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An electrochromic device comprising: a substrate ; a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate , the first electrode layer comprising a first transparent electronically conductive material; an electrochromic stack comprising an electrochromic layer of a first electrochromic material and a counter electrode layer of a second electrochromic material, wherein one of the first and second electrochromic materials is a cathodically colouring material and the other is an anodically colouring material, and wherein the electrochromic layer is between the first electrode layer and the counter electrode layer ; a second electrode layer disposed on the electrochromic stack, the second electrode layer comprising a second transparent electronically conductive material; and a defect-mitigating insulating layer comprising a substantially transparent and electronically insulating material having an electronic resistivity between about 10 -4 and 10 14 ohm-cm, wherein the defect-mitigating insulating layer is disposed (i) within the counter electrode layer , (ii) within the electrochromic layer , or (iii) between the counter electrode layer and the second electrode layer , in contact with the second electrode layer . a substrate ; a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate , the first electrode layer comprising a first transparent electronically conductive material; an electrochromic stack comprising an electrochromic layer of a first electrochromic material and a counter electrode layer of a second electrochromic material, wherein one of the first and second electrochromic materials is a cathodically colouring material and the other is an anodically colouring material, and wherein the electrochromic layer is between the first electrode layer and the counter electrode layer ; a second electrode layer disposed on the electrochromic stack, the second electrode layer comprising a second transparent electronically conductive material; and a defect-mitigating insulating layer comprising a substantially transparent and electronically insulating material having an electronic resistivity between about 10 -4 and 10 14 ohm-cm, wherein the defect-mitigating insulating layer is disposed (i) within the counter electrode layer , (ii) within the electrochromic layer , or (iii) between the counter electrode layer and the second electrode layer , in contact with the second electrode layer .
A shock absorber arrangement for a vehicle suspension, comprising a shock absorber which has a damper cap having an end face and has a piston rod and a supplementary spring which is arranged on the piston rod opposite the shock absorber and has an outer surface facing the damper cap and an inner surface facing the piston rod and is configured for damping the movement of the shock absorber in the direction of the piston rod on contact with the damper cap , where the outer surface of the supplementary spring comes into contact with the end face of the damper cap and the supplementary spring performs an evasive movement if the shock absorber continues to move, resulting in a relative movement of the outer surface along the end face , and wherein the supplementary spring expands in an inward and outward direction transverse to the piston rod on compression of the supplementary spring, whereupon the inner surface comes into contact with the piston rod , and wherein the outer surface facing the damper cap and/or the inner surface facing the piston rod is at least partially coated with a lubricant . a shock absorber which has a damper cap having an end face and has a piston rod and a supplementary spring which is arranged on the piston rod opposite the shock absorber and has an outer surface facing the damper cap and an inner surface facing the piston rod and is configured for damping the movement of the shock absorber in the direction of the piston rod on contact with the damper cap , where the outer surface of the supplementary spring comes into contact with the end face of the damper cap and the supplementary spring performs an evasive movement if the shock absorber continues to move, resulting in a relative movement of the outer surface along the end face , and wherein the supplementary spring expands in an inward and outward direction transverse to the piston rod on compression of the supplementary spring, whereupon the inner surface comes into contact with the piston rod , and wherein the outer surface facing the damper cap and/or the inner surface facing the piston rod is at least partially coated with a lubricant .
