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A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising imaging elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each imaging element comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit including a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode that are stacked, wherein the photoelectric conversion unit further includes a charge storage electrode arranged apart from the first electrode and arranged to face the photoelectric conversion layer through an insulating layer, the photoelectric conversion unit being configured to control photoelectric conversion by applying a potential to a part of the photoelectric conversion layer between the charge storage electrode and the second electrode that has an absolute value larger than an absolute value of a potential applied to a region of the photoelectric conversion layer between a charge movement control electrode and the second electrode, the region being positioned between the imaging element and an adjacent imaging element, and wherein a plurality of imaging elements are included in an imaging element block, and the first electrode is shared by the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block, and the charge storage electrode is controlled for each imaging element of the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block such that a timing of a charge transfer period is controlled to allow the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block to share one floating diffusion layer. a photoelectric conversion unit including a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode that are stacked, wherein the photoelectric conversion unit further includes a charge storage electrode arranged apart from the first electrode and arranged to face the photoelectric conversion layer through an insulating layer, the photoelectric conversion unit being configured to control photoelectric conversion by applying a potential to a part of the photoelectric conversion layer between the charge storage electrode and the second electrode that has an absolute value larger than an absolute value of a potential applied to a region of the photoelectric conversion layer between a charge movement control electrode and the second electrode, the region being positioned between the imaging element and an adjacent imaging element, and wherein a plurality of imaging elements are included in an imaging element block, and the first electrode is shared by the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block, and the charge storage electrode is controlled for each imaging element of the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block such that a timing of a charge transfer period is controlled to allow the plurality of imaging elements in the imaging element block to share one floating diffusion layer.
A landing platform apparatus for a hovering vehicle, said landing platform apparatus comprising an erectable and retractable boundary element that consists of a plurality of individual mechanical elements which, when in an erected position, defines a substantially closed space, wherein said boundary element defining the substantially closed space defines a volume suitable to house said hovering vehicle after landing, characterized in that each of the individual mechanical elements is a trapezoidal element and each of the individual mechanical elements of said boundary element is a centering aid configured to center said hovering vehicle within the substantially closed space, said landing platform apparatus further comprising an actuation mechanism connected to each of the mechanical element centering aids and configured to change an angle of each of the centering aids relative to a surface of the landing platform, wherein the mechanical element centering aids define a cone. wherein said boundary element defining the substantially closed space defines a volume suitable to house said hovering vehicle after landing, characterized in that each of the individual mechanical elements is a trapezoidal element and each of the individual mechanical elements of said boundary element is a centering aid configured to center said hovering vehicle within the substantially closed space, said landing platform apparatus further comprising an actuation mechanism connected to each of the mechanical element centering aids and configured to change an angle of each of the centering aids relative to a surface of the landing platform, wherein the mechanical element centering aids define a cone.
Method for reducing standby-state energy consumption of an electric household appliance comprising an electronic command device comprising: electronic control unit, switching means, an auxiliary terminal having a prefixed voltage and a switching mode low power supply unit comprising a switching regulator unit having a first control terminal and at least an output terminal which supplies a main prefixed supply voltage to the electronic control unit; the switching regulator unit being further configured to switch from a standby state to an operating state when it detects a prefixed voltage variation (ΔV) on the first control terminal; said switching means being designed to connect said first control terminal to said auxiliary terminal; said method being characterized in: - supplying a low supply voltage different to zero to said first control terminal during at least standby state, said prefixed voltage of said auxiliary terminal being different to said low supply voltage; - connecting by said switching means at least temporarily, the first control terminal to said auxiliary terminal to generate said prefixed voltage variation (ΔV) on the first control terminal to cause the switching regulator unit to switch from said standby state to said operating state. - supplying a low supply voltage different to zero to said first control terminal during at least standby state, said prefixed voltage of said auxiliary terminal being different to said low supply voltage; - connecting by said switching means at least temporarily, the first control terminal to said auxiliary terminal to generate said prefixed voltage variation (ΔV) on the first control terminal to cause the switching regulator unit to switch from said standby state to said operating state.
