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A pattern formation method, comprising the steps of: (i) a first step of forming a film having a flat surface on an uneven structure including a concave portion exhibiting liquid repellency and a convex portion exhibiting lyophilic properties so as to cover the concave portion and the convex portion; and (ii) a second step of forming a pattern by drying the film, wherein the film is formed with a coating liquid that satisfies: σ > 0.153 p 1.947 × δ − 3.84 × | a H | 1.022 wherein σ (N/m) is the surface tension; δ (m) is the film thickness; p (m) is the pitch of irregularities made up of the concave portion exhibiting liquid repellency and the convex portion exhibiting lyophilic properties; wherein, given that the concave portion and the convex portion constitute a line and space pattern, the pitch of irregularities refers to a total width of one line and one space; and a H is the Hamaker constant; and when there are plural Hamaker constants, a Hamaker constant being negative and whose absolute value is largest among the plural Hamaker constants is defined as the Hamaker constant a H in the surface tension. (i) a first step of forming a film having a flat surface on an uneven structure including a concave portion exhibiting liquid repellency and a convex portion exhibiting lyophilic properties so as to cover the concave portion and the convex portion; and (ii) a second step of forming a pattern by drying the film, wherein the film is formed with a coating liquid that satisfies: σ > 0.153 p 1.947 × δ − 3.84 × | a H | 1.022 wherein σ (N/m) is the surface tension; δ (m) is the film thickness; p (m) is the pitch of irregularities made up of the concave portion exhibiting liquid repellency and the convex portion exhibiting lyophilic properties; wherein, given that the concave portion and the convex portion constitute a line and space pattern, the pitch of irregularities refers to a total width of one line and one space; and a H is the Hamaker constant; and when there are plural Hamaker constants, a Hamaker constant being negative and whose absolute value is largest among the plural Hamaker constants is defined as the Hamaker constant a H in the surface tension. σ (N/m) is the surface tension; δ (m) is the film thickness; p (m) is the pitch of irregularities made up of the concave portion exhibiting liquid repellency and the convex portion exhibiting lyophilic properties; wherein, given that the concave portion and the convex portion constitute a line and space pattern, the pitch of irregularities refers to a total width of one line and one space; and a H is the Hamaker constant; and when there are plural Hamaker constants, a Hamaker constant being negative and whose absolute value is largest among the plural Hamaker constants is defined as the Hamaker constant a H in the surface tension.
A sleeve for a gas nozzle, comprising a sleeve main body and comprising a sleeve end face formed at least in part by a wear protection element fastened on the sleeve main body, the wear protection element being made of a more wear-resistant material than the sleeve main body adjoining the sleeve end face, wherein an inner and/or an outer beveled portion (18a, 18b) of the sleeve end face are formed at least in part by the wear protection element, characterized in that, the wear protection element is formed annular or tubular, that the wear protection element and the sleeve main body are plugged into one another, and that the wall thickness (d) of the wear protection element in an inner portion of the sleeve main body adjoining the sleeve end face is less than half the wall thickness of the sleeve and not more than 2 mm.
Root crop harvester, comprising an elevator for lifting root crops and unloading these root crops inside the root crop harvester, the elevator comprising: - a first pair of endless carrying strips, belts or chains, arranged in parallel, which are drivable over a first closed path; - baskets, at least in an ascending part of the closed path arranged between the first strips, belts or chains, for receiving the root crops; and - at least two deflection rollers, onto which the first strips, belts, chains are arranged, which define the said ascending part or which define a descending part of the closed path; characterized in that the elevator comprises a fixed frame and a moveable frame to which the said deflection rollers are rotatably fixed, which moveable frame is moveable in a horizontal direction with respect to the fixed frame, such that that the elevator is deformable between - a working position; - and a travel position in which in at least the ascending part or the descending part of the path, the first strips, belts or chains are moved in the horizontal direction with respect to the working position, such that the width of the elevator is reduced. - a first pair of endless carrying strips, belts or chains, arranged in parallel, which are drivable over a first closed path; - baskets, at least in an ascending part of the closed path arranged between the first strips, belts or chains, for receiving the root crops; and - at least two deflection rollers, onto which the first strips, belts, chains are arranged, which define the said ascending part or which define a descending part of the closed path; - a working position; - and a travel position in which in at least the ascending part or the descending part of the path, the first strips, belts or chains are moved in the horizontal direction with respect to the working position, such that the width of the elevator is reduced.
