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Autofocus apparatus for determining a best focus position comprising: a controllable light source having at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths adapted for illuminating an object; a camera receiving light from the light source reflected from a portion of the object and generating output signals responsive to the received light; a controller connected to the camera and the controllable light source adapted to position the camera at a first position relative to the object, to illuminate the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, to change the position of the camera relative to the object to a second position and to illuminate the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, the position of the camera being further changed relative to the object until the camera has moved through and beyond a position of maximum image contrast for each of the output wavelengths; and a data processor connected to the camera and receiving the output signals characterized in that the data processor is adapted to compute for each position, image contrast values for each of the output wavelengths at each position, to identify positions of maximum image contrast associated with each of the output wavelengths, to compare the positions of maximum image contrast associated with each of the output wavelengths, and to determine a best focus position from the comparison. a controllable light source having at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths adapted for illuminating an object; a camera receiving light from the light source reflected from a portion of the object and generating output signals responsive to the received light; a controller connected to the camera and the controllable light source adapted to position the camera at a first position relative to the object, to illuminate the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, to change the position of the camera relative to the object to a second position and to illuminate the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, the position of the camera being further changed relative to the object until the camera has moved through and beyond a position of maximum image contrast for each of the output wavelengths; and a data processor connected to the camera and receiving the output signals characterized in that the data processor is adapted to compute for each position, image contrast values for each of the output wavelengths at each position, to identify positions of maximum image contrast associated with each of the output wavelengths, to compare the positions of maximum image contrast associated with each of the output wavelengths, and to determine a best focus position from the comparison.
A waste gas dedusting method comprising the following steps: a dust-containing waste gas and an organic dedusting agent are introduced into a dedusting tower, respectively, and come into contact in the tower; at least part of the water vapor in the dust-containing waste gas is condensed; solid particles, acidic contaminants, organic contaminants and/or heavy metal compounds in the dust-containing waste gas are adsorbed by the organic dedusting agent and the condensed water; and the resulting purified gas is vented or subjected to a subsequent process; characterized by, the organic dedusting agent introduced into the dedusting tower having a temperature lower than 80°C; a hybrid-current waste gas dedusting process is adopted, that is: both the dust-containing waste gas and the organic dedusting agent enter a cocurrent dedusting tower from the upper part thereof, and come into contact cocurrently in the tower; the water vapor in the dust-containing waste gas is at least partially condensed, and at least part of the solid particles, acidic contaminants, organic contaminants and/or heavy metal compounds in the dust-containing waste gas are adsorbed by the organic dedusting agent and the condensed water; the gas-liquid mixture thus formed enters a countercurrent dedusting tower through the lower part of the cocurrent dedusting tower, and contacts in the tower countercurrently with the organic dedusting agent introduced from the upper part of the countercurrent dedusting tower; the resulting purified gas is vented from the top of the countercurrent dedusting tower or subjected to a subsequent process, and a mixed solution of the organic dedusting agent that has adsorbed solid particles, acidic contaminants, organic contaminants and/or heavy metal compounds and the condensed water are collected at the bottom of the countercurrent dedusting tower. characterized by, the organic dedusting agent introduced into the dedusting tower having a temperature lower than 80°C; a hybrid-current waste gas dedusting process is adopted, that is: both the dust-containing waste gas and the organic dedusting agent enter a cocurrent dedusting tower from the upper part thereof, and come into contact cocurrently in the tower; the water vapor in the dust-containing waste gas is at least partially condensed, and at least part of the solid particles, acidic contaminants, organic contaminants and/or heavy metal compounds in the dust-containing waste gas are adsorbed by the organic dedusting agent and the condensed water; the gas-liquid mixture thus formed enters a countercurrent dedusting tower through the lower part of the cocurrent dedusting tower, and contacts in the tower countercurrently with the organic dedusting agent introduced from the upper part of the countercurrent dedusting tower; the resulting purified gas is vented from the top of the countercurrent dedusting tower or subjected to a subsequent process, and a mixed solution of the organic dedusting agent that has adsorbed solid particles, acidic contaminants, organic contaminants and/or heavy metal compounds and the condensed water are collected at the bottom of the countercurrent dedusting tower.
