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A white balance processing method, comprising: processing an image to determine whether a light source is contained in a scene corresponding to the image comprising: dividing the image into a plurality of regions; and for each of the plurality of regions, determining whether a ratio of a number of pixels each with a pixel value greater than a predetermined value exceeds a predetermined ratio according to a histogram of the respective region; in response to determining that the light source is contained in the scene, processing the image according to a first predetermined algorithm to acquire color temperature of the light source in the scene and performing a white balance processing on the image according to the color temperature of the light source; and in response to determining that no light source is contained in the scene, performing the white balance processing on the image according to a second predetermined algorithm, the second predetermined algorithm being different from the first predetermined algorithm. processing an image to determine whether a light source is contained in a scene corresponding to the image comprising: dividing the image into a plurality of regions; and for each of the plurality of regions, determining whether a ratio of a number of pixels each with a pixel value greater than a predetermined value exceeds a predetermined ratio according to a histogram of the respective region; in response to determining that the light source is contained in the scene, processing the image according to a first predetermined algorithm to acquire color temperature of the light source in the scene and performing a white balance processing on the image according to the color temperature of the light source; and in response to determining that no light source is contained in the scene, performing the white balance processing on the image according to a second predetermined algorithm, the second predetermined algorithm being different from the first predetermined algorithm.
An air-conditioning system comprising: a plurality of air conditioners each having an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, the air conditioning system being configured to be able to perform a rotation operation in which at least one, but not all, of the plurality of air conditioners is deactivated sequentially, wherein each of the air conditioners includes a human detection sensor provided for the indoor unit of each of the air conditioners to sense the presence/absence of a human in a room, characterized in that the air-conditioning system further comprises: an indoor controller configured to make the air conditioner perform an air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the presence of a human in the room, and make the air conditioner stop the air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the absence of a human in the room, and the indoor controller of each of the air conditioners is configured to make the air conditioner that has been deactivated under the rotation operation remain inactive and not to select the air conditioner as a machine to be activated even if the human detection sensor associated with the air conditioner senses the presence of a human in the room. a plurality of air conditioners each having an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, the air conditioning system being configured to be able to perform a rotation operation in which at least one, but not all, of the plurality of air conditioners is deactivated sequentially, wherein each of the air conditioners includes a human detection sensor provided for the indoor unit of each of the air conditioners to sense the presence/absence of a human in a room, characterized in that the air-conditioning system further comprises: an indoor controller configured to make the air conditioner perform an air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the presence of a human in the room, and make the air conditioner stop the air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the absence of a human in the room, and the indoor controller of each of the air conditioners is configured to make the air conditioner that has been deactivated under the rotation operation remain inactive and not to select the air conditioner as a machine to be activated even if the human detection sensor associated with the air conditioner senses the presence of a human in the room. an indoor controller configured to make the air conditioner perform an air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the presence of a human in the room, and make the air conditioner stop the air-conditioning operation if the human detection sensor senses the absence of a human in the room, and the indoor controller of each of the air conditioners is configured to make the air conditioner that has been deactivated under the rotation operation remain inactive and not to select the air conditioner as a machine to be activated even if the human detection sensor associated with the air conditioner senses the presence of a human in the room.
