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A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device (5; 55; 60; 70) comprising the following successive steps: a) providing a substrate having a first surface; b) forming openings extending in the substrate from the first surface and surrounding portions of the substrate, the openings in step b) not completely crossing the substrate; c) forming one light-emitting diodes resting on the first surface for each portion of the substrate, the light-emitting diodes comprising wired, conical, or frustoconical semiconductor elements; d) forming insulating layers covering the lateral walls of the openings, then filling each opening with at least one filling element, then forming an electrode layer covering at least one of the light-emitting diodes and a conductive layer covering the electrode layer around the light-emitting diodes; and e) forming a layer encapsulating the light-emitting diodes and covering the entire first surface; f) reducing the thickness of the substrate, the substrate comprising, after step f), a second surface opposite the first surface, the openings extending, after step f), from the first surface to the second surface g) withdrawing the filling elements; and h) forming in each opening at least one electrically insulating block or one electrically conductive element to obtain insulation trenches surrounding the portions of the substrate and electrically insulating the portions from each other, each insulation trench being filled with said electrically insulating block and a gaseous volume or said electrically conductive element electrically isolated from the substrate. a) providing a substrate having a first surface; b) forming openings extending in the substrate from the first surface and surrounding portions of the substrate, the openings in step b) not completely crossing the substrate; c) forming one light-emitting diodes resting on the first surface for each portion of the substrate, the light-emitting diodes comprising wired, conical, or frustoconical semiconductor elements; d) forming insulating layers covering the lateral walls of the openings, then filling each opening with at least one filling element, then forming an electrode layer covering at least one of the light-emitting diodes and a conductive layer covering the electrode layer around the light-emitting diodes; and e) forming a layer encapsulating the light-emitting diodes and covering the entire first surface; f) reducing the thickness of the substrate, the substrate comprising, after step f), a second surface opposite the first surface, the openings extending, after step f), from the first surface to the second surface g) withdrawing the filling elements; and h) forming in each opening at least one electrically insulating block or one electrically conductive element to obtain insulation trenches surrounding the portions of the substrate and electrically insulating the portions from each other, each insulation trench being filled with said electrically insulating block and a gaseous volume or said electrically conductive element electrically isolated from the substrate.
A method of determining an optical transform imparted by a multimode optical fibre, wherein the multimode optical fibre comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one modified region between the proximal end and distal end, the modified region configured to transmit light toward the proximal end in response to light propagating through the multimode optical fibre from the proximal end to the distal end, the method comprising: coupling forward propagating light into the proximal end of the multimode optical fibre; detecting, at the proximal end, backward propagating light transmitted from the at least one modified region in response to the forward propagating light; and determining an optical transform from the detected backward propagating light. coupling forward propagating light into the proximal end of the multimode optical fibre; detecting, at the proximal end, backward propagating light transmitted from the at least one modified region in response to the forward propagating light; and determining an optical transform from the detected backward propagating light.
A process for preheating a metal charge fed in continuous to an electric melting furnace through a preheating tunnel provided with a horizontal conveyor, wherein said metal charge is hit, in countercurrent, by the exhaust fumes or gas leaving said electric melting furnace and by jets of gas ejected through a plurality of nozzles positioned on the hood of said tunnel provided with side walls and said hood, characterized in that said nozzles are arranged in groups interspaced with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction with respect to the tunnel, and inject gas jets that can penetrate the main gas stream passing through the preheating tunnel, and said nozzles simultaneously generate a "horseshoe vortex" structure, consisting of a descending central gas flow and ascending flows close to the side walls of the preheating tunnel which allow the necessary circulation of the gases and further characterized in that the gas jets released from said nozzles are distributed transversely on the hood of the preheating tunnel in a non-uniform manner, with a greater concentration on the top of the hood of said tunnel.
