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A foot support system for an article of footwear, comprising: a foot support bladder; a fluid container; a fluid supply (150, 600H, 600F); a valve housing; a valve stem movably mounted in the valve housing, wherein the valve stem includes a first end, a second end, and a perimeter wall extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end, the second end, and the perimeter wall define an internal chamber of the valve stem, and wherein the perimeter wall of the valve stem includes a plurality of through holes extending from the internal chamber to an exterior surface of the perimeter wall; a fluid inlet port (800I, 902A) placing the fluid supply (150, 600H, 600F) in fluid communication with the internal chamber; and a manifold including: (a) a first manifold port (800B, 804) in fluid communication with an external environment and opening into a first fluid flow path extending through the manifold, (b) a second manifold port (800C, 808) in fluid communication with the foot support bladder and opening into a second fluid flow path extending through the manifold, and (c) a third manifold port (800D, 814) in fluid communication with the fluid container and opening into a third fluid flow path extending through the manifold, wherein movement of the valve stem to a plurality of positions selectively places the foot support system in a plurality of operational states by placing one or more of the plurality of through holes of the valve stem in fluid communication with the first fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path, or the third fluid flow path. a foot support bladder; a fluid container; a fluid supply (150, 600H, 600F); a valve housing; a valve stem movably mounted in the valve housing, wherein the valve stem includes a first end, a second end, and a perimeter wall extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end, the second end, and the perimeter wall define an internal chamber of the valve stem, and wherein the perimeter wall of the valve stem includes a plurality of through holes extending from the internal chamber to an exterior surface of the perimeter wall; a fluid inlet port (800I, 902A) placing the fluid supply (150, 600H, 600F) in fluid communication with the internal chamber; and a manifold including: (a) a first manifold port (800B, 804) in fluid communication with an external environment and opening into a first fluid flow path extending through the manifold, (b) a second manifold port (800C, 808) in fluid communication with the foot support bladder and opening into a second fluid flow path extending through the manifold, and (c) a third manifold port (800D, 814) in fluid communication with the fluid container and opening into a third fluid flow path extending through the manifold, wherein movement of the valve stem to a plurality of positions selectively places the foot support system in a plurality of operational states by placing one or more of the plurality of through holes of the valve stem in fluid communication with the first fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path, or the third fluid flow path.
A method for a computing environment, characterized by the method comprising: determining in the computing environment for a block size a more efficient memory type by measuring or calculating whether it is more efficient to use a cache or store directly to a storage by means of using one or more decisive factors from a group of decisive factors, the group comprising a time it takes to read a block having the block size, a time it takes to write the block, a time it takes to read the block and write the block, an amount of use of processor resources for reading the block, an amount of use of processor resources for writing the block, and an amount of use of processor resources for reading and writing the block; associating the block size with the determined more efficient memory type; and using, in response to a block size of a data stream corresponding to the block size for which the determining and associating have been performed, the determined more efficient memory type for the data stream. determining in the computing environment for a block size a more efficient memory type by measuring or calculating whether it is more efficient to use a cache or store directly to a storage by means of using one or more decisive factors from a group of decisive factors, the group comprising a time it takes to read a block having the block size, a time it takes to write the block, a time it takes to read the block and write the block, an amount of use of processor resources for reading the block, an amount of use of processor resources for writing the block, and an amount of use of processor resources for reading and writing the block; associating the block size with the determined more efficient memory type; and using, in response to a block size of a data stream corresponding to the block size for which the determining and associating have been performed, the determined more efficient memory type for the data stream.
A piezoelectric element comprising: a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; a piezoelectric body layer provided on the first electrode and comprised of a crystal of a composite oxide having a perovskite structure including Pb, Nb and Ti; and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric body layer, wherein the crystal has a tetragonal structure and is oriented to the substrate, a region having a plane and a region having a plane that are perpendicular with respect to a direction of lamination of the first electrode, the piezoelectric body and the second electrode, are mixed inside a lattice of the crystal, characterized in that, a crystallite diameter of a plane D of the crystal is less than or equal to 15 nm. a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; a piezoelectric body layer provided on the first electrode and comprised of a crystal of a composite oxide having a perovskite structure including Pb, Nb and Ti; and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric body layer, wherein the crystal has a tetragonal structure and is oriented to the substrate, a region having a plane and a region having a plane that are perpendicular with respect to a direction of lamination of the first electrode, the piezoelectric body and the second electrode, are mixed inside a lattice of the crystal, characterized in that, a crystallite diameter of a plane D of the crystal is less than or equal to 15 nm.
