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An inattention warning device for warning a driver of a vehicle regarding inattention, comprising: an inattention detecting unit that detects inattention of the driver of the vehicle; a weather detection unit that detects weather outside the vehicle; a warning issuing time calculation unit that calculates a warning issuing time by calculation in accordance with a predetermined condition when the inattention of the driver has been detected, said calculation in accordance with the predetermined condition includes a calculation that delays the warning issuing time when the weather detection unit detects bad weather; and a warning unit that issues a warning regarding the inattention if the inattention continues until the warning issuing time has expired, otherwise not issues any warning regarding the inattention if the inattention has not continued until the warning issuing time has expired. an inattention detecting unit that detects inattention of the driver of the vehicle; a weather detection unit that detects weather outside the vehicle; a warning issuing time calculation unit that calculates a warning issuing time by calculation in accordance with a predetermined condition when the inattention of the driver has been detected, said calculation in accordance with the predetermined condition includes a calculation that delays the warning issuing time when the weather detection unit detects bad weather; and a warning unit that issues a warning regarding the inattention if the inattention continues until the warning issuing time has expired, otherwise not issues any warning regarding the inattention if the inattention has not continued until the warning issuing time has expired.
A method of fabricating an optical fiber preform comprising the steps of: ejecting a glass raw material gas, a burnable gas, a combustion assisting gas and a sealing gas from a plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) of a burner, respectively, so as to hydrolyze the glass raw material gas in a flame and to generate glass particles, the burner having a plurality of tubes (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) with different diameters from each other and being coaxially arranged, the plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) being defined by the plurality of tubes (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) such that the plurality of nozzles comprises a first circular nozzle arranged inside plural annular nozzles (N2 to N7); and moving the burner relative to a starting rod so as to deposit the glass particles thereon, wherein, in the ejecting step, a mixed gas of the glass raw material gas mixed with the combustion assisting gas is ejected from a given annular nozzle among the plurality of annular nozzles (N2 to N7), the burnable gas is ejected from the first circular nozzle located inside the given annular nozzle, and the burnable gas and the combustion assisting gas are ejected from outer nozzles (N5, N7) located outside the given annular nozzle, respectively. ejecting a glass raw material gas, a burnable gas, a combustion assisting gas and a sealing gas from a plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) of a burner, respectively, so as to hydrolyze the glass raw material gas in a flame and to generate glass particles, the burner having a plurality of tubes (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) with different diameters from each other and being coaxially arranged, the plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) being defined by the plurality of tubes (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) such that the plurality of nozzles comprises a first circular nozzle arranged inside plural annular nozzles (N2 to N7); and moving the burner relative to a starting rod so as to deposit the glass particles thereon, wherein, in the ejecting step, a mixed gas of the glass raw material gas mixed with the combustion assisting gas is ejected from a given annular nozzle among the plurality of annular nozzles (N2 to N7), the burnable gas is ejected from the first circular nozzle located inside the given annular nozzle, and the burnable gas and the combustion assisting gas are ejected from outer nozzles (N5, N7) located outside the given annular nozzle, respectively.
An apparatus for cooling, the apparatus comprising: at least one divergent cooling element for receiving a flow of a molten film tube, the at least one divergent cooling element comprising a recessed divergent cooling interface comprising a first cooling member, a second cooling member and a cooling gas deflector, the cooling gas deflector operable for expelling a cooling gas (i) in a path opposing the flow of the molten film tube along the first cooling member toward a first exit gap and a first exit tip and (ii) in a path with the flow of the molten film tube along the second cooling member toward a second exit gap and a second exit tip, wherein the first exit gap is formed, in use, between the flow of the molten film tube and the first exit tip of the divergent cooling interface, wherein the second exit gap is formed, in use, between the flow of the molten film tube and the second exit tip of the divergent cooling interface, wherein in use the cooling gas flows generally opposite the direction of the flow of the molten film tube, between a first air foil surface of the first cooling member and the flow of the molten film tube, wherein in use the cooling gas flows generally in the same direction of flow of the molten film tube, between a second air foil surface of the second cooling member and the flow of the molten film tube, characterised in that at least one of the first exit gap and the second exit gap define a minimum gap between the divergent cooling interface and the flow of the molten film tube such that no portion of the divergent cooling interface is closer to the flow of the molten film tube, in use, than the at least one of the first exit tip and the second exit tip, and in that the first and second air foil surfaces are annularly angled inward toward the flow of the molten film tube, in the direction of respective cooling gas flow just prior to terminating at the first exit tip and the second exit tip.
