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Printing machine including at least one printing unit for printing on flat elements, in particular sheets of paper, plastic, and cardboard, and a transport system for transporting the flat elements, wherein the transport system has a plurality of transport tables revolving along a closed transport path (7, 9) and a drive device for moving the transport tables, and wherein the drive device has revolving belt drives driven by servomotors, characterized in that the belt drives are equipped with entrainment elements that temporarily engage with the transport tables to move the transport tables along a partial path of the transport path, wherein only one transport table is moved along this partial path by a respective belt drive, and in that the partial path is located at least in the region of the printing unit, and in that the drive device additionally includes a further belt drive for moving the transport tables along the remaining transport path, in particular a chain drive.
Panel for covering a surface of a room, comprising a panel body extending in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction for transferring service loads introduced at an upper side of the panel body to a lower side of the panel body facing the surface of the room, wherein the upper side is spaced apart from the lower side in a thickness direction; and a locking hook projecting from the panel body in the longitudinal direction for latching into a receiving groove of a further panel, wherein an end face base plane of an end face of the panel body extending away from the locking hook extends inclined with respect to the thickness direction while forming an obtuse angle with the locking hook, characterized in that the obtuse angle between the locking hook and the end face base plane varies with a constant gradient in the transverse direction. a panel body extending in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction for transferring service loads introduced at an upper side of the panel body to a lower side of the panel body facing the surface of the room, wherein the upper side is spaced apart from the lower side in a thickness direction; and a locking hook projecting from the panel body in the longitudinal direction for latching into a receiving groove of a further panel, wherein an end face base plane of an end face of the panel body extending away from the locking hook extends inclined with respect to the thickness direction while forming an obtuse angle with the locking hook, characterized in that the obtuse angle between the locking hook and the end face base plane varies with a constant gradient in the transverse direction.
A multi-faceted scattering panel for redirecting radio frequency signals (6', 6"), the panel comprising a plurality of facets each facing in a different direction to at least one other facet of the panel, and each facet comprising an electrically conductive planar surface of one of a plurality of sheet like members of the panel; wherein said sheet like members are coupled to one another along their edges such that the facets together combine to provide a set of adjacent concave reflectors, wherein the set of adjacent concave reflectors comprises a first concave reflector and a second concave reflector, wherein the first concave reflector is connected to the second concave reflector along a first intersection, along which facets of the first and second reflectors meet at an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, and wherein the second reflector is connected to a third concave reflector along a second intersection along which the facets of the second and third reflectors meet at an angle greater than 180 degrees.
A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device comprising: a step for forming a front-surface electrode on a front surface side of a silicon carbide wafer; a step for thinning the silicon carbide wafer by reducing a thickness of the silicon carbide wafer from a back surface side thereof; a step for providing a metal layer on the back surface of the thinned silicon carbide wafer; a step for irradiating the metal layer with laser light, while applying an external force such that the silicon carbide wafer and the metal layer are planarized, to form a metal carbide layer obtained by a reaction with carbon in the silicon carbide wafer, on a back surface side of the metal layer; and a step for forming a back-surface electrode on a back surface side of the metal carbide layer, wherein the metal carbide layer includes a high-density portion having high carbide density and a low-density portion having low carbide density, and wherein the high-density portion is provided along two different directions which are in-plane directions of the metal carbide layer. a step for forming a front-surface electrode on a front surface side of a silicon carbide wafer; a step for thinning the silicon carbide wafer by reducing a thickness of the silicon carbide wafer from a back surface side thereof; a step for providing a metal layer on the back surface of the thinned silicon carbide wafer; a step for irradiating the metal layer with laser light, while applying an external force such that the silicon carbide wafer and the metal layer are planarized, to form a metal carbide layer obtained by a reaction with carbon in the silicon carbide wafer, on a back surface side of the metal layer; and a step for forming a back-surface electrode on a back surface side of the metal carbide layer, wherein the metal carbide layer includes a high-density portion having high carbide density and a low-density portion having low carbide density, and wherein the high-density portion is provided along two different directions which are in-plane directions of the metal carbide layer.
