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A method for the surface treatment of at least one surface portion of at least one layer A located between a substrate and a layer B of a thin-film multilayer, the layers of which are vacuum-deposited on the substrate having a glass function, according to the invention, characterized in that: - at least one thin layer A is deposited on a surface portion of said substrate, this deposition phase being carried out by a vacuum deposition process; - using at least one linear ion source, a plasma of ionized species is generated from a gas or from a gas mixture; - at least one surface portion of the layer A is subjected to said plasma so that said ionized species at least partly modifies the surface state of the layer A so that the crystallization and/or grain morphology of the layer of type B deposited afterwards on the layer A in the multilayer is modified; and - at least one layer B is deposited on a surface portion of the layer A, this deposition phase being carried out by a vacuum deposition process. - at least one thin layer A is deposited on a surface portion of said substrate, this deposition phase being carried out by a vacuum deposition process; - using at least one linear ion source, a plasma of ionized species is generated from a gas or from a gas mixture; - at least one surface portion of the layer A is subjected to said plasma so that said ionized species at least partly modifies the surface state of the layer A so that the crystallization and/or grain morphology of the layer of type B deposited afterwards on the layer A in the multilayer is modified; and - at least one layer B is deposited on a surface portion of the layer A, this deposition phase being carried out by a vacuum deposition process.
Method for capturing projection images of an object to be imaged by an imaging device which comprises a radiation source, a radiation detector and a control unit, wherein the radiation source is moved by the control unit on a path (12, 18, 27) into a plurality of positions, in each of which radiation is emitted by the radiation source in a cone beam shape around a central beam (19, 20), and with the movement of the radiation source, the radiation detector is moved by the control unit into a plurality of positions, in each of which the radiation emitted by the radiation source and penetrating the object to be imaged is intercepted to capture a projection image, characterised in that the radiation source and/or the radiation detector are moved in each case on a calculated path (13, 18, 23, 27) around the object to be imaged, which path is described by a polynomial of nth degree and determined by the control unit through an optimisation of a predetermined path (12, 33) at a constant distance, determined along the central beam (19, 20), between the radiation source and the radiation detector and/or at a constant distance, determined along the central beam (19, 20), between the radiation source and the object to be imaged, wherein the polynomial is selected in each case in such a manner that a safety clearance with respect to the object to be imaged is maintained and, at the same time, a distance between the radiation detector and the object to be imaged is minimised.
A hydrometallurgical plant for nickel oxide ores, comprising at least: a leaching facility provided with leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) in a plurality of lines to apply a leaching treatment to a nickel oxide ore; a preliminary neutralization facility provided with neutralization treatment tanks (12A, 12B) in two stages to perform preliminary neutralization by which pH of leach slurry discharged from the leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) is adjusted to a predetermined range; and a solid-liquid separation facility made up of a single line to perform solid-liquid separation of leach slurry pH-adjusted and discharged from the preliminary neutralization facility into a leachate and a leach residue in a solid-liquid separation tank, wherein the preliminary neutralization facility is configured such that neutralization treatment tanks of a first of the two stages are provided in a plurality of lines so as to correspond to the respective lines of the leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) provided in the leaching facility, and leach slurries which are pH-adjusted in the neutralization treatment tanks of the first stage in the respective lines are merged in a neutralization treatment tank of a second of the two stages which is made up of a single line, and leach slurry merged in the neutralization treatment tank of the second stage is transported to the solid-liquid separation facility. a leaching facility provided with leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) in a plurality of lines to apply a leaching treatment to a nickel oxide ore; a preliminary neutralization facility provided with neutralization treatment tanks (12A, 12B) in two stages to perform preliminary neutralization by which pH of leach slurry discharged from the leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) is adjusted to a predetermined range; and a solid-liquid separation facility made up of a single line to perform solid-liquid separation of leach slurry pH-adjusted and discharged from the preliminary neutralization facility into a leachate and a leach residue in a solid-liquid separation tank, wherein the preliminary neutralization facility is configured such that neutralization treatment tanks of a first of the two stages are provided in a plurality of lines so as to correspond to the respective lines of the leaching treatment tanks (11 (1 to n)) provided in the leaching facility, and leach slurries which are pH-adjusted in the neutralization treatment tanks of the first stage in the respective lines are merged in a neutralization treatment tank of a second of the two stages which is made up of a single line, and leach slurry merged in the neutralization treatment tank of the second stage is transported to the solid-liquid separation facility.
