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A color conversion apparatus for performing color conversion of an image displayed on a display device in accordance with an output from a pointing device for outputting an input position, the color conversion apparatus comprising: display image display control means (S52, 31) for displaying a predetermined display image on the display device; input position obtaining means (S54, 31) for obtaining an input position from a user operation with the pointing device; hue obtaining means (S55, S56, 31) for detecting a hue of a pixel of the display image corresponding to the input position obtained by the input position obtaining means; conversion target range setting means (S56, 31) for automatically setting a predetermined hue range having the hue obtained by the hue obtaining means at a center thereof as a conversion target range; and color conversion means (S57, 31) for automatically changing at least one of saturation, brightness, and hue with respect to pixels of the display image which have a hue within the conversion target range, and displaying a resultant image on the display device. display image display control means (S52, 31) for displaying a predetermined display image on the display device; input position obtaining means (S54, 31) for obtaining an input position from a user operation with the pointing device; hue obtaining means (S55, S56, 31) for detecting a hue of a pixel of the display image corresponding to the input position obtained by the input position obtaining means; conversion target range setting means (S56, 31) for automatically setting a predetermined hue range having the hue obtained by the hue obtaining means at a center thereof as a conversion target range; and color conversion means (S57, 31) for automatically changing at least one of saturation, brightness, and hue with respect to pixels of the display image which have a hue within the conversion target range, and displaying a resultant image on the display device.
A template for forming a contour on an eyebrow, having a hair-removing means, having a flat, flexible support, which has a support edge that follows the lower contour curve to be formed for the eyebrow and a hair-removing region adjoining this support edge, which is coated with a hair-removing means, and having an optical positioning aid provided on at least one lateral half (9, 10) of the template (1, 100) for positioning the template (1, 100) relative to the eyebrow, characterized in that the template (1, 100) has a positioning aid on each of the two halves (9, 10).
A polyaxial bone anchoring device including a bone anchoring element comprising a shank for anchoring to a bone and a head; a receiving part (5, 5', 5") comprising a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending through the first end and the second end, a channel at the first end for receiving a rod, and an accommodation space for pivotably holding the head; a pressure member (6, 6',6") configured to be positioned in the receiving part (5, 5', 5") and to exert pressure onto the head to lock the head in the receiving part, the pressure member comprising a pressure exerting surface and a deformable portion (66a, 66b; 66a', 66b'; 66a", 66b") comprising a free end, wherein the deformable portion is configured to assume at least a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the pressure member is movable along the longitudinal axis from an insertion position to a locking position; and a rod configured to be inserted into the channel and to move in the channel along the longitudinal axis and to exert a force onto the deformable portion of the pressure member (6; 6',6"); wherein, when the head is in the receiving part, and when the deformable portion (66a, 66b; 66a', 66b'; 66a", 66b") of the pressure member is in the first configuration and the rod is in contact with the deformable portion at a first axial position relative to the receiving part, the free end of the deformable portion is supported by the receiving part and the rod is movable towards the head to exert a force on the deformable portion for adjusting the deformable portion from the first configuration to the second configuration.
A polymer composition consisting of a crystalline norbornene-based polymer, an amorphous alicyclic structure-containing polymer in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 50:50, and optional additives; the crystalline norbornene-based polymer having a melting point of 110 to 145°C, a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 200,000, and a ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight of 1.5 to 10.0, and obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a polymerizable monomer mixture comprising 90 to 100 wt% of 2-norbornene and 0 to 10 wt% of a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, and hydrogenating the resulting polymer, and the amorphous alicyclic structure-containing polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50°C or more and not having a melting point, and obtained by polymerization of a polymerizable monomer mixture comprising a 2-norbornene compound and a dicyclopentadiene compound in an amount of 50 wt% or more and less than 90 wt% in total; the melting point being measured according to JIS K7121 as further described in the specification, the weight average molecular weight and the number average molecular weight being measured at 140°C as standard polystyrene-reduced values by gel permeation chromatography using 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene as an eluent; and the glass transition temperature being measure according to JIS K6911 as further described in the specification. the crystalline norbornene-based polymer having a melting point of 110 to 145°C, a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 200,000, and a ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight of 1.5 to 10.0, and obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a polymerizable monomer mixture comprising 90 to 100 wt% of 2-norbornene and 0 to 10 wt% of a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, and hydrogenating the resulting polymer, and the amorphous alicyclic structure-containing polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50°C or more and not having a melting point, and obtained by polymerization of a polymerizable monomer mixture comprising a 2-norbornene compound and a dicyclopentadiene compound in an amount of 50 wt% or more and less than 90 wt% in total; the melting point being measured according to JIS K7121 as further described in the specification, the weight average molecular weight and the number average molecular weight being measured at 140°C as standard polystyrene-reduced values by gel permeation chromatography using 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene as an eluent; and the glass transition temperature being measure according to JIS K6911 as further described in the specification.
