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A method of making microcapsules comprising a wall material and an encapsulated hydrophobic core material, said method comprising (a) forming a dispersion of an oil phase composition comprising a hydrophobic core material and a core monomer comprising one or more polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers, that are wholly or partially soluble in the hydrophobic core material, in a continuous water phase composition, comprising water and a water phase monomer comprising at least one or more polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers, all or a portion of which are poor to moderately hydrophilic with a solubility of less than about 50 grams per liter (g/L) as measured in deionized water at 20°C, and wherein each of the oil phase composition and the water phase composition contains at least one initiator for effecting or initiating the polymerization of the monomers of each phase; (b) subjecting the dispersion to one or more conditions that initiate or effectuate the polymerization of the water phase monomer and the core monomer; (c) maintaining the dispersion under such conditions so as to continue polymerization of the core and water phase monomers until such time as the full capsule walls are formed; and, optionally, thereafter (d) isolating the formed microcapsules from the continuous phase. (a) forming a dispersion of an oil phase composition comprising a hydrophobic core material and a core monomer comprising one or more polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers, that are wholly or partially soluble in the hydrophobic core material, in a continuous water phase composition, comprising water and a water phase monomer comprising at least one or more polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers, all or a portion of which are poor to moderately hydrophilic with a solubility of less than about 50 grams per liter (g/L) as measured in deionized water at 20°C, and wherein each of the oil phase composition and the water phase composition contains at least one initiator for effecting or initiating the polymerization of the monomers of each phase; (b) subjecting the dispersion to one or more conditions that initiate or effectuate the polymerization of the water phase monomer and the core monomer; (c) maintaining the dispersion under such conditions so as to continue polymerization of the core and water phase monomers until such time as the full capsule walls are formed; and, optionally, thereafter (d) isolating the formed microcapsules from the continuous phase.
A method of operating a first terminal in a mobile telecommunications system and for using a relay node as a terminal-to-terminal relay for a device-to-device, D2D, communication between the first terminal and a second terminal, the method comprising the first terminal: receiving one or more grant messages notifying the first terminal of allocated resources for the relay node to relay the device-to-device communication; the first terminal exchanging messages with the second terminal for the device-to-device communication, in a case where a first D2D communications link between the first terminal and the second terminal has a poor link quality, via the relay node and using the allocated resources; and the first terminal exchanging messages via a second D2D communications link with a third terminal, in a case where the second D2D communications link has a good link quality, without relaying messages via the relay node. receiving one or more grant messages notifying the first terminal of allocated resources for the relay node to relay the device-to-device communication; the first terminal exchanging messages with the second terminal for the device-to-device communication, in a case where a first D2D communications link between the first terminal and the second terminal has a poor link quality, via the relay node and using the allocated resources; and the first terminal exchanging messages via a second D2D communications link with a third terminal, in a case where the second D2D communications link has a good link quality, without relaying messages via the relay node.
An additive manufacturing machine, comprising: a first device configured to dispense and distribute powdered build material uniformly to a desired thickness in layers on a support; a second device configured to selectively dispense a coalescing agent in a pattern corresponding to an object slice on a layer of powdered build material; a light source configured to apply light energy to the pattern to cause the build material to coalesce by melting; characterized by a third device configured to press a part into coalesced build material while the coalesced build material is still molten; and a controller configured to execute instructions to: cause the first device to layer build material with the desired thickness; cause the second device to dispense coalescing agent in a pattern corresponding to an object slice on a layer of powdered build material; cause the light source to apply light energy to the pattern; and cause the third device to press a part into coalesced build material while the coalesced build material is still molten a first device configured to dispense and distribute powdered build material uniformly to a desired thickness in layers on a support; a second device configured to selectively dispense a coalescing agent in a pattern corresponding to an object slice on a layer of powdered build material; a light source configured to apply light energy to the pattern to cause the build material to coalesce by melting; characterized by a third device configured to press a part into coalesced build material while the coalesced build material is still molten; and a controller configured to execute instructions to: cause the first device to layer build material with the desired thickness; cause the second device to dispense coalescing agent in a pattern corresponding to an object slice on a layer of powdered build material; cause the light source to apply light energy to the pattern; and cause the third device to press a part into coalesced build material while the coalesced build material is still molten cause the first device to layer build material with the desired thickness; cause the second device to dispense coalescing agent in a pattern corresponding to an object slice on a layer of powdered build material; cause the light source to apply light energy to the pattern; and cause the third device to press a part into coalesced build material while the coalesced build material is still molten
