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An article of manufacture comprising: a body at least a portion of which is a multi-phase material, MPM, defining a traction surface; said MPM comprising at least first and second zones comprising first and second materials, M1, M2, respectively, at or near said traction surface, said M1 and M2 having first and second Young moduli respectively, said first and second moduli differing by at least a factor of 3, wherein said first modulus is greater than said second modulus, characterized in that said at least first and second zones comprise said second zones disposed as islands within a matrix of said M1; and wherein each of said second zones has a center, and wherein said second zones have a center-to-center radial distribution function having a peak at between 10 μm and 1 mm. a body at least a portion of which is a multi-phase material, MPM, defining a traction surface; said MPM comprising at least first and second zones comprising first and second materials, M1, M2, respectively, at or near said traction surface, said M1 and M2 having first and second Young moduli respectively, said first and second moduli differing by at least a factor of 3, wherein said first modulus is greater than said second modulus, characterized in that said at least first and second zones comprise said second zones disposed as islands within a matrix of said M1; and wherein each of said second zones has a center, and wherein said second zones have a center-to-center radial distribution function having a peak at between 10 μm and 1 mm.
A deceleration mechanism (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90), comprising a first gear and a second gear, the deceleration mechanism (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) comprising a first tooth part (31b, 41) arranged in the first gear and extending spirally in an axial direction of the first gear; a plurality of second tooth parts (32c, 42), arranged on the second gear, inclined with respect to the axial direction of the first gear, and arranged in a circumferential direction of the second gear; the deceleration mechanism (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) is characterized in further comprising: an engagement projected part, arranged on the first tooth part (31b, 41), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and having a curvature center at a position eccentric from a rotation center of the first gear; and an engagement recessed part, arranged between the adjacent second tooth parts (32c, 42) of the plurality of second tooth parts (32c, 42), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and engaged with the engagement projected part. a first tooth part (31b, 41) arranged in the first gear and extending spirally in an axial direction of the first gear; a plurality of second tooth parts (32c, 42), arranged on the second gear, inclined with respect to the axial direction of the first gear, and arranged in a circumferential direction of the second gear; the deceleration mechanism (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) is characterized in further comprising: an engagement projected part, arranged on the first tooth part (31b, 41), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and having a curvature center at a position eccentric from a rotation center of the first gear; and an engagement recessed part, arranged between the adjacent second tooth parts (32c, 42) of the plurality of second tooth parts (32c, 42), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and engaged with the engagement projected part. an engagement projected part, arranged on the first tooth part (31b, 41), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and having a curvature center at a position eccentric from a rotation center of the first gear; and an engagement recessed part, arranged between the adjacent second tooth parts (32c, 42) of the plurality of second tooth parts (32c, 42), formed in an arc shape in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first gear, and engaged with the engagement projected part.
A bearing assembly (10, 10a, 10b) for a rotating shaft (15, 15a, 15b) comprising: a bearing (12, 12a, 12b) in which the shaft is disposed; and a bearing support mounted about and radially supporting the bearing, the bearing support at least in part defining a squeeze film annulus (H, Ha, Hb) of the bearing assembly, said squeeze film annulus being an annular gap that is to be filled with hydraulic fluid for providing squeeze film damping; and at least one centering element (150a, 150b, 150c) associated with the bearing and bearing support and acting to center the bearing within the squeeze film annulus; wherein the at least one centering element comprises a plurality of load cell springs (150a, 150b, 150c) provided at radially spaced locations around the bearing. a bearing (12, 12a, 12b) in which the shaft is disposed; and a bearing support mounted about and radially supporting the bearing, the bearing support at least in part defining a squeeze film annulus (H, Ha, Hb) of the bearing assembly, said squeeze film annulus being an annular gap that is to be filled with hydraulic fluid for providing squeeze film damping; and at least one centering element (150a, 150b, 150c) associated with the bearing and bearing support and acting to center the bearing within the squeeze film annulus; wherein the at least one centering element comprises a plurality of load cell springs (150a, 150b, 150c) provided at radially spaced locations around the bearing.
