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A method for forming a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) article comprising: forming a green SOFC unit cell comprising: a green electrolyte layer having an electrolyte sintering temperature; a green interconnect layer having an interconnect sintering temperature; and a first green electrode layer disposed between the green electrolyte layer and the green interconnect layer, the first green electrode layer having a first electrode sintering temperature; and sintering the green SOFC unit cell in a single free-sintering process to form a sintered SOFC unit cell, wherein: sintering is conducted at a sintering temperature below the first electrode sintering temperature, above the electrolyte sintering temperature, and above the interconnect sintering temperature, and diffusion bonds are formed between the components of the interconnect layer and the first electrode layer. forming a green SOFC unit cell comprising: a green electrolyte layer having an electrolyte sintering temperature; a green interconnect layer having an interconnect sintering temperature; and a first green electrode layer disposed between the green electrolyte layer and the green interconnect layer, the first green electrode layer having a first electrode sintering temperature; and a green electrolyte layer having an electrolyte sintering temperature; a green interconnect layer having an interconnect sintering temperature; and a first green electrode layer disposed between the green electrolyte layer and the green interconnect layer, the first green electrode layer having a first electrode sintering temperature; and sintering the green SOFC unit cell in a single free-sintering process to form a sintered SOFC unit cell, wherein: sintering is conducted at a sintering temperature below the first electrode sintering temperature, above the electrolyte sintering temperature, and above the interconnect sintering temperature, and diffusion bonds are formed between the components of the interconnect layer and the first electrode layer. sintering is conducted at a sintering temperature below the first electrode sintering temperature, above the electrolyte sintering temperature, and above the interconnect sintering temperature, and diffusion bonds are formed between the components of the interconnect layer and the first electrode layer.
A system for monitoring anastomoses, the system comprising a probe (1; 23) for interluminal insertion into a subject and a control module for connection to said probe (1; 23), wherein: the probe (1; 23) comprises first and second optical sensor assemblies (5, 9), each sensor assembly comprising an optical emitter operable to emit light and an optical detector for detecting light emitted by said optical emitter, said sensor assemblies (5, 9) being spaced from one another so that following insertion of said probe into a lumen of said subject said first sensor assembly can be utilised to interrogate one limb of an anastomosis and said second sensor assembly can be utilised to interrogate the other limb of said anastomosis; and the control module is configured to be capable of operating said optical emitters of said sensor assemblies (5, 9) for the illumination of respective limbs of said anastomosis and to be capable of receiving signals from the optical detectors of said optical sensor assemblies (5, 9), said signals being representative of light reflected by tissue of the respective limbs of said anastomosis, characterised in that said control module is further configured to compare signals from respective detectors of said sensor assemblies (5, 9) and derive therefrom an indication of tissue vitality in the lumen either side of said anastomosis. the probe (1; 23) comprises first and second optical sensor assemblies (5, 9), each sensor assembly comprising an optical emitter operable to emit light and an optical detector for detecting light emitted by said optical emitter, said sensor assemblies (5, 9) being spaced from one another so that following insertion of said probe into a lumen of said subject said first sensor assembly can be utilised to interrogate one limb of an anastomosis and said second sensor assembly can be utilised to interrogate the other limb of said anastomosis; and the control module is configured to be capable of operating said optical emitters of said sensor assemblies (5, 9) for the illumination of respective limbs of said anastomosis and to be capable of receiving signals from the optical detectors of said optical sensor assemblies (5, 9), said signals being representative of light reflected by tissue of the respective limbs of said anastomosis, characterised in that said control module is further configured to compare signals from respective detectors of said sensor assemblies (5, 9) and derive therefrom an indication of tissue vitality in the lumen either side of said anastomosis.
A fuel cell apparatus comprising a plurality of fuel cell blocks electrically reconfigurable in at least two arrangements by a control module, wherein said plurality of fuel cell blocks are interconnected by one or more switches that can be opened or closed by said control module to reconfigure said fuel cell blocks, and wherein one or more of said plurality of fuel cells that is in active operation most often is placed central to said plurality of fuel cells to provide heat to less active fuel cells of said plurality of fuel cells.
