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A hybrid heating apparatus comprising: a liquid fuel combustion burner device configured to start combustion upon receipt of a start combustion command, to stop the combustion upon receipt of a stop combustion command, and to perform combustion according to a combustion amount indicated by a combustion control command upon receipt of the combustion control command; an electric heater device configured to start power supply to a heater portion upon receipt of a start power supply command and to stop the power supply to the heater portion upon receipt of a stop power supply command; and a control device comprising a command generating section, the command generating section configured to output the start combustion command, the stop combustion command, the start power supply command, and the stop power supply command according to one of predetermined control modes, the hybrid heating apparatus further includes a liquid fuel sensor configured to detect running out of a liquid fuel; and the control device being configured to perform the predetermined control modes including an out-of-fuel handling mode in which the command generating section is configured to output the stop combustion command when the liquid fuel sensor detects running out of the liquid fuel; the command generating section being further configured to subsequently output the start power supply command; and characterized in that: the command generating section is configured then to output the stop power supply command when a predetermined minimum period of power supply elapses after the start power supply command has been output. a liquid fuel combustion burner device configured to start combustion upon receipt of a start combustion command, to stop the combustion upon receipt of a stop combustion command, and to perform combustion according to a combustion amount indicated by a combustion control command upon receipt of the combustion control command; an electric heater device configured to start power supply to a heater portion upon receipt of a start power supply command and to stop the power supply to the heater portion upon receipt of a stop power supply command; and a control device comprising a command generating section, the command generating section configured to output the start combustion command, the stop combustion command, the start power supply command, and the stop power supply command according to one of predetermined control modes, the hybrid heating apparatus further includes a liquid fuel sensor configured to detect running out of a liquid fuel; and the control device being configured to perform the predetermined control modes including an out-of-fuel handling mode in which the command generating section is configured to output the stop combustion command when the liquid fuel sensor detects running out of the liquid fuel; the command generating section being further configured to subsequently output the start power supply command; and characterized in that: the command generating section is configured then to output the stop power supply command when a predetermined minimum period of power supply elapses after the start power supply command has been output.
A common-core power factor correction resonant converter, characterized by: an energy-transforming circuit, having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, the first terminal of the energy-transforming circuit receiving an input line voltage, the second terminal of the energy-transforming circuit being coupled to a ground, the third terminal of the energy-transforming circuit generating an output power and the energy-transforming circuit comprising a coupling inductor, a charge-storage capacitor, a switch, a first diode, and a second diode; wherein a first terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the first terminal of the energy-transforming circuit through the coupling inductor, a second terminal of the switch is electrically connected to an anode of the first diode through the coupling inductor and is coupled with a first terminal of the charge-storage capacitor, a control terminal of the switch receives a control signal, a cathode of the first diode is coupled to the third terminal of the energy-transforming circuit, a second terminal of the charge-storage capacitor is coupled with the second terminal of the energy-transforming circuit, and the charge-storage capacitor and the second diode are connected in parallel; when the switch is on in response to the control signal, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are charged by the input line voltage, and then when the switch is off in response to the control signal, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are discharged to provide the output power to an output load. an energy-transforming circuit, having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, the first terminal of the energy-transforming circuit receiving an input line voltage, the second terminal of the energy-transforming circuit being coupled to a ground, the third terminal of the energy-transforming circuit generating an output power and the energy-transforming circuit comprising a coupling inductor, a charge-storage capacitor, a switch, a first diode, and a second diode; wherein a first terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the first terminal of the energy-transforming circuit through the coupling inductor, a second terminal of the switch is electrically connected to an anode of the first diode through the coupling inductor and is coupled with a first terminal of the charge-storage capacitor, a control terminal of the switch receives a control signal, a cathode of the first diode is coupled to the third terminal of the energy-transforming circuit, a second terminal of the charge-storage capacitor is coupled with the second terminal of the energy-transforming circuit, and the charge-storage capacitor and the second diode are connected in parallel; when the switch is on in response to the control signal, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are charged by the input line voltage, and then when the switch is off in response to the control signal, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are discharged to provide the output power to an output load.
A method for a reference-speed-regulating cruise control which demands from an engine system of a vehicle a reference speed v ref which may differ from a chosen set speed V set, comprising allowing adjustment of at least said set speed v set for the reference-speed-regulating cruise control allowing said reference speed v ref to differ from said set speed v set, which adjustment is allowed when said reference speed v ref differs from said set speed v set, and which adjustment is based at least partly on a current speed v pres of said vehicle and on input from a user of said reference-speed-regulating cruise control.
