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A method of coating an article, comprising the steps of: a) providing the article, said article having a metallic surface; b) providing a reactive element source, wherein at least 25 weight percent of the reactive element source is an oxide of Hf; c) providing an aluminum source, and wherein the reactive element source and the aluminum source are used in amounts such that reactive element source is from 1 to 30 weight percent of the aluminum source; d) providing a halide activator; and e) heating the article, reactive element source, aluminum source, and halide activator under conditions effective to cause vapor species comprising aluminum and the oxide of Hf to be co-deposited onto said metallic surface to form a coating. a) providing the article, said article having a metallic surface; b) providing a reactive element source, wherein at least 25 weight percent of the reactive element source is an oxide of Hf; c) providing an aluminum source, and wherein the reactive element source and the aluminum source are used in amounts such that reactive element source is from 1 to 30 weight percent of the aluminum source; d) providing a halide activator; and e) heating the article, reactive element source, aluminum source, and halide activator under conditions effective to cause vapor species comprising aluminum and the oxide of Hf to be co-deposited onto said metallic surface to form a coating.
A method for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology, RAT, and an assisting RAT, comprising: establishing a first connection with an access point using the first RAT; establishing a second connection with the access point using the assisting RAT; synchronizing a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; communicating data with the access point over at least the first connection based at least in part on the synchronizing the timing, characterized by: communicating, with the access point over the second connection using the assisting RAT and after synchronizing the timing of the first connection, control data of the first RAT for the first connection, wherein the control data comprises one or more preamble signals of the first RAT, and wherein the first RAT is a wireless local network, WLAN, RAT and the assisting RAT is a cellular technology RAT. establishing a first connection with an access point using the first RAT; establishing a second connection with the access point using the assisting RAT; synchronizing a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; communicating data with the access point over at least the first connection based at least in part on the synchronizing the timing, characterized by: communicating, with the access point over the second connection using the assisting RAT and after synchronizing the timing of the first connection, control data of the first RAT for the first connection, wherein the control data comprises one or more preamble signals of the first RAT, and wherein the first RAT is a wireless local network, WLAN, RAT and the assisting RAT is a cellular technology RAT.
Smart portable object comprising an electronic circuit, a safety component soldered or connected to the electronic circuit, a screen (4, 5), said object being configured to perform an electronic transaction with a remote unit via the screen, said transaction comprising a bidirectional exchange of data/information between the object and the remote unit, said security component (6, 7) being configured to receive, decode or interpret or secure all or part of said data/information, characterised in that said screen is a touch screen or a touch-sensitive screen, said security component is configured to receive or decode or interpret or secure all or part of said data/information during said transaction, said information/data being entered directly on said touch screen or touch-sensitive screen. said object being configured to perform an electronic transaction with a remote unit via the screen, said transaction comprising a bidirectional exchange of data/information between the object and the remote unit, said security component (6, 7) being configured to receive, decode or interpret or secure all or part of said data/information, characterised in that said screen is a touch screen or a touch-sensitive screen, said security component is configured to receive or decode or interpret or secure all or part of said data/information during said transaction, said information/data being entered directly on said touch screen or touch-sensitive screen.
Protective element with an air chamber for absorption of forces, which element is able to be installed on a vacuum cleaner element, characterised in that at least one spacing means is moulded in one piece in a first region of the protective element, - which spacing means forms the air chamber with at least one open side, wherein the air chamber is able to be disposed between the protective element and the vacuum cleaner element in the installed state of the protective element in such a way that at least one of the open sides faces towards the vacuum cleaner element; and that - the spacing means is able to deform when force is applied to the protective element in the installed state. - which spacing means forms the air chamber with at least one open side, wherein the air chamber is able to be disposed between the protective element and the vacuum cleaner element in the installed state of the protective element in such a way that at least one of the open sides faces towards the vacuum cleaner element; and that - the spacing means is able to deform when force is applied to the protective element in the installed state.
