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III-V heterostructure laser device arranged in and/or on silicon, comprising: - a III-V heterostructure gain medium; and - an optical rib waveguide, arranged facing the gain medium and comprising a slab waveguide equipped with a longitudinal rib, the optical rib waveguide being arranged in the silicon; characterised in that the optical rib waveguide is oriented so that at least one Bragg grating (19, 19a, 19b) is arranged on that side of the slab waveguide which is proximal relative to the gain medium and in that the rib is placed on that side of the slab waveguide that is distal relative to the gain medium. - a III-V heterostructure gain medium; and - an optical rib waveguide, arranged facing the gain medium and comprising a slab waveguide equipped with a longitudinal rib, the optical rib waveguide being arranged in the silicon;
A milling apparatus (1;21) capable of milling at least one of a plurality of differently angled plate parts (w1-w6) of an elongated metal milling material (WA-WF), the milling apparatus (1;21) comprising a plurality of milling roller units (2A-2E) each including one milling roller (3;13;23;27) that is configured to make contact with one surface of a respective plate part (w1-w6) by pressing and another milling roller (4;14a,14b;29,34) that is configured to make contact with another surface of the respective plate part (w1-w6) by pressing, wherein at least two of the milling roller units (2A-2E) are installed in a longitudinal direction of the same plate part to mill the same plate part, characterized in that the one milling roller and the other milling roller of at least one of the at least two milling roller units (2A,2B,2D) are movable in axial directions of the milling rollers (3,4) which is a transverse direction of the same plate part.
An aerial spray rainmaking device comprising: a container; a water storage assembly, disposed in the container, comprising a water tank filled with water; a pump, one end thereof communicating with the water tank; and a spraying assembly, comprising a pressure tank and multiple nozzles communicating with the pressure tank, another end of the pump communicating with the pressure tank, wherein the pressure tank is configured to pressurize water, and the nozzles are configured to nebulize pressurized water and spray pressurized water out of the container. a container; a water storage assembly, disposed in the container, comprising a water tank filled with water; a pump, one end thereof communicating with the water tank; and a spraying assembly, comprising a pressure tank and multiple nozzles communicating with the pressure tank, another end of the pump communicating with the pressure tank, wherein the pressure tank is configured to pressurize water, and the nozzles are configured to nebulize pressurized water and spray pressurized water out of the container.
A process for the production of solid refrigerants comprising the following steps: (a) adding seed crystals to a melt of menthol compounds, and (b) consistent dripping of the thus pre-scraped melt onto a pre-cooled surface. (a) adding seed crystals to a melt of menthol compounds, and (b) consistent dripping of the thus pre-scraped melt onto a pre-cooled surface.
A catalyst structure for exhaust gas treatment comprising a substrate, a lower catalyst layer formed on the substrate, optionally with another layer interposed between the substrate and the lower catalyst layer, and an upper catalyst layer formed on the lower catalyst layer, optionally with another layer interposed between the upper catalyst layer and the lower catalyst layer, the upper catalyst layer and the lower catalyst layer each comprising an inorganic porous material, wherein the inorganic porous material contained in the upper catalyst layer has a different composition than that of the inorganic porous material contained in the lower catalyst layer, in the catalyst structure, a first peak having the highest peak height is present at a fine pore volume diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm and a second peak having the second highest peak height is present at a fine pore volume diameter of 50 nm to 100 nm in the fine pore volume diameter range of 10 nm to 100 nm of the logarithmic differential pore volume distribution analyzed by a mercury intrusion porosimeter, wherein the pore volume diameter means the diameter of the bottom surface when a pore is assumed to approximate a column, and is calculated by the following formula: dr = -4 σcosθ/p, with σ: surface tension, θ: contact angle, p: pressure.
