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A syringe assembly comprising: a barrel including an open end, a dispensing opening, and an inner surface; wherein the barrel is injection molded in a molding space which is defined between a cavity and a substantially rigid core, and a piston having a side edge and being slidable in the barrel for dispensing any contents captured in the barrel between the barrel inner surface, the barrel dispensing opening, and the piston; characterized in that the barrel has a bore with an axial draft angle (θ) of 0.01° or 0.014° or 0.03° or 0.06°. a barrel including an open end, a dispensing opening, and an inner surface; wherein the barrel is injection molded in a molding space which is defined between a cavity and a substantially rigid core, and a piston having a side edge and being slidable in the barrel for dispensing any contents captured in the barrel between the barrel inner surface, the barrel dispensing opening, and the piston; characterized in that the barrel has a bore with an axial draft angle (θ) of 0.01° or 0.014° or 0.03° or 0.06°.
A method for estimating visual quality of a video sequence represented by a bitstream, wherein slicing mode error concealment is used to conceal undecodable blocks in the video sequence, comprising: estimating a motion magnitude of a block, in a frame of the video sequence, that is undecodable; determining a distance between the frame and another frame that is used to conceal the block; and determining an initial visible artifact level in response to a product of the motion magnitude and the distance, wherein the visual quality of the video sequence is estimated (130, 140) in response to the initial visible artifact level. estimating a motion magnitude of a block, in a frame of the video sequence, that is undecodable; determining a distance between the frame and another frame that is used to conceal the block; and determining an initial visible artifact level in response to a product of the motion magnitude and the distance, wherein the visual quality of the video sequence is estimated (130, 140) in response to the initial visible artifact level.
An implantable medical system for intra-body communication, comprising an implantable first device, wherein the first device comprises a plurality of capacitors and a DC blocking capacitor, and wherein the first device is configured to discharge the plurality of capacitors via the DC blocking capacitor in an encoded sequence to generate a signal for intra-body communication with a second implantable device.
A multi-line telephony system comprising: at least one customer premises telephone device (20, 22) having an asymmetric digital subscriber line, ADSL, modem for communicating packetized voice signals; a public switched telephone network, PSTN, connected to a plurality of PSTN-based telephone devices; a plurality of point-of-presence (30, 32, 34), POP, entities, each POP entity including a router (36, 38, 40) for establishing switched circuit pathways, wherein at least one POP entity includes an H.323-based gateway for processing calls to and from the PSTN; and a central office, said central office including: an ADSL modem connected to a respective at least one ADSL modem of the customer premises telephone device by a respective single twisted-pair connection for connecting multiple concurrent telephone calls to a specified customer premises telephone device; and an H.323-based gatekeeper comprising a memory for storing an address table having a corresponding address of the H.323-based gateway. at least one customer premises telephone device (20, 22) having an asymmetric digital subscriber line, ADSL, modem for communicating packetized voice signals; a public switched telephone network, PSTN, connected to a plurality of PSTN-based telephone devices; a plurality of point-of-presence (30, 32, 34), POP, entities, each POP entity including a router (36, 38, 40) for establishing switched circuit pathways, wherein at least one POP entity includes an H.323-based gateway for processing calls to and from the PSTN; and an ADSL modem connected to a respective at least one ADSL modem of the customer premises telephone device by a respective single twisted-pair connection for connecting multiple concurrent telephone calls to a specified customer premises telephone device; and an H.323-based gatekeeper comprising a memory for storing an address table having a corresponding address of the H.323-based gateway.
A compound of the formula wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl with the proviso that at least either R 1 or R 2 is methyl; R 3 is selected from prop-2-yl, propen-2-yl and cylopropyl; and n is 1 or 2. R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl with the proviso that at least either R 1 or R 2 is methyl; R 3 is selected from prop-2-yl, propen-2-yl and cylopropyl; and n is 1 or 2.
