device operatively associated with one or more of the first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly; and characterized by a first pivot configured to enable the first speaker assembly to rotate in and out of a default listening position, wherein the audio control device is activated when the first speaker assembly is rotated out of the default listening position; wherein upon activation, the audio control device is configured to combine and direct first and second audio signals to one of the first and second speaker assemblies (202, 204), and mute the other of the first and second speaker assemblies (202, 204). a first speaker assembly; a second speaker assembly; an audio control device operatively associated with one or more of the first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly; and characterized by a first pivot configured to enable the first speaker assembly to rotate in and out of a default listening position, wherein the audio control device is activated when the first speaker assembly is rotated out of the default listening position; wherein upon activation, the audio control device is configured to combine and direct first and second audio signals to one of the first and second speaker assemblies (202, 204), and mute the other of the first and second speaker assemblies (202, 204).
An electromagnetic tracking system comprising: a hand held (306, 1000) controller including: an electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) configured to generate an electromagnetic field comprising an electromagnetic field pattern; and a first electromagnetic reflector (620, 622, 720, 820, 920, 1020) positioned adjacent the electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) and configured to form a modified electromagnetic field pattern; a head mounted augmented reality display including: an electromagnetic sensor (104, 304, 308, 1070) configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern; and a second electromagnetic reflector adjacent to the electromagnetic sensor configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern in a region of interest, the system being characterized in that the electromagnetic field pattern is characterized by an initial full width half maximum width and the modified electromagnetic field pattern is characterized by a modified full width half maximum width less than the initial full width half maximum width. a hand held (306, 1000) controller including: an electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) configured to generate an electromagnetic field comprising an electromagnetic field pattern; and a first electromagnetic reflector (620, 622, 720, 820, 920, 1020) positioned adjacent the electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) and configured to form a modified electromagnetic field pattern; an electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) configured to generate an electromagnetic field comprising an electromagnetic field pattern; and a first electromagnetic reflector (620, 622, 720, 820, 920, 1020) positioned adjacent the electromagnetic emitter (102, 302, 510, 1010) and configured to form a modified electromagnetic field pattern; a head mounted augmented reality display including: an electromagnetic sensor (104, 304, 308, 1070) configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern; and a second electromagnetic reflector adjacent to the electromagnetic sensor configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern in a region of interest, an electromagnetic sensor (104, 304, 308, 1070) configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern; and a second electromagnetic reflector adjacent to the electromagnetic sensor configured to sense the modified electromagnetic field pattern in a region of interest, the system being characterized in that the electromagnetic field pattern is characterized by an initial full width half maximum width and the modified electromagnetic field pattern is characterized by a modified full width half maximum width less than the initial full width half maximum width.
A circuit board (20, 40, 60, 70), comprising at least one Peltier heat pump device (21, 41, 61, 71), the Peltier heat pump device comprising at least one pair (22, 44, 73) of thermoelectric semiconductor members (23, 24, 45, 46, 63, 64, 74, 75) arranged thermally in parallel and electrically in series, the at least one pair of semiconductor members being at least partially embedded in the circuit board, wherein the Peltier heat pump device further comprises at least one first cooler/heater surface (25, 31, 68, 77) and at least one second heater/cooler surface (26, 32, 51, 81), each pair of semiconductor members extending between a common first cooler/heater surface and a different second heater/cooler surface, and copper layers available in the circuit board serve as the first cooler/heater surface and the second heater/cooler surface; characterised in that the at least one first cooler/heater surface, the at least one second heater/cooler surface, and the at least one pair of semiconductor members being generally coplanar and arranged within the circuit board.