Apparatus for processing containers and in particular for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers with a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein this transport device has a movable support, on which a plurality of processing stations are arranged, which in each case are suitable and intended for processing the plastic preforms, with a clean room, which surrounds at least portions of the transport path of the plastic preforms and which is delimited by means of at least one wall relative to an environment, wherein the device has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall, wherein the inspection device has an illumination device which illuminates at least a portion of the containers, characterised in that the illumination device is arranged in such a way that the containers are transported between the image capturing device and the illumination device. wherein the device has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall, wherein the inspection device has an illumination device which illuminates at least a portion of the containers, characterised in that the illumination device is arranged in such a way that the containers are transported between the image capturing device and the illumination device.
An electronic vapourprovision device body, comprising a power cell and a processor, and configured to be releasably connected to a vaporiser; characterised in that the processor is configured to enter a sleep mode when the vaporiser is connected to the body and the device is inactive for an inactive time; and the processor is configured to leave the sleep mode and enter a usable mode when the vaporiser is disconnected from the body then reconnected to the body.
Method of controlling a welding system comprising: - loading data from a memory circuitry relating to the input arc parameters and input system parameters; - controlling a weld current supplied to an electrode at a current ramp rate; - sensing the controlled weld current and the changing arc voltage; characterized by - determining a resistance of the electrode based at least in part on the sensed controlled weld current and a changing arc voltage; - determining a fall voltage based at least in part on said loaded data for a functional relationship between the arc length and a sum of the fall voltage and the arc voltage; - determining the arc voltage based at least in part on a sensed weld voltage, the resistance of the electrode, and the fall voltage; and - determining an arc length based at least in part or said loaded data for a functional relationship between the arc length and a sum of the fall voltage and the arc voltage, wherein the arc length comprises a distance between the electrode and a workpiece, and the arc voltage comprises a voltage between the electrode and the workpiece, wherein the arc voltage is directly related to the arc length and the fall voltage is approximated as the voltage value where the arc length value is approximately equal to zero;determining a difference between the determined arc length and an arc length setting to control a power supply and/ or wire feeder in a closed-loop control to adjust the arc length based at least in part on the arc length difference. - loading data from a memory circuitry relating to the input arc parameters and input system parameters; - controlling a weld current supplied to an electrode at a current ramp rate; - sensing the controlled weld current and the changing arc voltage; - determining a resistance of the electrode based at least in part on the sensed controlled weld current and a changing arc voltage; - determining a fall voltage based at least in part on said loaded data for a functional relationship between the arc length and a sum of the fall voltage and the arc voltage; - determining the arc voltage based at least in part on a sensed weld voltage, the resistance of the electrode, and the fall voltage; and - determining an arc length based at least in part or said loaded data for a functional relationship between the arc length and a sum of the fall voltage and the arc voltage, wherein the arc length comprises a distance between the electrode and a workpiece, and the arc voltage comprises a voltage between the electrode and the workpiece, wherein the arc voltage is directly related to the arc length and the fall voltage is approximated as the voltage value where the arc length value is approximately equal to zero;determining a difference between the determined arc length and an arc length setting to control a power supply and/ or wire feeder in a closed-loop control to adjust the arc length based at least in part on the arc length difference.
