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An absorbent body comprising: a water-absorbent fiber stack including pulp fibers and a highly water-absorbent polymer; and a cover sheet covering at least a skin-facing surface of the water-absorbent fiber stack, characterized in that a plurality of protruding portions protruding outward and a plurality of depressed recessed portions adjacent to the protruding portions are formed on a non-skin-facing surface of the cover sheet, and the water-absorbent fiber stack is stacked in the recessed portions but not in the protruding portions. a water-absorbent fiber stack including pulp fibers and a highly water-absorbent polymer; and a cover sheet covering at least a skin-facing surface of the water-absorbent fiber stack, characterized in that a plurality of protruding portions protruding outward and a plurality of depressed recessed portions adjacent to the protruding portions are formed on a non-skin-facing surface of the cover sheet, and the water-absorbent fiber stack is stacked in the recessed portions but not in the protruding portions.
A method comprising: receiving light emitted from a display at an image sensor of a stylus device, wherein the received light forms an image on the image sensor, the image having a portion (206, 306, 406) that is in focus and a portion (207, 307, 407) that is out of focus; determining the portion (206, 306, 406) of the image that is in focus; and determining an orientation of the stylus device with respect to the display based on a shape of the portion (206, 306, 406) of the image that is in focus, wherein the light is received by the image sensor through an optical element of the stylus device that increases a field curvature of the image formed on the image sensor. receiving light emitted from a display at an image sensor of a stylus device, wherein the received light forms an image on the image sensor, the image having a portion (206, 306, 406) that is in focus and a portion (207, 307, 407) that is out of focus; determining the portion (206, 306, 406) of the image that is in focus; and determining an orientation of the stylus device with respect to the display based on a shape of the portion (206, 306, 406) of the image that is in focus, wherein the light is received by the image sensor through an optical element of the stylus device that increases a field curvature of the image formed on the image sensor.
A nanofibrous scaffold comprising: (a) a layer of unaligned polymeric nanofibers; (b) a first population of electrically excitable cells immobilized at a first cell seeding domain on the scaffold; (c) a second population of electrically excitable cells immobilized at a second cell seeding domain on the scaffold at a site that is distinct from the first cell seeding domain; and (d) at least first and second aligned nanofibrous conduits provided on a surface of the unaligned nanofibers, wherein the first conduit is in contact with the first cell seeding domain, and the second conduit is in contact with the second cell seeding domain, and wherein the first conduit and second conduit contact each other at an intersection. (a) a layer of unaligned polymeric nanofibers; (b) a first population of electrically excitable cells immobilized at a first cell seeding domain on the scaffold; (c) a second population of electrically excitable cells immobilized at a second cell seeding domain on the scaffold at a site that is distinct from the first cell seeding domain; and (d) at least first and second aligned nanofibrous conduits provided on a surface of the unaligned nanofibers,
System for transferring the heat energy from the warm, humid exhaust-air stream of a building to the external air flowing into the building, having at least two cross-flow plate heat exchangers (I, II) which, in intended use, are flowed through substantially horizontally by one of the two air streams and which are flowed through transversely and thus substantially perpendicularly from top to bottom or from bottom to top by the other air stream, wherein the exhaust-air stream is conducted substantially horizontally through the two plate heat exchangers (I, II), wherein the exhaust-air stream is conducted horizontally in the first plate heat exchanger, which it reaches first, and is conducted in a downwardly inclined manner through the second plate heat exchanger, which it reaches second, at an angle of α = 10 to 45 degrees in relation to the horizontal, and in that the external air stream is conducted obliquely from top to bottom through the second plate heat exchanger, which it flows through first, and is conducted from bottom to top through the subsequent first plate heat exchanger.
A playing card handling device, comprising: a card handling area having a playing card support surface for supporting a stack of playing cards; a set of grippers in the card handling area operable to suspend at least one card above the playing card support surface, characterised in that it further comprises a pivoting arm that is automatically moved by a motor between a first, retracted, position and a second position wherein the pivoting arm is above the suspended playing card to prevent cards that pop out of the grippers from flipping; and a processor in the playing card handling device configured to direct movement of the pivoting arm between the first and second positions when fewer than or equal to a predetermined number of cards is present in the grippers of the card handling device. a card handling area having a playing card support surface for supporting a stack of playing cards; a set of grippers in the card handling area operable to suspend at least one card above the playing card support surface, characterised in that it further comprises a pivoting arm that is automatically moved by a motor between a first, retracted, position and a second position wherein the pivoting arm is above the suspended playing card to prevent cards that pop out of the grippers from flipping; and a processor in the playing card handling device configured to direct movement of the pivoting arm between the first and second positions when fewer than or equal to a predetermined number of cards is present in the grippers of the card handling device.
