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A method of manufacturing an array of planar wafer level metal posts comprising: providing, a metal seed layer for plating posts or interconnections on a substrate of a first wafer; applying a photoresist, PR, pattern mold over the metal seed layer; plating (106, 132) an array of posts within the PR pattern mold on the metal seed layer; stripping (108, 134) the PR pattern mold from the substrate and array of posts; after the step of stripping the PR pattern mold, applying a PR layer around each of the posts; after the step of applying the PR layer, etching the metal seed layer on the substrate to isolate the posts from one another; after the step of etching the metal seed layer, stripping the PR layer; applying (112, 136) an oxide layer, at a temperature of below 150 degrees Celsius and below a melting point of the array of posts, over a surface of the first wafer and around the array of posts extending from the surface; applying chemical-mechanical polishing 'CMP' to planarize (114, 138) the oxide layer and the array of posts; after the step of applying CMP, protecting exposed surfaces of the array of posts with a second PR layer; and after the step of protecting exposed surfaces of the array of posts, cleaning a surface of the oxide layer. providing, a metal seed layer for plating posts or interconnections on a substrate of a first wafer; applying a photoresist, PR, pattern mold over the metal seed layer; plating (106, 132) an array of posts within the PR pattern mold on the metal seed layer; stripping (108, 134) the PR pattern mold from the substrate and array of posts; after the step of stripping the PR pattern mold, applying a PR layer around each of the posts; after the step of applying the PR layer, etching the metal seed layer on the substrate to isolate the posts from one another; after the step of etching the metal seed layer, stripping the PR layer; applying (112, 136) an oxide layer, at a temperature of below 150 degrees Celsius and below a melting point of the array of posts, over a surface of the first wafer and around the array of posts extending from the surface; applying chemical-mechanical polishing 'CMP' to planarize (114, 138) the oxide layer and the array of posts; after the step of applying CMP, protecting exposed surfaces of the array of posts with a second PR layer; and after the step of protecting exposed surfaces of the array of posts, cleaning a surface of the oxide layer.
Method for the error analysis of a speed-sensing system on a two-wheeled vehicle, wherein the speed-sensing system has • at least one magnet (140, 170), fitted on a rotatably mounted wheel (130, 160), and • a first magnetic field sensor unit, coupled directly or indirectly to the frame of the vehicle, for sensing the magnetic field strength of the magnet (140, 170), and • an evaluation unit (150, 240) for the output of speed information in dependence on the sensed magnetic field strength, wherein, for the error analysis, • an image of the side view of the two-wheeled vehicle is captured, and • a distance between the at least one wheel (130, 160) and the first magnetic field sensor unit in the image plane of the side view is determined from the image data of the side view, and • a first error message is generated if the distance exceeds a first threshold value. • at least one magnet (140, 170), fitted on a rotatably mounted wheel (130, 160), and • a first magnetic field sensor unit, coupled directly or indirectly to the frame of the vehicle, for sensing the magnetic field strength of the magnet (140, 170), and • an evaluation unit (150, 240) for the output of speed information in dependence on the sensed magnetic field strength, • an image of the side view of the two-wheeled vehicle is captured, and • a distance between the at least one wheel (130, 160) and the first magnetic field sensor unit in the image plane of the side view is determined from the image data of the side view, and • a first error message is generated if the distance exceeds a first threshold value.
A refrigeration system comprising: a compressor; a condenser fluidly coupled to the compressor; an evaporator having an inlet and an outlet, the evaporator fluidly coupled between the condenser and the compressor; a liquid suction heat exchanger fluidly coupled between the condenser and the evaporator, the liquid suction heat exchanger disposed within the evaporator for heat exchange between liquid refrigerant from the condenser and refrigerant vapor in the evaporator; a superheat sensor disposed in the evaporator outlet; and an expansion valve disposed between the liquid suction heat exchanger and the evaporator, wherein the expansion valve is operably coupled to the superheat sensor. a compressor; a condenser fluidly coupled to the compressor; an evaporator having an inlet and an outlet, the evaporator fluidly coupled between the condenser and the compressor; a liquid suction heat exchanger fluidly coupled between the condenser and the evaporator, the liquid suction heat exchanger disposed within the evaporator for heat exchange between liquid refrigerant from the condenser and refrigerant vapor in the evaporator; a superheat sensor disposed in the evaporator outlet; and an expansion valve disposed between the liquid suction heat exchanger and the evaporator, wherein the expansion valve is operably coupled to the superheat sensor.
