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An ultrasonic probe (1; 1a) for detecting a defect inside an inspected article having a groove formed by a curved surface by transmitting ultrasound to the inspected article and receiving reflected ultrasound reflected inside the inspected article, the ultrasonic probe (1; 1a) comprising a transmitting part having a transmitting vibrator configured to transmit ultrasound toward the curved surface of the groove, a receiving part having a receiving vibrator (3; 3a) configured to receive reflected ultrasound reflected inside the inspected article and propagated to the curved surface and a wedge configured to hold the transmitting vibrator and the receiving vibrator (3; 3a), wherein the transmitting vibrator has a transmitting surface for generating ultrasound that is curved in an arcuate shape such as to be concave to the surface of the inspected article, wherein the curvature of the concave transmitting surface is such that a focal point of the transmitted ultrasound is formed at a position corresponding to the curved surface of the groove in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the groove, and wherein the transmitting part and the receiving part are disposed to be adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the groove, and wherein the wedge has a test surface having a cylindrical face shape that is convex to the outside of the wedge. wherein the transmitting vibrator has a transmitting surface for generating ultrasound that is curved in an arcuate shape such as to be concave to the surface of the inspected article, wherein the curvature of the concave transmitting surface is such that a focal point of the transmitted ultrasound is formed at a position corresponding to the curved surface of the groove in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the groove, and wherein the transmitting part and the receiving part are disposed to be adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the groove, and wherein the wedge has a test surface having a cylindrical face shape that is convex to the outside of the wedge.
An adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit for a vehicle, comprising: - a base, comprising a foot and a pivoting shaft extending therefrom along a longitudinal axis, - a housing which surrounds the pivoting shaft, and which is pivotable around the longitudinal axis of the pivoting shaft in an adjustment range, between at least a park position and a work position, wherein - the base and the housing cooperate via cams which in the work position interlock so that the housing is in a stable rotation-locked axial ground position with respect to the foot, and which upon pivoting of the housing relative to the base move apart relative to each other from the work position along the longitudinal axis, and upon further pivoting are supported on each other, so that the housing is in an axially further removed position with respect to the foot than in the work position, wherein - there is provided a detector which is configured to verify that the housing is in the rotation-locked stable axial ground position. - a base, comprising a foot and a pivoting shaft extending therefrom along a longitudinal axis, - a housing which surrounds the pivoting shaft, and which is pivotable around the longitudinal axis of the pivoting shaft in an adjustment range, between at least a park position and a work position, wherein - the base and the housing cooperate via cams which in the work position interlock so that the housing is in a stable rotation-locked axial ground position with respect to the foot, and which upon pivoting of the housing relative to the base move apart relative to each other from the work position along the longitudinal axis, and upon further pivoting are supported on each other, so that the housing is in an axially further removed position with respect to the foot than in the work position, wherein - there is provided a detector which is configured to verify that the housing is in the rotation-locked stable axial ground position.
A solar cell comprising: a N-type substrate; and a P-type emitter provided on a first surface of the N-type substrate, wherein the P-type emitter comprises a first portion and a second portion, a top surface of the first portion comprises a first pyramid structure, and at least a part of at least one inclined surface of the first pyramid structure is concave or convex relative to a center of the first pyramid structure, wherein a top surface of the second portion comprises a second pyramid structure, and inclined surfaces of the second pyramid structure are planes, and wherein in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the N-type substrate, a junction depth of the first portion is greater than a junction depth of the second portion; characterised in that the solar cell further comprises a tunnel layer and a doped conductive layer, wherein the tunnel layer and the doped conductive layer are located on a second surface of the N-type substrate and are arranged in sequence in a direction away from the N-type substrate; wherein at least part of the first pyramid structure comprises a first substructure located at a top of the first pyramid structure, wherein the first substructure is a sphere or a spheroid. a N-type substrate; and a P-type emitter provided on a first surface of the N-type substrate, wherein the P-type emitter comprises a first portion and a second portion, a top surface of the first portion comprises a first pyramid structure, and at least a part of at least one inclined surface of the first pyramid structure is concave or convex relative to a center of the first pyramid structure, wherein a top surface of the second portion comprises a second pyramid structure, and inclined surfaces of the second pyramid structure are planes, and wherein in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the N-type substrate, a junction depth of the first portion is greater than a junction depth of the second portion; characterised in that the solar cell further comprises a tunnel layer and a doped conductive layer, wherein the tunnel layer and the doped conductive layer are located on a second surface of the N-type substrate and are arranged in sequence in a direction away from the N-type substrate; wherein at least part of the first pyramid structure comprises a first substructure located at a top of the first pyramid structure, wherein the first substructure is a sphere or a spheroid.
