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A method for etching material from a substrate in a surface processing tool having a processing chamber, a controller and one or more devices for adjusting the process parameters within the chamber, the method comprising: the controller instructing the one or more devices according to a series of control steps, each control step specifying a defined set of process parameters that the one or more devices are instructed to implement, wherein at least one of the control steps comprises the controller instructing the one or more devices to implement a defined set of constant process parameters for the duration of the step, including at least a chamber pressure and total gas flow rate through the chamber, which duration is less than the corresponding gas residence time (T gr) of the processing chamber for the step, which is defined as: T gr = pV Q Where: p is the chamber pressure in units of Pa; V is the volume of the processing chamber in units of m 3; and Q is the total gas flow rate through the processing chamber in units of Pa.m 3.s -1; wherein a first sequential subset of one or more of the series of control steps constitutes a passivation process phase during which the processing parameters are selected for depositing a passivation layer on the substrate, and a second sequential subset of one or more of the series of control steps constitutes an etching process phase during which the processing parameters are selected for etching the substrate, and wherein the first and second sequential subsets of control steps form a cycle which is repeated such that the passivation process phase and etching process phase are performed alternately, the total duration of the cycle being less than or equal to 2 seconds. p is the chamber pressure in units of Pa; V is the volume of the processing chamber in units of m 3; and Q is the total gas flow rate through the processing chamber in units of Pa.m 3.s -1;
Aircraft having: a primary structural element, which extends along a main axis (x, y) of the aircraft; at least one monolithic structural component, which is produced by means of a three-dimensional printing method; an aircraft system for carrying out an aircraft-specific function; wherein the monolithic structural component is directly printed on the primary structural element by means of three-dimensional printing; wherein the monolithic structural component forms an outer skin region of the aircraft; wherein the monolithic structural component is embodied to accommodate the aircraft system; wherein the primary structural element has a spar of a wing structure of the aircraft; and/or wherein the primary structural element has a keel beam of a fuselage structure of the aircraft. a primary structural element, which extends along a main axis (x, y) of the aircraft; at least one monolithic structural component, which is produced by means of a three-dimensional printing method; an aircraft system for carrying out an aircraft-specific function; wherein the monolithic structural component is directly printed on the primary structural element by means of three-dimensional printing; wherein the monolithic structural component forms an outer skin region of the aircraft; wherein the monolithic structural component is embodied to accommodate the aircraft system; wherein the primary structural element has a spar of a wing structure of the aircraft; and/or wherein the primary structural element has a keel beam of a fuselage structure of the aircraft.
A balanced pressure regulator, comprising: a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway; a valve seat disposed within the fluid passageway; a self-aligning valve plug at least partially disposed within the fluid passageway, the self-aligning valve plug including a bore and interacting with the valve seat to selectively open or close the fluid passageway; a retainer partially disposed within the bore of the self-aligning valve plug and operatively connecting the self-aligning valve plug to a valve stem having a ball portion, the retainer having a recess for receiving the ball portion of the valve stem, wherein the retainer includes a base and a cylindrical body attached to the base via a fastener, and the cylindrical body includes a flange extending radially from an end of the cylindrical body disposed opposite the base, the cylindrical body further including a top surface, the ball portion of the valve stem contacting at least one edge of the top surface of the cylindrical body; and a balancing passage that fluidly connects the fluid passageway with a chamber; wherein, the self-aligning valve plug automatically rotates around the ball portion of the valve stem to achieve alignment and sealing engagement between a valve disc of the self-aligning valve plug and the valve seat. a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway; a valve seat disposed within the fluid passageway; a self-aligning valve plug at least partially disposed within the fluid passageway, the self-aligning valve plug including a bore and interacting with the valve seat to selectively open or close the fluid passageway; a retainer partially disposed within the bore of the self-aligning valve plug and operatively connecting the self-aligning valve plug to a valve stem having a ball portion, the retainer having a recess for receiving the ball portion of the valve stem, wherein the retainer includes a base and a cylindrical body attached to the base via a fastener, and the cylindrical body includes a flange extending radially from an end of the cylindrical body disposed opposite the base, the cylindrical body further including a top surface, the ball portion of the valve stem contacting at least one edge of the top surface of the cylindrical body; and a balancing passage that fluidly connects the fluid passageway with a chamber; wherein, the self-aligning valve plug automatically rotates around the ball portion of the valve stem to achieve alignment and sealing engagement between a valve disc of the self-aligning valve plug and the valve seat.
