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A method for evaluating dispersibility of a binder in thickness direction in an electrode mixture layer, comprising: setting an arbitrary reference point (n o) on a surface of the electrode mixture layer in a state where current is applied to the electrode mixture layer, and measuring potential differences with respect to the set reference point (n o) at n points each having different separation distances from the set reference point (n o) where n is an integer greater than 2; setting a potential difference at a point having the largest potential difference with respect to the reference point among the measured potential differences as a reference voltage and calculating a voltage difference (ΔV) between the reference voltage and each of the other measured potential differences at other points with respect to the set reference point (n o); and evaluating a dispersion of a binder in a thickness direction in the electrode mixture layer at each point based on calculated voltage difference (ΔV), wherein in the evaluating the dispersion, it is evaluated that the larger the calculated voltage difference (ΔV) is, the more the binder is distributed in the upper layer of the electrode at the corresponding point. setting an arbitrary reference point (n o) on a surface of the electrode mixture layer in a state where current is applied to the electrode mixture layer, and measuring potential differences with respect to the set reference point (n o) at n points each having different separation distances from the set reference point (n o) where n is an integer greater than 2; setting a potential difference at a point having the largest potential difference with respect to the reference point among the measured potential differences as a reference voltage and calculating a voltage difference (ΔV) between the reference voltage and each of the other measured potential differences at other points with respect to the set reference point (n o); and evaluating a dispersion of a binder in a thickness direction in the electrode mixture layer at each point based on calculated voltage difference (ΔV), wherein in the evaluating the dispersion, it is evaluated that the larger the calculated voltage difference (ΔV) is, the more the binder is distributed in the upper layer of the electrode at the corresponding point.
Container comprising: a circumferential side wall on which in the area of an opening of the container a circumferential container edge is formed which protrudes past the side wall towards the outside and/or towards the inside, as well as a circumferential skirt which has an engagement area for cooperation with a lid, wherein a plurality of webs are formed between the side wall, a circumferential outer edge of the skirt, and an upper edge of the skirt, wherein the container edge and the skirt are arranged at a distance from one another along the side wall of the container, characterized in that the container edge has an upper side with a width (b) of at least 2mm to be used as sealing edge for applying an, in particular, peelable foil. a circumferential side wall on which in the area of an opening of the container a circumferential container edge is formed which protrudes past the side wall towards the outside and/or towards the inside, as well as a circumferential skirt which has an engagement area for cooperation with a lid, wherein a plurality of webs are formed between the side wall, a circumferential outer edge of the skirt, and an upper edge of the skirt, wherein the container edge and the skirt are arranged at a distance from one another along the side wall of the container, characterized in that the container edge has an upper side with a width (b) of at least 2mm to be used as sealing edge for applying an, in particular, peelable foil.
System for an anti-skid braking control of a vehicle, comprising: - a braking system associated to at least one wheel of the vehicle; - one or more sensors for detecting at least one magnitude (y) correlated to the braking of said wheel; - a controller configured to: - determine an output variable (u) based on at least one reference input magnitude (y ref) and on said at least one magnitude (y) correlated to the braking of the wheel; - supply to the braking system a signal for commanding the braking, indicative of the output variable (u), characterized in that it further comprises: - a module for determining said at least one reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller based on a magnitude indicative of a reference desired wear (Δm ref) of at least one tyre associated to the vehicle wheel, wherein said module for determining said at least one reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller has stored one or more predetermined static maps correlating the magnitude indicative of the desired reference wear (Δm ref) with a reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller, wherein said one or more predetermined static maps refer to different conditions of the roadway in one or more weather conditions. - a braking system associated to at least one wheel of the vehicle; - one or more sensors for detecting at least one magnitude (y) correlated to the braking of said wheel; - a controller configured to: - determine an output variable (u) based on at least one reference input magnitude (y ref) and on said at least one magnitude (y) correlated to the braking of the wheel; - supply to the braking system a signal for commanding the braking, indicative of the output variable (u), - determine an output variable (u) based on at least one reference input magnitude (y ref) and on said at least one magnitude (y) correlated to the braking of the wheel; - supply to the braking system a signal for commanding the braking, indicative of the output variable (u), - a module for determining said at least one reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller based on a magnitude indicative of a reference desired wear (Δm ref) of at least one tyre associated to the vehicle wheel, wherein said module for determining said at least one reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller has stored one or more predetermined static maps correlating the magnitude indicative of the desired reference wear (Δm ref) with a reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller, wherein said one or more predetermined static maps refer to different conditions of the roadway in one or more weather conditions. wherein said module for determining said at least one reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller has stored one or more predetermined static maps correlating the magnitude indicative of the desired reference wear (Δm ref) with a reference magnitude (y ref) entering the controller, wherein said one or more predetermined static maps refer to different conditions of the roadway in one or more weather conditions.
