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A display comprising a colored image-generating panel and a contrast-improving panel, wherein the colored image-generating panel comprises a first active layer of liquid crystals and a color filter layer, wherein the contrast-improving panel comprises a second active layer of liquid crystals, wherein each of the first active layer and the second active layer is arranged between a polarization filter layer configured as an initial polarizer (354; 360) for the corresponding active layer (374; 356) and a polarization filter layer configured as an analyzer (360; 378) for the corresponding active layer (356; 374), and wherein at least one of the polarization filter layers is an intermediate polarization filter layer arranged between the first active layer and the second active layer and configured as both an initial polarizer for the first active layer and an analyzer for the second active layer characterised in that the display further comprises a controllable panel that comprises a controllable polarizer utilized for simultaneously providing a 2D display area and a 3D display area, the controllable polarizer being configured to refine, in the 2D display area, a 2D image by enhancing the dynamic range and black levels of the image, and to output, in the 3D display area, a 3D image by separating the image in different viewing channels.
A control system for a pipeline that transports a process fluid, the control system comprising: a heating system that applies thermal energy to the pipeline to increase a temperature of the process fluid; a sensor network configured to record pipeline data for the pipeline, the sensor network comprising a fluid temperature sensor positioned to detect the temperature of the process fluid at one or more locations in the pipeline; and a controller in electronic communication with the sensor network, the controller comprising a processor and memory storing specific computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to: receive the pipeline data; identify, in the pipeline data generated by the fluid temperature sensor, a latent heat signature of the process fluid, the latent heat signature indicating a solidification of the process fluid in the pipeline, wherein to identify the latent heat signature, the controller analyses spatio-temporal temperature data from the sensor network with a predictive model to determine that a latent heat signature is present in the temperature data; and automatically initiate a process that causes the heating system to apply additional thermal energy to the pipeline to melt the process fluid that has solidified. a heating system that applies thermal energy to the pipeline to increase a temperature of the process fluid; a sensor network configured to record pipeline data for the pipeline, the sensor network comprising a fluid temperature sensor positioned to detect the temperature of the process fluid at one or more locations in the pipeline; and a controller in electronic communication with the sensor network, the controller comprising a processor and memory storing specific computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to: receive the pipeline data; identify, in the pipeline data generated by the fluid temperature sensor, a latent heat signature of the process fluid, the latent heat signature indicating a solidification of the process fluid in the pipeline, wherein to identify the latent heat signature, the controller analyses spatio-temporal temperature data from the sensor network with a predictive model to determine that a latent heat signature is present in the temperature data; and automatically initiate a process that causes the heating system to apply additional thermal energy to the pipeline to melt the process fluid that has solidified. receive the pipeline data; identify, in the pipeline data generated by the fluid temperature sensor, a latent heat signature of the process fluid, the latent heat signature indicating a solidification of the process fluid in the pipeline, wherein to identify the latent heat signature, the controller analyses spatio-temporal temperature data from the sensor network with a predictive model to determine that a latent heat signature is present in the temperature data; and automatically initiate a process that causes the heating system to apply additional thermal energy to the pipeline to melt the process fluid that has solidified.
