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A windscreen-wiper blade of a motor vehicle, comprising: - an elongate flexible squeegee strip; - a conduit outlet arranged so as to be able to project a jet of liquid along substantially the longitudinal direction of the squeegee strip; where the conduit outlet is offset on the side of the flexible squeegee strip with respect to the longitudinal median plane of the flexible squeegee strip, and where the squeegee strip supports, a conduit equipped with a nozzle, offset laterally with respect to the longitudinal median axis of the squeegee strip by a distance such that when the windscreen-wiper blade is in inactive position on the glazed surface, the orifice of the nozzle is positioned in the direction of the concave part of the lip of the squeegee strip such that the jet of washing liquid spreads over the majority of the length of the lip of the squeegee strip, characterized in that the shape of the jet of liquid is cylindrical and in that the orifice of the nozzle is positioned so as to project the washing liquid uniformly in the longitudinal concavity of the lip of the squeegee strip of the windscreen-wiper blade. - an elongate flexible squeegee strip; - a conduit outlet arranged so as to be able to project a jet of liquid along substantially the longitudinal direction of the squeegee strip;
A detergent additive comprising: an active, the active comprising tetraacetylethylenediamine and optionally triacetylethylenediamine; and the reaction product of a compound that functions as a Michael donor and a compound that functions as a Michael acceptor; wherein, the compound that functions as a Michael donor is selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate esters, cyanoacetate esters and malonic acid esters; the compound that functions as a Michael acceptor is a multifunctional acrylate or propoxylated trimethylolpropane; and the weight percent of the tetraacetylethylenediamine in the detergent additive is 10 to 90 percent. an active, the active comprising tetraacetylethylenediamine and optionally triacetylethylenediamine; and the reaction product of a compound that functions as a Michael donor and a compound that functions as a Michael acceptor; wherein, the compound that functions as a Michael donor is selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate esters, cyanoacetate esters and malonic acid esters; the compound that functions as a Michael acceptor is a multifunctional acrylate or propoxylated trimethylolpropane; and the weight percent of the tetraacetylethylenediamine in the detergent additive is 10 to 90 percent.
A copper-free ceramic friction material, wherein the friction material at least contains the following materials in mass content: 2%-30% of alkaline earth-based metal compound and 2%-30% of carbon fiber, wherein the alkaline earth-based metal compound is MxFeyTiOz, the M is alkaline earth element Be, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba, x is 0.2-2, y is 1-2, and z is 4-16.
A positive dry film photoresist, comprising: a supporting film; and a positive photoresist layer over the supporting film, the positive photoresist layer being composed of an alkali soluble cresol novolak resin, a quinonediazide sulfonic compound, a polyhydroxy compound and a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 100°C, wherein the positive photoresist layer is formed by a process of: applying to the supporting film a mixture comprising the alkali soluble cresol novolak resin, the quinonediazide sulfonic compound, the polyhydroxy compound, a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 100°C and a second solvent having a broiling point of less than 100°C, whereby the first solvent ranges from 30 to 120 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin and the second solvent ranges from 150 to 400 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin, the boiling point of the first solvent being high enough that the second solvent can be removed from the composition by heating while the first solvent is retained in the composition and heating the composition until the second solvent is removed. a supporting film; and a positive photoresist layer over the supporting film, the positive photoresist layer being composed of an alkali soluble cresol novolak resin, a quinonediazide sulfonic compound, a polyhydroxy compound and a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 100°C, wherein the positive photoresist layer is formed by a process of: applying to the supporting film a mixture comprising the alkali soluble cresol novolak resin, the quinonediazide sulfonic compound, the polyhydroxy compound, a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 100°C and a second solvent having a broiling point of less than 100°C, whereby the first solvent ranges from 30 to 120 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin and the second solvent ranges from 150 to 400 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin, the boiling point of the first solvent being high enough that the second solvent can be removed from the composition by heating while the first solvent is retained in the composition and heating the composition until the second solvent is removed. applying to the supporting film a mixture comprising the alkali soluble cresol novolak resin, the quinonediazide sulfonic compound, the polyhydroxy compound, a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 100°C and a second solvent having a broiling point of less than 100°C, whereby the first solvent ranges from 30 to 120 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin and the second solvent ranges from 150 to 400 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin, the boiling point of the first solvent being high enough that the second solvent can be removed from the composition by heating while the first solvent is retained in the composition and heating the composition until the second solvent is removed.