A method comprising: in a large cell base station (5, 105) of a cellular communication system, providing data representing target allocation proportions of a time-frequency resource of the large cell base station, for each of (i) one or more first user equipment(s) (9, 108, 109, 110) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) (19, 119) to respective small cell base station(s) (13, 113) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; allocating the resource, for each of a series of time units or intervals, either to a selected first user equipment or backhaul link based on the target data; and in the event that the time frequency resource is allocated to a first user equipment, transmitting a notification to small cell base station(s) to enable scheduling of one or more second user equipment(s) (18, 121, 122) associated with said small cell base station(s), wherein, responsive to receiving the notification, the or each small cell base station allocates its own time-frequency resource to a selected second user equipment based on target allocation proportions for each second user equipment. in a large cell base station (5, 105) of a cellular communication system, providing data representing target allocation proportions of a time-frequency resource of the large cell base station, for each of (i) one or more first user equipment(s) (9, 108, 109, 110) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) (19, 119) to respective small cell base station(s) (13, 113) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; (i) one or more first user equipment(s) (9, 108, 109, 110) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) (19, 119) to respective small cell base station(s) (13, 113) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; allocating the resource, for each of a series of time units or intervals, either to a selected first user equipment or backhaul link based on the target data; and in the event that the time frequency resource is allocated to a first user equipment, transmitting a notification to small cell base station(s) to enable scheduling of one or more second user equipment(s) (18, 121, 122) associated with said small cell base station(s), wherein, responsive to receiving the notification, the or each small cell base station allocates its own time-frequency resource to a selected second user equipment based on target allocation proportions for each second user equipment.
A cooling system for cooling at least one component of an imaging system located in a scan room, comprising: inlet and outlet channels in air flow communication with the component; a return channel in air flow communication with the inlet and outlet channels, wherein a portion of warm outlet air from a component outlet flows in the return channel to provide warm recirculated air to a mixing zone in the inlet channel; and a fan located in the inlet channel, wherein the fan draws scan room air into the inlet channel and wherein the scan room air is mixed with the warm recirculated air in the mixing zone to form mixed air wherein the mixed air flows over the component to cool the component and wherein the mixed air absorbs heat that warms the mixed air to form the warm outlet air. inlet and outlet channels in air flow communication with the component; a return channel in air flow communication with the inlet and outlet channels, wherein a portion of warm outlet air from a component outlet flows in the return channel to provide warm recirculated air to a mixing zone in the inlet channel; and a fan located in the inlet channel, wherein the fan draws scan room air into the inlet channel and wherein the scan room air is mixed with the warm recirculated air in the mixing zone to form mixed air wherein the mixed air flows over the component to cool the component and wherein the mixed air absorbs heat that warms the mixed air to form the warm outlet air.
A control tool loaded to a host device to which a nonvolatile memory device is connectable, the nonvolatile memory device being configured to: store a normal operating system executed on the host device, the host device being capable of issuing both of read and write commands to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the normal operating system; and store a bootloader executed on the host device when booting the host device, the host device being capable of initiating the normal operating system by using the bootloader, characterized in that the control tool is configured to: determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device, the first condition being a lifespan reached condition of the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when it is determined that the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device, the emergency software being executed on the host device, the host device being capable of issuing only a read command among read and write commands to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software. store a normal operating system executed on the host device, the host device being capable of issuing both of read and write commands to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the normal operating system; and store a bootloader executed on the host device when booting the host device, the host device being capable of initiating the normal operating system by using the bootloader, characterized in that the control tool is configured to: determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device, the first condition being a lifespan reached condition of the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when it is determined that the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device, the emergency software being executed on the host device, the host device being capable of issuing only a read command among read and write commands to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software. determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device, the first condition being a lifespan reached condition of the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when it is determined that the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device, the emergency software being executed on the host device, the host device being capable of issuing only a read command among read and write commands to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software.