A process for compacting a microporous fat powder in an extruder, said microporous fat powder having the following characteristics: • a fat content of at least 50 wt.%; • a solid fat content at 20°C (N 20) of least 10 wt.%; • a freely settled density in the range of 10 to 200 g/l, preferably in the range of 20 to 150 g/l; • a particle size distribution with at least 90 vol.% of the particles having a diameter in the range of 3 to 400 μm, preferably in the range of 5 to 300 μm; said process comprising: • feeding the fat powder into the feed zone of an extruder having a forwarding screw and a barrel within which said screw is centrally positioned; • rotating said forwarding screw to advance said fat powder feed through a compacting zone of the extruder where the barrel comprises a plurality of venting openings having a shorter dimension that exceeds the volume weighted average diameter of the fat powder feed and that is less than 10 mm; and • expelling the compacted fat powder from the extruder; wherein the temperature of the fat powder during passage through the extruder is maintained below 40°C and wherein the compaction factor achieved exceeds 1.5. • a fat content of at least 50 wt.%; • a solid fat content at 20°C (N 20) of least 10 wt.%; • a freely settled density in the range of 10 to 200 g/l, preferably in the range of 20 to 150 g/l; • a particle size distribution with at least 90 vol.% of the particles having a diameter in the range of 3 to 400 μm, preferably in the range of 5 to 300 μm; said process comprising: • feeding the fat powder into the feed zone of an extruder having a forwarding screw and a barrel within which said screw is centrally positioned; • rotating said forwarding screw to advance said fat powder feed through a compacting zone of the extruder where the barrel comprises a plurality of venting openings having a shorter dimension that exceeds the volume weighted average diameter of the fat powder feed and that is less than 10 mm; and • expelling the compacted fat powder from the extruder; wherein the temperature of the fat powder during passage through the extruder is maintained below 40°C and wherein the compaction factor achieved exceeds 1.5.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: means for connecting to a remote node; and means for supporting discovery for the remote node by utilizing a dynamically reconfigurable wireless topology; and means for communicating to the remote node that the apparatus is capable of supporting discovery for the remote node; wherein the means for supporting discovery comprises means for broadcasting a discovery signal on behalf of the remote node and means for listening for a discovery signal from another node; and wherein the apparatus further comprises means for notifying the remote node in response to receiving the discovery signal from said another node so that the remote node can establish a connection to said another node. means for connecting to a remote node; and means for supporting discovery for the remote node by utilizing a dynamically reconfigurable wireless topology; and means for communicating to the remote node that the apparatus is capable of supporting discovery for the remote node; wherein the means for supporting discovery comprises means for broadcasting a discovery signal on behalf of the remote node and means for listening for a discovery signal from another node; and wherein the apparatus further comprises means for notifying the remote node in response to receiving the discovery signal from said another node so that the remote node can establish a connection to said another node.
System for determining and subtracting offsets (δ) of measuring instruments and instrumentations for naval applications to stabilise roll, said system being composed of: - first processing means adapted to compute, from at least one value of a measuring signal deriving from an instantaneous measure performed by at least one of said measuring instruments or a sensor, at least one offset value (δ) of said signal; and - second processing means adapted to subtract said offset value (δ) from said value of said instantaneous measure signal to obtain a corrected measure value (S-δ) of said signal, wherein said measuring instruments are adapted to perform measures with a null or constant mean value, measuring the systematic errors depending from environmental conditions and ageing of the measuring sensors, said first processing means comprising means for computing a moving, possibly weighted, mean, of said value of said measuring signal to determine said offset value (δ), wherein said first processing means comprise at least one low-pass filter, said low-pass filter being a numeric low-pass filter of the FIR (Finite Impulse Response) or IIR (Infinite Impulse Response) type or an analogue low-pass filter or a filter with equivalent function implemented by a PLC adapted to determine said offset value (δ) from said value of said measuring signal, said low-pass filter further having a strong low-pass component with cutting frequency much lower than a useful band of the signal, characterized in that a cutting frequency of said filter being on the order of magnitude of 1/600 Hz with time constants on the order of 10 minutes. - first processing means adapted to compute, from at least one value of a measuring signal deriving from an instantaneous measure performed by at least one of said measuring instruments or a sensor, at least one offset value (δ) of said signal; and - second processing means adapted to subtract said offset value (δ) from said value of said instantaneous measure signal to obtain a corrected measure value (S-δ) of said signal,
Method for operating a steam turbine plant with a steam turbine and a steam generator, wherein the steam turbine plant comprises a heat accumulator assigned to the steam turbine, from which steam is extracted and fed to the steam turbine, wherein the steam is fed to the steam turbine while the steam generator is not in operation, characterized in that the heat accumulator is charged with saturated water from a steam drum of the steam generator while a power demand for the steam turbine plant from a power grid is below a predefined limit value.