A process for the preparation of a metal-organic framework, wherein the at least one metal-organic framework comprises at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion, comprising the steps a) preparation of a dry composition by mixing at least one metal salt corresponding to the at least one metal ion and the at least one at least bidentate organic compound or a salt thereof, wherein the molar ratio of the at least one metal ion and the at least one at least bidentate organic compound is in the range from 10:1 to 1:10; b) addition of a solvent to the dry composition of step a), wherein the solvent comprises 25 to 75 % by volume of at least one alcohol and 25 to 75 % by volume of water, wherein the given amounts are based on the total volume of the solvent; and c) mixing of the solvent-containing composition of step b) to obtain the metal-organic framework in the form of a homogenous powder, wherein the solvent-containing composition of step b) comprises 30 to 80 % by weight of the dry composition and 20 to 70 % by weight of the solvent, wherein the given amounts are based on the total weight of the solvent-containing composition. a) preparation of a dry composition by mixing at least one metal salt corresponding to the at least one metal ion and the at least one at least bidentate organic compound or a salt thereof, wherein the molar ratio of the at least one metal ion and the at least one at least bidentate organic compound is in the range from 10:1 to 1:10; b) addition of a solvent to the dry composition of step a), wherein the solvent comprises 25 to 75 % by volume of at least one alcohol and 25 to 75 % by volume of water, wherein the given amounts are based on the total volume of the solvent; and c) mixing of the solvent-containing composition of step b) to obtain the metal-organic framework in the form of a homogenous powder, wherein the solvent-containing composition of step b) comprises 30 to 80 % by weight of the dry composition and 20 to 70 % by weight of the solvent, wherein the given amounts are based on the total weight of the solvent-containing composition.
A multi-mode vehicle drive train thermal management system, comprising: a drive train thermal control loop comprising a first circulation pump, wherein said first circulation pump circulates a heat transfer fluid within said drive train thermal control loop, and wherein said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled to a vehicle propulsion motor and to a secondary drive train component; and a valve assembly coupled to said drive train thermal control loop, characterized in that said valve assembly in a first operational mode thermally couples said drive train thermal control loop to said vehicle propulsion motor and to said secondary drive train component in series, wherein when said valve assembly is in said first operational mode said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled first to said vehicle propulsion motor and second to said secondary drive train component, wherein said valve assembly in a second operational mode thermally couples said drive train thermal control loop to said secondary drive train component and to said vehicle propulsion motor in series, wherein when said valve assembly is in said second operational mode said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled first to said secondary drive train component and second to said vehicle propulsion motor. a drive train thermal control loop comprising a first circulation pump, wherein said first circulation pump circulates a heat transfer fluid within said drive train thermal control loop, and wherein said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled to a vehicle propulsion motor and to a secondary drive train component; and a valve assembly coupled to said drive train thermal control loop, characterized in that said valve assembly in a first operational mode thermally couples said drive train thermal control loop to said vehicle propulsion motor and to said secondary drive train component in series, wherein when said valve assembly is in said first operational mode said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled first to said vehicle propulsion motor and second to said secondary drive train component, wherein said valve assembly in a second operational mode thermally couples said drive train thermal control loop to said secondary drive train component and to said vehicle propulsion motor in series, wherein when said valve assembly is in said second operational mode said drive train thermal control loop is thermally coupled first to said secondary drive train component and second to said vehicle propulsion motor.