Enrollment method for future biometric verification purposes, comprising the following steps relative to an individual: - obtaining first biometric data and second biometric data relating to said individual; - obtaining alphanumeric data (α) including at least one identifier relating to said individual; - storing the obtained first biometric data, in a first biometric database, in association with a decryption key; - storing, in a mapping table, first information from among the obtained second biometric data and the obtained alphanumeric data, in correspondence with an index (j); - storing, in a second database, second information from among the obtained second biometric data and the obtained alphanumeric data, in association with a version of said index that is encrypted with an encryption key corresponding to said decryption key, said second information being different from the first information. - obtaining first biometric data and second biometric data relating to said individual; - obtaining alphanumeric data (α) including at least one identifier relating to said individual; - storing the obtained first biometric data, in a first biometric database, in association with a decryption key; - storing, in a mapping table, first information from among the obtained second biometric data and the obtained alphanumeric data, in correspondence with an index (j); - storing, in a second database, second information from among the obtained second biometric data and the obtained alphanumeric data, in association with a version of said index that is encrypted with an encryption key corresponding to said decryption key, said second information being different from the first information.
High-current contact comprising a contact pin, which has at least one contact opening, and a contact terminal, which has at least one contact limb, wherein the at least one contact limb of the contact terminal is connected at at least one joining region to a corresponding contact opening in the contact pin for producing an electrical contact and for absorbing mechanical forces, wherein the production of the electrical contact between the contact pin and the contact terminal is largely separated from the absorption of mechanical forces, and wherein the electrical contact between the contact pin and the contact terminal is produced by a press contact, wherein the press contact is produced between the at least one contact opening of the contact pin and the at least one contact limb of the contact terminal and can be generated via plastic deformations of the contact opening and/or the contact limb, characterized in that a spring unit which comprises at least one basic body comprising at least one spring element (33, 34) is introduced into the at least one contact opening for absorbing the mechanical forces, wherein the spring unit is dug into at least one bearing face of the contact limb.
Acoustic box (10, 10') for a roller shutter comprising at least rear, top, front and bottom (14, 14') boards each including at least an inner wall (11a, 12a, 13a, 14a), an outer wall (11b, 12b, 13b, 14b) and a plurality of cells (11c, 12c, 13c, 14c, 14c') extending longitudinally between said inner (11a, 12a, 13a, 14a) and outer (11b, 12b, 13b, 14b) walls, said box (10, 10') being characterised in that the majority of the cells (11c, 12c, 13c, 14c, 14c') of at least the top and bottom (14, 14') boards have a cross-section in the shape of a circle, or a hexagon and/or a pentagon having at least one inclined side with respect to the associated inner (11a, 12a, 13a, 14a) and/or outer (11b, 12b, 13b, 14b) wall or of a closed hybrid line made up of a combination of circle and a hexagon or pentagon.
A method of reporting a buffer status of a terminal, the method comprising: triggering a buffer status report, BSR, in a media access control, MAC, layer, based on a BSR triggering condition; transmitting, to a base station, a scheduling request, SR, for transmitting uplink data; receiving an uplink resource allocation grant, UL grant, from the base station, based on the SR; assembling a media access control protocol data unit, MAC PDU, including a BSR MAC control element, BSR MAC CE; transmitting the MAC PDU; and cancelling a BSR triggered prior to the MAC PDU assembly, in case that the BSR MAC CE includes buffer status information for all logical channel groups, LCGs, having data for transmission. triggering a buffer status report, BSR, in a media access control, MAC, layer, based on a BSR triggering condition; transmitting, to a base station, a scheduling request, SR, for transmitting uplink data; receiving an uplink resource allocation grant, UL grant, from the base station, based on the SR; assembling a media access control protocol data unit, MAC PDU, including a BSR MAC control element, BSR MAC CE; transmitting the MAC PDU; and cancelling a BSR triggered prior to the MAC PDU assembly, in case that the BSR MAC CE includes buffer status information for all logical channel groups, LCGs, having data for transmission.
A method of manufacturing aluminum alloy cast plate, wherein manufacturing is carried out by a twin-roll type continuous casting, said aluminum alloy is an Al-Mg series alloy including Mg in an amount of from 8.0% by mass or more to 14% by mass or less, and the rest of the alloy being composed of Al and unavoidable impurities; said method also being characterized in that: continuous casting is carried out with satisfying the following two formulas of v/D < 0.3 and s / v / d / 2 > 250, where: D (m): the roll diameter of the twin rolls, v (m/s): the circumferential velocity of the twin rolls, s (m): the solidification distance equal to the circumferential length of the rolls starting from where molten metal first touches the twin rolls up to the kiss points, and d (m): the thickness of the cast plate.