A pressure generator inlet apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a body configured to removably engage an inlet of a pressure generator and receive a two-sided disc particulate filter, the body forming an orifice configured to conduct gas that has passed through the filter to the pressure generator inlet; and a support coupled to the body at or near the orifice, the support configured to extend from the body toward the filter and support the filter, the support configured to resist collapse of the filter into the orifice caused by gas flowing through the filter to the pressure generator inlet; wherein the body is configured to couple with the inlet on a first side of the body and receive the filter on a second side of the body opposite the first side of the body, and wherein the support is a protrusion configured to extend from the second side of the body toward the filter and support the filter, wherein the two-sided disc particulate filter is a pancake filter, wherein, responsive to being received by the body, a first side of the pancake filter engages the second side of the body, and the protrusion extends past the first side of the pancake filter into an inside of the pancake filter to support a second, opposite side of the pancake filter from the inside; and wherein the apparatus further comprises the filter. a body configured to removably engage an inlet of a pressure generator and receive a two-sided disc particulate filter, the body forming an orifice configured to conduct gas that has passed through the filter to the pressure generator inlet; and a support coupled to the body at or near the orifice, the support configured to extend from the body toward the filter and support the filter, the support configured to resist collapse of the filter into the orifice caused by gas flowing through the filter to the pressure generator inlet; wherein the body is configured to couple with the inlet on a first side of the body and receive the filter on a second side of the body opposite the first side of the body, and wherein the support is a protrusion configured to extend from the second side of the body toward the filter and support the filter, wherein the two-sided disc particulate filter is a pancake filter, wherein, responsive to being received by the body, a first side of the pancake filter engages the second side of the body, and the protrusion extends past the first side of the pancake filter into an inside of the pancake filter to support a second, opposite side of the pancake filter from the inside; and wherein the apparatus further comprises the filter.
A crystalline multilayer structure comprising: a crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) comprising a corundum-structured oxide semiconductor as a major component, wherein the oxide semiconductor containing indium and/or gallium as a major component, and wherein the crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) contains germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, or niobium, characterised in that the crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) is substantially free of carbon. a crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) comprising a corundum-structured oxide semiconductor as a major component, wherein the oxide semiconductor containing indium and/or gallium as a major component, and wherein the crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) contains germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, or niobium, characterised in that the crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film (101a, 101b) is substantially free of carbon.
A diterminally amine-modified perfluoropolyether compound of general formula below wherein Rf is a perfluoropolyether group; each R 1 is independently an unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 2, R 3 and R 4 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; each R 5 is independently an unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; each R 6 is independently a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 50 carbon atoms which may include at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or silicon atom; each occurrence of 'm' is independently 0, 1 or 2; and each occurrence of 'n' is independently an integer from 0 to 8.
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus comprising: a heat exchanger having a pair of header pipes provided at both ends of the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of flattened pipes between the pair of the header pipes and communicating with insides of the pair of the header pipes; a base plate on which the heat exchanger is placed; a first spacer mounted on a lower end portion of each header pipe and covering the lower end portion of each header pipe and a fixing member fixing the heat exchanger via the first spacer, wherein the fixing member is mounted on the first spacer; wherein the first spacer is made of a resin or a metal that is less noble than a metal forming the heat exchanger, characterized in that the outdoor unit comprises a partition plate which is placed on the base plate and separates a blower chamber and a machine chamber, the heat exchanger includes side plates, wherein a first side plate of the side plates is provided at an outer uppermost flattened pipe of the plurality of flattened pipes and a second side plate of the side plates is provided at an outer lowermost pipe of the plurality of flattened pipes; a second spacer mounted on a portion of the first and the second side plate and covering the portion of the first and the second side plate is provided, and the heat exchanger is placed on the base plate via the first spacer mounted on the lower end of each header pipe and the second spacer mounted on the second side plate which is provided at the outer lowermost flattened pipe, and a lower end of the heat exchanger is kept horizontal. a heat exchanger having a pair of header pipes provided at both ends of the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of flattened pipes between the pair of the header pipes and communicating with insides of the pair of the header pipes; a base plate on which the heat exchanger is placed; a first spacer mounted on a lower end portion of each header pipe and covering the lower end portion of each header pipe and a fixing member fixing the heat exchanger via the first spacer, wherein the fixing member is mounted on the first spacer; wherein the first spacer is made of a resin or a metal that is less noble than a metal forming the heat exchanger, characterized in that the outdoor unit comprises a partition plate which is placed on the base plate and separates a blower chamber and a machine chamber, the heat exchanger includes side plates, wherein a first side plate of the side plates is provided at an outer uppermost flattened pipe of the plurality of flattened pipes and a second side plate of the side plates is provided at an outer lowermost pipe of the plurality of flattened pipes; a second spacer mounted on a portion of the first and the second side plate and covering the portion of the first and the second side plate is provided, and the heat exchanger is placed on the base plate via the first spacer mounted on the lower end of each header pipe and the second spacer mounted on the second side plate which is provided at the outer lowermost flattened pipe, and a lower end of the heat exchanger is kept horizontal.
