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A method (600, 700) maximizing mixing and melting in an SCM, the method (600, 700, 800, 900) comprising: (a) melting an inorganic feedstock in an SCM using an arrangement of two or more SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S), the SCM having a length and a width, a centerline, a north side and a south side; and (b) operating the arrangement of SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) such that a progressively higher percentage of a total combustion flow from the SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) occurs from SC burners at progressively downstream positions, wherein the melting using an arrangement of two or more SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) comprises melting with a matrix of at least two rows (R1, R2, R3) and at least three columns of SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) wherein a row (R1, R2, R3) spans a majority of the width and a column spans a majority of the length of the SCM, and wherein the operating consisting of: (d) operating the SC burners (R1N, R1S) on the north side and the south side in the first row at a rate r 3, and the SC burner (R1C) in the center of the first row at a rate r 4, where r 3 > r 4, and SC burners (R2N, R2S) on the north side and the south side in a second row at a rate r 5 and SC burners (R2C) in the center at a rate r 6, where r 5 > r 6 ≥ r 4, and r 5 > r 3. (a) melting an inorganic feedstock in an SCM using an arrangement of two or more SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S), the SCM having a length and a width, a centerline, a north side and a south side; and (b) operating the arrangement of SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) such that a progressively higher percentage of a total combustion flow from the SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) occurs from SC burners at progressively downstream positions, wherein the melting using an arrangement of two or more SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) comprises melting with a matrix of at least two rows (R1, R2, R3) and at least three columns of SC burners (R1N, R1C, R1S, R2N, R2C, R2S, R3N, R3C, R3S) wherein a row (R1, R2, R3) spans a majority of the width and a column spans a majority of the length of the SCM, and wherein the operating consisting of: (d) operating the SC burners (R1N, R1S) on the north side and the south side in the first row at a rate r 3, and the SC burner (R1C) in the center of the first row at a rate r 4, where r 3 > r 4, and SC burners (R2N, R2S) on the north side and the south side in a second row at a rate r 5 and SC burners (R2C) in the center at a rate r 6, where r 5 > r 6 ≥ r 4, and r 5 > r 3.
An electro-optical sensor comprising: a test signal input to receive a test signal from a device under test, DUT,; a split path buffer including an Alternating Current, AC, path and a Direct Current, DC, path, the AC path and the DC path coupled to the test signal input; and a Mach-Zehnder Modulator, MZM, including a bias input coupled to the test signal input and a bias circuit via the split path buffer, characterised in that the DC path includes a DC offset circuit including an adjustable amplifier with an input coupled to the test signal input via the DC path and an output coupled to the bias input of the MZM via the DC path; and optionally wherein the DC offset circuit includes an adjustable DC source coupled to the adjustable amplifier. a test signal input to receive a test signal from a device under test, DUT,; a split path buffer including an Alternating Current, AC, path and a Direct Current, DC, path, the AC path and the DC path coupled to the test signal input; and a Mach-Zehnder Modulator, MZM, including a bias input coupled to the test signal input and a bias circuit via the split path buffer, characterised in that the DC path includes a DC offset circuit including an adjustable amplifier with an input coupled to the test signal input via the DC path and an output coupled to the bias input of the MZM via the DC path; and optionally wherein the DC offset circuit includes an adjustable DC source coupled to the adjustable amplifier.
A device for supporting the locomotion of a person of restricted mobility in a standing position, wherein the device comprises a rolling frame, wherein a post is attached to the rolling frame and comprises a backrest and armrests for holding the person, characterised in that the backrest and the armrests are attached in a laterally offset manner relative to the post of the rolling frame and are connected to the rolling frame via at least one supporting arm.
A computer apparatus for displaying a graphical user interface for constructing a user interface, the apparatus comprising: container means for generating a container having one or more rows and one or more columns, the container divided into a plurality of cells, a cell being defined by the intersection of a row and a column; border means for generating a border enclosing the container; said computer apparatus being characterized in that it comprises icon means for generating a column-addition icon for adding a column dynamically; and toolbar means for generating a toolbar for displaying a plurality of icons including a set of row/column sizing type icons including an adjustable, natural-size type icon. container means for generating a container having one or more rows and one or more columns, the container divided into a plurality of cells, a cell being defined by the intersection of a row and a column; border means for generating a border enclosing the container; said computer apparatus being characterized in that it comprises icon means for generating a column-addition icon for adding a column dynamically; and toolbar means for generating a toolbar for displaying a plurality of icons including a set of row/column sizing type icons including an adjustable, natural-size type icon.
