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A process for increasing the usable surface area of a semiconductor wafer and for fabricating solar cells, the wafer having a planar top surface and a thickness dimension at right angles to the planar top surface, the process comprising the steps of: a) selecting a strip thickness for division of the wafer into a plurality of strips, b) selecting a technique for cutting the wafer at an angle to the planar top surface to form the plurality of strips, in which a combined strip width and width of wafer removed by the cutting is less than the thickness of the wafer, c) cutting the wafer to form the plurality of strips by cutting slots through the entire wafer thickness using the selected technique, wherein the strips are temporarily supported within a frame that is integrally formed from an uncut area of the wafer at the periphery of the wafer, d) fabricating solar cells from the strips, and e) separating the solar cells from each other. a) selecting a strip thickness for division of the wafer into a plurality of strips, b) selecting a technique for cutting the wafer at an angle to the planar top surface to form the plurality of strips, in which a combined strip width and width of wafer removed by the cutting is less than the thickness of the wafer, c) cutting the wafer to form the plurality of strips by cutting slots through the entire wafer thickness using the selected technique, wherein the strips are temporarily supported within a frame that is integrally formed from an uncut area of the wafer at the periphery of the wafer, d) fabricating solar cells from the strips, and e) separating the solar cells from each other.
An indexable cutting insert, comprising a body having a first surface, a second surface, and an intermediate surface, the intermediate surface comprising a generally cylindrical main surface and a plurality of recess surfaces, each recess surface extending radially inwardly from the main surface, the main surface and each recess surface extending between the first surface and the second surface, the main surface and each recess surface intersecting along at least two edges, a cutting edge being defined by each intersection between the main surface and each recess surface, wherein the main surface defines a relief surface, characterized in that the cutting insertcomprises a hole for a clamping screw, wherein a first portion of each recess surface generally adjacent to the main surface extends radially inwardly from the main surface along a plane intersecting a central axis of the cutting insert, and a second portion of each recess surface disposed radially inward from the first portion deviates from the plane inwardly generally toward a center of a recess defined by each recess surface, a third portion of each recess surface disposed radially inwardly from the second portion extends generally away from the center of the recess, and wherein a fourth portion of each recess surface disposed radially inwardly from the third portion is planar.
A metallic non-magnetic lid for sealing a hermetic package, characterized in that it comprises: a molybdenum substrate; a sputtered adhesion layer; a copper seed layer; a palladium solder base layer; and gold/tin solder preforms attached at a sealing surface of the lid. a molybdenum substrate; a sputtered adhesion layer; a copper seed layer; a palladium solder base layer; and gold/tin solder preforms attached at a sealing surface of the lid.
An additive composition for hydratable cementitious mixtures, comprising: a liquid suspension comprising a polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant, at least one colloidal silica solution having an average silica particle size of 5 to 150 nanometers and being dispersed within an aqueous or non-aqueous solution, wherein the dry-weight of the colloidal silica solution is present in the amount of 1% to 54% by weight (dry) based on the total weight of the liquid suspension, and at least one siloxane compound wherein the silicon atoms and oxygen atoms are linked within a linear or cyclic backbone structure; the dry-weight of polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant of component being present in an amount no less than 1.5% and no greater than 50% by weight (dry) based on total weight of the liquid suspension; the wet-weight of siloxane compound of component being present in an amount no less than 5% and no greater than 50% by weight (wet) based on total weight of the liquid suspension; and wherein the additive composition is obtainable by first blending components and together to obtain a uniform colloidal dispersion; and, thereafter, mixing component into the obtained uniform colloidal dispersion to form the liquid suspension. a liquid suspension comprising a polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant, at least one colloidal silica solution having an average silica particle size of 5 to 150 nanometers and being dispersed within an aqueous or non-aqueous solution, wherein the dry-weight of the colloidal silica solution is present in the amount of 1% to 54% by weight (dry) based on the total weight of the liquid suspension, and at least one siloxane compound wherein the silicon atoms and oxygen atoms are linked within a linear or cyclic backbone structure; the dry-weight of polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant of component being present in an amount no less than 1.5% and no greater than 50% by weight (dry) based on total weight of the liquid suspension; the wet-weight of siloxane compound of component being present in an amount no less than 5% and no greater than 50% by weight (wet) based on total weight of the liquid suspension; and wherein the additive composition is obtainable by first blending components and together to obtain a uniform colloidal dispersion; and, thereafter, mixing component into the obtained uniform colloidal dispersion to form the liquid suspension.
