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A variable focus lens comprising - a first chamber (24, 26) filled with a first liquid, - a second chamber (30, 32) filled with a second liquid, wherein said second liquid has different optical properties from said first liquid, - a primary membrane separating said first and said second chamber (24, 26; 30, 32) and in contact with said first and second liquid, said primary membrane forming a lens surface intersecting an optical axis of said variable focus lens, - a first auxiliary membrane forming a first wall section of said first chamber (24, 26) and - a second auxiliary membrane forming a first wall section of said second chamber (30, 32), - a housing forming a second wall section of at least said first and/or said second chamber (30, 32), and - an actuator connected to at least one of said membranes, wherein said actuator and said housing are mutually displaceable in a direction parallel to said optical axis, wherein a mutual displacement of said actuator and said housing causes said membranes to deform, thereby changing a focal length of the lens, characterized in that at least one of said auxiliary membranes (19, 17) is facing environmental air, in that the variable focus lens comprises a foil forming said primary membrane as well as said auxiliary membranes (19, 17), and in that said foil is permeable or semi-permeable to gases for removing any residual gas from the first and second chamber by using diffusion. - a first chamber (24, 26) filled with a first liquid, - a second chamber (30, 32) filled with a second liquid, wherein said second liquid has different optical properties from said first liquid, - a primary membrane separating said first and said second chamber (24, 26; 30, 32) and in contact with said first and second liquid, said primary membrane forming a lens surface intersecting an optical axis of said variable focus lens, - a first auxiliary membrane forming a first wall section of said first chamber (24, 26) and - a second auxiliary membrane forming a first wall section of said second chamber (30, 32), - a housing forming a second wall section of at least said first and/or said second chamber (30, 32), and - an actuator connected to at least one of said membranes,
A poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) solid having a number average molecular weight of 20,000 to 40,000 atomic mass units, a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 to 400,000 atomic mass units, and 10 to 30 weight percent of molecules having a molecular weight less than 30,000 atomic mass units.
An image forming apparatus comprising an image interpolation unit configured to compute a correct pixel value of a target pixel subject to interpolation of a grayscale image obtained by scanning a halftone image, wherein the image interpolation unit includes: a base pattern setting unit configured to set a base pattern including the target pixel subject to interpolation; a reference pattern setting unit configured to set at least two reference patterns in a region peripheral to the target pixel subject to interpolation, the reference patterns each having a size equal to or larger than a size of the base pattern; an analogous pattern acquisition unit configured to acquire analogous patterns analogous to the base pattern from the at least two reference patterns; a high-resolution pattern creating unit configured to create a high-resolution pattern having a resolution higher than that of the base pattern by synthesizing the acquired analogous patterns, wherein synthesizing the acquired analogous patterns comprises mutually aligning the analogous patterns and arranging the pixels of each of the analogous patterns in appropriate positions; a pixel value estimating unit configured to compute an estimated pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation based on the created high-resolution pattern; and a pixel value determination unit configured to determine the correct pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation based on the computed estimated pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation. a base pattern setting unit configured to set a base pattern including the target pixel subject to interpolation; a reference pattern setting unit configured to set at least two reference patterns in a region peripheral to the target pixel subject to interpolation, the reference patterns each having a size equal to or larger than a size of the base pattern; an analogous pattern acquisition unit configured to acquire analogous patterns analogous to the base pattern from the at least two reference patterns; a high-resolution pattern creating unit configured to create a high-resolution pattern having a resolution higher than that of the base pattern by synthesizing the acquired analogous patterns, wherein synthesizing the acquired analogous patterns comprises mutually aligning the analogous patterns and arranging the pixels of each of the analogous patterns in appropriate positions; a pixel value estimating unit configured to compute an estimated pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation based on the created high-resolution pattern; and a pixel value determination unit configured to determine the correct pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation based on the computed estimated pixel value of the target pixel subject to interpolation.
A retention insert for connecting a dental prosthesis structure to a dental implant structure or capping structure that has a head designed for a press-fit connection, comprising a substantially circular disk-shaped end side, and a substantially ring-shaped retention edge, which protrudes from the end side and has an outer surface, wherein the end side and the retention edge form a recess with an inner surface, which is designed corresponding to an outer surface of the head of the dental implant structure or capping structure, such that, by arranging the head of the implant structure or capping structure in the recess of the retention insert, the retention insert can be snap-fitted onto the head of the implant structure or capping structure, characterized in that the end side has an opening, and, starting from an end of the retention edge directed away from the end side, a substantially axial slit extends through the retention edge and the end side to the opening of the end side.
