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Method for chemically passivating a surface of a product made of a III-V semiconductor material in which a) a phosphorus,(nitrogen) N polymer film is formed on said surface by deposition in a solvent comprising liquid ammonia, characterized in that said film is formed by deposition, without electrochemical assistance, in said solvent, in the presence of an oxidizing chemical additive comprising phosphorous and generating electrical charge carriers in said surface.
An optical rangefinder based on time-of-flight measurement, having an illumination device radiating pulsed light toward an object, and having a light receiver arranged to receive light from the object, the receiver operating in a photon counting mode, so as to generate a pulse for a detected photon and requiring a variable probability of a photon detection on the receiver, the optical rangefinder also having a controller (370, 380, 390; 365, 470, 475, 380, 390; 570, 580, 590, 390) to control the photon detection probability of the receiver, based on a light level, the controller having a device (370, 380) to receive the pulses over a period of time and compare the photon count with a threshold, the controller being arranged to use the output of the comparison to increase or reduce the photon detection probability.
A drying machine having a condenser unit slidably removable therefrom, said drying machine comprising a locking mechanism having at least one locking arm for effecting securely locking of said condenser unit in said drying machine, characterized in that: - said locking arm comprises a first part having a pivot member rotatably secured to said drying machine and a second part having a lock member engaging with a lock slot on said condenser unit, - said condenser unit comprises a locking guide through which said second part of said locking arm having a lock member is displaceable to effect locking or unlocking of said condenser unit, - said locking guide opens into said locking slot through a locking guide neck being narrower compared to said locking guide. - said locking arm comprises a first part having a pivot member rotatably secured to said drying machine and a second part having a lock member engaging with a lock slot on said condenser unit, - said condenser unit comprises a locking guide through which said second part of said locking arm having a lock member is displaceable to effect locking or unlocking of said condenser unit, - said locking guide opens into said locking slot through a locking guide neck being narrower compared to said locking guide.
A method comprising: obtaining N phases of a local clock signal generated by a local oscillator and M phases of a reference clock signal, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and wherein each phase of the N phases of the local clock signal is obtained via a respective tap of a plurality of taps of the local oscillator; generating a plurality of partial phase error signals, wherein each partial phase error signal is an analog signal generated using a respective charge pump, the respective charge pump receiving respective charge pump control signals generated by a respective comparison between a respective phase of the M phases of the reference clock signal to a respective phase of the N phases of the local clock signal; and generating a composite phase error signal by summing the plurality of partial phase error signals, and responsively adjusting a fixed phase of the local oscillator using the composite phase error signal. obtaining N phases of a local clock signal generated by a local oscillator and M phases of a reference clock signal, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and wherein each phase of the N phases of the local clock signal is obtained via a respective tap of a plurality of taps of the local oscillator; generating a plurality of partial phase error signals, wherein each partial phase error signal is an analog signal generated using a respective charge pump, the respective charge pump receiving respective charge pump control signals generated by a respective comparison between a respective phase of the M phases of the reference clock signal to a respective phase of the N phases of the local clock signal; and generating a composite phase error signal by summing the plurality of partial phase error signals, and responsively adjusting a fixed phase of the local oscillator using the composite phase error signal.
A sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor; a processor; a wireless communication module; and a memory; wherein when the sensor device is in a first functional state (20, 20a, 20b) and the proximity sensor detects a predetermined change in its proximity, the sensor device is configured to transition from the first functional state (20, 20a, 20b), in which wireless communication is inactivated, to a second functional state, in which wireless communication module is enabled; wherein the predetermined change in its proximity is a removal of transport protection, comprising removal of a metallic tape over the proximity sensor, whereby the proximity sensor is capable to detect the removal of the metallic tape based on inductive sensing. a proximity sensor; a processor; a wireless communication module; and a memory; wherein when the sensor device is in a first functional state (20, 20a, 20b) and the proximity sensor detects a predetermined change in its proximity, the sensor device is configured to transition from the first functional state (20, 20a, 20b), in which wireless communication is inactivated, to a second functional state, in which wireless communication module is enabled; wherein the predetermined change in its proximity is a removal of transport protection, comprising removal of a metallic tape over the proximity sensor, whereby the proximity sensor is capable to detect the removal of the metallic tape based on inductive sensing.
Electricity supply device (1, 2, 3) for supplying electric power in an elevator system; which electricity supply device (1, 2, 3) comprises a controllable power output stage (4, 5), comprising a connection to the load of the elevator system to be supplied, and a control circuit (18, 27) for controlling the drive device (6, 7) of the elevator; wherein the power output stage (4, 5) comprises one or more controllable solid-state switches in the form of silicon carbide (SiC) solid-state switches, characterized in that a thermal barrier is made between the aforementioned one or more silicon carbide solid-state switches of the power output stage (4, 5) and the control circuit (18, 27) for reducing the thermal flow occurring from the silicon carbide solid-state switch/silicon carbide solid-state switches to the control circuit (18,27).
