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A multiview display, wherein the multiview display includes more than two views, comprising: a screen comprising a plurality of light valves; a backlight comprising a plate light guide and an array of multibeam elements optically coupled to the plate light guide; and a reflective support structure located on a surface of the plate light guide between the screen and the plate light guide, the reflective support structure comprising a reflective material configured to reflect light incident from the plate light guide on the reflective support structure at the surface back into the plate light guide, wherein a size of a multibeam element of the array of multibeam elements is comparable to a size of a light valve of the plurality of light valves, wherein said size is one of a length, a width or an area of the multibeam element and the light valve, wherein the size of the multibeam element is greater than one half of the light valve size and less than twice the light valve size; and characterised in that the reflective support structure comprises: a reflective layer of the reflective material located on the surface of the plate light guide adjacent to an edge of the plate light guide, and a support layer located between the reflective layer and the screen, wherein the support layer is configured to affix the screen to the plate light guide. a screen comprising a plurality of light valves; a backlight comprising a plate light guide and an array of multibeam elements optically coupled to the plate light guide; and a reflective support structure located on a surface of the plate light guide between the screen and the plate light guide, the reflective support structure comprising a reflective material configured to reflect light incident from the plate light guide on the reflective support structure at the surface back into the plate light guide, wherein a size of a multibeam element of the array of multibeam elements is comparable to a size of a light valve of the plurality of light valves, wherein said size is one of a length, a width or an area of the multibeam element and the light valve, wherein the size of the multibeam element is greater than one half of the light valve size and less than twice the light valve size; and characterised in that the reflective support structure comprises: a reflective layer of the reflective material located on the surface of the plate light guide adjacent to an edge of the plate light guide, and a support layer located between the reflective layer and the screen, wherein the support layer is configured to affix the screen to the plate light guide.
A machine for preparing a beverage, preferably an automated capsule-based brewing machine, wherein the machine comprises: • an infusion chamber; • a liquid supply for introducing liquid into the infusion chamber; • a device for introducing infusible beverage material into the infusion chamber; • an openable and closable passage for dispensing brewed beverage from the infusion chamber to a dispensing orifice; and • an automated control system for opening the passage to allow brewed beverage to flow under force of gravity from the infusion chamber, through the passage and to the orifice for a dispensing time, characterized in that the automated control system is configured to decrease the flow resistance of the passage during the dispensing time wherein the flow resistance is decreased from a high initial value at the start of the dispensing time and to a minimum value at the end of the dispensing time, the automated control system being further configured such that the flow resistance reduces gradually and/or in steps throughout substantially all of the dispensing time. • an infusion chamber; • a liquid supply for introducing liquid into the infusion chamber; • a device for introducing infusible beverage material into the infusion chamber; • an openable and closable passage for dispensing brewed beverage from the infusion chamber to a dispensing orifice; and • an automated control system for opening the passage to allow brewed beverage to flow under force of gravity from the infusion chamber, through the passage and to the orifice for a dispensing time, characterized in that the automated control system is configured to decrease the flow resistance of the passage during the dispensing time wherein the flow resistance is decreased from a high initial value at the start of the dispensing time and to a minimum value at the end of the dispensing time, the automated control system being further configured such that the flow resistance reduces gradually and/or in steps throughout substantially all of the dispensing time.
Assembly for fabrication of pellets from a powder material comprising a powder distributor and a table provided with cavities, on which the distributor is capable of moving, said powder distributor comprising a casing comprising a cover provided with means connecting it to at least one powder supply conduit connected to a hopper, two side walls (18.3, 18.4) and two end walls (18.1, 18.2), said distributor being capable of moving the powder in a to and fro movement on a plane along a determined displacement direction, said assembly comprising means of guiding the distributor along the displacement direction and means of pressing the distributor in contact with the table, characterized in that in said assembly said guide means comprise at least two guide rollers installed on each side wall (18.3, 18.4), said guide rollers having rotation axes perpendicular to a plane of the table, said guide rollers cooperating with a guide running track (22.3) fixed relative to the table, and in which said pressure means comprise at least two pressure rollers on each side wall (18.3, 18.4), said pressure rollers having rotation axes perpendicular to the displacement direction and parallel to the plane of the table, each pressure roller cooperating with a pressure running track (22.4) fixed relative to the table, said pressure rollers being arranged only between the associated pressure running track and the table, and being capable of moving to and fro relative to the pressure running track, such that the pressure force is increased by moving the pressure rollers towards the associated pressure running track.