A drug polymer conjugate, comprising a dendritic polyglycerol core with a polyethylene glycol shell, and further comprising at least one pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active compound, wherein the pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active compound is bound to said dendritic polyglycerol core through a polymer-binding spacer comprising a polymer-binding moiety and a cleavable linker, and wherein the pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active compound is not bound to the polyethylene glycol shell.
A tooling for the coating of lips of a turbomachine rotor sector, comprising a support for a rotor sector, a centering plate adapted to be inserted into a rotor sector, said centering plate having a central housing, a tool, characterized by said tool comprising a centering arm, adapted to be inserted into the central housing of the centering plate, a torch, adapted to spray a ceramic material, a machining tool, said tooling being configured so as to position the tool relative to the rotor sector via the centering plate, and to simultaneously perform on the rotor sector a spraying of ceramic material and a machining on two distinct sectors of the lips.
A composition comprising a) an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having an average particle size in the range of from 50 nm to 500 nm; b) from 0.01 to 7 weight percent, based on the weight the polymer particles, of anion exchange resin particles having an average particle size in the range of from 0.1 μm to 50 μm; and c) from 0.05 to 5 weight percent, based on the weight of the polymer particles, of an aminosilane, which is a compound that contains a primary, a secondary, or a tertiary amino group, or a quaternary ammonium group separated by 2 to 6 carbon atoms from an Si-O group, or a group that is hydrolyzable to an Si-O group.
A DLL4 antagonist antibody and an anti-hypertensive agent for use in a method of ameliorating or preventing hypertension caused by the DLL4 antagonist antibody in a subject being treated for cancer with the DLL4 antagonist antibody, wherein the method comprises administering the antibody to the subject and further administering the anti-hypertensive agent to the subject to control hypertension caused by the antibody.
A vibration-type angular rate sensor comprising: a vibrator; a primary-side control circuit including a closed control loop, of which an output induces a primary vibration in the vibrator; and a secondary-side control circuit including a closed control loop that detects a secondary vibration generated in the vibrator due to an angular velocity applied to the vibrator, wherein the primary-side control circuit and the secondary-side control circuit include a primary-side loop filter and a secondary-side loop filter in the closed control loops, respectively, and the vibration-type angular rate sensor (100; 101) is configured such that a sensor output from the secondary-side control circuit inversely proportional to a second power of a temperature-dependent gain of the vibrator is corrected by adding, to an input of the secondary-side loop filter, an offset value based on an output of the primary-side loop filter inversely proportional to the temperature-dependent gain of the vibrator, wherein the sensor output is corrected in an analog manner. a vibrator; a primary-side control circuit including a closed control loop, of which an output induces a primary vibration in the vibrator; and a secondary-side control circuit including a closed control loop that detects a secondary vibration generated in the vibrator due to an angular velocity applied to the vibrator, wherein the primary-side control circuit and the secondary-side control circuit include a primary-side loop filter and a secondary-side loop filter in the closed control loops, respectively, and the vibration-type angular rate sensor (100; 101) is configured such that a sensor output from the secondary-side control circuit inversely proportional to a second power of a temperature-dependent gain of the vibrator is corrected by adding, to an input of the secondary-side loop filter, an offset value based on an output of the primary-side loop filter inversely proportional to the temperature-dependent gain of the vibrator, wherein the sensor output is corrected in an analog manner.
A semiconductor light emitting diode having a semiconductor layer including a light emitting portion, and a pad electrode located on the semiconductor layer, comprising: between the semiconductor layer and the pad electrode, a reflective portion including a light transmitting insulating layer serving as a current blocking layer located on the semiconductor layer, and a reflective layer located on the light transmitting insulating layer; a contact portion formed from an ohmic electrode in contact with the reflective portion, located on the semiconductor layer; and a conductive hard film between the reflective layer and the pad electrode, characterized in that the conductive hard film has HV × t > 630, where Vickers hardness is HV (Hv) and the thickness is t (μm), wherein the conductive hard film has a Vickers hardness HV of 1500 Hv or more, as measured in accordance with JIS Z 2244, and has a thickness t of 2 μm or less. between the semiconductor layer and the pad electrode, a reflective portion including a light transmitting insulating layer serving as a current blocking layer located on the semiconductor layer, and a reflective layer located on the light transmitting insulating layer; a contact portion formed from an ohmic electrode in contact with the reflective portion, located on the semiconductor layer; and a conductive hard film between the reflective layer and the pad electrode, characterized in that the conductive hard film has HV × t > 630, where Vickers hardness is HV (Hv) and the thickness is t (μm), wherein the conductive hard film has a Vickers hardness HV of 1500 Hv or more, as measured in accordance with JIS Z 2244, and has a thickness t of 2 μm or less.