A method for removing methacrylic acid and other by-products from a sulfur acid containing crude methyl methacrylate stream which contains methacrylic acid, methacrylamide, methanol, and a sulfur acid salt, wherein the sulfur acid salt is a sulfuric acid salt or a sulfonic acid salt, and the salt is an ammonia, or alkali metal salt, and contains an organic component containing methyl methacrylate, the method comprising: including in the organic component of the sulfur acid containing crude MMA stream one or more N-oxyl compound polymerisation inhibitor, neutralizing the sulfur acid containing crude MMA stream to generate a two-phase stream having a neutralized aqueous component containing at least the sulfur acid salt, a methacrylic acid salt, methacrylamide, water and methanol, and an organic component containing methyl methacrylate, followed by; including in the neutralized aqueous component, or the organic component, or both, one or more N-oxyl compound polymerization inhibitor effective in both the aqueous component and the organic component, followed by; separating the neutralized aqueous component from the organic component, thereby forming a treated crude MMA stream and, separately, a neutralized aqueous stream which comprises a methacrylate salt, wherein the polymerization inhibitor is 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinoxyl (4-HT). including in the organic component of the sulfur acid containing crude MMA stream one or more N-oxyl compound polymerisation inhibitor, neutralizing the sulfur acid containing crude MMA stream to generate a two-phase stream having a neutralized aqueous component containing at least the sulfur acid salt, a methacrylic acid salt, methacrylamide, water and methanol, and an organic component containing methyl methacrylate, followed by; including in the neutralized aqueous component, or the organic component, or both, one or more N-oxyl compound polymerization inhibitor effective in both the aqueous component and the organic component, followed by; separating the neutralized aqueous component from the organic component, thereby forming a treated crude MMA stream and, separately, a neutralized aqueous stream which comprises a methacrylate salt, wherein the polymerization inhibitor is 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinoxyl (4-HT).
A heat pump washing apparatus comprising • a chamber for receiving goods to be washed, • a heat pump system including a refrigerant circuit comprising a first heat exchanger being adapted to cool a refrigerant and to heat water to be used in the chamber, a second heat exchanger being adapted to heat said refrigerant and to cool an auxiliary fluid, a compressor arranged in the circuit between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a pressure lowering device arranged between the second heat exchanger and the first heat exchanger, • an auxiliary circuit wherein said auxiliary fluid is apt to flow, a portion of said auxiliary circuit being adapted to exchange heat with said refrigerant circuit within said second heat exchanger, said auxiliary circuit including a tank having an auxiliary fluid inlet and an auxiliary fluid outlet, • characterised in that said tank being external to said second heat exchanger. • a chamber for receiving goods to be washed, • a heat pump system including a refrigerant circuit comprising a first heat exchanger being adapted to cool a refrigerant and to heat water to be used in the chamber, a second heat exchanger being adapted to heat said refrigerant and to cool an auxiliary fluid, a compressor arranged in the circuit between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a pressure lowering device arranged between the second heat exchanger and the first heat exchanger, • an auxiliary circuit wherein said auxiliary fluid is apt to flow, a portion of said auxiliary circuit being adapted to exchange heat with said refrigerant circuit within said second heat exchanger, said auxiliary circuit including a tank having an auxiliary fluid inlet and an auxiliary fluid outlet, • characterised in that said tank being external to said second heat exchanger.