A drinking vessel with a bowl for holding a drinkable liquid, with a foot and a slender, curved stem joining the bowl and foot, wherein the stem runs in a bending plane, and wherein the stem has a gripping section (2.1), in the area of which it is bent laterally outward by at least the width of a finger from a perpendicular line through the center of the bowl opening, characterized in that the stem is bent laterally outward by at least 90° from the perpendicular line through the center of the bowl opening in a section (2.2) between the bowl and gripping section (2.1), and that the stem is centrally and perpendicularly affixed to the bowl and foot, respectively.
A brace bar (140, 140', 140a, 140a') configured to removably attach to vibratory conduits (130a, 130b) of a flowmeter, wherein the attachment comprises a mechanical attachment, and wherein the brace bar (140, 140', 140a, 140a') is repositionable about the vibratory conduits (130a, 130b) comprising: a brace bar body; at least one end portion (142, 142') fastenable to the brace bar body; characterized by: at least one raised portion disposed on an internal surface of the brace bar body and the at least one end portion (142, 142'), wherein the at least one raised portion is configured to contact a vibratory conduit (130a, 130b) when attached thereto to allow minimization of tube length and sensor size, and to allow greater mode separation on minimal length vibratory conduit design. a brace bar body; at least one end portion (142, 142') fastenable to the brace bar body; characterized by: at least one raised portion disposed on an internal surface of the brace bar body and the at least one end portion (142, 142'), wherein the at least one raised portion is configured to contact a vibratory conduit (130a, 130b) when attached thereto to allow minimization of tube length and sensor size, and to allow greater mode separation on minimal length vibratory conduit design.
A wireless communication apparatus, comprising: a data transfer part configured to: carry out a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate, BT+BR/EDR, communication with a first communication apparatus by using a Bluetooth physical layer and a Bluetooth data link layer, and carry out a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, communication with a second communication apparatus by using a WLAN physical layer and a WLAN data link layer; characterised in that the data transfer part is further configured to: carry out a Bluetooth High Speed, BT+HS, communication at a speed higher than the BT+BR/EDR communication with the first communication apparatus by using the WLAN physical layer and the WLAN data link layer, and in that the wireless communication apparatus further comprises: an operation limitation part configured to prevent the WLAN physical layer and the WLAN data link layer from being used for WLAN communication with the second communication apparatus, when an instruction to carry out the BT+HS communication is input to the wireless communication apparatus and before a WLAN physical link is established with the first communication apparatus. a data transfer part configured to: carry out a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate, BT+BR/EDR, communication with a first communication apparatus by using a Bluetooth physical layer and a Bluetooth data link layer, and carry out a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, communication with a second communication apparatus by using a WLAN physical layer and a WLAN data link layer; characterised in that the data transfer part is further configured to: carry out a Bluetooth High Speed, BT+HS, communication at a speed higher than the BT+BR/EDR communication with the first communication apparatus by using the WLAN physical layer and the WLAN data link layer, and in that the wireless communication apparatus further comprises: carry out a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate, BT+BR/EDR, communication with a first communication apparatus by using a Bluetooth physical layer and a Bluetooth data link layer, and carry out a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, communication with a second communication apparatus by using a WLAN physical layer and a WLAN data link layer; characterised in that the data transfer part is further configured to: carry out a Bluetooth High Speed, BT+HS, communication at a speed higher than the BT+BR/EDR communication with the first communication apparatus by using the WLAN physical layer and the WLAN data link layer, and in that the wireless communication apparatus further comprises: an operation limitation part configured to prevent the WLAN physical layer and the WLAN data link layer from being used for WLAN communication with the second communication apparatus, when an instruction to carry out the BT+HS communication is input to the wireless communication apparatus and before a WLAN physical link is established with the first communication apparatus.
An electrical connector comprising a body made of dielectric material having at least two adjacent and electrically conductive protruding receptacles on the same surface and at least two electrically conductive wires having at least two adjacent parts (14, 12) devoid of electrical insulator, said two adjacent parts being electrically connected together and fixed inside two corresponding adjacent protruding receptacles, and a device for preventing an electric arc from being established between two adjacent parts (14, 12) comprising at least one part (29, 31) made of a dielectric material and comprising at least one through hole (30, 32) for receiving at least one of said at least two electrically conductive wires, so as to surround at least one of the two adjacent parts (14, 12) devoid of electrical insulator of said at least two electrically conductive wires, characterised in that said dielectric material from which said part (29, 31) is made is resiliently deformable or compressible, and in that said part fully covers, from said surface, at least one of said two protruding adjacent receptacles and at least one of said two corresponding adjacent parts (14, 12) devoid of electrical insulator.