An apparatus (2; 102; 202) for dissolving a gas into a liquid comprising: a liquid inlet (4; 104; 204) for supplying the liquid into the apparatus; a liquid inlet pump in fluid communication with and upstream of the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204), wherein the pump is arranged to pump the liquid through the apparatus and deliver a flow rate of between 0.01 mL/min and 100 L/min; a gas inlet (6; 106; 206) for injecting gas into the liquid within the apparatus, the gas inlet (6; 106; 206) being in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204); a diffusion chamber in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the gas inlet, arranged such that the gas is injected through the gas inlet into the diffusion chamber, wherein the diffusion chamber is configured to promote break-up of the gas into a plurality of gas bubbles; a venturi (52; 152) in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the diffusion chamber, wherein the venturi (52; 152) is arranged to dissolve the gas into the liquid passing through the venturi (52; 152); and an outlet (1; 118; 218) for the liquid and dissolved gas in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the venturi (52; 152); wherein at least part of the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204), at least part of the gas inlet (6; 106; 206), at least part of the venturi (52; 152) and at least part of the outlet are formed in an integrally formed piece of material. a liquid inlet (4; 104; 204) for supplying the liquid into the apparatus; a liquid inlet pump in fluid communication with and upstream of the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204), wherein the pump is arranged to pump the liquid through the apparatus and deliver a flow rate of between 0.01 mL/min and 100 L/min; a gas inlet (6; 106; 206) for injecting gas into the liquid within the apparatus, the gas inlet (6; 106; 206) being in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204); a diffusion chamber in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the gas inlet, arranged such that the gas is injected through the gas inlet into the diffusion chamber, wherein the diffusion chamber is configured to promote break-up of the gas into a plurality of gas bubbles; a venturi (52; 152) in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the diffusion chamber, wherein the venturi (52; 152) is arranged to dissolve the gas into the liquid passing through the venturi (52; 152); and an outlet (1; 118; 218) for the liquid and dissolved gas in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the venturi (52; 152); wherein at least part of the liquid inlet (4; 104; 204), at least part of the gas inlet (6; 106; 206), at least part of the venturi (52; 152) and at least part of the outlet are formed in an integrally formed piece of material.
Method for influencing and limiting longitudinal dynamic forces in a train set having locomotives that are distributed in the train set and configured to transfer drive and braking forces to the train set, wherein the locomotives are connected to one another via a main air duct of the train set and via a communication connection, characterised in that the track to be travelled by the train set is divided beforehand into track sections, wherein a class is assigned to each track section which specifies the behaviour of the train set in this track section in the event of an interruption of the communication connection, wherein, in a first class, all locomotives in the train set trigger a braking operation within a defined time window after an interruption in communications, and wherein, in at least one second class in which an autonomous reaction of the locomotives is not required, it is sufficient to monitor the main air duct in order to identify braking requirements for switching off the traction of the at least one guided locomotive, wherein this classification of track sections is stored in a database and provided to the control devices of all locomotives located in the train set, and the current train configuration consisting of at least the position of the individual locomotive in the train set and the total mass of the train set is recorded on each control device, wherein the current speed and the current position of each locomotive is determined while the train set is travelling.
Apparatus for thermally welding workpieces , comprising a heating plate of a thermally insulating material, in which a groove is formed in which an electrically heatable heating element , in particular a meandering strip-like metal foil or a resistance heating element is arranged, opposite of which a surface to be heated of a workpiece that is to be welded and that is made of thermoplastic material can be positioned with a close spacing in relation to the heating element , wherein a feed channel for shielding gas is formed in the heating plate , which feed channel communicates with the groove via at least one through-channel , and wherein for feeding shielding gas the feed channel can be connected to a shielding gas source via a feed line and a valve .
A method for setting a lighting condition when an object is checked, wherein, a check module comprising a machine learning model being used to check the object , the machine learning model being generated by using learning data comprising images, the method comprising: lighting the object by light sources capable of changing lighting parameters specifying the lighting condition when the object is captured, and capturing the object by an image sensor in a plurality of lighting parameters , so as to obtain captured images corresponding to the plurality of lighting parameters, wherein, the object has known label data; and applying a part of or all of the captured images corresponding to the plurality of lighting parameters and the corresponding label data of the object to the learning of the machine learning model , and setting both the lighting condition and check algorithm parameters of the machine learning model by simultaneously optimizing both the lighting parameters and the check algorithm parameters on the basis of a comparison result between an estimation result of the machine learning model and the label data of the object , wherein simultaneously optimizing both the lighting parameters and the check algorithm parameters comprises: equivalently adding the lighting parameters into the check algorithm parameters required to be regulated, and then optimizing the check algorithm parameters of the machine learning model to make an estimation result of the machine learning model consistent with the label data. lighting the object by light sources capable of changing lighting parameters specifying the lighting condition when the object is captured, and capturing the object by an image sensor in a plurality of lighting parameters , so as to obtain captured images corresponding to the plurality of lighting parameters, wherein, the object has known label data; and applying a part of or all of the captured images corresponding to the plurality of lighting parameters and the corresponding label data of the object to the learning of the machine learning model , and setting both the lighting condition and check algorithm parameters of the machine learning model by simultaneously optimizing both the lighting parameters and the check algorithm parameters on the basis of a comparison result between an estimation result of the machine learning model and the label data of the object , wherein simultaneously optimizing both the lighting parameters and the check algorithm parameters comprises: equivalently adding the lighting parameters into the check algorithm parameters required to be regulated, and then optimizing the check algorithm parameters of the machine learning model to make an estimation result of the machine learning model consistent with the label data.