A variable orifice fluid flow sensor comprising: a) a housing having a fluid flow passage therethrough, said fluid flow passage being formed with a first port portion adjacent to one end of said passage and a second port portion adjacent to the other end of said passage; b) a bending member mounted in the fluid flow passage between the first and second port portions (104, 106) and having a fluid flow limiting flapper extending across the fluid flow passage for creating a fluid flow opening in the passage, the size of the opening being variable responsive to fluid flow in said fluid flow passage; and c) a biasing member mounted between the first and second port portions (104, 106), the biasing member including at least one biasing element extending outwardly from the biasing member into contact with the bending member to exert a contact force on the bending member, wherein the at least one biasing element extends into contact with an outer peripheral member of the bending member that surrounds the flapper. a) a housing having a fluid flow passage therethrough, said fluid flow passage being formed with a first port portion adjacent to one end of said passage and a second port portion adjacent to the other end of said passage; b) a bending member mounted in the fluid flow passage between the first and second port portions (104, 106) and having a fluid flow limiting flapper extending across the fluid flow passage for creating a fluid flow opening in the passage, the size of the opening being variable responsive to fluid flow in said fluid flow passage; and c) a biasing member mounted between the first and second port portions (104, 106), the biasing member including at least one biasing element extending outwardly from the biasing member into contact with the bending member to exert a contact force on the bending member, wherein the at least one biasing element extends into contact with an outer peripheral member of the bending member that surrounds the flapper.
A spectacle lens (2, 12) to be positioned relative to the eye of a wearer according to a given as-worn position where the spectacle lens design includes - an aperture (4, 14) which has a focal power, - at least two ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) surrounding the aperture (4, 14), wherein neighboring ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) each provide a ring-shaped focal line and have focal powers that provide a myopic defocus, and - a ring-shaped diffuser (6a-d, 16a-d) is arranged between the ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e), characterized in that neighboring ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) adjoin each other with a ring-shaped contact line between them which forms the ring-shaped diffuser (6a-c, 16a-c). - an aperture (4, 14) which has a focal power, - at least two ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) surrounding the aperture (4, 14), wherein neighboring ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) each provide a ring-shaped focal line and have focal powers that provide a myopic defocus, and - a ring-shaped diffuser (6a-d, 16a-d) is arranged between the ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e), characterized in that neighboring ring-shaped focusing structures (5a-e, 15a-e) adjoin each other with a ring-shaped contact line between them which forms the ring-shaped diffuser (6a-c, 16a-c).
A recording apparatus comprising: a carriage configured to move in a width direction intersecting a medium transport direction; a recording head mounted on the carriage; a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid to be supplied to the recording head, the liquid storage section including an injection port configured to receive the liquid from a refill container and a liquid-level visual-check section through which a liquid level of the liquid is visually checked; and a display section configured to be operated by a user to adjust settings of the recording apparatus, the display section including a display panel that has a touch panel and a casing, and having a display function that provides operation guidance of the recording apparatus and a function for adjusting settings of the recording apparatus, wherein the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed on an apparatus front surface, and the display section is disposed above the liquid-level visual-check section, the front surface is a surface on one side of an apparatus body in a depth direction, the depth direction is a direction along a shorter side of the apparatus body, the depth direction is perpendicular to the width direction, which is a direction along a longer side of the apparatus body compared to the shorter side, and the depth direction is perpendicular to a height direction of the apparatus body perpendicular to the width direction, wherein the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed in one end portion of the apparatus front surface in the width direction. a carriage configured to move in a width direction intersecting a medium transport direction; a recording head mounted on the carriage; a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid to be supplied to the recording head, the liquid storage section including an injection port configured to receive the liquid from a refill container and a liquid-level visual-check section through which a liquid level of the liquid is visually checked; and a display section configured to be operated by a user to adjust settings of the recording apparatus, the display section including a display panel that has a touch panel and a casing, and having a display function that provides operation guidance of the recording apparatus and a function for adjusting settings of the recording apparatus, wherein the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed on an apparatus front surface, and the display section is disposed above the liquid-level visual-check section, the front surface is a surface on one side of an apparatus body in a depth direction, the depth direction is a direction along a shorter side of the apparatus body, the depth direction is perpendicular to the width direction, which is a direction along a longer side of the apparatus body compared to the shorter side, and the depth direction is perpendicular to a height direction of the apparatus body perpendicular to the width direction, wherein the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed in one end portion of the apparatus front surface in the width direction.
