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A vehicle suspension damper comprising: a cylinder and a piston assembly comprising a piston; a working fluid within said cylinder; a bypass having a fluid pathway between a first and a second side of the piston; a valve for controlling the flow of fluid through the bypass, the valve including a displaceable piston surface, the piston surface biasing the valve towards a closed position when displaced; and a plurality of predetermined fluid volumes in selective communication with the piston surface for causing displacement thereof. a cylinder and a piston assembly comprising a piston; a working fluid within said cylinder; a bypass having a fluid pathway between a first and a second side of the piston; a valve for controlling the flow of fluid through the bypass, the valve including a displaceable piston surface, the piston surface biasing the valve towards a closed position when displaced; and a plurality of predetermined fluid volumes in selective communication with the piston surface for causing displacement thereof.
A method for preparing a graphite /copper composite material, comprising: mixing a solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylalcohol, and mixtures thereof and a copper precursor in a solvent, with a dispersion solution of graphite in a first dispersion medium, to produce a mixture; adding a first reducing agent to the mixture to form composite particles in which copper oxide particles are attached to the surface of the graphite; and sintering the composite particles under a non-oxidizing atmosphere wherein the first reducing agent is any one selected from the group consisting of NaBH 4, hydrazine, ascorbic acid, glucose, and ethylene glycol, or mixtures thereof. mixing a solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylalcohol, and mixtures thereof and a copper precursor in a solvent, with a dispersion solution of graphite in a first dispersion medium, to produce a mixture; adding a first reducing agent to the mixture to form composite particles in which copper oxide particles are attached to the surface of the graphite; and sintering the composite particles under a non-oxidizing atmosphere wherein the first reducing agent is any one selected from the group consisting of NaBH 4, hydrazine, ascorbic acid, glucose, and ethylene glycol, or mixtures thereof.
A functionalized aluminum reagent of formula 1 wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl or alkane group containing of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and R 1 is a phenylene group or a linear or branched alkane diyl group containing of from 2 to 10 carbon atoms or a combination of one or more phenylene groups and one or more linear or branched alkane diyl groups containing of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Q is of formula 2 wherein R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from a phenyl group or a linear or branched alkyl group containing of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or R 3 and R 4 taken together with the nitrogen atom represent a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group containing of from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
Card wire in particular for a doffer clothing, a worker clothing, or a stripper clothing, said card wire in the longitudinal direction thereof having successive teeth which in the longitudinal direction are disposed so as to be spaced apart by a pitch, wherein the teeth, in the longitudinal direction, from a first side are delimited by a tooth face and from a second side by a tooth back, wherein the tooth face and the tooth back of successive teeth in the height direction of the card wire in a downward manner transition towards one another in a tooth base, and in the height direction of the card wire in an upward manner form a tooth tip, wherein the tooth depth is determined by the largest spacing in the height direction of the card wire from the tooth tip to the tooth base, wherein a ratio of pitch to tooth depth is smaller than 1.1, characterized in that a spacing, measured perpendicularly to a tangent at a reversal point between the tooth back and the tooth base, from this reversal point to the opposite tooth face is larger than one quarter of the pitch, wherein the reversal point, proceeding from a location in the tooth base where the tangent to the card wire runs in the longitudinal direction toward the tooth back, lies at the first location where the angle of the tangent of this location in relation to the longitudinal direction assumes an angle that is smaller or equal in comparison to that of the closest preceding point.
A water vapour adsorption and water retaining composition comprising particulate calcium chloride and cellulose fiber in a container, wherein the container is flexible and has a side of spun bonded polyethylene and a side of extrusion coated polyethylene on polyester.