Method for determining at least one concentration of at least one analyte in the blood, in particular for determining a blood glucose concentration, wherein a test element is used, wherein the test element contains at least one reagent element , wherein the reagent element is configured so as to carry out at least one optically detectable detection reaction in the presence of the analyte, wherein the blood is applied to the test element , wherein a time course of at least one optical measurement variable of the reagent element is detected, wherein at least one disturbance variable in the blood is determined from at least one first time interval of the time course of the optical measurement variable, and wherein the concentration of the analyte is determined from at least one second time interval of the time course, wherein a time interval respectively is a quantity of measurement times comprising at least two measurement times, wherein, in order to detect the optical measurement variable in the first time interval and in the second time interval , the reagent element is irradiated respectively with at least one interrogating light beam using at least one interrogating light source and wherein at least one response light beam emitted by the reagent element is determined by means of at least one detector respectively, characterized in that the disturbance variable is a blood haematocrit, wherein the time course of the optical measurement variable in the first time interval comprises a sudden wetting-induced change in the optical measurement variable, wherein the sudden wetting-induced change is a sudden change in the optical measurement variable that is attributable to wetting of the reagent element with the blood, wherein at least one characteristic variable is determined from the time course of the optical measurement variable during the first time interval , wherein the characteristic variable is a change in the reflectance value during the sudden wetting-induced change or during a portion of the sudden wetting-induced change , wherein a preset and/or determinable relation between the characteristic variable and the disturbance variable is used in order to determine the at least one disturbance variable from the characteristic variable.
A consumer product comprising a detergent product and a container, the container containing the detergent product, the detergent product preferably comprising water soluble unit dose articles, the container comprising a box and a lid , the lid comprising a top panel and flanks, the flanks comprising at least a first flank , the first flank corresponding to a first side of the lid from a first flank corner to a second flank corner , the first flank corner connecting the first flank with a second flank of the flanks, the second flank corner connecting the first flank with a third flank of the flanks, the first flank comprising a first major flap , the first major flap comprising a first flank corrugated fiberboard layer, the first flank corrugated fiberboard layer being connected by a first flank fold line to the top panel, the first flank corrugated fiberboard layer comprising first flank flutes , each first flank flute running along a first flank flute length parallel to the first flank fold line, each first flank flute forming a channel in communication with an external environment outside of the lid at a first first flank flute end and at a second first flank flute end.
A method of pressure testing a wellbore during a cementing operation, comprising: positioning a tubular within a wellbore, the tubular including a collar assembly at a distal end of the tubular; releasing a first plug within the tubular, the first plug including a bore and a rupture assembly closing the bore; landing the first plug on the collar assembly; applying pressure on the first plug until the rupture assembly is ruptured; urging cement through the collar assembly using a second plug , the second plug including a releasable sealing member (70;70A;70C); releasing the releasable sealing member from the second plug, wherein the releasable sealing member travels downstream through the bore of the first plug and into sealing contact with the collar assembly to seal the collar assembly; and pressure testing the tubular. positioning a tubular within a wellbore, the tubular including a collar assembly at a distal end of the tubular; releasing a first plug within the tubular, the first plug including a bore and a rupture assembly closing the bore; landing the first plug on the collar assembly; applying pressure on the first plug until the rupture assembly is ruptured; urging cement through the collar assembly using a second plug , the second plug including a releasable sealing member (70;70A;70C); releasing the releasable sealing member from the second plug, wherein the releasable sealing member travels downstream through the bore of the first plug and into sealing contact with the collar assembly to seal the collar assembly; and pressure testing the tubular.