An instrument for drilling a hole for a bone screw, comprising: - a shaft having: - a first end; - a primary drill fluted portion extending from proximate the first end of the shaft toward a second end of the shaft; - a shank at the second end of the shaft; and - a middle portion between the primary drill fluted portion and the shank, wherein the middle portion has a cross-sectional shape with at least one flat surface; - a sleeve surrounding the shaft, the sleeve having an inner surface with the same cross-sectional shape as that of the middle portion, which inner surface slides along the middle portion of the shaft; - a countersink drill bit provided at a first end of the sleeve that is proximate the primary drill fluted portion; and - a locking mechanism that selectively holds the sleeve in a fixed position with respect to the shaft, for locating of the countersink drill bit at a selected position with respect to the first end of the shaft, wherein the outer surface of the middle portion further comprises a series of ridges with which the locking mechanism is configured to engage so as to allow for incremental adjustment of the countersink drill bit with respect to the shaft's first end, characterized in that the series of ridges comprises a series of angled ratchet grooves, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring-loaded wire having a locking portion that at least partially surrounds the outer surface of the shaft's middle portion and is configured to be received in one of the ratchet grooves. - a shaft having: - a first end; - a primary drill fluted portion extending from proximate the first end of the shaft toward a second end of the shaft; - a shank at the second end of the shaft; and - a middle portion between the primary drill fluted portion and the shank, wherein the middle portion has a cross-sectional shape with at least one flat surface; - a first end; - a primary drill fluted portion extending from proximate the first end of the shaft toward a second end of the shaft; - a shank at the second end of the shaft; and - a middle portion between the primary drill fluted portion and the shank, wherein the middle portion has a cross-sectional shape with at least one flat surface; - a sleeve surrounding the shaft, the sleeve having an inner surface with the same cross-sectional shape as that of the middle portion, which inner surface slides along the middle portion of the shaft; - a countersink drill bit provided at a first end of the sleeve that is proximate the primary drill fluted portion; and - a locking mechanism that selectively holds the sleeve in a fixed position with respect to the shaft, for locating of the countersink drill bit at a selected position with respect to the first end of the shaft,
Arrangement with a pipe, an external element and a pipe connecting device for securing the tube to the external element, with at least one adapter element and at least one securing element, wherein the adapter element serves as support at the pipe for the at least one securing element for securing the pipe to the external element, wherein mutually opposite ends (6, 7) of the adapter element are respectively supported in supports (8, 9) at walls (10, 11) of the pipe and wherein at least one end of the adapter element forms a device for positioning the securing element with respect to the external element in interaction with a support (8, 9), characterised in that the supports (8, 9) are formed as cut-outs (13, 14) in the walls (10, 11) of the pipe, that a part of the device is formed from a length section of the adapter element with a cross-section departing from its original cross-sectional shape and that the length section engages in a cut-out of a wall of the pipe by a fitting cross-sectional shape differing from the original shape, that the adapter element is formed as a cylindrical, rectangular, square or polygonal pin, at one end of which a surface as part of the device for positioning the securing element is arranged, and that the adapter element is oriented in its angular position with respect to the pipe and thus also the securing element connected with the adapter element in such a way that the surface comes into contact with an associated surface in the first cut-out of the pipe.
A method of producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons comprising: distilling a feedstock oil containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and 5 to 60 mass% of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes and having a 10 vol% distillation temperature of 140°C or higher and a 90 vol% distillation temperature of 380°C or lower to obtain a light feedstock oil containing 10 to 70 mass% of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes and having a 10 vol% distillation temperature of 140°C to 205 °C and a 90 vol% distillation temperature of 300°C or lower, wherein the content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is higher than a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the feedstock oil and bringing the light feedstock oil into contact with a catalyst containing a crystalline aluminosilicate and phosphorus and/or boron to obtain monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the content of phosphorus and/or boron in the catalyst is 0.1 mass% to 10 mass%, by ring-opening using saturated hydrocarbons contained in the light feedstock oil as a hydrogen donating source, and the contact time between the light feedstock oil and the catalyst is 1 second to 300 seconds. distilling a feedstock oil containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and 5 to 60 mass% of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes and having a 10 vol% distillation temperature of 140°C or higher and a 90 vol% distillation temperature of 380°C or lower to obtain a light feedstock oil containing 10 to 70 mass% of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes and having a 10 vol% distillation temperature of 140°C to 205 °C and a 90 vol% distillation temperature of 300°C or lower, wherein the content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is higher than a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the feedstock oil and bringing the light feedstock oil into contact with a catalyst containing a crystalline aluminosilicate and phosphorus and/or boron to obtain monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the content of phosphorus and/or boron in the catalyst is 0.1 mass% to 10 mass%, by ring-opening using saturated hydrocarbons contained in the light feedstock oil as a hydrogen donating source, and the contact time between the light feedstock oil and the catalyst is 1 second to 300 seconds.
