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Heating device (11, 111), comprising: - a flat support (13, 113), - at least one heating conductor (27, 127), - a measuring device (32, 132), - a dielectric layer (17, 117) above the support, wherein the dielectric layer has capacitive properties which are a function of temperature, - two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) above the dielectric layer, wherein the electrodes run side by side, wherein the measuring device (32, 132) is connected to the two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) and is configured to detect a change in capacity at the electrodes and to evaluate it as a measure for a temperature change on the heating device (11, 111), characterized by a base insulating layer (25, 125) above the two electrodes, wherein the at least one heating conductor (27, 127) is applied above the base insulating layer, wherein each of the two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) has numerous electrode fingers (23b, 123a) running side by side and/or in parallel to each other, which are disposed alternatingly side by side without direct electrical contact to similar electrode fingers of the other electrode. - a flat support (13, 113), - at least one heating conductor (27, 127), - a measuring device (32, 132), - a dielectric layer (17, 117) above the support, wherein the dielectric layer has capacitive properties which are a function of temperature, - two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) above the dielectric layer, wherein the electrodes run side by side, wherein the measuring device (32, 132) is connected to the two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) and is configured to detect a change in capacity at the electrodes and to evaluate it as a measure for a temperature change on the heating device (11, 111), characterized by a base insulating layer (25, 125) above the two electrodes, wherein the at least one heating conductor (27, 127) is applied above the base insulating layer, wherein each of the two electrodes (19a, 19b, 119a, 119b) has numerous electrode fingers (23b, 123a) running side by side and/or in parallel to each other, which are disposed alternatingly side by side without direct electrical contact to similar electrode fingers of the other electrode.
FMCW radar sensor for motor vehicles, having a radio-frequency section for generating, transmitting and receiving radar signals, a modulation device for controlling the modulation of the transmitted radar signal, at least one analogue preprocessing stage for an intermediate frequency signal formed from the received radar signal, at least one analogue/digital converter stage, and a processor for controlling the modulation device and for further processing digital signals from the analogue/digital converter stage, configured in such a manner that the modulation device, the preprocessing stage and the analogue/digital converter stage are integrated in a single semiconductor module which also has a monitoring device and a register for configuring and monitoring the components of the semiconductor module as well as an interface to the processor, characterized in that a programmable sequencer for variably controlling the workflows of the modulation device and of the analogue/digital converter stage is integrated in the semiconductor module and the sequencer in the semiconductor module is designed to control different forms of frequency and/or amplitude modulation.
A flow regulator for regulating a flow rate of water within at least a section of an irrigation system, the flow regulator comprising a base member and piston member that is movable relative to the base member, the piston member comprises at least one notch through which water can flow when passing through the flow regulator, wherein movement of the piston member towards and away from the base member in response to water pressure existing upstream and downstream to an entry into the piston member is adapted to, respectively, decrease and increase an area of the notch through which water can flow, and wherein the piston member is upstream to the base member, and the flow regulator comprises an orifice member coupled to the piston member through which all water flowing through the flow regulator must pass. a base member and piston member that is movable relative to the base member, the piston member comprises at least one notch through which water can flow when passing through the flow regulator, wherein movement of the piston member towards and away from the base member in response to water pressure existing upstream and downstream to an entry into the piston member is adapted to, respectively, decrease and increase an area of the notch through which water can flow, and wherein the piston member is upstream to the base member, and the flow regulator comprises an orifice member coupled to the piston member through which all water flowing through the flow regulator must pass.
A hot forming tool consisting of a tool body (2, 6) having at least pro rata surface coating, obtainable in that the basic body is provided with a raised metallic relief, wherein the raised metallic relief is subsequently completely or partially oxidized and converted into a protective layer.
A catalyst for the oxidation of a waste stream comprising carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and methyl bromide, the catalyst comprising a first base metal catalyst comprising Cu in contact with an oxygen donating support that is substantially free of alumina, whereby substantially free of alumina denotes that there is no alumina intentionally added to the support and there is less than 1% alumina by weight in the oxygen donating support, and at least one second base metal catalyst comprising Mn, wherein the oxygen donating support is selected from ceria, praseodymia, neodymia, lanthana, yttria, titania, and combinations thereof, wherein the oxygen donating support includes at least 50% by weight of ceria, and wherein the catalyst comprises from 10-20 wt% CuO and 5-10 wt% MnO. wherein the oxygen donating support is selected from ceria, praseodymia, neodymia, lanthana, yttria, titania, and combinations thereof, wherein the oxygen donating support includes at least 50% by weight of ceria, and wherein the catalyst comprises from 10-20 wt% CuO and 5-10 wt% MnO.