A beverage preparation device for preparing a beverage from an ingredients containing capsule, the device comprising: a beverage brewing unit for receiving the capsule and preparing the beverage from the ingredients within the capsule by means of injection of pressurized liquid into the capsule, beverage dispensing means connected to the beverage brewing unit and designed for dispensing the resulting beverage from the device via a dispensing outlet, wherein the beverage dispensing means comprise a safety outlet valve adapted to selectively open a fluid communication from the beverage brewing unit to the outlet dependent on the presence and/or proximity of a receptacle being equipped with activation means for the outlet valve characterized in that the safety outlet valve is designed for being magnetically engaged by the activation means. a beverage brewing unit for receiving the capsule and preparing the beverage from the ingredients within the capsule by means of injection of pressurized liquid into the capsule, beverage dispensing means connected to the beverage brewing unit and designed for dispensing the resulting beverage from the device via a dispensing outlet, wherein the beverage dispensing means comprise a safety outlet valve adapted to selectively open a fluid communication from the beverage brewing unit to the outlet dependent on the presence and/or proximity of a receptacle being equipped with activation means for the outlet valve characterized in that the safety outlet valve is designed for being magnetically engaged by the activation means.
A process for preparing hyper-branched polyesters having degree of branching in range 45 - 90% measured bv 13C NMR spectroscopy and inherent viscosity in the range 0.02 - 0.1 dL/g measured by Ubbelhode viscometer in dry-tetrahydrofuran solvent and the said process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a polyol with a polycarboxylic acid in the presence of a double-metal cyanide catalyst wherein the polyol to polycarboxylic acid molar ratio is in the range 1:1 to 1:2 and catalyst in the range 2 - 5 wt% of reactants; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture as obtained in step (a) at temperature in the range of 160 to 200°C and for a reaction period of 0.5 - 2 h to obtain polyesters; (c) dissolving the reaction mixture obtained in step (b) in a polar solvent like acetone and separating the catalyst by filtration; (d) adding a non-polar solvent like heptane to the reaction mixture obtained from step (c) to precipitate out and isolate the hyper-branched polyesters. (a) contacting a polyol with a polycarboxylic acid in the presence of a double-metal cyanide catalyst wherein the polyol to polycarboxylic acid molar ratio is in the range 1:1 to 1:2 and catalyst in the range 2 - 5 wt% of reactants; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture as obtained in step (a) at temperature in the range of 160 to 200°C and for a reaction period of 0.5 - 2 h to obtain polyesters; (c) dissolving the reaction mixture obtained in step (b) in a polar solvent like acetone and separating the catalyst by filtration; (d) adding a non-polar solvent like heptane to the reaction mixture obtained from step (c) to precipitate out and isolate the hyper-branched polyesters.
