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A heat exchanger assembly comprising; a manifold (102, 104) having an open end, a closed end opposite of said open end, and an interior surface defining an interior cavity; a end cap configured to seal said open end; a partition member defining a plurality of orifices along a length of said partition member; wherein said partition member is configured to be inserted in said interior cavity through said open end such that said partition member abuts said interior surface and said closed end, thereby partitioning said interior cavity into a manifold chamber and a distributor/collector chamber; wherein said partition member includes two opposite facing flange portions along said length of said partition member, wherein said flange portions are configured to engage said interior surface; wherein said partition member includes a bulkhead panel extending from an end of said partition member adjacent said open end of said manifold; characterized in that: said partition member includes a spring locator tab panel extending from an end of said partition member opposite of said bulk head panel, wherein said spring locator tab panel is biased against said closed end; said interior surface includes a protrusion located between open end and said bulkhead panel, wherein said protrusion is configured to engage said bulkhead panel to biase biased said spring locator tab panel against said closed end. a manifold (102, 104) having an open end, a closed end opposite of said open end, and an interior surface defining an interior cavity; a end cap configured to seal said open end; a partition member defining a plurality of orifices along a length of said partition member; wherein said partition member is configured to be inserted in said interior cavity through said open end such that said partition member abuts said interior surface and said closed end, thereby partitioning said interior cavity into a manifold chamber and a distributor/collector chamber; wherein said partition member includes two opposite facing flange portions along said length of said partition member, wherein said flange portions are configured to engage said interior surface; wherein said partition member includes a bulkhead panel extending from an end of said partition member adjacent said open end of said manifold; said partition member includes a spring locator tab panel extending from an end of said partition member opposite of said bulk head panel, wherein said spring locator tab panel is biased against said closed end; said interior surface includes a protrusion located between open end and said bulkhead panel, wherein said protrusion is configured to engage said bulkhead panel to biase biased said spring locator tab panel against said closed end.
An imaging apparatus comprising: a plurality of diodes comprising a first subset of diodes configured to capture image information representing a target scene, and a second subset of diodes (120B, 120C, 120E, 120F) configured to capture phase detection information representing the target scene; and a processor configured with instructions to partition the image information into a plurality of regions; obtain focus values for the different regions, determine a maximum blur of the most in-focus region based on a sharpness value, identify a bounding phase difference value corresponding to the maximum blur, generate at least first and second images based on the captured phase detection information, determine a phase difference value between the first and second images by comparing the images to one another, and calculate an autofocus adjustment based at least partly on the determined phase difference value and at least partly on a range defined by the bounding phase difference value. a plurality of diodes comprising a first subset of diodes configured to capture image information representing a target scene, and a second subset of diodes (120B, 120C, 120E, 120F) configured to capture phase detection information representing the target scene; and a first subset of diodes configured to capture image information representing a target scene, and a second subset of diodes (120B, 120C, 120E, 120F) configured to capture phase detection information representing the target scene; and a processor configured with instructions to partition the image information into a plurality of regions; obtain focus values for the different regions, determine a maximum blur of the most in-focus region based on a sharpness value, identify a bounding phase difference value corresponding to the maximum blur, generate at least first and second images based on the captured phase detection information, determine a phase difference value between the first and second images by comparing the images to one another, and calculate an autofocus adjustment based at least partly on the determined phase difference value and at least partly on a range defined by the bounding phase difference value. partition the image information into a plurality of regions; obtain focus values for the different regions, determine a maximum blur of the most in-focus region based on a sharpness value, identify a bounding phase difference value corresponding to the maximum blur, generate at least first and second images based on the captured phase detection information, determine a phase difference value between the first and second images by comparing the images to one another, and calculate an autofocus adjustment based at least partly on the determined phase difference value and at least partly on a range defined by the bounding phase difference value.