An injection molded article comprising a polymer blend comprising: 70-80% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer and polymer, of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 0°C, 20-30% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer and polymer, of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature greater than 10°C, which is a biopolymer based on polylactic acid, and 5-30% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer blend, of calcium carbonate, wherein said polymer blend has a notched Izod impact strength according to ASTM D256 of at least 397.5 J/m (7.5 ft-lbs/in) at 0°C. 70-80% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer and polymer, of at least one flexible biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 0°C, 20-30% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer and polymer, of at least one rigid biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature greater than 10°C, which is a biopolymer based on polylactic acid, and 5-30% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer blend, of calcium carbonate,
A formed body comprising hexagonal boron nitride wherein the formed body has a Brinell hardness of at least 2 HBW 2.5/2, and wherein the formed body is obtainable by a process at temperatures of at most 100 °C, and wherein the Brinell hardness is measured according to DIN EN ISO 6506-1.
A process of forming a freeze-dried soluble coffee product, comprising the steps of: i) forming a concentrated coffee extract; ii) foaming and pre-freezing the concentrated coffee extract to form a foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate; iii) subsequently incorporating roasted ground coffee into the foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate; iv) subsequently freezing the foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate to form a frozen coffee intermediate; v) grinding and sieving the frozen coffee intermediate to form a ground coffee intermediate; vi) drying the ground coffee intermediate to form the freeze-dried soluble coffee product; wherein subsequent to step iii), the foamed and pre-frozen intermediate having roasted ground coffee incorporated therein is subjected to a further pre-freezing step. i) forming a concentrated coffee extract; ii) foaming and pre-freezing the concentrated coffee extract to form a foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate; iii) subsequently incorporating roasted ground coffee into the foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate; iv) subsequently freezing the foamed and pre-frozen coffee intermediate to form a frozen coffee intermediate; v) grinding and sieving the frozen coffee intermediate to form a ground coffee intermediate; vi) drying the ground coffee intermediate to form the freeze-dried soluble coffee product;
A laser processing apparatus that irradiates an object to be subjected to the laser processing with laser light to perform laser processing, the laser processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of optical heads (20, 21) each including a laser head unit that emits a plurality of laser light beams and an optical system that focuses the emitted plurality of laser light beams on the object so that the laser light beams irradiate a part of the object that is elongate in a predetermined direction; means for conveying the object relative to the laser head unit in a conveying direction intersecting the predetermined direction, wherein the plurality of optical heads (20, 21) includes a first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) comprising a plurality of optical heads adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction and a second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d) comprising a plurality of optical heads adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, and the first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) and the second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d) are adjacent to each other in the conveying direction and arranged while being shifted from each other by a predetermined length in the predetermined direction so that at least one gap between parts of the object irradiated by the optical heads of the first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) is irradiated by optical heads of the second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d). a plurality of optical heads (20, 21) each including a laser head unit that emits a plurality of laser light beams and an optical system that focuses the emitted plurality of laser light beams on the object so that the laser light beams irradiate a part of the object that is elongate in a predetermined direction; means for conveying the object relative to the laser head unit in a conveying direction intersecting the predetermined direction, wherein the plurality of optical heads (20, 21) includes a first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) comprising a plurality of optical heads adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction and a second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d) comprising a plurality of optical heads adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, and the first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) and the second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d) are adjacent to each other in the conveying direction and arranged while being shifted from each other by a predetermined length in the predetermined direction so that at least one gap between parts of the object irradiated by the optical heads of the first optical head group (20a, 20c, 21a, 21c) is irradiated by optical heads of the second optical head group (20b, 20d, 21b, 21d).