A computer-implemented method for recognizing aspect ratio changes that are indicative of aspect ratio errors in a video including a plurality of image frames, the method comprising: determining, for each image frame of the plurality of image frames, positions of a top, a bottom, a left, and a right of a content region in the image frame, wherein the content region is the image frame exclusive of any black bars therein that have color values within a threshold from a color value for black; generating at least one time series from the determined positions; and determining (418, 420, 422) aspect ratio changes based on calculating only the aspect ratios of content regions in image frames of the plurality of image frames corresponding to non-zero points in at least one first differential of the at least one time series. determining, for each image frame of the plurality of image frames, positions of a top, a bottom, a left, and a right of a content region in the image frame, wherein the content region is the image frame exclusive of any black bars therein that have color values within a threshold from a color value for black; generating at least one time series from the determined positions; and determining (418, 420, 422) aspect ratio changes based on calculating only the aspect ratios of content regions in image frames of the plurality of image frames corresponding to non-zero points in at least one first differential of the at least one time series.
Portable hair-styling apparatus comprising a blowing module to generate an airflow, a handle and an accessory connected to the handle, said accessory comprising a main element for mechanically engaging hair, and at least first and second air outlets (15, 16), distinct from one another, and positioned on either side of the main element for mechanically engaging hair, said apparatus comprising an air distribution conduit, which is immovably mounted with respect to the handle, and which extends from an end of the handle, said distribution conduit comprising two air distribution outlets (22, 23), distinct and distant from one another to distribute the airflow generated by the blowing module in different average directions, said accessory being rotatably mounted with respect to the handle about an axis of rotation (C-C') to occupy at least one first angular configuration enabling a variable angular orientation of the accessory relative to the handle in a predetermined angular range, and wherein first angular configuration, said accessory is capable of evolving between: - a first angular position, wherein a first of said air distribution outlets (22, 23) of the air distribution conduit is in aeraulic communication with the first air outlet of the accessory, and - a second angular position, wherein a second of said air distribution outlets (22, 23) of the air distribution conduit is in aeraulic communication with the second air outlet of the accessory. - a first angular position, wherein a first of said air distribution outlets (22, 23) of the air distribution conduit is in aeraulic communication with the first air outlet of the accessory, and - a second angular position, wherein a second of said air distribution outlets (22, 23) of the air distribution conduit is in aeraulic communication with the second air outlet of the accessory.
A process for the hydrotreatment of a feed originating from renewable sources in order to produce paraffinic hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen in excess of the theoretical hydrogen consumption and under hydrotreatment conditions in a fixed bed reactor having a plurality of catalytic zones disposed in series and comprising a hydrotreatment catalyst, characterized in that: a) the total feed flow F is divided into a certain number of different part flows F1 to Fn equal to the number of catalytic zones n in the reactor, the first part flow F1 is injected into the first catalytic zone, the second part flow F2 is injected into the second catalytic zone and so on, if n is greater than 2; the various part flows are injected into successive catalytic zones in increasing proportions such that F1/F is less than or equal to F2/F, which itself is less than or equal to F3/F and so on until F(n-1)/F is less than or equal to Fn/F, such that the outlet temperatures for the various zones follow a rising profile, in order to produce an effluent containing paraffinic hydrocarbons; b) said effluent undergoes at least one separation step in order to separate a gaseous fraction containing hydrogen, CO, CO 2, H 2 S, water and light gases and a liquid fraction containing the paraffinic hydrocarbons; c) at least a portion of said liquid fraction containing paraffinic hydrocarbons is recycled to the first catalytic zone such that the weight ratio between the flow of said recycle sent to the first catalytic zone and the part flow F1 introduced into the first catalytic zone is 10 or more. a) the total feed flow F is divided into a certain number of different part flows F1 to Fn equal to the number of catalytic zones n in the reactor, the first part flow F1 is injected into the first catalytic zone, the second part flow F2 is injected into the second catalytic zone and so on, if n is greater than 2; the various part flows are injected into successive catalytic zones in increasing proportions such that F1/F is less than or equal to F2/F, which itself is less than or equal to F3/F and so on until F(n-1)/F is less than or equal to Fn/F, such that the outlet temperatures for the various zones follow a rising profile, in order to produce an effluent containing paraffinic hydrocarbons; b) said effluent undergoes at least one separation step in order to separate a gaseous fraction containing hydrogen, CO, CO 2, H 2 S, water and light gases and a liquid fraction containing the paraffinic hydrocarbons; c) at least a portion of said liquid fraction containing paraffinic hydrocarbons is recycled to the first catalytic zone such that the weight ratio between the flow of said recycle sent to the first catalytic zone and the part flow F1 introduced into the first catalytic zone is 10 or more.