A waste container monitoring system comprising: a waste compactor system (200, 230) comprising a waste container and a hydraulic line; a monitoring assembly configured to be connected to the waste compactor system or the waste container, wherein the monitoring assembly comprises a hub device and one or more sensors (260, 280) connected to the hub device via one or more wired and/or wireless connections, wherein the one or more sensors (260, 280) are positioned on or in the waste container or the waste compactor system (200, 230); a remote processing system; and a communication connection connecting the monitoring assembly to the remote processing system; wherein the one or more sensors (260, 280) are configured to monitor one or more conditions of the container, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a pressure sensor connected to the hydraulic line and a connection sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of a connection of the waste compactor system (200, 230) to power or to a fixed connection; the hub device comprises a controller configured to determine fullness of the waste container based on pressure data from the pressure sensor; and the communication connection is configured to communicate the one or more conditions to the remote processing system. a waste compactor system (200, 230) comprising a waste container and a hydraulic line; a monitoring assembly configured to be connected to the waste compactor system or the waste container, wherein the monitoring assembly comprises a hub device and one or more sensors (260, 280) connected to the hub device via one or more wired and/or wireless connections, wherein the one or more sensors (260, 280) are positioned on or in the waste container or the waste compactor system (200, 230); a remote processing system; and a communication connection connecting the monitoring assembly to the remote processing system; wherein the one or more sensors (260, 280) are configured to monitor one or more conditions of the container, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a pressure sensor connected to the hydraulic line and a connection sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of a connection of the waste compactor system (200, 230) to power or to a fixed connection; the hub device comprises a controller configured to determine fullness of the waste container based on pressure data from the pressure sensor; and the communication connection is configured to communicate the one or more conditions to the remote processing system.
A laminated carbon brush comprising: at least two layers (4, 6) of a lower resistivity layer and a higher resistivity layer, wherein the higher resistivity layer is provided at the rear end along a sliding direction (x), characterized in that regarding both the lower resistivity layer and the higher resistivity layer, circular directional resistivities of the brush along the circular direction (x) in the rotation direction of the commutator are higher than non-circular directional resistivities of the brush along a radial direction (y) of the commutator and along a perpendicular direction (z) to a sliding surface of the commutator, and the brush is adapted for a liquid pump motor and for sliding on the sliding surface of a disk-like commutator in a liquid fuel, and wherein a non-circular directional resistivity of the higher resistivity layer is higher than or equal to 90,000 μΩ·cm. at least two layers (4, 6) of a lower resistivity layer and a higher resistivity layer, wherein the higher resistivity layer is provided at the rear end along a sliding direction (x), characterized in that regarding both the lower resistivity layer and the higher resistivity layer, circular directional resistivities of the brush along the circular direction (x) in the rotation direction of the commutator are higher than non-circular directional resistivities of the brush along a radial direction (y) of the commutator and along a perpendicular direction (z) to a sliding surface of the commutator, and the brush is adapted for a liquid pump motor and for sliding on the sliding surface of a disk-like commutator in a liquid fuel, and wherein a non-circular directional resistivity of the higher resistivity layer is higher than or equal to 90,000 μΩ·cm.
A non-pneumatic tire using a resin composition for a framework member, the resin composition having a bending modulus of elasticity at -20°C according to a three-point bending test according to ISO 178: 2010 Method A of 1600 MPa or less, and a bending modulus of elasticity at 60°C according to a three-point bending test according to ISO 178: 2010 Method A of 150 MPa or more, characterized in that the resin composition comprises a thermoplastic elastomer having a hard segment and a soft segment in a molecule thereof, and a resin of the same kind as the hard segment other than the thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the resin has a thermoplastic or thermosetting property, and does not include vulcanized rubber and wherein the thermoplastic elastomer does not include vulcanized rubber.