An optical detection system for high sensitivity label free bioassays comprising the use of optical characterization techniques that allow resonant or interferometric vertical interrogation of micrometric and sub-micrometric domains of biophotonic cells comprising: (i) an optical measuring system that comprises at least an excitation source, and optical head (103, 103a, 103b), and optical means for the detection of a signal coming from the optical head (103, 103a, 103b), (ii) an element for the interrogation of a fluid having multiple analytes comprising a plurality of biosensitive cells, wherein each of the biosensitive cells is formed by a periodical pattern of resonant micropillars and each biosensitive cell comprises: ∘ a substrate, ∘ a plurality of resonant cavities, each cavity defined by one of said micropillars with its base resting on the substrate such that the space between micropillars receives the fluid, ∘ a plurality of Bragg reflectors, at least two per resonant cavity, located respectively at each end of the micropillar, and ∘ a plurality of molecular receptors attached to the lateral surfaces of the micropillars so as to be in contact with the fluid, wherein said optical head is arranged to analyze each one of said biosensitive cells and the analytes contained therein. (i) an optical measuring system that comprises at least an excitation source, and optical head (103, 103a, 103b), and optical means for the detection of a signal coming from the optical head (103, 103a, 103b), (ii) an element for the interrogation of a fluid having multiple analytes comprising a plurality of biosensitive cells, wherein each of the biosensitive cells is formed by a periodical pattern of resonant micropillars and each biosensitive cell comprises: ∘ a substrate, ∘ a plurality of resonant cavities, each cavity defined by one of said micropillars with its base resting on the substrate such that the space between micropillars receives the fluid, ∘ a plurality of Bragg reflectors, at least two per resonant cavity, located respectively at each end of the micropillar, and ∘ a plurality of molecular receptors attached to the lateral surfaces of the micropillars so as to be in contact with the fluid, wherein said optical head is arranged to analyze each one of said biosensitive cells and the analytes contained therein. ∘ a substrate, ∘ a plurality of resonant cavities, each cavity defined by one of said micropillars with its base resting on the substrate such that the space between micropillars receives the fluid, ∘ a plurality of Bragg reflectors, at least two per resonant cavity, located respectively at each end of the micropillar, and ∘ a plurality of molecular receptors attached to the lateral surfaces of the micropillars so as to be in contact with the fluid,
Copolymer of ethylene and of myrcene which comprises ethylene units and myrcene units, the ethylene units representing between 50 mol% and 95 mol% of the ethylene units and of the myrcene units, and the myrcene units of 1,2 and 3,4 configuration representing more than 50 mol% of the myrcene units.
Heating cord, in particular for heating windscreen wiping water in motor vehicles, having a central carrier element and having a resistance element which is wound around the latter, characterized in that the carrier element is a carrier cord which is composed of a wound PTFE ribbon.
A system configured to seal a puncture in a vessel, comprising: an introducer configured to be inserted through the puncture along a guidewire that extends through the puncture into the vessel, the introducer including an introducer body that is elongate along a central axis, a proximal tapered tip, a distal tapered tip that is opposite to the proximal tapered tip along the central axis, and a bore that extends from the proximal tapered tip to the distal tapered tip along the central axis, the bore sized to receive the guidewire therethrough, wherein the distal tapered tip is configured to be inserted into the vessel along the guidewire; an access sheath configured to be inserted over the introducer and into the vessel, the access sheath including a front end, a rear end opposite to the front end, and a lumen that extends from the front end to the rear end, wherein the proximal tapered tip of the introducer is configured to be inserted through the front end and into the lumen of access sheath such that an interference fit allowing relative movement between the access sheath and the introducer is attained; and a vascular closure device including a sealing element configured to seal the puncture of the vessel, wherein when the introducer has been removed from the lumen of the access sheath, the rear end of the access sheath is configured to receive the vascular closure device such that the sealing element extends out of the front end of the access sheath. an introducer configured to be inserted through the puncture along a guidewire that extends through the puncture into the vessel, the introducer including an introducer body that is elongate along a central axis, a proximal tapered tip, a distal tapered tip that is opposite to the proximal tapered tip along the central axis, and a bore that extends from the proximal tapered tip to the distal tapered tip along the central axis, the bore sized to receive the guidewire therethrough, wherein the distal tapered tip is configured to be inserted into the vessel along the guidewire; an access sheath configured to be inserted over the introducer and into the vessel, the access sheath including a front end, a rear end opposite to the front end, and a lumen that extends from the front end to the rear end, wherein the proximal tapered tip of the introducer is configured to be inserted through the front end and into the lumen of access sheath such that an interference fit allowing relative movement between the access sheath and the introducer is attained; and a vascular closure device including a sealing element configured to seal the puncture of the vessel, wherein when the introducer has been removed from the lumen of the access sheath, the rear end of the access sheath is configured to receive the vascular closure device such that the sealing element extends out of the front end of the access sheath.