An apparatus for dispensing (10, 60, 70, 80) a powdered material comprising: - a dispenser having a housing defining an inner cavity with an inlet and a dispensing opening (13, 23); - a vibrating system having a driver (18, 36), the vibrating system being in communication to the dispenser to provide a continuing periodic oscillation of the dispenser; and - a controller in communication with the driver of the vibrating system to control a frequency and an amplitude of the vibrations of the dispenser, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises - a displacement sensor (32, 102a) coupled to the dispenser and configured to measure mechanical displacement rate of the dispenser and provide an input signal to the controller about the measured displacement rate of the dispenser, wherein the controller is configured to compare the measured displacement rate with a predetermined target displacement rate and amount of powdered material in the dispenser and to adjust the frequency and/or the amplitude of the vibrations based on the input signal from the displacement sensor such that the measured displacement rate matches the target displacement rate, wherein the dispenser has a curved channel or an elongated L-shaped channel formed between the inner cavity and the dispensing opening (13, 23), and wherein the powdered material continuously flows out through the dispensing opening (13, 23) during vibration of the dispenser. - a dispenser having a housing defining an inner cavity with an inlet and a dispensing opening (13, 23); - a vibrating system having a driver (18, 36), the vibrating system being in communication to the dispenser to provide a continuing periodic oscillation of the dispenser; and - a controller in communication with the driver of the vibrating system to control a frequency and an amplitude of the vibrations of the dispenser, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises - a displacement sensor (32, 102a) coupled to the dispenser and configured to measure mechanical displacement rate of the dispenser and provide an input signal to the controller about the measured displacement rate of the dispenser, wherein the controller is configured to compare the measured displacement rate with a predetermined target displacement rate and amount of powdered material in the dispenser and to adjust the frequency and/or the amplitude of the vibrations based on the input signal from the displacement sensor such that the measured displacement rate matches the target displacement rate, wherein the dispenser has a curved channel or an elongated L-shaped channel formed between the inner cavity and the dispensing opening (13, 23), and wherein the powdered material continuously flows out through the dispensing opening (13, 23) during vibration of the dispenser.
Abrasion-resistant and free-flowing glycocyamine-containing moulded blanks having a bulk density of between 350 and 850 kg/m 3, a grain size spectrum of from 32 to 2750 μm and a glycocyamine content of from 55 to 99.9 wt.%, based on the total weight.
Heat exchange device for an air-conditioning circuit operating with a refrigerant fluid, and comprising an evaporator and an internal heat exchanger in the form of a unitary module of substantially parallelepipedal shape, which has a front face and a rear face separated by a peripheral wall comprising an upper wall and a lower wall that are connected on either side by a lateral wall, at least one high-pressure fluid inlet, high-pressure fluid outlet, low-pressure fluid inlet and low-pressure fluid outlet, characterized in that these inlets and outlets are grouped together in a connection zone disposed at a top end of the lateral wall.
A fuel cell system that operates a fuel cell configured to generate electric power through electrochemical reaction of hydrogen with oxygen, the fuel cell system comprising: a cooling pump configured to feed a coolant to the fuel cell; and a drive controller configured to determine, after start-up of the fuel cell, whether the fuel cell is located in a cold environment that freezes water in the fuel cell; characterized by a melt detector configured to detect melt of water frozen in a cathode catalyst layer formed on a cathode side of an electrolyte membrane in the fuel cell, and a water remover configured to start removal of water retaining in the cathode catalyst layer, when the melt of frozen water is detected by the melt detector and the fuel cell located in the cold environment is determined by the drive controller, after a start-up of the fuel cell and before feed of the coolant by the cooling pump. a cooling pump configured to feed a coolant to the fuel cell; and a drive controller configured to determine, after start-up of the fuel cell, whether the fuel cell is located in a cold environment that freezes water in the fuel cell; characterized by a melt detector configured to detect melt of water frozen in a cathode catalyst layer formed on a cathode side of an electrolyte membrane in the fuel cell, and a water remover configured to start removal of water retaining in the cathode catalyst layer, when the melt of frozen water is detected by the melt detector and the fuel cell located in the cold environment is determined by the drive controller, after a start-up of the fuel cell and before feed of the coolant by the cooling pump.