A lens evaluation device, characterized by comprising: a plurality of point light sources (1, 4) arranged on an object surface of an optical system (7,9) to be evaluated; an imaging unit for picking up images of the plurality of point light sources formed by the optical system (7, 9) to be evaluated, wherein image points of the respective images correspond to object points of the plurality of point light sources; a movement unit for changing a relative distance between the plurality of point light sources or the imaging unit and the optical system (7, 9) to be evaluated, wherein the movement unit is configured to change the relative distance within an imaging range comprising a relative distance at which the plurality of point light sources are in a focused state; a storage medium adapted to record a stack image obtained by the imaging unit picking up images of the plurality of point light sources via the optical system every time the movement unit changes the relative distance; an image position calculation unit adapted to calculate a plurality of image positions from the plurality of point light source images in the stack image recorded on the storage medium; and an aberration acquisition unit adapted to fit an aberration model function to the plurality of image positions calculated by the image position calculation unit and obtaining the measurement value of the aberration. a plurality of point light sources (1, 4) arranged on an object surface of an optical system (7,9) to be evaluated; an imaging unit for picking up images of the plurality of point light sources formed by the optical system (7, 9) to be evaluated, wherein image points of the respective images correspond to object points of the plurality of point light sources; a movement unit for changing a relative distance between the plurality of point light sources or the imaging unit and the optical system (7, 9) to be evaluated, wherein the movement unit is configured to change the relative distance within an imaging range comprising a relative distance at which the plurality of point light sources are in a focused state; a storage medium adapted to record a stack image obtained by the imaging unit picking up images of the plurality of point light sources via the optical system every time the movement unit changes the relative distance; an image position calculation unit adapted to calculate a plurality of image positions from the plurality of point light source images in the stack image recorded on the storage medium; and an aberration acquisition unit adapted to fit an aberration model function to the plurality of image positions calculated by the image position calculation unit and obtaining the measurement value of the aberration.
A communication device comprising processing circuitry configured to: identify a first subset of information bits from a set of information bits to be transmitted; construct a code book using linear constellation precoding; select a first vector based on the first subset of information bits, wherein the first vector has a series of elements, and wherein the code book includes the first vector; transmit a first element of the first vector; receive a negative acknowledgment, i.e. NACK, in response to transmitting the first element of the first vector; and in response to receiving the NACK, transmit a second element of the first vector. identify a first subset of information bits from a set of information bits to be transmitted; construct a code book using linear constellation precoding; select a first vector based on the first subset of information bits, wherein the first vector has a series of elements, and wherein the code book includes the first vector; transmit a first element of the first vector; receive a negative acknowledgment, i.e. NACK, in response to transmitting the first element of the first vector; and in response to receiving the NACK, transmit a second element of the first vector.
Method of diagnosing a self-blast circuit breaker, the method comprising: - triggering a switching operation of the self-blast circuit breaker to initiate a pressure wave in a filling gas of the self-blast circuit breaker, - detecting a pressure as a function of time (41, 42; 51, 52; 56, 57; 61-64) in at least one region of the self-blast circuit breaker in response to the switching operation, and - determining a state of a burn-off nozzle of the self-blast circuit breaker which is burnt off in a switching operation under load for blowing filling gas onto a switching arc, the state of the burn-off nozzle being determined in dependence on the pressure as a function of time (41, 42; 51, 52; 56, 57; 61-64). - triggering a switching operation of the self-blast circuit breaker to initiate a pressure wave in a filling gas of the self-blast circuit breaker, - detecting a pressure as a function of time (41, 42; 51, 52; 56, 57; 61-64) in at least one region of the self-blast circuit breaker in response to the switching operation, and - determining a state of a burn-off nozzle of the self-blast circuit breaker which is burnt off in a switching operation under load for blowing filling gas onto a switching arc, the state of the burn-off nozzle being determined in dependence on the pressure as a function of time (41, 42; 51, 52; 56, 57; 61-64).