A method of driving a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels and a storage means arranged to store data representing a plurality of drive schemes at least equal in number to the different drive schemes to be stored for the various pixels of the display, and a time value associated with each of the stored drive schemes, the method comprising: storing, for each pixel of the display, data representing an initial state of the pixel, data representing a desired final state of the pixel, and a drive scheme index number representing the drive scheme to be applied to the pixel; and generating, for each pixel of the display, output signals representing the impulse to be applied to each pixel to switch the pixel from the initial state to the desired final state, the output signals being generated, for each pixel, dependent upon the initial and desired final states of the pixel, the drive scheme index number, the time value associated with the drive scheme denoted by the drive scheme index number, and the stored data representing the drive scheme denoted by the drive scheme index number, the method being characterized in that at least two of the drive schemes begin at different times and run independently of one another, and the time value stored for each drive scheme represents the period since the commencement of the current update effected with the drive scheme. storing, for each pixel of the display, data representing an initial state of the pixel, data representing a desired final state of the pixel, and a drive scheme index number representing the drive scheme to be applied to the pixel; and generating, for each pixel of the display, output signals representing the impulse to be applied to each pixel to switch the pixel from the initial state to the desired final state, the output signals being generated, for each pixel, dependent upon the initial and desired final states of the pixel, the drive scheme index number, the time value associated with the drive scheme denoted by the drive scheme index number, and the stored data representing the drive scheme denoted by the drive scheme index number, the method being characterized in that at least two of the drive schemes begin at different times and run independently of one another, and the time value stored for each drive scheme represents the period since the commencement of the current update effected with the drive scheme.
Electricity meter (1, 1') comprising: a front circuit arranged to be connected to an external current transformer located outside of the electricity meter and mounted on a phase (Ph) of a distribution network (3, 3'); a conductor arranged to be connected to the external current transformer via the front circuit; a test circuit comprising a test generation chain having an output connected to the conductor, a test measuring chain having an input connected to the conductor, and a processing component; the test generation chain comprising a voltage generator and being arranged to apply a test voltage (Vt) on the conductor, the test voltage producing a test current (It) circulating in the test measuring chain and said test voltage having a level which depends on an equivalent impedance of the front circuit and of the external current transformer, the test measuring chain being arranged to measure the level of the test voltage, the processing component being arranged to acquire the level of the test voltage and to detect a cutoff of the external current transformer when the level of the test voltage is greater than a predefined detection threshold. a front circuit arranged to be connected to an external current transformer located outside of the electricity meter and mounted on a phase (Ph) of a distribution network (3, 3'); a conductor arranged to be connected to the external current transformer via the front circuit; a test circuit comprising a test generation chain having an output connected to the conductor, a test measuring chain having an input connected to the conductor, and a processing component;
A hair care device provided with an air outlet grill, said air outlet grill comprising a plurality of concentric and tilted flow guide surfaces arranged in circular or oval rings, wherein a cross section of the flow guide surfaces has a curved shape that diverges from an air flow direction, said cross section of the flow guide surfaces being taken with reference to an axial plane parallel to the air flow direction, characterized in that a cross section profile of at least one of the flow guide surfaces is airfoil shaped such that a thickness of the leading edge is smaller than a thickness of a trailing edge in the air flow direction, the leading edge of the flow guide surfaces being the edge that is first to contact the incoming airflow, and the trailing edge being the edge at which the airflow exits from the flow guide surface.