A method to produce a polymer converter for connecting optical fibres (2, 3) made of different materials, comprising: - positioning both optical fibres coaxially in front of each other in a positioning system; - introduction of a photopolymerising substance consisting of disodium salt of Eosin Y, methyldiethanolamine, MDEA, as co-initiator and multifunction monomers: pentaerythritol triacrylate, PETA, and heptafluorobutyl acrylate, HFBA, between their end faces; - introduction of a light beam of predetermined power from a light source into the optical fibres; - illuminating with light beams leaving the optical fibres the photopolymerising substance resulting in growing polymer microtips from the cores of both optical fibers, joining each other and creating a polymer micro-bridge; - controlling the micro-bridge growth and controlling the amount of absorbed energy and the distance between the pair of fibres, wherein - disodium salt of Eosin Y is used in an amount of 0.1 - 1.0% by weight, - methyldiethanolamine, MDEA, as co-initiator is used in an amount of 7.0 - 9.0% by weight - pentaerythritol triacrylate, PETA, is used in an amount of 45.0 - 85.0% by weight, and - heptafluorobutyl acrylate, HFBA, is used in an amount of 5.0 - 45.0% by weight. - positioning both optical fibres coaxially in front of each other in a positioning system; - introduction of a photopolymerising substance consisting of disodium salt of Eosin Y, methyldiethanolamine, MDEA, as co-initiator and multifunction monomers: pentaerythritol triacrylate, PETA, and heptafluorobutyl acrylate, HFBA, between their end faces; - introduction of a light beam of predetermined power from a light source into the optical fibres; - illuminating with light beams leaving the optical fibres the photopolymerising substance resulting in growing polymer microtips from the cores of both optical fibers, joining each other and creating a polymer micro-bridge; - controlling the micro-bridge growth and controlling the amount of absorbed energy and the distance between the pair of fibres, wherein - disodium salt of Eosin Y is used in an amount of 0.1 - 1.0% by weight, - methyldiethanolamine, MDEA, as co-initiator is used in an amount of 7.0 - 9.0% by weight - pentaerythritol triacrylate, PETA, is used in an amount of 45.0 - 85.0% by weight, and - heptafluorobutyl acrylate, HFBA, is used in an amount of 5.0 - 45.0% by weight.
A Radio Frequency transmitter coil assembly (400, 500) for use in a Magnetic Resonance scanner, the RF transmitter coil assembly configured for being coaxially mounted to an MRI magnet assembly and for surrounding an imaging region within an axial bore of the MRI magnet assembly; wherein the RF transmitter coil assembly includes an RF coil cavity (412, 512); a non-rigid sound-absorbing material filling the RF coil cavity (412, 512); an electrical coil sub-assembly comprised of inductive and capacitive elements (406, 504, 506); a non-rigid sound absorbing substrate (404, 502) supporting the electrical coil sub-assembly; and an RF coil shell (414, 514) constructed with a flexible cloth-like material: wherein the electrical coil sub-assembly is disposed within the RF coil cavity and the RF coil cavity is contained within the RF coil shell; wherein the RF coil shell and the non-rigid sound-absorbing material are configured to align the substrate within the RF transmitter coil assembly; and wherein the RF coil shell encapsulates the RF coil substrate, the electrical coil sub-assembly, and the sound-absorbing material within the RF coil cavity. wherein the RF transmitter coil assembly includes an RF coil cavity (412, 512); a non-rigid sound-absorbing material filling the RF coil cavity (412, 512); an electrical coil sub-assembly comprised of inductive and capacitive elements (406, 504, 506); a non-rigid sound absorbing substrate (404, 502) supporting the electrical coil sub-assembly; and an RF coil shell (414, 514) constructed with a flexible cloth-like material: wherein the electrical coil sub-assembly is disposed within the RF coil cavity and the RF coil cavity is contained within the RF coil shell; wherein the RF coil shell and the non-rigid sound-absorbing material are configured to align the substrate within the RF transmitter coil assembly; and wherein the RF coil shell encapsulates the RF coil substrate, the electrical coil sub-assembly, and the sound-absorbing material within the RF coil cavity.