An electronic device, comprising: a regulator controller which operates to control conversion of an input voltage to an output voltage, comprising: a switching regulator which receives a first signal indicative of a level of said output voltage and which develops a pulse control signal to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a low dropout regulator which receives said first signal and which operates to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a mode controller which detects a low load condition and which enables and disables said switching regulator and said low dropout regulator based on said low load condition; and characterized in that said switching regulator regulates said output voltage to a first voltage level when enabled, wherein said low dropout regulator regulates said output voltage to a second voltage level when enabled in which said second voltage level is greater than said first voltage level, and wherein said low dropout regulator operates with foldback to enable regulating said output voltage at said first voltage level while said switching regulator and said low dropout regulator are both enabled. a regulator controller which operates to control conversion of an input voltage to an output voltage, comprising: a switching regulator which receives a first signal indicative of a level of said output voltage and which develops a pulse control signal to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a low dropout regulator which receives said first signal and which operates to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a mode controller which detects a low load condition and which enables and disables said switching regulator and said low dropout regulator based on said low load condition; and characterized in that a switching regulator which receives a first signal indicative of a level of said output voltage and which develops a pulse control signal to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a low dropout regulator which receives said first signal and which operates to regulate said output voltage when enabled; a mode controller which detects a low load condition and which enables and disables said switching regulator and said low dropout regulator based on said low load condition; and characterized in that said switching regulator regulates said output voltage to a first voltage level when enabled, wherein said low dropout regulator regulates said output voltage to a second voltage level when enabled in which said second voltage level is greater than said first voltage level, and wherein said low dropout regulator operates with foldback to enable regulating said output voltage at said first voltage level while said switching regulator and said low dropout regulator are both enabled.
An ophthalmic instrument for measurement, control and manipulation of aberrations of the two eyes (2, 3; 25, 26) simultaneously that enables simultaneous binocular presentation of visual stimuli, which comprises a retinal illumination system, a single aberration correction device (4, 37, 56), as well as a single aberration sensor, characterized in that the operations of measurement, control and manipulation of aberrations are carried out in the two eyes (2, 3; 25, 26) simultaneously in a binocular manner (7, 8) and simultaneous to the presentation of the visual stimuli, wherein the single aberration correction device (4, 37, 56) and the single aberration sensor are optically conjugated to each other by means of an optical system which is further configured to optically conjugate the two exit pupils (12, 13) of the eyes (2,3) with the single aberration correction device (4, 37,56) thereby ensuring that the two light beams (17, 18) emerging from the eyes do not overlap on the single aberration correction device (4,37,56) but rather arrive separated or spatially resolved and similarly reach the single aberration sensor.
An apparatus, comprising: a probe adapted for insertion into a heart of a living subject, the probe having a distal end; and framework disposed on the distal end, the framework comprising a plurality of electrically conducting closed wire loops, wherein adjacent loops contact one another and intersect to define a chamber, the loops independently connectable to a receiver. a probe adapted for insertion into a heart of a living subject, the probe having a distal end; and framework disposed on the distal end, the framework comprising a plurality of electrically conducting closed wire loops, wherein adjacent loops contact one another and intersect to define a chamber, the loops independently connectable to a receiver.
A method for wireless communication at a user equipment, UE,, the method comprising: receiving a downlink control information message from a base station that indicates uplink resources in two or more transmission symbols for uplink communications from the UE to the base station, wherein the downlink control information message indicates the uplink resources based at least in part on a single resource indicator value received in the downlink control information message that provides a joint mapping to at least a first indicator value, that indicates a first starting transmission symbol and a first length indicator, and a second indicator value, that indicates a second starting transmission symbol and a second length indicator, wherein the single resource indicator value is a weighted sum of a first power applied to a base coordinate multiplied by the first indicator value and a second power applied to the base coordinate multiplied by the second indicator value; transmitting a first portion of the uplink communications using the first starting transmission symbol for a first transmission duration according to the first length indicator; and transmitting a second portion of the uplink communications using the second starting transmission symbol for a second transmission duration according to the second length indicator. receiving a downlink control information message from a base station that indicates uplink resources in two or more transmission symbols for uplink communications from the UE to the base station, wherein the downlink control information message indicates the uplink resources based at least in part on a single resource indicator value received in the downlink control information message that provides a joint mapping to at least a first indicator value, that indicates a first starting transmission symbol and a first length indicator, and a second indicator value, that indicates a second starting transmission symbol and a second length indicator, wherein the single resource indicator value is a weighted sum of a first power applied to a base coordinate multiplied by the first indicator value and a second power applied to the base coordinate multiplied by the second indicator value; transmitting a first portion of the uplink communications using the first starting transmission symbol for a first transmission duration according to the first length indicator; and transmitting a second portion of the uplink communications using the second starting transmission symbol for a second transmission duration according to the second length indicator.