A leaflet enhancer device , comprising: a leaflet section , the leaflet section including a central member , the central member including a first portion , a second portion that opposes the first portion , and a base portion that is disposed between the first portion and the second portion ; a first section extending from the first portion ; a second section extending from the second portion , the second section including an opening ; and one or more engaging members extending at an angle from the central member ; characterized in that : the first section is biased towards the second section so that the first section and second section are coplanar and the first section is disposed within the opening of the second section . a leaflet section , the leaflet section including a central member , the central member including a first portion , a second portion that opposes the first portion , and a base portion that is disposed between the first portion and the second portion ; a first section extending from the first portion ; a second section extending from the second portion , the second section including an opening ; and one or more engaging members extending at an angle from the central member ; characterized in that : the first section is biased towards the second section so that the first section and second section are coplanar and the first section is disposed within the opening of the second section .
Tip for injecting liquid metal under pressure, said tip being tubular in shape, made from electrically insulating refractory material, suitable for being inserted between a conduit for supplying liquid metal and an injection opening of a mould , said tip comprising an injection channel suitable for the flow of liquid metal between a first end, named upstream end , suitable for being connected to said conduit and a second end, named downstream end , suitable for being connected to the mould, characterised in that : - said tip comprises an electromagnetic coil placed between said ends, having an axis merged with at least one axis portion of the channel, suitable for being supplied with a current pulse from a high-voltage generator and generating an electromagnetic pinch in the injection channel , - the electromagnetic coil is embedded in the material of the tip. - said tip comprises an electromagnetic coil placed between said ends, having an axis merged with at least one axis portion of the channel, suitable for being supplied with a current pulse from a high-voltage generator and generating an electromagnetic pinch in the injection channel , - the electromagnetic coil is embedded in the material of the tip.
An apparatus for relieving gastric pressure during enteral feeding, the apparatus being interposed between a feeding tube and administration tubing connected to a feeding container , the apparatus comprising: fluid delivery tubing connected to the feeding tube ; a connector configured to connect the administration tubing to the fluid delivery tubing ; relief tubing connected to the connector ; a collection reservoir connected to the relief tubing , wherein the collection reservoir is configured to collect reflux fluids from a patient's stomach via the relief tubing ; characterised in that it further comprises bidirectional fluid flow markings having a repeating pattern on at least one of the relief tubing , the administration tubing , and the fluid delivery tubing to track movement of the fluid level within any section of tubing marked with the bidirectional fluid flow markings . fluid delivery tubing connected to the feeding tube ; a connector configured to connect the administration tubing to the fluid delivery tubing ; relief tubing connected to the connector ; a collection reservoir connected to the relief tubing , wherein the collection reservoir is configured to collect reflux fluids from a patient's stomach via the relief tubing ; characterised in that it further comprises bidirectional fluid flow markings having a repeating pattern on at least one of the relief tubing , the administration tubing , and the fluid delivery tubing to track movement of the fluid level within any section of tubing marked with the bidirectional fluid flow markings .
A polygonal mirror assembly comprising: a polygonal mirror formed of a plastic, wherein the polygonal mirror comprises a plurality of reflection surfaces that are formed on an outer portion of the polygonal mirror and configured to rotate around a rotational axis and an internal mirror surface , that defines a hole having an internal diameter d, wherein a diagonal length of the polygon mirror defines an outer diameter D, wherein the internal mirror surface of the polygonal mirror and an outer surface of a holder frame facing the internal mirror surface 11b are coupled to each other using an adhesive, and wherein the polygonal mirror is coupled to a motor unit via the holder frame , wherein a groove is formed in the internal mirror surface to accommodate the adhesive, and characterized in that a ratio of the internal diameter d to the outer diameter D satisfies 0.1≤d/D≤0.3, and in that the groove is formed in a direction toward a corner of the reflection surfaces. a polygonal mirror formed of a plastic, wherein the polygonal mirror comprises a plurality of reflection surfaces that are formed on an outer portion of the polygonal mirror and configured to rotate around a rotational axis and an internal mirror surface , that defines a hole having an internal diameter d, wherein a diagonal length of the polygon mirror defines an outer diameter D, wherein the internal mirror surface of the polygonal mirror and an outer surface of a holder frame facing the internal mirror surface 11b are coupled to each other using an adhesive, and wherein the polygonal mirror is coupled to a motor unit via the holder frame , wherein a groove is formed in the internal mirror surface to accommodate the adhesive, and characterized in that a ratio of the internal diameter d to the outer diameter D satisfies 0.1≤d/D≤0.3, and in that the groove is formed in a direction toward a corner of the reflection surfaces.