A vehicle driving mode display device for a vehicle test system, characterised in that the display device has a screen and is adapted to plot on the screen on a graph (G1, G1') where time and the vehicle speed are plotted on each axes, a running speed pattern, a tolerance range of the running speed pattern and a vehicle speed at a moment when a measurement is conducted, wherein the display device is further adapted to judge whether or not a following first condition or a following second condition is satisfied in a case that the vehicle is driven within the tolerance range, and if satisfied, to issue a warning, wherein the first condition is that a difference between a standard speed indicated by the running speed pattern and the actual vehicle speed gets bigger during a certain time period (t1-t4), and the second condition is that the actual vehicle speed exceeds the tolerance range within an estimated time period being lower than a predetermined allowable time period if it is presumed that an actual acceleration (A1-A3) is to be kept.
A compressed gas energy storage and recovery system comprising at least one means (11, 12) for compressing said gas, a means for storing said compressed gas, at least one means (11, 12) for expanding said compressed gas suited to generate energy and means (21, 22) for heat exchange between said compressed gas and a heat carrier fluid, and the system further comprises means for heating said stored compressed gas at constant volume, characterized in that said constant volume heating means comprise means for heat exchange between said stored compressed gas and said heat carrier fluid.
A knife switch assembly comprising a pair of hinged contact knives (3, 5), arranged parallel to each other and connected to each other at a first respective end (31, 51), and moveable between at least two positions, and a first electric contact element comprising a current carrying conductor, said contact knives being made of an electrically conductive material and being electrically connected at said first end (31, 51) to a first electric conductor, and further comprising an operator device for moving said pair of contact knives between the at least two positions, of which a first position is an open position in which a respective second end (32, 52) of the contact knives (3, 5) is disconnected from any electrical contact, and a second position is a first contact position in which said respective second end (32, 52) of the contact knives is in electrical contact with the first electric contact element, and said knife switch assembly further comprising a guide member (17; 27) located between the two contact knives (3, 5), said guide member having two projecting side parts (171, 172; 271, 272), each projecting side part extending along at least part of a respective side of each contact knife, which side faces a corresponding side of the other contact knife, characterized in that said guide member (17; 27) is made of a non-conductive material and has a shape adapted to receive the first electric contact element between the two projecting side parts (171, 172; 271, 272).
An apparatus, comprising a chamber configured for chemical vapour deposition of a film on a substrate, said chamber having included therein a lower heater configured to support said substrate and a gas distributor having an upper heater disposed in a vertical distance above the lower heater, the upper heater having a first heating stage (Fig. 6A) with individually heated gas supply lines (46a, 46b) and a second heating stage (Fig. 6B), wherein the upper heater has holes therethrough to allow reaction gases to pass vertically within the chamber from the gas distributor towards the substrate, characterized in that the second heating stage comprises individually heated gas supply tubes (50a, 50b), wherein multiple ones of the gas supply tubes (50a, 50b) are supplied by a common one of the gas supply lines (46a, 46b), and wherein each of said holes of the upper heater is aligned with one or more of the individually heated gas supply tubes (50a, 50b).
A remote control for a lighting control system, the remote control being adapted to both control a local control unit connected to the lighting control system and to program the local control unit of the lighting control system using wireless transmission, herein the remote control comprises keys, characterized in that the remote control is adapted to function in at least two operation modes having differing transmission power levels for remote signals, wherein an operation mode having a first transmission power level is adapted to be used mainly for controlling the local control unit, an operation mode having a second transmission power level is adapted to be used for programming the local control unit, as a response to a user initiating uploading of settings to the local control unit by a programming key or a specific sequence of keys of the remote control; the first transmission power level is higher than the second transmission power level.
