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A method of making a lens for corrective eyewear, the lens having optical power adjustable by relative lateral translation of at least two lens elements, the method comprising: providing a function having a first functional part yielding optical path difference through a first lens element as a function of position across the first lens element, the function having a second functional part yielding optical path difference through a second lens element as a function of position across the second lens element; and using the function to derive geometries for making the lens elements, wherein the magnitude of the variation in the curvature of the optical path difference is different for the first lens element compared to the second lens element at the same relative position with respect to the central viewing axis through the lens, the central viewing axis being the straight ahead viewing direction through the lens of the eyewear, wherein the rate of change of curvature of the optical path difference for the first lens element and second lens element are related by a multiplier; the multiplier is negative such that the direction of variation of curvature of the first lens element is opposite to the direction of variation of curvature of the second lens element; and the first lens element is a rear side lens element and the second lens element is a front side lens element, and the multiplier has a magnitude less than unity to stretch the rate of change of curvature of the optical path difference across the second lens element compared to that of the first lens element. providing a function having a first functional part yielding optical path difference through a first lens element as a function of position across the first lens element, the function having a second functional part yielding optical path difference through a second lens element as a function of position across the second lens element; and using the function to derive geometries for making the lens elements, wherein the magnitude of the variation in the curvature of the optical path difference is different for the first lens element compared to the second lens element at the same relative position with respect to the central viewing axis through the lens, the central viewing axis being the straight ahead viewing direction through the lens of the eyewear, wherein the rate of change of curvature of the optical path difference for the first lens element and second lens element are related by a multiplier; the multiplier is negative such that the direction of variation of curvature of the first lens element is opposite to the direction of variation of curvature of the second lens element; and the first lens element is a rear side lens element and the second lens element is a front side lens element, and the multiplier has a magnitude less than unity to stretch the rate of change of curvature of the optical path difference across the second lens element compared to that of the first lens element.
Method for filling a storage vessel with liquefied gas by means of a tank of liquefied gas, the method comprising a step of transferring liquefied gas from the tank into the storage vessel by means of a pressure differential, wherein the storage vessel prior to the transfer step has an internal pressure higher than the internal pressure of the tank, the method comprising, prior to the transfer step, a step of placing the tank and the storage vessel in fluidic communication by equalizing of pressure between the tank and the storage vessel in order to ensure a drop in the pressure in the storage vessel to the benefit of the tank, and a step of increasing the pressure in the tank using a pressurizing device (3, 6), characterized in that the step of increasing the pressure in the tank via the pressurizing device (3, 6) is performed at the same time as the step of placing the tank and the storage vessel in fluidic communication.
A procedure for output of granulate of metal or metal alloys from the bottom of a tank that besides granulate of metal or metal alloys contains liquid, characterized in that the output is achieved by a tubular ejector under the tank, that pressurized transport liquid is sprayed through a spray nozzle into and through the ejector while pulling along the granulate from the tank into the ejector and that pressurized gas is sprayed into the granulate liquid mixture before it leaves the ejector.
A disc winding for a power transformer or a choke with cylindrical windings, comprising a conductor comprising a plurality of parallel flat strand conductors (1a,...,1h), the winding having a plurality of sections arranged next to each other in axial direction, each section comprising a plurality of discs arranged next to each other in axial direction, each disc comprising a plurality of turns of the conductor, each disc being separated by insulating spacers and the space between each spacer being a spacer span, wherein in each cross-over of conductor from one disc to the adjacent disc within a section, the strand conductors are bent in two groups such that the first group comprises at least two strand conductors bent in a first spacer span, and the second group comprises the rest of the strand conductors bent in a second spacer span next to the first spacer span, and in all the cross-overs between axially adjacent sections being identical to each other, the outermost strand conductor is bent in a third spacer span to become the innermost strand conductor at the adjacent disc, and all the rest strand conductors are bent in a group in a fourth spacer span next to the third spacer span.
Aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersion having polyurethane-polyurea particles present in the dispersion, having an average particle size of 40 to 2000 nm, and having a gel fraction of at least 50%, the polyurethane-polyurea particles comprising, in each case in reacted form, (Z.1.1) at least one polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups and comprising anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, and (Z.1.2) at least one polyamine comprising two primary amino groups and one or two secondary amino groups, and the dispersion consisting to an extent of at least 90 wt% of the polyurethane-polyurea particles and water. (Z.1.1) at least one polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups and comprising anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, and (Z.1.2) at least one polyamine comprising two primary amino groups and one or two secondary amino groups,
A portable handheld authentication device for generating a dynamic credential comprising: a storage component adapted to securely store a cryptographic credential generation secret key; a user input interface for receiving inputs from a user of the authentication device; a user output interface for presenting outputs to the user; a data processing component adapted to generate said dynamic credential by cryptographically combining said cryptographic credential generation secret key with a dynamic variable; and a Bluetooth interface for connecting the authentication device to a host computer with a Bluetooth connection between the authentication device and said host computer; wherein said authentication device is adapted to send said generated dynamic credential over the Bluetooth connection with said host computer; characterized in that: in use, said authentication device maintains an application state that changes in time, whereby different application states require different actions from said user; and said authentication device is further adapted to make available a present application state to said host computer over said Bluetooth connection, whereby said host computer is to provide at least one of guidelines or instructions to said user on how to deal with said authentication device whereby the at least one of said guidelines or instructions are a function of said present application state information. a storage component adapted to securely store a cryptographic credential generation secret key; a user input interface for receiving inputs from a user of the authentication device; a user output interface for presenting outputs to the user; a data processing component adapted to generate said dynamic credential by cryptographically combining said cryptographic credential generation secret key with a dynamic variable; and a Bluetooth interface for connecting the authentication device to a host computer with a Bluetooth connection between the authentication device and said host computer; wherein said authentication device is adapted to send said generated dynamic credential over the Bluetooth connection with said host computer;
A process for manufacturing a densified polymer powder, comprising: compressing a polymer feed that has a bulk density of less than or equal to 240 kg/m3 in a roll compactor comprising at least two compaction rolls (16,18) at a temperature of less than or equal to 130°C to obtain a densified polymer material, wherein a gap between the two rolls (16,18) is 0.5 to 10 mm, wherein the compaction rolls (16,18) operate at a speed of 3 to 30 rpm, wherein an applied pressure of the roll compactor is 0.5 to 5 MPa, wherein the polymer feed has a water content of less than or equal to 1 wt%; and milling the densified polymer material to obtain a densified polymer powder, wherein a bulk density of the densified polymer powder is greater than or equal to 250 kg/m3, wherein said polymer feed comprises an interfacial polycarbonate which is a polycarbonate polymerized by an interfacial polymerization process. compressing a polymer feed that has a bulk density of less than or equal to 240 kg/m3 in a roll compactor comprising at least two compaction rolls (16,18) at a temperature of less than or equal to 130°C to obtain a densified polymer material, wherein a gap between the two rolls (16,18) is 0.5 to 10 mm, wherein the compaction rolls (16,18) operate at a speed of 3 to 30 rpm, wherein an applied pressure of the roll compactor is 0.5 to 5 MPa, wherein the polymer feed has a water content of less than or equal to 1 wt%; and milling the densified polymer material to obtain a densified polymer powder, wherein a bulk density of the densified polymer powder is greater than or equal to 250 kg/m3, wherein said polymer feed comprises an interfacial polycarbonate which is a polycarbonate polymerized by an interfacial polymerization process.
A dispensing device for an inter-reactive, multi-component composition comprising a plurality of collapsible bag compartments (109, 110) located within a substantially rigid housing, the housing being in the form of an elongate sleeve that acts as a guide tube for a compression device and the compartments each housing a component of the multi-component composition, the compartments extending longitudinally, adjacent each other, within the sleeve and having transverse cross-sectional areas that are generally proportional to an intended volume mixing ratio for the multi-component composition, each compartment further having an opening at a dispensing end thereof that is able to communicate with a device outlet at one end of the housing, and an opposite, sealed end which is located within the guide tube and exposed to pressure from the compression device that in use acts to collapse the compartments simultaneously and dispense the components through the device outlet, wherein the dispensing device further comprises a manifold section downstream of the compartments, the manifold section providing a separate chamber (125, 126) for each component to flow through towards the device outlet and each chamber being provided with an aperture that the dispensing end of a compartment protrudes through for dispensing its component into the chamber, wherein the components have different viscosities at an operating pressure of the compression device, and characterized in that the chamber of a component that is less viscous at the operating pressure has been modified with a flow control regulator (104; 111) to compensate for extra lateral pressure exerted on the compartment of the less viscous component by an adjacent compartment containing a component that is more viscous at that operating pressure, the flow control regulator presenting a restriction to the flow of the less viscous component that acts to modify the ratio of the components dispensed at the device outlet to achieve a volume mixing ratio that is closer to the intended volume mixing ratio of the multi-component composition.