A weft insertion method for an air jet loom, wherein the loom comprises a weft insertion device including: a first main nozzle for weft insertion; and a second main nozzle that is arranged upstream from the first main nozzle in a weft insertion direction and is configured to function as an auxiliary main nozzle, the first main nozzle is connected to a first valve device by a first piping, the second main nozzle is connected to a second valve device by a second piping shorter than the first piping, the weft insertion device is configured to supply compressed air to each main nozzle with each valve device being in an open state over a jet period from a predetermined jet starting timing, and, in a predetermined initial jet period that begins at the jet starting timing, an operating state of the second valve device is put into a small flow rate state, in which a flow rate smaller than a steady flow rate is supplied. the loom comprises a weft insertion device including: a first main nozzle for weft insertion; and a second main nozzle that is arranged upstream from the first main nozzle in a weft insertion direction and is configured to function as an auxiliary main nozzle, a first main nozzle for weft insertion; and a second main nozzle that is arranged upstream from the first main nozzle in a weft insertion direction and is configured to function as an auxiliary main nozzle, the first main nozzle is connected to a first valve device by a first piping, the second main nozzle is connected to a second valve device by a second piping shorter than the first piping, the weft insertion device is configured to supply compressed air to each main nozzle with each valve device being in an open state over a jet period from a predetermined jet starting timing, and, in a predetermined initial jet period that begins at the jet starting timing, an operating state of the second valve device is put into a small flow rate state, in which a flow rate smaller than a steady flow rate is supplied.
A water-based acrylic adhesive composition, comprising: an acrylic emulsion comprising an acrylic copolymer particle dispersed in an aqueous medium; a crosslinking agent comprising a hydrophilic aliphatic isocyanate; and a silane compound incorporated into the crosslinking agent; wherein the silane compound accounts for from 4 to 10 weight percent of the total weight of the crosslinking agent and the silane compound. an acrylic emulsion comprising an acrylic copolymer particle dispersed in an aqueous medium; a crosslinking agent comprising a hydrophilic aliphatic isocyanate; and a silane compound incorporated into the crosslinking agent;
An apparatus (200, 300, 400, 600, 800) comprising: a functional circuit (201, 301, 401, 501a-c, 601) comprising one or more circuit components configured to perform a function based on one or more first input signals (202, 302); at least one failure-prediction circuit (204, 304, 404a-c, 504, 604) for use in predicting failure of the functional circuit, the failure-prediction circuit comprising a replica of the functional circuit in terms of constituent circuit components; wherein the failure-prediction circuit is configured to be more susceptible to failure than said functional circuit in terms of: the failure-prediction circuit being positioned relative to the functional circuit such that, in use, the failure-prediction circuit experiences a higher operating condition than the functional circuit and wherein the higher operating condition is one or more of, in use, a higher operating temperature and a higher local magnetic field strength; wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a prediction of failure of the functional circuit based on a determination of failure of the failure-prediction circuit. a functional circuit (201, 301, 401, 501a-c, 601) comprising one or more circuit components configured to perform a function based on one or more first input signals (202, 302); at least one failure-prediction circuit (204, 304, 404a-c, 504, 604) for use in predicting failure of the functional circuit, the failure-prediction circuit comprising a replica of the functional circuit in terms of constituent circuit components; wherein the failure-prediction circuit is configured to be more susceptible to failure than said functional circuit in terms of: the failure-prediction circuit being positioned relative to the functional circuit such that, in use, the failure-prediction circuit experiences a higher operating condition than the functional circuit and wherein the higher operating condition is one or more of, in use, a higher operating temperature and a higher local magnetic field strength; wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a prediction of failure of the functional circuit based on a determination of failure of the failure-prediction circuit. the failure-prediction circuit being positioned relative to the functional circuit such that, in use, the failure-prediction circuit experiences a higher operating condition than the functional circuit and wherein the higher operating condition is one or more of, in use, a higher operating temperature and a higher local magnetic field strength; wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a prediction of failure of the functional circuit based on a determination of failure of the failure-prediction circuit.
A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery, comprising: a coating layer comprising amorphous carbon on the surface of a positive electrode active material, wherein the coating layer contains nitrogen, the amorphous carbon is derived from carbon contained in an oxazine resin, in a case where the amorphous carbon is analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, a ratio of a peak intensity of a G band to a peak intensity of a D band is 1.0 or greater, an average film thickness of the coating layer is 100 nm or less, and a coefficient of variation (CV value) of a film thickness of the coating layer is 10% or less characterized in that the oxazine resin is a naphthoxazine resin, or in a case where the coating layer is measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), at least either a mass spectrum resulting from a benzene ring or a mass spectrum resulting from a naphthalene ring is detected, wherein the CV value of a film thickness of the coating layer is measured according to the description. a coating layer comprising amorphous carbon on the surface of a positive electrode active material, wherein the coating layer contains nitrogen, the amorphous carbon is derived from carbon contained in an oxazine resin, in a case where the amorphous carbon is analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, a ratio of a peak intensity of a G band to a peak intensity of a D band is 1.0 or greater, an average film thickness of the coating layer is 100 nm or less, and a coefficient of variation (CV value) of a film thickness of the coating layer is 10% or less characterized in that the oxazine resin is a naphthoxazine resin, or in a case where the coating layer is measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), at least either a mass spectrum resulting from a benzene ring or a mass spectrum resulting from a naphthalene ring is detected, wherein the CV value of a film thickness of the coating layer is measured according to the description.