An image combiner comprising: a memory storing two or more frames being images depicting the same scene; and at least one processor; the memory holding instructions executable by the processor to: iteratively select at least one of the frames and designate it as a reference frame and to designate the other frames as target frames, and align the target frames to the reference frame; and then compute an output image by combining the reference frame and the aligned target frames; wherein the process of selecting the reference frame comprises any one or more of local analysis of characteristics of the frames, face detection, smile detection, object detection, computing signal to noise ratio of individual frames, and use of sensor data from at least one non-camera sensor, to generate criteria; and wherein the process of selecting the reference frame uses criteria which change between iterations. a memory storing two or more frames being images depicting the same scene; and at least one processor; the memory holding instructions executable by the processor to: iteratively select at least one of the frames and designate it as a reference frame and to designate the other frames as target frames, and align the target frames to the reference frame; and then compute an output image by combining the reference frame and the aligned target frames; wherein the process of selecting the reference frame comprises any one or more of local analysis of characteristics of the frames, face detection, smile detection, object detection, computing signal to noise ratio of individual frames, and use of sensor data from at least one non-camera sensor, to generate criteria; and wherein the process of selecting the reference frame uses criteria which change between iterations. iteratively select at least one of the frames and designate it as a reference frame and to designate the other frames as target frames, and align the target frames to the reference frame; and then compute an output image by combining the reference frame and the aligned target frames; wherein the process of selecting the reference frame comprises any one or more of local analysis of characteristics of the frames, face detection, smile detection, object detection, computing signal to noise ratio of individual frames, and use of sensor data from at least one non-camera sensor, to generate criteria; and wherein the process of selecting the reference frame uses criteria which change between iterations.
A throttle for controlling gas pressure in a blow-moulding system comprising: an inlet in communication with a pressurized gas source; an outlet including a selected output orifice; and an orifice sleeve including a plurality of output orifices (612a, 612b, 612c, 612d), wherein a selected output orifice may be selected from the plurality of output orifices (612a, 612b, 612c, 612d) by rotating the orifice sleeve; and a piston movable to obstruct a portion of a surface area of the selected output orifice. an inlet in communication with a pressurized gas source; an outlet including a selected output orifice; and an orifice sleeve including a plurality of output orifices (612a, 612b, 612c, 612d), wherein a selected output orifice may be selected from the plurality of output orifices (612a, 612b, 612c, 612d) by rotating the orifice sleeve; and a piston movable to obstruct a portion of a surface area of the selected output orifice.
An agricultural system comprising: - an agricultural vehicle; - a header, coupled to the agricultural vehicle and comprising: - a frame; - a first lateral conveyor coupled to the frame; - a second lateral conveyor coupled to the frame, wherein the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) are configured to laterally transport crop material towards a central crop-receiving aperture in a first direction; and - actuators (308, 310) configured to adjust a speed and a direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203); and - a controller, the agricultural system being characterized in that the controller is configured to: - receive an input from an input device that causes the controller to automatically link the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) to a vehicle speed and a vehicle direction of the agricultural vehicle; and - provide, when receiving the input, a control signal to the actuators (308, 310) that alters the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) in response to changes in the vehicle speed and the vehicle direction. - an agricultural vehicle; - a header, coupled to the agricultural vehicle and comprising: - a frame; - a first lateral conveyor coupled to the frame; - a second lateral conveyor coupled to the frame, wherein the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) are configured to laterally transport crop material towards a central crop-receiving aperture in a first direction; and - actuators (308, 310) configured to adjust a speed and a direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203); and - a frame; - a first lateral conveyor coupled to the frame; - a second lateral conveyor coupled to the frame, wherein the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) are configured to laterally transport crop material towards a central crop-receiving aperture in a first direction; and - actuators (308, 310) configured to adjust a speed and a direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203); and - a controller, the agricultural system being characterized in that the controller is configured to: - receive an input from an input device that causes the controller to automatically link the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) to a vehicle speed and a vehicle direction of the agricultural vehicle; and - provide, when receiving the input, a control signal to the actuators (308, 310) that alters the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) in response to changes in the vehicle speed and the vehicle direction. - receive an input from an input device that causes the controller to automatically link the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) to a vehicle speed and a vehicle direction of the agricultural vehicle; and - provide, when receiving the input, a control signal to the actuators (308, 310) that alters the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors (202, 203) in response to changes in the vehicle speed and the vehicle direction.
