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An optical fiber cable, comprising: a central tube having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, wherein the first inner surface defines a bore along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable; at least one optical fiber disposed within the bore of the central tube; a cable jacket disposed around the central tube, the cable jacket comprising a first material and having a second inner surface and a second outer surface defining a first thickness therebetween; a skin layer disposed around the cable jacket, the skin layer comprising a second material and having a third inner surface and a third outer surface defining a second thickness therebetween, the second thickness being 100 μm or less; wherein the first material is different from the second material; wherein the third outer surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable; wherein the cable jacket is formed as a non-continuous layer comprising at least one access section that consists of the second material and extends from the skin layer into the first thickness of the cable jacket. a central tube having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, wherein the first inner surface defines a bore along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable; at least one optical fiber disposed within the bore of the central tube; a cable jacket disposed around the central tube, the cable jacket comprising a first material and having a second inner surface and a second outer surface defining a first thickness therebetween; a skin layer disposed around the cable jacket, the skin layer comprising a second material and having a third inner surface and a third outer surface defining a second thickness therebetween, the second thickness being 100 μm or less; wherein the first material is different from the second material; wherein the third outer surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable; wherein the cable jacket is formed as a non-continuous layer comprising at least one access section that consists of the second material and extends from the skin layer into the first thickness of the cable jacket.
A charging system, comprising: two motors (120, 122); two arms each rotatably (110, 112) coupled to the motors (120, 122) respectively; a controller operably coupled to the motors (120, 122) and configured to control the motors (120, 122) respectively to rotate said arms (110, 112); and a sensor operably coupled to the controller and configured to sense presence of a powered device and provide a signal to notify the controller of the presence of the powered device; wherein, in response to receiving the signal notifying of the presence of the powered device, the controller controls the at least one motor (120, 122) to rotate the arms (110, 112) to positions of electrical charging contact depending on the size and position of the powered device, characterized in that said rotatably arms (110, 112) are conductive charging arms, wherein the powered device is a drone powered by a rechargeable battery; and wherein the positions of electrical charging contact include electrical connections to terminals of the rechargeable battery. two motors (120, 122); two arms each rotatably (110, 112) coupled to the motors (120, 122) respectively; a controller operably coupled to the motors (120, 122) and configured to control the motors (120, 122) respectively to rotate said arms (110, 112); and a sensor operably coupled to the controller and configured to sense presence of a powered device and provide a signal to notify the controller of the presence of the powered device; wherein, in response to receiving the signal notifying of the presence of the powered device, the controller controls the at least one motor (120, 122) to rotate the arms (110, 112) to positions of electrical charging contact depending on the size and position of the powered device, characterized in that said rotatably arms (110, 112) are conductive charging arms, wherein the powered device is a drone powered by a rechargeable battery; and wherein the positions of electrical charging contact include electrical connections to terminals of the rechargeable battery.
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an object which includes a photograph; and an edge detecting unit for detecting edges the borders of the photograph in the image of the object captured by the image capturing unit; the image processing apparatus characterized in that the edge detecting unit is adapted to determine whether there is a white margin by determining whether there is another combination of four vertices which are positioned in the vicinity of the vertices of the borders of the photograph and within the area specified by the borders of the photograph; and the apparatus further comprises an image processing unit for performing color fading correction onto an area of the image surrounded by the inner edges of the white margin. an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an object which includes a photograph; and an edge detecting unit for detecting edges the borders of the photograph in the image of the object captured by the image capturing unit; the image processing apparatus characterized in that the edge detecting unit is adapted to determine whether there is a white margin by determining whether there is another combination of four vertices which are positioned in the vicinity of the vertices of the borders of the photograph and within the area specified by the borders of the photograph; and the apparatus further comprises an image processing unit for performing color fading correction onto an area of the image surrounded by the inner edges of the white margin.