Vehicle combination having a tractor vehicle and at least one trailer comprising an electronic control unit (4, 4'), at least one controllable trailer brake (18', 26') which is arranged in the trailer, first means (36', 38') for measuring the temperature (T_Anh) of the at least one trailer brake (18', 26'), at least one tractor vehicle brake (18, 26) which arranged in the tractor vehicle, and second means (36, 38) for measuring the temperature (T_Zug) of the at least one tractor vehicle brake (18, 26), wherein the trailer brake (18', 26'), first means (36', 38') and second means (36, 38) for measuring the temperature are connected to the control unit (4, 4'), characterized in that the vehicle combination also comprises an anti-jack-knife brake device with a manually activatable operator control element, and the operator control element is connected to the control unit (4, 4'), wherein the control unit (4, 4') is configured in such a way that it forms a brake control value which is dependent at least on the measured temperature (T_Anh) of the at least one trailer brake (18', 26'), on the measured temperature (T_Zug) of the at least one tractor vehicle brake (18, 26) and on a request control value which can be predefined by the operator control element, and the control unit (4, 4') controls the at least one trailer brake (18', 26') as a function of this brake control value.
An ankle replacement prosthesis, comprising: a tibial implant for implanting onto a tibia having a tibial-facing surface and a tibial implant lower surface opposite said tibial-facing surface and having an anterior end and a posterior end; a talar implant for implanting onto a talus having a talar-facing surface and a talar implant upper surface (372, 374) opposite said talar-facing surface and having an anterior end and a posterior end; and an intermediate implant having an anterior end and a posterior end and a tibial-facing surface and a talar-facing surface (272, 274), said intermediate implant fitting between said tibial implant and said talar implant, wherein said tibial-facing surface of said intermediate implant fixedly attaches to said tibial implant and said talar-facing surface (272, 274) of said intermediate implant has an articulating surface that articulatingly engages said talar implant, characterised in that said articulating surface of said intermediate implant has an anterior edge between an anterior planar surface and a bi-condylar surface (272A, 274A; 372A, 374A) at said anterior end thereof and a posterior edge between a posterior planar surface and said bi-condylar surface (272A, 274A; 372A, 374A)at said posterior end thereof; and wherein said anterior edge and said anterior planar surface are at a different elevation than said posterior edge and said posterior planar surface, with elevation being defined with respect to a top surface of said intermediate implant. a tibial implant for implanting onto a tibia having a tibial-facing surface and a tibial implant lower surface opposite said tibial-facing surface and having an anterior end and a posterior end; a talar implant for implanting onto a talus having a talar-facing surface and a talar implant upper surface (372, 374) opposite said talar-facing surface and having an anterior end and a posterior end; and an intermediate implant having an anterior end and a posterior end and a tibial-facing surface and a talar-facing surface (272, 274), said intermediate implant fitting between said tibial implant and said talar implant, wherein said tibial-facing surface of said intermediate implant fixedly attaches to said tibial implant and said talar-facing surface (272, 274) of said intermediate implant has an articulating surface that articulatingly engages said talar implant, characterised in that said articulating surface of said intermediate implant has an anterior edge between an anterior planar surface and a bi-condylar surface (272A, 274A; 372A, 374A) at said anterior end thereof and a posterior edge between a posterior planar surface and said bi-condylar surface (272A, 274A; 372A, 374A)at said posterior end thereof; and wherein said anterior edge and said anterior planar surface are at a different elevation than said posterior edge and said posterior planar surface, with elevation being defined with respect to a top surface of said intermediate implant.