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A method of treating a surface of a workpiece comprising the steps of: providing a reduced pressure chamber; forming a gas cluster ion beam comprising gas cluster ions within the reduced pressure chamber; accelerating the gas cluster ions to form an accelerated and focused gas cluster ion beam along a beam path within the reduced pressure chamber; promoting fragmentation and/or dissociation of at least a portion of the accelerated gas cluster ions along the beam path by collision with background gas molecules of the same gas from which the gas cluster ion beam was formed, while retaining approximately the same velocity and trajectory of the gas clusters; removing charged particles from the beam path to form an accelerated and focused neutral beam along the beam path in the reduced pressure chamber; holding a workpiece in the beam path; and treating at least a portion of a surface of the workpiece by irradiating it with the accelerated and focused neutral beam. providing a reduced pressure chamber; forming a gas cluster ion beam comprising gas cluster ions within the reduced pressure chamber; accelerating the gas cluster ions to form an accelerated and focused gas cluster ion beam along a beam path within the reduced pressure chamber; promoting fragmentation and/or dissociation of at least a portion of the accelerated gas cluster ions along the beam path by collision with background gas molecules of the same gas from which the gas cluster ion beam was formed, while retaining approximately the same velocity and trajectory of the gas clusters; removing charged particles from the beam path to form an accelerated and focused neutral beam along the beam path in the reduced pressure chamber; holding a workpiece in the beam path; and treating at least a portion of a surface of the workpiece by irradiating it with the accelerated and focused neutral beam.
An oil filtration system comprising: an oil chamber inlet; a first screen defining a first chamber volume that receives an oil flow from the oil chamber inlet, the first screen having a first mesh coarseness; a second screen surrounding the first screen to define a second chamber volume surrounding the first chamber volume, the second screen having a second mesh coarseness that is greater than the first mesh coarseness; at least one exit nozzle having an exit cross-sectional area that is greater than or equal to a cross-sectional area of apertures of the second screen; and a bypass valve disposed in a first position during a first pressure condition within the first chamber volume, the first position closing a bypass opening fluidly coupling the first chamber volume and the second chamber volume, the bypass valve disposed in a second position during a second pressure condition within the first chamber volume, the second position opening the bypass opening; wherein: the first screen is cylindrical; and the second screen is cylindrical, the second chamber volume being an annular volume defined by the first and second screens. an oil chamber inlet; a first screen defining a first chamber volume that receives an oil flow from the oil chamber inlet, the first screen having a first mesh coarseness; a second screen surrounding the first screen to define a second chamber volume surrounding the first chamber volume, the second screen having a second mesh coarseness that is greater than the first mesh coarseness; at least one exit nozzle having an exit cross-sectional area that is greater than or equal to a cross-sectional area of apertures of the second screen; and a bypass valve disposed in a first position during a first pressure condition within the first chamber volume, the first position closing a bypass opening fluidly coupling the first chamber volume and the second chamber volume, the bypass valve disposed in a second position during a second pressure condition within the first chamber volume, the second position opening the bypass opening; wherein: the first screen is cylindrical; and the second screen is cylindrical, the second chamber volume being an annular volume defined by the first and second screens. the first screen is cylindrical; and the second screen is cylindrical, the second chamber volume being an annular volume defined by the first and second screens.
Method for adjusting a rotational angular position of a bobbin frame supporting a bobbin (2, 5) in a rotational manner at the winding stations of a textile machine producing bobbins (2, 5), characterised in that at the winding stations a rotational angle basic position of the winding frame is adjusted in that the winding frame moves into a reference position with a reference distance between the winding frame and the drive roller and in this way an actual position of the winding frame with an actual distance between the winding frame and the drive roller is produced, in that the actual distance is measured by a distance measuring device and in that if there is a difference between the measured actual distance and the reference distance a correction value is determined, which is used if there is a critical variance for a following winding process for adjusting the bobbin frame relative to the drive roller.