A system for delivering oxygen to a plurality of passengers on an aircraft, comprising: a supply of oxygen; a plurality of oral-nasal masks; a manifold arranged between the supply of oxygen and the oral-nasal masks; a plurality of conduits for communicating oxygen to the oral-nasal masks; a controller for adjusting a flow of oxygen from the supply of oxygen to the oral-nasal masks; a plurality of sensors (50; 52) for determining the passengers' blood oxygen saturation levels; and wherein the controller is adapted to adjust the flow of oxygen to the passengers individually for each passenger based on the sensors' determinations of the passengers' blood oxygen saturation levels and by setting a respective fractional amount of oxygen passing through the manifold for each of the plurality of conduits; wherein a device of the controller generates and adjusts a running average of the passengers' blood oxygen saturation levels, and generates an output signal that is a function of the running average; wherein the controller performs checks for possibly invalid output signal values; and wherein the controller substitutes, in the event of error detection, respective output signals that are a function of the running average for each of the possibly invalid signal values thereby forming a sequence of valid output signals.
A vehicle in which a motor for running the vehicle is driven by a power stored in a battery, comprising: Equipment mounted on the vehicle; and a duct through which a heat exchange medium exchanging heat with the equipment mounted on the vehicle flows, characterised in that an opening portion at an end of the duct faces an outer face of the duct. Equipment mounted on the vehicle; and a duct through which a heat exchange medium exchanging heat with the equipment mounted on the vehicle flows, characterised in that an opening portion at an end of the duct faces an outer face of the duct.
A method of conducting a roll call of a plurality of detonators which includes the steps of: 1. providing a respective roll call counter for each detonator; 2. assigning to each detonator a respective roll call identifier which is unique to the detonator; 2(a) generating a start signal; 2(b) associating at least one parameter, which specifies a detonator status, with the start signal; 3. transmitting the start signal to all of the detonators; 4. at each detonator, in response to reception of the start signal, setting the respective roll call counter to a respective first specific value; 5. polling the detonators by transmitting an enquiry signal by reversal of a voltage applied or transmitted to the detonators, to all the detonators; and 6. at each detonator: a) in response to reception of the enquiry signal, changing the respective first specific value in the roll call counter to a respective second specific value; b) comparing the respective second specific value to the respective roll call identifier for the detonator; and c) if, at least, the comparison in step b) is positive, and if said detonator status prevails at the detonator, causing the detonator to transmit a respective reply signal. 1. providing a respective roll call counter for each detonator; 2. assigning to each detonator a respective roll call identifier which is unique to the detonator; 2(a) generating a start signal; 2(b) associating at least one parameter, which specifies a detonator status, with the start signal; 2(a) generating a start signal; 2(b) associating at least one parameter, which specifies a detonator status, with the start signal; 3. transmitting the start signal to all of the detonators; 4. at each detonator, in response to reception of the start signal, setting the respective roll call counter to a respective first specific value; 5. polling the detonators by transmitting an enquiry signal by reversal of a voltage applied or transmitted to the detonators, to all the detonators; and 6. at each detonator: a) in response to reception of the enquiry signal, changing the respective first specific value in the roll call counter to a respective second specific value; b) comparing the respective second specific value to the respective roll call identifier for the detonator; and c) if, at least, the comparison in step b) is positive, and if said detonator status prevails at the detonator, causing the detonator to transmit a respective reply signal. a) in response to reception of the enquiry signal, changing the respective first specific value in the roll call counter to a respective second specific value; b) comparing the respective second specific value to the respective roll call identifier for the detonator; and c) if, at least, the comparison in step b) is positive, and if said detonator status prevails at the detonator, causing the detonator to transmit a respective reply signal.
A vaporizer comprising: a reservoir (140, 1340) containing a liquid vaporizable material, the reservoir at least partially defined by at least one wall, the reservoir comprising a storage chamber and an overflow volume; a primary passageway providing a fluid connection between the storage chamber and an atomizer configured to convert the liquid vaporizable material to a gas-phase state; and a collector (1313, 352) disposed in the overflow volume, the collector comprising a capillary structure configured to retain a volume of the liquid vaporizable material in fluid contact with the storage chamber, the capillary structure comprising a microfluidic feature configured to prevent air and liquid from bypassing each other during filling and emptying of the collector. a reservoir (140, 1340) containing a liquid vaporizable material, the reservoir at least partially defined by at least one wall, the reservoir comprising a storage chamber and an overflow volume; a primary passageway providing a fluid connection between the storage chamber and an atomizer configured to convert the liquid vaporizable material to a gas-phase state; and a collector (1313, 352) disposed in the overflow volume, the collector comprising a capillary structure configured to retain a volume of the liquid vaporizable material in fluid contact with the storage chamber, the capillary structure comprising a microfluidic feature configured to prevent air and liquid from bypassing each other during filling and emptying of the collector.