A spectacles case, comprising: a pair of hollow shells that are angularly movable relative to each other between a closed state in which mutually opposed open sides of the shells are brought together to enclose an internal volume and an open state in which the open sides of the shells are moved apart for access to the internal volume; and a divider disposed between the open sides of the shells to divide the internal volume into compartments, each of the compartments being within a respective one of the shells; wherein the divider comprises a pair of leaves in face-to-face relation, each leaf of the pair being angularly movable relative to a respective one of the shells between a closed position, in which the leaf lies across the open side of that shell to close the compartment within that shell, and an open position, in which the leaf is moved away from the open side of that shell for access to that compartment. a pair of hollow shells that are angularly movable relative to each other between a closed state in which mutually opposed open sides of the shells are brought together to enclose an internal volume and an open state in which the open sides of the shells are moved apart for access to the internal volume; and a divider disposed between the open sides of the shells to divide the internal volume into compartments, each of the compartments being within a respective one of the shells; wherein the divider comprises a pair of leaves in face-to-face relation, each leaf of the pair being angularly movable relative to a respective one of the shells between a closed position, in which the leaf lies across the open side of that shell to close the compartment within that shell, and an open position, in which the leaf is moved away from the open side of that shell for access to that compartment.
Apparatus for transporting objects and for determining the mass thereof, comprising - a weighing apparatus for weighing the objects, - a transporting unit for handling the objects while they are being transported, wherein the transporting unit has a holder for retaining at least one object, and wherein the holder has a carrying region for carrying the object from the underside thereof, wherein the weighing apparatus is intended to weigh an object through at least one opening in the carrying region, characterized in that the apparatus is intended to lower the holder together with the transporting unit in relation to the weighing apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a transporting apparatus with a guide unit, wherein the guide unit is intended to provide for the lowering operation of the transporting unit in the region of the weighing apparatus in that, in the region of the weighing apparatus, the guide unit can be moved in relation to adjacent portions of the guide unit essentially perpendicularly to the transporting direction. - a weighing apparatus for weighing the objects, - a transporting unit for handling the objects while they are being transported,
A method of making polycarbonate comprising polymerizing, in a melt polymerization reaction, an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate in a presence of a polymerization catalyst and producing a by-product vapor stream comprising the aromatic dihydroxy compound, the diaryl carbonate and a volatile diaryl carbonate by-product, adding a low vapor pressure compound having a vapor pressure less than the vapor pressure of the volatile diaryl carbonate by-product at the operating conditions of the separation unit to the by-product vapor stream to produce a modified by-product vapor stream, introducing the modified by-product vapor stream to a separation unit, and removing the volatile diaryl carbonate by-product from the modified by-product vapor stream in the separation unit to form a treated by-product stream and returning the treated by-product stream to the melt polymerization reaction.
A method of operation of a communications network, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of dynamic radio traffic requests from wireless communications nodes, wherein the traffic requests comprise requests for backhaul traffic received from radio base stations, and requests for fronthaul traffic to digital units received from remote radio units; translating the radio traffic requests into corresponding transport layer requirements; and requesting transport network resources for the radio traffic based on the transport layer requirements, which meet the radio traffic requests; wherein the transport network comprises a plurality of optical channels; and comprising determining whether it is possible to allocate transport network resources on a single optical channel to meet a radio traffic request, and if so, requesting transport network resources on a single optical channel, and if not, requesting transport network resources on multiple optical channels that follow a same physical path. receiving a plurality of dynamic radio traffic requests from wireless communications nodes, wherein the traffic requests comprise requests for backhaul traffic received from radio base stations, and requests for fronthaul traffic to digital units received from remote radio units; translating the radio traffic requests into corresponding transport layer requirements; and requesting transport network resources for the radio traffic based on the transport layer requirements, which meet the radio traffic requests; wherein the transport network comprises a plurality of optical channels; and comprising determining whether it is possible to allocate transport network resources on a single optical channel to meet a radio traffic request, and if so, requesting transport network resources on a single optical channel, and if not, requesting transport network resources on multiple optical channels that follow a same physical path.
