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A wafer geometry measurement method comprising: obtaining geometry measurements of a three dimensional NAND structure utilizing an optical interferometry based wafer geometry measurement tool; applying a multi-layer stack correction model to correct the geometry measurements obtained by the wafer geometry measurement tool from the three dimensional NAND structure, wherein the multi-layer stack correction model includes a simulated correction curve representing a correlation between a true thickness and a measured thickness, wherein the true thickness is a thickness derived from measurements obtained with non-interferometrical tools and the measured thickness is a thickness measurement obtained with optical interferometry tools, wherein the multi-layer stack correction model is configured to correct measurement errors in topographical data caused by a transparent film positioned on the three dimensional NAND structure based on reflectivity and phase change information measured from the transparent film; and providing feedback and/or feedforward control signals to adjust one or more upstream or downstream process tools in a semiconductor fabrication facility based on the corrected geometry measurements. obtaining geometry measurements of a three dimensional NAND structure utilizing an optical interferometry based wafer geometry measurement tool; applying a multi-layer stack correction model to correct the geometry measurements obtained by the wafer geometry measurement tool from the three dimensional NAND structure, wherein the multi-layer stack correction model includes a simulated correction curve representing a correlation between a true thickness and a measured thickness, wherein the true thickness is a thickness derived from measurements obtained with non-interferometrical tools and the measured thickness is a thickness measurement obtained with optical interferometry tools, wherein the multi-layer stack correction model is configured to correct measurement errors in topographical data caused by a transparent film positioned on the three dimensional NAND structure based on reflectivity and phase change information measured from the transparent film; and providing feedback and/or feedforward control signals to adjust one or more upstream or downstream process tools in a semiconductor fabrication facility based on the corrected geometry measurements.
A power-supply control apparatus, comprising: a rectifying circuit to which an AC power supply is connected via a reactor, the rectifying circuit being composed of a plurality of arm circuits, at least one arm circuit of the plurality of arm circuits being constituted by a bridge arm circuit comprising a first controllable switching element (9; 10) coupled in parallel with a first reverse direction diode (11; 12) and coupled thereto in series a second controllable switching element (10; 9) coupled in parallel with a second reverse direction diode (12;11); a smoothing output circuit via which an output of the rectifying circuit is supplied to a DC load; an input current detection part which has a current transformer which detects an input current from the AC power supply, and which is disposed between the AC power supply and the rectifying circuit; an output voltage detection part which detects a terminal voltage of the smoothing output circuit connected to the output of the rectifying circuit; characterised in that the power-supply control apparatus further comprises a rectified current detection part which detects the rectified current to be inputted to the smoothing output circuit, and which is disposed between the rectifying circuit and the smoothing output circuit; and a breaking circuit adapted to interrupt the first and second controllable switching elements when the rectified current detected by the rectified current detection part exceeds a previously determined abnormal rectified current threshold, wherein the breaking circuit is further adapted to interrupt the first and second controllable switching elements when an absolute value of the input current detected by the current transformer exceeds a previously determined abnormal input current threshold, or when the terminal voltage detected by the output voltage detection part exceeds a previously determined abnormal output voltage threshold. a rectifying circuit to which an AC power supply is connected via a reactor, the rectifying circuit being composed of a plurality of arm circuits, at least one arm circuit of the plurality of arm circuits being constituted by a bridge arm circuit comprising a first controllable switching element (9; 10) coupled in parallel with a first reverse direction diode (11; 12) and coupled thereto in series a second controllable switching element (10; 9) coupled in parallel with a second reverse direction diode (12;11); a smoothing output circuit via which an output of the rectifying circuit is supplied to a DC load; an input current detection part which has a current transformer which detects an input current from the AC power supply, and which is disposed between the AC power supply and the rectifying circuit; an output voltage detection part which detects a terminal voltage of the smoothing output circuit connected to the output of the rectifying circuit;
