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An apparatus, comprising: a base comprising a first arm extending from a central axis toward a first base end and a second arm extending from the central axis toward a second base end, the first base end opposite the second base end, wherein the base is rotatable about the central axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the first arm and the second arm are coupled to the base; a first hub coupled to the first arm, the first hub configured to receive a first tire casing, the first hub coupled to the first arm such that a diameter of the first tire casing is substantially perpendicular to the first arm; and a second hub coupled to the second arm, the second hub configured to receive a second tire casing, the second hub coupled to the second arm such that a diameter of the second tire casing is substantially perpendicular to the second arm, wherein the first hub and the second hub are respectively coupled to the first arm and the second arm such that rotation of the base causes rotation of the first arm and the second arm and of the first hub and the second hub, characterized by; a buffing member positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first hub when the base is in the first position to perform a first buffing operation on the first tire casing, the buffing member positioned to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second hub when the base is in the second position to perform a second buffing operation on the second tire casing, wherein the buffing member is configured to remove worn tread. a base comprising a first arm extending from a central axis toward a first base end and a second arm extending from the central axis toward a second base end, the first base end opposite the second base end, wherein the base is rotatable about the central axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the first arm and the second arm are coupled to the base; a first hub coupled to the first arm, the first hub configured to receive a first tire casing, the first hub coupled to the first arm such that a diameter of the first tire casing is substantially perpendicular to the first arm; and a second hub coupled to the second arm, the second hub configured to receive a second tire casing, the second hub coupled to the second arm such that a diameter of the second tire casing is substantially perpendicular to the second arm, wherein the first hub and the second hub are respectively coupled to the first arm and the second arm such that rotation of the base causes rotation of the first arm and the second arm and of the first hub and the second hub, characterized by; a buffing member positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first hub when the base is in the first position to perform a first buffing operation on the first tire casing, the buffing member positioned to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second hub when the base is in the second position to perform a second buffing operation on the second tire casing, wherein the buffing member is configured to remove worn tread.
Coating compositions comprising mixed oxide nanoparticles, comprising 50%-99.9% by weight of aluminum oxide, wherein the aluminum oxide is predominantly present in the rhombohedral alpha-modification, and 0.1%-50% by weight of oxides of elements of main group I or II of the periodic table of the elements, and wherein the mixed oxide nanoparticles are modified on the surface by a silane or siloxane.
An image processing device comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: detect a structure of interest from a plurality of tomographic images indicating a plurality of tomographic planes of an object; select a tomographic image from the plurality of tomographic images according to a frequency band in a region in which the structure of interest has been detected; and generate a composite two-dimensional image using the selected tomographic image in the region in which the structure of interest has been detected and using a predetermined tomographic image in a region in which the structure of interest has not been detected. detect a structure of interest from a plurality of tomographic images indicating a plurality of tomographic planes of an object; select a tomographic image from the plurality of tomographic images according to a frequency band in a region in which the structure of interest has been detected; and generate a composite two-dimensional image using the selected tomographic image in the region in which the structure of interest has been detected and using a predetermined tomographic image in a region in which the structure of interest has not been detected.