Capsule, consisting of a capsule body that is configured in a preferably rotationally symmetrical manner and has a side wall and a base configured so as to be integral therewith, and also having a cover, covering the capsule body, for forming a closed chamber which contains a substance for the preparation of a beverage, wherein the cover and the base are able to be penetrated by means (18, 19) arranged outside the capsule for the passage of a liquid through the chamber, wherein the base is designed in a flexible manner such that it is deformable by application of force, characterized in that, in order to specify a defined deformation, the base is designed at least regionally in a bellows-like manner in a rest position such that the indentation depth and indentation shape of the base are variable, wherein the bellows-like configuration is formed by wave-like wall portions (8, 9, 10) which have inwardly directed U-shaped channels (8, 9), and in that provision is made of at least two channels (8, 9) which are designed in an annular manner with regard to a plan view of the base and which preferably lie in concentric circles with regard to the middle of the base, or wherein the bellows-like configuration has one U-shaped channel which is designed in a spiral shape in plan view.
A battery module, comprising: a battery cell having a first side and a second side; a first graphite sheet disposed on the first side of the battery cell that conducts heat energy from the battery cell into the first graphite sheet to cool the battery cell; and a first cooling manifold coupled to the first graphite sheet that conducts heat energy from the first graphite sheet into the first cooling manifold, the first cooling manifold further being constructed and arranged so as to, in use, receive a fluid that flows therethrough to conduct heat energy from the first cooling manifold into the fluid, characterized in that the first graphite sheet has a flat panel portion and a first extension portion extending from a first end of the flat panel portion, the first cooling manifold having a first groove configured to receive the first extension portion of the first graphite sheet therein.
An external control device for use with a neurostimulation system having a neurostimulation lead and a plurality of electrodes circumferentially disposed around the neurostimulation lead capable of conveying an electrical stimulation field into tissue in which the electrodes are implanted, comprising: a user interface including a display screen configured for displaying a graphical representation of a lead (12") with graphical renderings of the electrodes, a graphical representation of an anatomical structure, a graphical representation of an estimated volume of tissue activation generated using a stimulation parameter set, an axial lead displacement control element configured for being actuated, and a circumferential lead displacement control element configured for being actuated; a processor configured for axially displacing the graphical representation of the lead (12") and the graphical representation of the estimate of the volume of tissue activation relative to the graphical representation of the anatomical structure in response to actuation of the axial lead displacement control element and for circumferentially displacing the graphical representation of the lead (12") and the graphical representation of the estimate of the volume of tissue activation relative to the graphical representation of the anatomical structure in response to actuation of the circumferential lead displacement control element; and output circuitry configured for transmitting the stimulation parameter set to the neurostimulation system. a user interface including a display screen configured for displaying a graphical representation of a lead (12") with graphical renderings of the electrodes, a graphical representation of an anatomical structure, a graphical representation of an estimated volume of tissue activation generated using a stimulation parameter set, an axial lead displacement control element configured for being actuated, and a circumferential lead displacement control element configured for being actuated; a processor configured for axially displacing the graphical representation of the lead (12") and the graphical representation of the estimate of the volume of tissue activation relative to the graphical representation of the anatomical structure in response to actuation of the axial lead displacement control element and for circumferentially displacing the graphical representation of the lead (12") and the graphical representation of the estimate of the volume of tissue activation relative to the graphical representation of the anatomical structure in response to actuation of the circumferential lead displacement control element; and output circuitry configured for transmitting the stimulation parameter set to the neurostimulation system.
A method implemented by a peer device for forming a first peer-to-peer network under distributed control, the method comprising: scanning a channel to detect a first superframe beacon of a first superframe for virtually centralized control, the first superframe being located in a hyperframe frame; decoding the detected first superframe beacon of the first superframe to locate a position of a first common control and data channel, CCDCH, of the first superframe under virtually centralized control and to locate a reserved time allocated for use by peer devices to operate under distributed control; sending a request message over the first CCDCH of the first superframe to request channel resources for use by a first set of peer devices of the peer devices in the reserved time to operate under distributed control, in response to the request, receiving a time allocation within the reserved time, the first peer-to-peer network formed by the time allocation within the reserved time under distributed control being for use by the first set of peer devices including the peer device, and sending or receiving, by the peer device according to the distributed control scheme, control related communications and data to one or more other peer devices of a second peer-to-peer network operating under distributed control via a second CCDCH forming part of a second superframe in the reserved time. scanning a channel to detect a first superframe beacon of a first superframe for virtually centralized control, the first superframe being located in a hyperframe frame; decoding the detected first superframe beacon of the first superframe to locate a position of a first common control and data channel, CCDCH, of the first superframe under virtually centralized control and to locate a reserved time allocated for use by peer devices to operate under distributed control; sending a request message over the first CCDCH of the first superframe to request channel resources for use by a first set of peer devices of the peer devices in the reserved time to operate under distributed control, in response to the request, receiving a time allocation within the reserved time, the first peer-to-peer network formed by the time allocation within the reserved time under distributed control being for use by the first set of peer devices including the peer device, and sending or receiving, by the peer device according to the distributed control scheme, control related communications and data to one or more other peer devices of a second peer-to-peer network operating under distributed control via a second CCDCH forming part of a second superframe in the reserved time.