Method for producing a three-dimensional structure on a surface of a metal workpiece, which structure stands out from the surface, a welding process with an at least partially melting filler material being used, an arc being ignited during a welding cycle of the welding process between the filler material guided in a welding torch and the workpiece, and the heat input during the welding process being adjusted by regulating the welding parameters, the structure being composed of a combination of any shapes, each shape being produced stepwise from at least one individual element, each individual element in a welding cycle of the welding process being manufactured from the filler material and a welding break being inserted after each welding cycle, each welding cycle being started by means of each ignition of the arc and being ended before the welding break in such a way that the formation of the arc is suppressed by appropriate regulation of the welding parameters, and an individual element being produced per welding cycle and the individual element produced in the next welding cycle being connected to this individual element, characterised in that a CMT welding process is used as the welding process, and in that after a defined number of steps the further steps are carried out using another material as filler material or using another diameter for the filler material with a further welding torch.
Arc evaporation device, comprising: - a cathode comprising a surface with the material that is to be evaporated, - magnetic means that lead to a magnetic field over the surface of the cathode, - an anode for absorbing the electrons that are extracted out of the cathode during the evaporation process, - a voltage source which allows putting the anode at least partly at positive potential relative to the cathode, characterized in that the anode in the direct vicinity of the cathode and in combination with the magnetic field generated by the magnetic means is designed in such a way that the magnetic field lines are directed in a short connection from the surface of the cathode to the anode, wherein the magnetic field lines exiting from the surface of the cathode hit the anode, if they do not exit from the surface of the cathode at a central area of the cathode and wherein in the central area of the cathode measures have been taken that essentially prevent its erosion during operation of the evaporation device. - a cathode comprising a surface with the material that is to be evaporated, - magnetic means that lead to a magnetic field over the surface of the cathode, - an anode for absorbing the electrons that are extracted out of the cathode during the evaporation process, - a voltage source which allows putting the anode at least partly at positive potential relative to the cathode,
A method of forming an electric field gap structure, comprising: providing a silicon substrate; etching cathode channels into the substrate; lining the resulting surface with a lining dielectric layer; forming shielding regions on the cathode channel side walls but leaving an unshielded portion at the top of the cathode channels; oxidising the substrate at the unshielded portion of the cathode channels, thereby to leave pointed non-oxidised substrate regions between the cathode channels; etching away the layers at and above the pointed substrate regions; providing a cathode contact over each pointed substrate region; forming a sacrificial layer over the cathode contacts; providing an anode metal layer over the sacrificial layer; etching the sacrificial layer to form a cavity between the cathode contacts and the anode metal layer. providing a silicon substrate; etching cathode channels into the substrate; lining the resulting surface with a lining dielectric layer; forming shielding regions on the cathode channel side walls but leaving an unshielded portion at the top of the cathode channels; oxidising the substrate at the unshielded portion of the cathode channels, thereby to leave pointed non-oxidised substrate regions between the cathode channels; etching away the layers at and above the pointed substrate regions; providing a cathode contact over each pointed substrate region; forming a sacrificial layer over the cathode contacts; providing an anode metal layer over the sacrificial layer; etching the sacrificial layer to form a cavity between the cathode contacts and the anode metal layer.
A metal substrate coated at least partially with a layered structure, said layered structure comprising an intermediate layer and an amorphous carbon layer deposited directly on said intermediate layer, characterized in that said intermediate layer is a tetrahedral carbon layer having a fraction of sp3 bonded carbon higher than 50% and a Young's modulus higher than 200 GPa, and said amorphous carbon layer is an amorphous hydrogenated carbon layer (a-C:H) having a Young's modulus lower than 200 GPa, wherein the amorphous hydrogenated carbon layer further comprising Si and O.
