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A microscope, comprising: an autofocus system for executing a focusing procedure, having a first image sensor, arranged in a first coupled-out beam path, for acquiring a first image, and a second image sensor, arranged in a second coupled-out beam path, for acquiring a second image, the autofocus system being configured to adjust a relative location of the focal plane with respect to the object plane, at a focus displacement speed, during the image acquisition time for acquisition of the first image acquired by the first image sensor and of the second image acquired by the second image sensor, characterized in that the focus displacement speed is equal to the ratio of an increment to the image acquisition time, that the increment is larger than the depth of focus of the microscope, and that the increment is smaller than or equal to 10 times the depth of focus of the microscope. an autofocus system for executing a focusing procedure, having a first image sensor, arranged in a first coupled-out beam path, for acquiring a first image, and a second image sensor, arranged in a second coupled-out beam path, for acquiring a second image, the autofocus system being configured to adjust a relative location of the focal plane with respect to the object plane, at a focus displacement speed, during the image acquisition time for acquisition of the first image acquired by the first image sensor and of the second image acquired by the second image sensor, characterized in that the focus displacement speed is equal to the ratio of an increment to the image acquisition time, that the increment is larger than the depth of focus of the microscope, and that the increment is smaller than or equal to 10 times the depth of focus of the microscope.
A method for forming a porous barrier coating on a substrate without substantial chemical segregation, the method comprising the steps of: providing or obtaining a barrier coating material in powdered form, the barrier coating material being a low-k thermal barrier coating material comprising a multi-component ceramic oxide with one or more rare-earth metals, the low-k thermal barrier coating material being elementally defined, by mole percent: 8% to 30% YO 1.5; 8% to 30% YbO 1.5 or GdO 1.5 or combination thereof; 8% to 30% TaO 2.5; 0% to 10% HfO 2; and a balance of ZrO 2; and spraying the barrier coating material onto the substrate using air plasma spraying, wherein the air plasma spraying is performed using an average homologous surface temperature of the depositing particles in a range of about 1.25 to about 1.5 and a particle velocity in a range of about 300 m/s to about 500 m/s, wherein the average homologous surface temperature is defined as the impact temperature of particles at the substrate / the liquidus of the material; and wherein the depositing particles are fully molten. providing or obtaining a barrier coating material in powdered form, the barrier coating material being a low-k thermal barrier coating material comprising a multi-component ceramic oxide with one or more rare-earth metals, the low-k thermal barrier coating material being elementally defined, by mole percent: 8% to 30% YO 1.5; 8% to 30% YbO 1.5 or GdO 1.5 or combination thereof; 8% to 30% TaO 2.5; 0% to 10% HfO 2; and a balance of ZrO 2; and spraying the barrier coating material onto the substrate using air plasma spraying, wherein the air plasma spraying is performed using an average homologous surface temperature of the depositing particles in a range of about 1.25 to about 1.5 and a particle velocity in a range of about 300 m/s to about 500 m/s, wherein the average homologous surface temperature is defined as the impact temperature of particles at the substrate / the liquidus of the material; and wherein the depositing particles are fully molten.
A refrigerator comprising a door including a front panel that defines at least a portion of an exterior of the refrigerator, the front panel including an operation area configured to receive a touch operation of a user, a touch sensor assembly located in the door rearward of the operation area, the touch sensor assembly including a plurality of sensors and being configured to generate an input signal based on the touch operation, and a sensor controller connected to the touch sensor assembly and configured to process the input signal received from the touch sensor assembly, characterized in that the sensor controller is configured to determine that the touch operation is a push operation based on determination that a voltage value of the processed input signal is less than or equal to a predetermined first threshold voltage value greater than 0 V, and the sensor controller is configured to determine that the touch operation is a release operation based on determination that the voltage value of the processed input signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined second threshold voltage value greater than 0 V, wherein the sensor controller comprises an amplification circuit configured to receive the input signal from the touch sensor assembly and amplify the input signal by a predetermined amplification ratio, and wherein the amplification circuit comprises: a differential amplifier; a first resistor connected to a positive terminal of the differential amplifier; a second resistor connected to an output terminal of the differential amplifier and a negative terminal of the differential amplifier; a third resistor connected to the negative terminal of the differential amplifier and a reference power supply (Vref) with a value greater than 0 V; and a fourth resistor having one end connected to a first point between the first resistor and the positive terminal and the other end connected to a second point between the reference power supply (Vref) and the third resistor. a differential amplifier; a first resistor connected to a positive terminal of the differential amplifier; a second resistor connected to an output terminal of the differential amplifier and a negative terminal of the differential amplifier; a third resistor connected to the negative terminal of the differential amplifier and a reference power supply (Vref) with a value greater than 0 V; and a fourth resistor having one end connected to a first point between the first resistor and the positive terminal and the other end connected to a second point between the reference power supply (Vref) and the third resistor.