An image processing device, comprising: a restoration processing unit that performs restoration processing using a restoration filter based on a point spread function for image data that is acquired from an imaging element by imaging a subject using an optical system; a sharpening processing unit that performs sharpening processing using a sharpening filter for the image data, the sharpening processing being not based on the point spread function; and a sharpness restoration control unit that is able to adjust a restoration rate of the image data based on the restoration processing and a sharpening rate of the image data based on the sharpening processing by controlling the restoration processing unit and the sharpening processing unit, wherein the sharpness restoration control unit acquires a total sharpness restoration rate based on frequency characteristics of the restoration filter and a maximum value for sharpening strength magnification used in the sharpening processing, acquires one of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate, and calculates the other one of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate based on the total sharpness restoration rate, such that the total sharpness restoration rate is maintained at a fixed value. a restoration processing unit that performs restoration processing using a restoration filter based on a point spread function for image data that is acquired from an imaging element by imaging a subject using an optical system; a sharpening processing unit that performs sharpening processing using a sharpening filter for the image data, the sharpening processing being not based on the point spread function; and a sharpness restoration control unit that is able to adjust a restoration rate of the image data based on the restoration processing and a sharpening rate of the image data based on the sharpening processing by controlling the restoration processing unit and the sharpening processing unit, wherein the sharpness restoration control unit acquires a total sharpness restoration rate based on frequency characteristics of the restoration filter and a maximum value for sharpening strength magnification used in the sharpening processing, acquires one of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate, and calculates the other one of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate based on the total sharpness restoration rate, such that the total sharpness restoration rate is maintained at a fixed value.
A pad for providing resistance to movement, wherein the pad comprises a holding medium and a plurality of bodies, the holding medium surrounding at least part of the bodies and retaining them therein, the holding medium being substantially flexible so as to allow the pad to substantially flex to reflect a contoured surface of the user when in use and the holding medium comprising two layers (12, 14) with the bodies held between the layers, wherein the pad is provided with at least one substantially porous region to provide air-flow and the egress of water vapour from one side of the device to the other, wherein the bodies are substantially solid, substantially spherical metal balls and are individually retained in individual pockets and wherein the surface of the pad intended to face the user comprises a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions corresponding positions of the balls, where, when in use, the protrusions contact the user and a gap is created between the user and at least part of the holding medium to provide a ventilation channel through which air can flow.
A climate-control system comprising: a variable-capacity compressor; an outdoor ambient temperature sensor configured to indicate a temperature of outdoor ambient air; a user-controlled device configured to provide a demand signal indicating a demand for at least one of heating and cooling; and a control module configured to command a compressor capacity stage and a capacity stage run time based on the temperature from the outdoor ambient temperature sensor and the demand signal, wherein the control module is configured to command the variable-capacity compressor to a high capacity stage if the temperature from the outdoor ambient temperature sensor is outside of a lockout threshold, characterized in that the control module is configured to modify the lockout threshold based on a cycle run time, and the cycle run time is an actual run time for the variable-capacity compressor to meet a setpoint temperature. a variable-capacity compressor; an outdoor ambient temperature sensor configured to indicate a temperature of outdoor ambient air; a user-controlled device configured to provide a demand signal indicating a demand for at least one of heating and cooling; and a control module configured to command a compressor capacity stage and a capacity stage run time based on the temperature from the outdoor ambient temperature sensor and the demand signal, wherein the control module is configured to command the variable-capacity compressor to a high capacity stage if the temperature from the outdoor ambient temperature sensor is outside of a lockout threshold, characterized in that the control module is configured to modify the lockout threshold based on a cycle run time, and the cycle run time is an actual run time for the variable-capacity compressor to meet a setpoint temperature.
A computer-implemented method of creating a 3D image of a specimen, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a first image of a first section of a specimen, the first image created using a first wavelength of invisible light; receiving, by the processor, a second image of a second section of the specimen, the second section being adjacent to the first section and the second image created using the first wavelength of invisible light; co-registering, by the processor, the first image and the second image; and creating, by the processor, a single-plane image derived from the first image and the second image; and wherein the specimen is contacted with at least one first fluorophore having an emission spectrum in the range of approximately 200 nm to 1000 nm, and characterised in that the method further comprises de-blurring, by the processor, any one of the first image or the second image or the single-plane image, wherein de-blurring is based on the processor determining at least one tissue type from a visible light image and applying a de-blur algorithm based on the tissue type to the image;. receiving, by a processor, a first image of a first section of a specimen, the first image created using a first wavelength of invisible light; receiving, by the processor, a second image of a second section of the specimen, the second section being adjacent to the first section and the second image created using the first wavelength of invisible light; co-registering, by the processor, the first image and the second image; and creating, by the processor, a single-plane image derived from the first image and the second image; and wherein the specimen is contacted with at least one first fluorophore having an emission spectrum in the range of approximately 200 nm to 1000 nm, and characterised in that the method further comprises de-blurring, by the processor, any one of the first image or the second image or the single-plane image, wherein de-blurring is based on the processor determining at least one tissue type from a visible light image and applying a de-blur algorithm based on the tissue type to the image;.