A food concentrate in the form of a gel comprising a) 35 to 70 wt% of water by weight of the total food concentrate; b) 15 to 40 wt% of salt by weight of the total water content of the food concentrate; c) an effective amount of a taste booster selected from glutamate, 5'-ribonucleotides, sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactic acid, citric acid and mixtures thereof; d) 10 to 40 wt% by weight of the total food concentrate of a delayed-swelling physically modified non-gelatinised starch characterised by Ref T onset of at least 74°C; e) an effective amount of the combination of xanthan with at least one galactomannan and/or glucomannan to obtain a gel. a) 35 to 70 wt% of water by weight of the total food concentrate; b) 15 to 40 wt% of salt by weight of the total water content of the food concentrate; c) an effective amount of a taste booster selected from glutamate, 5'-ribonucleotides, sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactic acid, citric acid and mixtures thereof; d) 10 to 40 wt% by weight of the total food concentrate of a delayed-swelling physically modified non-gelatinised starch characterised by Ref T onset of at least 74°C; e) an effective amount of the combination of xanthan with at least one galactomannan and/or glucomannan to obtain a gel.
Transport system for sheet material comprising a conveyor belt charged with a vacuum, and a vacuum chamber providing the vacuum to charge the conveyor belt while moving along the vacuum chamber in a transport direction, wherein the conveyor belt is permeable to air by recesses having specified distances to each other, and air nozzles arranged at a deflection position inside the vacuum chamber, characterized in that the air nozzles are arranged to have specified distances to each other matching the distances of the recesses in the conveyor belt, to allow pressurized air charged to the air nozzles to pass through the recesses in the conveyor belt.
A device for vaporizing tissue, comprising: an array of vaporizing elements (103,105) comprised on a plate, said array of vaporizing elements formed of a first material of high thermal conductivity, said first material having a thermal conduction coefficient greater than 80 Watts per degree Kelvin per meter; characterized in that said device further comprises: at least one middle layer coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity; and a biocompatible titanium layer coating said at least one middle layer which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius, wherein said biocompatible titanium layer reduces diffusion of said first material and said at least one middle layer when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius. an array of vaporizing elements (103,105) comprised on a plate, said array of vaporizing elements formed of a first material of high thermal conductivity, said first material having a thermal conduction coefficient greater than 80 Watts per degree Kelvin per meter; characterized in that said device further comprises: at least one middle layer coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity; and a biocompatible titanium layer coating said at least one middle layer which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius, wherein said biocompatible titanium layer reduces diffusion of said first material and said at least one middle layer when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius. at least one middle layer coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity; and a biocompatible titanium layer coating said at least one middle layer which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius, wherein said biocompatible titanium layer reduces diffusion of said first material and said at least one middle layer when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius.
Device for collection and treatment of biological samples characterized by comprising: - a receptacle with a conical or round-shaped end, at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shape protuberance that conducts the biological material towards one or more holes, allowing for the transference of the biological material into the collector recipient; - a cover, which comprises a pierceable area presenting a rod that links a collection arrangement to the cover and together these parts set up the collection instrument; - a collector recipient that contacts with the said end of the receptacle; - a close-aperture system that functionally couples the said collector recipient and the said receptacle. - a receptacle with a conical or round-shaped end, at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shape protuberance that conducts the biological material towards one or more holes, allowing for the transference of the biological material into the collector recipient; - a cover, which comprises a pierceable area presenting a rod that links a collection arrangement to the cover and together these parts set up the collection instrument; - a collector recipient that contacts with the said end of the receptacle; - a close-aperture system that functionally couples the said collector recipient and the said receptacle.