A test strip holder comprising: a holding member at which at least a portion of a lower side of an inner periphery is a cylindrical surface, and at whose interior a test strip that is elongated and has thickness X is held, a direction of an imaginary central axis of the cylindrical surface being a horizontal direction or a direction inclined with respect to a vertical direction; an opening portion provided in an outer surface of the holding member; a sorting member configured to rotate at an interior of the holding member around a rotation axis that coincides with the central axis; a pushing piece projecting out from a distal end edge, which is parallel to the central axis, at the sorting member in a direction of rotation of the sorting member; and a sorting piece projecting out from a distal end of the pushing piece toward the cylindrical surface, wherein a distance between the cylindrical surface and a position, which is closest to the cylindrical surface, at the distal end edge is less than X, and a distance A between the cylindrical surface and a position, which is closest to the cylindrical surface, at the sorting piece satisfies X ≤ A < 2 X, characterized in that the sorting member is formed as a body separate from the holding member, and is configured to rotate with respect to the holding member. a holding member at which at least a portion of a lower side of an inner periphery is a cylindrical surface, and at whose interior a test strip that is elongated and has thickness X is held, a direction of an imaginary central axis of the cylindrical surface being a horizontal direction or a direction inclined with respect to a vertical direction; an opening portion provided in an outer surface of the holding member; a sorting member configured to rotate at an interior of the holding member around a rotation axis that coincides with the central axis; a pushing piece projecting out from a distal end edge, which is parallel to the central axis, at the sorting member in a direction of rotation of the sorting member; and a sorting piece projecting out from a distal end of the pushing piece toward the cylindrical surface, wherein a distance between the cylindrical surface and a position, which is closest to the cylindrical surface, at the distal end edge is less than X, and a distance A between the cylindrical surface and a position, which is closest to the cylindrical surface, at the sorting piece satisfies X ≤ A < 2 X, characterized in that the sorting member is formed as a body separate from the holding member, and is configured to rotate with respect to the holding member.
Dispensing nozzle for dispensing a liquid contained in a receptacle, the said dispensing nozzle comprising a rigid body provided with a dispensing channel that is intended to be brought into communication with the interior of the receptacle, the said channel comprising a dispensing orifice terminating in the front wall of the said body, the said nozzle furthermore comprising an elastically deformable sleeve that is arranged in a non-adhering manner and in close contact around at least part of the periphery of the rigid body, the said sleeve being provided with at least one front lip that is arranged opposite the dispensing nozzle, the said lip being arranged so that, by subjecting it to the dispensing pressure of the liquid, it can be reversibly displaced between a stable closure state and a forced opening state of the said orifice, the attachment of the said sleeve to the said rigid body being effected in combination by a first retention means of the axial displacement of the rear part of the said sleeve relative to the said rigid body, and by a second retention means of the axial displacement of another part of the said sleeve relative to the said rigid body, the said other part being disposed between the rear part and the front lip of the said sleeve, the said nozzle being characterised in that a first retention means is formed by a rear radial surface that is formed on the periphery of the rigid body, the rear part of the sleeve being axially supported on the said radial surface.
A method for reacting a copolymer with sulfuric acid to produce a resin having sulfonic functionality, the method comprising the step of heating a reaction mixture to a temperature of 80°C or higher, wherein said reaction mixture comprises (a) a collection of the copolymer particles, (b) the sulfuric acid, and (c) a collection of solid particles different from said copolymer particles, wherein said solid particles have BET surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 5,000 m 2 /g, wherein the solid particles are resin particles or activated carbon particles or a mixture thereof (a) a collection of the copolymer particles, (b) the sulfuric acid, and (c) a collection of solid particles different from said copolymer particles, wherein said solid particles have BET surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 5,000 m 2 /g, wherein the solid particles are resin particles or activated carbon particles or a mixture thereof
Vacuum cleaner, which comprises at least one air inflow opening and at least one air outflow opening, and which has a dust filter between an air inflow opening and an air outflow opening, through which suction air can flow from the air inflow opening to the air outflow opening and which is fastened to a first frame structure, which has a circular cylindrical shape, wherein the first frame structure is supported by a second frame structure, characterised in that the first frame structure is an element which lends the dust filter increased stability, wherein the first frame structure can be resiliently deformed with less exerted force compared to the second frame structure, so that the second frame structure counteracts a deformation of the first frame structure by forces which act on the first frame structure.
