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A piston-cylinder actuator, comprising: a cylinder assembly including a cylinder housing that defines a cylindrical volume, the cylinder housing having a longitudinal axis; a piston assembly generally movable relative to the cylinder assembly along the longitudinal axis, the piston assembly including a piston rod having indicia extending longitudinally on a surface of the rod; a sensor capable of reading the indicia on the piston rod; and means for supporting the sensor relative to the piston rod; where the support means includes a bearing surface for interfacing with the piston rod and an aperture transverse the bearing surface to provide the sensor with access to the indicia, and the support means is flexibly connected to the cylinder housing to pivot relative to the cylinder housing while maintaining the sensor at a substantially constant position along the longitudinal axis relative to the cylinder housing. a cylinder assembly including a cylinder housing that defines a cylindrical volume, the cylinder housing having a longitudinal axis; a piston assembly generally movable relative to the cylinder assembly along the longitudinal axis, the piston assembly including a piston rod having indicia extending longitudinally on a surface of the rod; a sensor capable of reading the indicia on the piston rod; and means for supporting the sensor relative to the piston rod; where the support means includes a bearing surface for interfacing with the piston rod and an aperture transverse the bearing surface to provide the sensor with access to the indicia, and the support means is flexibly connected to the cylinder housing to pivot relative to the cylinder housing while maintaining the sensor at a substantially constant position along the longitudinal axis relative to the cylinder housing.
A magnetic encoder (10; 10'; 10"; 10"') comprising: a high resolution track (14; 14'; 14"; 14"') including a plurality of North/South pole pairs (18; 18'; 18"; 18"') defining a plurality of pole junctions (22; 22'; 22"; 22"'/26; 26', 26"; 26"'); and a reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') including at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"'), wherein the encoder (10; 10'; 10"; 10"') detects signals at a number of position indicator locations (P1; P1'; P1"; P1"'/P2; P2'; P2"; P2"'/P3; P3'; P3"; P3'"/P4; P4'; P4"; P4"'/ P5; P5'; P5"; P5"') corresponding to pole junctions of the high resolution track (14; 14'; 14"; 14"'); characterized in that one of the poles of the at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"') of the reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') has a shorter length than the other; and the length of the shorter pole of the at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"') of the reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') is sized to encompass only a single one of the position indicator locations (P3; P3'; P3"; P3"') to thereby define an index pulse. a high resolution track (14; 14'; 14"; 14"') including a plurality of North/South pole pairs (18; 18'; 18"; 18"') defining a plurality of pole junctions (22; 22'; 22"; 22"'/26; 26', 26"; 26"'); and a reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') including at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"'), wherein the encoder (10; 10'; 10"; 10"') detects signals at a number of position indicator locations (P1; P1'; P1"; P1"'/P2; P2'; P2"; P2"'/P3; P3'; P3"; P3'"/P4; P4'; P4"; P4"'/ P5; P5'; P5"; P5"') corresponding to pole junctions of the high resolution track (14; 14'; 14"; 14"'); characterized in that one of the poles of the at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"') of the reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') has a shorter length than the other; and the length of the shorter pole of the at least one North/South pole pair (34; 34'; 34"; 34"') of the reference track (30; 30'; 30"; 30"') is sized to encompass only a single one of the position indicator locations (P3; P3'; P3"; P3"') to thereby define an index pulse.
Composition for selective anodisation, comprising the substances amidosulphuric acid, magnesium sulphate and concentrated sulphuric acid as a base electrolyte, characterised in that additionally sodium stannate and/or molybdenum oxide are contained.