A pressurised metered dose inhaler comprising: a reservoir for containing pressurised product, a valve having an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet through which product is dispensed in use, a piece of magnetisable material, and an electromagnet, characterised in that the pressurised metered dose inhaler further comprises: an armature of magnetisable material extending into proximity with the valve, and a microprocessor and control software; wherein the electromagnet surrounds at least a portion of the armature; and wherein the armature is coupled to, or forms part of, the valve such that controlled energisation of the electromagnet causes the armature to be either attracted to or repelled from the piece of magnetisable material one or more times to operate the valve for a controlled time period, as controlled by the microprocessor and control software, to effect dispensation of a metered dose of pressurised product from the reservoir through the valve outlet. a reservoir for containing pressurised product, a valve having an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet through which product is dispensed in use, a piece of magnetisable material, and an electromagnet, characterised in that the pressurised metered dose inhaler further comprises: an armature of magnetisable material extending into proximity with the valve, and a microprocessor and control software; wherein the electromagnet surrounds at least a portion of the armature; and wherein the armature is coupled to, or forms part of, the valve such that controlled energisation of the electromagnet causes the armature to be either attracted to or repelled from the piece of magnetisable material one or more times to operate the valve for a controlled time period, as controlled by the microprocessor and control software, to effect dispensation of a metered dose of pressurised product from the reservoir through the valve outlet. an armature of magnetisable material extending into proximity with the valve, and a microprocessor and control software; wherein the electromagnet surrounds at least a portion of the armature; and wherein the armature is coupled to, or forms part of, the valve such that controlled energisation of the electromagnet causes the armature to be either attracted to or repelled from the piece of magnetisable material one or more times to operate the valve for a controlled time period, as controlled by the microprocessor and control software, to effect dispensation of a metered dose of pressurised product from the reservoir through the valve outlet.
System for cleaning a membrane element, in particular a membrane element of a water-conducting household appliance, comprising: - the membrane element, - a supporting structure, to which the membrane element is tied and/or on which the membrane element rests, - and a scraping element, which, during operation, can be moved along a scraping movement direction over the membrane element for the purpose of cleaning the membrane element, wherein the supporting structure exclusively has supporting bars in the region of the membrane element processed by the scraping element, which extend along the scraping movement direction, characterised in that the scraping element has a scraping edge with a curved scraping edge profile, preferably a scraping edge profile which has the shape of a parabola or arc and/or follows a catenary curve so that the scraping edge profile is adjusted to the profile of the membrane element which deflects between two adjacent bar elements of the supporting bars. - the membrane element, - a supporting structure, to which the membrane element is tied and/or on which the membrane element rests, - and a scraping element, which, during operation, can be moved along a scraping movement direction over the membrane element for the purpose of cleaning the membrane element, wherein the supporting structure exclusively has supporting bars in the region of the membrane element processed by the scraping element, which extend along the scraping movement direction, characterised in that the scraping element has a scraping edge with a curved scraping edge profile, preferably a scraping edge profile which has the shape of a parabola or arc and/or follows a catenary curve so that the scraping edge profile is adjusted to the profile of the membrane element which deflects between two adjacent bar elements of the supporting bars. wherein the supporting structure exclusively has supporting bars in the region of the membrane element processed by the scraping element, which extend along the scraping movement direction, characterised in that the scraping element has a scraping edge with a curved scraping edge profile, preferably a scraping edge profile which has the shape of a parabola or arc and/or follows a catenary curve so that the scraping edge profile is adjusted to the profile of the membrane element which deflects between two adjacent bar elements of the supporting bars.