Film application unit for applying a pasty or fluid coating medium to a running fibrous web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, having a first roller pair forming a first nip through which the fibrous web is guided, wherein at least one of the rollers of the roller pair is an application roller by way of which the coating medium which is provided in the form of a film on the application roller in the first nip is transferable from the application roller to a side of the fibrous web that comes into contact with said application roller, wherein the application roller is assigned an application installation and a doctor element in such a manner that prior to the first nip the coating medium by means of the application installation is first excessively applied to the application roller and then by means of the doctor element which together with the application roller forms a second nip is again partially removed in the second nip in order for the film to be configured, characterized in that a plurality of pressure sensors, which in the machine cross direction are disposed beside one another and by means of which the pressure profile in the machine cross direction in the first and in the second nip is ascertainable, are embedded in the elastic covering of the application roller.
A method of monitoring progress of a welding operation forming a joint between two workpieces (230, 530), the welding operation being performed at a welding location, the welding location progressing along a weld path by arranging relative motion between a welding head and the workpieces, the method comprising: (a) using a workpiece tracking sensor (S1-S3) to track the position of the workpieces in a direction transverse to the weld path, based on observation of the workpieces at a target sensing location in the vicinity of the welding location; (b) using a weld tracking sensor; and (c) comparing results of said workpiece tracking sensor and said weld tracking sensor in a common reference frame, to detect transverse deviation of the welding location relative to a target position on the workpieces; the method being characterised in that the weld tracking sensor observes a thermal profile of the workpieces in said transverse direction at a weld sensing location downstream of the welding location. (a) using a workpiece tracking sensor (S1-S3) to track the position of the workpieces in a direction transverse to the weld path, based on observation of the workpieces at a target sensing location in the vicinity of the welding location; (b) using a weld tracking sensor; and (c) comparing results of said workpiece tracking sensor and said weld tracking sensor in a common reference frame, to detect transverse deviation of the welding location relative to a target position on the workpieces; the method being characterised in that the weld tracking sensor observes a thermal profile of the workpieces in said transverse direction at a weld sensing location downstream of the welding location.
A heavy duty pneumatic tire (1, 100) comprising a tire tread surface having, on at least a section thereof, a plurality of circumferential-direction grooves (3, 3c, 3s, 3ss) extending along a tread circumferential line and land portions (4, 4C, 4M, 4S) defined either by the circumferential-direction grooves (3, 3c, 3s, 3ss) or by the circumferential-direction grooves (3, 3c, 3s, 3ss) and tread ground contact edges, wherein the land portions (4, 4C, 4M, 4S) include at least one partitioned land portion in which a plurality of narrow width-direction sipes extending in a tread width direction are provided, characterised in that: a prescribed internal pressure is at least 750 kPa, a depth of the circumferential-direction grooves (3, 3c, 3s, 3ss), represented by H, satisfies a relationship 7 mm ≤ H ≤ 13 mm, and a tread circumferential-direction spacing of the narrow width-direction sipes, represented by W, satisfies a relationship 5 mm ≤ W ≤ 20 mm. a prescribed internal pressure is at least 750 kPa, a depth of the circumferential-direction grooves (3, 3c, 3s, 3ss), represented by H, satisfies a relationship 7 mm ≤ H ≤ 13 mm, and a tread circumferential-direction spacing of the narrow width-direction sipes, represented by W, satisfies a relationship 5 mm ≤ W ≤ 20 mm.
An indoor unit for air conditioners, comprising: a bottom frame; a front panel fitted on a front face side of the bottom frame so as to be removable or openable and closable, the front panel including an intake opening; an opening/closing panel for opening and closing an intake opening of the front panel; an opening/closing mechanism which is placed on the front panel and which serves for opening and closing the opening/closing panel, the opening/closing mechanism including a movable part (36, 50); and a driver part which is placed on the bottom frame and which serves for driving the opening/closing mechanism; characterized in that the indoor unit further comprises an opening/closing detection part which is placed on the bottom frame and which serves for detecting an opening/closing state of the opening/closing panel based on a motion of the movable part of the opening/closing mechanism placed on the front panel and driven by the driver part. a bottom frame; a front panel fitted on a front face side of the bottom frame so as to be removable or openable and closable, the front panel including an intake opening; an opening/closing panel for opening and closing an intake opening of the front panel; an opening/closing mechanism which is placed on the front panel and which serves for opening and closing the opening/closing panel, the opening/closing mechanism including a movable part (36, 50); and a driver part which is placed on the bottom frame and which serves for driving the opening/closing mechanism; characterized in that the indoor unit further comprises an opening/closing detection part which is placed on the bottom frame and which serves for detecting an opening/closing state of the opening/closing panel based on a motion of the movable part of the opening/closing mechanism placed on the front panel and driven by the driver part.
