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A multi-layer low friction coating applied on a substrate comprising: i) an under layer selected from the group consisting of CrN, TiN, TiAlN, TiAlVN, TiAlVCN, TiSiN, TiSiCN, TiAlSiN and combinations thereof, wherein the under layer ranges in thickness from 3 to 35 μm, ii) an optional adhesion promoting layer selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Si, W, CrC, TiC, SiC, WC, and combinations thereof, wherein the optional adhesion promoting layer ranges in thickness from 0.1 to 50 μm and is contiguous with a surface of the under layer, and iii) a functional layer of diamond-like-carbon, wherein the thickness of the functional layer ranges from 2 to 15 μm and the functional layer is contiguous with a surface of the adhesion promoting layer, if present, wherein the optional adhesion promoting layer, if present, is interposed between the under layer and the functional layer, wherein the coefficient of friction of the functional layer of the low friction coating as measured by the block on ring friction test is less than or equal to 0.15, and wherein the abrasion resistance of the low friction coating as measured by the modified ASTM G105 abrasion test yields a wear scar depth of less than or equal to 20 μm and a weight loss less than or equal to 0.03 grams. i) an under layer selected from the group consisting of CrN, TiN, TiAlN, TiAlVN, TiAlVCN, TiSiN, TiSiCN, TiAlSiN and combinations thereof, wherein the under layer ranges in thickness from 3 to 35 μm, ii) an optional adhesion promoting layer selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Si, W, CrC, TiC, SiC, WC, and combinations thereof, wherein the optional adhesion promoting layer ranges in thickness from 0.1 to 50 μm and is contiguous with a surface of the under layer, and iii) a functional layer of diamond-like-carbon, wherein the thickness of the functional layer ranges from 2 to 15 μm and the functional layer is contiguous with a surface of the adhesion promoting layer, if present,
Heat exchanger or chiller, comprising - a heat exchanger block having a first fluid duct for a coolant and a second fluid duct for a refrigerant, - an expansion valve for regulating a mass flow of the refrigerant which is in the form of an electronic expansion valve, - a connecting flange with an inlet duct and an outlet duct for the refrigerant, wherein the inlet duct is connected in a transition region to the second fluid duct, characterised in - that the connecting flange has a plug-in opening communicating with the transition region of the inlet duct, into which the expansion valve is plugged such that it regulates a mass flow of the refrigerant in the transition region and an evaporation of the refrigerant takes place only in the second fluid duct of the heat exchanger/chiller (1, 2). - a heat exchanger block having a first fluid duct for a coolant and a second fluid duct for a refrigerant, - an expansion valve for regulating a mass flow of the refrigerant which is in the form of an electronic expansion valve, - a connecting flange with an inlet duct and an outlet duct for the refrigerant, wherein the inlet duct is connected in a transition region to the second fluid duct, characterised in - that the connecting flange has a plug-in opening communicating with the transition region of the inlet duct, into which the expansion valve is plugged such that it regulates a mass flow of the refrigerant in the transition region and an evaporation of the refrigerant takes place only in the second fluid duct of the heat exchanger/chiller (1, 2).
A method of operating a non-volatile memory, comprising: programming a selected floating gate memory cell of the non-volatile memory to correspond to a selected logic window state of 2 M logic window states (11, 01, 00, 10) utilizing a selected programming threshold voltage level of 2 M+N programming threshold voltage levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), where M is a number of user data bits such that each logic window state corresponds to a respective data state of 2 M possible data states (11, 01, 00, 10) to which user data for the selected floating gate memory cell may be assigned, and where N is a number of additional bits for the programming threshold voltage levels such that a particular data state of the 2 M possible data states (11, 01, 00, 10) corresponds to a selected one programming threshold voltage level of the 2 M+N programming threshold voltage levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); wherein the number of logic window states (11, 01, 00, 10) are determined by dividing a usable threshold voltage range of the memory cell into a number of threshold voltage ranges; and wherein the number of programming threshold voltage levels (0,1,2,3,4,5,6) is determined by dividing the usable threshold voltage range of the memory cell into a number of programming threshold voltage ranges, each having a corresponding nominal threshold voltage level. programming a selected floating gate memory cell of the non-volatile memory to correspond to a selected logic window state of 2 M logic window states (11, 01, 00, 10) utilizing a selected programming threshold voltage level of 2 M+N programming threshold voltage levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), where M is a number of user data bits such that each logic window state corresponds to a respective data state of 2 M possible data states (11, 01, 00, 10) to which user data for the selected floating gate memory cell may be assigned, and where N is a number of additional bits for the programming threshold voltage levels such that a particular data state of the 2 M possible data states (11, 01, 00, 10) corresponds to a selected one programming threshold voltage level of the 2 M+N programming threshold voltage levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); wherein the number of logic window states (11, 01, 00, 10) are determined by dividing a usable threshold voltage range of the memory cell into a number of threshold voltage ranges; and wherein the number of programming threshold voltage levels (0,1,2,3,4,5,6) is determined by dividing the usable threshold voltage range of the memory cell into a number of programming threshold voltage ranges, each having a corresponding nominal threshold voltage level.