A method for processing a digital stereo audio Left-/Right signal (L/R) by a digital encoder, the encoder comprising a predictive Temporal Noise Shaping filter and a Mid-/Side (M/S) coding unit, the method comprising: determining a first prediction gain related to the unmodified L/R signal processed by the TNS filter; determining a second prediction gain related to the M/S-coded L/R signal processed by the TNS filter; and disabling TNS-filtering for a current signal frame if the first and second prediction gains differ by more than a pre-determined mismatch range. determining a first prediction gain related to the unmodified L/R signal processed by the TNS filter; determining a second prediction gain related to the M/S-coded L/R signal processed by the TNS filter; and disabling TNS-filtering for a current signal frame if the first and second prediction gains differ by more than a pre-determined mismatch range.
Flexible printed circuit board, configured to receive electronic components, comprising an electrically insulating flexible element, configured to bear conductive component-connecting tracks, the flexible element being further configured to be bent according to a curvature, the board further comprising at least one electrically insulating reinforcing element (21, 22, 23, 24), mechanically secured to the flexible element, extending on one side of the curvature, and comprising two parts: - a first part being substantially planar, - a second part exhibiting a predefined curvature, arranged on the side of the curvature of the flexible element, characterized by the at least one reinforcing element (21, 22, 23, 24) being arranged so as to leave a free part for the flexible element to be bent according to said curvature. - a first part being substantially planar, - a second part exhibiting a predefined curvature, arranged on the side of the curvature of the flexible element,
A process for the preparation of polybutene having an exo-olefin content of at least 50 mol. %, which process comprises contacting an isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock with a Lewis acid catalyst complexed with a Lewis base, in a substantially or completely apolar polymerization medium, and initiating polymerization of said isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock with an initiator, wherein said Lewis acid catalyst is a Lewis acid of the formula R'AlCl 2, wherein R' is a hydrocarbyl group; said Lewis base is a dihydrocarbyl ether, wherein each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from hydrocarbyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and one or both hydrocarbyl groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with a chlorine atom, and the initiator is a compound of the formula OR, OCOR, or HX, wherein R comprises a hydrocarbyl group and X is a halide, or a compound of the formula RX, wherein X is a halide, R comprises a hydrocarbyl group, and the carbon linking group R to X is tertiary, benzylic or allylic, which hydrocarbyl group is capable of forming a stable carbocation; wherein polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tertiary alcohol or tertiary alkoxyaluminum dichloride.
A vessel cannulation device comprising: a housing having a distal end with a distal tip and a proximal end; a lumen passing through the housing and at least the distal tip; a sensor coupled to the lumen, the sensor being configured to sense a physiologic parameter; and a blunting device advancing member configured to advance a blunting device, wherein the blunting device advancing member is operably coupled to the sensor and the blunting device comprises at least one guidewire, wherein the blunting device advancing member is configured to automatically advance the blunting device in response to the sensor detecting the physiologic parameter within a pre-determined range to distinguish between an artery and a vein. a housing having a distal end with a distal tip and a proximal end; a lumen passing through the housing and at least the distal tip; a sensor coupled to the lumen, the sensor being configured to sense a physiologic parameter; and a blunting device advancing member configured to advance a blunting device, wherein the blunting device advancing member is operably coupled to the sensor and the blunting device comprises at least one guidewire, wherein the blunting device advancing member is configured to automatically advance the blunting device in response to the sensor detecting the physiologic parameter within a pre-determined range to distinguish between an artery and a vein.