A system comprising: a baby-changing station comprising a translucent display, the baby-changing station configured to be moveable between a first position and a second position; at least one projector configured to project an image on the translucent display; at least one sensor configured to indicate a current position of the baby-changing station; and a projector controller in communication with the at least one projector and the at least one sensor, wherein the projector controller is programmed to: instruct the at least one projector to project at least one image on the translucent display when the baby-changing station is in the first position; receive a signal from the at least one sensor indicating that the baby-changing station is in between the first position and the second position; and instruct the at least one projector to halt projection of images. a baby-changing station comprising a translucent display, the baby-changing station configured to be moveable between a first position and a second position; at least one projector configured to project an image on the translucent display; at least one sensor configured to indicate a current position of the baby-changing station; and a projector controller in communication with the at least one projector and the at least one sensor, wherein the projector controller is programmed to: instruct the at least one projector to project at least one image on the translucent display when the baby-changing station is in the first position; receive a signal from the at least one sensor indicating that the baby-changing station is in between the first position and the second position; and instruct the at least one projector to halt projection of images. instruct the at least one projector to project at least one image on the translucent display when the baby-changing station is in the first position; receive a signal from the at least one sensor indicating that the baby-changing station is in between the first position and the second position; and instruct the at least one projector to halt projection of images.
A thermally responsive switch comprising: a sealed container formed of a metal housing and a cover plate secured airtight to an open end of the housing; a couple of conductive terminal pins (10A, 10B) respectively inserted into a couple of through holes (4A, 4B) provided on the cover plate and respectively secured airtight by an electrically insulative filler; a stationary contact secured to one of the conductive terminal pins inside the sealed container; a heater having one end connected to the other of the conductive terminal pins inside the sealed container and the other end connected to the cover plate; a thermally responsive plate draw molded into a dish-like shape having one end connected to an inner surface of the housing and being configured to invert a direction of curvature thereof at a predetermined temperature; and a movable contact provided on the other end of the thermally responsive plate and configuring a pair of a make and break contact with the stationary contact, wherein when the make and break contact is welded, the heater is configured to melt so that an electric path is cutoff, characterized in that the through holes (4A, 4B) are configured by cylindrical portions (4Aa, 4Bb) formed by projecting the cover plate outward, only the cylindrical portions, the filler, and the conductive terminal pins (10A, 10B) being covered by an electrically insulative resin. a sealed container formed of a metal housing and a cover plate secured airtight to an open end of the housing; a couple of conductive terminal pins (10A, 10B) respectively inserted into a couple of through holes (4A, 4B) provided on the cover plate and respectively secured airtight by an electrically insulative filler; a stationary contact secured to one of the conductive terminal pins inside the sealed container; a heater having one end connected to the other of the conductive terminal pins inside the sealed container and the other end connected to the cover plate; a thermally responsive plate draw molded into a dish-like shape having one end connected to an inner surface of the housing and being configured to invert a direction of curvature thereof at a predetermined temperature; and a movable contact provided on the other end of the thermally responsive plate and configuring a pair of a make and break contact with the stationary contact, wherein when the make and break contact is welded, the heater is configured to melt so that an electric path is cutoff, characterized in that the through holes (4A, 4B) are configured by cylindrical portions (4Aa, 4Bb) formed by projecting the cover plate outward, only the cylindrical portions, the filler, and the conductive terminal pins (10A, 10B) being covered by an electrically insulative resin.
A method for testing contact type or contactless four-color or color printing on a substrate using a printing machine, wherein the printing is of the offset, screen printing, flexography or gravure printing type, and is applied on a test substrate of the type of substrate on which the machine is intended to print, wherein the method comprises a step of printing on the substrate with the printing machine in the initial conditions of machine adjustment, a step of analyzing the printing against a reference test protocol, characterized in that - it comprises a plurality of assessment graphics elements printed on the test substrate, wherein the elements are distinct in their shapes and colors, and some of them include halftones, - the analysis is visual, - one of the graphics elements to analyze consists in a plurality of identical geometrical shapes, particularly a square, where the color of each shape is halftone black with different incremented screens, wherein each shape comprises graphics, such as a number, that can be seen on the test substrate in the event of a defect. - it comprises a plurality of assessment graphics elements printed on the test substrate, wherein the elements are distinct in their shapes and colors, and some of them include halftones, - the analysis is visual, - one of the graphics elements to analyze consists in a plurality of identical geometrical shapes, particularly a square, where the color of each shape is halftone black with different incremented screens, wherein each shape comprises graphics, such as a number, that can be seen on the test substrate in the event of a defect.