An elutable coating composition comprising: an excipient comprising a bio-degradable or bio-stable polymer selected from a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) or methyl cellulose; a binding agent comprising ethyl cellulose; and a therapeutic agent, wherein the binding agent comprises in the range of about 5 to about 15 weight percent of the coating composition. an excipient comprising a bio-degradable or bio-stable polymer selected from a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) or methyl cellulose; a binding agent comprising ethyl cellulose; and a therapeutic agent,
A linear repeating firearm, with assisted ejection, comprising: - means capable of recovering energy resulting from pressure exerted when firing an ammunition to move a movable assembly against a return spring, wherein the firearm comprises a stopper, a latch and a striker cooperating with a hammer controlled by a trigger, - locking means for locking the movable assembly in a compressed position of the return spring at a rear position of movement of the movable assembly, after each shot, - a manually actuatable unlocking assembly capable of acting on the locking means to release the movable assembly to allow the assisted return of said movable assembly to perform an ammunition reloading, Wherein the locking means are made up of the hammer, which cooperates with the movable assembly, to lock the movable assembly at the rear position of movement. - means capable of recovering energy resulting from pressure exerted when firing an ammunition to move a movable assembly against a return spring, wherein the firearm comprises a stopper, a latch and a striker cooperating with a hammer controlled by a trigger, - locking means for locking the movable assembly in a compressed position of the return spring at a rear position of movement of the movable assembly, after each shot, - a manually actuatable unlocking assembly capable of acting on the locking means to release the movable assembly to allow the assisted return of said movable assembly to perform an ammunition reloading,
A method, comprising a device processor utilization optimizer (141, 142, 143): selectively throttling down first operations associated with item code processing on a device during a transaction; and causing a freed processor utilization for a processor of the device that is released by the selectively throttling to be acquired by a second operation during the transaction; wherein selectively throttling further includes determining to perform the selectively throttling based on a type of item code for an item being processed during the transaction; wherein determining further includes identifying the type as a two-dimensional barcode or a dispersed dot pattern-based barcode dispersed over a surface of the item and represented in the packaging for the item; and wherein identifying further includes selectively turning on and off one or more imaging sensors causing a fewer number of item code image frames to be captured resulting in the freed processor utilization when the one or more imaging sensors are off. selectively throttling down first operations associated with item code processing on a device during a transaction; and causing a freed processor utilization for a processor of the device that is released by the selectively throttling to be acquired by a second operation during the transaction; wherein selectively throttling further includes determining to perform the selectively throttling based on a type of item code for an item being processed during the transaction; wherein determining further includes identifying the type as a two-dimensional barcode or a dispersed dot pattern-based barcode dispersed over a surface of the item and represented in the packaging for the item; and wherein identifying further includes selectively turning on and off one or more imaging sensors causing a fewer number of item code image frames to be captured resulting in the freed processor utilization when the one or more imaging sensors are off.
A method of calibrating a playback device (200, 804, 806) using a computing or controller device (802, 808) comprising a processor, the method comprising: causing (502, 902) the playback device (200, 804, 806) located in a playback zone to play a first audio signal, f(t), by a speaker of the playback device; receiving (504, 904) from the playback device (200, 804, 806), by the computing or controller device (802, 808), data indicating a second audio signal, s(t), which is detected by a built-in microphone of the playback device (200, 804, 806); determining an acoustic response of the playback device located in the playback zone, h r (t), using the relation: s t = f t ⊗ h r t determining an acoustic characteristic of the playback zone, h room (t), that is independent of the playback device by removing a predetermined acoustic characteristic of the playback device, h p (t), from the acoustic response of the playback device located in the playback zone, h r (t), by using the relation: h room t = h r t − h p t; determining (508, 906) an audio processing algorithm based on the acoustic characteristic of the playback zone, h room (t), and a predetermined audio signal representing a predetermined audio characteristic; transmitting, by the computing or controller device (802, 808), data indicating the determined audio processing algorithm to the playback device (200, 804, 806); and causing the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm to audio data corresponding to a media item when playing the media item by the playback device in the playback zone. causing (502, 902) the playback device (200, 804, 806) located in a playback zone to play a first audio signal, f(t), by a speaker of the playback device; receiving (504, 904) from the playback device (200, 804, 806), by the computing or controller device (802, 808), data indicating a second audio signal, s(t), which is detected by a built-in microphone of the playback device (200, 804, 806); determining an acoustic response of the playback device located in the playback zone, h r (t), using the relation: s t = f t ⊗ h r t determining an acoustic characteristic of the playback zone, h room (t), that is independent of the playback device by removing a predetermined acoustic characteristic of the playback device, h p (t), from the acoustic response of the playback device located in the playback zone, h r (t), by using the relation: h room t = h r t − h p t; determining (508, 906) an audio processing algorithm based on the acoustic characteristic of the playback zone, h room (t), and a predetermined audio signal representing a predetermined audio characteristic; transmitting, by the computing or controller device (802, 808), data indicating the determined audio processing algorithm to the playback device (200, 804, 806); and causing the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm to audio data corresponding to a media item when playing the media item by the playback device in the playback zone.