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a damascene structure with air gaps, comprising the steps of: - depositing a disposable layer and patterning the disposable layer so as to form at least one pattern for a damascene process, - depositing a first barrier layer on top of the patterned disposable layer, - depositing a metal layer thereby filling the pattern, - planarizing said metal layer thereby forming a metal line, - depositing a second barrier layer on the planarized metal layer and the disposable layer thereby encapsulating the metal lines, - planarizing said second barrier layer until no barrier layer is present on top of the disposable layer and thereby leaving the barrier layer on top of the metal lines, - depositing a permeable dielectric layer on the disposable layer and on top of the planarized metal layer after planarizing said second barrier layer, and - removing said patterned disposable layer through said permeable dielectric layer to form a damascene structure with air gaps; and characterized in that a single CVD reactor is used for performing the removing step by heating in order to decompose the disposable layer and for depositing a dielectric layer in a subsequent step. - depositing a disposable layer and patterning the disposable layer so as to form at least one pattern for a damascene process, - depositing a first barrier layer on top of the patterned disposable layer, - depositing a metal layer thereby filling the pattern, - planarizing said metal layer thereby forming a metal line, - depositing a second barrier layer on the planarized metal layer and the disposable layer thereby encapsulating the metal lines, - planarizing said second barrier layer until no barrier layer is present on top of the disposable layer and thereby leaving the barrier layer on top of the metal lines, - depositing a permeable dielectric layer on the disposable layer and on top of the planarized metal layer after planarizing said second barrier layer, and - removing said patterned disposable layer through said permeable dielectric layer to form a damascene structure with air gaps; and
A polymer composition comprising a polymer resin, a flash calcined kaolin clay filler and a titanium dioxide filler, wherein the weight ratio of the flash calcined clay to the titanium dioxide in the composition is up to 10:1 and wherein the polymer resin is one which hardens or cures to a plastic material which has a refractive index of at least 1.45 as measured by ASTM D542.
An optical device comprising: a printed circuit board comprising an electronic image capture circuit, a lens holder comprising at least one optical lens, the lens holder being mounted on the printed circuit board so as to align, along the optical axis of the device, the electronic image capture circuit and the optical lens; a heating element arranged on the lens holder; the heating element being electrically connected to the printed circuit board by at least one electrically conductive trace arranged on the lens holder and characterized in that the lens holder comprises a first insulating layer on which is arranged the electrically conductive trace and a second insulating layer covering the electrically conductive trace except for its electrical contact area. a printed circuit board comprising an electronic image capture circuit, a lens holder comprising at least one optical lens, the lens holder being mounted on the printed circuit board so as to align, along the optical axis of the device, the electronic image capture circuit and the optical lens; a heating element arranged on the lens holder; the heating element being electrically connected to the printed circuit board by at least one electrically conductive trace arranged on the lens holder and characterized in that the lens holder comprises a first insulating layer on which is arranged the electrically conductive trace and a second insulating layer covering the electrically conductive trace except for its electrical contact area.
Use of a cosmetic composition for skin-whitening comprising an extract of Magnolia sieboldii as an active ingredient, wherein the Magnolia sieboldii extract is comprised in an amount of 0.0001-20.0 wt% based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition.
Method for producing a moulded article, which is a honeycomb body that is a filter body, comprising: - providing a mixture comprising a powdered base material which comprises a pre-fired and ground mullite material, wherein the mullite material is mullite chamotte; - producing a moulded article by moulding the mixture; - firing the moulded article at a temperature of at most 1400°C and at a temperature gradient of at least 2000 K/h so that particles of the base material are bonded to one another while preserving the particulate property, wherein in a scanning electron micrograph (SEM image) of the finished moulded article, clear boundaries of the particles can be seen, and wherein the particles of the base material are integrated with one another, for example by adhesion, and wherein the particles of the base material are not fully melted and are fused with further particles into a larger body, wherein the the mixture before firing, and/or the moulded article after firing, comprises at least 50% by mass of mullite. - providing a mixture comprising a powdered base material which comprises a pre-fired and ground mullite material, wherein the mullite material is mullite chamotte; - producing a moulded article by moulding the mixture; - firing the moulded article at a temperature of at most 1400°C and at a temperature gradient of at least 2000 K/h so that particles of the base material are bonded to one another while preserving the particulate property, wherein in a scanning electron micrograph (SEM image) of the finished moulded article, clear boundaries of the particles can be seen, and wherein the particles of the base material are integrated with one another, for example by adhesion, and wherein the particles of the base material are not fully melted and are fused with further particles into a larger body,
A tire pressure monitoring method comprising: transmitting a first Bluetooth Low Energy ("BLE") event at a Phase Auto-Location ("PAL") block associated with a vehicle electronic control unit ("ECU"); generating, using a processor, a random number to be used for an inter-event delay associated with a BLE system, wherein the inter-event delay includes a fixed time and a randomized delay; calculating, using a processor, a time for the randomized delay; adding, using a processor, the time to an encoded Look Back Time ("LBT") from the first BLE event to generate frame contents; and providing the frame contents and the random number to a stack for transmission. transmitting a first Bluetooth Low Energy ("BLE") event at a Phase Auto-Location ("PAL") block associated with a vehicle electronic control unit ("ECU"); generating, using a processor, a random number to be used for an inter-event delay associated with a BLE system, wherein the inter-event delay includes a fixed time and a randomized delay; calculating, using a processor, a time for the randomized delay; adding, using a processor, the time to an encoded Look Back Time ("LBT") from the first BLE event to generate frame contents; and providing the frame contents and the random number to a stack for transmission.