A sealing mechanism suitable for use in a push-button device, comprising: a front ring shell, configured to be mounted on a push-button base of the push-button device; a lamp base shell, mounted on the front ring shell; and a sealing member, comprising: a sealing body; and a sealing wall, annularly disposed on the sealing body and fixed to the lamp base shell; characterised in that the lamp base shell is mounted on the front ring shell in such a way, that the lamp base shell and the front ring shell respectively push the periphery of the sealing body in such a way, that the sealing body and the front ring shell together form a sealing space, said sealing space being configured to seal a first slot in the push-button base. a front ring shell, configured to be mounted on a push-button base of the push-button device; a lamp base shell, mounted on the front ring shell; and a sealing member, comprising: a sealing body; and a sealing wall, annularly disposed on the sealing body and fixed to the lamp base shell; characterised in that the lamp base shell is mounted on the front ring shell in such a way, that the lamp base shell and the front ring shell respectively push the periphery of the sealing body in such a way, that the sealing body and the front ring shell together form a sealing space, said sealing space being configured to seal a first slot in the push-button base. a sealing body; and a sealing wall, annularly disposed on the sealing body and fixed to the lamp base shell; characterised in that the lamp base shell is mounted on the front ring shell in such a way, that the lamp base shell and the front ring shell respectively push the periphery of the sealing body in such a way, that the sealing body and the front ring shell together form a sealing space, said sealing space being configured to seal a first slot in the push-button base.
A method for object detection by an electronic device, comprising: obtaining an image pyramid comprising a plurality of pyramid levels for a frame and a plurality of scale levels for each pyramid level; providing a scanning window; the method being characterized by setting a scanning step size that is proportional to dimensions of the frame at a scale level, wherein the scanning step size is equal for the plurality of pyramid levels corresponding to a same scale level; and scanning at least two of the plurality of scale levels of a pyramid level of the frame at a plurality of scanning window locations, wherein a number of scanning window locations is equal for each scale level of the at least two scale levels of the pyramid level. obtaining an image pyramid comprising a plurality of pyramid levels for a frame and a plurality of scale levels for each pyramid level; providing a scanning window; the method being characterized by setting a scanning step size that is proportional to dimensions of the frame at a scale level, wherein the scanning step size is equal for the plurality of pyramid levels corresponding to a same scale level; and scanning at least two of the plurality of scale levels of a pyramid level of the frame at a plurality of scanning window locations, wherein a number of scanning window locations is equal for each scale level of the at least two scale levels of the pyramid level.
A machine for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product, comprising: helical pre-form assembly having a cylindrical mandrel with a longitudinal axis and a guide member (56; 66) for guiding the sheet stock material from a supply thereof into a helical path along and around the mandrel so as to form a helical pre-form that rotates around the longitudinal axis and advances parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a restriction in the path of the pre-form that slows the advance and rotation of the pre-form past the restriction, the restriction causing the pre-form to retard longitudinal advancement, to twist upon itself, and to permanently deform as it moves past the restriction, thereby longitudinally and helically crumpling the pre-form. helical pre-form assembly having a cylindrical mandrel with a longitudinal axis and a guide member (56; 66) for guiding the sheet stock material from a supply thereof into a helical path along and around the mandrel so as to form a helical pre-form that rotates around the longitudinal axis and advances parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a restriction in the path of the pre-form that slows the advance and rotation of the pre-form past the restriction, the restriction causing the pre-form to retard longitudinal advancement, to twist upon itself, and to permanently deform as it moves past the restriction, thereby longitudinally and helically crumpling the pre-form.
Method for locating a disturbance (50, 54, 56, 86) of a system for which an unmanned flight device flies over the system and takes pictures of the system, and visual information obtained from image data is sent to an operator who operates the flight device from the ground, characterized in that the operator detects the disturbance (50, 54, 56, 86) from the visual information and triggers a signal, and the signal triggers the transmission of the geographic coordinates of the unmanned flight device and an image of the disturbance (50, 54, 56, 86) to a ground-based server.
A method for stretching a film, the method comprising: conveying the film into a stretching region; stretching the film to increase a transverse dimension of the film by at least a factor of 2.5 by conveying the opposing edges of the film along generally diverging, coplanar paths, wherein the generally diverging paths are configured and arranged to provide a machine direction draw ratio (MDDR) and a transverse direction draw ratio (TDDR) based on the paths having the following relationships: MDDR < TDDR − 1 / 2 1 / MDDR × TDDR 1 / 2 < 2 during the stretching. conveying the film into a stretching region; stretching the film to increase a transverse dimension of the film by at least a factor of 2.5 by conveying the opposing edges of the film along generally diverging, coplanar paths, wherein the generally diverging paths are configured and arranged to provide a machine direction draw ratio (MDDR) and a transverse direction draw ratio (TDDR) based on the paths having the following relationships: MDDR < TDDR − 1 / 2 1 / MDDR × TDDR 1 / 2 < 2 during the stretching.