A valve for use in delivering a medical device, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end disposed along a longitudinal axis, a wall defining a passage between the first and second ends, means disposed between the first and second ends defining an aperture, the aperture having a first diameter when in an unstressed state, wherein said first diameter is less than the internal diameter (15, 25) of the passage of at least one of the first and second ends, said means being formed of a flexible material, characterised in that the first end is locked and is unable to rotate relative to the second end in a configuration in which the means defining an aperture is retained under a fixed degree of torsion and said wall defining a passage is in a state of longitudinal tension between the first and second end of the body, whereby when an element having an external diameter greater than the first diameter is inserted into the aperture, the diameter of the aperture increases to accommodate the element and to create a seal around the element. a body having a first end and a second end disposed along a longitudinal axis, a wall defining a passage between the first and second ends, means disposed between the first and second ends defining an aperture, the aperture having a first diameter when in an unstressed state, wherein said first diameter is less than the internal diameter (15, 25) of the passage of at least one of the first and second ends, said means being formed of a flexible material, characterised in that the first end is locked and is unable to rotate relative to the second end in a configuration in which the means defining an aperture is retained under a fixed degree of torsion and said wall defining a passage is in a state of longitudinal tension between the first and second end of the body, whereby when an element having an external diameter greater than the first diameter is inserted into the aperture, the diameter of the aperture increases to accommodate the element and to create a seal around the element.
A method of manufacturing a catheter, comprising providing an inner liner defining at least one lumen (204, 206), wherein the inner liner comprises a gamma-irradiated polymeric material and a gamma radiation activated cross-linking agent, forming an outer layer over the inner liner, and reflow bonding the outer layer to the inner liner. providing an inner liner defining at least one lumen (204, 206), wherein the inner liner comprises a gamma-irradiated polymeric material and a gamma radiation activated cross-linking agent, forming an outer layer over the inner liner, and reflow bonding the outer layer to the inner liner.
A staple cartridge, comprising: a cartridge body (20010, 22010) comprising a deck (20015, 22015) and staple cavities; staples at least partially positioned within said staple cavities; a layer (20020, 22020) attached to said deck, wherein said layer at least partially extends over said staple cavities; a retention pin (20070, 22070) engaged with said layer to secure said layer to said cartridge body; and a firing member movable through said cartridge body to eject said staples from said staple cavities during a firing stroke of said firing member, characterised in that said firing member is configured to disengage said retention pin from said layer during said firing stroke by lowering the retention pin relative to the deck to release said layer from said cartridge body. a cartridge body (20010, 22010) comprising a deck (20015, 22015) and staple cavities; staples at least partially positioned within said staple cavities; a layer (20020, 22020) attached to said deck, wherein said layer at least partially extends over said staple cavities; a retention pin (20070, 22070) engaged with said layer to secure said layer to said cartridge body; and a firing member movable through said cartridge body to eject said staples from said staple cavities during a firing stroke of said firing member, characterised in that said firing member is configured to disengage said retention pin from said layer during said firing stroke by lowering the retention pin relative to the deck to release said layer from said cartridge body.