A method of fabricating one or more vapor cells, (430; 502), the method comprising: forming one or more vapor cell dies (200; 302; 600; 702) in a first wafer having an interior surface region and a perimeter, the first wafer having a first diameter (D-1); anodically bonding a second wafer to a first side of the first wafer over the vapor cell dies, the second wafer having a second diameter (D-1); positioning a third wafer over the vapor cell dies on a second side of the first wafer opposite from the second wafer, the third wafer having a third diameter (D-1); placing a sacrificial wafer over the third wafer, the sacrificial wafer having a diameter (D-2) that is larger than the first, second and third diameters; locating a metallized bond plate over the sacrificial wafer; and anodically bonding the third wafer to the second side of the first wafer when a voltage is applied to the metallized bond plate while the sacrificial wafer is in place. forming one or more vapor cell dies (200; 302; 600; 702) in a first wafer having an interior surface region and a perimeter, the first wafer having a first diameter (D-1); anodically bonding a second wafer to a first side of the first wafer over the vapor cell dies, the second wafer having a second diameter (D-1); positioning a third wafer over the vapor cell dies on a second side of the first wafer opposite from the second wafer, the third wafer having a third diameter (D-1); placing a sacrificial wafer over the third wafer, the sacrificial wafer having a diameter (D-2) that is larger than the first, second and third diameters; locating a metallized bond plate over the sacrificial wafer; and anodically bonding the third wafer to the second side of the first wafer when a voltage is applied to the metallized bond plate while the sacrificial wafer is in place.
A structure for a programmable logic device comprising: a first logic generator having a Read Address terminal and a Write Address terminal; a second logic generator having a Read Address terminal and a Write Address terminal; addressing circuitry coupled to said Read and Write Address terminals of said first and second logic generators, said addressing circuitry comprising a first address decoder providing a first address to a first multiplexer means; a second address decoder providing a second address to the first multiplexer means and to said Write Address terminal of said second logic generator; the first multiplexer means being coupled to select from said first and said second address an address to provide to said Write Address terminal of said first logic generator and a second multiplexer means coupled to select data provided to a data terminal of said first logic generator; wherein a first control means provides a signal to said first multiplexer means of said addressing circuitry to enable to be provided an address signal to the Write Address terminal of said first logic generator, and a second control means provides a signal to said second multiplexer means of said addressing circuitry to enable data to be provided to a data terminal of said first logic generator. a first logic generator having a Read Address terminal and a Write Address terminal; a second logic generator having a Read Address terminal and a Write Address terminal; addressing circuitry coupled to said Read and Write Address terminals of said first and second logic generators, said addressing circuitry comprising a first address decoder providing a first address to a first multiplexer means; a second address decoder providing a second address to the first multiplexer means and to said Write Address terminal of said second logic generator; the first multiplexer means being coupled to select from said first and said second address an address to provide to said Write Address terminal of said first logic generator and a second multiplexer means coupled to select data provided to a data terminal of said first logic generator; wherein a first control means provides a signal to said first multiplexer means of said addressing circuitry to enable to be provided an address signal to the Write Address terminal of said first logic generator, and a second control means provides a signal to said second multiplexer means of said addressing circuitry to enable data to be provided to a data terminal of said first logic generator.
A process for manufacturing of a part of an electrochemically active device comprising: - providing a substrate comprising an electrode receiving surface portion having substantially constant wetting tension throughout said electrode receiving surface portion, - providing a plurality of first electrodes directly on said electrode receiving surface portion having substantially constant wetting tension, - leaving intermediate portions of said electrode receiving surface portion free from said electrodes, - providing a printable electrolyte, - providing a layer of said printable electrolyte directly on each one of said plurality of electrodes, wherein - the electrolyte is applied as a layer covering said plurality of first electrodes and said intermediate portions, and - the adhesion energy of the surface of the printed first electrodes is larger than 10 mJ/m 2 relative to deionized water, - the wetting tension of the electrode receiving surface portion ranges from 40 to 45 mN/m, and wherein the electrolyte has a corresponding surface tension between 43 mN/m and 73 mN/m. - providing a substrate comprising an electrode receiving surface portion having substantially constant wetting tension throughout said electrode receiving surface portion, - providing a plurality of first electrodes directly on said electrode receiving surface portion having substantially constant wetting tension, - leaving intermediate portions of said electrode receiving surface portion free from said electrodes, - providing a printable electrolyte, - providing a layer of said printable electrolyte directly on each one of said plurality of electrodes, - the electrolyte is applied as a layer covering said plurality of first electrodes and said intermediate portions, and - the adhesion energy of the surface of the printed first electrodes is larger than 10 mJ/m 2 relative to deionized water, - the wetting tension of the electrode receiving surface portion ranges from 40 to 45 mN/m, and