A tissue gripping device comprising: a flexible member made from a shape-memory material, the flexible member comprising a base section and an arm, the arm having a first end connected to the base section, a free end extending away from the base section, and an attachment surface disposed between the first end and the free end; and at least one tissue gripping member made from a second material, the second material being more rigid than the shape-memory material, the tissue gripping member comprising a mating surface coupled to the attachment surface of the arm to join the tissue gripping member to the flexible member, and a tissue gripping surface disposed opposite the mating surface, the tissue gripping surface including a frictional element configured to resist movement of tissue away from the tissue gripping surface after the tissue has contacted the tissue gripping surface, characterized in that the arm further comprises at least one hole, and in that the tissue gripping member further comprises at least one hole configured to correspond with the hole of the arm as the mating surface of the tissue gripping member is coupled to the attachment surface of the arm. a flexible member made from a shape-memory material, the flexible member comprising a base section and an arm, the arm having a first end connected to the base section, a free end extending away from the base section, and an attachment surface disposed between the first end and the free end; and at least one tissue gripping member made from a second material, the second material being more rigid than the shape-memory material, the tissue gripping member comprising a mating surface coupled to the attachment surface of the arm to join the tissue gripping member to the flexible member, and a tissue gripping surface disposed opposite the mating surface, the tissue gripping surface including a frictional element configured to resist movement of tissue away from the tissue gripping surface after the tissue has contacted the tissue gripping surface, characterized in that the arm further comprises at least one hole, and in that the tissue gripping member further comprises at least one hole configured to correspond with the hole of the arm as the mating surface of the tissue gripping member is coupled to the attachment surface of the arm.
A musculo-skeletal implant comprising: a fenestrated shell component and a biologic core, wherein: the fenestrated shell component comprises at least two three-dimensional fenestrated and, at least partially hollow, mechanical shell structures, said structures having sufficient integrity to maintain its form against its own weight, two of said shell structures being provided by an inner fenestrated shell and an outer fenestrated shell, the inner and outer fenestrated shells are positioned concentrically defining a space between each other while being integrally connected with each other, the inner fenestrated shell defines an internal space configured to receive the biologic core material, and the space between the inner and outer fenestrated shells is also configured to receive a material, characterized in that the inner and outer fenestrated shells are formed as cylindrical shells, respectively, and each shell includes a wall in which fenestrations are formed as openings resulting in a cage-like structure, wherein the inner and outer fenestrated shells are integrally connected via interconnecting members extending between the shells. a fenestrated shell component and a biologic core, wherein: the fenestrated shell component comprises at least two three-dimensional fenestrated and, at least partially hollow, mechanical shell structures, said structures having sufficient integrity to maintain its form against its own weight, two of said shell structures being provided by an inner fenestrated shell and an outer fenestrated shell, the inner and outer fenestrated shells are positioned concentrically defining a space between each other while being integrally connected with each other, the inner fenestrated shell defines an internal space configured to receive the biologic core material, and the space between the inner and outer fenestrated shells is also configured to receive a material, the fenestrated shell component comprises at least two three-dimensional fenestrated and, at least partially hollow, mechanical shell structures, said structures having sufficient integrity to maintain its form against its own weight, two of said shell structures being provided by an inner fenestrated shell and an outer fenestrated shell, the inner and outer fenestrated shells are positioned concentrically defining a space between each other while being integrally connected with each other, the inner fenestrated shell defines an internal space configured to receive the biologic core material, and the space between the inner and outer fenestrated shells is also configured to receive a material,
Rotor for an electric motor having a shaft and having a plurality of disks which are received on the shaft, and the disks having an inner passage, through which the shaft is guided, with the result that the disks are centered on the shaft via the inner passage, characterized in that the disks have spring tongues which are configured in the inner passage and are braced with a bracing force, which is introduced into the spring tongues when the disks are pushed onto the shaft, in the circumferential direction against at least one mating geometry which is configured on the shaft.
Fitting for limiting the opening for a turn, tilt, or turn-tilt window/door with a hook-out bar, a rotary bearing and a longitudinal guide, wherein one end of the hook-out bar has the rotary bearing for attachment to a blind frame or sash frame of the window or the door and the other end of the hook-out bar has the longitudinal guide for attachment to the sash frame or blind frame associated to it, and with a blocking device which in its blocking position allows an opening limiting position and in its release position an extended opening of the sash frame of the window or the door beyond the opening limiting position, wherein the longitudinal guide has a profile rail which features a guide channel, and a slider being in the axial direction slidably guided in the guide channel, pivotally connected to the other end of the hook-out bar, wherein the guide channel features channel inside walls radially capturing the slider from all sides, and the blocking device has a locking latch which in its blocking position protrudes into the guide channel in such a way that it narrows the cross-section of the guide channel to form a stop for the slider and in its release position releases the cross-section of the guide channel in such a way that it can be overrun by the slider, characterized in that a stop element for fixing the position of the slider in the opening limiting position is provided, being formed as a spring-loaded stop member in the blocking state protruding into the guide channel, as a stop part being operable by means of an actuating device, in the blocking state protruding into the guide channel, or as a clamping element or catch element arranged/formed on the locking latch and a counter clamping element or counter catch element arranged/formed on the slider.