A microelectronic unit comprising: a semiconductor element having a front surface and a rear surface remote from the front surface; a packaging layer of silicon, glass or ceramic attached to the front surface of the semiconductor element, wherein the semiconductor element includes a light detector disposed adjacent to the front surface and aligned with a portion of the rear surface to receive light through the rear surface portion, and a conductive contact at the front surface connected to the light detector, wherein the light detector includes a plurality of light detector elements arranged in an array, wherein the conductive contact is at least partially within the semiconductor element, wherein the conductive contact includes several layers of metal connected to each other by conductive vias or other vertical structures; a recess extending into the conductive contact to within the semiconductor element and to a depth not greater than the back surface of the metal layer of the conductive contact which is closest to the rear surface of the semiconductor element; and a conductive interconnect extending through the packaging layer and within the recess to within the semiconductor element, at least a portion of the conductive interconnect being exposed at a surface of the microelectronic unit, wherein an active region of the semiconductor element is electrically isolated from the conductive interconnect within the recess. a semiconductor element having a front surface and a rear surface remote from the front surface; a packaging layer of silicon, glass or ceramic attached to the front surface of the semiconductor element, wherein the semiconductor element includes a light detector disposed adjacent to the front surface and aligned with a portion of the rear surface to receive light through the rear surface portion, and a conductive contact at the front surface connected to the light detector, wherein the light detector includes a plurality of light detector elements arranged in an array, wherein the conductive contact is at least partially within the semiconductor element, wherein the conductive contact includes several layers of metal connected to each other by conductive vias or other vertical structures; a recess extending into the conductive contact to within the semiconductor element and to a depth not greater than the back surface of the metal layer of the conductive contact which is closest to the rear surface of the semiconductor element; and a conductive interconnect extending through the packaging layer and within the recess to within the semiconductor element, at least a portion of the conductive interconnect being exposed at a surface of the microelectronic unit, wherein an active region of the semiconductor element is electrically isolated from the conductive interconnect within the recess.
Method for controlling the lighting of a plurality of lighting devices which are electrically connected, wherein each lighting device is configured for responding to control messages comprising an identification code of the lighting device, said lighting devices are arranged in such a way to form a row or a strip of lighting devices, said method comprising the steps of: - arranging the lighting devices in an environment, - activating each lighting device of the plurality according to a corresponding lighting sequence the method being characterised by the following steps: - during the lighting sequence of the lighting devices acquiring a plurality of images of the environment and the lighting devices, wherein each lighting device is adapted to emit light of different colors and, during the acquisition of the plurality of images, each device being controlled to generate a specific color sequence, which specific color sequence being associated to the identification code of the lighting device implementing it, - automatically analyzing the plurality of images to determine a spatial position and an identification code of each lighting device; - once the spatial position and the identification code of each device are determined, selecting a lighting program and sending control messages to control the lighting devices according to a sequence that considers the determined spatial position. - arranging the lighting devices in an environment, - activating each lighting device of the plurality according to a corresponding lighting sequence the method being characterised by the following steps: - during the lighting sequence of the lighting devices acquiring a plurality of images of the environment and the lighting devices, wherein each lighting device is adapted to emit light of different colors and, during the acquisition of the plurality of images, each device being controlled to generate a specific color sequence, which specific color sequence being associated to the identification code of the lighting device implementing it, - automatically analyzing the plurality of images to determine a spatial position and an identification code of each lighting device; - once the spatial position and the identification code of each device are determined, selecting a lighting program and sending control messages to control the lighting devices according to a sequence that considers the determined spatial position.
A protective device for ophthalmic laser treatment, comprising a transparent foil for protecting an eye from direct contact by a reference body disposed between a laser applicator and the eye, and means for disposing the foil between the reference body and the eye, characterized in that the means for disposing the foil include a suction ring designed for attachment to the eye around an operative area, in that the suction ring is designed to receive the foil such that the operative area is covered by the foil in a state of the suction ring being attached to the eye, and in that the suction ring is provided with coupling means for removably coupling the suction ring to one of the reference body and the laser applicator with the reference body attached thereto, such that the foil is interposed between the eye and the reference body in the state of the suction ring being attached to the eye and being coupled to the reference body or the laser applicator with the reference body attached thereto.
An apparatus comprising: a display system that displays an image of tissue in a user interface; an instrument which may be engaged with the tissue by being physically associated with the tissue; and a control system communicatively coupled to the display system, the apparatus characterized by the control system being configured to: display a tissue control point over the image; receive an input that moves the tissue control point within the user interface; and operate the instrument responsive to the received input, the operation causing movement of the instrument to thereby manipulate the tissue. a display system that displays an image of tissue in a user interface; an instrument which may be engaged with the tissue by being physically associated with the tissue; and a control system communicatively coupled to the display system, the apparatus characterized by the control system being configured to: display a tissue control point over the image; receive an input that moves the tissue control point within the user interface; and operate the instrument responsive to the received input, the operation causing movement of the instrument to thereby manipulate the tissue. display a tissue control point over the image; receive an input that moves the tissue control point within the user interface; and operate the instrument responsive to the received input, the operation causing movement of the instrument to thereby manipulate the tissue.