An apparatus for analyzing a mechanical vibratory response of a solid material sample, the apparatus comprising: - supports configured to support said solid material sample at nodes of a vibration mode to be excited; - an array of impactors arranged on a line to impart an impact on respective well-defined points on the surface of said solid material sample and means to cause a relative movement of said solid material sample and said array of impactors in a direction substantially perpendicular to said line, or an array of impactors arranged in a grid; - a sensor configured to capture said mechanical vibratory response as a time-varying signal, subsequent to each impact of said array of impactors; and - processing means configured to analyze said time-varying signal to determine the frequencies and decay constants of sinusoids making up said time-varying signal wherein the apparatus is configured to activate all or selected ones of said impactors consecutively along the line prior to moving the line relatively to the sample or consecutively along the grid. - supports configured to support said solid material sample at nodes of a vibration mode to be excited; - an array of impactors arranged on a line to impart an impact on respective well-defined points on the surface of said solid material sample and means to cause a relative movement of said solid material sample and said array of impactors in a direction substantially perpendicular to said line, or an array of impactors arranged in a grid; - a sensor configured to capture said mechanical vibratory response as a time-varying signal, subsequent to each impact of said array of impactors; and - processing means configured to analyze said time-varying signal to determine the frequencies and decay constants of sinusoids making up said time-varying signal
A tracheostomy tube including a shaft and mounting flange on the shaft, the mounting flange being separately formed from the shaft and having two radial arms (32 and 33) adapted to receive ends of a neck tie by which the tube is secured around the neck, and a retaining collar embracing the shaft, characterized in that the shaft includes a first retaining formation at the location of the flange, and the collar has a second retaining formation on an inner surface with which the first formation on the shaft is engaged such as to restrict longitudinal movement of the shaft relative to the collar, that the collar is deformable to allow it to be stretched outwardly to enable the first and second retaining formations (20 and 38) to be engaged with one another, and that the shaft is secured with the flange by a bond between the outside of the shaft and the inside of the collar. the shaft includes a first retaining formation at the location of the flange, and the collar has a second retaining formation on an inner surface with which the first formation on the shaft is engaged such as to restrict longitudinal movement of the shaft relative to the collar, that the collar is deformable to allow it to be stretched outwardly to enable the first and second retaining formations (20 and 38) to be engaged with one another, and that the shaft is secured with the flange by a bond between the outside of the shaft and the inside of the collar.
A protein for use in therapy for Chlamydia infection, wherein the protein comprises: a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; or b) an amino acid sequence having 95% or greater sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; or c) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64. a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; or b) an amino acid sequence having 95% or greater sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; or c) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64.
Device for plant irrigation, comprising at least one structure for distributing liquid for the irrigation of a rootable substrate, at least one substantially gas-tight storage vessel with an outlet, suitable for receiving a liquid supply, as well as at least one branched or unbranched pipe and/or hose connection between the at least one storage vessel and the at least one structure for distributing liquid, through which liquid can pass from the at least one storage vessel to the at least one structure for distributing liquid, characterized in that it has at least one closable opening located in the storage vessel with at least one shut-off device for the opening, via which gas exchange between the interior of the storage vessel and the environment can take place in a suitable manner substantially precisely when this is necessary to substantially maintain the desired negative pressure, and in that the at least one structure for distributing liquid has an air inlet value between 1 hPa and 1013 hPa, preferably between 50 hPa and 900 hPa, particularly preferably between 100 hPa and 800 hPa, and a pressure sensor is located in the reservoir for determining the capillary forces of the rootable substrate.
A device comprising: a III-nitride light emitting device comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; a p-contact formed on the p-type region; a n-contact formed on the n-type region a glass layer connected to the III-nitride light emitting device and having a plane parallel to a top surface of the III-nitride light emitting device and a smaller lateral extent than the III-nitride light emitting device; and a wavelength converting layer disposed between the III-nitride light emitting device and the glass layer; wherein the p-contact and the n-contact are formed at the same side of the III-nitride light emitting device and are electrically isolated from each other; wherein the glass layer and the wavelength converting layer are connected to the III-nitride light emitting device at a top surface of the III-nitride light emitting device opposite to the side the p-contact and the n-contact are formed on, characterized in further comprising a kerf through the glass layer and a portion of the thickness of wavelength converting layer. a III-nitride light emitting device comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; a p-contact formed on the p-type region; a n-contact formed on the n-type region a glass layer connected to the III-nitride light emitting device and having a plane parallel to a top surface of the III-nitride light emitting device and a smaller lateral extent than the III-nitride light emitting device; and a wavelength converting layer disposed between the III-nitride light emitting device and the glass layer; wherein the p-contact and the n-contact are formed at the same side of the III-nitride light emitting device and are electrically isolated from each other; wherein the glass layer and the wavelength converting layer are connected to the III-nitride light emitting device at a top surface of the III-nitride light emitting device opposite to the side the p-contact and the n-contact are formed on, characterized in further comprising a kerf through the glass layer and a portion of the thickness of wavelength converting layer.