A method of deploying a software application to multiple users in a virtualized computing environment, the method comprising: instantiating a virtualized computing infrastructure that makes available, via a remote network connection, one or more user remote desktop operating environments to a plurality of users via a web-based user interface; providing access, via the one or more user remote desktop operating environments, to an indication of an application capable of accepting input from a single user; receiving, via the one or more user remote desktop operating environments, requests to access the single user application; and for each request, instantiating the single user application on each of the one or more user remote desktop operating environments and allowing each of the plurality of users to substantially simultaneously access one of the instantiated single user applications. instantiating a virtualized computing infrastructure that makes available, via a remote network connection, one or more user remote desktop operating environments to a plurality of users via a web-based user interface; providing access, via the one or more user remote desktop operating environments, to an indication of an application capable of accepting input from a single user; receiving, via the one or more user remote desktop operating environments, requests to access the single user application; and for each request, instantiating the single user application on each of the one or more user remote desktop operating environments and allowing each of the plurality of users to substantially simultaneously access one of the instantiated single user applications.
Method for fabricating an electrochemical device comprising the following steps: - providing a first electrode, - providing a second electrode, - providing an electronically insulating and ionically conducting electrolyte, the electrolyte presenting an initial degree of cross-linking and an initial cross-linking density, the electrolyte being at least in contact with the first electrode, - performing a step of polymerising the electrolyte so as to define at least a first polymerisation area (1α) presenting a first degree of cross-linking and a first cross-linking density and a second polymerisation area (1β) presenting a second degree of cross-linking different from the first degree of cross-linking and/or a second cross-linking density different from the first cross-linking density, the first and second degrees of cross-linking being higher than the initial degree of cross-linking and the first and second cross-linking densities being higher than the initial cross-linking density. - providing a first electrode, - providing a second electrode, - providing an electronically insulating and ionically conducting electrolyte, the electrolyte presenting an initial degree of cross-linking and an initial cross-linking density, the electrolyte being at least in contact with the first electrode, - performing a step of polymerising the electrolyte so as to define at least a first polymerisation area (1α) presenting a first degree of cross-linking and a first cross-linking density and a second polymerisation area (1β) presenting a second degree of cross-linking different from the first degree of cross-linking and/or a second cross-linking density different from the first cross-linking density, the first and second degrees of cross-linking being higher than the initial degree of cross-linking and the first and second cross-linking densities being higher than the initial cross-linking density.
A circuit sheet arrangement comprising: a flexible planar substrate; and conductive tracks formed on a face of the flexible planar substrate; wherein the flexible planar substrate is configured to have an aperture enclosed by a surrounding portion of the flexible planar substrate and to have at least two arms supporting respective conductive tracks which extend into the aperture from the surrounding portions. a flexible planar substrate; and conductive tracks formed on a face of the flexible planar substrate; wherein the flexible planar substrate is configured to have an aperture enclosed by a surrounding portion of the flexible planar substrate and to have at least two arms supporting respective conductive tracks which extend into the aperture from the surrounding portions.
A method of producing an apparatus having coloured lenses provided for patients suffering from colour blindness or dyslexia comprising: determining a dominant eye from a first eye and a second eye; with both eyes open, presenting each lens from a first set of coloured lenses to the dominant eye of the patient; selecting a first optimum lens for the dominant eye from the first set of lenses; presenting each lens from a second set of lenses to the non-dominant eye of the patient, wherein the second set of lenses is the first set of lenses without the first optimum lens; choosing a second optimum lens for the non-dominant eye from the second set of lenses; and fabricating the apparatus with the first optimum lens and the second optimum lens for wearing by the patient. determining a dominant eye from a first eye and a second eye; with both eyes open, presenting each lens from a first set of coloured lenses to the dominant eye of the patient; selecting a first optimum lens for the dominant eye from the first set of lenses; presenting each lens from a second set of lenses to the non-dominant eye of the patient, wherein the second set of lenses is the first set of lenses without the first optimum lens; choosing a second optimum lens for the non-dominant eye from the second set of lenses; and fabricating the apparatus with the first optimum lens and the second optimum lens for wearing by the patient.