A method for producing a polycarbonate resin comprising a structural unit represented by general formula below, wherein a molecular weight distribution value (Mw/Mn) is 6.0 or less and a content of oligomers having a molecular weight of less than 1,000 is 0.50 mass% or less, wherein the Mw/Mn and the content of oligomers are determined as indicated in the description: wherein R 1-26 represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, a C1-9 alkyl group, a C6-12 aryl group, a C1-5 alkoxy group, a C2-5 alkenyl group or a C7-17 aralkyl group, and wherein the method comprises a step of mixing a diol compound represented by general formula below and a nitrogen-containing compound represented by general formula below in an amount of less than 0.10 mass% relative to the diol compound, wherein R 1-26 represent the same as in the general formula; wherein n represents any one of 2, 3 and 4, Y represents an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group or a benzyl group, and X represents Cl, Br, OH or HSO 4, adding an organic solvent and a molecular weight control agent to a reaction solution containing the diol compound, the nitrogen-containing compound and phosgene, and emulsifying the resulting solution for a time shorter than 15 minutes. wherein R 1-26 represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, a C1-9 alkyl group, a C6-12 aryl group, a C1-5 alkoxy group, a C2-5 alkenyl group or a C7-17 aralkyl group, and wherein the method comprises a step of mixing a diol compound represented by general formula below and a nitrogen-containing compound represented by general formula below in an amount of less than 0.10 mass% relative to the diol compound, wherein R 1-26 represent the same as in the general formula; wherein n represents any one of 2, 3 and 4, Y represents an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group or a benzyl group, and X represents Cl, Br, OH or HSO 4, adding an organic solvent and a molecular weight control agent to a reaction solution containing the diol compound, the nitrogen-containing compound and phosgene, and emulsifying the resulting solution for a time shorter than 15 minutes.
An oral care toothbrush comprising a handle, a head mounted to one end of said handle, said head having an outer surface, a plurality of oral care elements in an oral care field extending outwardly from said outer surface, and said head having one or more depressions therein to accommodate an oral care material, characterised in that at least some of the oral care elements comprise bristles each bristle being made of a combination of a resilient and a more rigid material, wherein the resilient material is thermoplastic elastomer and the more rigid material is selected from the group consisting of linear low density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate.
A method for producing metal microparticle characterized in that the method uses at least two fluids to be processed, of them, at least one fluid to be processed is a fluid which contains at least one metal and/or metal compound, and at least one fluid to be processed other than the afore-mentioned fluid to be processed is a fluid which contains at least one reducing agent, characterized in that these fluids to be processed are mixed in a thin film fluid formed between at least two processing surfaces which are disposed in a position they are faced with each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, whereby separating the metal microparticle, wherein of the fluid which contains at least one metal and/or metal compound and the fluid which contains at least one reducing agent, at least any one fluid to be processed contains a water-containing polyol in which water and a polyol are mixed while not containing a monovalent alcohol, wherein by controlling ratio of water which is contained in the water-containing polyol, particle diameter of the metal microparticle to be separated and coefficient of variation thereof are controlled, wherein by controlling the ratio of water which is contained in the water-containing polyol so as to be in the range of 5% to 60% by weight, the coefficient of variation is controlled in the range of less than 5%.
