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A system for scanning an object while avoiding radiation exposure comprising: a) a scanning device, configured to scan objects with electromagnetic radiation, wherein said scanning device comprises a housing component having an input opening and an output opening; and b) a first safety sensor adjacent to either said input opening or said output opening, characterized in that said first safety sensor is configured to send a signal that turns off or physically blocks said electromagnetic radiation if: i) there is an object within said housing component being scanned by said electromagnetic radiation and, ii) the presence of an invading element is detected by said first safety sensor, wherein said first safety sensor is located outside the housing component and is configured to send said signal if an invading element, which invading element is not the object to be inspected, is detected by said first safety sensor approaching said input opening or said output opening. a) a scanning device, configured to scan objects with electromagnetic radiation, wherein said scanning device comprises a housing component having an input opening and an output opening; and b) a first safety sensor adjacent to either said input opening or said output opening, characterized in that
A robot cleaner including a body, a drive device, and a main brush to sweep up loose debris from a surface to be cleaned, characterized by at least one trap member to trap static charge; a ground member to create a potential difference in cooperation with the trap member; and a discharge member electrically connected to the trap member and the ground member and serving to discharge the trapped static charge, wherein the discharge member discharges the trapped static charge converted into another kind of energy, as for example, light, sound or kinetic energy.
An immersion lithography exposure apparatus comprising: a lens; a table assembly, the table assembly having a surface, the table assembly being arranged to support at least a substrate, the surface of the table assembly having an opening to accommodate the substrate, a surface of the supported substrate being at substantially a same height as the surface of the table assembly; and a sensor having a surface, the surface of the sensor being at substantially a same height as the surface of the table assembly, wherein the apparatus is arranged to maintain locally a liquid between the lens and the surface of the table assembly, between the lens and the surface of the substrate, and/or between the lens and the surface of the sensor. a lens; a table assembly, the table assembly having a surface, the table assembly being arranged to support at least a substrate, the surface of the table assembly having an opening to accommodate the substrate, a surface of the supported substrate being at substantially a same height as the surface of the table assembly; and a sensor having a surface, the surface of the sensor being at substantially a same height as the surface of the table assembly, wherein the apparatus is arranged to maintain locally a liquid between the lens and the surface of the table assembly, between the lens and the surface of the substrate, and/or between the lens and the surface of the sensor.
A composition comprising: (a) an inherently dissipative polymer including a thermoplastic polyurethane made by reacting (i) at least one polyol intermediate with (ii) at least one diisocyanate and (iii) at least one chain extener; and (b) a halogen-free metal salt of an amidoalkanesulfonic acid, a hydrocarbyl-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, or a mixture thereof, or a polymer derived from said halogen-free metal salt of an amidoalkanesulfonic acid, a hydrocarbyl-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, or a mixture thereof, wherein said halogen-free metal salt is a salt of lithium. (a) an inherently dissipative polymer including a thermoplastic polyurethane made by reacting (i) at least one polyol intermediate with (ii) at least one diisocyanate and (iii) at least one chain extener; and (b) a halogen-free metal salt of an amidoalkanesulfonic acid, a hydrocarbyl-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, or a mixture thereof, or a polymer derived from said halogen-free metal salt of an amidoalkanesulfonic acid, a hydrocarbyl-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, or a mixture thereof, wherein said halogen-free metal salt is a salt of lithium.
An antibacterial composition, comprising: antibacterial agent particles containing a metal; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicate-based compound and a thermoplastic resin having a minimum film-forming temperature of 0°C to 35°C, wherein the antibacterial agent particles containing a metal have the maximum value of frequency at a particle size of 0.1 μm or greater and less than 1 μm in a volume-based particle size distribution, and the content of particles having a particle size of 1 μm or greater is 5% to 50% by volume. antibacterial agent particles containing a metal; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicate-based compound and a thermoplastic resin having a minimum film-forming temperature of 0°C to 35°C, wherein the antibacterial agent particles containing a metal have the maximum value of frequency at a particle size of 0.1 μm or greater and less than 1 μm in a volume-based particle size distribution, and the content of particles having a particle size of 1 μm or greater is 5% to 50% by volume.
An organosilicon compound having a cyclic silazane structure of the following general formula: wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an oxy radical, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.