Combination of a stamp with a hydrophobic stamp surface and an embossing material that can be hardened and used for embossing lithography with a hydrophobic surface, the embossing material consisting of a mixture of: - At least one polymerizable main component based on silicon oxide, and - At least one secondary component for setting the hydrophilicity respectively the hydrophobicity, and - an initiator and - a solvent, characterized in that in the case of activation of the initiator only the at least one main component polymerizes, wherein the, especially anorganic, main component(s) is/are formed from at least one of the following materials: - Polyhedral, oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) - Poly(organo)siloxane (silicone). - At least one polymerizable main component based on silicon oxide, and - At least one secondary component for setting the hydrophilicity respectively the hydrophobicity, and - an initiator and - a solvent, - Polyhedral, oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) - Poly(organo)siloxane (silicone).
A method for processing data packets for use in a data communication device comprising: (a) sending an original burst of data packets, with an amount of data in the original burst of data packets determined by a burst size parameter that indicates a maximum number of data packets to be sent together in a burst from the data communication device; (b) in response to receiving (128, 132) an acknowledgment, ACK, of the original burst of data packets, comparing an amount of data represented by the ACK with an amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (c) increasing the burst size parameter if the ACK acknowledges at least a predetermined amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (d) maintaining the burst size parameter to be the same if the ACK acknowledges less than the predetermined amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (e) increasing a congestion window parameter if a number of packets indicated by the ACK is equal to the number of packets in the original burst of data packets, the congestion window parameter indicating a maximum number of data packets that are allowed to be outstanding between the data communication device and another data communication device; and (f) decreasing the congestion window parameter if a number of packets indicated by the ACK is less than the number of packets in the original burst of data packets. (a) sending an original burst of data packets, with an amount of data in the original burst of data packets determined by a burst size parameter that indicates a maximum number of data packets to be sent together in a burst from the data communication device; (b) in response to receiving (128, 132) an acknowledgment, ACK, of the original burst of data packets, comparing an amount of data represented by the ACK with an amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (c) increasing the burst size parameter if the ACK acknowledges at least a predetermined amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (d) maintaining the burst size parameter to be the same if the ACK acknowledges less than the predetermined amount of data in the original burst of data packets; (e) increasing a congestion window parameter if a number of packets indicated by the ACK is equal to the number of packets in the original burst of data packets, the congestion window parameter indicating a maximum number of data packets that are allowed to be outstanding between the data communication device and another data communication device; and (f) decreasing the congestion window parameter if a number of packets indicated by the ACK is less than the number of packets in the original burst of data packets.
A recording device comprising: a conveyor belt configured to support a medium to be recorded on a support surface and convey the medium to be recorded; and a wiper blade (13, 16) abuttable with the conveyor belt, the wiper blade being more hydrophilic than the support surface, characterized in that: the wiper blade has a contact area including a part that contacts with cleaning fluid applied to the conveyor belt, and a non-contact area disposed downward in a gravity direction relative to the contact area, and the non-contact area is more hydrophobic than the contact area. a conveyor belt configured to support a medium to be recorded on a support surface and convey the medium to be recorded; and a wiper blade (13, 16) abuttable with the conveyor belt, the wiper blade being more hydrophilic than the support surface, characterized in that: the wiper blade has a contact area including a part that contacts with cleaning fluid applied to the conveyor belt, and a non-contact area disposed downward in a gravity direction relative to the contact area, and the non-contact area is more hydrophobic than the contact area. the wiper blade has a contact area including a part that contacts with cleaning fluid applied to the conveyor belt, and a non-contact area disposed downward in a gravity direction relative to the contact area, and the non-contact area is more hydrophobic than the contact area.