A display comprising: a flexible screen; a sensor configured to sense a position of a user in front of the screen, wherein based on the sensed position, the sensor determines a distance between the user and the screen; a processor in communication with the sensor and is configured to receive, from the sensor, a signal comprising information for the determined distance and to generate a control signal, based on the received signal; and an actuator configured to receive the control signal from the processor, and to adjust, based on the control signal, a curvature of the flexible screen, wherein the actuator comprises: an electric motor coupled to the processor to adjust the curvature of the flexible screen, a worm drive coupled to the electric motor, and one or more mechanical links (308, 310) coupled between the worm drive and the flexible screen, wherein the electric motor and the worm drive are configured to move the one or more mechanical links to adjust the curvature of the flexible screen; and wherein the worm drive comprises a worm gear engaged with a worm wheel, and the worm drive is configured to use large gear reduction ratios vis-à-vis the worm gear and the worm wheel, such that the worm wheel is configured to be unable to drive the worm gear for reversing a direction of displacement made by the worm gear for adjusting the curvature of the flexible screen. a flexible screen; a sensor configured to sense a position of a user in front of the screen, wherein based on the sensed position, the sensor determines a distance between the user and the screen; a processor in communication with the sensor and is configured to receive, from the sensor, a signal comprising information for the determined distance and to generate a control signal, based on the received signal; and an actuator configured to receive the control signal from the processor, and to adjust, based on the control signal, a curvature of the flexible screen, wherein the actuator comprises: an electric motor coupled to the processor to adjust the curvature of the flexible screen, a worm drive coupled to the electric motor, and one or more mechanical links (308, 310) coupled between the worm drive and the flexible screen, wherein the electric motor and the worm drive are configured to move the one or more mechanical links to adjust the curvature of the flexible screen; and wherein the worm drive comprises a worm gear engaged with a worm wheel, and the worm drive is configured to use large gear reduction ratios vis-à-vis the worm gear and the worm wheel, such that the worm wheel is configured to be unable to drive the worm gear for reversing a direction of displacement made by the worm gear for adjusting the curvature of the flexible screen.
A method for producing a carrier element for a window lifting device in which an adjustment of a glass is performed by means of a traction means, the carrier element being displaceable along a guide rail of the window lifting device and being connected to the traction means, wherein the completed carrier element has at least three interconnected bodies (10, 20, 30) which are produced from dissimilar materials, and the carrier element having the at least three bodies (10, 20, 30) is produced by a multicomponent injection-molding method, wherein the carrier element has at least - a main body from a first material, said main body for transmitting a driving force being coupleable to the traction means; and - a sliding body from a second material, said sliding body being engageable with the guide rail; and - a damper body from a third material, said damper body configuring a stop on the carrier element, characterized in that for producing the carrier element by the multicomponent injection-molding method, the sliding body and the damper body are initially molded before the main body is molded to the sliding body and to the damper body, wherein the sliding body in comparison with the material of the damper body is produced from a material that melts at a higher temperature and is molded to the damper body and the main body in comparison with the material of the sliding body and of the damper body is produced from a material melting at a higher temperature. - a main body from a first material, said main body for transmitting a driving force being coupleable to the traction means; and - a sliding body from a second material, said sliding body being engageable with the guide rail; and - a damper body from a third material, said damper body configuring a stop on the carrier element,
An organic electrolytic solution comprising: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and an additive comprising a disultone-based compound represented by one of Formulae 2 and 3: wherein, in Formulae 2 and 3, B 1, B 2, B 3, B 4, D 1, D 2, D 3, D 4, D 5, and D 6 are each independently -C(E 1)(E 2)-; a carbonyl group; or a sulfinyl group, where E 1 and E 2 are each independently a hydrogen; a halogen; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C1-C20 alkyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C20 alkenyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C20 alkynyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C3-C20 cycloalkenyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted saturated C3-C20 heterocyclic group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C6-C40 aryl group; or an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C40 heteroaryl group. a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and an additive comprising a disultone-based compound represented by one of Formulae 2 and 3: wherein, in Formulae 2 and 3, B 1, B 2, B 3, B 4, D 1, D 2, D 3, D 4, D 5, and D 6 are each independently -C(E 1)(E 2)-; a carbonyl group; or a sulfinyl group, where E 1 and E 2 are each independently a hydrogen; a halogen; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C1-C20 alkyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C20 alkenyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C20 alkynyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C3-C20 cycloalkenyl group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted saturated C3-C20 heterocyclic group; an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C6-C40 aryl group; or an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C2-C40 heteroaryl group.