An adjustable light diffuser comprising a light diffusing element, wherein the light diffusing element comprises a flexible translucent material, the light diffuser comprising a first plate and a second plate and a motive element configured for varying the distance between said first plate and second plate, said first and second plates (11, 13) being rigid and translucent, the light diffusing element being arranged between said first and second plates in such a way that one first main surface of the light diffusing element is coupled with the first plate, and one second main surface of the light diffusing element is coupled with the second plate, at least one of said first or second surface comprising a plurality of cavities and/or excrescences, wherein the first and second plates (11, 13) are adapted to be moved closer to or further away from each other to adjust the pressure exerted on the light diffusing element, so that light diffusion properties of the light diffuser are varied.
A computer-implemented traffic signal recognition method comprising: acquiring a plurality of images by imaging multiple times a traffic signal in a traveling direction of a vehicle using an imaging unit mounted on the vehicle, acquiring a result sequence consisting of a plurality of determination results in time-series order obtained by determining a display state of the traffic signal for each image of the plurality of images, acquiring a position of a stop line corresponding to the traffic signal, calculating a first distance from a position of the vehicle to the position of the stop line, when setting a number threshold based on the first distance, setting a first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is equal to or greater than a distance threshold (D_H), setting a second threshold smaller than the first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is less than the distance threshold (D_H), and outputting a latest determination result in a case where a number of determination results identical to the latest determination result is greater than the number threshold, among the determination results constituting the result sequence. acquiring a plurality of images by imaging multiple times a traffic signal in a traveling direction of a vehicle using an imaging unit mounted on the vehicle, acquiring a result sequence consisting of a plurality of determination results in time-series order obtained by determining a display state of the traffic signal for each image of the plurality of images, acquiring a position of a stop line corresponding to the traffic signal, calculating a first distance from a position of the vehicle to the position of the stop line, when setting a number threshold based on the first distance, setting a first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is equal to or greater than a distance threshold (D_H), setting a second threshold smaller than the first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is less than the distance threshold (D_H), and setting a first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is equal to or greater than a distance threshold (D_H), setting a second threshold smaller than the first threshold as the number threshold in a case where the first distance is less than the distance threshold (D_H), and outputting a latest determination result in a case where a number of determination results identical to the latest determination result is greater than the number threshold, among the determination results constituting the result sequence.
A multi-mode optical waveguide fiber comprising a central core region having an outer radius r a, surrounded by an inner cladding region having an outer radius r ic, said inner cladding region having a lower index of refraction than said central core region, wherein both the central core region and the inner cladding region are doped with fluorine, wherein the refractive index profile of the central core region is of the gradient index type and said central core region in the range of r ∈ [0-r a] comprises germanium at a maximum concentration within the range of 0.5 percent by weight to 4.0 percent by weight taken at a given radius, wherein said fiber has an Overfilled Modal Bandwidth >500 MHz.km at a wavelength of 850 nm and 1300 nm, according to IEC 60793-2-10, wherein the concentration of germanium in the central core region is constant, and wherein the concentration of fluorine in the central core region varies substantially parabolically over the radial distance and increases within the central core region from r=0 to r=r a.
An artificial blood vessel which comprises one proximal-end and at least one distal-end communicating with said proximal-end, wherein the artificial blood vessel further comprises an inserting port positioned between said proximal-end and said distal-end, sai d inserting port being provided with a check valve, wherein said check valve is configured to permit an intravascular curing device to pass through up to said proximal-end and also prevent body fluid from flowing out from said artificial blood vessel, in which said check valve has a first valve component that prevents body fluid from flowing out when the intravascular curing device is inserted through the inserting port and a second valve component that prevents body fluid from flowing out when the intravascular curing device is not inserted through the inserting port.
Hinge for a movable furniture part, which can be mounted by the hinge on a body of an item of furniture, in particular a furniture hinge for a door or flap, wherein the hinge has a first stop part which can be attached onto the furniture body which via an articulation mechanism is pivotably connected to a second stop part which can be attached to the movable furniture part, wherein the articulation mechanism comprises articulation levers (4 to 7) which are mounted on articulation axles, and wherein an additional lever is provided which acts on a damper assembly of the hinge and which is pivotably mounted by an axle separate to the articulation axles and, in the case of a pivoting movement of the hinge according to the intended use of the hinge, is temporarily engaged on a guide portion of a guide lever on the hinge, wherein in a later backwards movement the additional lever is disengaged on the guide portion, and wherein with the usual operation of the hinge the additional lever prior to an engaging operation assumes a predetermined readiness position from which the additional lever engages on the guide portion, characterised in that a setting portion which is adjusted to the additional lever is configured in such a manner that the additional lever on the hinge from a pivoted position, which prior to the engaging operation is different from the predetermined readiness position, interacts with the setting portion in the case of the pivoting movement according to the intended use of the hinge such that the setting portion forces the additional lever into the engaged state, wherein a bearing portion of the additional lever is provided which can be engaged with the guide portion wherein the setting portion comprises a guide flank adjusted to the bearing portion, which is aligned to be oblique in a direction of movement of the bearing portion and wherein the guide lever for threading a front end section of the additional lever into a groove on the guide lever has a guiding face, wherein the guiding face is formed over the longitudinal extension of the groove at its edge directed to the end section of the additional lever.