A porous crosslinked material, wherein the porous crosslinked material is obtained by a production method comprising the steps of: - preparing a solution in which a fish-derived collagen and a fish-derived elastin having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000 are dissolved at a temperature of 0 to 10°C and pH ranging from 3 to 6, whereby coacervation of the elastin is not generated; - obtaining a dried product from the solution; and - forming a crosslinked material by crosslinking the dried product. - preparing a solution in which a fish-derived collagen and a fish-derived elastin having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000 are dissolved at a temperature of 0 to 10°C and pH ranging from 3 to 6, whereby coacervation of the elastin is not generated; - obtaining a dried product from the solution; and - forming a crosslinked material by crosslinking the dried product.
A printer, comprising: a housing configured to store a print medium; an opening and closing cover supported by the housing so as to be opened and closed; a feed roller disposed at the opening and closing cover, the feed roller being configured to feed the print medium; a print head disposed to be opposed to the feed roller in the housing, the print head being configured to print on the print medium; a cutting unit (Ct) disposed to be opposed to the feed roller, the cutting unit (Ct) being disposed downstream of the feed roller in a feeding direction, the cutting unit (Ct) being configured to cut the print medium after printing by the print head; a first detector disposed between the print head and the cutting unit (Ct), the first detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing; a second detector disposed downstream of the cutting unit (Ct) in the feeding direction, the second detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing; and a circuit board common to the first detector and the second detector, the circuit board being configured to mount both of the first detector and the second detector. a housing configured to store a print medium; an opening and closing cover supported by the housing so as to be opened and closed; a feed roller disposed at the opening and closing cover, the feed roller being configured to feed the print medium; a print head disposed to be opposed to the feed roller in the housing, the print head being configured to print on the print medium; a cutting unit (Ct) disposed to be opposed to the feed roller, the cutting unit (Ct) being disposed downstream of the feed roller in a feeding direction, the cutting unit (Ct) being configured to cut the print medium after printing by the print head; a first detector disposed between the print head and the cutting unit (Ct), the first detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing; a second detector disposed downstream of the cutting unit (Ct) in the feeding direction, the second detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing; and a circuit board common to the first detector and the second detector, the circuit board being configured to mount both of the first detector and the second detector.
A biodegradable intraocular implant comprising a biodegradable polymer material and a therapeutic agent associated with the biodegradable polymer material, wherein the therapeutic agent comprises a compound having the formula below (Compound 1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester prodrug thereof, wherein the implant is effective for reducing intraocular pressure in a mammalian eye.
Apparatus for delivering filamentary material into a patient including: a tubular delivery element having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending within the tubular delivery element from the proximal to the distal ends; a material dispenser coupled at the proximal end of the tubular delivery element, the material dispenser including a receptacle having an internal wall of which at least a part has a generally rounded shape, the receptacle including an aperture for receiving driving fluid into the receptacle and an outlet coupled to the lumen of the tubular delivery element; and a length of filamentary material wound around a separate material-carrying body and having an end located through the outlet for feeding into and through the lumen of the tubular delivery element, characterised in that the material-carrying body is uncoupled from the receptacle, has a generally rounded shape conforming at least to said rounded part of the internal wall of the receptacle and has a size smaller than a size of the receptacle. a tubular delivery element having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending within the tubular delivery element from the proximal to the distal ends; a material dispenser coupled at the proximal end of the tubular delivery element, the material dispenser including a receptacle having an internal wall of which at least a part has a generally rounded shape, the receptacle including an aperture for receiving driving fluid into the receptacle and an outlet coupled to the lumen of the tubular delivery element; and a length of filamentary material wound around a separate material-carrying body and having an end located through the outlet for feeding into and through the lumen of the tubular delivery element, characterised in that the material-carrying body is uncoupled from the receptacle, has a generally rounded shape conforming at least to said rounded part of the internal wall of the receptacle and has a size smaller than a size of the receptacle.