An assembly of mated coaxial connectors, comprising: a first connector having a first central conductor extension and a first outer conductor extension, the first outer conductor extension having a free end portion; a second connector having a second central conductor extension and a second outer conductor extension, the second outer conductor extension having an outer body and an inner body with a gap therebetween; wherein the first central conductor extension engages the second central conductor extension to establish a first electrical connection; wherein the free end portion of the first outer conductor extension fits within the gap of the second outer conductor extension, such that the inner body applies radially outward pressure to the first outer conductor extension to establish a second electrical connection; wherein engagement of the first outer conductor extension and the inner body of the second outer conductor extension induces deflection in at least one of the first outer conductor extension and the inner body to create axial and radial pressure between the first outer conductor extension and the inner body; and wherein the inner body of the second outer conductor extension includes a plurality of axially-extending fingers, the fingers applying radial and axial pressure to the first outer conductor extension; characterised in that the inner body of the second outer conductor extension comprises a radially-extending flex section on which the plurality of axially-extending fingers are mounted, wherein the flex section deflects in the axial direction upon engagement. a first connector having a first central conductor extension and a first outer conductor extension, the first outer conductor extension having a free end portion; a second connector having a second central conductor extension and a second outer conductor extension, the second outer conductor extension having an outer body and an inner body with a gap therebetween; wherein the first central conductor extension engages the second central conductor extension to establish a first electrical connection; wherein the free end portion of the first outer conductor extension fits within the gap of the second outer conductor extension, such that the inner body applies radially outward pressure to the first outer conductor extension to establish a second electrical connection; wherein engagement of the first outer conductor extension and the inner body of the second outer conductor extension induces deflection in at least one of the first outer conductor extension and the inner body to create axial and radial pressure between the first outer conductor extension and the inner body; and wherein the inner body of the second outer conductor extension includes a plurality of axially-extending fingers, the fingers applying radial and axial pressure to the first outer conductor extension; characterised in that the inner body of the second outer conductor extension comprises a radially-extending flex section on which the plurality of axially-extending fingers are mounted, wherein the flex section deflects in the axial direction upon engagement.
A sealed packaging for cosmetics, wherein comprising: - a first containing body and a second containing body reciprocally matched, - a central body comprising one end fixed in one of the containing bodies (2, 3) and the other end thereof extends into the other containing body (3, 2), - fastening means including a first fastening element and a second fastening element adapted to couple said second containing body and said first containing body, and - sealing means including a seal, and characterized in that - an end surface of the first containing body and the second containing body are respectively provided with the first fastening element and the second fastening element, - the fastening elements (60, 61) define an attraction force between them in order to allow the containing bodies (2,3) to reciprocally attract each other, and - the seal is sleeved at an outer side of at least one of the containing bodies (2, 3), and an outer wall of the seal is provided with a protuberance suitable to create an air gap and to be deformed so to at list partially compress the air gap when the sealed packaging is closed. - a first containing body and a second containing body reciprocally matched, - a central body comprising one end fixed in one of the containing bodies (2, 3) and the other end thereof extends into the other containing body (3, 2), - fastening means including a first fastening element and a second fastening element adapted to couple said second containing body and said first containing body, and - sealing means including a seal, and characterized in that - an end surface of the first containing body and the second containing body are respectively provided with the first fastening element and the second fastening element, - the fastening elements (60, 61) define an attraction force between them in order to allow the containing bodies (2,3) to reciprocally attract each other, and - the seal is sleeved at an outer side of at least one of the containing bodies (2, 3), and an outer wall of the seal is provided with a protuberance suitable to create an air gap and to be deformed so to at list partially compress the air gap when the sealed packaging is closed.
A computer-implemented method of image matching, comprising: capturing with a capture device an image of at least part of a first media type; discriminating whether the image comprises text or non-text; determining whether or not the image is of such quality that it can be processed; providing commands to adjust the focus of the capture device; capturing with the capture device a new image of at least part of the first media type; extracting various features from the new image, the features including features calculated by extracting word boundaries; forming groups of word boundaries in such a way that a word boundary has both above and below overlapping word boundaries, and the total number of overlapping word boundaries is at least 3; and representing the feature of each group with the length of the middle word boundary, followed by the lengths of the above word boundaries and then by lengths of the below word boundaries; querying a database comprising a collection of document pages using the various features; and in response to positively querying the database, returning at least one location within at least one of the document pages where the new image is located. capturing with a capture device an image of at least part of a first media type; discriminating whether the image comprises text or non-text; determining whether or not the image is of such quality that it can be processed; providing commands to adjust the focus of the capture device; capturing with the capture device a new image of at least part of the first media type; extracting various features from the new image, the features including features calculated by extracting word boundaries; forming groups of word boundaries in such a way that a word boundary has both above and below overlapping word boundaries, and the total number of overlapping word boundaries is at least 3; and representing the feature of each group with the length of the middle word boundary, followed by the lengths of the above word boundaries and then by lengths of the below word boundaries; extracting word boundaries; forming groups of word boundaries in such a way that a word boundary has both above and below overlapping word boundaries, and the total number of overlapping word boundaries is at least 3; and representing the feature of each group with the length of the middle word boundary, followed by the lengths of the above word boundaries and then by lengths of the below word boundaries; querying a database comprising a collection of document pages using the various features; and in response to positively querying the database, returning at least one location within at least one of the document pages where the new image is located.