A method (400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) for conditioning and supplying a liquid to a fluid system comprising: coupling a container of heat transfer fluid to an input (102, 202, 302); removing moisture from the heat transfer fluid via a molecular sieve (106, 206, 317), wherein a pressure source (108, 208) is configured to push the heat transfer fluid out of the container and through the molecular sieve (106, 206, 317); subsequent to removing the moisture from the heat transfer fluid, separating, via an orifice (112, 212, 307) coupled to a tank (110, 210, 306), the heat transfer fluid into liquid and gas particles within the tank (110, 210, 306); removing, via a vacuum (214, 308) coupled to the tank (110, 210, 306), the gas particles from the tank (110, 210, 306); removing, via a filter (220, 222) coupled to the tank (110, 210, 306), solid particles from the liquid; and supplying, via an output (116, 216, 326), the liquid into the fluid system, wherein the pressure source (108, 208) is configured to push the liquid out of the tank (110, 210, 306) and into the fluid system. coupling a container of heat transfer fluid to an input (102, 202, 302); removing moisture from the heat transfer fluid via a molecular sieve (106, 206, 317), wherein a pressure source (108, 208) is configured to push the heat transfer fluid out of the container and through the molecular sieve (106, 206, 317); subsequent to removing the moisture from the heat transfer fluid, separating, via an orifice (112, 212, 307) coupled to a tank (110, 210, 306), the heat transfer fluid into liquid and gas particles within the tank (110, 210, 306); removing, via a vacuum (214, 308) coupled to the tank (110, 210, 306), the gas particles from the tank (110, 210, 306); removing, via a filter (220, 222) coupled to the tank (110, 210, 306), solid particles from the liquid; and supplying, via an output (116, 216, 326), the liquid into the fluid system, wherein the pressure source (108, 208) is configured to push the liquid out of the tank (110, 210, 306) and into the fluid system.
An induction heating cooking apparatus, comprising: a top plate (20, 80) having a tabular shape and including a first region and a second region having a higher thermal conductivity than does the first region; a heating coil (11, 12) provided below the first region included in the top plate (20, 3, 80) and configured to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the first region; and a cooling device provided below the second region included in the top plate (20, 4, 80) and configured to cool a cooking container placed on the second region, the cooling device being firmly attached to a bottom face of the top plate (20, 4) with an elastic body interposed between the cooling device and the bottom face of the top plate (20, 4). a top plate (20, 80) having a tabular shape and including a first region and a second region having a higher thermal conductivity than does the first region; a heating coil (11, 12) provided below the first region included in the top plate (20, 3, 80) and configured to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the first region; and a cooling device provided below the second region included in the top plate (20, 4, 80) and configured to cool a cooking container placed on the second region, the cooling device being firmly attached to a bottom face of the top plate (20, 4) with an elastic body interposed between the cooling device and the bottom face of the top plate (20, 4).
A disc brake protector (1, 101) for a bicycle, the disc brake protector (1, 101) comprising: (a) an inner cover (10, 110) for fitting around an axle of a bicycle wheel (205, 225) between the wheel (205, 225) and the disc brake, the inner cover (10, 110) comprising a closable opening (15, 115) for insertion of the axle, and (b) an outer cover which is attachable to the inner cover (10, 110) such that, in use, the covers (10, 110, 5) enclose the disc brake, characterised in that the inner cover (10, 110) and the outer cover are provided with first (50, 150) and second (55, 155) parts of a hook and loop fastener such that the inner cover (10, 110) can be removably attached to the outer cover. (a) an inner cover (10, 110) for fitting around an axle of a bicycle wheel (205, 225) between the wheel (205, 225) and the disc brake, the inner cover (10, 110) comprising a closable opening (15, 115) for insertion of the axle, and (b) an outer cover which is attachable to the inner cover (10, 110) such that, in use, the covers (10, 110, 5) enclose the disc brake,
Call input device of an elevator comprising a keyboard for inputting the number of a floor, which call input device has a keyboard control for the keyboard, whereby the keyboard control is configured to open an input channel from the keyboard for the input of a further digit of a floor number to enter a more than one-digit floor number, whereby the call input device comprises a proximity sensor having a sensing area in front of the keyboard, and that the keyboard control is configured to open/close the input channel from the keyboard for the input of a further digit in response to the signal of the proximity sensor characterized in that the proximity sensor is configured to sense the direction of a movement in the sensing area and to close the input channel for the input of a further digit when the movement direction is sensed as being away from the keyboard.