A method comprising: receiving, at a first point in time, an indication of a lock signal causing a device to enter a locked mode; receiving, at a second point in time, an indication of an unlock signal causing the device to enter an unlocked mode from the locked mode; upon receiving the indication of the unlock signal, determining a lock period based on the first point in time and the second point in time, wherein the lock period comprises a time period between the lock signal at the first point in time and the unlock signal at the second point in time; and in response to the received indication of the unlock signal, selecting a user interface view for displaying in the unlocked mode in dependence on the determined lock period (ΔT) and a pre-defined threshold value associated with the user interface view. receiving, at a first point in time, an indication of a lock signal causing a device to enter a locked mode; receiving, at a second point in time, an indication of an unlock signal causing the device to enter an unlocked mode from the locked mode; upon receiving the indication of the unlock signal, determining a lock period based on the first point in time and the second point in time, wherein the lock period comprises a time period between the lock signal at the first point in time and the unlock signal at the second point in time; and in response to the received indication of the unlock signal, selecting a user interface view for displaying in the unlocked mode in dependence on the determined lock period (ΔT) and a pre-defined threshold value associated with the user interface view.
A mass spectrometry device comprising: a sample seating part including an ultrasonic vibrator having a through hole configured to discharge liquid particles formed by the ultrasonic vibrator through said through hole; a reaction part configured so that plasma or an ionization medium generated by plasma come into contact with the liquid particles discharged from the through hole to form an ionized material; an introduction part configured to discharge and introduce the ionized material to a detection part; and the detection part configured to analyze the ionized material discharged from the introduction part, wherein an adsorbent material is seated on the ultrasonic vibrator and includes a sample and a solvent, the adsorbent material including an adsorbent sheet soaked with solvent and/or the adsorbent material including any one or two selected from natural fiber and synthetic fiber. a sample seating part including an ultrasonic vibrator having a through hole configured to discharge liquid particles formed by the ultrasonic vibrator through said through hole; a reaction part configured so that plasma or an ionization medium generated by plasma come into contact with the liquid particles discharged from the through hole to form an ionized material; an introduction part configured to discharge and introduce the ionized material to a detection part; and the detection part configured to analyze the ionized material discharged from the introduction part, wherein an adsorbent material is seated on the ultrasonic vibrator and includes a sample and a solvent, the adsorbent material including an adsorbent sheet soaked with solvent and/or the adsorbent material including any one or two selected from natural fiber and synthetic fiber.
A battery apparatus having an electrochemical cell (208, 302), the cell (208, 302) comprising: - an electrically insulating hollow mandrel; - a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, wherein the pair of active materials corresponds to an anode and a cathode connected and separated by an electrolyte; and - a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts, wherein the sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell (208, 302) and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit. - an electrically insulating hollow mandrel; - a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, wherein the pair of active materials corresponds to an anode and a cathode connected and separated by an electrolyte; and - a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts, wherein the sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell (208, 302) and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit.
Circuit arrangement for controlling a pulsed power supply, having a weighted controlled variable and an electronic switch, which is switched on by means of a control signal for the duration of an On time and switched off for the duration of an Off time, characterized in that the circuit arrangement comprises a control unit, which ends the On time if the time integral of the control signal is higher in value than the weighted controlled variable.
A tie down assembly (100, 200, 300, 300', 400, 500) for securing a component to a structure, comprising: a clasp; a ring rotatably coupled to the clasp; and a support coupler that is coupled to the ring, wherein the support coupler frictionally controls rotation of the ring with respect to the clasp, and wherein the clasp comprises a securing plate and lateral prongs extending from the securing plate, the lateral prongs being separated by a gap, wherein each of the lateral prongs defines a channel through which a portion of the ring is positioned, characterized in that the support coupler comprises a base (204, 504), wherein the base (204, 504) underlies the securing plate such that in use the base (204, 504) directly contacts the structure. a clasp; a ring rotatably coupled to the clasp; and a support coupler that is coupled to the ring, wherein the support coupler frictionally controls rotation of the ring with respect to the clasp, and wherein the clasp comprises a securing plate and lateral prongs extending from the securing plate, the lateral prongs being separated by a gap, wherein each of the lateral prongs defines a channel through which a portion of the ring is positioned, characterized in that the support coupler comprises a base (204, 504), wherein the base (204, 504) underlies the securing plate such that in use the base (204, 504) directly contacts the structure.