A device, comprising: a frame configured to wear over a user's eyes; and an outer lens retained in said frame; having a slit for said user's eyes through which said user can see; characterised in that: said frame is configured to place said lens in front of said user's eyes and to stagnantly sealingly conform to said user's face, and to create a stagnantly sealed interior space in front of said user's eyes; whereby air in said interior space becomes a stagnant air barrier that creates air resistance against airborne particles traversing said interior space and contacting said user's eyes; whereby said user can see through said slit even if airborne particles are deposited on said outer lens and obscure said user's vision. a frame configured to wear over a user's eyes; and an outer lens retained in said frame; having a slit for said user's eyes through which said user can see; characterised in that: said frame is configured to place said lens in front of said user's eyes and to stagnantly sealingly conform to said user's face, and to create a stagnantly sealed interior space in front of said user's eyes; whereby air in said interior space becomes a stagnant air barrier that creates air resistance against airborne particles traversing said interior space and contacting said user's eyes; whereby said user can see through said slit even if airborne particles are deposited on said outer lens and obscure said user's vision. said frame is configured to place said lens in front of said user's eyes and to stagnantly sealingly conform to said user's face, and to create a stagnantly sealed interior space in front of said user's eyes; whereby air in said interior space becomes a stagnant air barrier that creates air resistance against airborne particles traversing said interior space and contacting said user's eyes; whereby air in said interior space becomes a stagnant air barrier that creates air resistance against airborne particles traversing said interior space and contacting said user's eyes; whereby said user can see through said slit even if airborne particles are deposited on said outer lens and obscure said user's vision.
Magnetic pump drive having - a driver which is driven by a motor, - a rotor which is surrounded by the driver and to which the pump impeller is connected, wherein the driver and rotor are equipped with magnets situated opposite one another, and - a stationary containment can which is formed from an outer can and an inner can, encloses the rotor, is in connection on its inner side with the delivery medium of the pump and is sealed off with respect to the pump housing, and through which the force of the magnets for effecting the drive passes from the driver to the rotor, wherein - the outer can and the inner can are connected to one another at their open end sides such that an intermediate space between the outer can and the inner can is sealed off with respect to the delivery medium of the pump, wherein a liquid medium is arranged between the outer can and the inner can, wherein the liquid medium is formed such that it fills the intermediate space between the outer can and the inner can, wherein the outer can and the inner can are in contact at least in the region of the cylindrical casing surfaces and, within the contact zone, a path network forming the intermediate space is made in the surfaces in contact with one another, characterized in that the path network consists of a spiral cut into the containment can (15, 16). - a driver which is driven by a motor, - a rotor which is surrounded by the driver and to which the pump impeller is connected, wherein the driver and rotor are equipped with magnets situated opposite one another, and - a stationary containment can which is formed from an outer can and an inner can, encloses the rotor, is in connection on its inner side with the delivery medium of the pump and is sealed off with respect to the pump housing, and through which the force of the magnets for effecting the drive passes from the driver to the rotor, wherein - the outer can and the inner can are connected to one another at their open end sides such that an intermediate space between the outer can and the inner can is sealed off with respect to the delivery medium of the pump, wherein a liquid medium is arranged between the outer can and the inner can, wherein the liquid medium is formed such that it fills the intermediate space between the outer can and the inner can, wherein the outer can and the inner can are in contact at least in the region of the cylindrical casing surfaces and, within the contact zone, a path network forming the intermediate space is made in the surfaces in contact with one another,
Coordinate measuring device embodied as a theodolite, tachymeter or total station, with a measuring telescope with an apparatus for inserting a measurement light beam which can be projected onto a target object, the apparatus comprising • a light-refracting component (7,13,15) having an optical axis, wherein the light-refracting component (7,13,15) serves as the objective lens of the measuring telescope, • at least two mirrors (2,3,16) for deflecting the measurement light beam, and • an optical overall body (14,15,27) consisting of at least one optically effective material, characterized in that the optical overall body (14,15,27) is configured in such a way that the at least two mirrors (2,3,16) are fitted inside or at the edge as a part of the optical overall body (14,15,27), in such a way that the measurement light beam entering the optical overall body (14,15,27) is offset parallel to the incident measurement light beam when emerging from the optical overall body (14,15,27), so that the emerging measurement light beam lies on the optical axis of the light-refracting component (7,13,15) of the apparatus and is projected in this form onto the target object. • a light-refracting component (7,13,15) having an optical axis, wherein the light-refracting component (7,13,15) serves as the objective lens of the measuring telescope, • at least two mirrors (2,3,16) for deflecting the measurement light beam, and • an optical overall body (14,15,27) consisting of at least one optically effective material,
A protective cover for a weighing instrument comprising: a sliding door (2R or 2L) defining a weighing chamber; an upper frame formed at an upper edge of the sliding door; a lower frame formed at a lower edge of the sliding door; an upper guide rail disposed on the upper frame; and a lower guide rail disposed under the lower frame, characterized in that the upper guide rail suspends the upper frame, on an upper surface of the upper frame, at each of a plurality of positions in a moving direction of the sliding door, a roller portion is formed having a pair of holding portions (212,213) for each holding a ball in a rollable manner on the weighing chamber side and the non-weighing chamber side not being the weighing chamber side, and the upper guide rail suspends the roller portion. a sliding door (2R or 2L) defining a weighing chamber; an upper frame formed at an upper edge of the sliding door; a lower frame formed at a lower edge of the sliding door; an upper guide rail disposed on the upper frame; and a lower guide rail disposed under the lower frame, characterized in that the upper guide rail suspends the upper frame, on an upper surface of the upper frame, at each of a plurality of positions in a moving direction of the sliding door, a roller portion is formed having a pair of holding portions (212,213) for each holding a ball in a rollable manner on the weighing chamber side and the non-weighing chamber side not being the weighing chamber side, and the upper guide rail suspends the roller portion.