A data storage system (99, 99a, 99b, 99c) comprising: a recirculating loop configured to maintain a signal carrying data in motion and including a waveguide (9, 12, 13, 52, 53) and a waveguide coupler (101, 101-i, 54-i, 61, 62); the waveguide coupler (101, 101-i, 54-i, 61, 62) configured to couple the signal carrying the data into the waveguide (9, 12, 13, 52, 53); a signal conditioner (102, 102-i) configured to condition the signal conveyed through the waveguide by amplifying and regenerating the signal, wherein the signal conditioner (102, 102-i) is a signal amplifier (102, 46) configured to amplify at least some of this signal and a signal regenerator (102, 102-i) configured to regenerate, at a first timing, only a first portion of the signal, the first portion of the signal being less than an entirety of the signal, and to regenerate, at a second timing after the first timing, only a second portion of the signal, the second portion of the signal being less than an entirety of the signal. a recirculating loop configured to maintain a signal carrying data in motion and including a waveguide (9, 12, 13, 52, 53) and a waveguide coupler (101, 101-i, 54-i, 61, 62); the waveguide coupler (101, 101-i, 54-i, 61, 62) configured to couple the signal carrying the data into the waveguide (9, 12, 13, 52, 53); a signal conditioner (102, 102-i) configured to condition the signal conveyed through the waveguide by amplifying and regenerating the signal, wherein the signal conditioner (102, 102-i) is a signal amplifier (102, 46) configured to amplify at least some of this signal and a signal regenerator (102, 102-i) configured to regenerate, at a first timing, only a first portion of the signal, the first portion of the signal being less than an entirety of the signal, and to regenerate, at a second timing after the first timing, only a second portion of the signal, the second portion of the signal being less than an entirety of the signal.
A method for removing sulfur from a fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, said method comprising: a) contacting never-dried sulfate anion containing polymeric-fiber with an aqueous salt solution comprising halide anions to displace at least a portion of the sulfate anions with halide anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove displaced sulfate anions. a) contacting never-dried sulfate anion containing polymeric-fiber with an aqueous salt solution comprising halide anions to displace at least a portion of the sulfate anions with halide anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove displaced sulfate anions.
An electrical discharge assembly for processing a workpiece having a first surface, a second surface, and a set of cooling passages communicating between the first and second surfaces, each passage having a first portion open at the first surface and a second portion open at the second surface, the assembly comprising: a first set of electrodes having a first shape for machining the first portions of the cooling passages; and a second set of electrodes having a second shape for machining the second portions of the cooling passages, characterised in that the individual electrodes of the first set of electrodes and the individual electrodes of the second set of electrodes are arranged on the electrode discharge assembly in an alternating arrangement. a first set of electrodes having a first shape for machining the first portions of the cooling passages; and a second set of electrodes having a second shape for machining the second portions of the cooling passages, characterised in that the individual electrodes of the first set of electrodes and the individual electrodes of the second set of electrodes are arranged on the electrode discharge assembly in an alternating arrangement.
A method for use in a user equipment, UE, of transmitting wireless signals according to an ON/OFF time mask, the method comprising: obtaining a first transmission time interval, TTI, for operating a first wireless signal between the UE and a cell; determining a first ON/OFF time mask from a plurality of ON/OFF time masks based on a length of the obtained first TTI, wherein an ON/OFF time mask specifies a length and position of transient periods for power ramp up and ramp down with respect to an associated TTI; and transmitting the first wireless signal in the cell according to the determined first ON/OFF time mask. obtaining a first transmission time interval, TTI, for operating a first wireless signal between the UE and a cell; determining a first ON/OFF time mask from a plurality of ON/OFF time masks based on a length of the obtained first TTI, wherein an ON/OFF time mask specifies a length and position of transient periods for power ramp up and ramp down with respect to an associated TTI; and transmitting the first wireless signal in the cell according to the determined first ON/OFF time mask.