A variable stroke engine assembly configured to be mounted transversely in a front engine, front wheel drive vehicle, comprising: a piston slidably received in a cylinder; a crankshaft rotatably supported by an engine main body; an output shaft extending along a rear side of the engine main body substantially in parallel with the crankshaft to transmit an engine output to front wheels of a vehicle carrying the engine assembly; an exhaust port and an exhaust manifold connected to the exhaust port; a connecting mechanism (60, 61) functionally connecting the piston with the crankshaft; a control shaft rotatably supported by the engine main body and coupled to the connecting mechanism for varying a configuration of the connecting mechanism; and an actuator coupled to the control shaft for driving the control shaft, and located at a lower elevation than the crankshaft, wherein the control shaft and the actuator are disposed on the front side the engine main body as seen in plan view; characterized by a radiator including a radiator fan and disposed on a front side of the engine main body; wherein the exhaust port and the exhaust manifold are both located on the front side of the engine main body, wherein the actuator is located outside of a projected area of the radiator fan as seen from the front, and a heat shield plate interposed between the actuator and radiator, wherein the heat shield plate consists of an upper part covering an exhaust manifold of the engine and a lower part integrally extending downward therefrom to cover front faces of the actuator to allow an air flow from the front end of the vehicle to be guided onto the actuator. a piston slidably received in a cylinder; a crankshaft rotatably supported by an engine main body; an output shaft extending along a rear side of the engine main body substantially in parallel with the crankshaft to transmit an engine output to front wheels of a vehicle carrying the engine assembly; an exhaust port and an exhaust manifold connected to the exhaust port; a connecting mechanism (60, 61) functionally connecting the piston with the crankshaft; a control shaft rotatably supported by the engine main body and coupled to the connecting mechanism for varying a configuration of the connecting mechanism; and an actuator coupled to the control shaft for driving the control shaft, and located at a lower elevation than the crankshaft, wherein the control shaft and the actuator are disposed on the front side the engine main body as seen in plan view; characterized by a radiator including a radiator fan and disposed on a front side of the engine main body; wherein the exhaust port and the exhaust manifold are both located on the front side of the engine main body, wherein the actuator is located outside of a projected area of the radiator fan as seen from the front, and a heat shield plate interposed between the actuator and radiator, wherein the heat shield plate consists of an upper part covering an exhaust manifold of the engine and a lower part integrally extending downward therefrom to cover front faces of the actuator to allow an air flow from the front end of the vehicle to be guided onto the actuator.
A modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one organic group, wherein the organic group has a calcium index value greater than a calcium index value of 1,2,3-benzene tricarboxylic acid, and wherein the organic group comprises an azoarene group having at least two OH groups, at least two NH 2 groups, or at least one OH group and at least one NH 2 group and has the formula Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2, wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2, which can be the same or different, are an arylene group or an aryl group and at least one of Ar 1 or Ar 2 is an arylene group, wherein azoarene group has the formula: - Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2, -(H 2 N)Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 (NH 2), - Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 (NH 2), - (H 2 N)Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 or - C 6 H 3 -N=N-C 6 H 3 Z; wherein Z is an electron withdrawing group. - Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2, -(H 2 N)Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 (NH 2), - Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 (NH 2), - (H 2 N)Ar 1 -N=N-Ar 2 or - C 6 H 3 -N=N-C 6 H 3 Z; wherein Z is an electron withdrawing group.