A paper-pulp based solid substrate, comprising a fluorochemical and a degraded root or tuber starch or a degraded root or tuber starch blend, which degraded root or tuber starch or degraded root or tuber starch blend comprises 90-100 wt.%, based on the total weight of the starch or starch blend, of amylopectin, and which root or tuber starch or root or tuber starch blend is characterized by a molecular weight of 0.5 - 20 • 10 6 Da, and a viscosity, determined on a 15 wt.% aqueous solution by a Brookfield LVF viscometer at 60 rpm and at 50 °C, of 20 - 150 cP, wherein the paper-pulp based solid substrate is paper or cardboard.
A predictive coding method of a first group of pictures belonging to a sequence of pictures using at least one reference picture of a second group of pictures other than the first group of pictures to be coded, the method comprising: - determining parameters (pi) of a transform from the pictures of the first group of pictures; - applying the transform using said determined parameters to said at least one reference picture (R i-1,l) in such a manner that the pixel values of said at least one reference picture are expressed in a target dynamic range; - applying the transform using said determined parameters to the pictures of the first group of pictures; - predictive coding the pictures of the first group of pictures using said at least one reference picture thus transformed, characterized in that the transform is a tone mapping and the parameters are values of slopes of a piecewise tone-mapping curve, the values of the slopes being obtained from a histogram of values associated with each pixel of each of the pictures of the first group of pictures. - determining parameters (pi) of a transform from the pictures of the first group of pictures; - applying the transform using said determined parameters to said at least one reference picture (R i-1,l) in such a manner that the pixel values of said at least one reference picture are expressed in a target dynamic range; - applying the transform using said determined parameters to the pictures of the first group of pictures; - predictive coding the pictures of the first group of pictures using said at least one reference picture thus transformed, characterized in that the transform is a tone mapping and the parameters are values of slopes of a piecewise tone-mapping curve, the values of the slopes being obtained from a histogram of values associated with each pixel of each of the pictures of the first group of pictures.
A method for producing an organic compound, wherein at least two fluids, a first fluid and a second fluid, are used, the first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible with each other, of the two fluids, at least the first fluid contains one or more entities selected from three entities selected from an organic compound, a reacting agent, and a phase-transfer catalyst, of the fluids other than the first fluid, at least the second fluid contains at least one entity not selected from the three entities, the first fluid and the second fluid as the whole contains the three entities, the first fluid and the second fluid introduced into between processing surfaces which are disposed in a position they are faced with each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, then converged to form a thin film fluid, thereby conducting a phase-transfer catalysis reaction in the thin film fluid, a distance between the processing surfaces is maintained at a predetermined distance of 1 mm or less by a balance between the force in the direction to make the processing surfaces approach and a force in the direction to make the processing surfaces to separate, and of the first fluid and the second fluid, a fluid containing at least the phase-transfer catalyst is prepared, before it is introduced into between the processing surfaces, such that the phase-transfer catalyst contained in the first fluid and/or the second fluid is substantially homogeneously mixed in the said fluid. at least two fluids, a first fluid and a second fluid, are used, the first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible with each other, of the two fluids, at least the first fluid contains one or more entities selected from three entities selected from an organic compound, a reacting agent, and a phase-transfer catalyst, of the fluids other than the first fluid, at least the second fluid contains at least one entity not selected from the three entities, the first fluid and the second fluid as the whole contains the three entities, the first fluid and the second fluid introduced into between processing surfaces which are disposed in a position they are faced with each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, then converged to form a thin film fluid, thereby conducting a phase-transfer catalysis reaction in the thin film fluid, a distance between the processing surfaces is maintained at a predetermined distance of 1 mm or less by a balance between the force in the direction to make the processing surfaces approach and a force in the direction to make the processing surfaces to separate, and of the first fluid and the second fluid, a fluid containing at least the phase-transfer catalyst is prepared, before it is introduced into between the processing surfaces, such that the phase-transfer catalyst contained in the first fluid and/or the second fluid is substantially homogeneously mixed in the said fluid.