A method for stabilizing a track having sleepers supported on track ballast and rails fastened thereon, by means of a stabilizing unit which is connected to a machine frame mobile on the rails and comprises a vibration exciter as well as rollers (9, 10) designed to roll on the rails, wherein the vibration exciter generates in particular horizontal vibrations running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the track, characterized in that a course of a force ( F, F B, F S) acting from the stabilizing unit on the track over an oscillation path ( y DGS, y S) is recorded during a vibration cycle by means of sensors (18, 19, 20), and that, by means of an evaluation unit, at least one parameter is derived from this by means of which an evaluation of the stabilizing procedure and/or a quality of the track ballast takes place.
Method for depicting at least one virtual element in a display region of at least one display device of a vehicle, a three-dimensional space being depicted in the display region of the display device, three-dimensional coordinates being determined, on the basis of at least one data source, in the three-dimensional space for localizing at least one virtual element, the at least one virtual element being transformed as a two-dimensional image into the three-dimensional space, which is depicted in the display region of the display device in the form of a boundary of a lane, and the at least one virtual element being depicted in the display region of the display device correctly in perspective in the field of vision of the driver with respect to the three-dimensional space, the virtual element being composed of at least a first virtual partial element and a second virtual partial element, the first virtual partial element being arranged in perspective in the display region in front of the second partial element, characterized in that at least a third virtual partial element is provided, in that the third virtual partial element is arranged in perspective in the display region behind the second virtual partial element, in that the first virtual partial element is at a first distance from the second virtual partial element, in that the second virtual partial element is at a second distance from the third virtual partial element, and in that the first distance is greater than the second distance.
Return machine for containers, having - an accepting device for accepting a container, which is introduced into the return machine as part of an introduction operation and which has an identification mark, and - a reading device for capturing the identification mark, which is assigned to the container, in a detection region, wherein the reading device is embodied to ascertain a dimension (A, B) of the identification mark (5, 6) in the detection region and to compare the dimension (A, B) with at least one comparison criterion, characterized in that the reading device is embodied to deduce a manipulation operation on the basis of the comparison of the ascertained dimension (A, B) of the identification mark (5, 6) with an expected dimension of the identification mark (5, 6), wherein the reading device is embodied to determine the expected dimension of the identification mark (5, 6) on the basis of a dimension (D, L) of the introduced container. - an accepting device for accepting a container, which is introduced into the return machine as part of an introduction operation and which has an identification mark, and - a reading device for capturing the identification mark, which is assigned to the container, in a detection region, wherein the reading device is embodied to ascertain a dimension (A, B) of the identification mark (5, 6) in the detection region and to compare the dimension (A, B) with at least one comparison criterion, characterized in that the reading device is embodied to deduce a manipulation operation on the basis of the comparison of the ascertained dimension (A, B) of the identification mark (5, 6) with an expected dimension of the identification mark (5, 6), wherein the reading device is embodied to determine the expected dimension of the identification mark (5, 6) on the basis of a dimension (D, L) of the introduced container.
A method for providing an oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate, the method comprising: - obtaining a semiconductor substrate comprising a device substrate with isolation zones, a multilayer interconnect structure and an insulating layer between the device substrate and the multilayer interconnect structure, - etching at least one hole from a backside of the device substrate to the insulating layer, through an isolation zone, and - forming an oxide layer on the substrate by anodising the substrate in an acidic electrolyte solution. - obtaining a semiconductor substrate comprising a device substrate with isolation zones, a multilayer interconnect structure and an insulating layer between the device substrate and the multilayer interconnect structure, - etching at least one hole from a backside of the device substrate to the insulating layer, through an isolation zone, and - forming an oxide layer on the substrate by anodising the substrate in an acidic electrolyte solution.
A rotor of a VSI crusher comprising a wear tip holder (32; 132; 232; 332; 432; 532; 632) for holding a wear tip adjacent to an outflow opening of a vertical rotor wall of the rotor, said wear tip holder (32; 132; 232; 332; 432; 532; 632) comprising a mounting plate (44; 144; 244; 344; 444; 544; 644) for mounting the wear tip holder (32; 132; 232; 332; 432; 532; 632) to said rotor wall, the mounting plate (44; 144; 244; 344; 444; 544; 644) having a mounting face (56; 156) for facing a segment of the rotor wall to which it is to be mounted; a wear face, opposite to the mounting face (56; 156), for facing the interior of the rotor; and a side wall (58, 58a-c; 158; 258; 358; 458; 558; 658, 658a) extending between said mounting face (56; 156) and said wear face, characterised by the side wall (58, 58a-c; 158; 258; 358; 458; 558; 658, 658a) comprising a material retention surface (62, 62a-c; 162; 262; 362, 362a-c; 462; 562, 562a-b; 662) facing, when in use, said rotor wall segment; and by the material retention surface (62, 62a-c) forming with the rotor wall segment a recess adapted to trap the material therein.