A recombinant microorganism of the genus Escherichia having an enhanced L-tryptophan productivity, wherein the recombinant microorganism has a modification to an expression regulatory region of the tryptophan operon, wherein the modification is a partial or full deletion of a leader peptide having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 in an expression regulatory region having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 of an endogenous tryptophan operon, wherein the recombinant microorganism is also modified to have increased chromosomal or intracellular copy number of the tryptophan operon genes trpD, trpC, trpB, and trpA, but not trpE, thereby enhancing the activity of the tryptophan biosynthetic gene cluster except for the anthranilate synthase that is encoded by the trpE gene as compared to the corresponding wild-type Escherichia microorganism.
A microwave drying method of a honeycomb formed body, comprising: an introduction step of disposing the honeycomb formed body while keeping an axis direction of cells of the honeycomb formed body vertically and introducing the honeycomb formed body into a drying furnace capable of irradiating with microwaves; a reflector placing step of placing a microwave reflector (20, 20a) having a function to reflect the microwaves and including a reflecting face having a coverage factor to an area of an end face (13, 14) of the honeycomb formed body that is 15% to 30% so as to face an upper end face of the honeycomb formed body; and a microwave drying step of irradiating the honeycomb formed body with the microwaves of 915 MHz in frequency from above to dry the honeycomb formed body; characterized in that the microwave reflector (20, 20a) has a flat-plate rectangular shape or a circular-plate shape and wherein in the microwave drying step, the honeycomb formed body is dried so that temperature during temperature rising of the honeycomb formed body is controlled by the microwave reflector (20, 20a) so that temperature is higher at a center part of the upper end face than at a circumferential part of the honeycomb formed body, and so that in a cross section in a length direction including a barycenter of the honeycomb formed body, a temperature difference between at the barycenter and at the center part is 25°C or less. an introduction step of disposing the honeycomb formed body while keeping an axis direction of cells of the honeycomb formed body vertically and introducing the honeycomb formed body into a drying furnace capable of irradiating with microwaves; a reflector placing step of placing a microwave reflector (20, 20a) having a function to reflect the microwaves and including a reflecting face having a coverage factor to an area of an end face (13, 14) of the honeycomb formed body that is 15% to 30% so as to face an upper end face of the honeycomb formed body; and a microwave drying step of irradiating the honeycomb formed body with the microwaves of 915 MHz in frequency from above to dry the honeycomb formed body; characterized in that the microwave reflector (20, 20a) has a flat-plate rectangular shape or a circular-plate shape and wherein in the microwave drying step, the honeycomb formed body is dried so that temperature during temperature rising of the honeycomb formed body is controlled by the microwave reflector (20, 20a) so that temperature is higher at a center part of the upper end face than at a circumferential part of the honeycomb formed body, and so that in a cross section in a length direction including a barycenter of the honeycomb formed body, a temperature difference between at the barycenter and at the center part is 25°C or less.
Method for the thermal treatment of a compressed strand, characterized in that the thermal treatment of the compressed strand is carried out in a state installed as intended in a component of an electric motor, wherein heating said compressed strand for thermal treatment is carried out by applying electric current to said compressed strand, wherein the thermal treatment on said compressed strand takes place after or during the initial operation of said vehicle, respectively, and said compressed strand is heated by regulating or switching off the motor cooling and/or by idling load, in particular as a result of intentionally applied leakage currents which generate heat but no torque. wherein heating said compressed strand for thermal treatment is carried out by applying electric current to said compressed strand, wherein the thermal treatment on said compressed strand takes place after or during the initial operation of said vehicle, respectively, and said compressed strand is heated by regulating or switching off the motor cooling and/or by idling load, in particular as a result of intentionally applied leakage currents which generate heat but no torque.
A trunnion, comprising: a first portion operable to couple directly to a drive tube of an aircraft (14, 204), wherein the drive tube is operable to rotate around a first axis; and a second portion operable to couple to a swash plate of the aircraft (14, 204), wherein the swash plate is operable to cause the pitch of at least one of a plurality of aircraft blades to change, wherein the trunnion is operable to provide for collective control of the at least one of the plurality of aircraft blades wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of first splines operable to interface with a plurality of second splines of the drive tube, characterised in that the trunnion comprises a first master tooth on an inner surface of the trunnion, the first master tooth being distinct from the first splines, the first master tooth positioned between two of the first splines, the first master tooth operable to interface with a second master tooth of the drive tube. a first portion operable to couple directly to a drive tube of an aircraft (14, 204), wherein the drive tube is operable to rotate around a first axis; and a second portion operable to couple to a swash plate of the aircraft (14, 204), wherein the swash plate is operable to cause the pitch of at least one of a plurality of aircraft blades to change, wherein the trunnion is operable to provide for collective control of the at least one of the plurality of aircraft blades wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of first splines operable to interface with a plurality of second splines of the drive tube, characterised in that the trunnion comprises a first master tooth on an inner surface of the trunnion, the first master tooth being distinct from the first splines, the first master tooth positioned between two of the first splines, the first master tooth operable to interface with a second master tooth of the drive tube.