Method of controlling a capacitive actuator, in particular a piezoelectrically operated fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine, wherein an electrical energy applied to the actuator is determined, preferably by measuring the capacitor voltage (Uc) of a charging capacitor of a driving circuit (As) of the actuator or by multiplication of a value of the current flowing through the actuator by the value of an actuator voltage (Up) present at the actuator and integration of the result of multiplication over the time of a charging or discharging operation of the actuator, and the associated actuator voltage (Up) present at the actuator is measured, characterized in that the determined energy and the deviation of the measured actuator voltage (Up) from at least one reference value (Bu; Bo) are used to infer the presence of a correct or a faulty functional state.
Foil stamping device for transferring a transfer layer of a hot stamping foil said transfer layer being arranged on a carrier foil onto a surface of a workpiece having a hot stamping device that has a heatable embossing stamp, wherein the hot stamping device has control technical inputs and outputs, wherein the foil stamping device has an industrial robot having control technical inputs and outputs, the control technical inputs and outputs of the hot stamping device and the industrial robot are connected to a control unit, and the industrial robot is formed in such a way that it - supplies the workpiece to the hot stamping device, - positions the workpiece on the embossing stamp and/or leads the workpiece along the embossing stamp, and - leads the stamped workpiece away from the hot stamping device, or - supplies the hot stamping device to the workpiece, - positions the embossing stamp on the workpiece and/or leads the embossing stamp along the workpiece, and - leads the hot stamping device away from the stamped workpiece, and wherein the hot stamping device has a first foil guiding lever arranged upstream before the embossing stamp with a foil guide roller and a second foil guiding lever arranged downstream behind the embossing stamp with a foil guide roller, which interact with the industrial robot. - supplies the workpiece to the hot stamping device, - positions the workpiece on the embossing stamp and/or leads the workpiece along the embossing stamp, and - leads the stamped workpiece away from the hot stamping device, or - supplies the hot stamping device to the workpiece, - positions the embossing stamp on the workpiece and/or leads the embossing stamp along the workpiece, and - leads the hot stamping device away from the stamped workpiece, and wherein the hot stamping device has a first foil guiding lever arranged upstream before the embossing stamp with a foil guide roller and a second foil guiding lever arranged downstream behind the embossing stamp with a foil guide roller, which interact with the industrial robot.
An image forming apparatus that operates in an eco-mode for printing with decolorable toner or in a normal mode for printing with non-decolorable toner, comprising: an operation mode determination section configured to determine a current operation mode among the eco-mode and the normal mode; a display configured to display a plurality of icon images associated with a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus and a background image; a storage device for storing image information corresponding to the eco-mode and the normal mode; an image determination section configured to determine an image indicating the operation mode based on the image information stored in the storage device and the operation mode determined by the operation mode determination section; a display controller configured to cause the display to display the image determined by the image determination section and information for supporting an operation by a user relating to the image forming process; and a utilization calculation section configured to calculate utilization of a prescribed operation mode based on the number of times each operation mode is executed by the image forming apparatus, wherein the image determination section determines an image displayed on the display based on the calculated utilization. an operation mode determination section configured to determine a current operation mode among the eco-mode and the normal mode; a display configured to display a plurality of icon images associated with a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus and a background image; a storage device for storing image information corresponding to the eco-mode and the normal mode; an image determination section configured to determine an image indicating the operation mode based on the image information stored in the storage device and the operation mode determined by the operation mode determination section; a display controller configured to cause the display to display the image determined by the image determination section and information for supporting an operation by a user relating to the image forming process; and a utilization calculation section configured to calculate utilization of a prescribed operation mode based on the number of times each operation mode is executed by the image forming apparatus, wherein the image determination section determines an image displayed on the display based on the calculated utilization.