Solar central tower system comprising: ∘ a tower type molten salt solar receiver, through which, in use, a heat transfer fluid made of molten salts circulates, ∘ a recirculation system composed of a mixture deposit, a hot salt storage tank and cold salt storage tank, wherein, in use, the receiver is supplied with the heat transfer fluid which originates from said recirculation system wherein, in use, the mixture tank is supplied with a part of the hot heat transfer fluid which exits the receiver and with cold heat transfer fluid which exits the cold salt storage tank, wherein the hot salt storage tank is connected to the exit of the receiver so that the part of the heat transfer fluid which does not recirculate is stored, and wherein the receiver is a cavity type receiver. ∘ a tower type molten salt solar receiver, through which, in use, a heat transfer fluid made of molten salts circulates, ∘ a recirculation system composed of a mixture deposit, a hot salt storage tank and cold salt storage tank,
Composition, more particularly coating material composition, comprising (a) at least one solvent L, (b) at least one compound of the general formula R 1 -(C=O) r -O- s -R 2 in which R 1 is a saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R 2 is H, AO stands for one or more alkylene oxide radicals selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide, r is 0 or 1, and s is 0 to 30; (c) optionally at least one polyether-modified alkylpolysiloxane, (d) at least one polysiloxane of the general formula R 3 -Si(R 4) 2 -[O-Si(R 4)(R 5) a -[O-Si(R 4) 2] b -O-Si(R 4) 2 -R 3, in which R 3 is a (HO-CH 2) 2 -C(CH 2 -CH 3)-CH 2 -O-(CH 2) 3 -* radical, R 4 is a methyl group, R 5 is a methyl group, a is 0, and b is 7 to 14; and (e) at least one binder B, wherein the composition additionally comprises at least one crosslinking agent V. (a) at least one solvent L, (b) at least one compound of the general formula R 1 -(C=O) r -O- s -R 2 in which R 1 is a saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R 2 is H, AO stands for one or more alkylene oxide radicals selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide, r is 0 or 1, and s is 0 to 30; in which R 1 is a saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R 2 is H, AO stands for one or more alkylene oxide radicals selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide, r is 0 or 1, and s is 0 to 30; (c) optionally at least one polyether-modified alkylpolysiloxane, (d) at least one polysiloxane of the general formula R 3 -Si(R 4) 2 -[O-Si(R 4)(R 5) a -[O-Si(R 4) 2] b -O-Si(R 4) 2 -R 3, in which R 3 is a (HO-CH 2) 2 -C(CH 2 -CH 3)-CH 2 -O-(CH 2) 3 -* radical, R 4 is a methyl group, R 5 is a methyl group, a is 0, and b is 7 to 14; and R 3 is a (HO-CH 2) 2 -C(CH 2 -CH 3)-CH 2 -O-(CH 2) 3 -* radical, R 4 is a methyl group, R 5 is a methyl group, a is 0, and b is 7 to 14; and (e) at least one binder B,
A computer-implemented method for blockchain-based decentralized-identifier authentication, comprising: obtaining a request for authenticating a decentralized identifier, DID, wherein the request comprises the DID, a plaintext associated with a challenge for authenticating the DID, and a digital signature on the plaintext; obtaining a public key associated with the DID; determining, based on the obtained public key and the plaintext, that the digital signature on the plaintext is created based on a private key corresponding to the DID; and generating, based on the determination, a message confirming authentication of the DID; and sending the message confirming authentication of the DID to a computing device associated with a creator of the challenge for authenticating the DID, or sending the message confirming authentication of the DID to a computing device associated with a sender of the request for authenticating the DID for the sender to forward the message to the creator of the challenge. obtaining a request for authenticating a decentralized identifier, DID, wherein the request comprises the DID, a plaintext associated with a challenge for authenticating the DID, and a digital signature on the plaintext; obtaining a public key associated with the DID; determining, based on the obtained public key and the plaintext, that the digital signature on the plaintext is created based on a private key corresponding to the DID; and generating, based on the determination, a message confirming authentication of the DID; and sending the message confirming authentication of the DID to a computing device associated with a creator of the challenge for authenticating the DID, or sending the message confirming authentication of the DID to a computing device associated with a sender of the request for authenticating the DID for the sender to forward the message to the creator of the challenge.