A process for preparing a silicon substrate having an average crystallite size larger than or equal to 20 μm, comprising at least the steps consisting in: (i) providing a polycrystalline silicon substrate the average grain size of which is lower or equal to 10 μm; (ii) subjecting said substrate to an overall and uniform plastic deformation at a temperature of at least 1000°C; (iii) subjecting said substrate to a plastic deformation localized in a plurality of substrate zones referred to as zones of external stress, the spacing (e) between two consecutive zones being at least 20 μm, the local deformation of the substrate being strictly greater than the overall deformation carried out in step (ii), step (iii) possibly being carried out consecutively to or at the same time as step (ii); and (iv) subjecting the substrate obtained at the end of step (iii) to a solid-phase recrystallization heat treatment, at a temperature strictly higher than the temperature implemented in step (ii), in order to obtain said expected substrate. (i) providing a polycrystalline silicon substrate the average grain size of which is lower or equal to 10 μm; (ii) subjecting said substrate to an overall and uniform plastic deformation at a temperature of at least 1000°C; (iii) subjecting said substrate to a plastic deformation localized in a plurality of substrate zones referred to as zones of external stress, the spacing (e) between two consecutive zones being at least 20 μm, the local deformation of the substrate being strictly greater than the overall deformation carried out in step (ii), step (iii) possibly being carried out consecutively to or at the same time as step (ii); and (iv) subjecting the substrate obtained at the end of step (iii) to a solid-phase recrystallization heat treatment, at a temperature strictly higher than the temperature implemented in step (ii), in order to obtain said expected substrate.
A pneumatic tire wherein: a polygonal block group (Gb) is provided between two circumferential main grooves (5, 6) in a tread ground contact width, the polygonal block group (Gb) comprising a plurality of polygonal blocks with five or more sides which are demarcated by thin grooves (3a, 3b) and arranged in at least two longitudinal rows and a plurality of lateral rows, the longitudinal rows being arranged so that the polygonal blocks included in adjacent longitudinal rows differ in phase from each other in a tire circumferential direction; side block rows (SB1, SB2) are provided, one on each of the two sides in the tire width direction of the polygonal block group (Gb), the side block rows (SB1, SB2) comprising a plurality of side blocks (9a, 9b) which are demarcated by the circumferential main grooves (5, 6), lateral grooves (7, 8), and the thin grooves (3a, 3b) and arranged in the tire circumferential direction; and a length in the tire circumferential direction of a first side block included in a first side block row provided on one side is larger than the length in the tire circumferential direction of a second side block included in a second side block row provided on the other side, characterized in that the thin grooves (3a, 3b) demarcating the polygonal blocks have a depth smaller than that of the circumferential main grooves (5, 6). a polygonal block group (Gb) is provided between two circumferential main grooves (5, 6) in a tread ground contact width, the polygonal block group (Gb) comprising a plurality of polygonal blocks with five or more sides which are demarcated by thin grooves (3a, 3b) and arranged in at least two longitudinal rows and a plurality of lateral rows, the longitudinal rows being arranged so that the polygonal blocks included in adjacent longitudinal rows differ in phase from each other in a tire circumferential direction; side block rows (SB1, SB2) are provided, one on each of the two sides in the tire width direction of the polygonal block group (Gb), the side block rows (SB1, SB2) comprising a plurality of side blocks (9a, 9b) which are demarcated by the circumferential main grooves (5, 6), lateral grooves (7, 8), and the thin grooves (3a, 3b) and arranged in the tire circumferential direction; and a length in the tire circumferential direction of a first side block included in a first side block row provided on one side is larger than the length in the tire circumferential direction of a second side block included in a second side block row provided on the other side, characterized in that the thin grooves (3a, 3b) demarcating the polygonal blocks have a depth smaller than that of the circumferential main grooves (5, 6).
An all-solid-state battery comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an inorganic solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an inorganic solid electrolyte filler filling air gaps of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the inorganic solid electrolyte layer, characterized in that the inorganic solid electrolyte filler is a mixture of a polymer gel electrolyte and a nano-scale solid electrolyte, the mixture having the nano-scale solid electrolyte and the polymer gel electrolyte in a weight ratio of 60 to 90: 10 to 40. a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an inorganic solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an inorganic solid electrolyte filler filling air gaps of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the inorganic solid electrolyte layer,
Signal processing apparatus (100, 300, 400) for correction of a distortion introduced by a signal processing path into a processed signal, the signal processing apparatus (100, 300, 400) comprising: a transformer (110, 430a, 430b) for transforming the processed signal into a transformed signal in frequency domain; a processor (150, 350, 420) for determining a first correction function (C 1) and a second correction function (C 2) upon the basis of a transfer function of the signal processing path; a first multiplier (120, 433a, 433b) for multiplying values of the transformed signal with coefficients of the first correction function (C 1) to obtain a first corrected signal; a signal reverser (130, 140, 437a, 437b, 439a, 439b) for reversing an order of values in a copy of the transformed signal to obtain a reversed transformed signal; a second multiplier (125, 435a, 435b) for multiplying values of the reversed transformed signal with coefficients of the second correction function (C 2) to obtain a second corrected signal; and an adder (160, 440a, 440b) for adding the first corrected signal and the second corrected signal to obtain a corrected output signal. a transformer (110, 430a, 430b) for transforming the processed signal into a transformed signal in frequency domain; a processor (150, 350, 420) for determining a first correction function (C 1) and a second correction function (C 2) upon the basis of a transfer function of the signal processing path; a first multiplier (120, 433a, 433b) for multiplying values of the transformed signal with coefficients of the first correction function (C 1) to obtain a first corrected signal; a signal reverser (130, 140, 437a, 437b, 439a, 439b) for reversing an order of values in a copy of the transformed signal to obtain a reversed transformed signal; a second multiplier (125, 435a, 435b) for multiplying values of the reversed transformed signal with coefficients of the second correction function (C 2) to obtain a second corrected signal; and an adder (160, 440a, 440b) for adding the first corrected signal and the second corrected signal to obtain a corrected output signal.