Antenna reflector of paraboloidal or ellipsoidal shape compatible with applications at high frequencies between 12 and 75GHz and suitable for a geostationary space environment comprising a reflective face making it possible to focus an electromagnetic radiation, the reflector comprising a superposition of at least one layer (C n) comprising a fibre composite material, characterized in that at least one layer (C n) of fibre composite material comprises angular sectors [(S i) n] arranged around a centre (c), each of the angular sectors [(S i) n] is defined by a first central angle [(α i) n], and is oriented in a radial direction (d R) that is the median of the central angle [(α i) n], some first angular sectors have a central angle with a value of (αi+X) and some second angular sectors have a central angle with a value of (αi-X), a first angular sector alternating with a second angular sector in a layer n, each of the angular sectors [(S i) n] comprises the fibre composite material comprising first fibres oriented in a first direction [(d i1) n] and second fibres oriented in a second direction [(d i2) n] that is different from the first direction [(d i1) n], the first direction [(d i1) n] of the first fibres of an angular sector [(S i) n] forming a second angle [(β i) n] with the radial direction (d R) of the angular sector [(S i) n], and in that the angular sectors [(S i) n] comprise three concentric areas: a central area (Zc), a peripheral area (Zp) and an intermediate area (Zi) situated between the central area (Zc) and the peripheral area (Zp), the intermediate area (Zi) forming a rim.
Elastic semi-conductive track and flexible conductive support base assembly arranged on a textile fabric substrate, the flexible conductive support base being a textile comprising conductive and non-conductive fibres and having at least one of its ends round shaped, wherein at least one end (1 a) of the track is treading on said at least one round shaped end of at least one flexible conductive support base, and a non-treaded area by the track of the at least one flexible conductive support base is in electrical contact with a rigid electrical component.
A cleaning device comprising a handle, a cleaning head including a platen equipped with a fringe, and a chamber for receiving a cleaning liquid, - the device comprises a duct for the flow of the cleaning liquid from the chamber to the platen, - the cleaning head comprises an upper wall (10; 19) connected to the flow duct and a lower wall (11; 19) forming the platen, provided with one or more holes (13; 23) allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the platen to impregnate the fringe, characterized in that: - the chamber, called a perforation chamber, is configured to receive a carton of cleaning liquid, which carton comprises a pocket and the cleaning liquid, contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber being provided with a knife configured to be able to perforate the pocket on installation of the carton in the perforation chamber for the purpose of releasing the cleaning liquid. - the device comprises a duct for the flow of the cleaning liquid from the chamber to the platen, - the cleaning head comprises an upper wall (10; 19) connected to the flow duct and a lower wall (11; 19) forming the platen, provided with one or more holes (13; 23) allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the platen to impregnate the fringe, - the chamber, called a perforation chamber, is configured to receive a carton of cleaning liquid, which carton comprises a pocket and the cleaning liquid, contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber being provided with a knife configured to be able to perforate the pocket on installation of the carton in the perforation chamber for the purpose of releasing the cleaning liquid.
Method for modifying the software in the memory of an electronic control device, wherein the memory comprises at least one read-only memory with a plurality of original program routines which are stored therein, form at least one part of the software and are executed by at least one processor of the control device, the memory has at least one main memory for storing volatile data, and the memory also has an overlay memory, wherein each memory address from the overlay memory can be assigned to a memory address in the read-only memory by means of an item of assignment information, with the result that, when an overlay functionality is activated, the processor executes the instruction at an assigned address of the overlay memory instead of a program routine instruction at an address in the read-only memory, wherein the overlay functionality can be activated and deactivated via an interface of the control device, wherein, during the run time of the control device, at least one functional part of a bypass routine, with which an original program routine is intended to be at least partially replaced, is stored in an address area in the overlay memory, or the overlay memory stores, as a first part of a bypass routine, a jump instruction which refers directly or indirectly to a second part of the bypass routine stored in an address area accessible to the processor, and an item of assignment information is created and assigns the address and/or the address area of the overlay memory to an address or an address area of the program routine to be replaced or of the part of the program routine to be replaced, characterized in that code of a bypass routine is exchanged without stopping the control device by virtue of the fact that an activated overlay function is first of all deactivated and the control device continues to run while executing the original program routines, wherein the program flow is outside the bypass routine at the deactivation time and the code of a bypass routine is manipulated in the overlay memory during the execution of the original program routines and the overlay functionality is activated again after conclusion of the manipulation if the processor executes program code outside the program routine to be replaced.