An apparatus, comprising: a first discrete island of electronics; a second discrete island of electronics; and at least one stretchable electrical interconnect to electrically connect the first and second discrete islands, said electrical interconnect arranged boustrophedonicially to define a plurality of rungs between said discrete islands, said rungs being substantially parallel with one another and having substantially the same length and displacement therebetween, characterised in that a ratio of said length of said plurality of said rungs and said displacement between said plurality of said rungs is at least 10:1, and wherein the at least one stretchable electrical interconnect is formed of a rigid semiconductor material. a first discrete island of electronics; a second discrete island of electronics; and at least one stretchable electrical interconnect to electrically connect the first and second discrete islands, said electrical interconnect arranged boustrophedonicially to define a plurality of rungs between said discrete islands, said rungs being substantially parallel with one another and having substantially the same length and displacement therebetween, characterised in that a ratio of said length of said plurality of said rungs and said displacement between said plurality of said rungs is at least 10:1, and wherein the at least one stretchable electrical interconnect is formed of a rigid semiconductor material.
Tracheostoma protection device for covering a tracheostoma, comprising an open-cell foam patch, an adhesive strip designed as a double-sided adhesive tape, wherein the double-sided adhesive tape is designed as an adhesive ring, wherein an outer edge of the adhesive ring is approximately equal to an outer edge of a proximal surface of the foam patch, wherein the adhesive strip is designed in a way that through an airflow upon exhalation, the foam patch can be moved distally, at least partially, away from the tracheostoma, and an air-impermeable region disposed distally on the foam patch and allocated to the tracheostoma, wherein the tracheostoma can be covered and closed by the air-impermeable region and wherein a diameter of the air-impermeable region is substantially smaller than the transverse diameter (6.1) and the longitudinal diameter (6.2) of the foam patch, and wherein the foam patch can be moved distally, at least partially, away from a contact surface during use of the tracheostoma protection device.
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit including a recording head to form an image on a medium (10, 100); a reciprocally moving carriage on which to mount the image forming unit; a carriage position detector to detect a position of the carriage; a conveyance unit to convey the medium opposing the image forming unit; a conveyance path of the medium (10, 100); a regulator (4, 204) to regulate a distance between the medium (10, 100) and the recording head of the image forming unit, disposed between the recording head of the image forming unit and the conveyance path of the medium (10, 100) and movable in a moving direction of the carriage; a regulator detector, mounted on the carriage, to detect the regulator (4, 204); a drive unit to move the regulator (4, 204); and a controller that controls a position of the regulator (4, 204) based on a reading from the position of the carriage detected with the carriage position detector when the regulator detector detects the regulator (4, 204). an image forming unit including a recording head to form an image on a medium (10, 100); a reciprocally moving carriage on which to mount the image forming unit; a carriage position detector to detect a position of the carriage; a conveyance unit to convey the medium opposing the image forming unit; a conveyance path of the medium (10, 100); a regulator (4, 204) to regulate a distance between the medium (10, 100) and the recording head of the image forming unit, disposed between the recording head of the image forming unit and the conveyance path of the medium (10, 100) and movable in a moving direction of the carriage; a regulator detector, mounted on the carriage, to detect the regulator (4, 204); a drive unit to move the regulator (4, 204); and a controller that controls a position of the regulator (4, 204) based on a reading from the position of the carriage detected with the carriage position detector when the regulator detector detects the regulator (4, 204).