A composite structure, comprising: a composite core comprising a composite material; and a heat resistant system coupled to a core outer surface of the composite core comprising: a heat dissipation layer comprising a heat dissipation material disposed between the core outer surface and the thermal barrier layer; a thermal barrier layer disposed on the heat dissipation layer, the thermal barrier layer comprising a thermal barrier material and a binder, wherein the thermal material comprises at least one of montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, or zirconium oxide powder, and wherein the binder comprises at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, polyester or latex. a composite core comprising a composite material; and a heat resistant system coupled to a core outer surface of the composite core comprising: a heat dissipation layer comprising a heat dissipation material disposed between the core outer surface and the thermal barrier layer; a thermal barrier layer disposed on the heat dissipation layer, the thermal barrier layer comprising a thermal barrier material and a binder, wherein the thermal material comprises at least one of montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, or zirconium oxide powder, and wherein the binder comprises at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, polyester or latex. a heat dissipation layer comprising a heat dissipation material disposed between the core outer surface and the thermal barrier layer; a thermal barrier layer disposed on the heat dissipation layer, the thermal barrier layer comprising a thermal barrier material and a binder, wherein the thermal material comprises at least one of montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, or zirconium oxide powder, and wherein the binder comprises at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, polyester or latex.
Process for producing at least one PLA tape, comprising: a) providing a tapelike extruded PLA film, b) heating the PLA film provided in step a) to a temperature in the range from 40 to 70°C, c) slitting the PLA film heated in step b) into the at least one PLA tape, and d) drawing the PLA film slit in step c). a) providing a tapelike extruded PLA film, b) heating the PLA film provided in step a) to a temperature in the range from 40 to 70°C, c) slitting the PLA film heated in step b) into the at least one PLA tape, and d) drawing the PLA film slit in step c).
A membrane comprising: a first membrane and a second membrane, a first hinge structure disposed between the first membrane and the second membrane, wherein first hinge structure comprises same material as the first and second membranes (45, 46) and is a bend dominated elastic component built into the surface of the first and second membranes (45, 46), wherein the stiffness of the hinge structure is controlled by the length and thickness parameters of the hinge structure, a cover layer disposed above the second membrane, a viscoelastic material disposed between the second membrane and the cover layer and further characterised in that it comprises: a first weight (50, 220) disposed at a center portion of the second membrane; one or more stiffening ribs extending away from the center portion of the second membrane in a spoke pattern; and a damping material coupled to the first weight. a first membrane and a second membrane, a first hinge structure disposed between the first membrane and the second membrane, wherein first hinge structure comprises same material as the first and second membranes (45, 46) and is a bend dominated elastic component built into the surface of the first and second membranes (45, 46), wherein the stiffness of the hinge structure is controlled by the length and thickness parameters of the hinge structure, a cover layer disposed above the second membrane, a viscoelastic material disposed between the second membrane and the cover layer and further characterised in that it comprises: a first weight (50, 220) disposed at a center portion of the second membrane; one or more stiffening ribs extending away from the center portion of the second membrane in a spoke pattern; and a damping material coupled to the first weight. a first weight (50, 220) disposed at a center portion of the second membrane; one or more stiffening ribs extending away from the center portion of the second membrane in a spoke pattern; and a damping material coupled to the first weight.
Display system comprising an image projector and an associated display screen, wherein said display system is designed to be used by an observer situated at a given location, said display screen comprising two transparent and substantially parallel faces, said display screen comprising, on at least one of its transparent faces, a plurality of regularly distributed patterns, the image projector illuminating the screen under a plurality of incidence determined by the position and the size of the display screen, said incidence being centred on a mean incidence, characterised in that the patterns comprise a diffractive structure in order to diffract the light rays having at least the mean incidence in one or more directions corresponding to the given location of the observer, the dimensions of the patterns being in the order of a few tens of microns to a few hundreds of microns, said patterns occupying 20% of the surface of the screen.