A method of removing manganese from waste liquors from nickel laterite ores containing high levels of manganese and at least containing manganese and magnesium, comprising the steps of: (a) adding a first neutralizing agent to a first mixture of waste liquor and a recycled solution to precipitate a majority of the manganese as manganese-containing solids, without precipitating a substantial amount of the magnesium; (b) separating the manganese-containing solids to form a manganese-depleted solution; (c) oxidizing the manganese-depleted solution formed in step (b) in the presence of recycled seed with an oxidizing agent while adjusting the pH with a second neutralizing agent to form an aqueous solution containing manganese precipitate; (d) transferring the aqueous solution formed in step (c) to a thickener to produce an overflow solution containing a quantity of manganese which is below a predetermined environmental discharge criteria and an underflow solution containing manganese precipitate; (e) discharging the overflow and underflow solutions from the thickener; (f) separating the manganese precipitate from the underflow solution; (g) recycling a portion of the separated manganese precipitate to step (c) as the recycled seed; (h) dissolving a remaining portion of the separated manganese precipitate to form the recycled solution; and (i) transferring the recycled solution to step (a). (a) adding a first neutralizing agent to a first mixture of waste liquor and a recycled solution to precipitate a majority of the manganese as manganese-containing solids, without precipitating a substantial amount of the magnesium; (b) separating the manganese-containing solids to form a manganese-depleted solution; (c) oxidizing the manganese-depleted solution formed in step (b) in the presence of recycled seed with an oxidizing agent while adjusting the pH with a second neutralizing agent to form an aqueous solution containing manganese precipitate; (d) transferring the aqueous solution formed in step (c) to a thickener to produce an overflow solution containing a quantity of manganese which is below a predetermined environmental discharge criteria and an underflow solution containing manganese precipitate; (e) discharging the overflow and underflow solutions from the thickener; (f) separating the manganese precipitate from the underflow solution; (g) recycling a portion of the separated manganese precipitate to step (c) as the recycled seed; (h) dissolving a remaining portion of the separated manganese precipitate to form the recycled solution; and (i) transferring the recycled solution to step (a).
A photogrammetry system comprising: a two-dimensional camera responsive to first executable instructions which when executed by the 2D camera is operable to: capture a 2D image, and transmit the 2D image; and a processing system communicatively couplable to the 2D camera, wherein the processing system is responsive to second executable instructions which when executed by the processing system is operable to: receive the 2D image from the 2D camera, the 2D image having a three-dimensional data set associated therewith, process the 2D image to generate a processed image identifying regions to be masked; characterised in that the processing system is further operable to: mask at least a portion of the 3D data set based at least in part on the processed image. a two-dimensional camera responsive to first executable instructions which when executed by the 2D camera is operable to: capture a 2D image, and transmit the 2D image; and capture a 2D image, and transmit the 2D image; and a processing system communicatively couplable to the 2D camera, wherein the processing system is responsive to second executable instructions which when executed by the processing system is operable to: receive the 2D image from the 2D camera, the 2D image having a three-dimensional data set associated therewith, process the 2D image to generate a processed image identifying regions to be masked; receive the 2D image from the 2D camera, the 2D image having a three-dimensional data set associated therewith, process the 2D image to generate a processed image identifying regions to be masked;
Autostereoscopic display screen with P points-of-view, called screen points-of-view, P being an integer greater than or equal to 6, intended to display an autostereoscopic image at I points-of-view, called image points-of-view, I being an integer greater than or equal to 2, less than or equal to P/3, preferably equal to 2, said screen comprising: - a matrix of pixels arranged by rows and by columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, each intended to display a sub-pixel of one of the image points-of-view, - an array of cylindrical lenticules or a parallax barrier, called an optical array, configured to allow the projection of pairs of predetermined points-of-view of the screen towards the eyes of an observer located at a nominal distance of 1 screen, called flat tint distance, said screen being characterized in that said optical array is configured so that the P points-of-view of the screen can be perceived successively in a direction, called horizontal direction, by said observer at said flat tint distance, in spaces in front of the screen, called lobes, each covering I times the average inter-pupillary distance of an observer, and so that the screen points-of-view of each pair of visible points-of-view by the observer at the flat tint distance, are separated by at least T points-of-view, called buffer points-of-view, T being greater than or equal to 2, so that it is possible to display successively for each lobe, each of the I image points-of-view, each repeated P/I times, and that each point-of-view visible to the observer at the flat tint distance can be surrounded by at least 2 buffer points-of-view each displaying this same image viewpoint. - a matrix of pixels arranged by rows and by columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, each intended to display a sub-pixel of one of the image points-of-view, - an array of cylindrical lenticules or a parallax barrier, called an optical array, configured to allow the projection of pairs of predetermined points-of-view of the screen towards the eyes of an observer located at a nominal distance of 1 screen, called flat tint distance,
Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle, with a drawbar, a plurality of spring elements mounted on the drawbar for damping the tension and pressure forces incurred, with a plate arranged between these, and a support flange, which can be secured to the rail vehicle, wherein this plate supporting the drawbar is held on the support flange, and is connected at its outer circumference oppositely to a carrier disk (10, 11) in each case in an opening (8', 9') of the support flange by means of at least two overload elements (14a, 14b) arranged next to one another, wherein these overload elements (14a, 14b) can be sheared off in the event of an overload in the pressure or tension direction of the drawbar, and wherein in each case at least one spring element is arranged on both sides of the plate, characterized in that the support flange comprises on both sides in each case a projection (8, 9) with the respective opening (8', 9') for the carrier disks (10, 11), which can be closed on the outside by a respective cover with a number of securing means.
