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A patella trial instrument, comprising: a posterior trial bearing surface configured to articulate with a condylar surface of a prosthetic femoral component, the posterior trial bearing surface comprising a curved peak surface that defines the posterior-most surface of the patella trial instrument, and an anterior surface having a number of spikes extending outwardly therefrom, characterised in that the instrument is a patella drill guide and trial instrument with a number of drill guide holes which extend through the instrument from the posterior trial bearing surface to the anterior surface and an alignment bore which extends through the instrument from the posterior trial bearing surface to the anterior surface. a posterior trial bearing surface configured to articulate with a condylar surface of a prosthetic femoral component, the posterior trial bearing surface comprising a curved peak surface that defines the posterior-most surface of the patella trial instrument, and an anterior surface having a number of spikes extending outwardly therefrom, characterised in that the instrument is a patella drill guide and trial instrument with a number of drill guide holes which extend through the instrument from the posterior trial bearing surface to the anterior surface and an alignment bore which extends through the instrument from the posterior trial bearing surface to the anterior surface.
A method of evaluating kernels on an ear of maize using digital imagery, comprising the steps of: acquiring a digital image of the ear of maize from a first source, wherein the digital image of the ear of maize is acquired under controlled lighting conditions; processing the digital image to determine estimates for physical properties of the ear of maize from the digital image, wherein the physical properties include physical properties sufficient to determine a yield per ear, including determining an estimate for kernels per ear wherein the processing includes identifying each kernel on the ear of maize, wherein the identifying each kernel on the ear of maize is performed by applying an edge filter and a spectral filter; and evaluating the ear of maize from the first source using the estimates of the physical properties of the ear of maize. acquiring a digital image of the ear of maize from a first source, wherein the digital image of the ear of maize is acquired under controlled lighting conditions; processing the digital image to determine estimates for physical properties of the ear of maize from the digital image, wherein the physical properties include physical properties sufficient to determine a yield per ear, including determining an estimate for kernels per ear wherein the processing includes identifying each kernel on the ear of maize, wherein the identifying each kernel on the ear of maize is performed by applying an edge filter and a spectral filter; and evaluating the ear of maize from the first source using the estimates of the physical properties of the ear of maize.
An arrangement for light influencing, having - a light-guiding element and - a reflector element, wherein the light-guiding element is plate-shaped, so that it has a first flat side and a second flat side opposite the first flat side, wherein the first flat side has a structure with structural elements, which are provided to diffuse incident light beams in such a manner that the thus diffused light can in the further course at least partially leave the light-guiding element through the second flat side, wherein the reflector element is arranged adjacent to the first flat side of the light-guiding element and the reflector element is connected to the light-guiding element via connecting points, wherein the connecting points are designed in such a manner that they form structural elements, characterized in that the structural elements are formed by a color layer and that a protective lacquer forms the reflector element, wherein an adhesive layer is arranged between the color layer and the light-guiding element. - a light-guiding element and - a reflector element,
A method for forming a noble metal layer by Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition, PE-ALD, comprising the steps of: - providing a substrate in a PE-ALD chamber, the substrate comprising a first region having an exposed first material and a second region having an exposed second material, wherein the first material comprises a metal nitride or a nitridable metal, and the second material comprises a non-nitritable metal or silicon oxide; - selective deposition by PE-ALD of a noble metal layer on the second region, by repeatedly performing a deposition cycle comprising the following steps: (a) supplying a noble metal precursor to the PE-ALD chamber and contacting the noble metal precursor with the substrate in the presence of a carrier gas followed by purging the noble metal precursor, and (b) exposing the substrate to plasma in the PE-ALD chamber while supplying ammonia and the carrier gas into the PE-ALD chamber; characterized in that the method further comprises after the selective deposition, performing a non-selective deposition by PE-ALD of a noble metal layer on the second region and on the first region, by repeatedly performing the deposition cycle wherein at step (b) the ammonia is replaced by hydrogen (H 2). - providing a substrate in a PE-ALD