A fuel supply system for a gaseous fueled internal combustion engine comprising: a gaseous fuel supply conduit; a fuel injector for injecting gaseous fuel into said internal combustion engine, said fuel injector having a first body comprising an inlet, and a nozzle chamber fluidly connected to said inlet and from which said gaseous fuel is injected into said internal combustion engine, and comprising a needle and a seat, an injection valve seal formed when said needle abuts said seat; a second body formed for installation between and fluidly connecting said gaseous fuel supply conduit and a gaseous fuel flow passage of a predetermined volume through which said gaseous fuel supply conduit is connected to said nozzle chamber, said second body defining a restricted fluid flow passage for delivering said gaseous fuel to said nozzle chamber; and wherein a cross-sectional area of said restricted fluid flow passage is a smallest effective area between said gaseous fuel supply conduit and said nozzle chamber and wherein said cross-sectional area of said restricted fluid flow passage is selected as a function of said predetermined volume to maintain pressure pulsations within said gaseous fuel flow passage within a predetermined pressure range while maintaining gaseous fuel pressure within said nozzle chamber above a predetermined threshold which is needed to inject a commanded amount of gaseous fuel within a predetermined injection pulse width for each engine operating condition. a gaseous fuel supply conduit; a fuel injector for injecting gaseous fuel into said internal combustion engine, said fuel injector having a first body comprising an inlet, and a nozzle chamber fluidly connected to said inlet and from which said gaseous fuel is injected into said internal combustion engine, and comprising a needle and a seat, an injection valve seal formed when said needle abuts said seat; a second body formed for installation between and fluidly connecting said gaseous fuel supply conduit and a gaseous fuel flow passage of a predetermined volume through which said gaseous fuel supply conduit is connected to said nozzle chamber, said second body defining a restricted fluid flow passage for delivering said gaseous fuel to said nozzle chamber; and wherein a cross-sectional area of said restricted fluid flow passage is a smallest effective area between said gaseous fuel supply conduit and said nozzle chamber and wherein said cross-sectional area of said restricted fluid flow passage is selected as a function of said predetermined volume to maintain pressure pulsations within said gaseous fuel flow passage within a predetermined pressure range while maintaining gaseous fuel pressure within said nozzle chamber above a predetermined threshold which is needed to inject a commanded amount of gaseous fuel within a predetermined injection pulse width for each engine operating condition.
Hydropneumatic piston accumulator comprising an accumulator housing having a cylinder tube which defines a longitudinal axis and which is closed at both ends by a respective housing lid (5, 7) and in which a piston is longitudinally movable, the piston separating, within the housing, a work chamber for a compressible medium such as a working gas, from a work chamber for an incompressible medium such as hydraulic oil, and comprising a displacement measuring device that contactlessly determines the position of the piston in the housing, the displacement measuring device having a non-magnetic measurement tube that extends along the longitudinal axis from one housing lid to the other housing lid through a bushing formed in the piston and is sealed from the internal chamber of the housing, characterised in that a position encoder is displaceably guided in the tube and tracks the piston movements in the measurement tube by way of a magnetic force acting between itself and the piston, in that a transceiver of the displacement measuring device is arranged on one of the housing lids (5, 7), which transceiver transmits to the position encoder measurement radiation passing through the relevant open end (25, 26) of the measurement tube and receives radiation reflected by said position encoder, and in that the measurement tube is connected to the surroundings at the housing lid that is opposite the housing lid having the seat for the displacement measuring device.
A pumping circuit for fluid of an ink circuit in a continuous inkjet printer, comprising a diaphragm pump (20, 30), an inlet circuit (200, 50, 301, 310) comprising an inlet conduit into said pump for the fluid to be pumped, an outlet conduit for the fluid pumped by said pump, said pumping circuit comprising a back-flow line (250, 371) which removes, from the outlet of said pump, part of the pumped fluid and returns it to the inlet circuit of fluid to be pumped, at least one singular restriction (25, 35) being arranged on the path of the fluid in the back-flow line, said back-flow line (250, 371) regulating the pressure and the flow rate of the fluid at the outlet of said pump.
An oil combatting boom, comprising - an elongated boom part, which at its first end is connectable to an oil combatting vessel, - at least one pontoon member for carrying the boom on the water surface or above it, characterized in that - the elongated boom part additionally comprises a plurality of turnable transfer members equipped with rotating blade members for collecting oil from a shore area into the water and steering the oil in the water to a final collecting space, wherein the blade members of at least part of the transfer members are manufactured from a flexible material. - an elongated boom part, which at its first end is connectable to an oil combatting vessel, - at least one pontoon member for carrying the boom on the water surface or above it, - the elongated boom part additionally comprises a plurality of turnable transfer members equipped with rotating blade members for collecting oil from a shore area into the water and steering the oil in the water to a final collecting space, wherein the blade members of at least part of the transfer members are manufactured from a flexible material.