A plasma generation system comprising: a reference clock configured to generate a reference signal; a plurality of solid state generator modules, each solid state generator module linked to an electronic switch and each electronic switch linked to the reference clock, the solid state generator modules each configured to generate an output based on the reference signal from the reference clock; a processing chamber configured to receive the output of at least two of the solid state generator modules to combine the outputs of said solid state generator modules therein; and an I/Q modulator (316; 500) configured to demodulate a signal at an input to the processing chamber into an I/Q signal, wherein the plasma generation system is further configured to: determine a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and a reflection coefficient of the I/Q signal; calculate a first impedance of one of the solid state generator modules based on the VSWR and the reflection coefficient; and calculate a second impedance of a combined output power of the solid state generator modules within the processing chamber based on the first impedance. a reference clock configured to generate a reference signal; a plurality of solid state generator modules, each solid state generator module linked to an electronic switch and each electronic switch linked to the reference clock, the solid state generator modules each configured to generate an output based on the reference signal from the reference clock; a processing chamber configured to receive the output of at least two of the solid state generator modules to combine the outputs of said solid state generator modules therein; and an I/Q modulator (316; 500) configured to demodulate a signal at an input to the processing chamber into an I/Q signal, wherein the plasma generation system is further configured to: determine a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and a reflection coefficient of the I/Q signal; calculate a first impedance of one of the solid state generator modules based on the VSWR and the reflection coefficient; and calculate a second impedance of a combined output power of the solid state generator modules within the processing chamber based on the first impedance. determine a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and a reflection coefficient of the I/Q signal; calculate a first impedance of one of the solid state generator modules based on the VSWR and the reflection coefficient; and calculate a second impedance of a combined output power of the solid state generator modules within the processing chamber based on the first impedance.
A method of monitoring and controlling the application of a coating containing a Performance Enhancing Material on a surface of a creping cylinder comprising: (a) applying a coating to the surface of a creping cylinder; (b) measuring the thickness of the coating on the surface of a creping cylinder by a differential method, wherein said differential method utilizes a plurality of apparatuses that do not physically contact the coating; (c) adjusting the application of said coating in one or more defined zones of said creping cylinder in response to the thickness of said coating so as to provide a uniform thickness of said coating on the surface of the creping cylinder; and (d) applying an additional device(s) to monitor and optionally control other aspects of the coating on a creping cylinder aside from the thickness of the coating. (a) applying a coating to the surface of a creping cylinder; (b) measuring the thickness of the coating on the surface of a creping cylinder by a differential method, wherein said differential method utilizes a plurality of apparatuses that do not physically contact the coating; (c) adjusting the application of said coating in one or more defined zones of said creping cylinder in response to the thickness of said coating so as to provide a uniform thickness of said coating on the surface of the creping cylinder; and (d) applying an additional device(s) to monitor and optionally control other aspects of the coating on a creping cylinder aside from the thickness of the coating.
A thiazole derivative represented by a formula: wherein: R 1A represents substituted or unsubstituted furyl (excluding a group selected from 5-phosphonofuran-2-yl and 5-nitrofuran-2-yl); R 12 represents substituted or unsubstituted C 1-10 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-10 alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic-alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic-alkyl; n is 0; R 3A represents a hydrogen atom; and R 2A represents -COR 8 (wherein R 8 represents substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1A represents substituted or unsubstituted furyl (excluding a group selected from 5-phosphonofuran-2-yl and 5-nitrofuran-2-yl); R 12 represents substituted or unsubstituted C 1-10 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-10 alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic-alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic-alkyl; n is 0; R 3A represents a hydrogen atom; and R 2A represents -COR 8 (wherein R 8 represents substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.