An apparatus for holding conveyable articles, in particular a plate-like material, for at least one separation process to be operated in said conveyable article, in particular in the plate-like material, said apparatus having a separating device which is movable during the separation process in at least one direction while in a transverse direction thereto a feed direction of the conveyable article is provided, said apparatus further having a first support table which has a first support surface, and a second support table which has a second support surface, each of the support tables (33, 36) including a separately driven conveyor belt made of a belt material having a carrying side for the conveyable article and a running side which is movable along at least one carrying roller or deflection roller of a conveyor device, said conveyor belt being guided by a plurality of cylinders (38, 39), with at least two of the cylinders (38, 39) spaced apart with respect to each other and disposed in a common plane forming the support surface (34, 37), the first and second support surfaces (34, 37) being spaced apart from each other by a gap which is located beneath the separating device, characterised in that on the carrying side and/or on the running side and/or on an edge of the belt material, a first guiding mark and at least one further guiding mark for a first and at least one further surface portion (19, 21) are provided which extend along the edge and/or across part of, or the whole of, the width of the tape material and which extend at least partially in the longitudinal direction of the tape material.
A piece (12a, 8, 12') for a horological movement comprising at least one flexible part, said flexible part being adapted to flex in a plane perpendicular to an axis and being made of a composite material comprising nanotubes held by a matrix, the nanotubes forming a forest of nanotubes, the nanotubes being juxtaposed and disposed generally in parallel to said axis, said piece for a horological movement being selected from: - a spiral spring adapted to oscillate about said axis, - an oscillator for a horological movement, and - a barrel spring. - a spiral spring adapted to oscillate about said axis, - an oscillator for a horological movement, and - a barrel spring.
An aerosol generating device for generating a flow of aerosol in use, the aerosol generating device defining a first flow path (P-R) from an air inlet to an outlet portion, and a second, separate flow path (A-C) from the or another air inlet to the outlet portion, the aerosol generating device comprising: a container for containing aerosol generating material; a heating element arranged to heat the material to generate, in the first flow path (P-R), a flow of aerosol; the or another heating element arranged to heat only inlet air from the air inlet or the other air inlet to generate, in the second flow path, a flow of heated air; a receiving portion, in the second flow path, arranged to receive an element for modifying a property of the flow of heated air generated in use flowing therethrough, thereby to generate, in the second flow path, a flow of modified air; wherein the outlet portion is arranged to allow egress of the flow of aerosol generated in use, and the flow of modified air generated in use, for inhalation by a user. a container for containing aerosol generating material; a heating element arranged to heat the material to generate, in the first flow path (P-R), a flow of aerosol; the or another heating element arranged to heat only inlet air from the air inlet or the other air inlet to generate, in the second flow path, a flow of heated air; a receiving portion, in the second flow path, arranged to receive an element for modifying a property of the flow of heated air generated in use flowing therethrough, thereby to generate, in the second flow path, a flow of modified air; wherein the outlet portion is arranged to allow egress of the flow of aerosol generated in use, and the flow of modified air generated in use, for inhalation by a user.