A device for limiting transfer of thermal energy of ski boots (100,903); the ski boot having a toe box portion (102,502), a toe end (104,504), a sole (106,506), and a vamp portion (108,508), the device (103,200,300,400,500,600,700,900) comprising: an upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) configured to cover a top section of the toe box portion of the ski boot; and a side band (212,312,412,512,612) integrally connected to the upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) and further configured to cover a majority of a set of side sections of the toe box portion (102,502) of the ski boot; wherein the device is comprised of a material that limits the transfer of thermal energy, and wherein the device is configured to limit the transfer of thermal energy from the inside of the ski boot's toe box portion to the outside air; and wherein the device is thickest where the upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) meets the side band (212,312,412,512,612) of the device and thins in the direction of the edge of the upper shell that, when positioned on ski boot, is closest to the vamp portion (108,508) of the ski boot. the ski boot having a toe box portion (102,502), a toe end (104,504), a sole (106,506), and a vamp portion (108,508), the device (103,200,300,400,500,600,700,900) comprising: an upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) configured to cover a top section of the toe box portion of the ski boot; and a side band (212,312,412,512,612) integrally connected to the upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) and further configured to cover a majority of a set of side sections of the toe box portion (102,502) of the ski boot; wherein the device is comprised of a material that limits the transfer of thermal energy, and wherein the device is configured to limit the transfer of thermal energy from the inside of the ski boot's toe box portion to the outside air; and wherein the device is thickest where the upper shell (210,310,410,510,610) meets the side band (212,312,412,512,612) of the device and thins in the direction of the edge of the upper shell that, when positioned on ski boot, is closest to the vamp portion (108,508) of the ski boot.
An oral care composition comprising: a first metal salt, having a solubility of greater than 0.001 g/100 mL in water at 20°C; a second metal salt, having a solubility of 0.001 g/100 mL or less, in water at 20°C; and a free water content of greater than 10%, by weight; wherein the first metal salt and the second metal salt are in a single phase; wherein the first metal salt is zinc citrate and the second metal salt is selected from: zinc oxide, zinc phosphate, zinc pyrophosphate, zinc silicate, zinc oleate, zinc hydroxide, zinc peroxide, and zinc sulfide; wherein the composition comprises: from 0.1 to 5%, by weight, of said first metal salt; and from 0.05 to 2%, by weight, of said second metal salt. a first metal salt, having a solubility of greater than 0.001 g/100 mL in water at 20°C; a second metal salt, having a solubility of 0.001 g/100 mL or less, in water at 20°C; and a free water content of greater than 10%, by weight; from 0.1 to 5%, by weight, of said first metal salt; and from 0.05 to 2%, by weight, of said second metal salt.