A walk-behind floor treatment machine comprising: a base portion provided with and supported by at least one rotatable work head, for treating the floor, a handle portion for steering or guiding the machine along a working direction of travel and adapted to be pivotable with respect to the base portion, drive means, for rotating the work head, with respect to the base portion, floor-engaging wheel means for supporting the handle portion the wheel means having a substantially transverse axis of rotation so as to permit travel in the working direction, the wheel means being coupled to the base portion by a linkage which permits vertical travel of the base portion and associated work head or heads, with respect to the wheel means, but which provides transverse constraint to limit or prevent yawing of the base portion with respect to the wheel means, wherein a lower region of the handle portion is pivotably connected to the wheel means via an articulated joint which permits up/down pivoting of the handle about the joint, characterised in that the articulated joint permits side-to-side pivoting of the handle about the joint, the arrangement being such that the handle portion may be manipulated to act on the wheel means so as to yaw steer the wheel means about a yaw axis defined by the floor-engaging contact of the wheel means, the yawing of the wheel means causing the base portion to yaw in response to yaw steering. a base portion provided with and supported by at least one rotatable work head, for treating the floor, a handle portion for steering or guiding the machine along a working direction of travel and adapted to be pivotable with respect to the base portion, drive means, for rotating the work head, with respect to the base portion, floor-engaging wheel means for supporting the handle portion the wheel means having a substantially transverse axis of rotation so as to permit travel in the working direction, the wheel means being coupled to the base portion by a linkage which permits vertical travel of the base portion and associated work head or heads, with respect to the wheel means, but which provides transverse constraint to limit or prevent yawing of the base portion with respect to the wheel means, wherein a lower region of the handle portion is pivotably connected to the wheel means via an articulated joint which permits up/down pivoting of the handle about the joint, characterised in that the articulated joint permits side-to-side pivoting of the handle about the joint, the arrangement being such that the handle portion may be manipulated to act on the wheel means so as to yaw steer the wheel means about a yaw axis defined by the floor-engaging contact of the wheel means, the yawing of the wheel means causing the base portion to yaw in response to yaw steering.
An adhesive composition for forming an adhesive, said adhesive composition comprising: an epoxy resin; a binder comprising a polymeric amine; a curing agent different from said binder; and optionally, an aqueous solvent; wherein said curing agent comprises a tertiary aromatic amine and wherein at least one of said epoxy resin or curing agent is encapsulated. an epoxy resin; a binder comprising a polymeric amine; a curing agent different from said binder; and optionally, an aqueous solvent; wherein said curing agent comprises a tertiary aromatic amine and wherein at least one of said epoxy resin or curing agent is encapsulated.
A sheet conveyance device installed in an image forming apparatus having an image forming part that forms an image on a sheet member, the sheet conveyance device comprising: an ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) functioning not only as an ejecting path through which the sheet member having the image formed thereon by the image forming section is ejected outside the image forming apparatus but also as an inverting path through which the sheet member having the image formed thereon is conveyed with front and rear sides thereof inverted in a direction opposite to an ejecting direction; and an inverted-sheet directly ejecting path through which the sheet member with the front and rear sides thereof inverted in the ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) is ejected outside the image forming apparatus without passing through the image forming part, characterized in that: the ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) is configured so that when the sheet member having the image formed thereon by the image forming section is conveyed through the ejecting path and ejected outside the image forming apparatus the front and rear sides thereof are not inverted in the direction opposite to the ejecting direction. an ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) functioning not only as an ejecting path through which the sheet member having the image formed thereon by the image forming section is ejected outside the image forming apparatus but also as an inverting path through which the sheet member having the image formed thereon is conveyed with front and rear sides thereof inverted in a direction opposite to an ejecting direction; and an inverted-sheet directly ejecting path through which the sheet member with the front and rear sides thereof inverted in the ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) is ejected outside the image forming apparatus without passing through the image forming part, characterized in that: the ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) is configured so that when the sheet member having the image formed thereon by the image forming section is conveyed through the ejecting path and ejected outside the image forming apparatus the front and rear sides thereof are not inverted in the direction opposite to the ejecting direction. the ejecting/inverting path (C, C1, C2, C3) is configured so that when the sheet member having the image formed thereon by the image forming section is conveyed through the ejecting path and ejected outside the image forming apparatus the front and rear sides thereof are not inverted in the direction opposite to the ejecting direction.