A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, hereinafter referred to as VCSEL, illuminator module comprising: a) a module forming a physical cavity having first electrical contact pads positioned on an inner surface of the module that are electrically coupled through the module to second electrical contact pads positioned on an outer surface of the module, wherein the second electrical contact pads are configured for surface mounting to a printed circuit board; b) a VCSEL device positioned on the inner surface of the module, the VCSEL device comprising electrical contacts, a first one of which is electrically bonded directly to a first one of the first electrical pads and a second one of which is electrically connected to a second one of the first electrical contact pads, the VCSEL device being operable to generate an optical beam when current is applied to the electrical contacts; and c) an optical element positioned on the module adjacent to an emitting surface of the VCSEL device, the optical element being configured to modify the optical beam generated by the VCSEL device, wherein the optical element comprises electrical contacts on a surface that are configured to electrically connect to electrical contacts positioned on the module so as to complete an electrical circuit such that detaching the optical element breaks an electrical contact with the module. a) a module forming a physical cavity having first electrical contact pads positioned on an inner surface of the module that are electrically coupled through the module to second electrical contact pads positioned on an outer surface of the module, wherein the second electrical contact pads are configured for surface mounting to a printed circuit board; b) a VCSEL device positioned on the inner surface of the module, the VCSEL device comprising electrical contacts, a first one of which is electrically bonded directly to a first one of the first electrical pads and a second one of which is electrically connected to a second one of the first electrical contact pads, the VCSEL device being operable to generate an optical beam when current is applied to the electrical contacts; and c) an optical element positioned on the module adjacent to an emitting surface of the VCSEL device, the optical element being configured to modify the optical beam generated by the VCSEL device, wherein the optical element comprises electrical contacts on a surface that are configured to electrically connect to electrical contacts positioned on the module so as to complete an electrical circuit such that detaching the optical element breaks an electrical contact with the module.
For a media-editing application, a method for providing a graphical user interface, the method comprising: providing a composite display area for displaying representations of a set of media clips that define a composite presentation, the set of media clips comprising a multi-camera media clip which includes several different groups of ordered clips comprising several different types of content, wherein the different groups of ordered clips are selectable to identify, for each different type of content, a particular group of ordered clips for use in the composite presentation; and providing a multi-camera display area comprising (i) a plurality of preview displays for simultaneously displaying video images from the different groups of ordered clips corresponding to a time in the composite presentation and (ii) selectable sets of group indicators (4340, 4435) for switching between sets of groups shown in the preview displays when a number of groups of ordered clips in the multi-camera media clip is greater than a number of preview displays, wherein type indicators of a plurality of type indicators are used to indicate a selected group for each different type of content in the preview displays and the selectable sets of group indicators. providing a composite display area for displaying representations of a set of media clips that define a composite presentation, the set of media clips comprising a multi-camera media clip which includes several different groups of ordered clips comprising several different types of content, wherein the different groups of ordered clips are selectable to identify, for each different type of content, a particular group of ordered clips for use in the composite presentation; and providing a multi-camera display area comprising (i) a plurality of preview displays for simultaneously displaying video images from the different groups of ordered clips corresponding to a time in the composite presentation and (ii) selectable sets of group indicators (4340, 4435) for switching between sets of groups shown in the preview displays when a number of groups of ordered clips in the multi-camera media clip is greater than a number of preview displays, wherein type indicators of a plurality of type indicators are used to indicate a selected group for each different type of content in the preview displays and the selectable sets of group indicators.