Ibudilast or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method of treating a patient diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, said method comprising administering to a patient diagnosed with AUD a therapeutically effective amount of ibudilast or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in which the patient also exhibits symptoms of depression.
An active stylus configured to transmit data to a sensor controller coupled to a sensor, the active stylus comprising: a pen-tip electrode, and a stylus controller, which is coupled to the pen-tip electrode and which, in operation, establishes a communication channel between the active stylus and the sensor controller by transmitting to the sensor controller a first packet including a stylus ID of the active stylus, the stylus ID being a global ID of 5 bits or more, and by receiving a local ID assigned to the active stylus by the sensor controller, and after the communication channel is established, transmits to the sensor controller a second packet that includes operation state data indicative of an operation state of the active stylus and that does not include the stylus ID, to enable the sensor to correlate positions of the active stylus with the stylus ID, wherein the stylus controller establishes the communication channel after having received, via the pen-tip electrode from the sensor controller, channel data indicative of the communication channel determined by the sensor controller, and wherein the first packet is a response packet including the stylus ID and being indicative of reception of the channel data. a pen-tip electrode, and a stylus controller, which is coupled to the pen-tip electrode and which, in operation, establishes a communication channel between the active stylus and the sensor controller by transmitting to the sensor controller a first packet including a stylus ID of the active stylus, the stylus ID being a global ID of 5 bits or more, and by receiving a local ID assigned to the active stylus by the sensor controller, and after the communication channel is established, transmits to the sensor controller a second packet that includes operation state data indicative of an operation state of the active stylus and that does not include the stylus ID, to enable the sensor to correlate positions of the active stylus with the stylus ID, wherein the stylus controller establishes the communication channel after having received, via the pen-tip electrode from the sensor controller, channel data indicative of the communication channel determined by the sensor controller, and wherein the first packet is a response packet including the stylus ID and being indicative of reception of the channel data.
Electronic assembly comprising at least two pieces of electronic equipment (10, C1, C2, C3, C4) connected together by an avionics network and/or by a direct link, characterized in that at least one of the at least two pieces of electronic equipment comprises an electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion of the state(s) of an aircraft, and at least one of the at least two pieces of electronic equipment comprises at least one consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4) of at least one value of at least one state of the said aircraft, the electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion being configured for at least: - calculate the value of one or more distinct aircraft state(s), characterized in that the electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion is further configured for: - generate a list of aircraft state(s) whose value is suitable to be accessible via the electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion, the list comprising, for each aircraft state(s), at least one representative item of information of the said aircraft state, - diffuse the list to each consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4) of at least one value of at least one state of the said aircraft, - receive, from at least one consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4), at least one request for transmission of one or more values of at least one first aircraft state selected from the list, the request comprising the said at least one representative information related to the said at least one first selected aircraft state, - transmit, to the said at least one consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4), only the value or values of the said at least one selected aircraft state. - calculate the value of one or more distinct aircraft state(s), - generate a list of aircraft state(s) whose value is suitable to be accessible via the electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion, the list comprising, for each aircraft state(s), at least one representative item of information of the said aircraft state, - diffuse the list to each consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4) of at least one value of at least one state of the said aircraft, - receive, from at least one consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4), at least one request for transmission of one or more values of at least one first aircraft state selected from the list, the request comprising the said at least one representative information related to the said at least one first selected aircraft state, - transmit, to the said at least one consumer avionics device (C1, C2, C3, C4), only the value or values of the said at least one selected aircraft state.