Packing/padding product, being formed from a substantially rectangular sheet material, said material being crumpled along a median and the said crumpled material being pinched on either side of said median and then twisted transversely to this median in the vicinity of said pinching by at least a quarter turn in order to be in the form of a twist.
A method in a first network device that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of segment routing, SR, devices (102 - 103) in a SR network, the method comprising: allocating a first set of local sub-blocks, LsBs, of segment identifiers, SIDs, (115 - 116), each LsB associated with a start index and a range of SIDs, wherein the start index indicates a starting SID of a corresponding LsB and the range of SIDs indicates a total number of SIDs included in the corresponding LsB, and wherein each LsB is identified by a sub-block number; mapping a plurality of segment routing global block, SRGB, indexes to a plurality of corresponding SIDs of the first set of LsBs, wherein the mapping is performed based on the plurality of SRGB indexes, start indexes of each LsB, and ranges of SIDs of each LsB; and advertising the first set of LsBs (115 - 116) to the plurality of SR devices (102 - 103) by transmitting a first advertisement message that includes the start indexes, ranges of SIDs, sub-block numbers, and a type field of all LsBs of the first set of LsBs, wherein the type field contains a predefined encoding that identifies the first set of LsBs. allocating a first set of local sub-blocks, LsBs, of segment identifiers, SIDs, (115 - 116), each LsB associated with a start index and a range of SIDs, wherein the start index indicates a starting SID of a corresponding LsB and the range of SIDs indicates a total number of SIDs included in the corresponding LsB, and wherein each LsB is identified by a sub-block number; mapping a plurality of segment routing global block, SRGB, indexes to a plurality of corresponding SIDs of the first set of LsBs, wherein the mapping is performed based on the plurality of SRGB indexes, start indexes of each LsB, and ranges of SIDs of each LsB; and advertising the first set of LsBs (115 - 116) to the plurality of SR devices (102 - 103) by transmitting a first advertisement message that includes the start indexes, ranges of SIDs, sub-block numbers, and a type field of all LsBs of the first set of LsBs, wherein the type field contains a predefined encoding that identifies the first set of LsBs.
An illumination system configured for enhancing the growth of aquatic animals in a volume of water comprising: at least one light source comprising at least one light emitting diode arranged to emit light to the volume of water, at least one light driver arranged to drive the at least one light source, a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to provide control signals to the light driver to increase a light intensity level of the light emitted from the at least one light source from a first light intensity level to a second light intensity level over a time period of at least one day to two weeks, preferably at least two days to two weeks; characterised in that the first light intensity level is at least a factor 10-100 smaller than the second light intensity level. at least one light source comprising at least one light emitting diode arranged to emit light to the volume of water, at least one light driver arranged to drive the at least one light source, a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to provide control signals to the light driver to increase a light intensity level of the light emitted from the at least one light source from a first light intensity level to a second light intensity level over a time period of at least one day to two weeks, preferably at least two days to two weeks; characterised in that the first light intensity level is at least a factor 10-100 smaller than the second light intensity level.
A catheter pump system comprising: an impeller; a catheter body having a lumen therethrough; a drive shaft disposed inside the catheter body and coupled with the impeller at a distal portion of the drive shaft; and a motor assembly comprising a rotor mechanically coupled with a proximal portion of the drive shaft; and a stator assembly disposed about the rotor and configured to cause the rotor to rotate; and a heat exchanger coupled with the motor assembly to remove heat therefrom, the heat exchanger comprising a volume to receive fluid, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed about a portion of the stator assembly. an impeller; a catheter body having a lumen therethrough; a drive shaft disposed inside the catheter body and coupled with the impeller at a distal portion of the drive shaft; and a motor assembly comprising a rotor mechanically coupled with a proximal portion of the drive shaft; and a stator assembly disposed about the rotor and configured to cause the rotor to rotate; and a rotor mechanically coupled with a proximal portion of the drive shaft; and a stator assembly disposed about the rotor and configured to cause the rotor to rotate; and a heat exchanger coupled with the motor assembly to remove heat therefrom, the heat exchanger comprising a volume to receive fluid, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed about a portion of the stator assembly.