An optical accelerometer comprising: a body configured to be mounted to a structure; and a transducer to output an electrical signal that represents modulation of light, the modulation of the light being caused by seismic activity affecting the structure wherein the transducer comprises: a light source to direct light signals through a first light path; a modulator formed of a resilient material that is configured to deform in response to seismic activity, the modulator positioned so that when a light signal propagates through the first light path, the modulator is configured to modulate the light signal in response to the deformation; and a photoreceiver positioned in a second light path to receive the modulated light signal and output an electrical signal that represents the modulated light signal; wherein the modulator is configured to change a diameter of the first and second light paths (204, 234) located at their junction; characterized in that the first light path and the second light path are conical or cylindrical bores defined through a sensor body. a body configured to be mounted to a structure; and a transducer to output an electrical signal that represents modulation of light, the modulation of the light being caused by seismic activity affecting the structure wherein the transducer comprises: a light source to direct light signals through a first light path; a modulator formed of a resilient material that is configured to deform in response to seismic activity, the modulator positioned so that when a light signal propagates through the first light path, the modulator is configured to modulate the light signal in response to the deformation; and a photoreceiver positioned in a second light path to receive the modulated light signal and output an electrical signal that represents the modulated light signal; wherein the modulator is configured to change a diameter of the first and second light paths (204, 234) located at their junction; a light source to direct light signals through a first light path; a modulator formed of a resilient material that is configured to deform in response to seismic activity, the modulator positioned so that when a light signal propagates through the first light path, the modulator is configured to modulate the light signal in response to the deformation; and a photoreceiver positioned in a second light path to receive the modulated light signal and output an electrical signal that represents the modulated light signal; wherein the modulator is configured to change a diameter of the first and second light paths (204, 234) located at their junction; characterized in that the first light path and the second light path are conical or cylindrical bores defined through a sensor body.
Device for killing germs and/or pathogens in a pumpable substrate, the device comprising at least one container having a container cavity, which is enclosed by a container wall of the container, for holding the pumpable substrate, and at least one separating member of the device being arranged in the container cavity, said separating member being movable within the container cavity, the separating member separating the container cavity into two separate part-volumes (6, 7) for holding the pumpable substrate, characterised in that the device comprises a position measurement system for determining the position of the separating member in the container cavity as a function of time.
Internal combustion engine, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a combustion chamber bounded by at least one wall of the internal combustion engine and at least one injector, which is assigned to the combustion chamber and which is at least partially accommodated in a reception opening bounded by a first wall region of the wall, which extends at least substantially parallel to the axial direction of the injector, and which injector has at least one injection port terminating into the combustion chamber via the reception opening, wherein the first wall region is directly adjoined in the direction of the combustion chamber by a further wall region of the wall, which extends at an angle to the axial direction and by which is bounded an at least substantially conical region of the reception opening, which widens towards the combustion chamber, and wherein by means of the injector an at least substantially conical injection jet can be produced to introduce fuel of the internal combustion engine into the combustion chamber, the further wall region being arranged at a distance from the injector along its length (e) relative to the radial direction of the injector, characterised in that at least a section of the further wall region is arranged to overlap the injector and has a cone opening angle (α) in a range of 50 degrees to 90 degrees inclusive, the cone opening angle (α) being smaller than a jet angle (γ) of the injection jet and a minimum distance (a) between the further wall region and the injection jet, which can be produced by means of the injector to introduce fuel of the internal combustion engine into the combustion chamber, lies in a range of 1 millimetre to 4 millimetres inclusive.