A liquid discharging apparatus comprising: a container containing a liquid composition containing water, an organic solvent, and a polyurethane resin; and a discharging head including: an individual liquid chamber including a circulation flow path (52, 53) through which the liquid composition circulates; and a nozzle through which a liquid droplet of the liquid composition is discharged, the nozzle communicating with the individual liquid chamber, wherein a solid content of the polyurethane resin in the liquid composition is 7% by mass or greater but 20.0% by mass or less; characterised in that the polyurethane resin comprises both polycarbonate polyurethane resins and polyester polyurethane resins, and wherein a glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate polyurethane resins is -10 degrees C or lower but -30 degrees C or higher, and a glass transition temperature of the polyester polyurethane resins is 50 degrees C or higher but 60 degrees C or lower. a container containing a liquid composition containing water, an organic solvent, and a polyurethane resin; and a discharging head including: an individual liquid chamber including a circulation flow path (52, 53) through which the liquid composition circulates; and a nozzle through which a liquid droplet of the liquid composition is discharged, the nozzle communicating with the individual liquid chamber, an individual liquid chamber including a circulation flow path (52, 53) through which the liquid composition circulates; and a nozzle through which a liquid droplet of the liquid composition is discharged, the nozzle communicating with the individual liquid chamber, wherein a solid content of the polyurethane resin in the liquid composition is 7% by mass or greater but 20.0% by mass or less; characterised in that the polyurethane resin comprises both polycarbonate polyurethane resins and polyester polyurethane resins, and wherein a glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate polyurethane resins is -10 degrees C or lower but -30 degrees C or higher, and a glass transition temperature of the polyester polyurethane resins is 50 degrees C or higher but 60 degrees C or lower.
A power converter comprising: an inverter that is adapted to convert a DC voltage or an AC voltage to an AC voltage of an arbitrary frequency to drive an AC motor having a permanent magnet therein, an opening/closing unit that is connected between the inverter and the AC motor, a controller that is adapted to control the inverter and the opening/closing unit; a voltage detector provided between the opening/closing unit and the AC motor; and a current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) provided between the inverter and the opening/closing unit, wherein, in a state where the inverter is turned OFF, the controller is adapted to compare induced voltages detected by the voltage detector in a state where the inverter is turned OFF with induced voltages in a normal state to detect abnormality of the AC motor, wherein when the AC motor is in an abnormal state, the controller is adapted to turn a closing signal of the opening/closing unit OFF so that the opening/closing unit is prohibited from closing, and wherein when a current detected by the current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) larger than a predetermined threshold value is still detected by the current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) even though the opening/closing unit is turned OFF, the controller is adapted to determine that the opening/closing unit is in an abnormal state or the current is excessively greater than an interruption capacity of the opening/closing unit, and is adapted to reduce the speed of an electric vehicle or electric car by applying a brake so that the number of revolutions of the AC motor connected to a wheel is reduced. an inverter that is adapted to convert a DC voltage or an AC voltage to an AC voltage of an arbitrary frequency to drive an AC motor having a permanent magnet therein, an opening/closing unit that is connected between the inverter and the AC motor, a controller that is adapted to control the inverter and the opening/closing unit; a voltage detector provided between the opening/closing unit and the AC motor; and a current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) provided between the inverter and the opening/closing unit, wherein, in a state where the inverter is turned OFF, the controller is adapted to compare induced voltages detected by the voltage detector in a state where the inverter is turned OFF with induced voltages in a normal state to detect abnormality of the AC motor, wherein when the AC motor is in an abnormal state, the controller is adapted to turn a closing signal of the opening/closing unit OFF so that the opening/closing unit is prohibited from closing, and wherein when a current detected by the current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) larger than a predetermined threshold value is still detected by the current detector (CTU, CTV, CTW) even though the opening/closing unit is turned OFF, the controller is adapted to determine that the opening/closing unit is in an abnormal state or the current is excessively greater than an interruption capacity of the opening/closing unit, and is adapted to reduce the speed of an electric vehicle or electric car by applying a brake so that the number of revolutions of the AC motor connected to a wheel is reduced.