A control apparatus (102, 202) for acquiring a first image stabilizing driving amount of an image stabilizing optical system included in an image pickup optical system and configured to perform image stabilization, the control apparatus (102, 202) comprising: a first acquisition unit (102, 202) configured to acquire information on image shift sensitivity relative to decentering of the image stabilizing optical system, the information being associated with an image point position of the image pickup optical system; and a second acquisition unit (102, 202) configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount of the image stabilizing optical system during the image stabilization, wherein the second acquisition unit (102, 202) is configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount associated with a predetermined image point position by using the information on the image shift sensitivity associated with the predetermined image point position; characterized in that the information on the image shift sensitivity is acquired by using information indicating a moving amount of the predetermined image point position relative to a tilt of the image pickup optical system. a first acquisition unit (102, 202) configured to acquire information on image shift sensitivity relative to decentering of the image stabilizing optical system, the information being associated with an image point position of the image pickup optical system; and a second acquisition unit (102, 202) configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount of the image stabilizing optical system during the image stabilization, wherein the second acquisition unit (102, 202) is configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount associated with a predetermined image point position by using the information on the image shift sensitivity associated with the predetermined image point position; characterized in that the information on the image shift sensitivity is acquired by using information indicating a moving amount of the predetermined image point position relative to a tilt of the image pickup optical system.
Cosmetic use, as a deodorant active agent, of spiculisporic acid in free form or in a form partially neutralized or totally neutralized with at least one mineral base and/or one organic base.
A coupling device for a work vehicle comprising an automatic driving control unit with a work device, the coupling device comprising a first connector (8a1) having a first connecting position rotatably supported by a first vertical shaft of the work vehicle; a second connector (8a2) having a second connecting position rotatably supported by a second vertical shaft of the work device; an actuator configured to change at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P1 1, P12); and a control device configured to: estimate, with a position estimation model, a positional relationship between a preset travel line of the work vehicle and at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12), and during an automatic drive control of the work vehicle, control the actuator independently of the automatic driving control unit, to change at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12) based on the positional relationship. a first connector (8a1) having a first connecting position rotatably supported by a first vertical shaft of the work vehicle; a second connector (8a2) having a second connecting position rotatably supported by a second vertical shaft of the work device; an actuator configured to change at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P1 1, P12); and a control device configured to: estimate, with a position estimation model, a positional relationship between a preset travel line of the work vehicle and at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12), and during an automatic drive control of the work vehicle, control the actuator independently of the automatic driving control unit, to change at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12) based on the positional relationship. estimate, with a position estimation model, a positional relationship between a preset travel line of the work vehicle and at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12), and during an automatic drive control of the work vehicle, control the actuator independently of the automatic driving control unit, to change at least one of the first and second connecting positions (P11, P12) based on the positional relationship.
Deposition source of a material in vapor phase comprising a vessel equipped with two zones: a vapor production zone equipped with a receptacle for the material and means for heating the material placed in the receptacle; a chamber communicating with the production zone and equipped with at least one orifice so that the material in vapor phase is transmitted towards the exterior of the vessel through the orifice; wherein the chamber comprises an inner wall and an outer envelope defining an intermediate space filled with a heat-transporting liquid and the deposition source is equipped with means for heating the heat-transporting liquid characterized in that, the means for heating the heat-transporting liquid includes a device for heating the heat-transporting liquid positioned outside the chamber and means for circulating the heat-transporting liquid between the heating device and the intermediate space. a vapor production zone equipped with a receptacle for the material and means for heating the material placed in the receptacle; a chamber communicating with the production zone and equipped with at least one orifice so that the material in vapor phase is transmitted towards the exterior of the vessel through the orifice; wherein the chamber comprises an inner wall and an outer envelope defining an intermediate space filled with a heat-transporting liquid and the deposition source is equipped with means for heating the heat-transporting liquid characterized in that, the means for heating the heat-transporting liquid includes a device for heating the heat-transporting liquid positioned outside the chamber and means for circulating the heat-transporting liquid between the heating device and the intermediate space.
A pharmaceutical combination consisting of hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, chondroitin sulfate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one cyclodextrin, characterized in that the hyaluronic acid has an average molecular weight comprised between 100,000 Da and 5,000,000 Da.