Method for harvesting energy using an EAP based deformable body, the EAP based deformable body being a elastically deformable body comprising an arrangement of stretchable synthetic material and electrodes being arranged as a variable capacitor with a capacitance that varies as the deformable body stretches and relaxes, the method comprising: looping through an energy harvesting cycle with a) stretching the deformable body from a minimal relaxed size L1 to a maximal stretched size L2; b) at the maximal stretched size electrically charging of the variable capacitor to create an electric field over the capacitor with an upper electric field level value; and subsequently c) a relaxation step from maximal stretched size to the minimal relaxed size; d) at the minimal relaxed size of the deformable body, electrically discharging the capacitor to a minimal charge level and a minimal electric field level value, wherein the charging starts during stretching of the deformable body and is initiated at a first stretched size L3 before reaching the maximal stretched size L2 and continues after reaching the maximum during relaxation upto a level of a third stretched size L5, and the discharging starts during relaxation of the deformable body and is initiated at a second stretched size L4 before reaching the minimal relaxed size L1, and continues after reaching the minimum during stretching upto a level of a fourth stretched size L6. looping through an energy harvesting cycle with a) stretching the deformable body from a minimal relaxed size L1 to a maximal stretched size L2; b) at the maximal stretched size electrically charging of the variable capacitor to create an electric field over the capacitor with an upper electric field level value; a) stretching the deformable body from a minimal relaxed size L1 to a maximal stretched size L2; b) at the maximal stretched size electrically charging of the variable capacitor to create an electric field over the capacitor with an upper electric field level value; and subsequently c) a relaxation step from maximal stretched size to the minimal relaxed size; d) at the minimal relaxed size of the deformable body, electrically discharging the capacitor to a minimal charge level and a minimal electric field level value, d) at the minimal relaxed size of the deformable body, electrically discharging the capacitor to a minimal charge level and a minimal electric field level value, wherein the charging starts during stretching of the deformable body and is initiated at a first stretched size L3 before reaching the maximal stretched size L2 and continues after reaching the maximum during relaxation upto a level of a third stretched size L5, and the discharging starts during relaxation of the deformable body and is initiated at a second stretched size L4 before reaching the minimal relaxed size L1, and continues after reaching the minimum during stretching upto a level of a fourth stretched size L6.
A compound represented by Formula or Formula, or a salt thereof, wherein R 1 is a C1-6 alkylthio group or C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, R 3 is a hydrogen atom, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group, R 4 is a C1-6 alkyl group, and Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6- membered heteroaryl group; wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or substituted C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, R 3' is a hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkoxy group, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group, R 4 is a C1-6 alkyl group, and Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group. R 1 is a C1-6 alkylthio group or C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, R 3 is a hydrogen atom, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group, R 4 is a C1-6 alkyl group, and Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6- membered heteroaryl group; wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or substituted C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, R 3' is a hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkoxy group, or an unsubstituted or substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group, R 4 is a C1-6 alkyl group, and Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group.
A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a motor that is a source of a torque applied to a steering mechanism of a vehicle and a sensor that generates an electrical signal in accordance with rotation of the motor is mounted in the vehicle, a first circuit that is continuously supplied with power and includes a rotation detection circuit that detects the number of rotations of the motor based on the electrical signal obtained through the sensor, and a control circuit including a logic circuit that controls an operation of the rotation detection circuit; and a second circuit that is started upon start of vehicle power supply and is a microcomputer that controls the motor depending on a steering state and performs, as a specific process, calculation of an absolute steering angle using a relative rotation angle of the motor calculated based on the electrical signal obtained through the sensor and the number of rotations of the motor obtained through the rotation detection circuit, characterized by comprising a third circuit that performs an inspection of the first circuit before the second circuit is started. a motor that is a source of a torque applied to a steering mechanism of a vehicle and a sensor that generates an electrical signal in accordance with rotation of the motor is mounted in the vehicle, a first circuit that is continuously supplied with power and includes a rotation detection circuit that detects the number of rotations of the motor based on the electrical signal obtained through the sensor, and a control circuit including a logic circuit that controls an operation of the rotation detection circuit; and a second circuit that is started upon start of vehicle power supply and is a microcomputer that controls the motor depending on a steering state and performs, as a specific process, calculation of an absolute steering angle using a relative rotation angle of the motor calculated based on the electrical signal obtained through the sensor and the number of rotations of the motor obtained through the rotation detection circuit, characterized by comprising a third circuit that performs an inspection of the first circuit before the second circuit is started.