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent layer comprising surface-modified water-absorbing polymeric particles and a thermoplastic adhesive component, the layer being obtainable by a) obtaining a thermoplastic adhesive component, having a viscosity of from 800 to 4000 mPa.s, at 175°C (as defined herein) and comprising i) a thermoplastic polymer with a weight average molecular weight of at least 8000 g/ mole; and ii) a plasticizer of a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000 g/mole; and the thermoplastic adhesive component that are substantially free of plasticizers having a weight average molecular weight below 1000 g/ mole, wherein the level of the plasticizer is from 0.5 to 50% by weight of the thermoplastic adhesive component; b) obtaining surface-modified water-absorbing polymeric particles, comprising a surface modification agent, that include a coating agent, forming a coating or partial coating on the particles; wherein the coating agent is hydrophilic; c) contacting the thermoplastic adhesive component and the surface-modified water- absorbing polymeric particles, whereby the thermoplastic adhesive material forms a coating or partial coating on, and/or a fibrous matrix for, the water-absorbing polymeric particles. a) obtaining a thermoplastic adhesive component, having a viscosity of from 800 to 4000 mPa.s, at 175°C (as defined herein) and comprising i) a thermoplastic polymer with a weight average molecular weight of at least 8000 g/ mole; and ii) a plasticizer of a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000 g/mole; and the thermoplastic adhesive component that are substantially free of plasticizers having a weight average molecular weight below 1000 g/ mole, wherein the level of the plasticizer is from 0.5 to 50% by weight of the thermoplastic adhesive component; b) obtaining surface-modified water-absorbing polymeric particles, comprising a surface modification agent, that include a coating agent, forming a coating or partial coating on the particles; wherein the coating agent is hydrophilic; c) contacting the thermoplastic adhesive component and the surface-modified water- absorbing polymeric particles, whereby the thermoplastic adhesive material forms a coating or partial coating on, and/or a fibrous matrix for, the water-absorbing polymeric particles.
A method for preparing random copolymers with a low content of vinyl groups by copolymerization of conjugated dienes and vinyl aromatic monomers by using an organolithium initiator, characterized in that the copolymerization is carried out at a temperature of 70 to 130°C in the presence of an electron donor system comprising a potassium alcoholate of the general formula ROK, wherein R is an aliphatic group comprising 5 to 15 carbon atoms, and an electron-donor additive, followed by modification with at least one compound selected from the group of cyclosiloxanes, oxocyclosiloxanes, lactams or vinyl pyridines.
An oil mist separator for a positive crankcase ventilation system, - with a first separator unit which has at least one filter body arranged in a blow-by gas path in such a manner that blow-by gas can flow through the filter body, - with a second separator unit which is designed as an impactor separator and is arranged in a bypass path that bypasses the first separator unit, - with a bypass valve which opens the bypass path when a differential pressure in the first separator unit exceeds a predefined value, characterized in that the impactor separator and the bypass valve form a structural unit which can be pre-assembled and can be inserted in the pre-assembled state into the oil mist separator, and that the impactor-valve unit has an inner tube and an outer tube arranged coaxially thereto, wherein the valve element is adjustably arranged on the outlet side of the inner tube, whereas the outer tube has a fleece body arranged on a inner side facing the inner tube. - with a first separator unit which has at least one filter body arranged in a blow-by gas path in such a manner that blow-by gas can flow through the filter body, - with a second separator unit which is designed as an impactor separator and is arranged in a bypass path that bypasses the first separator unit, - with a bypass valve which opens the bypass path when a differential pressure in the first separator unit exceeds a predefined value,
Adhesive tape comprising at least one carrier material and at least one composition comprising at in total at least 60 wt% one or more polyurethanes obtainable by chemical crosslinking of a polyurethane prepolymer obtainable by chemical reaction of a) one or more aliphatic polyester polyols A having a hydroxy functionality of from 1.8 up to and including 2 and a number-average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 1000 g/mol; b) one or more compounds B having a hydroxy functionality of from 1.8 up to and including 2 and a number-average molecular weight of less than 1000 g/mol; c) one or more aliphatic diisocyanates C; where the ratio of the total number of isocyanate groups to the total number of hydroxy groups in the compounds participating in the chemical reaction is greater than or equal to 0.4 and less than 1, as pressure-sensitive adhesive. a) one or more aliphatic polyester polyols A having a hydroxy functionality of from 1.8 up to and including 2 and a number-average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 1000 g/mol; b) one or more compounds B having a hydroxy functionality of from 1.8 up to and including 2 and a number-average molecular weight of less than 1000 g/mol; c) one or more aliphatic diisocyanates C;
An item of jewellery comprising a main body provided with openings and at least one wire, characterised in that the at least one wire is guided through the openings and along a top side and/or an underside of the main body to represent symbols, preferably letters and/or digits.