Multi-aperture imaging device (11; 1000; 4000, 4000', 7000, 7000, 8000, 10000, 10000', 11000, 13000; 13000') comprising: at least one image sensor (12; 12a-h); and an array of juxtaposed optical channels (16a-h), wherein each optical channel (16a-d) comprises optics (64a-h) for projecting at least one partial area (74a-d) of an object area on an image sensor area of the image sensor (12; 12a-h); wherein a first optics of a first optical channel is configured to project, through a shared lens, a first partial area of the object area on a first image sensor area and a second partial area of the object area on a second image sensor area, which is different from the first image sensor area and is arranged adjacent to the first image sensor area; wherein a second optics of a second optical channel is configured to project at least a third partial area of the object area on a third image sensor area; and wherein the first partial area and the second partial area are disjoint in the object area and are distant from each other, and wherein the third partial area overlaps incompletely with the first partial area; wherein a total number of the optical channels (16a-h) are configured to fully transfer the object area; wherein the third partial area is arranged within the object area between the first partial area and the second partial area; wherein a structural gap is arranged between the first image sensor area and the second image sensor area; and wherein the first image sensor area is arranged adjacent to the second image sensor area, and the third image sensor area is arranged adjacent to the first or second image sensor areas. at least one image sensor (12; 12a-h); and an array of juxtaposed optical channels (16a-h), wherein each optical channel (16a-d) comprises optics (64a-h) for projecting at least one partial area (74a-d) of an object area on an image sensor area of the image sensor (12; 12a-h); wherein a first optics of a first optical channel is configured to project, through a shared lens, a first partial area of the object area on a first image sensor area and a second partial area of the object area on a second image sensor area, which is different from the first image sensor area and is arranged adjacent to the first image sensor area; wherein a second optics of a second optical channel is configured to project at least a third partial area of the object area on a third image sensor area; and wherein the first partial area and the second partial area are disjoint in the object area and are distant from each other, and wherein the third partial area overlaps incompletely with the first partial area; wherein a total number of the optical channels (16a-h) are configured to fully transfer the object area; wherein the third partial area is arranged within the object area between the first partial area and the second partial area; wherein a structural gap is arranged between the first image sensor area and the second image sensor area; and wherein the first image sensor area is arranged adjacent to the second image sensor area, and the third image sensor area is arranged adjacent to the first or second image sensor areas.
Method for the management of radio resources in a communication network R comprising at least one central database REM C containing information relating to the scheduling of the communication network R at a given time, one or more mobile stations comprising a database (REMri, 22i) containing information on a radio environment of the mobile station, comprising at least the following steps: • transmitting a communication request Rq sent by a mobile station to a REM analysis algorithm module and also to a REMri database of the mobile station, the communication request Rq comprising characteristics related to constraints of a quality of service QoS, • analysing, by the analysis algorithm, the communication parameters contained in the request Rq taking account of the required quality of service QoS and of parameters characterizing a radio situation in a given coverage area and at a given time sent by the REMri, • determining if a latency constraint exists in the request Rq, and deducting a time delay Δt therefrom; • if the request Rq is able to tolerate the time delay Δt before the communication is established, transmitting the request Rq to a time-delay step before it is analysed again by the REM analysis algorithm module, • if the request Rq cannot tolerate a delay in establishing the communication, then allocating a communication link to the mobile terminal, initiating the communication, transmitting data and at the end of the communication feed back to the REMri database a report containing information on events that occurred during the communication. • transmitting a communication request Rq sent by a mobile station to a REM analysis algorithm module and also to a REMri database of the mobile station, the communication request Rq comprising characteristics related to constraints of a quality of service QoS, • analysing, by the analysis algorithm, the communication parameters contained in the request Rq taking account of the required quality of service QoS and of parameters characterizing a radio situation in a given coverage area and at a given time sent by the REMri, • determining if a latency constraint exists in the request Rq, and deducting a time delay Δt therefrom; • if the request Rq is able to tolerate the time delay Δt before the communication is established, transmitting the request Rq to a time-delay step before it is analysed again by the REM analysis algorithm module, • if the request Rq cannot tolerate a delay in establishing the communication, then allocating a communication link to the mobile terminal, initiating the communication, transmitting data and at the end of the communication feed back to the REMri database a report containing information on events that occurred during the communication.
A method for bonding a polyamide plastics material to a poly(meth)acrylate plastics material, in particular a polymethylmethacrylate plastics material, using a primer, wherein the primer contains at least one copolymer synthesized from at least one styrene or styrene derivative and at least one maleic anhydride or maleic anhydride derivative.
Use of a polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight distribution comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, fraction A being substantially free of comonomer, i.e. the polymerisation step to obtain the polyethylene fraction A is carried out in the absence of comonomer, and having a lower weight average molecular weight and a higher density than fraction B, each fraction prepared in different reactors of two reactors connected in series in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system comprising a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond and an internal electron donor, both on a suitable support, an organoaluminium compound, and an optional external donor, the polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm 3, measured following the method of standard test ASTM 1505 at a temperature of 23 °C, a melt index MI2 of from 0.5 to 5 g/10min, measured following the method of standard test ASTM D 1238 at a temperature of 190 °C and under a load of 2.16 kg, and molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 5 to 20 as determined by GPC, for injection stretch blow moulding applications.