Multi-step transmission, more particularly for use in the driveline of a motor vehicle, comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; a first transmission stage; a second transmission stage; a clutch which can be transferred into three clutch positions (C1, C0, C2) and is configured to selectively drivingly connect the input shaft and the output shaft to each other via the first transmission stage or the second transmission stage, or to disconnect the input shaft and the output shaft from each other, an actuating assembly for operating the clutch, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a movable setting element which is movable into three setting positions (S1, S2, S3) and which is connected to a movable clutch part of the clutch, characterised in that the actuating assembly comprises a first electromagnetically operable actuator and a second electromagnetically operable actuator that are operable independently of each other into individual positions and that jointly act on the control element such that the setting element is transferrable according to the individual position of the first and the second actuator (12, 12') into the three setting positions (S1, S2, S3) by same. an input shaft; an output shaft; a first transmission stage; a second transmission stage; a clutch which can be transferred into three clutch positions (C1, C0, C2) and is configured to selectively drivingly connect the input shaft and the output shaft to each other via the first transmission stage or the second transmission stage, or to disconnect the input shaft and the output shaft from each other, an actuating assembly for operating the clutch, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a movable setting element which is movable into three setting positions (S1, S2, S3) and which is connected to a movable clutch part of the clutch,
A pellet burner comprising a steel body constituting a fixed housing with an inlet hole for pellets, and a rotary combustion chamber surrounded with a cylindrical fixed cover permanently connected with the body, wherein the space between the rotary combustion chamber and the cover is a ring shaped duct supplying air into the rotary combustion chamber through inlet holes and / or nozzles placed on each side wall of the rotary combustion chamber, said burner further comprising an aeration mechanism, characterised in that said aeration mechanism has a series of longitudinal obstructing strips, swingably mounted on the outer surface of each side wall of the rotary combustion chamber, such strips selectively opening and obscuring said air inlet holes and/or inflating nozzles, said obstructing strips being placed in twos on the outer surface of each side wall of the combustion chamber, wherein the air supplied into the rotary combustion chamber is controlled with a control ring having an inner surface functioning as a cam operating on said obstructing strips for selectively opening and obscuring said air inlet holes and/or inflating nozzles.
Device for microdermabrasive treatment comprising: a treatment head having a cavity with inner walls, an opening in said inner walls, and a treatment head tip for placing the treatment head on a skin of the user, wherein the treatment head tip comprises a first abrasive surface and the inner walls comprise a second abrasive surface, wherein the opening is configured to be connected to a vacuum source for applying an under-pressure within the cavity, when the treatment head tip is placed on the skin of the user, wherein the first abrasive surface comprises a different roughness than the second abrasive surface, wherein the device is configured to have the second abrasive surface only contact the skin of the user when the under-pressure is applied to the cavity; and wherein the cavity has an essentially dome-like shape with an annular surrounding, and wherein the treatment head tip is formed by the annular surrounding, and the inner walls are formed by an inner surface of said dome-like shape. a treatment head having a cavity with inner walls, an opening in said inner walls, and a treatment head tip for placing the treatment head on a skin of the user, wherein the treatment head tip comprises a first abrasive surface and the inner walls comprise a second abrasive surface, wherein the opening is configured to be connected to a vacuum source for applying an under-pressure within the cavity, when the treatment head tip is placed on the skin of the user, wherein the first abrasive surface comprises a different roughness than the second abrasive surface, wherein the device is configured to have the second abrasive surface only contact the skin of the user when the under-pressure is applied to the cavity; and wherein the cavity has an essentially dome-like shape with an annular surrounding, and wherein the treatment head tip is formed by the annular surrounding, and the inner walls are formed by an inner surface of said dome-like shape.
A method for producing fluorinated organic compounds comprising converting a compound of Formula CH 2 =CClCF 3 to a compound of Formula CH 3 CClFCF 3 and dehydrohalogenating said compound of Formula to form a compound of Formula CF 3 CF=CH 2.
A method of communicating through the earth which includes the steps of generating a digital pulse train which represents a communication signal and which comprises a succession of 1's and 0's at a first bit rate, generating a sweep pulse train wherein each 1 in the digital pulse train is represented by a first sweep pulse that sweeps in frequency from a first frequency value to a second frequency value and each 0 in the digital pulse train is represented by a second sweep pulse that sweeps in frequency from the second frequency value to the first frequency value, using the sweep pulse train to control the frequency of a magnetic field which is produced at a first location, at a second location, which is remote from the first location, detecting the magnetic field and, in response thereto, producing an incoming signal at a frequency which is dependent on the frequency of the sweep pulse train, subjecting the incoming signal to a convolution correlating process to produce a secondary signal, and extracting from the secondary signal at least a replica of the digital pulse train.