A control apparatus for a utility machine (1; 2) configured to automatically work outdoors, wherein the apparatus comprises: a work actuator (13; 23) installed in the utility machine (1; 2); a setting unit configured to set a time schedule of the utility machine (1; 2) in advance; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire current and future weather information for a work site or nearby; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the time schedule based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit; an actuator control unit (12; 22) configured to control the work actuator (13; 23) so that the utility machine (1; 2) works in accordance with a time schedule adjusted by the adjusting unit, and a weather forecasting unit configured to forecast current and future rain or no rain at the work site, based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit, wherein the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the time schedule so as to prohibit work by the utility machine (1;2) during time periods rain is forecast by the weather forecasting unit, characterized in that the weather forecasting unit is configured to forecast a rain stop time at the work site, and the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the time schedule so as to prohibit work by the utility machine (1; 2) until a predetermined time period (Δt2) elapses after the rain stop time forecast by the weather forecasting unit. a work actuator (13; 23) installed in the utility machine (1; 2); a setting unit configured to set a time schedule of the utility machine (1; 2) in advance; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire current and future weather information for a work site or nearby; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the time schedule based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit; an actuator control unit (12; 22) configured to control the work actuator (13; 23) so that the utility machine (1; 2) works in accordance with a time schedule adjusted by the adjusting unit, and a weather forecasting unit configured to forecast current and future rain or no rain at the work site, based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit, wherein the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the time schedule so as to prohibit work by the utility machine (1;2) during time periods rain is forecast by the weather forecasting unit, characterized in that the weather forecasting unit is configured to forecast a rain stop time at the work site, and the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the time schedule so as to prohibit work by the utility machine (1; 2) until a predetermined time period (Δt2) elapses after the rain stop time forecast by the weather forecasting unit.
An applicator for applying a sheet member to skin, comprising: a body including a bottom plate configured to face the skin and a bending portion provided to the bottom plate; a cap being movable along a slide direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom plate; and an elastic member configured to extend along the slide direction between the body and the cap, wherein the elastic member applies, to the cap, elastic force that acts in a direction away from the bottom plate, the cap being movable toward the bottom plate against the elastic force, and the bending portion is suitable to bend the sheet member when said sheet member is advanced to the bending portion in a pressed state in which the cap has been moved toward the bottom plate, thereby applying the sheet member to the skin. a body including a bottom plate configured to face the skin and a bending portion provided to the bottom plate; a cap being movable along a slide direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom plate; and an elastic member configured to extend along the slide direction between the body and the cap, wherein the elastic member applies, to the cap, elastic force that acts in a direction away from the bottom plate, the cap being movable toward the bottom plate against the elastic force, and the bending portion is suitable to bend the sheet member when said sheet member is advanced to the bending portion in a pressed state in which the cap has been moved toward the bottom plate, thereby applying the sheet member to the skin.
A method of scanning a target (109, 202), said method comprising: generating probe optical radiation (104, 201); generating reference optical radiation (105, 406); generating multiple component reference beams by a combination of a first partially reflective element and a second reflective element, whose position is varied to change the path length of the component reference beams such that the range of scan of different component reference beams increases with the multiplicity of reflections; generating composite reference radiation from the multiple component reference beams, whereby component reference beams of the composite reference radiation are modulated at different frequencies thereby imposing different frequency content on the different component reference beams of the composite reference radiation, where higher order scans overlap adjacent scans, thereby achieving a complete scan of a region, applying said probe radiation (104, 201) to said target; capturing at least part of said probe radiation scattered from within said target to form captured scattered probe radiation; combining said captured scattered probe radiation and said composite reference radiation to form a composite interferometric signal (115, 408); and processing said composite interferometric signal to achieve a composite scan of said target generated from overlapping segmented scans, providing a complete scan of a target region. generating probe optical radiation (104, 201); generating reference optical radiation (105, 406); generating multiple component reference beams by a combination of a first partially reflective element and a second reflective element, whose position is varied to change the path length of the component reference beams such that the range of scan of different component reference beams increases with the multiplicity of reflections; generating composite reference radiation from the multiple component reference beams, whereby component reference beams of the composite reference radiation are modulated at different frequencies thereby imposing different frequency content on the different component reference beams of the composite reference radiation, where higher order scans overlap adjacent scans, thereby achieving a complete scan of a region, applying said probe radiation (104, 201) to said target; capturing at least part of said probe radiation scattered from within said target to form captured scattered probe radiation; combining said captured scattered probe radiation and said composite reference radiation to form a composite interferometric signal (115, 408); and processing said composite interferometric signal to achieve a composite scan of said target generated from overlapping segmented scans, providing a complete scan of a target region.