A system for processing ore comprising: (a) a reactor comprising a chamber (100, 200) having a first opening for accommodating entry of a plasma torch where said plasma torch operates in a non-transfer mode; where said torch has an active end and an inactive end; where said torch is operatively located through the first opening in an orientation with the active end extending into the chamber and away from the first opening and the inactive end is secured in the chamber proximate to the first opening; where said chamber further comprises a second opening near the first opening for entry of ore and carrier gas having a constrained path into the chamber, the second opening being proximate to the first opening; the path of the ore and carrier gas being along the same axis in relation to the major axis of the plasma torch; where said chamber is radially surrounded by inductive coils which deliver a high frequency alternating current creating a magnetic field which stirs ore as it passes through the reactor and assist in controlling reactor temperature, (b) a bag house where said bag house comprises a plurality of filters to capture particulate ore; (c) an off-gas system where said system comprises a filtering system to remove toxic gases exiting said reactor and bag house. (a) a reactor comprising a chamber (100, 200) having a first opening for accommodating entry of a plasma torch where said plasma torch operates in a non-transfer mode; where said torch has an active end and an inactive end; where said torch is operatively located through the first opening in an orientation with the active end extending into the chamber and away from the first opening and the inactive end is secured in the chamber proximate to the first opening; where said chamber further comprises a second opening near the first opening for entry of ore and carrier gas having a constrained path into the chamber, the second opening being proximate to the first opening; the path of the ore and carrier gas being along the same axis in relation to the major axis of the plasma torch; where said chamber is radially surrounded by inductive coils which deliver a high frequency alternating current creating a magnetic field which stirs ore as it passes through the reactor and assist in controlling reactor temperature, (b) a bag house where said bag house comprises a plurality of filters to capture particulate ore; (c) an off-gas system where said system comprises a filtering system to remove toxic gases exiting said reactor and bag house.
An apparatus for manufacturing solar cell matrices, comprising at least one stringer for forming strings from solar cells, a lay-up and interconnection station for arranging and interconnecting the strings to form a solar cell matrix, wherein several stringers and a transportation system for transferring strings from the stringers to the lay-up and interconnection station are provided, wherein the stringers are arranged perpendicular to the direction of flow of the transportation system or in an acute angle to an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow of the transportation system.
Apparatus for visualizing tissue, the apparatus comprising: a tube sized to receive visualization apparatus disposed within the lumen of the tube; and a deformable helical thread, the deformable helical thread (i) being transformable between a reduced profile configuration and an expanded profile configuration, and (ii) when in its expanded profile configuration, having a sufficient structural integrity, and a sufficient surface profile, such that when the tube is disposed in a bodily passageway so that the deformable helical thread engages the interior side wall of the bodily passageway, rotation of the tube will induce a relative movement between the tube and the side wall of the bodily passageway, characterized in that the tube is configured to form upraised portions on an external surface of the tube, that the apparatus comprises an outer jacket disposed along the external surface of the tube, wherein passageways are configured to extend through the outer jacket, that the deformable helical thread is disposed on at least a portion of the outer jacket and that the passageways permit a fluid to pass from the upraised portions of the tube to an interior of the helical thread.
A portable electronic device comprising: a touch-sensitive display including a dielectric layer (88, 92); a touch sensor (114, 124) including a plurality of touch sensor members disposed on said dielectric layer; and a force sensor disposed on said dielectric layer, the force sensor configured to generate a force signal based at least in part on a force applied to the touch-sensitive display; and a processor configured to receive the force signal and to provide a feedback signal when the force exceeds a force threshold, wherein the force sensor is disposed in gaps between the touch sensor member. a touch-sensitive display including a dielectric layer (88, 92); a touch sensor (114, 124) including a plurality of touch sensor members disposed on said dielectric layer; and a force sensor disposed on said dielectric layer, the force sensor configured to generate a force signal based at least in part on a force applied to the touch-sensitive display; and a processor configured to receive the force signal and to provide a feedback signal when the force exceeds a force threshold, wherein the force sensor is disposed in gaps between the touch sensor member.
An arrangement of plastic shipping containers comprising bananas, the arrangement comprising: a pallet having a top surface, the top surface having a pallet length and a pallet width; six shipping containers each having a container length and a container width arranged on the top surface of the pallet in a layer, characterised in that the containers are arranged in two rows, each row having three of the containers, each of the six shipping containers having its container width extend in the direction of the rows and in the direction of the pallet width and having its container length extend in the direction of the pallet length; and bananas in each container, the bananas disposed in a three-line configuration with their crowns facing down. a pallet having a top surface, the top surface having a pallet length and a pallet width; six shipping containers each having a container length and a container width arranged on the top surface of the pallet in a layer, characterised in that the containers are arranged in two rows, each row having three of the containers, each of the six shipping containers having its container width extend in the direction of the rows and in the direction of the pallet width and having its container length extend in the direction of the pallet length; and bananas in each container, the bananas disposed in a three-line configuration with their crowns facing down.