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A backlight unit , comprising: a substrate ; a reflection sheet positioned on the substrate ; a light source mounted on the substrate ; a lens disposed over the light source and including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface , wherein the top surface includes an inverse-conical groove , and wherein the inverse-conical groove of the top surface of the lens reflects at least a part of light from the light source toward an inverse-conical side part of the lens , and wherein the bottom surface includes a plane surface facing the substrate and a conical groove facing the light source ; and characterised in that ; a plurality of patterns is positioned between the substrate and the plane surface of the bottom surface of the lens , the plurality of patterns being configured to reduce an amount of the reflected light, wherein the plurality of patterns surrounds the light source . a substrate ; a reflection sheet positioned on the substrate ; a light source mounted on the substrate ; a lens disposed over the light source and including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface , wherein the top surface includes an inverse-conical groove , and wherein the inverse-conical groove of the top surface of the lens reflects at least a part of light from the light source toward an inverse-conical side part of the lens , and wherein the bottom surface includes a plane surface facing the substrate and a conical groove facing the light source ; and characterised in that ; a plurality of patterns is positioned between the substrate and the plane surface of the bottom surface of the lens , the plurality of patterns being configured to reduce an amount of the reflected light, wherein the plurality of patterns surrounds the light source .
A system comprising: a gateway device comprising a processor and a transceiver, the gateway device configured to operate a virtual local area network (VLAN) having a first network partition and a second network partition ; and the gateway device further configured to selectively operate the VLAN in one of a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes includes: an operational mode; and a provisioning mode, wherein the gateway device is configured to, while in the provisioning mode: activate the second network partition; receive, from a wireless device , credential data; establish a connection to the wireless device through the second network partition based at least in part on the credential data; and transmit secured credentialing data associated with the first network partition to the wireless device; wherein the credential data is preprogrammed in to the wireless device; wherein the gateway device operates in provisioning mode responsive to an input from a user; and wherein the input of the user comprises pressing a Wi-Fi Protected Setup, WPS, button; and characterised in that the input of the user further comprises, after pressing the WPS button, entering a login to ensure that the user activating the WPS is authorized. a gateway device comprising a processor and a transceiver, the gateway device configured to operate a virtual local area network (VLAN) having a first network partition and a second network partition ; and the gateway device further configured to selectively operate the VLAN in one of a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes includes: an operational mode; and a provisioning mode, wherein the gateway device is configured to, while in the provisioning mode: an operational mode; and a provisioning mode, wherein the gateway device is configured to, while in the provisioning mode: activate the second network partition; receive, from a wireless device , credential data; establish a connection to the wireless device through the second network partition based at least in part on the credential data; and transmit secured credentialing data associated with the first network partition to the wireless device; wherein the credential data is preprogrammed in to the wireless device; wherein the gateway device operates in provisioning mode responsive to an input from a user; and wherein the input of the user comprises pressing a Wi-Fi Protected Setup, WPS, button; and characterised in that the input of the user further comprises, after pressing the WPS button, entering a login to ensure that the user activating the WPS is authorized.