An interrogation station for carrying out security checks having an imaging system for imaging persons comprising: an antenna apparatus (82;132;174;262;332,334) configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject when the subject is in a subject position (84; 336), the subject position (84; 336) having a center (86; 338), electromagnetic radiation (26, 30) in a frequency range of about 200 MHz to about 1 THz, from positions spaced from the subject position and distributed along a first locus of points; a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus (82;132;174;262;332,334) and produce an output representative of the received radiation; and a processor adapted to convert the transceiver output into image data representative of an image of at least a portion of the subject being characterized in that the first locus (88; 344) of points includes at least a first curved locus (88; 344) of points having a center (92; 346) of curvature spaced from the center (86; 338) of the subject position (84; 336) and in which the locus of points has a plurality of different centers of curvature (346, 348; 350, 352), and in which the locus of points has an intermediate curved portion and an end portion (344d, 344e) on each end of the intermediate curved portion that is angled toward the center of the subject position relative to the intermediate curved portion. an antenna apparatus (82;132;174;262;332,334) configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject when the subject is in a subject position (84; 336), the subject position (84; 336) having a center (86; 338), electromagnetic radiation (26, 30) in a frequency range of about 200 MHz to about 1 THz, from positions spaced from the subject position and distributed along a first locus of points; a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus (82;132;174;262;332,334) and produce an output representative of the received radiation; and a processor adapted to convert the transceiver output into image data representative of an image of at least a portion of the subject being characterized in that the first locus (88; 344) of points includes at least a first curved locus (88; 344) of points having a center (92; 346) of curvature spaced from the center (86; 338) of the subject position (84; 336) and in which the locus of points has a plurality of different centers of curvature (346, 348; 350, 352), and in which the locus of points has an intermediate curved portion and an end portion (344d, 344e) on each end of the intermediate curved portion that is angled toward the center of the subject position relative to the intermediate curved portion.
An endoscope system comprising: a two-dimensional operation unit which can generate a two-dimensional motion command signal, wherein the two-dimensional operation unit has a flat panel surface; and a control unit configured to receive the signal from the two-dimensional operation unit, and output a motion command signal to a driving unit which is configured to curve a curving portion (3a, 3b) provided in an insert part of an endoscope, wherein the motion command signal is based on the received signal from the two-dimensional operation unit, and is for curving the curving portion (3a, 3b), characterized by a one-dimensional operation unit which can generate a one-dimensional motion command signal, wherein the one-dimensional operation unit and the two-dimensional operation unit can be operated independently from each other, and the control unit is configured to output a motion command signal to curve the curving portion (3a, 3b) leftward when a finger is moved rightward on the flat panel surface, and output a motion command signal to curve the curving portion (3a, 3b) rightward when the finger is moved leftward on the flat panel surface. a two-dimensional operation unit which can generate a two-dimensional motion command signal, wherein the two-dimensional operation unit has a flat panel surface; and a control unit configured to receive the signal from the two-dimensional operation unit, and output a motion command signal to a driving unit which is configured to curve a curving portion (3a, 3b) provided in an insert part of an endoscope, wherein the motion command signal is based on the received signal from the two-dimensional operation unit, and is for curving the curving portion (3a, 3b), characterized by a one-dimensional operation unit which can generate a one-dimensional motion command signal, wherein the one-dimensional operation unit and the two-dimensional operation unit can be operated independently from each other, and the control unit is configured to output a motion command signal to curve the curving portion (3a, 3b) leftward when a finger is moved rightward on the flat panel surface, and output a motion command signal to curve the curving portion (3a, 3b) rightward when the finger is moved leftward on the flat panel surface.
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing means including an imaging optical system (101, 102) and an image sensor; a rotation driving means configured to drive the image capturing means in a pan direction and/or tilt direction; a shift driving means configured to drive at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor within a plane parallel to an imaging plane; and a synchronous control means configured to synchronize a rotation driving of the image capturing means and a shift driving of at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor so as not to change an imaging range of the image capturing means during performing a correction on distortion of an object in a captured image captured by the image capturing means, wherein the synchronous control means is configured to decide a shift driving amount of the shift driving means based on a rotation driving amount of the rotation driving means, a size of the image sensor and an imaging distance from the imaging optical system to the image sensor. an image capturing means including an imaging optical system (101, 102) and an image sensor; a rotation driving means configured to drive the image capturing means in a pan direction and/or tilt direction; a shift driving means configured to drive at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor within a plane parallel to an imaging plane; and a synchronous control means configured to synchronize a rotation driving of the image capturing means and a shift driving of at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor so as not to change an imaging range of the image capturing means during performing a correction on distortion of an object in a captured image captured by the image capturing means, wherein the synchronous control means is configured to decide a shift driving amount of the shift driving means based on a rotation driving amount of the rotation driving means, a size of the image sensor and an imaging distance from the imaging optical system to the image sensor.