A prosthetic socket system comprising: a socket including an inner surface defining a socket cavity; a liner adapted to receive a residual limb therein and to be removably positioned within the socket cavity, the liner having an outer surface; at least one cooling fluid adapted to selectively boil such that heat from the residual limb is converted into latent heat of vaporization by the at least one cooling fluid for a cooling characterized by a substantially sealed volume defined between at least a portion of the outer surface of the liner and a corresponding portion of the inner surface of the socket; a wicking material positioned in the substantial sealed volume; the least one cooling fluid being carried by the wicking material and adapted to selectively boil within the substantially sealed volume. a socket including an inner surface defining a socket cavity; a liner adapted to receive a residual limb therein and to be removably positioned within the socket cavity, the liner having an outer surface; at least one cooling fluid adapted to selectively boil such that heat from the residual limb is converted into latent heat of vaporization by the at least one cooling fluid for a cooling characterized by a substantially sealed volume defined between at least a portion of the outer surface of the liner and a corresponding portion of the inner surface of the socket; a wicking material positioned in the substantial sealed volume; the least one cooling fluid being carried by the wicking material and adapted to selectively boil within the substantially sealed volume.
A method of repairing a diaphragm of a rotary machine, said method comprising: removing an initial steam path from the diaphragm, the initial steam path including a plurality of initial partitions, each initial partition associated with an original trailing edge profile and an original axial length; coupling a replacement steam path to the diaphragm, the replacement steam path including a plurality of replacement partitions, characterised by: each replacement partition having a replacement axial length that is greater than the original axial length, and in that the diaphragm includes a radially inner web and a radially outer ring; 2. p and in that said method further comprises: coupling the web and the ring to a fixture operable to adjust at least one of a relative axial position of, and a radial distance between, the web and the ring; and operating the fixture to make a first adjustment of the at least one of the relative axial position and the radial distance to compensate for distortion of at least one of the web and the ring after operation of the rotary machine with the initial steam path. removing an initial steam path from the diaphragm, the initial steam path including a plurality of initial partitions, each initial partition associated with an original trailing edge profile and an original axial length; coupling a replacement steam path to the diaphragm, the replacement steam path including a plurality of replacement partitions, characterised by: each replacement partition having a replacement axial length that is greater than the original axial length, and in that the diaphragm includes a radially inner web and a radially outer ring; 2. p and in that said method further comprises: coupling the web and the ring to a fixture operable to adjust at least one of a relative axial position of, and a radial distance between, the web and the ring; and operating the fixture to make a first adjustment of the at least one of the relative axial position and the radial distance to compensate for distortion of at least one of the web and the ring after operation of the rotary machine with the initial steam path.
A device, comprising: a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to: determine a location of a mobile communication device, identify first other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device, identify second other mobile communication devices moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, determine an intersection of the first other mobile communication devices and the second other mobile devices, the intersection including other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device and moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, and provide a message from the mobile communication device to each of the other mobile communication devices of the intersection. a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to: determine a location of a mobile communication device, identify first other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device, identify second other mobile communication devices moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, determine an intersection of the first other mobile communication devices and the second other mobile devices, the intersection including other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device and moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, and provide a message from the mobile communication device to each of the other mobile communication devices of the intersection. determine a location of a mobile communication device, identify first other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device, identify second other mobile communication devices moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, determine an intersection of the first other mobile communication devices and the second other mobile devices, the intersection including other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device and moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, and provide a message from the mobile communication device to each of the other mobile communication devices of the intersection.