A quality control apparatus configured to manage a surface mounting line in which a solder printing process, a mount process, and a reflow process are performed, solder being printed onto a printed circuit board with a solder printing apparatus (X1) in the solder printing process, an electronic component being disposed on the printed circuit board with a mounter (X2) in the mount process, the electronic component being soldered with a reflow furnace (X3) in the reflow process, the quality control apparatus comprising: a nonuniformity calculating unit configured to calculate nonuniformity being a degree of imbalance of a plurality of feature amounts being measured values of inspection items detected in a post-reflow inspection after said reflow process from a plurality of different portions on the printed circuit board, and to calculate said degree of imbalance based on a difference or a ratio between a maximum value and a minimum value of each of the plurality of feature amounts; a determination unit configured to determine whether the degree of imbalance is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and a parameter changing unit configured to change a setting parameter of the solder printing apparatus (X1) or the mounter (X2) or to propose the change in setting parameter when said determination unit determines the degree of imbalance to be greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. a nonuniformity calculating unit configured to calculate nonuniformity being a degree of imbalance of a plurality of feature amounts being measured values of inspection items detected in a post-reflow inspection after said reflow process from a plurality of different portions on the printed circuit board, and to calculate said degree of imbalance based on a difference or a ratio between a maximum value and a minimum value of each of the plurality of feature amounts; a determination unit configured to determine whether the degree of imbalance is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and a parameter changing unit configured to change a setting parameter of the solder printing apparatus (X1) or the mounter (X2) or to propose the change in setting parameter when said determination unit determines the degree of imbalance to be greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
An ink delivery system for an inkjet printer comprising: (a) an ink reservoir ; (b) a positive ink line connected to the ink reservoir, the positive ink line having a positive ink pressure controlled by a respective regulator pump ; (c) a negative ink line connected to the ink reservoir, the negative ink line having a negative ink pressure controlled by a respective regulator pump ; and (d) a plurality of print modules interconnected between the positive ink line and the negative ink line via respective inlet and outlet lines , each print module comprising: an inlet port connected to the inlet line; an outlet port connected to the outlet line; a printhead interconnected between the inlet port and the outlet port; a control valve positioned at the inlet port for dynamically controlling an ink pressure in a respective printhead; an ink pressure sensor for sensing an ink pressure in a respective print module; and a controller responsive to feedback from the pressure sensor and configured for controlling the control valve using the feedback from the pressure sensor; wherein, during printing, the ink pressure sensor, the controller and the control valve are configured to dynamically control a backpressure in the respective printhead within a predetermined backpressure range. (a) an ink reservoir ; (b) a positive ink line connected to the ink reservoir, the positive ink line having a positive ink pressure controlled by a respective regulator pump ; (c) a negative ink line connected to the ink reservoir, the negative ink line having a negative ink pressure controlled by a respective regulator pump ; and (d) a plurality of print modules interconnected between the positive ink line and the negative ink line via respective inlet and outlet lines , each print module comprising: an inlet port connected to the inlet line; an outlet port connected to the outlet line; a printhead interconnected between the inlet port and the outlet port; a control valve positioned at the inlet port for dynamically controlling an ink pressure in a respective printhead; an ink pressure sensor for sensing an ink pressure in a respective print module; and a controller responsive to feedback from the pressure sensor and configured for controlling the control valve using the feedback from the pressure sensor; an inlet port connected to the inlet line; an outlet port connected to the outlet line; a printhead interconnected between the inlet port and the outlet port; a control valve positioned at the inlet port for dynamically controlling an ink pressure in a respective printhead; an ink pressure sensor for sensing an ink pressure in a respective print module; and a controller responsive to feedback from the pressure sensor and configured for controlling the control valve using the feedback from the pressure sensor;
Method for continuously purifying a flow of domestic or industrial waters , wherein the flow is subjected to treatment in a biological reactor by injecting an oxidizing gas into said reactor and obtaining a first separation between the liquid part , which is discharged, and an organic sludge , which is decanted in the bottom part of the reactor or of an adjacent separator/settler, such that said sludge comprises between 4 and 12 g/l of Dry Matter (DM), characterized in that said sludge is used to supply, through a first restriction directly, or through a chamber termed first chamber , a following chamber termed second chamber in continuous flow at a rate q, by injecting air into said second chamber at a rate Q ≥ q, to give an emulsion of droplets of sludge in air, a predetermined pressure drop is created in the emulsion by a second restriction for supplying a following chamber termed third chamber , a liquid flocculant is injected into said third chamber, said emulsion is degassed, the emulsion thus degassed is recovered in a recovery tank situated downstream of the degassing means, in such a way that the flocculated and aerated sludge obtained from said emulsion thus degassed then floats in the top part of the tank, such that the liquid centrate which remains, recovered in the bottom part of the tank, has a Dry Matter load of less than 100 mg/l and has a positive redox potential of at least 50 mV which is increased by a value of at least 100 mV relative to that of the first sludge entering the first chamber, after which said flocculated sludge is continuously or semicontinuously discharged, and the liquid centrate is reinjected upstream of or into the biological reactor . a predetermined pressure drop is created in the emulsion by a second restriction for supplying a following chamber termed third chamber , a liquid flocculant is injected into said third chamber, said emulsion is degassed, the emulsion thus degassed is recovered in a recovery tank situated downstream of the degassing means, in such a way that the flocculated and aerated sludge obtained from said emulsion thus degassed then floats in the top part of the tank, such that the liquid centrate which remains, recovered in the bottom part of the tank, has a Dry Matter load of less than 100 mg/l and has a positive redox potential of at least 50 mV which is increased by a value of at least 100 mV relative to that of the first sludge entering the first chamber, after which said flocculated sludge is continuously or semicontinuously discharged, and the liquid centrate is reinjected upstream of or into the biological reactor .