Secure marking element comprising a two-dimensional barcode, referred to as a 2D code, such as a QR code or Data Matrix, which comprises juxtaposed dark and light symbols, the 2D code being encrypted and comprising at least one authentication signature (3, 4) which comprises a plurality of graphic elements (30, 40) which are arranged in the light symbols of the 2D code, are uniquely distributed at least spatially and in number, and possibly differ in size and geometric shape, said at least one authentication signature having been generated from at least a first encryption key, said secure marking element comprising at least two authentication signatures (3, 4) which are invisible to the naked eye and are intended to be made visible by the implementation of a revealing device suitable for making each of them visible, said at least first authentication signature having been generated from a first encryption key and the unencrypted 2D code, and said at least second authentication signature having been generated from a second encryption key and the unencrypted 2D code, the second encryption key being linked to the first encryption key so that the second encryption key is only identifiable by having first identified the first encryption key when authenticating the marking element.
A method of manufacturing a plurality of organic thin film transistors, comprising: - providing a substrate, - arranging a plurality of organic thin film transistors in a matrix on the substrate, each organic thin film transistor being formed of a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel of semiconducting material, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode, - wherein the plurality of channels of the plurality of organic thin film transistors is formed by applying a continuous layer of an organic semiconducting material over the plurality of source electrodes and drain electrodes, characterized in that a solvent is applied such that the thickness of the organic semiconducting material is reduced in the continuous layer in the area in which the solvent is applied to sufficiently avoid-cross-talk, such that a plurality of first regions, which comprise organic semiconducting material, and a plurality of second regions, in which the organic semiconducting material is removed, are formed, and the minimum thickness of the organic semiconducting material in an area where no solvent is applied is at least five times higher than the maximum thickness of the organic semiconducting material in the area in which the solvent is applied. - providing a substrate, - arranging a plurality of organic thin film transistors in a matrix on the substrate, each organic thin film transistor being formed of a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel of semiconducting material, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode, - wherein the plurality of channels of the plurality of organic thin film transistors is formed by applying a continuous layer of an organic semiconducting material over the plurality of source electrodes and drain electrodes, characterized in that a solvent is applied such that the thickness of the organic semiconducting material is reduced in the continuous layer in the area in which the solvent is applied to sufficiently avoid-cross-talk, such that a plurality of first regions, which comprise organic semiconducting material, and a plurality of second regions, in which the organic semiconducting material is removed, are formed, and the minimum thickness of the organic semiconducting material in an area where no solvent is applied is at least five times higher than the maximum thickness of the organic semiconducting material in the area in which the solvent is applied.
A preform suitable for blow-molding into a final-shaped article, the preform comprising: a neck portion; a gate portion; and a body portion extending between the gate portion and the neck portion; the body portion defining: a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion being disposed in-between the first portion and the third portion located in sequence along at least a portion of a circumference of the body portion; all three portions having substantially the same wall thickness; the second portion being implemented as a high-stretch ratio region associated with a different stretch ratio coefficient relative to the first and third portions (210; 214); and wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion constitute crenated geometry of the body portion, which is associated with substantially sinusoidal shape. a neck portion; a gate portion; and a body portion extending between the gate portion and the neck portion; the body portion defining: a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion being disposed in-between the first portion and the third portion located in sequence along at least a portion of a circumference of the body portion; all three portions having substantially the same wall thickness; the second portion being implemented as a high-stretch ratio region associated with a different stretch ratio coefficient relative to the first and third portions (210; 214); and wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion constitute crenated geometry of the body portion, which is associated with substantially sinusoidal shape.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion provided with blocks each provided with a first variable depth sipe and a second variable depth sipe each having both axial ends opened at edges of the block on both sides thereof in the tire axial direction, and each having a deep main portion having a substantially constant depth and a shallow portion, wherein in each of the blocks, the shallow portion of the first variable depth sipe overlaps in the tire axial direction with the deep main portion of the second variable depth sipe, characterized in that with respect to two of said blocks circumferentially divided by an axial groove, a tie bar formed in the axial groove to protrude from the groove bottom, overlaps in the tire axial direction with the main portion of the variable depth sipe disposed in one of the two blocks adjacently to the axial groove, and said tie bar overlaps in the tire axial direction with the main portion of the variable depth sipe disposed in the other block adjacently to the axial groove.