A method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate with at least one electrically conductive via, in which one metal layer (4, 8), respectively, is attached in a planar manner to a ceramic plate or a ceramic layer to each of two opposing surface sides of the ceramic layer, wherein a metal-containing liquid substance is introduced into a hole in the ceramic layer delimiting the via prior to the attachment of both metal layers (4, 8), or subsequent to the attachment of one of the two metal layers and prior to the attachment of the other one of the two metal layers, and this assembly is then subjected to a high-temperature step above 500°C in which the metal-containing substance wets the ceramic layer at least partially with a wetting angle of less than 90°, characterized in that a liquid is introduced into the hole delimiting the via as a metal-containing substance by the ceramic layer being sprayed with the liquid or immersed in the liquid, wherein a subsequent, additional thermal conversion step for converting the liquid into copper oxide is carried out in a temperature range of 100°C to 200°C prior to the high-temperature step; and a copper hydroxide brine or copper acetate brine is used as the metal-containing liquid. a liquid is introduced into the hole delimiting the via as a metal-containing substance by the ceramic layer being sprayed with the liquid or immersed in the liquid, wherein a subsequent, additional thermal conversion step for converting the liquid into copper oxide is carried out in a temperature range of 100°C to 200°C prior to the high-temperature step; and a copper hydroxide brine or copper acetate brine is used as the metal-containing liquid.
Isolation unit comprising: - a core produced from a porous insulating material; - an outer casing produced from a deformable impervious material forming a sealed inner space in which the core of the isolation unit is positioned, said inner space presenting, in an operational state of the isolation unit, a vacuum relative to an environment outside the isolation unit; - an element for degrading the casing, capable of degrading the casing in response to an overpressure in the inner space of the casing relative to the environment outside the isolation unit causing a deformation of the casing, so that the degrading of the casing by the degrading element brings the inner space of the casing into communication with the environment outside the isolation unit, and in which the degrading element comprises an area of rupture of the casing, the rupture area being capable of degrading before the other areas constituting the casing in response to an overpressure in the inner space of the casing relative to the environment outside the isolation unit, the rupture area of the casing presenting a thickness smaller than the thickness of the casing outside the rupture area, the rupture area having a mechanical resistance to the overpressure in the inner space of the casing relative to the environment outside the isolation unit which is lower than the mechanical resistance of the casing outside the rupture area, characterised in that the rupture area is circular in shape and rupture initiating slots extend radially from a centre of the rupture area, a safety screen being installed on an inner face 99 of the casing on the rupture area. - a core produced from a porous insulating material; - an outer casing produced from a deformable impervious material forming a sealed inner space in which the core of the isolation unit is positioned, said inner space presenting, in an operational state of the isolation unit, a vacuum relative to an environment outside the isolation unit; - an element for degrading the casing, capable of degrading the casing in response to an overpressure in the inner space of the casing relative to the environment outside the isolation unit causing a deformation of the casing, so that the degrading of the casing by the degrading element brings the inner space of the casing into communication with the environment outside the isolation unit,
A fluid control device comprising: a housing having an inlet fluidically coupleable to a patient and an outlet fluidically coupleable to a fluid collection device, the housing defining at least a portion of each of a first channel and a second channel between the inlet and the outlet; a selectively permeable blood barrier, the blood barrier disposed in the housing between the first channel and the outlet; and a moveable plug disposed in the housing and configured to obstruct a flow path between the inlet and the outlet via the second channel when in first position, the blood barrier configured to allow a gas to flow through the blood barrier in response to a pressure differential between the inlet and the outlet, thereby allowing a volume of blood to flow into the first channel, the moveable plug configured to move from the first position to a second position in response to an increase in a pressure differential between the moveable plug and the outlet as a result of the volume of blood in the first channel such that a subsequent volume of blood is drawn from the inlet through the second channel and to the outlet. a housing having an inlet fluidically coupleable to a patient and an outlet fluidically coupleable to a fluid collection device, the housing defining at least a portion of each of a first channel and a second channel between the inlet and the outlet; a selectively permeable blood barrier, the blood barrier disposed in the housing between the first channel and the outlet; and a moveable plug disposed in the housing and configured to obstruct a flow path between the inlet and the outlet via the second channel when in first position, the blood barrier configured to allow a gas to flow through the blood barrier in response to a pressure differential between the inlet and the outlet, thereby allowing a volume of blood to flow into the first channel, the moveable plug configured to move from the first position to a second position in response to an increase in a pressure differential between the moveable plug and the outlet as a result of the volume of blood in the first channel such that a subsequent volume of blood is drawn from the inlet through the second channel and to the outlet.
A heating system (1, 101, 201, 301) for preforms, comprising a carousel (3, 303) for treating the preforms comprising a plurality of heating elements (4, 304) configured to be inserted either inside or outside each preform and to radiate electromagnetic radiation in the infrared field characterized in that the infrared field forms, in such a device, a disc of radiation according to a radial symmetry with respect to the center of the axis of the preform.