Use of at least one fungicide, selected from fluopyram [(N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluorome-thyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide)] and salts thereof, for post-harvest treatment of fruit, cutflowers or vegetables to protect harvested fruit, cutflowers or vegetables against post-harvest and/or storage diseases.
A method of controlling power distribution in a powered furniture system including at least a first article of powered furniture having a control circuit, a first number of power outlets, and a first identification circuit, and a second article of powered furniture having a second number of power outlets and a second identification circuit, the method comprising: separately communicating with the first and second identification circuits over a communications channel, wherein each of the first and second identification circuits (28A, 28B) include a memory circuit configured to store data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets; receiving data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets; determining, using the received data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets, a total number of power outlets in the system; controlling application of power to the first and second numbers of power outlets using the determined total number of power outlets in the system. separately communicating with the first and second identification circuits over a communications channel, wherein each of the first and second identification circuits (28A, 28B) include a memory circuit configured to store data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets; receiving data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets; determining, using the received data representing the first and second numbers of power outlets, a total number of power outlets in the system; controlling application of power to the first and second numbers of power outlets using the determined total number of power outlets in the system.
A bearing chamber apparatus comprising a bearing chamber having one or more seals which seal an interior of the chamber from an exterior of the chamber; and further comprising: a pump in fluid communication with the interior of the chamber; and a controllable valve in fluid communication with the interior of the chamber and the outside atmosphere; the apparatus characterised in that a vent pump is connected to a vent line, the vent line being in fluid communication with the interior of the bearing chamber, and wherein the valve is a bypass valve connected to the vent line which, when open, bypasses the vent pump. a pump in fluid communication with the interior of the chamber; and a controllable valve in fluid communication with the interior of the chamber and the outside atmosphere; the apparatus characterised in that a vent pump is connected to a vent line, the vent line being in fluid communication with the interior of the bearing chamber, and wherein the valve is a bypass valve connected to the vent line which, when open, bypasses the vent pump.
A slider for slide fastener, comprising: a slider body having an upper blade and a lower blade arranged to face each other in an upward and downward direction and provided with an element guide passage between the upper blade and the lower blade; a pull tab having an attachment shaft portion; and a pull tab holder body fixed, at one end portion thereof, to the upper blade of the slider body in cantilevered fashion and configured to hold the attachment shaft portion of the pull tab, wherein the pull tab holder body comprises flanges extending from right and left side surfaces of the one end portion in a width direction and extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the slider body comprises slide groove portions formed in a front end portion of the upper blade and configured to receive the flanges, wherein one of the pull tab holder body and the slider body has a protrusion portion protruding toward the other of the pull tab holder body and the slider body; wherein the other of the pull tab holder body and the slider body has a recess portion to be engaged with the protrusion portion, and wherein the flanges are inserted into the slide groove portions and upper surface portions of the upper blade located above the slide groove portions are crimped toward the flanges, so that the protrusion portion is engaged with the recess portion and the pull tab holder body is fixed to the slider body, characterized in that the pull tab holder body and the slider body are fixed to each other in a forward and rearward direction by engagement of the protrusion portion with the recess portion. a slider body having an upper blade and a lower blade arranged to face each other in an upward and downward direction and provided with an element guide passage between the upper blade and the lower blade; a pull tab having an attachment shaft portion; and a pull tab holder body fixed, at one end portion thereof, to the upper blade of the slider body in cantilevered fashion and configured to hold the attachment shaft portion of the pull tab,
A photovoltaic solar panel backsheet comprising: an exterior layer having inner and outer surfaces_said exterior layer comprising a polyamide and ionomer alloy; a middle layer, having inner and outer surfaces; and an interior layer having inner and outer surfaces; wherein said outer surface of said middle layer is adjoined to said inner surface of said exterior layer, and said inner surface of said middle layer is adjoined to said outer surface of said interior layer. an exterior layer having inner and outer surfaces_said exterior layer comprising a polyamide and ionomer alloy; a middle layer, having inner and outer surfaces; and an interior layer having inner and outer surfaces; wherein said outer surface of said middle layer is adjoined to said inner surface of said exterior layer, and said inner surface of said middle layer is adjoined to said outer surface of said interior layer.