A bar end electric shifter comprising: a handlebar mounting portion configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a bicycle handlebar; an electrical switch housing portion extending longitudinally from the handlebar mounting portion, the electrical switch housing portion having first and second lateral sides with a center axis of the free end of the handlebar extends longitudinally through the electrical switch housing portion when the handlebar mounting portion is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar; a first electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion; and characterized in that the shifter comprises a second electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion, wherein the first and second electrical shift operating members (181, 182) are disposed on the first and second lateral sides (172a, 172b) of the electrical switch housing portion, pivotally mounted on first and second pivot pins. a handlebar mounting portion configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a bicycle handlebar; an electrical switch housing portion extending longitudinally from the handlebar mounting portion, the electrical switch housing portion having first and second lateral sides with a center axis of the free end of the handlebar extends longitudinally through the electrical switch housing portion when the handlebar mounting portion is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar; a first electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion; and a second electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion, wherein the first and second electrical shift operating members (181, 182) are disposed on the first and second lateral sides (172a, 172b) of the electrical switch housing portion, pivotally mounted on first and second pivot pins.
A computer implemented method for calculating daily weighted averages of glucose measurements with time-based weights comprising: providing a plurality of glucose measurements each collected at a different time; determining whether each time interval between two consecutive glucose measurements in the plurality of glucose measurements exceeds a predefined maximum time interval value; computing electronically an average daily glucose value, which represents the daily weighted average of the glucose measurements, using time based weights based on only consecutive glucose measurements in the plurality of glucose measurements with acceptable time intervals that do not exceed the predefined maximum time interval, wherein each of the time based weights is the length of the time interval between the two consecutive glucose measurements divided by the sum of all such time intervals used in calculating the time-weighted sum of glucose measurements; and providing the computed daily weighted average of the glucose measurements. providing a plurality of glucose measurements each collected at a different time; determining whether each time interval between two consecutive glucose measurements in the plurality of glucose measurements exceeds a predefined maximum time interval value; computing electronically an average daily glucose value, which represents the daily weighted average of the glucose measurements, using time based weights based on only consecutive glucose measurements in the plurality of glucose measurements with acceptable time intervals that do not exceed the predefined maximum time interval, wherein each of the time based weights is the length of the time interval between the two consecutive glucose measurements divided by the sum of all such time intervals used in calculating the time-weighted sum of glucose measurements; and providing the computed daily weighted average of the glucose measurements.
An input apparatus comprising: a touch sensor configured to detect a contact of an object to a touch face of the touch sensor; a load detection unit configured to detect, a pressure load on the touch sensor; a problem detection unit configured to detect a problem with the load detection unit; a display unit; and a control unit configured to control switchover of the input apparatus between a first input mode for executing a predetermined operation when the touch sensor detects the contact and a second input mode for performing the predetermined operation when the load detection unit detects a pressure load satisfying a predetermined standard load while the touch sensor is detecting the contact; and wherein the control unit is further configured, when the problem detection unit detects the problem with the load detection unit, to control to prevent an operation to switch the input apparatus to the second input mode characterized in that the control unit is further configured to control the display unit, in case the problem detection unit detects a problem with the load detection unit, to display a message that the input is received when the object touches the face of the touch sensor. a touch sensor configured to detect a contact of an object to a touch face of the touch sensor; a load detection unit configured to detect, a pressure load on the touch sensor; a problem detection unit configured to detect a problem with the load detection unit; a display unit; and a control unit configured to control switchover of the input apparatus between a first input mode for executing a predetermined operation when the touch sensor detects the contact and a second input mode for performing the predetermined operation when the load detection unit detects a pressure load satisfying a predetermined standard load while the touch sensor is detecting the contact; and wherein the control unit is further configured, when the problem detection unit detects the problem with the load detection unit, to control to prevent an operation to switch the input apparatus to the second input mode characterized in that the control unit is further configured to control the display unit, in case the problem detection unit detects a problem with the load detection unit, to display a message that the input is received when the object touches the face of the touch sensor.