Heat recovery system that includes an inlet collector for the water originating from a water supply system comprising a traditional drain with a valve support with cap, filtering system, thread ring, top seal, bottom seal, a plastic piping for waste water and wherein the filtering system at the entrance of the plastic piping that protects the system from any possible blockages, and with means to ensure a turbulent draining inside said plastic piping, avoiding, however, an excessively fast draining by placing at the end of the piping a circular throttle plate and the heat recovery system further comprising a coil for cold water inside said plastic piping, characterized in that, - the heat recovery system constitutes a block, and in that, - the circular throttle plate has two cut outs, a lower smaller cut out, which allows the passage of debris, and a top larger cut out, further characterized in that - the heat recovery system has turbulence flaps with a half-moon shape and peripheral half-rods in low relief, such that they fit in the turns of the coil for cold water, and that are interspersed alternately and pressure-fit between each pair of turns and the turbulence flaps have a lower foot to support the coil inside the plastic waste water piping. - the heat recovery system constitutes a block, and in that, - the circular throttle plate has two cut outs, a lower smaller cut out, which allows the passage of debris, and a top larger cut out, further characterized in that - the heat recovery system has turbulence flaps with a half-moon shape and peripheral half-rods in low relief, such that they fit in the turns of the coil for cold water, and that are interspersed alternately and pressure-fit between each pair of turns and the turbulence flaps have a lower foot to support the coil inside the plastic waste water piping.
A conveyor belt for a flight conveyor comprising: - a number of segments for supporting a material, - a number of shafts for pivotally interconnecting the segments in an endless row, wherein the conveyor belt comprises - a number of conveyor flights, each having at least one slide (11;21) mounted on the back of each flight, seen in a conveying direction, - the flights are pivotally mounted on some of the shafts, characterized in that, the conveyor belt further comprises - the segment behind each flight being formed with at least one through slit (12;22) which fits the slide (11;21) on the flight. - a number of segments for supporting a material, - a number of shafts for pivotally interconnecting the segments in an endless row, wherein the conveyor belt comprises - a number of conveyor flights, each having at least one slide (11;21) mounted on the back of each flight, seen in a conveying direction, - the flights are pivotally mounted on some of the shafts, characterized in that, the conveyor belt further comprises - the segment behind each flight being formed with at least one through slit (12;22) which fits the slide (11;21) on the flight.
A communication method for a mobile station, used in a trunking communication system, characterized in comprising: monitoring broadcast information sent by a currently-residing repeater, wherein the broadcast information carries state information of repeaters within a site and call related information, and a main repeater of the mobile station belongs to the site; acquiring a state of the main repeater according to the broadcast information, wherein when the main repeater is idle, the currently-residing repeater serves as the main repeater, and when the main repeater is busy, the currently-residing repeater serves as a free repeater, the free repeater being a predetermined repeater with an idle state within the site; determining whether there is a call belonging to the mobile station according to the call related information; and when determining that there is a call belonging to the mobile station, performing handover, according to the call related information, to a repeater corresponding to the call belonging to the mobile station to access the call. monitoring broadcast information sent by a currently-residing repeater, wherein the broadcast information carries state information of repeaters within a site and call related information, and a main repeater of the mobile station belongs to the site; acquiring a state of the main repeater according to the broadcast information, wherein when the main repeater is idle, the currently-residing repeater serves as the main repeater, and when the main repeater is busy, the currently-residing repeater serves as a free repeater, the free repeater being a predetermined repeater with an idle state within the site; determining whether there is a call belonging to the mobile station according to the call related information; and when determining that there is a call belonging to the mobile station, performing handover, according to the call related information, to a repeater corresponding to the call belonging to the mobile station to access the call.
A self-closing screw coupling for hoses, in particular compressed air hoses of tire repair kits, comprising a screw head which can in particular be screwed to a tire valve and can be flowed through by a fluid; a hose connector piece which is rotatably connected to the screw head about a longitudinal hose axis and which can likewise be flowed through by a fluid; a valve which is arranged in a throughflow passage of the screw coupling and has a spring, preferably a spring having a double helix, and a closure part which is biased toward a valve seat by the spring, preferably wherein the closure part has a jacket surface at which a plurality of axially extending ribs are arranged, characterized in that the spring is formed in one piece with the closure part, and preferably are composed of plastic. a screw head which can in particular be screwed to a tire valve and can be flowed through by a fluid; a hose connector piece which is rotatably connected to the screw head about a longitudinal hose axis and which can likewise be flowed through by a fluid; a valve which is arranged in a throughflow passage of the screw coupling and has a spring, preferably a spring having a double helix, and a closure part which is biased toward a valve seat by the spring, preferably wherein the closure part has a jacket surface at which a plurality of axially extending ribs are arranged, characterized in that the spring is formed in one piece with the closure part, and preferably are composed of plastic.