Disc brake for utility vehicles, having a brake caliper, a brake-application device which has a rotary lever and an eccentric brake shaft attached to one of the ends of said rotary lever, a pressure-distributing device which, for brake-application purposes, can be displaced counter to the preload force of at least one pressure spring by means of the brake-application device, and an actuating device, wherein the rotary lever, the brake shaft and the pressure spring are situated within the brake caliper, and the actuating device is attached to the brake caliper and is operatively connected to the rotary lever via a functional opening, characterized in that a region of the brake caliper against which the brake shaft is supported during brake-application events is situated within a first recess which, in a view parallel to the brake disc axis, has a contour which is of circular arc-shaped form at least in sections, and the support of the brake shaft on the brake caliper is realized via an intermediate piece which is at least partially received in the first recess.
A nozzle assembly for a cold spray system, comprising: a nozzle body with an axial bore, the axial bore defining: a converging segment; a diverging segment downstream of the converging segment; a throat fluidly connected between the converging and diverging segments; and a particulate conduit fixed within the axial bore and extending along the axial bore into the diverging segment for issuing solid particles into the diverging segment of the axial bore; characterised by a first motive gas coupling connected to the particulate conduit for supplying a first motive gas flow with entrained solid particulate to the diverging segment of the axial bore through the particulate conduit, and a second motive gas coupling connected to the converging segment of the axial bore for supplying a second motive gas flow to diverging segment separated from the first motive gas flow with entrained solid particulate. a nozzle body with an axial bore, the axial bore defining: a converging segment; a diverging segment downstream of the converging segment; a throat fluidly connected between the converging and diverging segments; and a particulate conduit fixed within the axial bore and extending along the axial bore into the diverging segment for issuing solid particles into the diverging segment of the axial bore; a converging segment; a diverging segment downstream of the converging segment; a throat fluidly connected between the converging and diverging segments; and a particulate conduit fixed within the axial bore and extending along the axial bore into the diverging segment for issuing solid particles into the diverging segment of the axial bore; characterised by a first motive gas coupling connected to the particulate conduit for supplying a first motive gas flow with entrained solid particulate to the diverging segment of the axial bore through the particulate conduit, and a second motive gas coupling connected to the converging segment of the axial bore for supplying a second motive gas flow to diverging segment separated from the first motive gas flow with entrained solid particulate.
A method of encoding a time-domain audio signal, the method comprising: at an electronic device, receiving the time-domain audio signal; transforming the time-domain audio signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a coefficient for each of a plurality of frequencies; grouping the coefficients into frequency bands, wherein each of the frequency bands includes at least one of the coefficients; for each frequency band, determining an energy of the frequency band; for each frequency band, determining a scale factor based on the energy of the frequency band; for each frequency band, quantizing the coefficients of the frequency band based on the associated scale factor; and generating an encoded audio signal based on the quantized coefficients and the scale factors; wherein determining the scale factor comprises the steps of: calculating a logarithm of the energy of the frequency band; adding a constant to the logarithm of the energy of the frequency band to yield a first term; and multiplying the first term by a multiplier to yield the scale factor. at an electronic device, receiving the time-domain audio signal; transforming the time-domain audio signal into a frequency-domain signal comprising a coefficient for each of a plurality of frequencies; grouping the coefficients into frequency bands, wherein each of the frequency bands includes at least one of the coefficients; for each frequency band, determining an energy of the frequency band; for each frequency band, determining a scale factor based on the energy of the frequency band; for each frequency band, quantizing the coefficients of the frequency band based on the associated scale factor; and generating an encoded audio signal based on the quantized coefficients and the scale factors; wherein determining the scale factor comprises the steps of: calculating a logarithm of the energy of the frequency band; adding a constant to the logarithm of the energy of the frequency band to yield a first term; and multiplying the first term by a multiplier to yield the scale factor. calculating a logarithm of the energy of the frequency band; adding a constant to the logarithm of the energy of the frequency band to yield a first term; and multiplying the first term by a multiplier to yield the scale factor.