Energy-absorbing textile structure which comprises high-strength yarns for force absorption, the textile structure being formed by a braid that comprises stationary yarns in the force-application direction and the textile structure comprising at least one region of a local variation to the textile structure (2, 3) consisting of yarns, characterised in that the local variation is formed by a change in the direction of the stationary threads in order to form a weak point, the change in direction being a temporary change.
An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine; the exhaust system comprises: an end chamber having a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening, which are separate from and independent of one another, and an outlet opening, through which exhaust gases are released into the atmosphere; an exhaust duct, which originates from the internal combustion engine and leads to the first inlet opening of the end chamber; a silencer device, which has an outlet opening, which directly leads to the second inlet opening of the end chamber; a bypass duct, which originates from the exhaust duct in the area of a bifurcation and ends in an inlet opening of the silencer device; and an adjustment valve, which can be electronically controlled, is arranged along the exhaust duct downstream of the bifurcation where the bypass duct originates and is designed to adjust the exhaust gas flow towards the first inlet opening of the end chamber; the end chamber has at least one movable partition, which can be moved to different positions so as to change the width and/or the shape of the outlet opening; and there are: a motor-driven actuator device, which is configured to actively move the movable partition and can be electronically controlled; and a control unit, which is configured to change, by controlling the actuator device, the position of the movable partition and to change a position of the adjustment valve. an end chamber having a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening, which are separate from and independent of one another, and an outlet opening, through which exhaust gases are released into the atmosphere; an exhaust duct, which originates from the internal combustion engine and leads to the first inlet opening of the end chamber; a silencer device, which has an outlet opening, which directly leads to the second inlet opening of the end chamber; a bypass duct, which originates from the exhaust duct in the area of a bifurcation and ends in an inlet opening of the silencer device; and an adjustment valve, which can be electronically controlled, is arranged along the exhaust duct downstream of the bifurcation where the bypass duct originates and is designed to adjust the exhaust gas flow towards the first inlet opening of the end chamber; the end chamber has at least one movable partition, which can be moved to different positions so as to change the width and/or the shape of the outlet opening; and there are: a motor-driven actuator device, which is configured to actively move the movable partition and can be electronically controlled; and a control unit, which is configured to change, by controlling the actuator device, the position of the movable partition and to change a position of the adjustment valve.
Method for controlling the primary circuit of a heating system with a primary circuit and a secondary circuit for a heat transfer medium, wherein the primary circuit and the secondary circuit are connected to one another via a heat transfer medium reservoir filled with heat transfer medium, so that a flow connection and a return connection of the primary circuit and a flow connection and a return connection of the secondary circuit open into the heat transfer medium reservoir, wherein a heat generator for heating the heat transfer medium to a primary-side flow temperature and a primary circuit pump for generating a primary-side mass flow of the heat transfer medium are arranged in the primary circuit and a heat consumer is arranged in the secondary circuit, wherein the primary-side mass flow is set such that no flow of heat transfer medium occurs in the heat transfer reservoir between the flow connection and the return connection of the primary circuit and the secondary circuit or such a flow of heat transfer medium in the heat transfer reservoir is minimized, characterized in that in addition to setting the primary-side mass flow, the primary-side flow temperature is set.