Thermoplastic elastomer composition which contains an elastomer, a thermoplastic elastomer based on polyolefin block copolymers, which can be functionalized with an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid, and a thermoplastic, wherein the thermoplastic is a non-elastomeric polyolefin, which is functionalized with an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid, and wherein the elastomer comprises an elastomer selected from the group of elastomers consisting of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, nitrile butadiene rubber, hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, natural rubber, isoprene rubber, acrylate rubber, ethylene acrylate rubber, silicone rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, epoxidized natural rubber and a mixture of two or more of the said elastomers, wherein the elastomer is crosslinked during or after the blending with the thermoplastic.
An intramammary infusion delivery device loaded with a microbiocidal composition consisting of components capable of producing a reactive oxygen species, wherein: the reactive oxygen species is produced by the reaction of a peroxidase, a substrate for the peroxidase, and hydrogen peroxide, wherein the reactive oxygen species is hypoiodite (IO -); the peroxidase enzyme is a lactoperoxidase; the substrate for the peroxidase is potassium iodide or sodium iodide; the source of hydrogen peroxide is (i) a solution of the hydrogen peroxide, (ii) a hydrogen peroxide releasing compound selected from the group comprising percarbonates, citric acid and perhydrates, or by enzymatic methods, or (iii) an enzymatic reaction between a sugar and an oxidoreductase; wherein the composition is optionally provided as a solution thereof, the composition being capable of delivering the reactive oxygen species to a level of at least 0.4 millimoles per litre, over a 24 hour period. the reactive oxygen species is produced by the reaction of a peroxidase, a substrate for the peroxidase, and hydrogen peroxide, wherein the reactive oxygen species is hypoiodite (IO -); the peroxidase enzyme is a lactoperoxidase; the substrate for the peroxidase is potassium iodide or sodium iodide; the source of hydrogen peroxide is (i) a solution of the hydrogen peroxide, (ii) a hydrogen peroxide releasing compound selected from the group comprising percarbonates, citric acid and perhydrates, or by enzymatic methods, or (iii) an enzymatic reaction between a sugar and an oxidoreductase; (i) a solution of the hydrogen peroxide, (ii) a hydrogen peroxide releasing compound selected from the group comprising percarbonates, citric acid and perhydrates, or by enzymatic methods, or (iii) an enzymatic reaction between a sugar and an oxidoreductase; wherein the composition is optionally provided as a solution thereof, the composition being capable of delivering the reactive oxygen species to a level of at least 0.4 millimoles per litre, over a 24 hour period.
A rail element for a camera slider system, comprising: a longitudinal body portion; an expandable joiner element, located at or proximate to at least one end of the longitudinal body portion wherein the expandable joiner element is or further comprises an expansion device, housed within the body portion, configured to exert force outwardly, characterised in that the expansion device includes a lever for actuating a rod extending longitudinally within the longitudinal body portion and through at least one resilient element, wherein the rod includes a widened head at a terminal end thereof. a longitudinal body portion; an expandable joiner element, located at or proximate to at least one end of the longitudinal body portion wherein the expandable joiner element is or further comprises an expansion device, housed within the body portion, configured to exert force outwardly, characterised in that the expansion device includes a lever for actuating a rod extending longitudinally within the longitudinal body portion and through at least one resilient element, wherein the rod includes a widened head at a terminal end thereof.