An apparatus for on-site generation of oxidant, the apparatus being configured to be operated with a three phase power of 208, 220, 230, 240, 346, 380, 400, 415, 480, 600 or 690 V of alternating current at 50-60 Hz, the apparatus comprising one or more electrolytic cells comprising a number of intermediate electrodes sufficient to enable the apparatus to: operate within only a percentage of a rectified line voltage while maintaining a desired plate to plate voltage between adjacent intermediate electrodes in the range from 3.5 - 7 V, the apparatus comprising voltage regulation provided by a buck converter circuit or a boost converter circuit, wherein said voltage regulation can vary a voltage across said one or more electrolytic cells up to approximately twenty percent of the rectified line voltage; said apparatus not comprising a transformer, said apparatus further comprising a plurality of contactors in an H-bridge configuration for reversing the polarity of said one or more electrolytic cells in order to enable self-cleaning of said one or more electrolytic cells. operate within only a percentage of a rectified line voltage while maintaining a desired plate to plate voltage between adjacent intermediate electrodes in the range from 3.5 - 7 V, the apparatus comprising voltage regulation provided by a buck converter circuit or a boost converter circuit, wherein said voltage regulation can vary a voltage across said one or more electrolytic cells up to approximately twenty percent of the rectified line voltage; said apparatus not comprising a transformer, said apparatus further comprising a plurality of contactors in an H-bridge configuration for reversing the polarity of said one or more electrolytic cells in order to enable self-cleaning of said one or more electrolytic cells.
A digital compressor for compressing an input audio signal, the digital compressor comprising: a compression gain control for providing a compression gain parameter; a compression parameter determiner for determining a compression ratio from the compression gain parameter, the compression parameter determiner being configured to weight the compression gain parameter by a predetermined weight factor to obtain the compression ratio; an auxiliary signal generator for manipulating the input audio signal in dependence of the compression ratio to obtain a first auxiliary signal; and a combiner unit for combining the first auxiliary signal with the compression gain parameter to obtain a second auxiliary signal, and for combining the input audio signal with the second auxiliary signal to obtain the compressed audio signal. a compression gain control for providing a compression gain parameter; a compression parameter determiner for determining a compression ratio from the compression gain parameter, the compression parameter determiner being configured to weight the compression gain parameter by a predetermined weight factor to obtain the compression ratio; an auxiliary signal generator for manipulating the input audio signal in dependence of the compression ratio to obtain a first auxiliary signal; and a combiner unit for combining the first auxiliary signal with the compression gain parameter to obtain a second auxiliary signal, and for combining the input audio signal with the second auxiliary signal to obtain the compressed audio signal.
An acoustic testing system comprising: at least four control microphones (C1-C4); at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24); an acoustic enclosure with pre-determined reverberant characteristic; and a control system configured to produce a predetermined acoustic field as measured by said at least four control microphones (C1-C4), wherein the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are operatively coupled to the control system such that the output of each transducer is separately controllable by the control system such that a separate output signal is received by each transducer from the control system; wherein said at least four control microphones (C1-C4) and said at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are contained in the acoustic enclosure, the acoustic enclosure being portable; characterized in that the acoustic enclosure includes an acoustic treatment on walls of the acoustic enclosure to control reverberant characteristics of the portable acoustic enclosure, wherein the portable acoustic enclosure with the acoustic treatment results in an increased proportion of reflected sounds in the area proximate a unit under test from the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24), wherein the at least four control microphones (C1-C4) and the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are pre-installed in the portable acoustic enclosure. at least four control microphones (C1-C4); at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24); an acoustic enclosure with pre-determined reverberant characteristic; and a control system configured to produce a predetermined acoustic field as measured by said at least four control microphones (C1-C4), wherein the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are operatively coupled to the control system such that the output of each transducer is separately controllable by the control system such that a separate output signal is received by each transducer from the control system; wherein said at least four control microphones (C1-C4) and said at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are contained in the acoustic enclosure, the acoustic enclosure being portable; characterized in that the acoustic enclosure includes an acoustic treatment on walls of the acoustic enclosure to control reverberant characteristics of the portable acoustic enclosure, wherein the portable acoustic enclosure with the acoustic treatment results in an increased proportion of reflected sounds in the area proximate a unit under test from the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24), wherein the at least four control microphones (C1-C4) and the at least four acoustic transducers or groups of transducers (T21-T24) are pre-installed in the portable acoustic enclosure.