A liquid metal bearing assembly adapted for use with an x-ray tube, the assembly comprising: a) a sleeve; and b) a ring seal seated on the sleeve, the ring seal comprising: a. an inner deflection ring defining a central aperture through which the sleeve extends, wherein the inner ring includes a number of openings through which bolts are inserted to secure the inner ring to the sleeve; and b. an outer ring defining a ligament for retaining liquid metal leaking from the bearing assembly; wherein the outer ring forms a compression seal with the sleeve. a) a sleeve; and b) a ring seal seated on the sleeve, the ring seal comprising: a. an inner deflection ring defining a central aperture through which the sleeve extends, wherein the inner ring includes a number of openings through which bolts are inserted to secure the inner ring to the sleeve; and b. an outer ring defining a ligament for retaining liquid metal leaking from the bearing assembly; a. an inner deflection ring defining a central aperture through which the sleeve extends, wherein the inner ring includes a number of openings through which bolts are inserted to secure the inner ring to the sleeve; and b. an outer ring defining a ligament for retaining liquid metal leaking from the bearing assembly;
A method for controlling the growth of microbes grown in a cultivating medium to high cell-densities by the fed-batch technology, characterized in that the method comprises - providing a two-phase system having (i) a liquid phase acting as the cultivation medium and (ii) a gel-like matrix selected from agar-gels, carrageenan-gels or gelatine-gels, wherein a substrate-delivering polymer selected from a polysaccharide, polypeptide, protein, phosphate-containing compound or nitrogen-containing compound is immobilized or integrated into the gel-like matrix, - providing an enzyme and enzymatically releasing in a controlled way from said substrate-delivering polymer a growth-limiting substrate or pH adjusting agent, and controlling the release rate thereof to obtain a desired release rate to control the growth of said microbes. - providing a two-phase system having (i) a liquid phase acting as the cultivation medium and (ii) a gel-like matrix selected from agar-gels, carrageenan-gels or gelatine-gels, wherein a substrate-delivering polymer selected from a polysaccharide, polypeptide, protein, phosphate-containing compound or nitrogen-containing compound is immobilized or integrated into the gel-like matrix, - providing an enzyme and enzymatically releasing in a controlled way from said substrate-delivering polymer a growth-limiting substrate or pH adjusting agent, and controlling the release rate thereof to obtain a desired release rate to control the growth of said microbes.
A magnetic flowmeter comprising: a conduit for passing conductive fluid through the flowmeter; an electrical coil (105, 107); a coil driver configured to energize the electrical coil (105, 107) with a periodic electrical signal and generate a magnetic field in the conduit that periodically reverses polarity; a pair of electrodes (111, 113) arranged to detect a voltage generated by flow of the conductive fluid through the conduit and through the magnetic field; a measurement system configured to receive electrical signals from the pair of electrodes (111, 113) and determine a flow rate of the conductive fluid using the electrical signals; and a meter verification system comprising a sensor (123, 125) configured to detect the magnetic field generated by the electrical coil (105, 107) when it is energized by the coil driver, wherein the periodic signal comprises a square wave, the meter verification system is configured to determine an amplitude of the periodically changing magnetic field and to use said amplitude to assess the current operational effectiveness of the magnetic flowmeter, characterized in that the meter verification system is configured to compare said amplitude to a threshold amplitude value based on a historical amplitude taken from a time when the flowmeter was calibrated, and the meter verification system is configured to activate an alarm when said amplitude drops below the threshold amplitude value or rises above the threshold. a conduit for passing conductive fluid through the flowmeter; an electrical coil (105, 107); a coil driver configured to energize the electrical coil (105, 107) with a periodic electrical signal and generate a magnetic field in the conduit that periodically reverses polarity; a pair of electrodes (111, 113) arranged to detect a voltage generated by flow of the conductive fluid through the conduit and through the magnetic field; a measurement system configured to receive electrical signals from the pair of electrodes (111, 113) and determine a flow rate of the conductive fluid using the electrical signals; and a meter verification system comprising a sensor (123, 125) configured to detect the magnetic field generated by the electrical coil (105, 107) when it is energized by the coil driver, wherein the periodic signal comprises a square wave, the meter verification system is configured to determine an amplitude of the periodically changing magnetic field and to use said amplitude to assess the current operational effectiveness of the magnetic flowmeter, characterized in that the meter verification system is configured to compare said amplitude to a threshold amplitude value based on a historical amplitude taken from a time when the flowmeter was calibrated, and the meter verification system is configured to activate an alarm when said amplitude drops below the threshold amplitude value or rises above the threshold.