A method, comprising: obtaining in-situ, at a first time t first spectral optical density data OD λ (t) at a plurality of wavelengths λ associated with a formation fluid flowing through a downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus; obtaining in-situ, at a second time t+1 after the first time second spectral optical density data OD λ (t + 1) at said plurality of wavelengths λ associated with the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus; fitting the difference between the first and second spectral optical density data at said plurality of wavelengths λ according to the relationship a ( t) + b ( t) λ α ( t) to estimate a first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and a second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t), where a(t) is the difference of a wavelength-independent scattering coefficient ( a) at the first time t and the second time t+1, b(t) is the difference of a wavelength-dependent scattering coefficient b at the first time t and the second time t+1, and α (t) is the exponent appropriate to the type of scattering; determining the variance of the first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and the second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t) at the first and second times t and t+1; identifying the onset and presence of scattering based on the determined variances of the first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and the second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t). obtaining in-situ, at a first time t first spectral optical density data OD λ (t) at a plurality of wavelengths λ associated with a formation fluid flowing through a downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus; obtaining in-situ, at a second time t+1 after the first time second spectral optical density data OD λ (t + 1) at said plurality of wavelengths λ associated with the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus; fitting the difference between the first and second spectral optical density data at said plurality of wavelengths λ according to the relationship a ( t) + b ( t) λ α ( t) to estimate a first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and a second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t), where a(t) is the difference of a wavelength-independent scattering coefficient ( a) at the first time t and the second time t+1, b(t) is the difference of a wavelength-dependent scattering coefficient b at the first time t and the second time t+1, and α (t) is the exponent appropriate to the type of scattering; determining the variance of the first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and the second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t) at the first and second times t and t+1; identifying the onset and presence of scattering based on the determined variances of the first wavelength-independent scattering parameter a(t) and the second wavelength-dependent scattering parameter b(t).
Method of preparing the connection of two fuselage sections (2, 3) of an aircraft wherein the method comprises the following steps: - Arranging the fuselage sections (2, 3) each with one section opening towards the other fuselage section (2, 3); - Attaching a coupling means (4, 6) to at least one fuselage section (2, 3) and/or to a stringer element of the at least one fuselage section (2, 3), wherein the coupling means (4, 6) contains calibrated bore holes; - Fixing at least one drilling template, namely via a fixing means and by using the calibrated bore holes of the coupling means (4, 6), at the fuselage sections (2, 3) and/or at the coupling means (4, 6); - High-Speed-Drilling of a group of final bore holes, namely by using the drilling template, through the outer skin of at least one fuselage section (2, 3) and the coupling means (4, 6) without using pilot drilling. - Arranging the fuselage sections (2, 3) each with one section opening towards the other fuselage section (2, 3); - Attaching a coupling means (4, 6) to at least one fuselage section (2, 3) and/or to a stringer element of the at least one fuselage section (2, 3), wherein the coupling means (4, 6) contains calibrated bore holes; - Fixing at least one drilling template, namely via a fixing means and by using the calibrated bore holes of the coupling means (4, 6), at the fuselage sections (2, 3) and/or at the coupling means (4, 6); - High-Speed-Drilling of a group of final bore holes, namely by using the drilling template, through the outer skin of at least one fuselage section (2, 3) and the coupling means (4, 6) without using pilot drilling.
A prosthesis, comprising: a tubular graft body including a sidewall extending between an inflow end and an outflow end and defining a main lumen between the outflow and inflow ends; a stent structure coupled along the graft body; a trough extending from the sidewall and comprising a first trough wall composed from a portion of the sidewall of the tubular graft body, a trough wall boundary bounding the first trough wall including a first end, a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, and first and second edges (56a, 56b) between the first and second ends, first and second opposed outer trough walls (52, 54) attached to the first trough wall along the edges (56a, 56b) of the first trough wall boundary and extending outwardly from the first trough wall, and a trough boundary, and a tubular branch defining a branch lumen and extending from the trough towards one of the inflow or outflow ends of the graft body, wherein the trough, the branch lumen, and the main lumen are in fluid communication, wherein the first trough wall presents a continuous surface from the first trough wall to the branch lumen; wherein the outer trough walls (52, 54) extend between the sidewall of the graft body and a first end of the tubular branch. a tubular graft body including a sidewall extending between an inflow end and an outflow end and defining a main lumen between the outflow and inflow ends; a stent structure coupled along the graft body; a trough extending from the sidewall and comprising a first trough wall composed from a portion of the sidewall of the tubular graft body, a trough wall boundary bounding the first trough wall including a first end, a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, and first and second edges (56a, 56b) between the first and second ends, first and second opposed outer trough walls (52, 54) attached to the first trough wall along the edges (56a, 56b) of the first trough wall boundary and extending outwardly from the first trough wall, and a trough boundary, and a tubular branch defining a branch lumen and extending from the trough towards one of the inflow or outflow ends of the graft body, wherein the trough, the branch lumen, and the main lumen are in fluid communication, wherein the first trough wall presents a continuous surface from the first trough wall to the branch lumen; wherein the outer trough walls (52, 54) extend between the sidewall of the graft body and a first end of the tubular branch.