A method for assembling a non-pneumatic wheel's radially outer portion into the non-pneumatic wheel's hub, the radially outer portion having a plurality of spokes attached at their radially outer end to a compliant outer band, each spoke having a thickened radially inner end, and the hub having a plurality of slots, the method characterised by inserting each radially inner end of each spoke into slots of the guide of an apparatus, said guide comprising: a first end; a second end; a length extending from the first end to the second end; an outer circumferential surface; a plurality of guide slots formed in the outer circumferential surface, the guide slots extending the length of the guide arranged to extend from the first end to the second end whereby the distance between the guide slots at the first end is larger than the distance between the guide slots at the second end; sliding the wheel's outer portion down the length of the guide; aligning the guide slots with the hub slots; and sliding the wheel's outer portion onto the hub. a first end; a second end; a length extending from the first end to the second end; an outer circumferential surface; a plurality of guide slots formed in the outer circumferential surface, the guide slots extending the length of the guide arranged to extend from the first end to the second end whereby the distance between the guide slots at the first end is larger than the distance between the guide slots at the second end; a second end; a length extending from the first end to the second end; an outer circumferential surface; a plurality of guide slots formed in the outer circumferential surface, the guide slots extending the length of the guide arranged to extend from the first end to the second end whereby the distance between the guide slots at the first end is larger than the distance between the guide slots at the second end; sliding the wheel's outer portion down the length of the guide; aligning the guide slots with the hub slots; and sliding the wheel's outer portion onto the hub.
A yarn winder forming a package (Pw) by winding a yarn onto a bobbin, comprising: a cradle device which includes a support arm supporting the bobbin to be rotatable and is capable of moving the support arm in a predetermined direction intersecting with an axial direction of the bobbin; a vibration suppression member which is pressed onto the support arm so as to suppress vibration of the support arm; and a pressing mechanism configured to press the vibration suppression member onto the support arm, characterized in that: the pressing mechanism is capable of changing the magnitude of pressing force during a winding operation of winding the yarn, and the support arm includes: an arm main body; and a contact target roller which is supported by the arm main body to be rotatable, the vibration suppression member making contact with the contact target roller. a cradle device which includes a support arm supporting the bobbin to be rotatable and is capable of moving the support arm in a predetermined direction intersecting with an axial direction of the bobbin; a vibration suppression member which is pressed onto the support arm so as to suppress vibration of the support arm; and a pressing mechanism configured to press the vibration suppression member onto the support arm, characterized in that: the pressing mechanism is capable of changing the magnitude of pressing force during a winding operation of winding the yarn, and the support arm includes: an arm main body; and a contact target roller which is supported by the arm main body to be rotatable, the vibration suppression member making contact with the contact target roller. the pressing mechanism is capable of changing the magnitude of pressing force during a winding operation of winding the yarn, and the support arm includes: an arm main body; and a contact target roller which is supported by the arm main body to be rotatable, the vibration suppression member making contact with the contact target roller. an arm main body; and a contact target roller which is supported by the arm main body to be rotatable, the vibration suppression member making contact with the contact target roller.
An engineered strain with genetic modification for synthesizing a dibasic organic acid, wherein the engineered strain allows the dibasic organic acid to be obtained in a fermentation temperature of 40-60 °C by using glycan and/or biomass as a fermentation substrate, wherein original strain of the engineered strain is Myceliophthora; and the dibasic organic acid comprises malic acid, succinic acid or fumaric acid. wherein original strain of the engineered strain is Myceliophthora; and the dibasic organic acid comprises malic acid, succinic acid or fumaric acid.
Shower base with integrated drain, comprising a base section and a structure forming a drain which comprises an outlet orifice comprising an external cylindrical section and internal cylindrical section, said outlet orifice being attached to a wastewater drainpipe, arranged in a first material component continuous with the base section tilted towards the structure forming the drain, further comprising a cover in a second material component, separate from the first material component, said cover comprising a cover plate and a cylindrical cover section, which extends substantially perpendicular from the cover plate, the structure forming a drain forms a space where the water flowing from the base section into the structure forming a drain is confined before exiting the structure forming a drain through the wastewater drainpipe, and wherein the cylindrical cover section, when it is applied on the wastewater drainpipe, juts into the structure forming a drain so that it is immersed in the confined water without engaging with the surface of the structure forming a drain characterised in that the wastewater drainpipe is connected to the internal cylindrical section substantially parallel to the diameter of said section and the cylindrical cover section comprises a structure forming a strainer, attached along the end of the protruding element in a substantially perpendicular direction to the cylindrical cover section.