A method of controlling a wind turbine , the wind turbine comprising a rotor having one or more blades and an electrical generator , the rotor being connected to the electrical generator by a drivetrain , the method comprising: receiving a signal indicative of a speed of the electrical generator and receiving a signal indicative of a requested output power; filtering the signal indicative of the speed to isolate frequencies in a selected disturbance frequency band to generate a disturbance signal; phase shifting the disturbance signal phase to match a phase of torque variations of the rotor at the frequencies of the selected disturbance frequency band to generate a phase shifted signal; generate a modification signal being a combination of the phase shifted signal and the requested output power; setting the modification signal as a control signal for the wind turbine, characterized in that the selected disturbance frequency band is a frequency band around a rotor frequency order. receiving a signal indicative of a speed of the electrical generator and receiving a signal indicative of a requested output power; filtering the signal indicative of the speed to isolate frequencies in a selected disturbance frequency band to generate a disturbance signal; phase shifting the disturbance signal phase to match a phase of torque variations of the rotor at the frequencies of the selected disturbance frequency band to generate a phase shifted signal; generate a modification signal being a combination of the phase shifted signal and the requested output power; setting the modification signal as a control signal for the wind turbine, characterized in that the selected disturbance frequency band is a frequency band around a rotor frequency order.
A drive system for tracked vehicles and tracked work machines, consisting of at least one drive motor , at least one pump transfer case that is operatively connected to the drive motor and at least one continuously variable hydraulic circuit for each vehicle side, characterized in that each hydraulic circuit consists of respectively at least two hydraulic pumps and at least one hydraulic motor , wherein the hydraulic pumps are operatively connected to the pump transfer case , wherein either at least one hydraulic motor and/or at least one hydraulic pump can be connected or switched off for improving the efficiency levels.
A computer-implemented method of processing image data for determining seed points with respect to the image data for automatically segmenting the image data, comprising: determining a voting map, wherein said voting map is based on voting locations determined for at least some pixels within the image data, each pixel of the voting map having a value indicative of a number of votes for that location in the voting map corresponding to a centre of a feature in the image data; determining a density map, wherein determining said density map comprises determining a weighting for at least some pixels within the voting map, wherein the weighting is determined as a non-linear function based on a value of each of the at least some pixels of the voting map; and determining the seed points in the image data based on the density map, wherein the determining the seed points comprises determining local maxima in the density map, determining whether a pixel path exists between first and second local maxima in the density map, the pixels in the pixel path having values above a seed threshold, eliminating a lower of the first and second local maxima if said path exists, determining the seed points as remaining local maxima. determining a voting map, wherein said voting map is based on voting locations determined for at least some pixels within the image data, each pixel of the voting map having a value indicative of a number of votes for that location in the voting map corresponding to a centre of a feature in the image data; determining a density map, wherein determining said density map comprises determining a weighting for at least some pixels within the voting map, wherein the weighting is determined as a non-linear function based on a value of each of the at least some pixels of the voting map; and determining the seed points in the image data based on the density map, wherein the determining the seed points comprises determining local maxima in the density map, determining whether a pixel path exists between first and second local maxima in the density map, the pixels in the pixel path having values above a seed threshold, eliminating a lower of the first and second local maxima if said path exists, determining the seed points as remaining local maxima.
A method for producing a ferro-alloy, such as steel, in an electric arc furnace or other suitable metallurgical furnace that comprises supplying a mixture of (a) a carbon-containing polymer that is capable of acting as a slag foaming agent and (b) another source of carbon into the furnace during at least a part of a power-on phase of the method, and assessing the time to commence supply of the mixture of the carbon-containing polymer and the other carbon source during the power-on phase or phases based on any one or more of the power consumption of the furnace, the composition of the melt in the furnace, and the melt temperature.