A method implemented by a Coordinated Multi-Point, CoMP, controller for reducing the transmit powers of transmissions coordinated across a plurality of sub-cells within a CoMP cell, the method comprising the steps of: determining serving sub-cell path gains and interfering sub-cell path gains for a set of mobile terminals to be served by distinct sub-cells within the CoMP cell; and evaluating an objective function that expresses an aggregate throughput of concurrent transmissions to be sent to or from the set of mobile terminals as a function of the serving sub-cell path gains, the interfering sub-cell path gains, and the individual transmit powers of those transmissions, to determine the combination of individual transmit powers that maximizes the aggregate throughput while meeting minimum quality of service requirements for the mobile terminals. determining serving sub-cell path gains and interfering sub-cell path gains for a set of mobile terminals to be served by distinct sub-cells within the CoMP cell; and evaluating an objective function that expresses an aggregate throughput of concurrent transmissions to be sent to or from the set of mobile terminals as a function of the serving sub-cell path gains, the interfering sub-cell path gains, and the individual transmit powers of those transmissions, to determine the combination of individual transmit powers that maximizes the aggregate throughput while meeting minimum quality of service requirements for the mobile terminals.
A method of comparing a position of a vehicle feature calculated by a driver assistance system relative to an environmental feature located in a surrounding region of the vehicle feature with an actual position of the vehicle feature relative to the environmental feature comprising the steps: outputting the position calculated by the driver assistance system; determining the actual position; comparing the calculated position with the actual position, wherein the determination of the actual position comprises the steps: arranging a camera at the vehicle with a fixed orientation relative to the vehicle such that the vehicle feature and a surrounding region of the vehicle feature are disposed in the field of view of the camera; generating a scale in the surrounding region of the vehicle feature for the determination of the position of the vehicle feature relative to an environmental feature located in the surrounding region; recording at least one measurement image by means of the camera during a trip of the vehicle or generating at least one measurement image from an image recorded by the camera, with the measurement image including the vehicle feature, the scale and an environmental feature located in the surrounding region of the vehicle feature; and determining the position of the vehicle feature relative to the environmental feature using the position of the environmental feature relative to the scale in the measurement image. outputting the position calculated by the driver assistance system; determining the actual position; comparing the calculated position with the actual position, arranging a camera at the vehicle with a fixed orientation relative to the vehicle such that the vehicle feature and a surrounding region of the vehicle feature are disposed in the field of view of the camera; generating a scale in the surrounding region of the vehicle feature for the determination of the position of the vehicle feature relative to an environmental feature located in the surrounding region; recording at least one measurement image by means of the camera during a trip of the vehicle or generating at least one measurement image from an image recorded by the camera, with the measurement image including the vehicle feature, the scale and an environmental feature located in the surrounding region of the vehicle feature; and determining the position of the vehicle feature relative to the environmental feature using the position of the environmental feature relative to the scale in the measurement image.
Aircraft oxygen emergency device, comprising A chemical oxygen generator, an oxygen supply line including - a first line section connecting said chemical oxygen generator with a flow regulator unit and - a second line section connecting said flow regulator unit with at least one oxygen mask (50a,b, c) for supplying oxygen to mouth and/or nose of a person at a breathing pressure, characterized in that said second line section comprises an upstream second line section connecting said flow regulator unit with a throttle unit (40a,b,c) and a downstream second line section (51a,b,c) connecting said throttle unit (40a,b,c) with the oxygen mask, wherein oxygen flowing from the chemical oxygen generator to the oxygen mask via said oxygen supply line passes through said throttle unit (40a,b,c) and said throttle unit (40a,b,c) has a cross section which is small enough to increase the pressure within the chemical oxygen generator, the first line section, the flow regulator unit and the upstream second line section to an elevated pressure above said breathing pressure. - a first line section connecting said chemical oxygen generator with a flow regulator unit and - a second line section connecting said flow regulator unit with at least one oxygen mask (50a,b, c) for supplying oxygen to mouth and/or nose of a person at a breathing pressure,