A system for monitoring the fetal size of an expectant mother, comprising: an acoustic sensor for positioning above the belly of the expectant mother, the acoustic sensor configured to receive an acoustic signal generated by the fetal heartbeat and to generate a sensor output signal; and a processor for processing the sensor output signal, wherein the processor is adapted to determine a fetal size from a sensor output signal strength based on a predetermined correlation between the fetal size and the sensor output signal strength; wherein the processor is adapted to extract a frequency component or multiple frequency components from the sensor output signal at a frequency or having a frequency range and to derive the sensor output signal strength from the extracted frequency component or components for fetal size determination. an acoustic sensor for positioning above the belly of the expectant mother, the acoustic sensor configured to receive an acoustic signal generated by the fetal heartbeat and to generate a sensor output signal; and a processor for processing the sensor output signal, wherein the processor is adapted to determine a fetal size from a sensor output signal strength based on a predetermined correlation between the fetal size and the sensor output signal strength; wherein the processor is adapted to extract a frequency component or multiple frequency components from the sensor output signal at a frequency or having a frequency range and to derive the sensor output signal strength from the extracted frequency component or components for fetal size determination.
A method to mitigate radio frequency interference, RFI, in weather radar data, comprising: computing l p norms of radials of weather radar data to construct an l p norm profile of the weather radar data as a function of azimuth angle, the weather radar data comprising Level 2 or higher weather radar data in polar format, wherein each l p norm comprises an l 0 norm, a Manhattan Distance, or a Euclidian Norm; determining that a given radial in the weather radar data is an RFI radial based on the l p norm profile of the weather radar data, wherein determining that the given radial in the weather radar data is the RFI radial based on the l p norm profile of the weather radar data includes determining that a convolution of a derivative of the l p norm profile with a RFI kernel exceeds a threshold at an azimuth angle of the given radial, wherein the RFI kernel is a kernel that is associated with or indicative of RFI; and displaying an image from the weather radar data in which at least one of: the RFI radial is identified in the image as including RFI; or the RFI radial is omitted from the image, wherein Level 2 weather radar data refers to and includes data resulting from processing and creating data from Level 1 weather radar data and wherein Level 1 weather radar data refers to and includes time series of complex voltage samples of radar returns generated by a radar system. computing l p norms of radials of weather radar data to construct an l p norm profile of the weather radar data as a function of azimuth angle, the weather radar data comprising Level 2 or higher weather radar data in polar format, wherein each l p norm comprises an l 0 norm, a Manhattan Distance, or a Euclidian Norm; determining that a given radial in the weather radar data is an RFI radial based on the l p norm profile of the weather radar data, wherein determining that the given radial in the weather radar data is the RFI radial based on the l p norm profile of the weather radar data includes determining that a convolution of a derivative of the l p norm profile with a RFI kernel exceeds a threshold at an azimuth angle of the given radial, wherein the RFI kernel is a kernel that is associated with or indicative of RFI; and displaying an image from the weather radar data in which at least one of: the RFI radial is identified in the image as including RFI; or the RFI radial is omitted from the image, the RFI radial is identified in the image as including RFI; or the RFI radial is omitted from the image, wherein Level 2 weather radar data refers to and includes data resulting from processing and creating data from Level 1 weather radar data and wherein Level 1 weather radar data refers to and includes time series of complex voltage samples of radar returns generated by a radar system.
A heat generating device comprising a heat generating element and an enclosing material entirely enclosing the heat generating element, the heat generating element comprising: a base sheet formed of a fibrous sheet containing hydrophilic fibers, and a layer of a heat generative composition containing oxidizable metal particles located on a side of the base sheet, the enclosing material comprising a first cover sheet and a second cover sheet bonded to each other in their peripheral portions to provide a space therebetween in which the heat generating member is placed, the heat generating element placed in the space being in a non-fixed state to the enclosing material, the first cover sheet having air permeability in a part thereof and being located on the side of the layer of a heat generative composition, and the heat generating device being configured to release steam from the side of the first cover sheet while in use, characterized in that the fibrous sheet forming the base sheet contains superabsorbent polymer particles. a base sheet formed of a fibrous sheet containing hydrophilic fibers, and a layer of a heat generative composition containing oxidizable metal particles located on a side of the base sheet, the enclosing material comprising a first cover sheet and a second cover sheet bonded to each other in their peripheral portions to provide a space therebetween in which the heat generating member is placed, the heat generating element placed in the space being in a non-fixed state to the enclosing material, the first cover sheet having air permeability in a part thereof and being located on the side of the layer of a heat generative composition, and the heat generating device being configured to release steam from the side of the first cover sheet while in use,