A vehicle instrument panel comprising: - a dial comprising at least one light permeable portion, which defines a graphic area; - a LED backlighting device for lighting said graphic area; the LED backlighting device comprising: - at least one LED source having an optical axis corresponding to the direction in which the intensity of the light emitted into space is maximum; - reflection means configured so as to reflect the light of said LED source towards an outlet engaged by said light permeable portion; said reflection means comprising: - a first reflecting surface, which defines a first cavity and is aligned with said outlet along an illumination axis spaced apart from said optical axis, said optical axis and said illumination axis lying on a same plane; - a second reflecting surface, which is aligned with said LED source along said optical axis, defines a second cavity communicating with said first cavity through an aperture and is configured so as to reflect most of the incident light towards said aperture; characterized in that said second reflecting surface is configured so as to block light emitted by said at least one LED source in order to avoid direct light of said at least one LED source reaching said outlet; and in that, by cross-sectioning said second reflecting surface with said plane, the trace of said second reflecting surface comprises an elliptical arc. - a dial comprising at least one light permeable portion, which defines a graphic area; - a LED backlighting device for lighting said graphic area; the LED backlighting device comprising: - at least one LED source having an optical axis corresponding to the direction in which the intensity of the light emitted into space is maximum; - reflection means configured so as to reflect the light of said LED source towards an outlet engaged by said light permeable portion; said reflection means comprising: - a first reflecting surface, which defines a first cavity and is aligned with said outlet along an illumination axis spaced apart from said optical axis, said optical axis and said illumination axis lying on a same plane; - a second reflecting surface, which is aligned with said LED source along said optical axis, defines a second cavity communicating with said first cavity through an aperture and is configured so as to reflect most of the incident light towards said aperture; characterized in that said second reflecting surface is configured so as to block light emitted by said at least one LED source in order to avoid direct light of said at least one LED source reaching said outlet; and in that, by cross-sectioning said second reflecting surface with said plane, the trace of said second reflecting surface comprises an elliptical arc.
A media server for a telecommunication network, wherein the media server is adapted to - provide a predetermined audio signal; - set up a second communication channel to a second user equipment; - upon confirmation from the second user equipment, set up a first communication to a first user equipment; - link the first and second communication channel to provide a communication channel between the first user equipment and the second user equipment; - insert the predetermined audio signal into the communication channel between the first user equipment and the second user equipment; and - modify the rendering of the audio signal independently on the first communication channel to the first user equipment and on the second communication channel to the second user equipment subject to control signals received from the first and second user equipment (101, 105), respectively. - provide a predetermined audio signal; - set up a second communication channel to a second user equipment; - upon confirmation from the second user equipment, set up a first communication to a first user equipment; - link the first and second communication channel to provide a communication channel between the first user equipment and the second user equipment; - insert the predetermined audio signal into the communication channel between the first user equipment and the second user equipment; and - modify the rendering of the audio signal independently on the first communication channel to the first user equipment and on the second communication channel to the second user equipment subject to control signals received from the first and second user equipment (101, 105), respectively.
A shoe comprising a shock absorber and an insole arranged around the shock absorber in a heel part of the shoe, the shock absorber comprising: an elastic body arranged with a plurality of tubular cavities axially extending into the elastic body from its under side and ending in the body, the shoe being characterised in that the tubular cavities are arranged to be at least partly filled with material forming a midsole of the shoe. an elastic body arranged with a plurality of tubular cavities axially extending into the elastic body from its under side and ending in the body, the shoe being characterised in that the tubular cavities are arranged to be at least partly filled with material forming a midsole of the shoe.