chamber, the substrate comprising a first region having an exposed first material and a second region having an exposed second material, wherein the first material comprises a metal nitride or a nitridable metal, and the second material comprises a non-nitritable metal or silicon oxide; - selective deposition by PE-ALD of a noble metal layer on the second region, by repeatedly performing a deposition cycle comprising the following steps: (a) supplying a noble metal precursor to the PE-ALD chamber and contacting the noble metal precursor with the substrate in the presence of a carrier gas followed by purging the noble metal precursor, and (b) exposing the substrate to plasma in the PE-ALD chamber while supplying ammonia and the carrier gas into the PE-ALD chamber; (a) supplying a noble metal precursor to the PE-ALD chamber and contacting the noble metal precursor with the substrate in the presence of a carrier gas followed by purging the noble metal precursor, and (b) exposing the substrate to plasma in the PE-ALD chamber while supplying ammonia and the carrier gas into the PE-ALD chamber;
A battery charger for charging an electrically-driven vehicle by connecting the electrically-driven vehicle with an external power source, the battery charger comprising: an earth leakage detector operable to detect earth leakage of the battery charger; an earth leakage circuit breaker operable to switch energization from the external power source; an earth leakage confirmation relay capable of forcibly causing earth leakage in a downstream circuit of the earth leakage detector; a resistor unit connected in series with the earth leakage confirmation relay; a switching portion connected in series with the earth leakage confirmation relay; and a controller operable to switch the earth leakage circuit breaker, wherein the resistor unit includes first resistors that are determined to be selected depending on an applied voltage from the external and a leakage current value set in advance, and a second resistor having a resistance value greater than those of the first resistors, wherein the switching portion is configured to selectively switch between the first resistors and the second resistor, wherein the controller switches the switching portion to the first resistors, and, upon the earth leakage detector's detection of an occurrence of earth leakage while turning on the earth leakage circuit breaker and the earth leakage confirmation relay, switches the switching portion to the second resistor, and, after switching the switching portion to the second resistor, even if the earth leakage detector detects no earth leakage, performs the charging operation. an earth leakage detector operable to detect earth leakage of the battery charger; an earth leakage circuit breaker operable to switch energization from the external power source; an earth leakage confirmation relay capable of forcibly causing earth leakage in a downstream circuit of the earth leakage detector; a resistor unit connected in series with the earth leakage confirmation relay; a switching portion connected in series with the earth leakage confirmation relay; and a controller operable to switch the earth leakage circuit breaker, wherein the resistor unit includes first resistors that are determined to be selected depending on an applied voltage from the external and a leakage current value set in advance, and a second resistor having a resistance value greater than those of the first resistors, wherein the switching portion is configured to selectively switch between the first resistors and the second resistor, wherein the controller switches the switching portion to the first resistors, and, upon the earth leakage detector's detection of an occurrence of earth leakage while turning on the earth leakage circuit breaker and the earth leakage confirmation relay, switches the switching portion to the second resistor, and, after switching the switching portion to the second resistor, even if the earth leakage detector detects no earth leakage, performs the charging operation.
A method of controlling a wind turbine comprising the step of boosting the output power of the wind turbine above the nominal power (Pw) of the wind turbine, according to a boost operational function (110, 120, 130) representing a boost level for the wind turbine, the boost operational function (110, 120, 130) being a crescent linear function of a wind speed or a turbulence intensity at least between a first threshold (Tv1, Tv1', Tv1") value and a second threshold value (Tv2, Tv2') of the wind speed or turbulence intensity, the boost operational function (110, 120, 130) is defined at constant pitch between the first threshold (Tv1, Tv1', Tv1") value and the second threshold value (Tv2, Tv2').
The use of one or more oil-soluble titanium compounds in a lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) one or more dispersants containing one or more basic nitrogen atoms, for improving copper corrosion performance of the lubricating oil composition in an internal combustion engine, wherein the one or more oil-soluble titanium compounds are used in an amount from 0.01 wt% to 5 wt% based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and further wherein the one or more oil-soluble titanium compounds are represented by the general formula: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently a hydrocarbyloxy-containing group.