A method for improving the spectral efficiency and scalability of a Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking, further referred to as MANET system, comprising: a) continuously collecting data regarding the number of active nodes that belong to said MANET system and regarding the presence of alien transceivers in the neighborhood of said active nodes; b) processing the collected data; c) at each node, providing a transceiver architecture that includes a combination of a hopping transmitter and a wideband receiver that is being capable of receiving and processing the whole operational band assigned to said system, at once, and that includes channel frequencies, dynamically selected within a wide operating bandwidth; d) simultaneously receiving the whole operating band assigned to said system, while keeping the architecture of said MANET system; e) determining transmission hopping patterns to use the least possible number of frequencies according to the active population status, transmission requirements and priorities of said nodes; f) using the processed data for adapting the transmission scheme in presence of alien transceivers; for each transmitting node g) finding time slots, in which a counterpart receiver at each remaining active node is not transmitting and a frequency channel in which no other active node, neighboring said counterpart receiver, transmits; h) determining transmission frequency; and i) if no other node had chosen the same time slot, and if the transceiver is not transmitting in said slot, receiving the transmission, while allowing relay nodes to transmit simultaneously, using different channels. a) continuously collecting data regarding the number of active nodes that belong to said MANET system and regarding the presence of alien transceivers in the neighborhood of said active nodes; b) processing the collected data; c) at each node, providing a transceiver architecture that includes a combination of a hopping transmitter and a wideband receiver that is being capable of receiving and processing the whole operational band assigned to said system, at once, and that includes channel frequencies, dynamically selected within a wide operating bandwidth; d) simultaneously receiving the whole operating band assigned to said system, while keeping the architecture of said MANET system; e) determining transmission hopping patterns to use the least possible number of frequencies according to the active population status, transmission requirements and priorities of said nodes; f) using the processed data for adapting the transmission scheme in presence of alien transceivers; for each transmitting node g) finding time slots, in which a counterpart receiver at each remaining active node is not transmitting and a frequency channel in which no other active node, neighboring said counterpart receiver, transmits; h) determining transmission frequency; and i) if no other node had chosen the same time slot, and if the transceiver is not transmitting in said slot, receiving the transmission, while allowing relay nodes to transmit simultaneously, using different channels.
Installation for using thermal energy, with a pressure vessel, with a rotary-piston motor, with an overpressure line and with a generator connected to the rotary-piston motor and/or with a refrigerating machine connected to the rotary-piston motor, characterised in that the rotary-piston motor comprises at least one operative chamber with two inlets (13, 15) and two outlets (14, 16), and the overpressure line connects the pressure vessel to the inlets (13, 15).
A fully-closed position learning method in a vehicle motion control apparatus configured to execute fully-closed position learning process routines for performing learning and updating of a detection value associated with a fully-closed position of an accelerator pedal, the detection value detected by an accelerator pedal sensor, wherein two fully-closed position learning process routines (S100, S200) are executed independently, one of them being an actual control fully-closed position learning process routine in which a learning value thereof is supplied for actual motion control of a vehicle, and the other one being a monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine for monitoring whether or not the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is appropriate by comparing the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine with a learning value thereof; and wherein if the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is lower than the learning value in the monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine and a deviation (Lv2-Lv1) therebetween exceeds a predetermined value (α), the execution of the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is prohibited and the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is converged to the learning value in the monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine; it is determined that the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is in an erroneous learning condition if the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine is lower than the learning value in the monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine, characterized in that the erroneous learning condition is a condition in which fuel is injected in an amount exceeding an actually required amount, wherein the two fully-closed position learning process routines are execute in parallel, and wherein, if the convergence of the learning value in the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine to the learning value in the monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine is not completed within a predetermined time, it is determined that some abnormality occurs in hardware so that execution of both the actual control fully-closed position learning process routine and the monitoring fully-closed position learning process routine is prohibited, and a predetermined alternative value is supplied for vehicle motion control in place of the learning value.