Method for manufacturing a molded article of a rubber polymer to which another article is detachably connected, the method comprising the steps of A) providing a coupling means, comprising a first and second member, both of which are provided with interlocking elements (21, 22) along connectable edges, the interlocking elements (21, 22) being configured to interlock in a substantially continuous way along the edges in the connected state, and unlock in the disconnected state; B) integrating the first member and the molded article, such that its interlocking elements are available for connection; C) integrating the second member and the other article, such that its interlocking elements are available for connection; and D) interlocking the interlocking elements (21, 22) of the first and second member to produce the detachable connection between the articles; wherein a member is integrated with an article during molding of the article by positioning the member in a mold for the article, adding unvulcanized rubber polymer to the mold, and vulcanizing the rubber polymer and wherein integrating a member with an article such that its interlocking elements are available for connection is performed by covering the interlocking elements of a member at least in part by a shielding element during molding of the article, and removing the shielding element after molding. A) providing a coupling means, comprising a first and second member, both of which are provided with interlocking elements (21, 22) along connectable edges, the interlocking elements (21, 22) being configured to interlock in a substantially continuous way along the edges in the connected state, and unlock in the disconnected state; B) integrating the first member and the molded article, such that its interlocking elements are available for connection; C) integrating the second member and the other article, such that its interlocking elements are available for connection; and D) interlocking the interlocking elements (21, 22) of the first and second member to produce the detachable connection between the articles;
A method of encoding an input video data stream comprising a first and second frame of video data the method comprising the steps of: obtaining intra-frame encoding data for each of the first and second frames of video data; obtaining motion prediction data for each pixel of the second frame of video data, the motion prediction data indicative of the predicted motion of each pixel of the second frame of video data with regard to the first frame of video data, wherein the motion prediction data is determined as inter-frame data for the second frame of video data; determining a measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data; obtaining a data mask for the second frame of video data, said data mask comprising data indicative of relative weights to be applied for predicting pixels for the second frame, said relative weights based on the measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data for each pixel of the second frame; determining update data for each pixel of the second frame of video data, said update data defining a relative difference between the pixels in the first frame and corresponding pixels in the second frame, wherein said update data for each of the plurality of pixels is defined on a pixel-by-pixel basis as a weighted blend of the corresponding intra-frame data and the corresponding motion prediction data, which is weighted by the measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data comprised in the data mask for each pixel of the second frame; and encoding the video data stream comprising at least the first frame of video data and the update data, motion prediction data and the mask data for the second frame of video data. obtaining intra-frame encoding data for each of the first and second frames of video data; obtaining motion prediction data for each pixel of the second frame of video data, the motion prediction data indicative of the predicted motion of each pixel of the second frame of video data with regard to the first frame of video data, wherein the motion prediction data is determined as inter-frame data for the second frame of video data; determining a measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data; obtaining a data mask for the second frame of video data, said data mask comprising data indicative of relative weights to be applied for predicting pixels for the second frame, said relative weights based on the measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data for each pixel of the second frame; determining update data for each pixel of the second frame of video data, said update data defining a relative difference between the pixels in the first frame and corresponding pixels in the second frame, wherein said update data for each of the plurality of pixels is defined on a pixel-by-pixel basis as a weighted blend of the corresponding intra-frame data and the corresponding motion prediction data, which is weighted by the measure of accuracy of the motion prediction data comprised in the data mask for each pixel of the second frame; and encoding the video data stream comprising at least the first frame of video data and the update data, motion prediction data and the mask data for the second frame of video data.
A security mode prompt method, wherein the method comprises: when it is determined that a terminal is currently in a first security mode, acquiring prestored first security information; receiving first verification information entered by a user, and establishing a first correspondence between the first security information and the first verification information; displaying confusion information, the first security information, and the first verification information on a screen for the user to select; wherein the first security information and the first verification information are displayed by using the first correspondence; receiving a selection result of the user, and determining, according to the first correspondence, whether the selection result of the user meets a preset rule; and when the selection result of the user meets the preset rule, prompting the user that the terminal is in a second security mode; wherein the first security information comprises at least two characters, the first verification information comprises at least two characters, and a length of the first security information is equal to a length of the first verification information; and wherein the establishing a first correspondence between the first security information and the first verification information comprises: establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the characters in the first security information and the characters in the first verification information, and setting the one-to-one correspondence as the first correspondence. when it is determined that a terminal is currently in a first security mode, acquiring prestored first security information; receiving first verification information entered by a user, and establishing a first correspondence between the first security information and the first verification information; displaying confusion information, the first security information, and the first verification information on a screen for the user to select; wherein the first security information and the first verification information are displayed by using the first correspondence; receiving a selection result of the user, and determining, according to the first correspondence, whether the selection result of the user meets a preset rule; and when the selection result of the user meets the preset rule, prompting the user that the terminal is in a second security mode; wherein the first security information comprises at least two characters, the first verification information comprises at least two characters, and a length of the first security information is equal to a length of the first verification information; and wherein the establishing a first correspondence between the first security information and the first verification information comprises: establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the characters in the first security information and the characters in the first verification information, and setting the one-to-one correspondence as the first correspondence.