An apparatus (500, 700) for crest factor reduction, comprising: a plurality of peak detectors (510s, 710s) respectively corresponding to a plurality of paths, each peak detector (510, 710) being configured for detecting a peak from an input signal on a corresponding path; a statistical multiplexer (580, 780), configured for statistically multiplexing the peaks from the plurality of peak detectors (510s, 710s); an allocator (520, 720), configured for allocating one of the multiplexed peaks to one of a plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 730s); the plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 730s), each configured for generating, for the allocated peak, a cancellation peak; a plurality of de-multiplexers (590, 790) respectively corresponding to the plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 790s), each de-multiplexer being configured for de-multiplexing the cancellation peak onto the corresponding path; a plurality of summation units (540s, 740s) respectively corresponding to the plurality of paths, each configured for summing the de-multiplexed cancellation peaks on one path; and a plurality of subtraction units (560s, 760s) respectively corresponding to the plurality of paths, each configured for subtracting the summed cancellation peaks from the input signal on the same path to obtain a peak-cancelled signal. a plurality of peak detectors (510s, 710s) respectively corresponding to a plurality of paths, each peak detector (510, 710) being configured for detecting a peak from an input signal on a corresponding path; a statistical multiplexer (580, 780), configured for statistically multiplexing the peaks from the plurality of peak detectors (510s, 710s); an allocator (520, 720), configured for allocating one of the multiplexed peaks to one of a plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 730s); the plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 730s), each configured for generating, for the allocated peak, a cancellation peak; a plurality of de-multiplexers (590, 790) respectively corresponding to the plurality of peak cancellation units (530s, 790s), each de-multiplexer being configured for de-multiplexing the cancellation peak onto the corresponding path; a plurality of summation units (540s, 740s) respectively corresponding to the plurality of paths, each configured for summing the de-multiplexed cancellation peaks on one path; and a plurality of subtraction units (560s, 760s) respectively corresponding to the plurality of paths, each configured for subtracting the summed cancellation peaks from the input signal on the same path to obtain a peak-cancelled signal.
Device for determining a reading or writing mode of an individual wearer of spectacles comprising a frame and two eyeglasses, the device comprising: - means (3, 31, 33) for measuring the distance between an element of the frame or of the head and a working plane; - means for measuring an angle of inclination (α) of a mean plane of the two eyeglasses relative to the vertical in a vertical median plane of the head perpendicular to the mean plane; and - controlling means able to compare the measured angle of inclination (α) to a setpoint angle of inclination and to determine a reading mode or a writing mode of the individual depending on the comparison, the reading mode being associated with a predetermined reading setpoint distance, and the writing mode being associated with a predetermined writing setpoint distance, the device being securely fastened to the spectacle frame, the means (3, 31, 33) for measuring distance being suitable for measuring the distance between the mean plane of the two eyeglasses of the frame and a working plane, characterized in that the means (3, 31, 33) for measuring distance comprise two emitters arranged, in said vertical plane, with a non-zero angle between their main emission axes (310, 311), and a receiver arranged so as to be able to receive the signal emitted by at least one of the two emitters and reflected by the working plane. - means (3, 31, 33) for measuring the distance between an element of the frame or of the head and a working plane; - means for measuring an angle of inclination (α) of a mean plane of the two eyeglasses relative to the vertical in a vertical median plane of the head perpendicular to the mean plane; and - controlling means able to compare the measured angle of inclination (α) to a setpoint angle of inclination and to determine a reading mode or a writing mode of the individual depending on the comparison, the reading mode being associated with a predetermined reading setpoint distance, and the writing mode being associated with a predetermined writing setpoint distance,
A foaming composition comprising: (a) a plurality of chains of a copolymer of one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and one or more unsaturated acids, the copolymer having 0.01 to 15.0 percent by weight of the one or more unsaturated acids wherein the acid groups are pendant from the copolymer; (b) a metal salt, in a separate part, the metal having a valence of at least 2, wherein the metal salt is a salt that decomposes into one or more gases at a temperature used to form a foam; and, (c) one or more blowing agents. (a) a plurality of chains of a copolymer of one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and one or more unsaturated acids, the copolymer having 0.01 to 15.0 percent by weight of the one or more unsaturated acids wherein the acid groups are pendant from the copolymer; (b) a metal salt, in a separate part, the metal having a valence of at least 2, wherein the metal salt is a salt that decomposes into one or more gases at a temperature used to form a foam; and, (c) one or more blowing agents.