A wire electrical discharge machine which generates electric discharge at an electrode gap between a wire electrode and a workpiece by applying voltage across the electrode gap to perform electrical discharge machining on the workpiece, comprising: a worktable on which the workpiece is placed; and a control device comprising: a placement area detector configured to divide a top surface of the worktable into a plurality of areas and detect areas where the workpiece is present; a placement time measuring unit configured to measure placement time for which the workpiece is placed, on each of the areas detected by the placement area detector; and cumulative time storage configured to add up the placement times measured by the placement time measuring unit for each of the areas and store the added-up placement times as a cumulative time for the area, wherein the control device is configured to output a control signal for displaying the cumulative time for each of the areas or providing a notice based on the cumulative time. a worktable on which the workpiece is placed; and a control device comprising: a placement area detector configured to divide a top surface of the worktable into a plurality of areas and detect areas where the workpiece is present; a placement time measuring unit configured to measure placement time for which the workpiece is placed, on each of the areas detected by the placement area detector; and cumulative time storage configured to add up the placement times measured by the placement time measuring unit for each of the areas and store the added-up placement times as a cumulative time for the area, a placement area detector configured to divide a top surface of the worktable into a plurality of areas and detect areas where the workpiece is present; a placement time measuring unit configured to measure placement time for which the workpiece is placed, on each of the areas detected by the placement area detector; and cumulative time storage configured to add up the placement times measured by the placement time measuring unit for each of the areas and store the added-up placement times as a cumulative time for the area, wherein the control device is configured to output a control signal for displaying the cumulative time for each of the areas or providing a notice based on the cumulative time.
A work vehicle comprising: an engine mounted at a front portion of a machine body frame; and a hood pivotally openable/closable about a front pivot and housing the engine; wherein at a front lower portion of the hood, there is formed an opening opened toward the lower side; and there is provided a cover member supported to the machine body frame, the cover member being configured to cover the opening when disengaged from the hood, wherein: the machine body frame includes left and right stays that pivotally support the hood; the cover member is supported to the left and right stays; the cover member includes left and right end portions; the left end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the left stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw; and the right end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the right stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw. an engine mounted at a front portion of a machine body frame; and a hood pivotally openable/closable about a front pivot and housing the engine; wherein at a front lower portion of the hood, there is formed an opening opened toward the lower side; and there is provided a cover member supported to the machine body frame, the cover member being configured to cover the opening when disengaged from the hood, wherein: the machine body frame includes left and right stays that pivotally support the hood; the cover member is supported to the left and right stays; the cover member includes left and right end portions; the left end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the left stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw; and the right end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the right stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw. the machine body frame includes left and right stays that pivotally support the hood; the cover member is supported to the left and right stays; the cover member includes left and right end portions; the left end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the left stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw; and the right end portion of the cover member is placed in abutment against the right stay from the front side and fixed under this state with a screw.
High voltage AC/DC or DC/AC power conversion system comprising • a voltage source converter with at least two series-connected converter valve bridges, • at least two reactors, where each of the reactors is connected to one of the AC phase terminals of the at least two bridges, wherein the system further comprises • at least two capacitors, where each capacitor is connected in series with one of the at least two reactors, and • at least one transformer (45; 36; 39) connected to an AC supply voltage and where each of the at least two capacitors is connected between the corresponding reactor and the at least one transformer (45; 36; 39). • a voltage source converter with at least two series-connected converter valve bridges, • at least two reactors, where each of the reactors is connected to one of the AC phase terminals of the at least two bridges, wherein the system further comprises • at least two capacitors, where each capacitor is connected in series with one of the at least two reactors, and • at least one transformer (45; 36; 39) connected to an AC supply voltage and where each of the at least two capacitors is connected between the corresponding reactor and the at least one transformer (45; 36; 39).
A system for obtaining a measurement from a remote location, said system comprising: a wireless sensor configured to change its resonant frequency in proportion to at least one sensed parameter; and a reader configured to transmit a plurality of excitation pulses at a predetermined fixed frequency to said wireless sensor, to receive a plurality of signals from said wireless sensor in response to said plurality of excitation pulses, to sample and hold said received signals, and to average at least two of said received signals from said same sensor. a wireless sensor configured to change its resonant frequency in proportion to at least one sensed parameter; and a reader configured to transmit a plurality of excitation pulses at a predetermined fixed frequency to said wireless sensor, to receive a plurality of signals from said wireless sensor in response to said plurality of excitation pulses, to sample and hold said received signals, and to average at least two of said received signals from said same sensor.
A process for improving the paper burst strength enhancing attributes of microfibrillated cellulose, said process comprising subjecting an aqueous suspension comprising microfibrillated cellulose and optionally inorganic particulate material to high shear, wherein the high shear is generated, at least in part, by a moving shearing element, to improve the paper burst strength enhancing attributes of the microfibrillated cellulose, and wherein the term "high shear" means a shear rate of at least 10,000 s -1.