A microneedle patch, comprising: a plurality of microneedles each having a base end and a tip; and a substrate to which the base ends of the microneedles are attached; wherein the microneedles comprise: a shell, comprising: a first poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a first peroxide-sensitive linker; and a peroxide scavenging enzyme encapsulated within a first nanogel, wherein the first nanogel is embedded in the first PVA polymer; and a core, comprising: a second poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a second peroxide-sensitive linker; a glucose-responsive agent encapsulated within a second nanogel, wherein the second nanogel is embedded in the second PVA polymer; and a drug, wherein the drug is covalently attached to the second PVA polymer with a third peroxide-sensitive linker; preferably, wherein the drug is a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent. a plurality of microneedles each having a base end and a tip; and a substrate to which the base ends of the microneedles are attached; wherein the microneedles comprise: a shell, comprising: a first poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a first peroxide-sensitive linker; and a peroxide scavenging enzyme encapsulated within a first nanogel, wherein the first nanogel is embedded in the first PVA polymer; and a core, comprising: a second poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a second peroxide-sensitive linker; a glucose-responsive agent encapsulated within a second nanogel, wherein the second nanogel is embedded in the second PVA polymer; and a drug, wherein the drug is covalently attached to the second PVA polymer with a third peroxide-sensitive linker; preferably, wherein the drug is a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent. a shell, comprising: a first poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a first peroxide-sensitive linker; and a peroxide scavenging enzyme encapsulated within a first nanogel, wherein the first nanogel is embedded in the first PVA polymer; a first poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a first peroxide-sensitive linker; and a peroxide scavenging enzyme encapsulated within a first nanogel, wherein the first nanogel is embedded in the first PVA polymer; and a core, comprising: a second poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a second peroxide-sensitive linker; a glucose-responsive agent encapsulated within a second nanogel, wherein the second nanogel is embedded in the second PVA polymer; and a drug, wherein the drug is covalently attached to the second PVA polymer with a third peroxide-sensitive linker; preferably, wherein the drug is a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent. a second poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer cross-linked with a second peroxide-sensitive linker; a glucose-responsive agent encapsulated within a second nanogel, wherein the second nanogel is embedded in the second PVA polymer; and a drug, wherein the drug is covalently attached to the second PVA polymer with a third peroxide-sensitive linker; preferably, wherein the drug is a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent.
A vision recognition method for use with a high speed, automatic produce labeling machine, wherein a conveyor feeds incoming produce items (31 - 33, 131) along an axis A-A toward said labeling machine, wherein each produce item has a dome portion of its surface which occurs at the greatest height of said produce item's surface above said conveyor, comprising the steps: generating a sheet of light from a laser source (10, 110) or other high intensity light source, directing said sheet of light transversely to said axis A-A of said conveyor, causing said sheet of light to periodically impact and reflect from the surfaces of said produce items to create instantaneous laser profiles of said surfaces, continuously imaging said laser profiles with a high speed camera (20, 120), locating the dome of each produce item by comparing the relative brightness of the reflections of said sheet of light from different portions of the surface of each produce item, and by identifying the portion of said surface that reflects the most light and shows the greatest relative brightness, creating real world coordinates (x,y) for the instantaneous location of said domes of said produce items horizontally on said conveyor, and transmitting said instantaneous real world horizontal (x,y) coordinates periodically to said labeling machine to provide advance data to said labeling machine regarding the real world horizontal location (x,y coordinates) of the dome of each incoming produce item to be labeled. generating a sheet of light from a laser source (10, 110) or other high intensity light source, directing said sheet of light transversely to said axis A-A of said conveyor, causing said sheet of light to periodically impact and reflect from the surfaces of said produce items to create instantaneous laser profiles of said surfaces, continuously imaging said laser profiles with a high speed camera (20, 120), locating the dome of each produce item by comparing the relative brightness of the reflections of said sheet of light from different portions of the surface of each produce item, and by identifying the portion of said surface that reflects the most light and shows the greatest relative brightness, creating real world coordinates (x,y) for the instantaneous location of said domes of said produce items horizontally on said conveyor, and transmitting said instantaneous real world horizontal (x,y) coordinates periodically to said labeling machine to provide advance data to said labeling machine regarding the real world horizontal location (x,y coordinates) of the dome of each incoming produce item to be labeled.