A message forwarding method implemented by a wireless Access Point, AP, comprising: obtaining a forwarding configuration table, wherein the forwarding configuration table comprises message types and forwarding modes; wherein the forwarding configuration table is delivered by an AP controller through a control tunnel of a CAPWAP tunnel; receiving a message sent by a wireless user station, and obtaining a message type of the message; determining a forwarding mode of the message according to the message type of the message and the forwarding configuration table; and encapsulating and forwarding the message according to the forwarding mode of the message, wherein the message types in the forwarding configuration table comprise an access authentication message, a normal service message, and an address request message of a wireless user; wherein the access authentication message corresponds to a CAPWAP protocol tunnel forwarding mode to the AP controller; the normal service message corresponds to a local forwarding mode; and the address request message of the wireless user corresponds to said tunnel forwarding mode to the AP controller; wherein the address request message of the wireless user includes a message of the dynamic host configuration protocol; the normal service message includes a normal data message; and the access authentication message includes an 802.1x authentication message and a portal authentication message. obtaining a forwarding configuration table, wherein the forwarding configuration table comprises message types and forwarding modes; wherein the forwarding configuration table is delivered by an AP controller through a control tunnel of a CAPWAP tunnel; receiving a message sent by a wireless user station, and obtaining a message type of the message; determining a forwarding mode of the message according to the message type of the message and the forwarding configuration table; and encapsulating and forwarding the message according to the forwarding mode of the message,
A capacitive touch sensor for an electronic device, comprising: a trace carrier having a sensing surface and an opposed connecting surface which are connected to each other by first and second side surfaces; a plurality of electrically conductive traces (102,104) on the trace carrier comprising at least a transmitting trace and a corresponding receiving trace, the transmitting trace forming a capacitive sensing pattern with the corresponding receiving trace on the sensing surface, and the transmitting trace and the receiving trace passing from the sensing surface to the opposed connecting surface along, respectively, the first side surface and the second side surface of the trace carrier to form connection points at the connecting surface; and a capacitive sensing circuit operable to: electrically couple to the connection points of the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104) at the connecting surface of the trace carrier; sense a capacitance change between the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104); and determine a touch position on the sensing surface dependent upon the sensed capacitance change. a trace carrier having a sensing surface and an opposed connecting surface which are connected to each other by first and second side surfaces; a plurality of electrically conductive traces (102,104) on the trace carrier comprising at least a transmitting trace and a corresponding receiving trace, the transmitting trace forming a capacitive sensing pattern with the corresponding receiving trace on the sensing surface, and the transmitting trace and the receiving trace passing from the sensing surface to the opposed connecting surface along, respectively, the first side surface and the second side surface of the trace carrier to form connection points at the connecting surface; and a capacitive sensing circuit operable to: electrically couple to the connection points of the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104) at the connecting surface of the trace carrier; sense a capacitance change between the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104); and determine a touch position on the sensing surface dependent upon the sensed capacitance change. electrically couple to the connection points of the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104) at the connecting surface of the trace carrier; sense a capacitance change between the transmitting and receiving traces (102, 104); and determine a touch position on the sensing surface dependent upon the sensed capacitance change.
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the outdoor unit comprising: an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with outdoor air; a housing configured to accommodate the outdoor heat exchanger, the housing including a base plate made of a metal material; a control box disposed on the housing and made of a metal material, and a current carrying path electrically connecting the control box to the outdoor heat exchanger, characterised in that the current carrying path comprises: the base plate, a valve plate made of a metal material, disposed on a lower side of the control box, and configured to contact the base plate, and a metal tape connecting the control box to the valve plate. an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with outdoor air; a housing configured to accommodate the outdoor heat exchanger, the housing including a base plate made of a metal material; a control box disposed on the housing and made of a metal material, and a current carrying path electrically connecting the control box to the outdoor heat exchanger, characterised in that the current carrying path comprises: the base plate, a valve plate made of a metal material, disposed on a lower side of the control box, and configured to contact the base plate, and a metal tape connecting the control box to the valve plate. the base plate, a valve plate made of a metal material, disposed on a lower side of the control box, and configured to contact the base plate, and a metal tape connecting the control box to the valve plate.