A composition comprising digestive enzymes for use in the treatment of a Schizophreniform Disorder, wherein the digestive enzymes comprise amylase, lipase, and protease.
A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device, comprising the successive steps of: a) transferring, onto a surface of a control integrated circuit previously formed inside and on a semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of metal connection pads, an active diode stack comprising at least first and second doped semiconductor layers of opposite conductivity types, so that the second layer of the stack is electrically connected to the metal pads of the control circuit; and b) forming in the active stack trenches delimiting a plurality of diodes connected to different metal pads of the control circuit, wherein, at step a), the following metal layers interface between the control integrated circuit and the active stack: one first metal layer extending over substantially the entire surface of the control circuit on the side of the metal pads; and one second metal layer extending over substantially the entire surface of the second semiconductor layer opposite to the first semiconductor layer, wherein, at step a), the active diode stack is bonded on the control circuit by molecular bonding of the first metal layer on the second metal layer, and wherein the first metal layer comprises an upper layer made of a metal of same nature as an upper layer of the second metal layer, the bonding of the active diode stack on the control circuit being obtained by direct contact of said upper layers one with each other. a) transferring, onto a surface of a control integrated circuit previously formed inside and on a semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of metal connection pads, an active diode stack comprising at least first and second doped semiconductor layers of opposite conductivity types, so that the second layer of the stack is electrically connected to the metal pads of the control circuit; and b) forming in the active stack trenches delimiting a plurality of diodes connected to different metal pads of the control circuit, one first metal layer extending over substantially the entire surface of the control circuit on the side of the metal pads; and one second metal layer extending over substantially the entire surface of the second semiconductor layer opposite to the first semiconductor layer, wherein, at step a), the active diode stack is bonded on the control circuit by molecular bonding of the first metal layer on the second metal layer, and wherein the first metal layer comprises an upper layer made of a metal of same nature as an upper layer of the second metal layer, the bonding of the active diode stack on the control circuit being obtained by direct contact of said upper layers one with each other.
Cosmetic external use of an agent comprising D-chiro-inositol in a non-therapeutic method of growing hair, said method not including an application to hair loss associated with insulin resistance.
A heat exchanger (400; 900) for a gas turbine engine comprising: a baffle (436, 16); a tube inserted at least partially through the baffle (436, 16); and characterised by an inlet coupled to a first end of the tube; and by an outlet coupled to a second end of the tube; and in that the baffle (436, 16) comprises a cobalt alloy configured to form an oxidized layer over an outer surface of the baffle (436, 16) in response to an increase in temperature, the oxidized layer providing a lubricating surface. a baffle (436, 16); a tube inserted at least partially through the baffle (436, 16); and characterised by an inlet coupled to a first end of the tube; and by an outlet coupled to a second end of the tube; and in that the baffle (436, 16) comprises a cobalt alloy configured to form an oxidized layer over an outer surface of the baffle (436, 16) in response to an increase in temperature, the oxidized layer providing a lubricating surface.
A method of monitoring an operating event of a combustion engine, comprising: receiving a noise signal sensed by a knock sensor disposed in or proximate to the combustion engine; characterized by correlating the noise signal with a fingerprint having at least an Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release (ADSR) envelope indicative of the operating event of the combustion engine; and detecting if the operating event has occurred based on the correlating of the noise signal with the fingerprint. receiving a noise signal sensed by a knock sensor disposed in or proximate to the combustion engine; characterized by correlating the noise signal with a fingerprint having at least an Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release (ADSR) envelope indicative of the operating event of the combustion engine; and detecting if the operating event has occurred based on the correlating of the noise signal with the fingerprint.