Apparatus for detecting analogue signals for carrying out environmental detection, having: - a control and signal evaluation unit, - at least one sensor having a signal recording unit for detecting reception signals, the sensor being connected to the control and signal evaluation unit via one or more transmission lines (103, 106, 107), and the transmission line or one of the transmission lines being in the form of a line wire for simultaneously bidirectionally transmitting signals, characterized in that - the apparatus has an amplifier, the gain of which can be changed and which is intended to amplify the reception signals, and is designed to transmit the reception signals amplified by means of the amplifier via the same transmission line via which an item of information for adjusting the gain is also transmitted at the same time, wherein, in order to transmit the reception signals amplified by means of the amplifier, the sensor has a first high-pass filter coupled to the amplifier and an adding point and the control and signal evaluation unit has a second high-pass filter coupled to a signal evaluation means of the control and signal evaluation unit, and wherein, in order to transmit the information for adjusting the gain, the control and signal evaluation unit has a first low-pass filter coupled to a gain controller of the control and signal evaluation unit and an adding point and the sensor has a second low-pass filter coupled to an input of the amplifier. - a control and signal evaluation unit, - at least one sensor having a signal recording unit for detecting reception signals, the sensor being connected to the control and signal evaluation unit via one or more transmission lines (103, 106, 107), and the transmission line or one of the transmission lines being in the form of a line wire for simultaneously bidirectionally transmitting signals, - the apparatus has an amplifier, the gain of which can be changed and which is intended to amplify the reception signals, and is designed to transmit the reception signals amplified by means of the amplifier via the same transmission line via which an item of information for adjusting the gain is also transmitted at the same time, wherein, in order to transmit the reception signals amplified by means of the amplifier, the sensor has a first high-pass filter coupled to the amplifier and an adding point and the control and signal evaluation unit has a second high-pass filter coupled to a signal evaluation means of the control and signal evaluation unit, and wherein, in order to transmit the information for adjusting the gain, the control and signal evaluation unit has a first low-pass filter coupled to a gain controller of the control and signal evaluation unit and an adding point and the sensor has a second low-pass filter coupled to an input of the amplifier.
A method for determining routes for routing a vehicle, the method comprising: computing, in a digital map, a route from a route source to a route destination; determining a sub-route of the computed route, which ends at the destination and along which the vehicle could be parked; and extending the computed route beyond the route destination in an area around the route destination until a route parking probability of a parking route, comprising links of the determined sub-route and/or of the extension of the computed route, is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold whilst a total expected travel time, associated with the extended computed route and comprising driving and walking times, is minimized, wherein the route parking probability is the probability that parking at some point along the extended computed route will be possible and wherein one or more links of the parking route are suitable for parking. computing, in a digital map, a route from a route source to a route destination; determining a sub-route of the computed route, which ends at the destination and along which the vehicle could be parked; and extending the computed route beyond the route destination in an area around the route destination until a route parking probability of a parking route, comprising links of the determined sub-route and/or of the extension of the computed route, is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold whilst a total expected travel time, associated with the extended computed route and comprising driving and walking times, is minimized, wherein the route parking probability is the probability that parking at some point along the extended computed route will be possible and wherein one or more links of the parking route are suitable for parking.
Pane, comprising: - at least one first pane (1.1) with an outer side and an inner side, - at least one transparent, electrically conductive coating, which is arranged on the outer side and/or on the inner side of the first pane (1.1), and - at least one pattern, which is formed by decoated, linear regions (4.1) within the transparent, electrically conductive coating such that the linear regions (4.1) are partially in contact with one another and, as a result, form a plurality of electrically isolated zones within the coating, wherein the decoated linear regions (4.1) have a sinusoidal shape, characterized in that the pane has regions with different amplitude and/or frequency of the sinusoidal decoated regions (4.1), and that, in a central region, there is a greater amplitude and/or a lower frequency of the sinusoidal decoated regions (4.1) than in an edge region. - at least one first pane (1.1) with an outer side and an inner side, - at least one transparent, electrically conductive coating, which is arranged on the outer side and/or on the inner side of the first pane (1.1), and - at least one pattern, which is formed by decoated, linear regions (4.1) within the transparent, electrically conductive coating such that the linear regions (4.1) are partially in contact with one another and, as a result, form a plurality of electrically isolated zones within the coating, wherein the decoated linear regions (4.1) have a sinusoidal shape, characterized in that the pane has regions with different amplitude and/or frequency of the sinusoidal decoated regions (4.1), and that, in a central region, there is a greater amplitude and/or a lower frequency of the sinusoidal decoated regions (4.1) than in an edge region.