A device comprising: a first compliant optrode comprising a stack of flexible waveguide materials providing a first optical interface and configured to be introduced into a nerve tissue sample, wherein; the stack of flexible waveguide materials has a thickness of less than 25 microns; the first compliant optrode is substantially linear and is configured to bend at a turn radius of less than 250 microns; and the first compliant optrode has at least one mechanical property selected to allow the first compliant optrode to wrap around a fascicle in the nerve tissue sample. a first compliant optrode comprising a stack of flexible waveguide materials providing a first optical interface and configured to be introduced into a nerve tissue sample, wherein; the stack of flexible waveguide materials has a thickness of less than 25 microns; the first compliant optrode is substantially linear and is configured to bend at a turn radius of less than 250 microns; and the first compliant optrode has at least one mechanical property selected to allow the first compliant optrode to wrap around a fascicle in the nerve tissue sample.
An axle assembly comprising: a non-rotating component; a wheel hub supported by a pair of wheel bearings for rotation relative to said non-rotating component about an axis, said wheel hub including a hub air passage having a hub inlet and a hub outlet to be fluidly connected to at least one tire; an air chamber formed at least in part between said non-rotating component and said wheel hub, said air chamber formed at an inboard end of said wheel hub at a location inboard of said pair of wheel bearings, said air chamber to receive air flow from an air source and to direct air flow into said hub inlet of said hub air passage; wherein the axle assembly also includes a seal assembly engaging said wheel hub and said non-rotating component to seal said air chamber, wherein said non-rotating component comprises a non-rotating spindle, characterized in that said seal assembly includes at least a first seal portion that is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of said wheel hub and a second seal portion that is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of said non-rotating spindle, and wherein said air chamber is formed between said first and said second seal portions. a non-rotating component; a wheel hub supported by a pair of wheel bearings for rotation relative to said non-rotating component about an axis, said wheel hub including a hub air passage having a hub inlet and a hub outlet to be fluidly connected to at least one tire; an air chamber formed at least in part between said non-rotating component and said wheel hub, said air chamber formed at an inboard end of said wheel hub at a location inboard of said pair of wheel bearings, said air chamber to receive air flow from an air source and to direct air flow into said hub inlet of said hub air passage; wherein the axle assembly also includes a seal assembly engaging said wheel hub and said non-rotating component to seal said air chamber, wherein said non-rotating component comprises a non-rotating spindle, characterized in that said seal assembly includes at least a first seal portion that is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of said wheel hub and a second seal portion that is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of said non-rotating spindle, and wherein said air chamber is formed between said first and said second seal portions.
A method of manufacturing a casing of an electronic device, comprising: providing a metallic housing, wherein the metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface; forming a plurality of apertures on the inner surface of the metallic housing; forming a non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing, wherein the step of forming the non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing includes an in-mold process, wherein a material of the non-conductive layer is a plastic, wherein the step of forming the non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing includes placing the metallic housing into a mold, and injecting a flowing plastic into the mold, wherein part of the flowing plastic is filled into the apertures, so that part of the non-conductive layer after molding is extended into the apertures; and dyeing the outer surface of the metallic housing to form the casing of the electronic device. providing a metallic housing, wherein the metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface; forming a plurality of apertures on the inner surface of the metallic housing; forming a non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing, wherein the step of forming the non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing includes an in-mold process, wherein a material of the non-conductive layer is a plastic, wherein the step of forming the non-conductive layer on the inner surface of the metallic housing includes placing the metallic housing into a mold, and injecting a flowing plastic into the mold, wherein part of the flowing plastic is filled into the apertures, so that part of the non-conductive layer after molding is extended into the apertures; and dyeing the outer surface of the metallic housing to form the casing of the electronic device.