An oil-based mud imaging tool (26, 34, 300, 400) that comprises: at least two longitudinally-spaced current electrodes (506, 508) to create a current flow in a borehole wall; a first row of laterally-spaced voltage electrodes (604; 612); a shared voltage electrode (606, 706, 806; 610) longitudinally spaced from said row, wherein for each voltage electrode in said row, the tool measures a voltage relative to the shared voltage electrode, wherein said voltages result from said current flow; and a second row of laterally-spaced voltage electrodes, wherein the electrodes in said second row are laterally offset from electrodes in said first row (604; 612), and wherein for each voltage electrode in said second row, the tool measures a voltage relative to said shared voltage electrode (606, 706, 806; 610) at least two longitudinally-spaced current electrodes (506, 508) to create a current flow in a borehole wall; a first row of laterally-spaced voltage electrodes (604; 612); a shared voltage electrode (606, 706, 806; 610) longitudinally spaced from said row, wherein for each voltage electrode in said row, the tool measures a voltage relative to the shared voltage electrode, wherein said voltages result from said current flow; and a second row of laterally-spaced voltage electrodes, wherein the electrodes in said second row are laterally offset from electrodes in said first row (604; 612), and wherein for each voltage electrode in said second row, the tool measures a voltage relative to said shared voltage electrode (606, 706, 806; 610)
A formable anti-glare polymer film wherein a thermoplastic polymeric film having at least one textured surface and a coating on the textured surface said coating being obtainable by coating with a coating composition comprising (a) a binder, comprising at least one difunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and/or difunctional (meth)acrylate oligomer; and (b) a crosslinking agent, comprising at least one multifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer selected from the group consisting of tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexa(meth)acrylates and mixtures of at least two thereof, wherein said coating composition has a theoretical crosslinking density (χc) in the range of from < 2.0 - 10 -3, preferably of from ≤ 1.99 · 10 -3 to ≥ 0.1 · 10 -3, more preferably of from ≤ 1.85 · 10 -3 to ≥ 0.2 · 10 -3, wherein the theoretical crosslinking density is calculated from the following equation: χ c = 1 Mc where M c = M 0 f 0 − 2 and whereby M 0 = n 1 M 1 + n 2 M 2 + ⋯ n 1 + n 2 + ⋯ and f 0 = n 1 f 1 + n 2 f 2 + ⋯ n 1 + n 2 + ⋯, Mc is number of moles of elastically effective network chains per cubic centimetre of film, f is the functionality of the molecule and n is the number of moles of the molecule in the whole formulation (a) a binder, comprising at least one difunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and/or difunctional (meth)acrylate oligomer; and (b) a crosslinking agent, comprising at least one multifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer selected from the group consisting of tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexa(meth)acrylates and mixtures of at least two thereof,
A heatsink for a brake calliper, said heatsink comprising; a hollow base; an intermediate material provided in the hollow base; wherein, in use during an emergency brake operation, the intermediate material is configured to melt and absorb thermal energy from the brake calliper; characterised in that the heatsink further comprises internal fins (318, 319) extending into the intermediate material. a hollow base; an intermediate material provided in the hollow base; wherein, in use during an emergency brake operation, the intermediate material is configured to melt and absorb thermal energy from the brake calliper; characterised in that the heatsink further comprises internal fins (318, 319) extending into the intermediate material.
Device for electrolytic treatment, preferably cleaning, of a metal strip, which is transportable along a transport direction through a treatment section of the device, wherein the device comprises: at least two surge nozzles which are arranged in paired manner so that the treatment section is present between two surge nozzles arranged in paired manner, wherein each of the surge nozzles has a surge opening and an electrode, further arranged so as to bring an electrolytic treatment liquid into contact with the corresponding electrode, to deliver it from the corresponding surge opening and to apply it in the treatment section to at least one surface of the metal strip, and the surge openings of two surge nozzles arranged in paired manner face one another so that the metal strip passing through the treatment section can be acted on at both sides with treatment liquid, characterised by a power supply which is arranged to apply an alternating voltage between the metal strip and the electrode of each of the surge nozzles. at least two surge nozzles which are arranged in paired manner so that the treatment section is present between two surge nozzles arranged in paired manner, wherein each of the surge nozzles has a surge opening and an electrode, further arranged so as to bring an electrolytic treatment liquid into contact with the corresponding electrode, to deliver it from the corresponding surge opening and to apply it in the treatment section to at least one surface of the metal strip, and the surge openings of two surge nozzles arranged in paired manner face one another so that the metal strip passing through the treatment section can be acted on at both sides with treatment liquid, characterised by a power supply which is arranged to apply an alternating voltage between the metal strip and the electrode of each of the surge nozzles.
Magnetic bearing of a rotor, which is levitated in a housing or frame, having an axial bearing and a radial bearing assembly, which are each designed as active or permanent field force bearings, and having precisely one control circuit for driving the active field force bearing and having precisely one position sensor for detecting the position of the rotor, wherein the radial bearing assembly is designed as a reluctance bearing with a reluctance-based restoring effect and the axial bearing has at least one permanent field force bearing, which has at least one solenoid associated to it, which is drivable via the control circuit, for setting an axial gap between an end face region of a stator and an end face region of the rotor, in dependence on the signal of the position sensor, wherein the axial bearing has two axially spaced, permanent field force bearings, with each of which a solenoid is associated, which are drivable via the common control circuit, characterized in in that the field force bearings are provided in the region of end portions of the rotor and act in the axial direction, and wherein rotor attachments (18, 20), which are in operative connection with the magnetic bearings and are connected to the rotor in a rotationally fixed manner, are inserted in each case at an upper and a lower rotor end portion and extend in the axial direction out of the respective end face of the rotor.