Method for measuring movement and/or deformation of a study part subjected to an external stress, the surface of said study part comprising a texture naturally having a first speckled pattern comprising a first color and a second speckled pattern comprising a second color different from the first color, the first speckled pattern comprising a first correlation length and the second speckled pattern comprising a second correlation length different from the first correlation length, said method implementing a color digital image acquisition device and image correlation means, comprising the following steps: • acquisition of a plurality of color digital images of the surface of the study part by means of the color digital image acquisition device during the application of an external stress on said study part, • processing of the color digital images acquired in the step of acquisition of a plurality of color digital images, which provides series of processed digital images, each highlighting contrasting details on variable scales, • correlation (270, 280) of all of the processed digital images of each series to determine the fields of movement on the scales associated with each processing operation. • acquisition of a plurality of color digital images of the surface of the study part by means of the color digital image acquisition device during the application of an external stress on said study part, • processing of the color digital images acquired in the step of acquisition of a plurality of color digital images, which provides series of processed digital images, each highlighting contrasting details on variable scales, • correlation (270, 280) of all of the processed digital images of each series to determine the fields of movement on the scales associated with each processing operation.
Component for mounting so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis and for transmitting torque, having a rotating partner, wherein the component has a first spur gearing which encircles the rotation axis and which is provided for engaging with the rotating partner which has a corresponding second spur gearing which meshes with the first spur gearing, wherein the first spur gearing has a plurality of teeth having tooth tips, the latter extending substantially in the direction of the rotation axis, and intervening tooth depressions, and the tooth tips of the first spur gearing have in each case an engagement edge that forms a first line and the tooth depressions lying between the teeth define in each case a second line, wherein the first line lying between two second lines intersects the rotation axis, characterized in that at least two neighbouring second lines intersect in an imaginary point which in the respective semi-circular area beyond the rotation axis lies between the rotation axis and the maximum circumference of the first spur gearing.
A method for washing a smearing member of an apparatus for preparing biological smears, the method comprising: dropping a washing agent on a glass slide; and causing the smearing member to be in contact with the washing agent on the glass slide, to wash the smearing member. dropping a washing agent on a glass slide; and causing the smearing member to be in contact with the washing agent on the glass slide, to wash the smearing member.
Fold actuator or fold sensor having a large number of electrode sections which are arranged next to one another, and having a deformable, in particular electroactive, dielectric which is arranged between two adjacent electrode sections, wherein the fold actuator or fold sensor is formed by folding at least two electrode strips (2, 3, 12, 13) one into the other, characterized in that the fold actuator or fold sensor has an interleaved fold actuator structure or fold sensor structure owing to the at least two electrode strips (2, 3, 12, 13) being folded one into the other, and in that at least one of the electrode strips (2, 3, 12, 13) comprises at least one electrode layer (4, 5, 14, 15, 15a, 15b) and at least one deformable dielectric layer (6, 7, 20, 21, 22).
A contact lens dispenser comprising: a case comprising an actuator, a slot, and a dispensing outlet, the slot configured to receive a disposable foil contact lens cartridge; and a disposable foil contact lens cartridge comprising a plurality of contact lenses and a plurality of blisters, each of the contact lenses being blister-sealed individually in a respective one of the blisters, the disposable foil contact lens cartridge having a size and shape enabling (i) insertion into the slot and (ii) alignment of the blisters, one at a time, with the actuator and the dispensing outlet, wherein the contact lens dispenser is configured such that upon insertion of the disposable foil contact lens cartridge in the slot and actuation of the actuator, the actuator pierces a blister aligned with both the actuator and the dispensing outlet, forming a pierced blister, and forces the contact lens from within the pierced blister to be delivered to the dispensing outlet of the case; and characterised in that the actuator is configured to deliver a contact lens from a pierced blister through the dispensing outlet, in a convex-first orientation such that the lens can be presented to a user's fingertip in the correct orientation for immediate application to an eye. a case comprising an actuator, a slot, and a dispensing outlet, the slot configured to receive a disposable foil contact lens cartridge; and a disposable foil contact lens cartridge comprising a plurality of contact lenses and a plurality of blisters, each of the contact lenses being blister-sealed individually in a respective one of the blisters, the disposable foil contact lens cartridge having a size and shape enabling (i) insertion into the slot and (ii) alignment of the blisters, one at a time, with the actuator and the dispensing outlet, wherein the contact lens dispenser is configured such that upon insertion of the disposable foil contact lens cartridge in the slot and actuation of the actuator, the actuator pierces a blister aligned with both the actuator and the dispensing outlet, forming a pierced blister, and forces the contact lens from within the pierced blister to be delivered to the dispensing outlet of the case; and characterised in that the actuator is configured to deliver a contact lens from a pierced blister through the dispensing outlet, in a convex-first orientation such that the lens can be presented to a user's fingertip in the correct orientation for immediate application to an eye.