A method to manufacture an improved exciter for a generator, said exciter comprising an exciter rotor and an exciter stator, the exciter rotor and the exciter stator each being formed of a respective set of laminations, of a same electrical steel comprising the steps of: Providing a coil of cold rolled electrical steel which after cold-rolling was not subsequently annealed, said electrical steel being full hard which is a condition of the electrical steel following cold rolling, and prior to a subsequent anneal, beyond which there is no further change in hardness or tensile strength of the steel, said steel comprising the following elements in weight percent along with iron and impurities Carbon less than 0.04% Manganese 0.10% to 1.5% Phosphorus 0.005% to 0.12% Silicon greater than 0.60% to 1.60% Aluminum 0.05% to 1.0% Optional Tin or antimony may be added to a max of 0.12% Iron and conventional impurities formed in normal steelmaking practices as a balance; without a prior annealing of the full hard cold rolled steel coil slitting the coil to create at least one strip; stamping the at least one strip to create a plurality of exciter rotor laminations and a plurality of exciter stator laminations from the same strip; separating the exciter rotor laminations from the exciter stator laminations and creating said set of exciter rotor laminations and said set of exciter stator laminations; annealing only said set of exciter rotor laminations; and assembling the annealed set of exciter rotor laminations to create said exciter rotor and assembling the set of not annealed stator laminations to create said exciter stator. Providing a coil of cold rolled electrical steel which after cold-rolling was not subsequently annealed, said electrical steel being full hard which is a condition of the electrical steel following cold rolling, and prior to a subsequent anneal, beyond which there is no further change in hardness or tensile strength of the steel, said steel comprising the following elements in weight percent along with iron and impurities Carbon less than 0.04% Manganese 0.10% to 1.5% Phosphorus 0.005% to 0.12% Silicon greater than 0.60% to 1.60% Aluminum 0.05% to 1.0% Optional Tin or antimony may be added to a max of 0.12% Iron and conventional impurities formed in normal steelmaking practices as a balance; without a prior annealing of the full hard cold rolled steel coil slitting the coil to create at least one strip; stamping the at least one strip to create a plurality of exciter rotor laminations and a plurality of exciter stator laminations from the same strip; separating the exciter rotor laminations from the exciter stator laminations and creating said set of exciter rotor laminations and said set of exciter stator laminations; annealing only said set of exciter rotor laminations; and assembling the annealed set of exciter rotor laminations to create said exciter rotor and assembling the set of not annealed stator laminations to create said exciter stator.
A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry; a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub; and a plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180) provided at the gasket between the cabinet and the tub, configured to spray wash water upward to falling laundry into the drum, a pump for pumping wash water to the plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180), wherein the pump pumps the wash water when laundry clings to and is separated from an inside of the drum in a repeated manner by accelerating and decelerating the drum and characterized in that the plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180) is provided at a lower part of the gasket, wherein a first spray nozzle and a second spray nozzle are provided at opposite sides of the lower part of the gasket below half the height of the gasket, and wherein each of the nozzles (170, 180) comprises a first surface for guiding wash water, the first surface being formed such that a width thereof is gradually increased towards an wash water outlet end, so that wash water is sprayed in a spread state in a fan shape into the drum. a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry; a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub; and a plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180) provided at the gasket between the cabinet and the tub, configured to spray wash water upward to falling laundry into the drum, a pump for pumping wash water to the plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180), wherein the pump pumps the wash water when laundry clings to and is separated from an inside of the drum in a repeated manner by accelerating and decelerating the drum and characterized in that the plurality of spray nozzles (170, 180) is provided at a lower part of the gasket, wherein a first spray nozzle and a second spray nozzle are provided at opposite sides of the lower part of the gasket below half the height of the gasket, and wherein each of the nozzles (170, 180) comprises a first surface for guiding wash water, the first surface being formed such that a width thereof is gradually increased towards an wash water outlet end, so that wash water is sprayed in a spread state in a fan shape into the drum.
A strain relief hanger, which is suitable for fixing a micropipe or the like in position in a tensional direction, wherein the strain relief hanger has a first section with a hole, through which the micropipe may be passed, and a second section bent away at an angle, characterised in that the pipe remains freely movable in the direction opposite to the tensional direction, wherein the hole has a sharp edged margin and wherein, when a tensional force acts through the micropipe in the one tensional direction the strain relief hanger performs a tilting movement about a marginal edge of the second section, whereby the micropipe is firmly fixed in position in the hole by the sharp edged margin of the hole gripping the micropipe when the tilting movement occurs.