A method to transmit a data packet by a user equipment, UE (1000, 1100), in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: entering a low power mode configured to enable data packet transmission when a channel state exceeds a transmission threshold; comparing an index indicating the channel state with the transmission threshold when a data packet to be transmitted is generated; initiating (705, 711) a transmission of the data packet when the index indicating the channel state exceeds the transmission threshold; and continuing the transmission of the data packet until an on-duration timer that starts from a point of the initiation of the transmission of the data packet expires. entering a low power mode configured to enable data packet transmission when a channel state exceeds a transmission threshold; comparing an index indicating the channel state with the transmission threshold when a data packet to be transmitted is generated; initiating (705, 711) a transmission of the data packet when the index indicating the channel state exceeds the transmission threshold; and continuing the transmission of the data packet until an on-duration timer that starts from a point of the initiation of the transmission of the data packet expires.
An end-fired furnace for melting glass equipped with an overhead burner comprising an inlet duct for oxidizer, comprising 15% to 30% of oxygen, in its upstream wall, a duct (3, 20, 30) for receiving the combustion flue gases in its upstream wall, and a sonic injection system comprising at least one injector (6, 31) for injecting a jet of a gas at a speed at least equal to 80% of the speed of sound, referred to as a sonic injector, opening into the upstream wall or opening into the duct (3, 20, 30) for receiving the combustion flue gases, the speed of sound being the speed of sound at the temperature of the gas injected at the outlet of the injector, said sonic injector injecting its gas counter-current to the stream of the combustion flue gases that are heading toward the duct (3, 20, 30) for receiving the combustion flue gases.
A synergistic herbicide/insecticide mixture comprising an herbicidally effective amount of (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide of the formula and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters and amides of the carboxylic acid, and (b) an insecticide selected from the group consisting of bifenthrin, chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, lambda -cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, dimethoate, flonicamid, tau -fluvalinate, malathion, pirimicarb and sulfoxaflor.
A method for encoding a macroblock, said macroblock being of type inter-coded macroblock and said macroblock having a plurality of partitions, the method being characterized in that it comprises: calculating a coding cost for each one of said plurality of partitions of said inter-coded macroblock using a mixed inter-intra coding mode wherein said mixed inter-intra coding is performed within a weighted prediction encoding mode by using a weighting factor of zero; a weighted prediction being defined by applying said weighting factor to an inter prediction obtained from a reference picture, said reference picture being identified by a reference picture index; and in case for at least one of said plurality of partitions, called mixed inter-intra coded partition, the coding cost for said at least one of said plurality of partitions with the mixed inter-intra coding mode is less than a coding cost with an inter-coding mode, coding said at least one mixed inter-intra coded partition by providing a reference picture index using a weighting factor of zero. calculating a coding cost for each one of said plurality of partitions of said inter-coded macroblock using a mixed inter-intra coding mode wherein said mixed inter-intra coding is performed within a weighted prediction encoding mode by using a weighting factor of zero; a weighted prediction being defined by applying said weighting factor to an inter prediction obtained from a reference picture, said reference picture being identified by a reference picture index; and in case for at least one of said plurality of partitions, called mixed inter-intra coded partition, the coding cost for said at least one of said plurality of partitions with the mixed inter-intra coding mode is less than a coding cost with an inter-coding mode, coding said at least one mixed inter-intra coded partition by providing a reference picture index using a weighting factor of zero.
Electro-conductive fibers comprising synthetic fibers and an electro-conductive layer containing carbon nanotubes and a surfactant, and covering a surface of the synthetic fibers, wherein the coverage of the electro-conductive layer relative to the whole surface of the synthetic fibers is not less than 60%.