A personalizable document (100 A, 100 B, 100 C, 100 D, 100 E) for the fabrication of a personalized security document (10, 20) designed to be authenticated in a spectral band of observation between 380 nm and 780 nm, comprising: - a layer personalizable by contact-free writing of an opaque personalization mask, wherein the personalizable layer has a thickness comprised between 50 μm and 400 μm, is transparent in the spectral band of observation in at least one zone of transparency and comprises additives able to become opaque under laser light; - a first multilayer film arranged on a first side of the personalizable layer, and covering at least part of the zone of transparency, the first multilayer film comprising a layer of high index of refraction encapsulated between two layers of low index of refraction, and structured on at least part of its surface to form a first subwavelength grating characterized by a first grating vector, such that the first multilayer film acts in zero order like a wavelength subtractive filter; - a second multilayer film arranged on a second side of the personalizable layer, opposite the first side, and covering at least part of the zone of transparency, the second multilayer film comprising a layer of high index of refraction encapsulated between two layers of low index of refraction, and structured on at least part of its surface to form a second subwavelength grating characterized by a second grating vector, such that the second multilayer film acts in zero order like a wavelength subtractive filter, the first and second gratings being at least partly superpositioned. - a layer personalizable by contact-free writing of an opaque personalization mask, wherein the personalizable layer has a thickness comprised between 50 μm and 400 μm, is transparent in the spectral band of observation in at least one zone of transparency and comprises additives able to become opaque under laser light; - a first multilayer film arranged on a first side of the personalizable layer, and covering at least part of the zone of transparency, the first multilayer film comprising a layer of high index of refraction encapsulated between two layers of low index of refraction, and structured on at least part of its surface to form a first subwavelength grating characterized by a first grating vector, such that the first multilayer film acts in zero order like a wavelength subtractive filter; - a second multilayer film arranged on a second side of the personalizable layer, opposite the first side, and covering at least part of the zone of transparency, the second multilayer film comprising a layer of high index of refraction encapsulated between two layers of low index of refraction, and structured on at least part of its surface to form a second subwavelength grating characterized by a second grating vector, such that the second multilayer film acts in zero order like a wavelength subtractive filter, the first and second gratings being at least partly superpositioned.
An ultrasound system, comprising: a storage unit for storing a mapping table including transmit, Tx, frequencies and scan conditions including image depths and steering angles; and an ultrasound data acquisition unit in communication with the storage unit and being configured to retrieve a Tx frequency corresponding to a scan condition from the storage unit and form ultrasound signals having the retrieved Tx frequency, characterized in that the mapping table is a table for setting the Tx frequency in consideration of the steering angles when an image depth of the scan condition is less than a predetermined threshold value and setting the Tx frequency in consideration of the image depths when the image depth of the scan condition is more than the predetermined threshold value, and in that a higher Tx frequency is set when the image depth is larger at the image depths less than the predetermined threshold value, and a lower Tx frequency is set when the image depth is larger at the image depths more than the predetermined threshold value. a storage unit for storing a mapping table including transmit, Tx, frequencies and scan conditions including image depths and steering angles; and an ultrasound data acquisition unit in communication with the storage unit and being configured to retrieve a Tx frequency corresponding to a scan condition from the storage unit and form ultrasound signals having the retrieved Tx frequency, characterized in that the mapping table is a table for setting the Tx frequency in consideration of the steering angles when an image depth of the scan condition is less than a predetermined threshold value and setting the Tx frequency in consideration of the image depths when the image depth of the scan condition is more than the predetermined threshold value, and in that a higher Tx frequency is set when the image depth is larger at the image depths less than the predetermined threshold value, and a lower Tx frequency is set when the image depth is larger at the image depths more than the predetermined threshold value.