A method of producing an aligned carbon nanotube aggregate, comprising the steps of: dissolving in an organic solvent (i) an organometallic compound containing aluminum and/or a metal salt containing aluminum and (ii) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and the metal salt to obtain a catalyst support layer coating agent; applying the catalyst support layer coating agent to a substrate to provide a catalyst support layer on the substrate; heating the catalyst support layer; dissolving in an organic solvent (a) an organometallic compound containing iron and/or a metal salt containing iron and (b) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and the metal salt to obtain a catalyst formation layer coating agent; applying the catalyst formation layer coating agent to the catalyst support layer to provide a catalyst formation layer on the catalyst support layer; heating the catalyst formation layer; and growing an aligned carbon nanotube aggregate on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition. dissolving in an organic solvent (i) an organometallic compound containing aluminum and/or a metal salt containing aluminum and (ii) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and the metal salt to obtain a catalyst support layer coating agent; applying the catalyst support layer coating agent to a substrate to provide a catalyst support layer on the substrate; heating the catalyst support layer; dissolving in an organic solvent (a) an organometallic compound containing iron and/or a metal salt containing iron and (b) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and the metal salt to obtain a catalyst formation layer coating agent; applying the catalyst formation layer coating agent to the catalyst support layer to provide a catalyst formation layer on the catalyst support layer; heating the catalyst formation layer; and growing an aligned carbon nanotube aggregate on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition.
A cylinder lock comprising, a first lock actuator comprising a first lock barrel rotatable within a first lock actuator housing, a second lock actuator, a lock cam having a cam shaft and a cam lever projecting therefrom, the lock cam disposed between the first and second lock actuators (102, 104) and rotatable about a lock axis, a clutch assembly configured to selectively form a drive path between either of the first and second lock actuators (102, 104) and the lock cam, characterised in that the clutch assembly comprises a biased element, the clutch assembly having a security position in which the biased element extends into corresponding receiving formations on the cam and the first lock barrel such that the cam is constrained relative to the first lock barrel.
Method for manufacturing a variable-thickness rolled product made from heat-treatable aluminium alloy in which a. a slab of heat-treatable aluminium alloy is cast, b. optionally said slab is homogenised, c. said optionally homogenised slab is hot rolled, by achieving a lengthwise thickness variation to obtain a rolled product of variable thickness, having a thickest part and a thinnest part where the difference in thickness is at least 10%, d. said variable-thickness rolled product is solution heat-treated and quenched, e. said variable-thickness rolled product thus solution heat-treated and quenched is stress relieved by controlled stretching, with a permanent set of at least 1% in the thickest part, f. the rolled product thus obtained is naturally or artificially aged. a. a slab of heat-treatable aluminium alloy is cast, b. optionally said slab is homogenised, c. said optionally homogenised slab is hot rolled, by achieving a lengthwise thickness variation to obtain a rolled product of variable thickness, having a thickest part and a thinnest part where the difference in thickness is at least 10%, d. said variable-thickness rolled product is solution heat-treated and quenched, e. said variable-thickness rolled product thus solution heat-treated and quenched is stress relieved by controlled stretching, with a permanent set of at least 1% in the thickest part, f. the rolled product thus obtained is naturally or artificially aged.
A fan or compressor, in particular for the aeronautical industry, this fan or this compressor comprising a device comprising: - an annular casing comprising a main axis and defining an internal flow duct for a gas flow along this axis, - a bladed wheel mounted inside the casing and having an axis of rotation coincident with the axis of the casing, the fan or compressor further comprising a system for retaining debris in the event of breakage of the bladed wheel, this system comprising a retaining annulus which is mounted around the casing, the casing comprising two radially outwardly projecting annular bosses which are located respectively upstream and downstream of the bladed wheel and to which upstream and downstream edges (20a, 20b) of the retaining annulus are applied and attached, and characterized in that the upstream and downstream edges of the retaining annulus comprise orifices that are aligned with threaded holes of the bosses for mounting attachment elements, such as screws or rivets. - an annular casing comprising a main axis and defining an internal flow duct for a gas flow along this axis, - a bladed wheel mounted inside the casing and having an axis of rotation coincident with the axis of the casing, the fan or compressor further comprising a system for retaining debris in the event of breakage of the bladed wheel, this system comprising a retaining annulus which is mounted around the casing, the casing comprising two radially outwardly projecting annular bosses which are located respectively upstream and downstream of the bladed wheel and to which upstream and downstream edges (20a, 20b) of the retaining annulus are applied and attached, and characterized in that the upstream and downstream edges of the retaining annulus comprise orifices that are aligned with threaded holes of the bosses for mounting attachment elements, such as screws or rivets.