An optical detector comprising: a semiconductor substrate ; a first semiconductor region formed on the semiconductor substrate ; a plurality of second semiconductor regions formed two-dimensionally within the first semiconductor region and having a higher impurity concentration than the first semiconductor region; a plurality of quenching resistors (R1) electrically connected to the second semiconductor regions , respectively; and a signal read wiring (E3) electrically connected to the plurality of quenching resistors (R1), wherein the optical detector comprises a pn junction that forms an avalanche photodiode operable in a Geiger mode formed in an interface between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor region or an interface between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region , and wherein, in a plan view, the signal read wiring (E3) surrounds a circumference of each second semiconductor region in a ring shape and covers a boundary line (BY) between the second semiconductor region and the first semiconductor region , characterized in that the second semiconductor region is positioned between the quenching resistor (R1) and the first semiconductor region in a direction perpendicular to the substrate , and in that the quenching resistor (R1) is electrically connected between the second semiconductor region and the ring-shaped signal read wiring (E3). a semiconductor substrate ; a first semiconductor region formed on the semiconductor substrate ; a plurality of second semiconductor regions formed two-dimensionally within the first semiconductor region and having a higher impurity concentration than the first semiconductor region; a plurality of quenching resistors (R1) electrically connected to the second semiconductor regions , respectively; and a signal read wiring (E3) electrically connected to the plurality of quenching resistors (R1), wherein the optical detector comprises a pn junction that forms an avalanche photodiode operable in a Geiger mode formed in an interface between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor region or an interface between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region , and wherein, in a plan view, the signal read wiring (E3) surrounds a circumference of each second semiconductor region in a ring shape and covers a boundary line (BY) between the second semiconductor region and the first semiconductor region , characterized in that the second semiconductor region is positioned between the quenching resistor (R1) and the first semiconductor region in a direction perpendicular to the substrate , and in that the quenching resistor (R1) is electrically connected between the second semiconductor region and the ring-shaped signal read wiring (E3).
A user input device, comprising: a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes; control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to derive a mechanical center of the control stick mechanism from at least a sequence of qualified resting points associated with the control stick mechanism; the control circuitry configured to determine the qualified resting points as when the movement data indicates the control stick mechanism comes to a rest within at least a center qualification zone after exiting and re-entering the center qualification zone ; wherein the center qualification zone comprises a boundary around a current value of the mechanical center; the control circuitry configured to at least re-center the movement data according to the mechanical center to establish calibrated movement data; and the control circuitry configured to present the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism. a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes; control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to derive a mechanical center of the control stick mechanism from at least a sequence of qualified resting points associated with the control stick mechanism; the control circuitry configured to determine the qualified resting points as when the movement data indicates the control stick mechanism comes to a rest within at least a center qualification zone after exiting and re-entering the center qualification zone ; wherein the center qualification zone comprises a boundary around a current value of the mechanical center; the control circuitry configured to at least re-center the movement data according to the mechanical center to establish calibrated movement data; and the control circuitry configured to present the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism.
A polymerizable solution comprising: (i) a cross-linkable, plant-derived type 1 recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen); (ii) a photoinitiator; and (iii) a hyaluronic acid (HA) or modified derivative thereof, a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) or modified derivative thereof, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or modified derivative thereof, oxidized cellulose (OC) or a modified derivate thereof, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres or a modified derivative thereof, tricalcium phosphate (TCP) or a modified derivative thereof, calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) or a modified derivative thereof, carboxymethylcellulose or a modified derivative thereof, crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) or a modified derivative thereof, or a combination thereof; for use in a therapeutic method of tissue augmentation comprising: (a) introducing a polymerizable solution into the tissue space under an epidermis; and (b) applying light to the surface of the epidermis superficial to said space to induce polymerization. (i) a cross-linkable, plant-derived type 1 recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen); (ii) a photoinitiator; and (iii) a hyaluronic acid (HA) or modified derivative thereof, a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) or modified derivative thereof, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or modified derivative thereof, oxidized cellulose (OC) or a modified derivate thereof, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres or a modified derivative thereof, tricalcium phosphate (TCP) or a modified derivative thereof, calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) or a modified derivative thereof, carboxymethylcellulose or a modified derivative thereof, crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) or a modified derivative thereof, or a combination thereof; (a) introducing a polymerizable solution into the tissue space under an epidermis; and (b) applying light to the surface of the epidermis superficial to said space to induce polymerization.