Method for winding a metal strip, in which a metal strip is provided, in which the metal strip is fed to a winding roller via contact with at least one contact roller, and in which the metal strip is wound onto the winding roll to form a winding body or a coil, and the temperature of the metal strip, at which the metal strip is wound onto the winding roller, is set at least partially by controlling the temperature of the at least one contact roller characterised in that a temperature profile is set in the winding body, the temperature of the metal strip being measured before, during and/or after contact with the at least one contact roller. in which a metal strip is provided, in which the metal strip is fed to a winding roller via contact with at least one contact roller, and in which the metal strip is wound onto the winding roll to form a winding body or a coil, and the temperature of the metal strip, at which the metal strip is wound onto the winding roller, is set at least partially by controlling the temperature of the at least one contact roller characterised in that a temperature profile is set in the winding body, the temperature of the metal strip being measured before, during and/or after contact with the at least one contact roller.
Method for connecting a diagnostic unit to a vehicle controller of a motor vehicle via a network connection that comprises multiple layers in accordance with the Open Systems Interconnection reference model, wherein one of the layers is a physical layer, characterized in that - upon connection setup between the diagnostic unit and the vehicle controller, a check takes place to determine whether the diagnostic unit is directly connected to the vehicle controller and in that the diagnostic unit is provided with diagnosis data from the vehicle controller only when the connection has been made directly, - wherein, for the purpose of verifying the direct connection in the course of the connection setup, the diagnostic unit changes over at least one characteristic of the physical layer of the network connection, in particular the transmission rate, between the network interfaces (6, 8a, 8b) of the vehicle controller and the diagnostic unit to prescribed values in a prescribed temporal sequence and the vehicle controller enables full communication only if it receives and detects the prescribed sequence and is accordingly able to validate its stored control parameters. - upon connection setup between the diagnostic unit and the vehicle controller, a check takes place to determine whether the diagnostic unit is directly connected to the vehicle controller and in that the diagnostic unit is provided with diagnosis data from the vehicle controller only when the connection has been made directly, - wherein, for the purpose of verifying the direct connection in the course of the connection setup, the diagnostic unit changes over at least one characteristic of the physical layer of the network connection, in particular the transmission rate, between the network interfaces (6, 8a, 8b) of the vehicle controller and the diagnostic unit to prescribed values in a prescribed temporal sequence and the vehicle controller enables full communication only if it receives and detects the prescribed sequence and is accordingly able to validate its stored control parameters.
A Dielectric Barrier Discharge system controller for controlling a fluid treatment by a Dielectric Barrier Discharge system, the controller comprising a control unit and a monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising one or more sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180), the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) being configured to monitor the strength of an effect caused by a discharge created by the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system, and to transmit sensor data indicative of the strength of the effect to the control unit, wherein the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) are configured to monitor at least one of an amount of generated plasma, a current flow, a voltage, a charge, chemical agents, a flow of a fluid, a time duration of a discharge, and a biological status, the biological status comprising detecting living organisms in the fluid in- and outflowing in the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system; the control unit is operatively coupled to a high-voltage pulse generator of the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system for controlling the generation of high-voltage pulses by the high-voltage pulse generator, and wherein the control unit is configured to adapt the controlling of the generation of the high-voltage pulses based on the received sensor data; and wherein at least one of the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) is configured to monitor the occurrence of a back discharge, and wherein the control unit is configured for the generation of the high-voltage pulses based on the received sensor data so that a back discharge overlaps with the falling edge of the pulse. the controller comprising a control unit and a monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising one or more sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180), the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) being configured to monitor the strength of an effect caused by a discharge created by the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system, and to transmit sensor data indicative of the strength of the effect to the control unit, wherein the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) are configured to monitor at least one of an amount of generated plasma, a current flow, a voltage, a charge, chemical agents, a flow of a fluid, a time duration of a discharge, and a biological status, the biological status comprising detecting living organisms in the fluid in- and outflowing in the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system; the control unit is operatively coupled to a high-voltage pulse generator of the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system for controlling the generation of high-voltage pulses by the high-voltage pulse generator, and wherein the control unit is configured to adapt the controlling of the generation of the high-voltage pulses based on the received sensor data; and wherein at least one of the sensor devices (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) is configured to monitor the occurrence of a back discharge, and wherein the control unit is configured for the generation of the high-voltage pulses based on the received sensor data so that a back discharge overlaps with the falling edge of the pulse.