A dryer comprising - a body, - a drum disposed in the body, into which the laundry to be dried is placed, - a condenser providing the cycle air used in the drying process to be dehumidified by being condensed, - an inlet which allows the outside air to enter the body, - a fan disposed opposite the inlet and which sucks air from the outer environment for cooling the condenser, - a guide which provides the air received from the inlet into the body to be directed to the fan and - an insulation material which is coated on the inner surface of the guide and which absorbs the noise generated while the air passes through the guide, - at least one retainer which is placed in the guide such that the insulation material remains therebetween and is prevented from stretching towards the inner volume of the guide, - an insert port which is disposed at the end of the guide that faces the fan and which allows the retainer to be mounted on the guide, characterized by said retainer being a separate part different from the guide. - a body, - a drum disposed in the body, into which the laundry to be dried is placed, - a condenser providing the cycle air used in the drying process to be dehumidified by being condensed, - an inlet which allows the outside air to enter the body, - a fan disposed opposite the inlet and which sucks air from the outer environment for cooling the condenser, - a guide which provides the air received from the inlet into the body to be directed to the fan and - an insulation material which is coated on the inner surface of the guide and which absorbs the noise generated while the air passes through the guide, - at least one retainer which is placed in the guide such that the insulation material remains therebetween and is prevented from stretching towards the inner volume of the guide, - an insert port which is disposed at the end of the guide that faces the fan and which allows the retainer to be mounted on the guide, characterized by said retainer being a separate part different from the guide.
A personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) comprising: a device core; at least one peripheral device; and a plurality of switches for securing the personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) from unauthorized access or operation, wherein different combinations of the plurality of switches disconnects and reconnects different subsets of the at least one peripheral device from the device core, wherein every such switch: is internal to the personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64), is operationally connected to the device core and to the at least one peripheral device, has operating functions that cannot be affected by either the personal device core or the at least one peripheral device, and is operated only by direct manipulation of a manual interface of the switch. a device core; at least one peripheral device; and a plurality of switches for securing the personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) from unauthorized access or operation, wherein different combinations of the plurality of switches disconnects and reconnects different subsets of the at least one peripheral device from the device core, wherein every such switch: is internal to the personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64), is operationally connected to the device core and to the at least one peripheral device, has operating functions that cannot be affected by either the personal device core or the at least one peripheral device, and is operated only by direct manipulation of a manual interface of the switch. is internal to the personal device (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64), is operationally connected to the device core and to the at least one peripheral device, has operating functions that cannot be affected by either the personal device core or the at least one peripheral device, and is operated only by direct manipulation of a manual interface of the switch.
A method for manufacturing a substrate comprising steps of: forming a SiC film on one of principal surfaces of a Si substrate, forming a recessed part having Si as a bottom surface at a central part of the another of the principal surfaces of the Si substrate, removing a part of the Si substrate in contact with the SiC film, and forming another SiC film on one of principal surfaces of the SiC film, after the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, wherein the SiC film is exposed on the bottom surface of the recessed part in the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, at least a part of another of the principal surfaces of the Si substrate is removed by wet etching, in the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, and the Si substrate and the SiC film are relatively moved with respect to liquid chemical used for the wet etching. forming a SiC film on one of principal surfaces of a Si substrate, forming a recessed part having Si as a bottom surface at a central part of the another of the principal surfaces of the Si substrate, removing a part of the Si substrate in contact with the SiC film, and forming another SiC film on one of principal surfaces of the SiC film, after the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, wherein the SiC film is exposed on the bottom surface of the recessed part in the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, at least a part of another of the principal surfaces of the Si substrate is removed by wet etching, in the step of removing a part of the Si substrate, and the Si substrate and the SiC film are relatively moved with respect to liquid chemical used for the wet etching.
An apparatus comprising: a rotatable gantry; a radiation source mounted to the gantry; positron annihilation emission detectors mounted to the gantry, wherein the positron annihilation emission detectors are configured to detect a positron annihilation emission path originating from one or more volumes within a coordinate system; and a controller in communication with the radiation source and the positron annihilation emission detectors wherein the controller is configured to queue detected positron annihilation emission paths for a first interval of time as the gantry rotates and to rotate the gantry to position the radiation source with respect to the detected positron annihilation emission paths to align and direct radiation along the detected positron annihilation emission paths of the queue to the one or more volumes before the one or more volumes change their position within the coordinate system. a rotatable gantry; a radiation source mounted to the gantry; positron annihilation emission detectors mounted to the gantry, wherein the positron annihilation emission detectors are configured to detect a positron annihilation emission path originating from one or more volumes within a coordinate system; and a controller in communication with the radiation source and the positron annihilation emission detectors wherein the controller is configured to queue detected positron annihilation emission paths for a first interval of time as the gantry rotates and to rotate the gantry to position the radiation source with respect to the detected positron annihilation emission paths to align and direct radiation along the detected positron annihilation emission paths of the queue to the one or more volumes before the one or more volumes change their position within the coordinate system.