An aqueous-based primer composition, comprising: a. at least one thermosetting, self-emulsifying epoxy resin composition obtainable by reaction of (a) epoxy resin, (b) polyhydric phenol, and (c) an amine-epoxy adduct, wherein the amine-epoxy adduct is a reaction product of an aromatic polyepoxide with a polyoxyalkyleneamine; b. at least one thermosetting, non-self-emulsifying epoxy based resin composition wherein the epoxy resin is selected from polyglycidyl derivatives of phenolic compounds, preferably selected from polyglycidyl derivatives of phenol-formaldehyde novolacs; c. water; and d. at least one curative; wherein the weight ratio of the at least one thermosetting, self-emulsifying epoxy resin composition to the at least one thermosetting, non-self-emulsifying epoxy based resin composition ranges from 99.9: 0.1 to 60: 40. a. at least one thermosetting, self-emulsifying epoxy resin composition obtainable by reaction of (a) epoxy resin, (b) polyhydric phenol, and (c) an amine-epoxy adduct, wherein the amine-epoxy adduct is a reaction product of an aromatic polyepoxide with a polyoxyalkyleneamine; b. at least one thermosetting, non-self-emulsifying epoxy based resin composition wherein the epoxy resin is selected from polyglycidyl derivatives of phenolic compounds, preferably selected from polyglycidyl derivatives of phenol-formaldehyde novolacs; c. water; and d. at least one curative;
Process for partial colouring of plastic parts, comprising the steps of i) immersing a plastic part in a colouring bath, ii) irradiating the plastic part from i) with focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation, wherein the partial colouring is effected substantially only at the sites irradiated in step ii), wherein the wavelength range of the focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation is chosen such that the colouring bath has a radiation permeability of ≥ 2% to ≤ 99%, preferably of ≥ 30% to ≤ 95%, particularly preferably of ≥ 40% to ≤ 93%, for the chosen radiation determined by the UV-VIS-NIR-MIR method according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, wherein the colouring bath has a temperature of ≤ 99°C to ≥ -60°C, preferably of ≤ 99°C to ≥ 0°C, more preferably of ≤ 70°C to ≥ 10°C, particularly preferably of ≤ 50°C to ≥ 15°C, wherein the temperature of the colouring bath preferably has a constant temperature over the duration of the process, characterized in that the focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation passes through a sheet comprising one or more radiation-decoupling materials before impacting the plastic part. i) immersing a plastic part in a colouring bath, ii) irradiating the plastic part from i) with focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation, wherein the partial colouring is effected substantially only at the sites irradiated in step ii), wherein the wavelength range of the focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation is chosen such that the colouring bath has a radiation permeability of ≥ 2% to ≤ 99%, preferably of ≥ 30% to ≤ 95%, particularly preferably of ≥ 40% to ≤ 93%, for the chosen radiation determined by the UV-VIS-NIR-MIR method according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, wherein the colouring bath has a temperature of ≤ 99°C to ≥ -60°C, preferably of ≤ 99°C to ≥ 0°C, more preferably of ≤ 70°C to ≥ 10°C, particularly preferably of ≤ 50°C to ≥ 15°C, wherein the temperature of the colouring bath preferably has a constant temperature over the duration of the process, characterized in that the focused nonionizing electromagnetic radiation passes through a sheet comprising one or more radiation-decoupling materials before impacting the plastic part.