A digital watermark-embedding apparatus operable to embed a digital watermark into a target image subject to digital watermark embedment in an entered video signal, comprising: a characteristic amount-calculating unit operable to calculate a difference between at least two characteristic amounts, one of the target image and one of another image, the other image being located at a position earlier, with respect to a time axis, than the target image, each of the two characteristic amounts showing image complexity; an embedment intensity-calculating unit operable to calculate an embedment intensity on the basis of a characteristic amount held in a characteristic amount-retaining unit an embedment parameter-changing unit operable to change embedment parameter in accordance with the difference between the two characteristic amounts calculated by said characteristic amount-calculating unit; and a digital watermark-embedding unit operable to embed the digital watermark into the target image with reference to the embedment intensity and embedment parameter changed by said embedment parameter-changing unit, whereby the embedment parameter represents the number of frames in which the same information is successively embedded. a characteristic amount-calculating unit operable to calculate a difference between at least two characteristic amounts, one of the target image and one of another image, the other image being located at a position earlier, with respect to a time axis, than the target image, each of the two characteristic amounts showing image complexity; an embedment intensity-calculating unit operable to calculate an embedment intensity on the basis of a characteristic amount held in a characteristic amount-retaining unit an embedment parameter-changing unit operable to change embedment parameter in accordance with the difference between the two characteristic amounts calculated by said characteristic amount-calculating unit; and a digital watermark-embedding unit operable to embed the digital watermark into the target image with reference to the embedment intensity and embedment parameter changed by said embedment parameter-changing unit, whereby the embedment parameter represents the number of frames in which the same information is successively embedded.
Process for producing a laminate being built of at least two monolayers of polymeric tapes, wherein the polymeric tapes are drawn with a draw ratio of at least 1:5, the polymeric tapes having a tensile strength of at least 800 MPa measured in accordance with ASTM D638 and a tensile modulus of at least 16 GPa measured according to ASTM D790, the polymeric tapes comprising only one polymeric material, wherein the tapes are consolidated at a temperature just below the melting point of the tapes, said process comprises the steps of - forming a first monolayer of polymeric tapes by pre-tensioning the polymeric tapes and subsequently positioning the polymeric tapes under tension in a unidirectional, parallel manner, - forming at least a second monolayer over the first monolayer in the same manner the first monolayer is formed, thereby - stacking the at least two monolayers of polymeric tapes in such a way that the direction of the polymeric tapes is the same in every monolayer and that the polymeric tapes of each monolayer are offset to the tapes of the adjoining monolayer above or below that monolayer, - consolidating the thus stacked monolayers of polymeric tapes without any additional resin material to obtain a laminate. the polymeric tapes having a tensile strength of at least 800 MPa measured in accordance with ASTM D638 and a tensile modulus of at least 16 GPa measured according to ASTM D790, the polymeric tapes comprising only one polymeric material, wherein the tapes are consolidated at a temperature just below the melting point of the tapes, said process comprises the steps of - forming a first monolayer of polymeric tapes by pre-tensioning the polymeric tapes and subsequently positioning the polymeric tapes under tension in a unidirectional, parallel manner, - forming at least a second monolayer over the first monolayer in the same manner the first monolayer is formed, thereby - stacking the at least two monolayers of polymeric tapes in such a way that the direction of the polymeric tapes is the same in every monolayer and that the polymeric tapes of each monolayer are offset to the tapes of the adjoining monolayer above or below that monolayer, - consolidating the thus stacked monolayers of polymeric tapes without any additional resin material to obtain a laminate. - forming a first monolayer of polymeric tapes by pre-tensioning the polymeric tapes and subsequently positioning the polymeric tapes under tension in a unidirectional, parallel manner, - forming at least a second monolayer over the first monolayer in the same manner the first monolayer is formed, thereby - stacking the at least two monolayers of polymeric tapes in such a way that the direction of the polymeric tapes is the same in every monolayer and that the polymeric tapes of each monolayer are offset to the tapes of the adjoining monolayer above or below that monolayer, - consolidating the thus stacked monolayers of polymeric tapes without any additional resin material to obtain a laminate.
A system comprising: a sensor monitoring an ambient region; an illumination system; and an image capturing device, wherein, upon the sensor detecting an alarm condition in the ambient region, the image capturing device is activated for capturing an image of the ambient region to determine whether the captured image is consistent with the alarm condition, and characterised in that the illumination system is activated for illuminating the ambient region when the image capturing device detects a predetermined amount of smoke in the ambient region to facilitate capturing images of the monitored region. a sensor monitoring an ambient region; an illumination system; and an image capturing device, wherein, upon the sensor detecting an alarm condition in the ambient region, the image capturing device is activated for capturing an image of the ambient region to determine whether the captured image is consistent with the alarm condition, and characterised in that the illumination system is activated for illuminating the ambient region when the image capturing device detects a predetermined amount of smoke in the ambient region to facilitate capturing images of the monitored region.