A method of producing a renal cell culture comprising: a recovery step of recovering cultured renal cells; and a freezing step of freezing the renal cells recovered in the recovery step, and a culturing step of thawing frozen-state renal cells, wherein: the renal cells are recovered as an aggregate in the recovery step, and the aggregate is frozen while an aggregated state of the aggregate is maintained in the freezing step, and the renal cells are cultured in a state of being non-adhered onto a culture vessel for 5 days or longer in the culturing step. a recovery step of recovering cultured renal cells; and a freezing step of freezing the renal cells recovered in the recovery step, and a culturing step of thawing frozen-state renal cells, wherein: the renal cells are recovered as an aggregate in the recovery step, and the aggregate is frozen while an aggregated state of the aggregate is maintained in the freezing step, and the renal cells are cultured in a state of being non-adhered onto a culture vessel for 5 days or longer in the culturing step. the renal cells are recovered as an aggregate in the recovery step, and the aggregate is frozen while an aggregated state of the aggregate is maintained in the freezing step, and the renal cells are cultured in a state of being non-adhered onto a culture vessel for 5 days or longer in the culturing step.
A machine for folding and adhesively bonding blanks for the production of folding boxes having: • A transport system comprising at least one tractive means (7, 8) wrapped around deflection rollers (3 to 6) and running along a processing line, • a drive connected to a least one deflection roller (3 to 6) and driving it, • workpiece carriers that, at intervals from each other, are fastened to the at least one tractive means (7, 8), and are moved by the at least one tractive means (7, 8) along the processing line, • at least one magazine (21, 48) for a stack of blanks (22, 49), • at least one means for removing individual blanks from the stack in the magazine, • at least one means for supplying the removed blanks to the workpiece carriers in a movement synchronized with the workpiece carriers along a part of the processing line, • active means arranged on the workpiece carriers for holding (68 to 71) blanks (22, 49) on the workpiece carriers, and/or • active means arranged on the workpiece carriers fore folding (68 to 71) blanks (22, 49) arranged on the workpiece carriers, • control means (84 to 87; 89 to 92)that are connected to the active means for holding (68 to 71) and/or the active means for folding (68 to 71), and are designed to control the holding and releasing of the blanks (22, 49) by the active means for holding (68 to 71), and/or the folding (68 to 71) of the blanks by the active means for folding (68 to 71), and • at least one means arranged fixedly on the processing line for gluing blanks (22, 49), and/or means arranged on the workpiece carriers for gluing blanks. • A transport system comprising at least one tractive means (7, 8) wrapped around deflection rollers (3 to 6) and running along a processing line, • a drive connected to a least one deflection roller (3 to 6) and driving it, • workpiece carriers that, at intervals from each other, are fastened to the at least one tractive means (7, 8), and are moved by the at least one tractive means (7, 8) along the processing line, • at least one magazine (21, 48) for a stack of blanks (22, 49), • at least one means for removing individual blanks from the stack in the magazine, • at least one means for supplying the removed blanks to the workpiece carriers in a movement synchronized with the workpiece carriers along a part of the processing line, • active means arranged on the workpiece carriers for holding (68 to 71) blanks (22, 49) on the workpiece carriers, and/or • active means arranged on the workpiece carriers fore folding (68 to 71) blanks (22, 49) arranged on the workpiece carriers, • control means (84 to 87; 89 to 92)that are connected to the active means for holding (68 to 71) and/or the active means for folding (68 to 71), and are designed to control the holding and releasing of the blanks (22, 49) by the active means for holding (68 to 71), and/or the folding (68 to 71) of the blanks by the active means for folding (68 to 71), and • at least one means arranged fixedly on the processing line for gluing blanks (22, 49), and/or means arranged on the workpiece carriers for gluing blanks.
A method of fixing defects in a hydrophobic surface of a droplet actuator of a microfluidic device that contains a filler fluid comprising: mixing a surface regenerative molecule comprising a silane derivative with the filler fluid before the start of a droplet operation or adding the surface regenerative molecule to the filler fluid during the droplet operation; contacting the hydrophobic surface of the droplet actuator of the microfluidic device with the filler fluid comprising the surface regenerative molecule at least during the droplet operation, wherein the contacting fixes defects in the hydrophobic surface. mixing a surface regenerative molecule comprising a silane derivative with the filler fluid before the start of a droplet operation or adding the surface regenerative molecule to the filler fluid during the droplet operation; contacting the hydrophobic surface of the droplet actuator of the microfluidic device with the filler fluid comprising the surface regenerative molecule at least during the droplet operation, wherein the contacting fixes defects in the hydrophobic surface.