An air filter cartridge for the treatment of compressed air for a compressed-air treatment system, in particular a compressed-air treatment system of a utility vehicle, comprising - a drying agent container filled with a drying agent, and - a coalescence filter, - the compressed air flowing through the drying agent in an axial direction of extension of the drying agent container during the compressed-air treatment, - the coalescence filter being arranged in an inflow surface of the drying agent container upstream of the drying agent in the axial direction of extension, - a cover element being provided that fixes the drying agent in the drying agent container, - the coalescence filter sitting directly on the drying agent such that the coalescence filter is arranged between the cover element and the drying agent characterised in that a coarse filter designed to separate coarser solid-matter particles is provided, that the compressed air to be treated, which enters the air filter cartridge through an inlet port, initially flows through this coarse filter and that a spring element is fixed to the drying agent container or to an air filter cartridge housing that accommodates the drying agent container, the coalescence filter being fixed to the cover element and the cover element having retaining nipples by means of which the spring element is fixed. - a drying agent container filled with a drying agent, and - a coalescence filter, - the compressed air flowing through the drying agent in an axial direction of extension of the drying agent container during the compressed-air treatment, - the coalescence filter being arranged in an inflow surface of the drying agent container upstream of the drying agent in the axial direction of extension, - a cover element being provided that fixes the drying agent in the drying agent container, - the coalescence filter sitting directly on the drying agent such that the coalescence filter is arranged between the cover element and the drying agent
A method for executing an instruction within a computing environment, said method comprising: obtaining, by a processor, a machine instruction for execution, the machine instruction being defined for computer execution according to a computer architecture, the machine instruction comprising: an operation code to specify a transaction abort operation; and at least one field (504, 506) to specify an abort code; and executing, by the processor, the machine instruction, the executing comprising: aborting a transaction that is executing, wherein the transaction ends prior to completion; and characterized by: responsive to the aborting, providing a condition code, the condition code to indicate whether re-execution of the transaction is recommended, wherein the condition code is determined from a bit of the abort code. obtaining, by a processor, a machine instruction for execution, the machine instruction being defined for computer execution according to a computer architecture, the machine instruction comprising: an operation code to specify a transaction abort operation; and at least one field (504, 506) to specify an abort code; and executing, by the processor, the machine instruction, the executing comprising: an operation code to specify a transaction abort operation; and at least one field (504, 506) to specify an abort code; and executing, by the processor, the machine instruction, the executing comprising: aborting a transaction that is executing, wherein the transaction ends prior to completion; and characterized by: responsive to the aborting, providing a condition code, the condition code to indicate whether re-execution of the transaction is recommended, wherein the condition code is determined from a bit of the abort code. responsive to the aborting, providing a condition code, the condition code to indicate whether re-execution of the transaction is recommended, wherein the condition code is determined from a bit of the abort code.
Method for controlling a powertrain comprising an electro-mechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine (56, 72), said method characterized by comprising: monitoring a desired input speed (N I_DES); signal processing said desired input speed (N I_DES) to create a lead control signal to control said engine, wherein said signal processing comprises low pass filtering said desired input speed (N I_DES), and applying system constraint limits upon said desired input speed (N I_DES); signal processing said desired input speed (N I_DES) to create an immediate control signal to control said electric machine (56, 72), wherein said signal processing comprises delaying said desired input speed (N T_DES) by a lead period, low pass filtering said desired input speed (N I_DES), and applying system constraint limits upon said desired input speed (N I_DES); and controlling said powertrain through a powertrain transition based upon said lead control signal and said immediate control signal. monitoring a desired input speed (N I_DES); signal processing said desired input speed (N I_DES) to create a lead control signal to control said engine, wherein said signal processing comprises low pass filtering said desired input speed (N I_DES), and applying system constraint limits upon said desired input speed (N I_DES); signal processing said desired input speed (N I_DES) to create an immediate control signal to control said electric machine (56, 72), wherein said signal processing comprises delaying said desired input speed (N T_DES) by a lead period, low pass filtering said desired input speed (N I_DES), and applying system constraint limits upon said desired input speed (N I_DES); and controlling said powertrain through a powertrain transition based upon said lead control signal and said immediate control signal.