A method for communicating peer discovery information executed by a communication device, the method characterized by comprising: transmitting first peer discovery information during a first period of time using a first antenna pattern; transmitting second peer discovery information during a second period of time using a second antenna pattern, wherein said first antenna pattern is a beam antenna pattern, and said second antenna pattern is an omni-directional antenna pattern; and transmitting peer discovery information during n additional periods of time which are different from said first and second periods of time, a different one of n different beam antenna patterns being used during each of the n additional periods of time, n being a positive integer; wherein the omni-directional antenna pattern is further used between the use of the n different beam antenna patterns. transmitting first peer discovery information during a first period of time using a first antenna pattern; transmitting second peer discovery information during a second period of time using a second antenna pattern, wherein said first antenna pattern is a beam antenna pattern, and said second antenna pattern is an omni-directional antenna pattern; and transmitting peer discovery information during n additional periods of time which are different from said first and second periods of time, a different one of n different beam antenna patterns being used during each of the n additional periods of time, n being a positive integer; wherein the omni-directional antenna pattern is further used between the use of the n different beam antenna patterns.
An optical system for observing a front object and an approximately lateral object, characterized in that a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group including a reflective-refractive lens, an aperture stop, and a third lens group with positive refractive power are arranged in that order from the front-object side, the reflective-refractive lens is provided with a first surface (RLa) which is formed on the front-object side, a second surface (RLb) which is formed on the image side, and a third surface (RLc) which is formed between the first and second surfaces in the circumferential direction so that the optical axis is surrounded by the third surface (RLc), the first surface (RLa) includes a first transmission surface which is formed with the center of the first transmission surface being on the optical axis and a first reflection surface which faces toward the image side and is formed around the first transmission surface, and the first surface (RLa) is an aspherical surface which has a concave-surface shape in the vicinity of the optical axis and a convex-surface shape in the vicinity of the first reflection surface, the second surface (RLb) includes a second transmission surface which is formed with the center of the second transmission surface being on the optical axis and a second reflection surface which faces toward the front-object side and is formed around the second transmission surface, and the third surface (RLc) is a transmission surface, wherein the first transmission surface, the first reflection surface, the second transmission surface, the second reflection surface and the third surface (RLc) are configured so that after light from the front-object side is incident on the first transmission surface, the light emerges from the second transmission surface to the image side, and so that after light from the approximately-lateral object side is incident on the third surface (RLc), the light is reflected by the second reflection surface and the first reflection surface in that order and emerges from the second transmission surface to the image side, and wherein the following condition is satisfied: 2 < R 21 _ 1 / f F _ 21 < 30 where f F_21 denotes the focal length of the reflective-refractive lens relative to paraxial light rays in light from the front-object side, and R 21_1 denotes the paraxial radius of curvature of the first surface (RLa) of the reflective-refractive lens.
An automatic transfer switch for automatically switching an electrical load between two power sources, the automatic transfer switch comprising: a switch module; primary and secondary input cords, each electrically connected to said switch module, and each including a plug for receiving power from a different one of said two power sources; an output connection, attached to said switch module, for supplying power to said electrical load; and a relay disposed within said switch module and coupled to said primary input cord; wherein said relay is operable to sense a power quality of a power signal carried by said primary input cord, said relay including a coil connected between the primary line conductor and the neutral conductor of the primary input cord so as to control the state of said relay, wherein said coil is energized or de-energized by said power signal carried by said primary input cord, such that: when said power quality is acceptable a voltage of the power signal energizes said coil and, in a resulting energized state of said relay, a first set of electrical contacts are mechanically coupled due to said state of said relay so as to couple said output connection to said primary input cord; and when said power quality is unacceptable, said voltage of the power signal de-energizes said coil and, in a resulting state of the relay, a second set of contacts are mechanically coupled due to said state of said relay so as to de-couple said output connection from said primary input cord and to couple said output connection to said secondary input cord. a switch module; primary and secondary input cords, each electrically connected to said switch module, and each including a plug for receiving power from a different one of said two power sources; an output connection, attached to said switch module, for supplying power to said electrical load; and a relay disposed within said switch module and coupled to said primary input cord; when said power quality is acceptable a voltage of the power signal energizes said coil and, in a resulting energized state of said relay, a first set of electrical contacts are mechanically coupled due to said state of said relay so as to couple said output connection to said primary input cord; and when said power quality is unacceptable, said voltage of the power signal de-energizes said coil and, in a resulting state of the relay, a second set of contacts are mechanically coupled due to said state of said relay so as to de-couple said output connection from said primary input cord and to couple said output connection to said secondary input cord.