A method of displaying a microscopic image, the method comprising: causing a display device to display a part of a trail image having an alpha value according to a magnification of at least one part of the microscopic image in a display region, wherein: the part of the trail image indicates a display range of the microscopic image corresponding to the at least one part of the microscopic image displayed in the display region, wherein, when the magnification of the at least one part of the microscopic image in the display region exceeds a threshold value, the alpha value of the part of the trail image corresponding to the at least one part of the microscopic image is increased when the at least one part of the microscopic image is continuously viewed for a period of time and wherein a degree of the increase of the alpha value is based on the magnification of the at least one part of the microscopic image in the display region.
An assembly comprising: a first rotating component; a second rotating component disposed adjacent said first rotating component; an annular slot defined between said first and second rotating components, said annular slot including a sealing surface; and a seal disposed within said annular slot, said seal being configured to be engaged against said sealing surface when said first and second rotating components are rotated; wherein said seal forms a non-continuous ring within said annular slot when said seal is engaged against said sealing surface; wherein at least one flow gap is defined around a circumference of said seal when said seal is engaged against said sealing surface, wherein a leakage area is defined between said first and second rotating components; characterised in that said seal is configured to reduce the leakage area defined between said first and second rotating components by from 65% to 95%. a first rotating component; a second rotating component disposed adjacent said first rotating component; an annular slot defined between said first and second rotating components, said annular slot including a sealing surface; and a seal disposed within said annular slot, said seal being configured to be engaged against said sealing surface when said first and second rotating components are rotated; wherein said seal forms a non-continuous ring within said annular slot when said seal is engaged against said sealing surface; wherein at least one flow gap is defined around a circumference of said seal when said seal is engaged against said sealing surface, wherein a leakage area is defined between said first and second rotating components; characterised in that said seal is configured to reduce the leakage area defined between said first and second rotating components by from 65% to 95%.
An apparatus comprising: at least two multi-layer insulation, MLI, blankets (110, 120), each MLI blanket (110, 120) having at least one bonding point (111, 112, 121, 122), wherein a bonding point (111, 112) of a first MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets (110, 120) is electrically connected to a bonding point (121, 122) of a second MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets (110, 120), the second MLI blanket further has a grounding point (123, 124) configured to be grounded, characterized in that each of the first MLI blanket and the second MLI blanket comprises at least two bonding points (111, 112, 121, 122), each of the at least two bonding points (111, 112) of the first MLI blanket is electrically connected to a bonding point (121, 122) of the second MLI blanket and in that each of the at least two bonding points (121, 122) of the second MLI blanket is electrically connected to a bonding point (111, 112) of the first MLI blanket. at least two multi-layer insulation, MLI, blankets (110, 120), each MLI blanket (110, 120) having at least one bonding point (111, 112, 121, 122), wherein a bonding point (111, 112) of a first MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets (110, 120) is electrically connected to a bonding point (121, 122) of a second MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets (110, 120), the second MLI blanket further has a grounding point (123, 124) configured to be grounded, characterized in that each of the first MLI blanket and the second MLI blanket comprises at least two bonding points (111, 112, 121, 122), each of the at least two bonding points (111, 112) of the first MLI blanket is electrically connected to a bonding point (121, 122) of the second MLI blanket and in that each of the at least two bonding points (121, 122) of the second MLI blanket is electrically connected to a bonding point (111, 112) of the first MLI blanket.