A process for forming silicon oxide film on a substrate through chemical vapor deposition of a silane precursor by reaction with an oxidizing agent which comprises: using a silane precursor selected from an organoaminosilane represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated C 2 -C 10 alkyl groups, aromatic groups, and alkylamino groups.
An electrosurgical probe comprising: a probe body defining a longitudinal probe axis extending from a handle; a first and a second conductive electrode (3270, 3274) operatively disposed along the probe axis configured to be inserted into skin at a single point of entry, the first and second conductive electrodes configured to deliver stimulation energy and ablation energy; a stimulation switch located on a surface of the handle to permit single handed activation of the switch, where the stimulation switch is operatively connectable to a source of stimulation energy to allow the user to trigger delivery of stimulation energy to the first and second conductive electrodes; a tip located at a distal end of the probe, where the tip permits placement of the probe under the skin; and an ablation switch configured to trigger the ablation current source, characterized in that the stimulation switch comprises two internal switches (314,315) and is further configured to allow the user to increase or decrease an amount of stimulation energy through sequential depressing of one of the internal switches of the stimulation switch, wherein the switch is also configured to arm an ablation current source by closing both internal switches of the stimulation switch; a probe body defining a longitudinal probe axis extending from a handle; a first and a second conductive electrode (3270, 3274) operatively disposed along the probe axis configured to be inserted into skin at a single point of entry, the first and second conductive electrodes configured to deliver stimulation energy and ablation energy; a stimulation switch located on a surface of the handle to permit single handed activation of the switch, where the stimulation switch is operatively connectable to a source of stimulation energy to allow the user to trigger delivery of stimulation energy to the first and second conductive electrodes; a tip located at a distal end of the probe, where the tip permits placement of the probe under the skin; and an ablation switch configured to trigger the ablation current source, characterized in that the stimulation switch comprises two internal switches (314,315) and is further configured to allow the user to increase or decrease an amount of stimulation energy through sequential depressing of one of the internal switches of the stimulation switch, wherein the switch is also configured to arm an ablation current source by closing both internal switches of the stimulation switch;
A fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet which is a random laminated body of a tape-shaped unidirectional prepreg, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet comprising spread reinforcement fibers and a polymer (a), wherein the polymer (a) is a polymer of at least a bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula: [where n is an integer of 1 to 4], a bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule, wherein the compound having one reactive group in one molecule is a monofunctional epoxy compound, the amount of the at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule being 0.1 to 8 mass% with respect to the total amount of the at least one bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula and the bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and wherein a weight average molecular weight M wa of the polymer (a) is 25,000 or more and a proportion (M wb /M wa) of M wb to M wa is 1.01 to 1.8, where M wa denotes the weight average molecular weight of the polymer (a) and M wb denotes a weight average molecular weight of a polymer (b) contained in a heat-treated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet acquired by heating the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet at 180°C for 1 hour, wherein M wa and M wb are determined as described in the description. wherein the polymer (a) is a polymer of at least a bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula: [where n is an integer of 1 to 4], a bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule, wherein the compound having one reactive group in one molecule is a monofunctional epoxy compound, the amount of the at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule being 0.1 to 8 mass% with respect to the total amount of the at least one bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula and the bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and wherein a weight average molecular weight M wa of the polymer (a) is 25,000 or more and a proportion (M wb /M wa) of M wb to M wa is 1.01 to 1.8, where M wa denotes the weight average molecular weight of the polymer (a) and M wb denotes a weight average molecular weight of a polymer (b) contained in a heat-treated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet acquired by heating the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet at 180°C for 1 hour, wherein M wa and M wb are determined as described in the description.