A method for generating a tissue for transplant, the method comprising decellularizing and recellularizing a biological specimen for a number of iterations, wherein the method comprises controlling the decellularizing of the biological specimen including: configuring at least one valve in a fluid path according to a recipe; continually adjusting the fluid path by manipulating the at least one valve based on the recipe; pumping water through the continually-adjusted fluid path past at least one of the at least one valve to a mix cassette, the amount of the water being based on the recipe; pumping at least one solution through the continually-adjusted fluid path past at least one of the at least one valve to the mix cassette, the amount of the at least one solution being based on the recipe; mixing the water and the at least one solution in the mix cassette to form a medium, the amount of the mixing being based on the recipe; pumping the medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path to a reservoir based on the recipe; pumping the medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path from the reservoir to a bioreactor based on the recipe, the medium becoming a used medium in the bioreactor; and pumping the used medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path from the bioreactor to a drain based on the recipe. configuring at least one valve in a fluid path according to a recipe; continually adjusting the fluid path by manipulating the at least one valve based on the recipe; pumping water through the continually-adjusted fluid path past at least one of the at least one valve to a mix cassette, the amount of the water being based on the recipe; pumping at least one solution through the continually-adjusted fluid path past at least one of the at least one valve to the mix cassette, the amount of the at least one solution being based on the recipe; mixing the water and the at least one solution in the mix cassette to form a medium, the amount of the mixing being based on the recipe; pumping the medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path to a reservoir based on the recipe; pumping the medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path from the reservoir to a bioreactor based on the recipe, the medium becoming a used medium in the bioreactor; and pumping the used medium through the continually-adjusted fluid path from the bioreactor to a drain based on the recipe.
A security device comprising a transparent layer having a first optically variable effect generating relief structure formed in a surface thereof; a reflection enhancing body extending over the first relief structure and following the contour of the first relief on a first side of the reflection enhancing body; and a second optically variable effect generating relief structure formed in a second side of the reflection enhancing body, the reflection enhancing body comprising at least a first reflection enhancing layer defining the first and/or second sides of the reflection enhancing body, the first reflection enhancing layer comprising a binder having reflective particles dispersed therein, wherein when the device is viewed through the transparent layer, the optically variable effect of the first relief structure is visible and when the device is viewed from the other side, the optically variable effect of the second relief structure is visible.
An implantable biomedical device, comprising a vibrational energy harvester having a piezoelectric transducer configured to exhibit a non-linear behavior, wherein the piezoelectric transducer comprises a layer of piezoelectric material and extends between a first end and a second end and at least a portion of the piezoelectric transducer is arranged in a back and forth pattern between the first and second ends (16, 18), wherein the energy harvester is responsive to a heartbeat waveform in which the frequency spectrum of heartbeat oscillations ranges from fractions of a Hertz to about 50 Hertz.
A method of forming an optical article, the method comprising: providing a base lens substrate having opposite first and second optical surfaces, and at least one microlens protruding from the second optical surface, placing the base lens substrate in a mold comprising first and second mold portions such that the first optical surface is disposed on a molding surface of the first mold portion, and that a volume is defined between a molding surface of the second mold portion and the second optical surface, filling the volume with a moldable material suitable for forming abrasion resistant coating; and setting the moldable material to form an abrasion-resistant coating over the base lens substrate, wherein the abrasion resistant coating encapsulates each microlens. providing a base lens substrate having opposite first and second optical surfaces, and at least one microlens protruding from the second optical surface, placing the base lens substrate in a mold comprising first and second mold portions such that the first optical surface is disposed on a molding surface of the first mold portion, and that a volume is defined between a molding surface of the second mold portion and the second optical surface, filling the volume with a moldable material suitable for forming abrasion resistant coating; and setting the moldable material to form an abrasion-resistant coating over the base lens substrate, wherein the abrasion resistant coating encapsulates each microlens.